Homeless Ministry

Ncompass started primarily as a homeless ministry serving the community in downtown Portland, Oregon. Over the past 5 years, volunteers have delivered food and clothing to the homeless in our city on a bimonthly basis. These deliveries typically take place the second and last Sunday of the month. Ncompass has recently been partnering with Church Under the Bridge, a group of local churches, to help support each other’s ministries. Our desire is to grow and learn as we serve and meet the needs of the marginalized in our community.

Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ (Matthew 25:35-40)

Homelessness Statistics

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development:

  • Oregon has the highest proportion of homeless people in the nation
  • 3.5 million people (1.35 million of which are children) will experience homelessness in a given year.
  • Children under the age of 18 account for 39% of the homeless population. 42% of these are under the age of 5.
  • 43% of the homeless population are women; 40% of these women are unaccompanied. 22% of homeless women claim domestic abuse as reason for homelessness. 25% of these claim to have been abused within the past year.
  • Families with children comprise 33% of the homeless population.
  • Vets constitute 40% of the homeless population.
  • 1 in every 5 homeless persons has a severe or persistent mental illness.
  • 25% of the homeless nationwide are employed.

Getting Involved

For more information and to get involved, contact ministry coordinator Mitchell Walker.