The new stimulus package Congress will pass soon includes a $600 check for those who filed tax returns last year, and fall into a certain income bracket.
With hunger, homelessness and housing insecurity in the Bay Area at historic levels, our siblings at First Congregational Church in Oakland have offered to redistribute wealth in a way our current federal government has failed to in this time of desperate need. They have deep relationships with financially fragile people in our community, and invite folks from our church (whether we will receive a stimulus check or not), to participate in this radically Christian redistribution effort by donating here.
Please give prayerful thought to this invitation, and act according to your conscience and financial ability.