Mercy Coalition of West Sacramento

?? Join Us for the 3rd Annual Mosaic City Breakfast: Thursday, April 3rd at 9:00am. At Mercy Coalition of West Sacramento, we believe in creating pockets of restorative community everywhere—where individuals recovering from trauma, homelessness, and hardship find belonging, encouragement, and empowerment. Individuals like Andre, who told us, “I came for shelter and I came for food... Now this little community is like my family.”? As you can see, the Mosaic City Breakfast is more than a fundraiser—it’s a movement. This special event supports work like: - Recovery Cafe – A daily space of healing, meals, and community support - JAM Academy – Job training, mentorship, and paid internships - Mosaic Center & Village – Housing support, workforce development & holistic care When broken pieces come together, they form something stronger, more beautiful, and whole. That’s the power of restorative community!! Get your tickets today and be part of the mosaic! https://lnkd.in/gwEy8wkf #MosaicCityBreakfast #RestorativeCommunity #MercyCoalition #WestSacBestSac #MakeAnImpact

If you’re around homeless services for very long, you quickly realize that the homeless need more than services. Those impacted by homelessness need acknowledgement, friendship, dignity, and a voice in their own paths. They need a trauma-informed environment that can absorb, alleviate and accompany over the long haul. They need a community that’s not just merciful, but restorative. With our many friends and partners, we’ve come to understand some groundwork principles: - Poverty is far more than a lack of material resources, or a lack of access to services. It is a lack of agency for oneself, in all the physical, economic, emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of that. - Deficiency-oriented social services models have a hole in them. When we focus solely on poverty as material lack, we can unintentionally reinforce a cycle of habitual need without ever effectively addressing the absence of personal agency. - A holistic social services model must be assets-oriented. It meets urgent material needs, but it also intentionally values the skills, knowledge and experiences of each individual and creates avenues to leverage those assets into agency. - Holistic poverty reversal takes time. Cycles of impoverishment become deeply ingrained, and only sustained, long-term support of trusted friends and environments can provide the encouragement and constant resilience needed. This is doubly true for heavily traumatized populations like those experiencing homelessness. In this time of divisive rhetoric, we are more committed than ever to serving everyone regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, age, politic, etc. Our goal of creating pockets of restorative community remains a top priority as we continue to improve our delivery of social and recovery services here in West Sacramento. We move forward with gratitude for all of our amazing donors, community partners, program participants, and volunteers who are the beating heart of our Mosaic Village. We appreciate you!