The Light of the World, Church. Palm Springs CA.

The community around The Light of the World, Church. Palm Springs CA.

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults live with obesity, and about a third of adults say they are socially isolated. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Obesity: 40.9%
• Social Isolation: 34.3%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.2%
• Food Insecurity: 22.8%
• Diabetes: 16.1%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 26.5%
• Poverty Rate: 19.6% (9.9–29.3%)
• Housing Insecurity: 18.6%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.7%
• Unemployment: 6.8% (1.3–12.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

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