Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. History of Samaritan Inn 30 years ago, in October 1985, Samaritan Inn began in the house pictured on the left. Old newsletters report the reason for opening a homeless shelter for women and children was domestic violence, the same social problem we […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Rescued From Domestic Violence Domestic Violence is the number one reason mothers and children, as well as single women, flee from their living situation to find safety at Samaritan Inn. They are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population, both nationally […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Two Graduate With Jobs Tracy and Shane recently graduated from our New Life Program and both are now employed. In their own words, they have come a long way in the last year. Tracy is now working for a heating and air […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Accountability And Relationships Jeremy was in the Oregon National Guard for six years in the military police. He helped with Hurricane Katrina relief. He tried to transition to civilian police, but there were too few openings for everyone looking at that time. […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. A Safe Place To Be Lisa was knocked about a room by an overpowering aggressor. She is a victim of domestic violence and suffered a traumatic injury to her neck. Surgery was done, removing bone from her hip to repair her neck. […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Let Go Of The Past To those of us who are outside of the drug culture, it is a mystery as to why anyone would put a foreign, harmful substance into their bodies. What catalyst could incite someone to start such a […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. To Start My Life Over Again Larry is a native of south county. After graduating from high school, he did a full stint of military service, first with the National Guard then active duty in the Army. When he returned home, he […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. New Samaritan Inn Purchase Complete Remodeling Begins Escrow, to purchase the old Umpqua Medical Center, was closed on December 30, 2014. The Roseburg Rescue Mission now owns this property. Its being remodeled into our New Samaritan Inn for homeless women and […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Not Just A Blue-Collar Problem Scott sits in a crowd of homeless men with a rather unsuspecting circumstance. At first glance, he seems to blend with other clients. He sports a fast food smock, not an unusual sight at the Mission. But […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Two Life Changing Events “He was charming at first, nice, caring, sincere, dinner, flowers, candy, movies once or twice a week, helped family. We went through my father dying, then his father dying. We both stuck around leaning on each other for […]
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