Irish Churches issue call to action on homelessness

The Irish Inter–Church Meeting has issued a call to action on homelessness and housing insecurity.

The organisation, which brings together church leaders from across the island of Ireland, has launched new resources to help people engage with the issues surrounding homelessness and housing insecurity.

The resources were launched yesterday (Wednesday, September 18) in Christ Church, Dun Laoghaire, where the rector, the Revd Ása Bjork Ólafsdóttir, opened the Dining Room to combat social exclusion and isolation in 2014. She, along with retired businessman William Blackall and Fr Peter McVerry of the McVerry Trust, spoke at the launch.

The resources include a Bible study for church groups to promote critical reflection on the factors and attitudes that perpetuate the problems of homelessness and housing insecurity. There is also a prayer and liturgy resource and a list of questions for voters to put to canvassing politicians.