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Category: Shelter & Recovery

“If I can do it, you can.”

Posted in Health, Shelter & Recovery on May 26, 2015June 4, 2015

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

When Christmas is filled with nothing but regrets

Posted in Mission News, Shelter & Recovery on December 20, 2014February 2, 2017

In 2009, Josh made one of the biggest mistakes of his life . . . His 10-year-old daughter had been… Read more

Drugs, a butcher knife, hustlers … and God!

Posted in Mission News, Shelter & Recovery on August 15, 2014June 22, 2015

David started selling drugs at age 12 — not to get high — but to make money so he could… Read more

Video story: He walked 80 miles to the Mission

Posted in Mission News, Shelter & Recovery on May 15, 2014February 2, 2017

Being homeless is tough any time of year. But Rob says when the holidays hit and the weather outside is… Read more

When your bed is covered in snow…

Posted in Mission News, Shelter & Recovery on January 15, 2014June 15, 2015

Michael only spent two nights on the streets last winter. “No matter what you’re wearing, you can never stay warm,”… Read more

The gift of Christmas

Posted in Health, Shelter & Recovery on December 20, 2011June 19, 2015

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

Video testimony: Randy lived in a portable toilet

Posted in Mission News, Shelter & Recovery on December 4, 2011June 4, 2015

After years of living on the streets, drowning his sorrows in alcohol, and sleeping in a portable toilet, Randy describes… Read more

“I can’t watch you kill yourself anymore”

Posted in Health, Shelter & Recovery on November 26, 2011February 2, 2017

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

How an accident turned into homelessness

Posted in Shelter & Recovery on June 26, 2011June 19, 2015

Barb was a Certified Nursing Assistant, until she was struck by a car. Wracked with pain, she struggled to provide for… Read more

“I chose the truth – and prison”

Posted in Health, Shelter & Recovery on April 26, 2011February 2, 2017

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

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