The Consistory and members of Pennsburg UCC are honored and delighted to partner with Open Link and the Upper Perkiomen Homeless Coalition to offer the house on our property for use as a Code Blue shelter! Thankfully the Pennsburg Borough passed the measure to allow the Coalition and Open Link to operate a Code Blue shelter out of the House at 777 Main Street in Pennsburg. What does this mean? With a planned opening in December, the shelter will be open through the end of April to house the homeless throughout the community on any night that the wind-chill temperature is expected to fall below 32 degrees. Unfortunately, the Valley is not immune to homelessness, and this shelter is needed to help keep those affected safe during the winter months.
Volunteers with the Coalition have been working very hard to get the House ready with cleaning, painting, and general repair days scheduled. For more information, or if you are interested in donating items to Code Blue or Open Link, or you are interested in volunteering with Code Blue, please visit the Code Blue (https://www.upperperkcodeblue.org/) and Open Link (https://theopenlink.org/) websites. You can also follow the Upper Perk Homeless Coalition on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/upperperkhomelessnesscoalition/) to stay up-to-date on all of their current needs and volunteer opportunities.
Respectfully,
Scott C. Mest
Consistory President
