Barbara Comito, former marketing director
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A Lifetime of Service and Beyond
Vern Scoggin, UGM's longest-serving board member, has overseen remarkable growth and change for over half of UGM's existence. Joining in 1985, he was...
My teenage daughters told me the other day that they grew up thinking “hypocrite” was a bad word, akin to calling someone a curse word. Funny how our inner thoughts are conveyed without us realizing it. I don’t remember making a big deal of not calling someone a hypocrite, but truly, it’s probably the worst insult in my book and certainly the last name I would want to be called.
My counselor has been talking to me a lot lately about “my people.” Who are my people? Where do I fit? Most of the time, I don’t feel like I fit anywhere, but last Friday, as I sat in the phase promotion at the UGM Center for Women & Children in Coeur d'Alene, I thought, These are my people. This is where I fit. Amidst women who are willing to be raw and transparent with one another. Amidst people who are shedding layers of self-protection to reveal their true selves. I belong in the midst of people who are confessing and forgiving.
These are my people.
~Barbara Comito, UGM staff writer
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A Gift that Lasts
For years, UGM has been blessed to receive countless gifts from faithful partners who included the ministry in their estate plan. Today, we have 256 ...
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Exploring Something New
Beverly Bergstrom is a front desk volunteer for our Spokane administrative office. She and her husband had donated to UGM for years, and one day,...
Show me your ways
Barbara Comito, former marketing director : September 14, 2013
On September 6, 2012, the UGM Center for Women & Children welcomed its first guests. One year later, the Center is home to 52 women and children and...
Breaking up with Addiction: a letter from a resident
Jessica Morgan, Director of Marketing and Communications : October 19, 2023
UGM program resident Jessika wrote a “breaking up with addiction letter” and shared at the fall LIFE Recovery Phase Promotion. Women receiving...