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Volunteers Providing Welcome

UGM’s volunteer case managers stand on the frontlines of ministry, offering listening ears and wise counsel to men and women in crisis.

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A Forgetful People

We are a forgetful people. We forget how broken the world is in which we live. We forget how much we are loved by a good God. We forget the sinister...

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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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We Have Heard the Joyful Sound: Jesus Saves

When I learned that this newsletter was to have a gospel focus and that the team wanted to use old hymns to help tell the story… well, I was happy....

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Volunteer Feature: Greg Beumer

“When God first got a hold of my life, it was in California in the Bay area in the ‘60s.”

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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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Team of Superheroes

Did you ever watch the “Fantastic Four” when you were a kid?

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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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Joy is Possible

Comparing 2020 to the plagues in Egypt might be an exaggeration, but it has certainly been one of the more difficult years in my lifetime: global...

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Faith, Photography & Financial Savvy: How Bruce and Fran Created a Legacy

Meet Bruce Rogers. He is one of UGM’s faithful partners, with over four-hundred financial donations on record.

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Time, Trust & Transformation: A UGM Volunteer Feature

Lane Crandall started volunteering at UGM in July 2019. He had supported the Mission for many years, but says he didn’t really know what it was all...

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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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Made for More

“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” – Proverbs 23:7.

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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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The Breath of God

We are nearing one of my favorite times of the year: the celebration of Christ’s resurrection from the dead! He is risen. He is risen indeed. Without...

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Rooted in the Word

Ron Stice spends three days a week at the UGM Center for Women and Children in Coeur d’Alene. He teaches the Bible for Phase III women and math to...

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Partners for Life

Delmer and Marie are a couple defined by longstanding faithfulness. They’ve been married for 74 years. They’ve been going to the same church,...

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Meaningful Investment

“I think we’re all made to find our significance by being attached to the ultimate. All human beings are created to attach their tiny, little lives...

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Volunteer Case Managers

Volunteers make up the bulk of UGM’s case management teams. At the men’s shelter, that’s Joe, DuWayne, Howard, Roy, Dennis, Greg and Dana – all...

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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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When they read about other companies that provided Business Practicums for residents, they knew they wanted to get their growing business involved.

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Business Partners: Caramel Kitchen

Brad and Stephanie Hunter own Caramel Kitchen, a small business that makes delicious toppings and sauces from scratch. Beginning just over three...

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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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Creating a Change Environment

Imagine committing to a smoking cessation program right before going on a road trip with a pair of chain smokers. Imagine trying to avoid sugar while...

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Louis at PTA

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Everyone Has Something to Offer

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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