Word on the Street

       My parents and I spent a recent weekend out of town. It was the first time we had stayed in a in a motel room with my almost two-year old son. At home, it is not unusual for him to run laps around the couch, turn cabinets upside down in mere seconds, and beg...

In historic homeless service models, people become homeless, go to shelter, and “if they do what they are told,” they will stabilize their lives enough that they will earn their way into housing. Since 2008, there has been a nationwide effort to implement a new way of...

In 2008, a story hit the Free Lance-Star about a homeless woman whose boyfriend had brutally attacked and threatened her at gunpoint. She spent weeks in the hospital and was so traumatized by the incident that she withdrew from everyone around her. She lived in the...

Micah is looking for a third Monday breakfast group. Contact Lori Yelverton at 540-479-4116 x11 or [email protected] to inquire about the responsibility. If you don't have time to serve yourself, consider making a contribution of $75 a month to sponsor a group who...