ππ πΏππππΎπΈπ, ππππ ππππΈπ, ππΆππ π½πππ·ππ. Be Encouraged Inc is a Sacramento non-profit serving the most vulnerable and marginalized humans in our community. Our outreach program includes mobile showers and delivering hygiene, food, and above all, kindness to unhoused encampments with the goal of encouraging people 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. You 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 have the fruits of the spirit.
Join us on this journey of compassion and transformation. Let's make a difference in the lives of Sacramento's unhoused community.Β
Email for drop-off information taralouise@beencouargedinc.com
Update!
We know it's not Biblical to brag of good works and generosity.Β
"Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them...do not announce it with trumpets... to be honored by others". Matthew 6:1-4
However, gatekeeping the good news of our work seems contrary to progress and our hope for the future of the ministry.
Β βTherefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.β 1 Thessalonians 15:11
Between October 2023 and October 2024, with the help of many volunteers, we were privileged to do the following:
Delivered 15,010 Lunches
Delivered 17,000 Bottles of Water
Provided 802 ShowersΒ
Served 506 Hot Meals
Handed out 1,550 Blankets
Handed out 3,000 bags of baby wipes
Served 1,500 cups of coffee
We are walking into a new season that will look a little different. November 30th is the last date for our shower program until February/March 2025. We are retiring our current mobile shower unit, which has been running on Jesus fumes for quite some time, and switching it out with our ADA compliant shower unit that has toilets. While the new unit presents operational challenges, the benefits and blessings of sanitation for our guests outweigh the challenges.
We are excited to continue our direct outreach program. Outreach in the encampments has become a bellwether in our ability to connect, encourage and assist our unhoused friends.Β
The state of the unhoused community and locations of encampments changes so rapidly now. A core goal of ours is to be nimble. Being nimble allows us to listen to the Holy Spirit and to follow the steps ordered by God. It's His ministry after all...