The People of Hope

The community around The People of Hope

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. About a third of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat, and nearly a quarter of adults are worried about keeping the housing they have. That is 2,100 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.

• Food Insecurity: 31.9%
• Housing Insecurity: 26.0%
• Social Isolation: 37.0%
• Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 31.9%
• Fair/Poor Health Status: 27.8%
• Uninsured Adults 18-64: 20.7%
• Uninsured All Ages (Census): 18.9% (11.1–26.6%)
• Diabetes: 16.9%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 16.4%
• Obesity: 37.7%
• Poverty Rate: 21.2% (9.7–32.7%)
• Transportation Barriers: 15.4%
• Unemployment: 7.3% (1.2–13.4%)

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Churches near The People of Hope

• Power and solution internation ministry — 0.1 mi away
• Ruth Fellowship Ministries — 0.2 mi away
• Freedom Church — 0.3 mi away in Newark, NJ
• Wesley United Methodist Church — 0.3 mi away in South Plainfield, NJ
• Rose of Sharon Community Church — 0.5 mi away
• Greater Refuge Church of Christ — 0.5 mi away
• Faith Christian Outreach Center — 0.6 mi away
• Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church — 0.6 mi away
• Iglesia de Santa María (Tanes) — 0.6 mi away
• Misión Evangélica Del Espíritu Santo — 0.6 mi away