Homeless Information

Are you interested in learning more about what Christ-based organizations like Buffalo City Mission are doing to minister to the homeless? Here is an internet resource for you to visit.

Buffalo City Mission is a member in good standing of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA). The ECFA is an accreditation agency dedicated to helping Christian ministries earn the public’s trust through adherence to seven Standards of Responsible Stewardship.

Founded in 1979, it is comprised of over 1,200 evangelical Christian organizations, which qualify for tax-exempt, nonprofit status and receive tax-deductible contributions to support their work.

ECFA’s Standards of Responsible Stewardship focus on board governance, financial transparency, integrity in fund raising and proper use of charity resources.

To learn more about the ECFA, log on to www.ecfa.org.

Why We Are Homeless

If homeless men and women just got jobs, wouldn’t their problems be solved? Unfortunately homelessness is seldom an issue of economics. More often, its causes are complex.

Buffalo City Mission spends time with each homeless guest so we can learn about the needs and the obstacles he or she faces. When we asked our homeless guests and program residents why they were homeless, here’s what they said:

Loss of job
Lack of education
Lack of job skills
Legal problems
Drugs or alcohol
Divorce
Released from jail
Fixed income
Mismanaged money
Gambling
Bad decisions
Strayed from God
Peer pressure
Kicked out of friend’s home
Bankruptcy
No car
Family problems
Domestic violence
Child abuse
Home condemned
Parent in jail
Sex
Mental illness
Injuries
Bad relationships
Death
No child support

Your giving allows Buffalo City Mission to reach out with comprehensive programs that address these and other problems. By teaching adults and children new ways to cope and live, the Mission can help prevent future homelessness.