Journey of Faith will host the Daytime Warming Center this year for the entire month of December. Two highlights that everyone should know going into this season! One, while we are the 'hosts,' the Daytime Warming Center is supported in the form of volunteers and in-kind gifts by many churches, community groups, and individuals from throughout the county; it's something we all make happen, together!

Two, the Daytime Warming Center is committed to self-governance by the people who use the shelter. They hold regular community meetings, and every single person has the power to raise an issue or question at such meetings. A powerful model for ministry.

You can find everything you need to know about the Daytime Warming Center 2021 at this link. You can find all the ways you can help out or volunteer for the Daytime Warming Center 2021 along with links to the sign ups by clicking here. Note: The Daytime Warming Center staff, with the approval of Journey of Faith's building team, has chosen to *not *require masks, and focus instead on ventilation and encouraging distance and vaccinations. Policing for mask-wearing proved incredibly exhausting for the staff last year, especially as the members of the community gathered have no 'home' where they can be both warm and mask-free. If this is a concern for you, never fear. Still check out the links above as there are many other ways to volunteer and give without having to step foot inside.

Camp Ready Food Drive
This year for Hunger and Homelessness Awarenes Week, Journey of Faith is opening up a food drive for our homelessness and eldercare ministries, accepting both in-kind and cash donations. Each of these ministries works to ensure that guests have access to food, regardless of their situation. If people need food, we want to make sure they have it.

We're focusing on what we call 'camp ready' food: food that can be eaten with minimal/no cooking and has minimal storage requirements. This type of food is often very hard to find at food pantries, making it especially hard on people living in their cars or at camps to get adequate nutrition in a day.

Check out the list below for food ideas and/or the link to give money so that we’re able to buy this food in bulk. You can make a cash donation by clicking here.

Possible Camp Ready Food Donations

• Canned meat, like tuna, chicken, and Vienna sausages

• Shelf stable milk (individual serving sizes)

• Protein drinks

• Peanut butter (individual serving sizes)

• Granola bars/protein bars

• Fruit and veggie pouches

• Nuts (individual serving sizes)

• Pop-top canned veggies

• Noodle Cups

You can make food donations by dropping food off at Journey of Faith (1900 Manchester Road, Ann Arbor) Monday-Friday 10-4pm. If you drop off food outside of these hours, leave the food on the wheelchair ramp on the southwest side of the building. We check the ramp everyday.