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Welcome to Be Encouraged Inc!
Please email taralouise@beencouragedinc.com!
ππ πΏππππΎπΈπ, ππππ ππππΈπ, ππΆππ π½πππ·ππ. Be Encouraged Inc serves the most vulnerable and marginalized people in our community. Our outreach program includes delivering hygiene, food, and above all, kindness to our unhoused neighbors with the goal of fostering hope through dignity and encouraging them towards stable housing.
π²π½πΆπ πππ πΉπΎπΉ π»ππ ππ½π πππΆππ ππ» ππ½πππ, πππ πΉπΎπΉ π»ππ ππ. It's our desire to meet people where they are at, build deep trust and connections, offer support, and reinforce dignity.
π―π½π π½πΆπππππ πΎπ π πππππΎπ»ππ. We rely on volunteers and financial donations to do what we do. All Jesus followers are needed, whether you are a lawyer, housing expert, bible teacher, mother, father, sister, brother, baker, barber, chef, hair stylist, trauma experienced social worker, wealthy or financially challenged.Β
Join us on this journey of compassion and transformation. Let's make a difference in the lives of Sacramento's unhoused community.Β
Facts and Stats: The Least of These (Matthew 25)
While 7% of California's population identifies as Black, Black Californians represent more than a quarter of the state's homeless population. The overrepresentation of Black communities in the homeless population is a direct result of racism in housing, employment, criminal justice and economic systems.
Young Black people have an 83% higher risk of becoming homeless than their white counterparts. Young Hispanic people have a 33% greater chance of experiencing homelessness than their white counterparts. LGBTQ youth are more than twice as likely to become homeless than other young people.
7% of homeless adults in California are veterans (10,000 in 2022).
72% of homeless adults in California have experienced physical violence.
44% of homeless women in California report their homelessness is a direct result of domestic violence.Β
70% of homeless adults in California have been incarcerated.Β
66% of homeless people in California report having a mental health condition.Β
82% of homeless people in California have had a mental health or substance abuse condition at some time in their life.
25% of homeless people in California have a serious mental health condition.
65% of homeless people in California report using illicit drugs regularly.
37% of homeless people in California used in the preceding 6 months.
Some individuals reported that drug use decreased after becoming homeless, potentially due to factors like worries about children or simply "reaching that point" to cut back.
A significant portion of individuals who regularly used substances (20%) wanted treatment but were unable to access it. This was attributed to various barriers including lack of insurance, long waitlists, transportation challenges, and dissatisfaction with program structure.
42% of those who used drugs regularly began using regularly after experiencing homelessness, suggesting that the challenges of living on the street can exacerbate or initiate substance use as a coping mechanism.Β
In Los Angeles County specifically, a 2020 report found that 27% of all homeless adults had a long-term substance use disorder.
The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it for me.' Matthew 25:40
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