October 2024 Newsletter

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A Brighter Future

Opportunity led Robin from an outlying part of the county into Roseburg for employment, housing, and social services.

Her lifelong disability has prevented her from having a driver’s license, limited her job prospects, and restricted her housing options. She has never collected a disability check and has always worked to support herself. However, Robin’s learning disability has kept her from competing with the social dynamics of certain work environments and the fast pace of others.

Tired of part-time, minimum wage jobs and renting a bedroom in someone else’s place, she applied for and received a full-time job with benefits. It was possible because the job is within easy walking distance from our Samaritan Inn. She works swing shift hours, so she can enter our campus late and sleep undisturbed in an available private room.

Now, Robin has a brighter future that includes a higher income and a centralized location to access community services. The urban setting allows her to walk and use a city bus as her transportation.

“The staff are always smiling and trying to get others to smile,” Robin said, “They are very nice here and help provide what we need.” She has a support system here that is allowing her to take charge and move forward in a greater self-sufficiency.

Robin is now on our waiting list to join the Transitional Housing Program at our Samaritan Inn. She is also on the HUD subsidized housing list to get her own place in the community. She has the ability and determination, Robin just needed the opportunities to make it happen.