Health

Opioid addiction is becoming an epidemic in the United States. According to a study by the American Society of Addiction… Read more

At Union Gospel Mission, we’re focused on doing what we can do to end homelessness, poverty, and addiction. We know… Read more

Cynthia’s grace and dignity don’t give a hint of the struggle she’s been through. Her beloved father died when she… Read more

Chris was a good kid from a family of cops — the last kid you’d expect to choose drugs. But… Read more

Seventeen years ago, Ed tried to kill himself with alcohol. “For a whole week I just drank,” he says. He… Read more

While Christmas is supposed to be a time of good cheer and celebration, there are members of our community who don’t… Read more

Brian was in a desperate, lonely place. “I was an addict and I burned all my bridges with my family… Read more

For Donald, life before the Mission was hopeless. His attention was on staying high. “Had I continued on the road I… Read more

“No one thought I had a problem because I was functioning,” Gregory says about his struggle with alcohol. “Once they took… Read more

Erik first experimented with drugs as an escape from his problems when he was just a kid. As he grew… Read more

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