Mondays, 4PM, 19th and Vine, (Philadelphia Free Library)

Love thy neighbor as thyself (Matthew 19:19)

On Monday afternoons in front of Philadelphia’s Free Library on 19th and Vine, we become a family. We serve a meal. We pray. And we love across the lines.

And instead of just putting a band-aid on a bleeder, we help them get ID. And that ID allows them to get jobs, to cash work checks, to get into rehab, and stay in shelters.

It is only one day a week. The ID’s are only one step. But it is a start. And we are a familly.

Restart is a 501c3 non-profit that serves the homeless in Philadelphia. We are a Christian group. We serve hundreds of meals a week. We help thousands obtain proper ID and driver’s licenses each year.

Sometimes I get overwhelmed. Over $3000 a month. Much out of my pocket. Sometimes I want to drop off the food and run away. But Fila has been inside for 3 years. Buck got married August 12th and just bought a house. The Hollands were reunited with their kids. Keith got a driver’s license. Calvin got a hug and prayer. And the hungry guy ate. And so much more.

It is worth it….but I need help.