Be Encouraged Inc and Midtown Church are actively engaged in direct outreach to the most marginalized humans in our city. We firmly believe that genuine connections pave the way for the gospel to naturally flow.
Our mission? To deliver hygiene, food, water, and above all, kindness to Sacramento's unhoused population, with the ultimate goal of providing them with stable housing.
With you as partners, we're fostering relationships and building trust with those we serve. In a community where trust is scarce, we strive to be known as the ones who truly care.
We listen to their stories, their struggles, and their dreams. Every interaction is an opportunity to affirm their worth and for them to understand how God really sees them.
We're not just providing services; we're restoring hope and dignity. We're honored to be trusted allies of the encampments, and we're confident that through our efforts, God will bring about salvation and transformation.
But we can't do it alone. We need your support to sustain and expand our efforts.
Join us on this journey of compassion and transformation.
Let's continue to witness the power of God's love to change lives.
Where words fail us at times, our actions are the best way to demonstrate the principles of the Gospel; forgiveness, grace, and mercy.
If we tried to measure our success without including the human connections we have made, we would be doing a disservice to the Gospel, to our donors, and to our volunteers.
The practical side of connection is that we don’t get to ignore the despair and pain associated with the circumstances of being unhoused. Connection doesn’t allow us to choose our experience. Connection says that we are there for it all, even the things that make us uncomfortable.
"The trouble is that once you see it, you can't unsee it, keeping quiet, saying nothing, becomes as political an act as speaking out." Arundhati
The road to transformation is paved with dignity and hope. Where there's no dignity, there's no hope.
We distribute between 250 to 350 lunches on Wednesdays. We also deliver hygiene products and clothes.
Our program has grown, we now offer a weekly shower program at Midtown Church, pop-up dinners, twice monthly outreach and shower program, and expansion into North Sacramento.
70% of the people we serve are hungry when we arrive.
100% of the people we serve are marginalized by society and most are actively maligned.
They lack access to reliable sources of clean water.
Sanitation is non-existent.
There is no way to store perishable food which contributes to malnutrition.
There is no security to protect themselves while they sleep.
There is little access to viable resources for addiction and mental health.
We need the help of everyone.
"Those who can't do, can give!"
Donate brown bag lunches to support our Shower and Outreach Programs. Food is the foundation of our dignity and hope initiatives. Contrary to popular perception, our unhoused neighbors are hungry and do not have consistent access to food and water. Click on the button to donate food.
