Word on the Street

After a decade and a half of caring for street people, I often like to think I have this love your neighbor thing figured out.  But every time I get there, God reveals just one more thing. And I question everything.  Some years ago, I assisted a homeless vet...

For 73 days this year, Virginians sheltered in place under the Governor's "stay at home" order. But the reality for 110 neighbors within the Micah community was that they had no shelter in which to place.  Through the love of our churches, Micah committed to...

There has been much talk in recent years about the ALICE (Asset-limited, income-constrained, employed) population. In a different time, ALICE would be considered the working poor.  While we hope you will read the 2020 Virginia ALICE report and consider...

In the summer of 2017, a speaker at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference presented a video on how a systemic response to homelessness should work. The video portrayed a drawing of a waterfall, representing all the people falling into homelessness. As...