Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Homelessness Rising Men at the Mission Before the Great Recession began in October of 2008, during it, and afterward, the men’s population at the Mission was not affected. The Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Roseburg movements did not change our occupancy level […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Mission Launching Pad Our country is experiencing a syndrome of adults not leaving their parents’ homes in the customary time frame, and continuing to return home again. Its called “failure to launch,” inspiring a popular movie by the same name, because it […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Rescuing A Six-Year-Old Each one went their own way, as they dealt with their problems in life. Sharla had to leave her six-year-old son, Erik, in Roseburg to go take care of another child of hers. The father then cared for Erik, […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Hope For A Future Christopher has had no communication with his parents or sisters in 15 years. He was alone in the world, disconnected, disenfranchised. He has had issues with loneliness, depression, motivation. He as a work ethic, but needed purpose. Identity […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Now Responsible For Herself Cancer was diagnosed in Jennifer when she was just 18-years-old. Radical surgery was recommended, which was eventually done. Pain pills were prescribed to a teenager, who was not ready for the responsibility of monitoring the addictive medication. Jennifer […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Transition From Prison Life “I had khaki pants, a button up shirt, and a paper bag of paperwork. That’s all I had,” David described, as his only earthly possessions given to him when he was released from prison. His parole would begin […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Keep Us Anonymous Indeed, Jane (not her real name) and her child will remain unidentified. When first approached, she refused an interview for our newsletter out of fear that a domestic violence abuser would find where they live. With a second request […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. 3 Nights Under a Bridge Enough After spending three nights under a bridge to get out of the rain, Gabriel had enough. It was bad enough that his job and girlfriend did not work out, now he was homeless. The first building […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. “I Wanted A Life” Sarah had more than her share of obstacles to overcome. She was born premature. She started life with significant hearing loss, blindness in one eye, a hole in her heart, and fluid in her lungs. When she was […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Veterans More Likely To Become Homeless Vernon is second generation Air Force. He grew up hearing stories of exotic, far away places. At age 21, he volunteered for military service to his country. He was assigned to the motor pool. He started […]
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