Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. 60 Years of Hope Legacy has been handed down, a foundation built upon, outreach expanded, and success achieved. 60 years ago, Norman Williams, the Founding Director, started this Mission. He was a combat veteran of WWII. The atrocities of war hardened his […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Childhood Restored Lost childhood is irreplaceable. When parents are in trouble or not present, children react, retaliate, run. Some children are left to fend for themselves, some become substitute parents to younger siblings. Too much responsibility and freedom, without the maturity […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Clients Want To Be Staff Our clients understand homelessness and the Mission operation because of their experience. When becoming staff members, there is no surprise or culture shock. There is understanding and empathy for the homeless. More than half our paid staff […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. To Rebuild My Foundation Fentanyl caused the death of James’ 21-year-old daughter. It’s a very strong opioid, that is illegally put into pills made to look like pharmaceutical medication. Her fatal consequence caused James such great emotional stress, that he voluntarily checked […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Restoring Personal Value When people feel unworthy of success, they can self-sabotage their lives, making bad choices. Consciously or not, they can destroy relationships, education, careers, health, housing, freedom. It can be from personality, learned behavior, circumstances. They can be afraid […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Additional Samaritan Inn Housing Our first Transitional Housing Program house for women was opened in May. It’s now full of renters, and there is additional need for transitional housing among homeless women. We have purchased a second building next door to the […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Belief, Behavior, Belonging Harry was taught to believe in himself, behave as an addict and criminal, and have belonging and loyalty in a like-minded family and gang. He was raised in a home environment of addiction and abuse. Harry, his mother, and […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Transitional Housing For Women Roseburg Rescue Mission opened Samaritan Inn with a single residential house in 1985, added a second house next door in 1999, acquired an adjoining third house in 2009. Then all three houses were traded as a down payment […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Only Home They Had Brittney arrived at Samaritan Inn expecting a baby. She was a single parent with no one else to turn to, nowhere else to go. A few months later, she had a baby boy at the hospital. They returned […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. No Longer Down-And-Out Silas was down-and-out, a man without money, a job, or place to live. He had no network of family or friends to help him get re-established. Without a car, there were limitations to finding work, housing, services. Yet, […]
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