176,221 New Listings - March 2010 - Last update March 18, 2010 6:15 AM ESTReligious Groups Are Coming Forward with Help for Foreclosure Victims
Religious groups in the northeast Valley are coming forward with help for foreclosure victims. It is not just the evicted borrowers but also all those who have been caught in the chain reaction from the foreclosure crisis – loss of jobs together with homes and houses.
The religious groups have set up emergency food outlets, created job banks and are conducting classes on how to meet the challenges of life as well as financial education.
The president of Interfaith Network of Scottsdale is Rev. Bruce Johnson (Scottsdale Presbyterian Church on N. Hayden Road). Johnson said that of late there has been a definite increase in help seekers. He said, “A lot of faith institutions in Scottsdale are trying to respond to immediate needs.” The needs are both physical and emotional. The group is collecting funds, food, cards, clothes and other assets that can be disbursed throughout the year.
The group is hoping that either in May or June there will be gathering of religious leaders of the area to talk about how to tackle the emotional outfall of the foreclosure and employment related recession.
Many of the churches are experiencing a fall in subscriptions just at this critical juncture when demands for assistance have spiked. Many of clerical friends of Johnson have had to lay off their staff and make other reductions. Johnson said, “Our congregation is holding pretty steady in giving, but there are a number of congregations in the Valley that have seen dramatic decreases in giving.”
The Valley Presbyterian Church on McDonald Drive in Paradise Valley has seen a sudden jump in the number of people asking for help. There are families where both husband and wife have lost their jobs or retired personnel subsidizing the income of their grown up children. Woody Garvin described the need as staggering. He said, “We’re not doing this alone. All churches are doing this right now. Congregations everywhere are quietly stepping up to the plate and helping people.”
The church has started operating a job bank on the Internet and is also sponsoring a string of workshops teaching people how to manage funds during these troubled days. Another workshop teaching people how to make the best of life during these hard times have been welcomed by many.
The First Baptist Church of Scottsdale on Osborn Road opened Chaneni House. In Hebrew Chaneni translates into “be gracious to me.” From here the needy can pick up clothes, toys and other necessary items without paying for them. Donations are welcomed. Volunteer Jan Tannenbaum thanks God for planting the seed of this free outlet.
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