Word on the Street

Walking Toward a Dream! Milepost #3: Housing #loveyourneighbor
I am not quite old enough to say this. But it occurs to me, as I crest the royal hill of 40, that the work I am doing now may not be actualized until I'm too old to do it anymore or long after I'm gone. Outside of what happened in the pandemic, I may...
Milepost #2: Winter Shelter #loveyourneighbor
Shelter provided at 748 Kings Highway is one way we love our neighbor. The building, owned by Rappahannock Community Services Board, operates November through March when temperatures drop below freezing. Roughly 250 people pass through the shelter each season....
Milepost #1: Hospitality Center #loveyourneighbor
The care provided from 1013 Princess Anne St. is one way Micah's collaboration of churches loves neighbor. This year, 794 neighbors were welcomed for food, clothing, showers, connection to community resources and help overcoming homelessness....
Keep your boots dusty! #loveyourneighbor
For several weeks, a couple of formerly unhoused ladies have worked to prepare a variety of apple concoctions. Apple sauce, apple pie, apple butter--you get it. Now that they have homes and kitchens, the recipes of their mothers and grandmothers have taken root in...
