Live in Community member

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Haley House Live In Community

The Live In Community at Haley House in Boston, Massachusetts is a group of individuals who live together intentionally as they dedicate themselves full-time to a vision of contemplative service. They stand with the poor who come as guests to the soup kitchen, the elder meals, and the food pantry as they grow in their ability to live justly and peaceably with all those with whom they engage.

Our vehicle is food. We meet the poorest among us in the soup kitchen where we create relationships while serving wholesome foods. We recognize that when we began 44 years ago, those facing homelessness were hungry but now struggle with the same issues as so many poor people – obesity and the diseases that accompany it.

The community interfaces with Haley House's Noonday Farm that gives away its nutrient dense, organic produce. It models the reality that access to food sources and food availability is a human right not a luxury. The Haley House Bakery Cafe, our social enterprise, makes delicious, healthy food available in a struggling urban neighborhood where health disparities prevail. Our commitment to permanent housing and job training keep us focused on the links that make economic independence possible for those of limited means.

Central to the vision of our intentionally formed Live In community which flies in the face of today's fractured society is a commitment to practices that lead to true self-awareness, and a willingness to challenge attitudes and habits that separate us from one another. Contemplative service calls us to a unity and oneness that gives witness to an ancient yet newly radical way of being human.

The Live In Community is responsible for managing the soup kitchen, the clothing room, the neighborhood food pantry, and a changing variety of creative programs. Community members work closely with other members of the Haley House extended community to vision, maintain and extend Haley House's community impact. The Live In Community also facilitates weekend and week long urban immersions mostly from colleges, as well as a summer internship program where individuals come for an 8 weeks stay.

Community members dedicate 40 hours a week which may include Saturdays or Sundays with rotating days off during the week in exchange for room and board. We encourage a year-long commitment to begin and invite you to see us as a part of your life forever.

For an application go to www.haleyhouse.org and click on “Live In Community.”

Requirements:
a desire to give 6months to ayear of your life living and working among the poor

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