Homelessness, Mental Health, and Healing by Jess Echeverry

Jess Echeverry, is the Founder and Executive Director of SOFESA, a non-profit dedicated to helping homeless and low-income families in Southern California since 1999. She shared her story of years of homelessness and how she ultimately found healing thru personal relationships. She also addressed some myths surrounding homelessness and how Catholic Social Teaching is the solution. "What differentiates SOFESA from other nonprofits is our foundational principles and model of care. SOFESA’s foundational principle is one: humans are sacred. At the center of homelessness is a person, not a house and people deserve dignity and healing. They are not problems to be solved. Everything we do and say is found within this principle–the person first." HomeTown News (2023)"We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28 [Book] DAZZLED: Finding the Key to Perfect Forgiveness by Jess Echeverry If you find Theology on Tap OC helpful, please prayerfully consider giving a one-time or recurring tax-deductible donation to our apostolate by texting CHEERS2JESUS to 84576 or by visiting our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠donation page⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. And to sign up for our future events and receive updates (including ⁠St. John Henry Newman Catholic Church⁠⁠'s Friday Newsletters), go to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Schedule of Events⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ page. Follow us @theologyontapoc in ⁠⁠⁠Instagram ⁠⁠⁠and ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠