Sanctuary Art Center: ULC provides space for homeless street youth to gather in a safe and calm environment in order to do art work, write, or play in a band. With a small staff and a corps of volunteers, the Sanctuary Art Center offers professional guidance five days a week for these youth to express their creativity and experience a spirituality that brings peace into their world that knows too much hostility and violence. You may volunteer or make donations to the SAC by going to www.sanctuaryartcenter.org.
	Elizabeth Gregory Home: ULC has been instrumental in establishing and developing this transitional home for formerly homeless women. Now a separate 501©3 organization, this fully-staffed home provides safe and supportive housing for 9 women who may live here for 6 – 24 months. While in residence, the women receive individual case management, mental health and substance abuse services, job readiness skills, domestic violence support, life skill classes, and family reunification services. You may volunteer or make donations to EGH by going to www.elizabethgregoryhome.org. Did you know?... On any given night, there are an estimated 7,980 homeless people in Seattle/King County—on the streets, in shelters, and in Tent City. The number of unsheltered homeless surviving on the streets is up 23% from last year. 31% of all homeless in our area are children under age 18. 4,675 of these (an unduplicated count of 3,137 families) —or 41%— are staying in shelters and transitional housing program and transitional housing programs. Nearly 27% of our area’s homeless families are accessing homeless support services —and 58% of these are children under age 18. Adult women with children make up 56% of sheltered families.
	ROOTS (formerly University Young Adult Shelter): ULC supports this shelter at University Temple UMC by providing volunteers to serve on the Board, to spend the night with these young people, to prepare breakfast, and to transport sheets. Now that all of the shelters throughout the University District have been consolidated into one site, ULC has a strong commitment to ensure that this ministry continues to exist and that homeless young people have a safe and warm place to sleep at night. You may volunteer or make donations to ROOTS by going to www.rootsinfo.org.
Washington State Demographics Unemployment rate (2001) 6% Poverty rate (2001) 11% Poverty rate for children under age 18 13%	University Street Ministry: Otherwise known as “Teen Feed,” this ministry serves evening meals to homeless young people at various churches in the University District throughout the week. ULC hosts Teen Feed on Monday nights. Volunteers for this ministry usually consist of groups from churches, schools, or companies that prepare the meals and serve the young people. You may volunteer or make donations to USM by going to www.teenfeed.org
	Community Lunch at Central Lutheran: ULC serves lunch to over 150 homeless and low-income people at Central Lutheran Church on Capital Hill every Friday during the month of November. This ministry has been a great opportunity for members of the congregation to have face-to-face contact with homeless people as well as to build relationships with one another in the process. You may volunteer or make donations to Community Lunch at Central Lutheran by contacting the church.
	University Churches Emergency fund: ULC contributes funds to this ministry that provides financial resources and referrals to people in need of rent, transportation, food, or utilities. As a way of centralizing our response to the requests of people in need throughout the University District, the churches of this neighborhood contribute their resources to this one organization and then refer people in need to UCEF for an appropriate interview and response.You may volunteer or make donations to UCEF by calling 206-524-7885.
	Other Projects: ULC participates in other projects and programs to help homeless and low-income residents by providing funding, goods and/or services. Among these are: Church Council of Greater Seattle The Compass Center Lutheran Alliance to Create Housing (LATCH) Lutheran Community Services NW Lutheran Public Policy Office Lutheran World Relief Open Door Ministries University District Food Bank University District Interfaith Alliance