Sword and Shield International Ministries INC.

The community around Sword and Shield International Ministries INC.

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 4 in 10 adults say they are socially isolated. Nearly a quarter of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and about 1 in 5 adults live with diabetes. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the lonely within reach of this door, and for a congregation that notices.

• Social Isolation: 40.6%
• Food Insecurity: 29.1%
• Diabetes: 19.2%
• Obesity: 44.6%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.0%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 28.9%
• Poverty Rate: 25.6% (10.5–40.8%)
• Housing Insecurity: 23.3%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.3%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 15.5% (8.5–22.6%)
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 15.6%
• Transportation Barriers: 15.0%
• Unemployment: 6.2% (0.8–12.8%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 5 census tracts near this church.

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