Description: Causeway connects members of a local church in Toronto with people who were recently homeless but are beginning a new life in a neighbourhood.
Causeway is a Christ-focused initiative of The Salvation Army. It is committed to living out the presence of Jesus Christ by intentionally connecting members of the local church with people who were recently homeless but are beginning a new life in a neighborhood. The purpose is to build unlikely yet mutually beneficial friendships.
The idea for ‘Causeway’ comes out of an ongoing awareness and discontent with the fact that many of the men and women who leave shelters and find housing end up feeling isolated and alone in their new apartments. Ultimately, many lose their housing for one reason or another stemming from that loneliness. They end up back in the shelter system because it’s the closest thing to ‘home’ they know. This is mostly due to the fact that while they live in shelters they have community, but when they move into their
We also know that many committed Christians are regularly asking, ‘How do we get involved?’ Many really want to do more than sit in the pew each Sunday. There is a stirring in people’s souls to do something about injustice and poverty but they really do not know what that can look like while they have jobs and family responsibilities. They want to roll up their sleeves and help, but don’t know where to start.