Roots of Faith bridges divides across race, economic status, and social background by fostering meaningful relationships, offering essential resources and support, and creating opportunities for lasting growth and transformation.
Our Purpose
We help neighbors access nutritious food; maintain stable, safe housing; keep essential utilities on; and connect with vital local resources - meeting urgent needs while equipping individuals to build long-term stability. We unite people from diverse backgrounds and form mutual partnerships among neighbors, local businesses, and organizations - because every connection has the power to make a difference.
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Our Programs
The Neighborhood Table is free community dinner open to all. Each week is a little different, featuring a variety of community awareness speakers, resources from partner organizations, social work services, and more. Don’t need community resources? No problem, we’d love to share a table with you no matter who you are. No RSVP needed - just drop in!
Doors open at 5:30 PM on the 1st, 2nd & 4th Thursdays of every month. Doors open at 5:00 PM on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
Dinner is served at 6:00 PM 1st-4th Thursdays.
Outdoor block parties (weather permitting) meet in the parking lot at Second Harvest Thrift 7/23, 8/27, and 9/10.
No gatherings 5th Thursdays, 9/24, 11/26, and 12/24.
Next Table is a program to help participants find their path towards greater stability by addressing poverty with a holistic, community-driven approach. Meets Tuesday evenings. Contact the Roots of Faith office for information about how to join this program as a pathfinder or mentor.
The Social Services Hub offers critical support for food, housing and crisis needs year-round. Some of our additional programs include a winter clothing drive and distribution event, Christmas Angel Tree, Sharpsburg Rocks! Kindness Garden, and working with partners to connect residents to community resources. With the purchase of its Main Street building, Roots of Faith is expanding programming to include affordable housing as it operates the apartments on the upper floors.