They provide support and advocacy to people seeking safety from oppression and/or bigotry,people facing the debilitating consequences of poverty, including food insecurity, people facing economic hardship, including housing insecurity. Their community-based leadership which does not discriminate the most vulnerable in the community: the poor, the suffering and dispossessed, children, the elderly, single mothers, immigrants, and people of color. They treated all with respect and dignity, with a joyful welcome.