Due to increasing expenses, as of January 1, 2007, CSM rates will increase to $61 per person per night, with college groups able to serve for $51 per person per night. But you can serve with CSM in 2007 at our 2006 rates if you register by December 31, 2006.

CSM is announcing it's newest program - "24". It's an eventful 24 hour program designed for adults interested in urban ministry. Learn about the city you're serving in, partner with ministries in the community and experience missions hands-on! For more information please email us or call (949) 248-8200.

I had only seen San Francisco on a TV screen before I came here to interview for the Director’s position with CSM. Thanks to the Tanner family of “Full House” fame, my view of San Francisco was that this was the most beautiful, not to mention, the cleanest city in all the land. Well - “Full House” lied!

Over the past six months, the city of Los Angeles has been trying to address the problem of Skid Row (a 10X10 block area where 15,000 homeless people live). They have taken many steps in the past few months to do so. Most recently the LAPD has decided to have 50 police officers on the streets of Skid Row to help control drug trafficking and robberies in the neighborhood.

Find out what's happening in urban centers throughout North America, make comments and dialogue with others involved in urban missions.
You can also follow links to read trip participant's blogs. If you have a blog you'd like for us to link to or a story you'd like us to post please email us!

Read articles from different cities' street newspapers - written by urban homeless.