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To congratulate Faith Mission on its 50th Anniversary and celebrate its contributions toward making the City of Columbus a welcoming and hopeful place for all.
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WHEREAS, Faith Mission was founded on February 6, 1966 in response to the City Mission closing its doors; and
WHEREAS, the organization’s mission is to continue to create a better world by serving people in need; and
WHEREAS, Faith Mission is a leading local nonprofit organization that works to help men and women who are experiencing homelessness to obtain stable housing; and
WHEREAS, Faith Mission is a 24-hour emergency shelter which provides safe, emergency shelter to more than 2,000 men and women each year; equaling nearly 94,000 nights of shelter; and
WHEREAS, Faith Mission provides three free, nutritious meals each day to anyone in our community who is hungry, totaling more than 260,000 meals annually; and
WHEREAS, The Health Center at Faith Mission provides nearly 3,500 medical, dental and vision appointments each year; and
WHEREAS, Faith Mission is celebrating 50 years of caring for our city’s hungry, homeless, and individuals in need of hope for the future; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby congratulate Faith Mission on its 50th Anniversary and celebrate its contributions toward making the City of Columbus a welcoming and hopeful place for all.