b'this group continue their two-year journey together via online affinity groups and coaching, they will stretch and grow both personally and professionally. In October, we hosted an interactive, national Conversations on a Bench event, with more than 70 member ministries participating in the 24-hour initiative, either as a fundraiser or simply to raise community awareness. The marathon event garnered media attention, sparked insightful conversation, and reinforced the fact that our members are not alone. We received numerous comments expressing appreciation for the vivid reminder that many peers and colleagues function in similar trenches all over North America. This kind of collaborative synergy brings results and effectiveness that can only come when we engage in ministry together. By galvanizing our efforts, we increase our influence and clarify and communicate a shared vision. Taking that one step further, we have also partnered with The Salvation Army and Adult & Teen Challenge (ATC) on a collective impact initiative that focuses on our common agenda and aligned understanding of the problems we all seek to address and solve. In aggregating data, we have begun to identify, define, and communicate our combined efforts and results to help us achieve greater credibility, both in our communities and at a national level.Member impactresult (noun): beneficial or tangible effect; something that happens or exists because of something else.* The numbers we collected from analyzing the 2023/2024 annual reports of our Citygate Network members and the statistics available on our membership database might surprise you! CITYGATE NETWORK MEMBER ANALYSIS48,982,286 1,829,560 10,18811,363 MEALS SERVED PEOPLE SERVED PEOPLE EXITED TO PEOPLE 207 members reporting 160 members reporting long-term GRADUATEDHOUSING life-changing programs62 members reporting 97 members reporting$2.1 billion 11,840,63743,899 1,225,082ANNUAL REVENUENIGHTS OFTOTAL BEDSVOLUNTEER 317 members reporting SHELTERAVAILABLEHOURS 187 members reporting short-, long-term, 72 members reportingand transitional210 members reportingcitygatenetwork.org 10'