Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Homeless At Any Age At 82-years-old, Phyllis is homeless because of age related issues. She is not the only octogenarian, 80-something person, at our Samaritan Inn for women and children, nor at our men’s shelter. She had been living alone in a […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Living Paycheck To Paycheck A 2017 survey by employment website CareerBuilder reports that 78% of American full-time workers are living paycheck to paycheck, a trend that crosses over income groups. Households are one mishap away from not paying the rent or mortgage. […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Roseburg Has Reduced Homelessness The west coast’s homeless population is growing rapidly. Roseburg is doing what the larger cities should be doing to reduce this social condition. We do not need to look to them as models. If they were to follow […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. A Stable Home Environment Naomi and her three daughters, Mele (12), Angelica (8), and Susana- Guadalupe (6), needed a stable home environment. And at that time, school was about to start. They were living with a friend of Naomi’s, who was ok, […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Straightening Out A Tailspin On a fateful night in his freshman year of high school, Jeff stayed home to catch up on homework, while his identical twin brother went partying with friends. When they went too fast down a winding road, the […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Tipping and Turning Points Samantha, known as Sam, was married for 25 years. They had three children, a mortgage payment, a car, a cat and a dog. Her husband worked in the field of education, she worked in retail. She said, “I […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. A New Life Has Begun Jason lost his job and place to live at the same time. He was living with his sister and her boyfriend, who got into a fight over their commitment to one another. Drugs were involved. She was […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. No More Camping Bullying in middle school is at least partially to blame for a life of not conforming to expectations, according to Tasha. She started drinking at 12-years- old. By 13, she was in a recovery program. After just two weeks […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. A Sense of Community $600 rent per month, on a 25 foot fifth wheel trailer, was Nick’s housing expense. Without a current job, it was very difficult to find any place. At best, that is a 200 square foot home, costing $3 […]
Download a PDF to read the full newsletter. Or read our featured article below. Rescue For the Rescuer After years of successful living, Misti relapsed over one fateful, mistaken belief, she said, “I thought I could drink like a ‘normy.’” She wanted so to be “normal”, that is, free of disorder. Yet, all humanity has faults, […]
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