Welcome to Association of Faith Communities

SafeSpaces  

The SafeSpaces  program allows folks who are living out of their vehicles a safe place to park with access to sanitary facilities and other amenities.  We also offer program staff to help plan the steps to better housing.  We have hosted over 150 people over the past two years.  Currently, we have 51 people working to improve their lives while safely living on faith community sites with plans to strengthen our support with a new buddy program linking congregation members with social service backgrounds to walk along side our participants as they find paths to permanent housing.

Faith Community Shelter

Since 2012, the AFC has been sponsoring a nightly transitional shelter for 20 participants at faith communities from Santa Cruz to Aptos.  Currently, at one site because of COVID we are able to place nearly 40% of our members in better housing.  In the fall we will return to rotating and re-unite with our wonder volunteer cooks.

Shower Ministry

Our trailer moves to where the unhoused congregated at shelters, and unsanctioned camps. 160 people a week are able to shower .  People need socks. 
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SPIN
​Homeless folks go through them fast.  SPIN has distributed over 30,000 socks at area shelters and food pantries.

Get Involved


Every faith community is invited to join the AFC.  Come help relieve the suffering that living without shelter causes.  Be in fellowship with those who are struggling. Bring to your congregation a better understanding that we are all God's people. AFC needs cooks, towel throwers, trailer towers, servers, planners, fundraisers; caring people to assist those without homes to a better life.

​It's fun work.

Alleviating suffering through interfaith action

Hundreds of volunteers from faith communities prepare and serve meals for North County Winter Shelter.

All our programs are managed by a Board of volunteers and funded by by individual donors, faith communities and private grants.  You can help.  Please, click on GIVE.