About IMGH

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Mission Statement

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston brings people of diverse faith together for dialogue, collaboration and service.

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Core Beliefs

IM works with 10 communities of faith, including Bahá'i, Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Unitarian Universalist and Zoroastrian. Together they provide the foundation upon which IM provides direct service, builds collaborative partnerships to serve seniors and refugees, and channels the faith community's preparedness and response to disaster.

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Areas of Service

IM believes that through service and dialogue it is possible for very diverse people to come to know one another and to find common ground, while maintaining their personal beliefs and keeping their cultures intact. IM flourishes in a very open Houston community, which is the result of many organization's work for many years (including IM's). IM embraces the best that democracy offers; the opportunity to freely and fully express one's faith while building an open, responsive, and respectful ethic.

IM manifests the strength of share beliefs through four areas of service to the greater Houston community:

* Meals on Wheels for Greater Houston provides weekday lunch to more than 3,900 seniors and home delivered breakfast and weekend meals to approximately 400 of our most at risk clients; we also provide pet food to about 250 clients who do not have the capacity to feed their pet companions. IM also distributes a box of shelf-stable groceries to more than 1,800 seniors each month.

* Refugee Services welcomes more than 500 refugees each year under the auspices of national agencies who partner with the United States Department of State. Refugees include people who are fleeing persecution and oppression and have been given legal status to relocate to the United States. IM has particular expertise in resettling refugees from all over the world, helping these people with initial aspects of integration in the Houston community. IM provides housing, food, English as a second language; job placement and training; services to youth through HISD and other impactful programs; health assessments and processing and much more. IM is responsible to help our refugees become self-sufficient within five – six months. IM is recognized as one of the best refugee organizations in the US. IM services refugees from many countries. Currently the need for our services is from refugees from Iraq, Myanmar (Burma).

* Office of Disaster Preparedness and Response is our region’s conduit for the faith community to prepare for and respond to disasters. IM sponsors the Houston Interfaith Disaster Response Alliance (HIDRA) which is comprised of Houston's faith based disaster organizations and houses of worship. The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Response (ODPR) has a seat at the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Harris County Joint Information Center (JIC) in times of disaster. This important role has helped Greater Houston's faith community’s to collaborate with local government and non-profits in preparing for and responding to disasters such as, Katrina and Rita, Gustov and most recently Ike.

* Interfaith Relations serves as the sponsoring organization of the Amazing Faiths Project in Houston, TX. The Amazing Faiths Project cornerstone project is the Dinner Dialogues. IM also offers Faith Tours, Women's Gatherings as part of AFP. IM is frequently called upon to advise and facilitate dialogue among faith leaders and communities as well as assist in supporting the efforts of faith communities in Houston. With greater frequency IM also provides a safe space for conflict resolution between faith communities and the general public.