The phrase in homelessness circles, “Not in my backyard” has a response from church congregations across the country: “Yes, in God’s backyard.”

NIMBYism (Not in My Backyard) is the act of a community constantly denying allocation of space to help the unsheltered.  But if the community fears that home values, or the quality of life will fall, take a look around you. Something worse is already happening if nothing is done.