Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. When Tragedy Strikes Suddenly, tragically, Dianna’s husband died. She was left in shock, depression, fear. She had two children and was just a couple of weeks pregnant. It was too emotional for them to stay in their home. To make matters worse, […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Developing Healthy Relationships Insecurity and codependent relationships were the sphere of Paula’s social life. Her relationship with her mother was stressed by the inconsistency of multiple stepfathers. She remembers separate family photos: the stepfather with his kids, and one with Paula and […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Back To Work Again Jason had a well paying job at a specialty manufacturing facility. The company was expanding and he was a supervisor training new employees. The future looked bright and promising. Then the unexpected happened; the company went bankrupt […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. A Home For Christmas Nadeana, her partner and their children were living in a tent by the South Umpqua River. They had been with some so-called friends in an apartment until they were evicted with a 24-hour notice to leave. Her […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. New Job Created Jim’s life story has been guided by a combination of several factors including genetics, accidents and circumstances, all of which could not be controlled. He also made some choices, unwise as they became. He has had issues since […]
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 […]
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