Friendship House Initiative

Because of poverty and other disadvantages, some neighborhoods in our city need special assistance to build caring relationships and bring the community together. This is accomplished through the Friendship House by the work of the Community Coordinator.

Built in these areas of special need, the Friendship House serves as a Center of Connection for after-school programs for children/youth, life-skills training, family night gatherings and other activities which offer residents a better quality of life. A Community Coordinator and his/her family live in the Friendship House and become catalysts for rebuilding a safe, caring neighborhood where children are nurtured and can feel safe.

WE CARE has purchased the lot for the first Friendship House at 705 Fulton Street, Palestine, TX. Plans for the house have been developed and funds are being gathered in the WE CARE Building Fund. WE CARE is searching for the person who will be the Community Coordinator so that he/she may begin work in the community. Our ultimate goal is to build and staff Friendship Houses in two of our city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.