The Gathering at Shafter

The Gathering at Shafter is a church at 201 South Central Valley Highway in Shafter, CA 93263. It is one of 27 churches in Shafter.

201 South Central Valley Highway, Shafter, CA, 93263

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The community around The Gathering at Shafter

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. More than a third of the children here are growing up below the poverty line, and more than a third describe their own health as fair or poor. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the tables that run short before the month does, and for this church's table to be long.

  • Food Insecurity: 46.7%
  • Child Poverty: 42.0% (24.8–59.2%)
  • Fair/Poor Health Status: 40.8%
  • Housing Insecurity: 35.4%
  • Poverty Rate: 31.8% (21.1–42.5%)
  • Uninsured Adults 18-64: 29.0%
  • Transportation Barriers: 23.7%
  • Utility Shutoff Threat: 21.1%
  • Obesity: 42.6%
  • Social Isolation: 39.5%
  • Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 32.2%
  • Diabetes: 17.1%
  • Depression: 23.9%
  • Uninsured All Ages (Census): 12.6% (6.9–18.2%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 2 census tracts near this church.

Shafter city is served by 14 churches — about one congregation for every 1,407 residents.

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