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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 13, 2019 8:49:00 AM
Brad and Stephanie Hunter own Caramel Kitchen, a small business that makes delicious toppings and sauces from scratch. Beginning just over three years ago in their own kitchen, they wanted it to be “a business that has God in the center and is...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 10, 2019 11:10:14 AM
Our beliefs about God and His purposes shape how we serve the poor. UGM is here so people created in His image can experience real change in a safe,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jun 11, 2019 1:35:28 PM
Louis Hurd III is president and co-founder of PTA Performance, a center for physical therapy, training and sports skill development. When Hurd did...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Mar 14, 2019 10:09:22 AM
More than food, shelter or even the air we breathe, we need Jesus. That’s why the gospel is the cornerstone of UGM, holding up everything we do and...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 7, 2018 1:01:40 PM
“I can go without. But I will not let my daughter sleep on the streets.” Kylee shows the desperation and resolve of a homeless mom with a...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 7, 2018 12:50:23 PM
To mark World Homeless Day October 10, six crews from UGM went out to paint over graffiti in downtown Spokane. At the head of one of the painting...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 11, 2018 2:12:10 PM
UGM makes it a priority to maintain a safe and healing environment throughout the ministry. The newest UGM medical clinic, which opened early in 2017...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jun 4, 2018 5:26:51 PM
The majority of individuals in UGM's LIFE Recovery Program experienced trauma as young children: Abuse. Neglect. Abandonment. Homelessness. Those...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jun 4, 2018 5:26:14 PM
For people who come from broken or dysfunctional families like those in our cover story, plugging into a local church provides the healthy “family”...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Mar 8, 2018 1:53:33 PM
The chapel in the new Crisis Shelter for Women and Children is pretty humble. No organ or pews. No windows, stained-glass or otherwise. No elaborate...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 16, 2017 11:19:00 AM
Ronnie Hazard was retired, widowed and living alone in a big house in Leavenworth when she asked God how she could serve him best. He put it on her...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 11, 2017 12:12:35 PM
In the 37 years since he joined the Navy out of high school, Jody Littleford has worked. Hard. Launching and landing aircraft on a carrier. Loading,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 11, 2017 12:01:46 PM
A Spokane resident since the 1970s, Jon Garcia loves to soak in the beauty of the Inland Northwest while walking his dogs. Traversing various state...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jul 11, 2017 2:40:41 PM
"I'm going to give my kids a different life. And I get to do that because I chose life over death." - Jocelyne Addictions don’t cause homelessness....
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Apr 5, 2017 5:05:00 PM
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105) God’s Word in the Bible, and the wonderful hope of salvation it describes,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Apr 5, 2017 5:03:41 PM
In January, the Crisis Shelter for Women and Children celebrated its 10th anniversary, and thanks to many of you, they did it in a newer, much...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jan 17, 2017 1:12:00 PM
Ann | Mentee After 25 years working in social services, Ann was exhausted. Raising two sons by herself had taken its toll. After they moved out, she...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Dec 1, 2016 9:30:00 AM
One of the most beautiful extensions of personal healing and recovery is the reunification and restoration of families. Moms get their children back....
Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Dec 1, 2016 9:22:00 AM
UGM residents express deep appreciation for what they are given every single day. But there’s something particularly special about being given the...
