Covenant House: Lifeline to the Street

by Bruce Ritter

Covenant House is the largest, privately funded agency in America dedicated to providing for homeless, abused, and drug-addicted youth across the country (ages 16-21). Besides providing for their basic, immediate needs, such as food, shelter, and healthcare, Covenant House also provides a comprehensive, counseling support system to transition these youth into adulthood. In Covenant House , Bruce Ritter, founder of Covenant House, tells the story of how Covenant House came to be and his experience ministering to the needy youth of New York City and beyond.

Genres: Christianity

244 pages, Paperback

First published September 2, 1987

Reviews

[Elise Jensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lot of people wouldn't like how harsh this man is on things like pre/extramarital sex...but whatever, he's a priest, and one has to expect things like that from religious leaders.

He also doesn't pull any punches. This book is not for the faint of heart. He does (did) hard, hard, hard work in some of the most difficult and dangerous circumstances you can imagine. Work that needs to be done on an extraordinary level that most people would rather just turn their heads and look the other way about.

[Valerie Candelaria · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book as a teenager. I was touched by his selfless acts. This was the first book to ever make me cry. I was so moved by his philanthropy that I called the Covenant House after reading this book only to find out that he had long passed away. Bless his heart.

[Jordan]

Great!

[Fred Klein]

I read this before allegations were made against the author. It was disappointing to learn that he was part of the problem, not part of the solution.