Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. A New Opportunity For Life It was Shannon’s fifth attempt at suicide. The hospital was ready to discharge her, but this time there was no place to go. Even her codependent relationships were broken. Her parents, who up to this time […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Anonymous Success Her face and name are concealed for her protection from a domestic abuser. She wants a new life without fear and violence. In the photo she is walking up the steps to the Mission’s Samaritan Inn, a place of […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Homeless To Harvard Chenelle entered the Mission hobbling on a broken foot and stumbling in life. Today she has physically mended and is soaring with new hope like never before. She is pictured here graduating from Umpqua Community College with honors. […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. This Is Home Base Desirae is pictured here at Samaritan Inn working in the garden. She said, “This is home base. If I ever get lost, I know where base is. There is always an ear to hear and people who […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Couch & Internet Surfing Surfing has taken on new meaning. Kenneth was couch surfing, that is, going from couch to couch or the homes of family and friends as it worked out for a place to live. He was also internet […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Veterans of the Mission & VA According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, “Only 8% of the general population can claim veteran status, but nearly one-fifth (20%) of the homeless population are veterans. A large number of displaced and […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Mommy, Everything Is Going To Be OK Beverly was in the middle of a custody battle with the father of their 6-year-old son Malachi. The father had never been a part of Malachi’s life until he filed for custody. She […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Unshackled Tim is putting the finishing touches on a mural in the Mission’s new Dayroom-Chapel. He discovered his artistic talent as a child in grade school. He never took any classes, he just developed his ability over the years by […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Rescue Me Jamie and her husband had been together 7 years, married the last 2 years. She said, “He never put a hand on me until last year. He lied. His behavior changed. He found if he hit, he could […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. A Place To Bring Babies Home Juanita and her children had to flee from an abusive relationship. They returned to Roseburg from out of state. Women and children often escape domestic violence by relocating. Some of our neighbors leave Douglas […]
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