St. Louis summit aims to reduce homelessness

Published: 2007-11-28

ST. LOUIS (CNS) -- Ending homelessness is not only morally and spiritually right. It is also economically right. That message was repeated throughout the day at the 2007 St. Louis Homeless Summit, held Nov. 19 at Washington University. Representatives of many Catholic organizations -- including Thomas Mulhearn, president of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of St. Louis -- were among more than 200 people who attended the event. It was aimed at bringing more local corporations into the fight to end homelessness. Representatives of government and nonprofit groups were on hand as well, joining together in what Dan Buck, head of St. Patrick Center, has called a "working plan" to end homelessness. Buck was the moderator of the summit. St. Patrick Center, the Catholic Charities agency that fights homelessness, is part of the St. Louis Continuum of Care, a coalition of 30 agencies serving homeless people.

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