CITYTEAM MINISTRIES

COMMUNITY OUTREACH (CITYTEAM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD) - IN RESPONSE TO CONTINUALLY GROWING NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, WE CONTINUED TO EXPAND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TO HELP FAMILIES MAKE ENDS MEET. CITYTEAM OPERATED MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES FOR AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS AT 63 LOCATIONS IN CALIFORNIA IN THE COUNTIES OF SANTA CLARA, ALAMEDA, SAN MATEO, AND SAN FRANCISCO. THIS ENABLED CITYTEAM TO DISTRIBUTE APPROXIMATELY 4,000,000 POUNDS OF FOOD IN THE BAY AREA. IN CHESTER PENNSYLVANIA, WITH 8 PANTRY LOCATIONS, WE DISTRIBUTED APPROXIMATELY 675,000 POUNDS OF FOOD. CITYTEAM'S POPUP CLOTHING CLOSET PROGRAM REGULARLY DISTRIBUTED MUCH NEEDED CLOTHING AT PANTRY LOCATIONS SERVED. ACROSS CITYTEAM LOCATIONS WE PROVIDED REGULAR GROCERIES, CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS TO LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. WE ALSO PROVIDED ADDITIONAL RESOURCES DURING SEASONAL EVENTS SUCH AS CHRISTMAS TOYS DURING THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AND BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR BACK TO SCHOOL. BY ADDRESSING THESE NEEDS ON A REGULARLY SCHEDULED BASIS WE PROVIDED HELP AND HOPE TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN OURCOMMUNITY.

HOUSING & RESTORATIVE PROGRAMS (CITYTEAM RENEW & CITYTEAM CONNECT) - CITYTEAM PROVIDES VITAL PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND ADDICTION. OUR HOMELESS RESOURCES AND LONGER TERM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE HOT MEALS, SAFE SHELTER, SHOWERS, CLEAN CLOTHING, COUNSELING, SPIRITUAL MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, CAREER COUNSELING, AND LIFE TRANSFORMATION. THROUGHOUT CITYTEAM LOCATIONS, MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN AT RISK FOUND SAFE SHELTER WITH US, TOTALING OVER 93,000 SHELTER NIGHTS ACROSS SITES AND CITYTEAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 675,000 MEALS ACROSS OUR KITCHENS. WITH PROGRAMS IN SAN JOSE, SAN FRANCISCO, AND OAKLAND, AS WELL AS PORTLAND, OREGON AND CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, CITYTEAM HELPS CARE FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND ENABLES LASTING SOLUTIONS.