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Where Does Our Hope Come From? Miranda's Story

Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. “The Lord your God is in your midst. A mighty one who will save.” (Zeph. 3:17)...

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Where Does Our Hope Come From? Robert's Story

Our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus’ blood and righteousness. “The Lord your God is in your midst. A mighty one who will save.” (Zeph. 3:17)...

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Twenty Twenty

Our mission stays the same – even in times of crisis. Twenty. Twenty. The words are destined to become a meme where disaster upon disaster strikes,...

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Homelessness: Beneath the Surface

NO ONE DREAMS OF BEING HOMELESS… or enslaved to a drug. No one plans to spend their entire life trying to escape pain. Yet today, as many as 550,000...

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Change Is Possible

We believe no one was created for mere survival on the streets, for an existence blurred by mind-numbing substances.

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Death to Life

Amanda describes God breaking into her life like defibrillator paddles shocking her heart – a clear death to life experience. For almost a year, she...

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Mike P-cover

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Where Change Begins

Imagine yourself in these real-life situations. You’re living in your car because you lost your job and your home. You can’t take a shower, let alone...

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Zachariah-inside

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Real People. Real Change.

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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A Resurrection Story

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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Slideshow: Because of you, lives changed in 2018.

Here are just a few of the partnerships that helped the homeless at UGM in 2018.

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Brianne-homeless with children

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Homeless with Children

“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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Samantha, Stephanie and Justin

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Recovering from Childhood Trauma

The majority of individuals in UGM's LIFE Recovery Program experienced trauma as young children: Abuse. Neglect. Abandonment. Homelessness. Those...

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home-Jan Newsletter 2018

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18 Ways You Blessed the Homeless in 2017

Thousands of individuals, churches and businesses came together to be part of God’s miracles of provision and transformation, big and small, in 2017....

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No Longer Alone: Moms and Children

Over the past several years, Union Gospel Mission has seen an increase in the number of young moms with children coming to our shelters. “Helping...

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Jody: Hardworking... and Homeless

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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A Different Life

"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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Light for the Path

“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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Kindred Spirits

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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Moms and Kids Reunited

One of the most beautiful extensions of personal healing and recovery is the reunification and restoration of families. Moms get their children back....

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Homeless - Human

It’s easy to look at a homeless person and see only his or her homelessness – the weathered face, the cardboard sign, the worn clothes, the...

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Holistic Recovery

Rather than outward conformity to a new set of behaviors, UGM LIFE Recovery is about transformation from the inside out. From building healthy...

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I was defeated.

You showed me grace. Kevin Kevin Schmieder has relapsed twice in the process of recovery. “My first stay at UGM was in 2011. I knew something needed...

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Ben

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I was trapped.

You helped me find freedom. Freedom. Stop for a moment and think about that word. What does it mean to you? Do you feel truly and deeply free? Have...

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Go and Make Disciples

Myth: To be a person who disciples others, you have to have it all together. Truth: No one has it all together. Myth: Only a select group of...

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