Union Gospel Mission

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UGM Employment Ready Program helps ex-inmates get back on their feet.

Union Gospel Mission: September 15, 2014

Battling recidivism By Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer The Idaho Department of Correction says 35% of criminals released from prison between 2008 and 2011...

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I Was Angry

Union Gospel Mission: September 1, 2014

“I was a negative, angry, violent, depressed individual.” Dean Lynch, 45, came to the UGM Men’s Shelter on December 27, 2011 after losing his job,...

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I was empty

Union Gospel Mission: August 1, 2014

This article was first published before Ryan Brown started as the Youth Outreach Director. He's been on the job for almost four years now, and...

UGM Camp: Tyrie catches a BIG fish!

Union Gospel Mission: July 30, 2014

Some times the little things are the big things.

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Sin's contribution to homelessness

Union Gospel Mission: July 29, 2014

It's impossible to talk about homelessness without mentioning sin. By Rich Schaus, Director of the UGM Crisis Shelter for Women & Children While it...

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UGM Camp: Feeding hungry kids

Union Gospel Mission: July 24, 2014

To the heart...through the stomach By Jenny Weddle, UGM Camp Director Photos by Clare Pursch James Beard, the famous chef, once said: “Food is our...

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UGM CORE VALUES: Gratitude and Generosity

Union Gospel Mission: July 17, 2014

We want to be thankful and generous. By Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer “…give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ...

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Campers to Leaders

Union Gospel Mission: July 10, 2014

Week #2 of Camp By Jenny Weddle (Read the post from Week #1 here!) Photos by Clare Pursch MEET JOE: Joe Lucas first came to UGM Camp with Youth For...

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10 Lessons I keep learning at the Union Gospel Mission: Part 2

Union Gospel Mission: July 9, 2014

Editor's Note: A few days ago, volunteer David Wang shared a few of the lessons he’s learned spending time with homeless men in the day room at the...

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10 Lessons I keep learning at the Union Gospel Mission: Part 1

Union Gospel Mission: July 2, 2014

Editor's Note: Washington State University professor David Wang is a volunteer in the day room at UGM. His is a ministry of relationship or, as David...

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I Was Ashamed

Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2014

I was ashamed, and you lifted my head. Christian was once interviewed for an article in Salon Magazine entitled, “Nazi Family Values: Chewing the fat...

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UGM Camp: You've got to be ALL-in

Union Gospel Mission: June 30, 2014

Photos by Clare Pursch My First Week as Camp Director By Jenny Weddle Antonio accepted Jesus into his heart on Thursday night. When he arrived at...

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RESCUE: A Ministry of Disappointments

Union Gospel Mission: June 26, 2014

Overcoming poverty, addiction and abuse By Ron Hauenstein, UGM high-impact volunteer Staff and volunteers at the Union Gospel Mission experience a...

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LIFE Recovery from a Child's Perspective

Union Gospel Mission: June 20, 2014

Editor's Note: Roxanne Jenkins graduated from the UGM LIFE Recovery program on June 17, 2014. In this short graduation speech, she turns the focus...

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White-Water Rafting as Part of Recovery

Union Gospel Mission: June 6, 2014

An Immersion in Trust By Darlene Willis, a resident at the UGM Center for Women & Children in Coeur d'Alene Last Friday morning, the weather was warm...

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Business Bound: from crisis mode to self-sufficiency

Union Gospel Mission: May 22, 2014

Glenda's Journey “My son had to literally peel my hands off the gate as I entered the Crisis Shelter,” says Glenda Bogart. “I was afraid and couldn’t...

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Ongoing Recovery: pursuing dreams and giving back

Union Gospel Mission: May 14, 2014

On the Road to My Dream Job By Trinity McLaughlin, 2013 Recovery Graduate In the words of my favorite musical, “Let’s start at the very beginning, a...

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From Excel to Ezekiel: recovery for the whole person

Union Gospel Mission: May 9, 2014

By Marsha Reese Voc/Ed Coordinator at the UGM Center for Women & Children The other day I was completing some paperwork in my office while a group of...

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Life at UGM Camp: non-stop kids, non-stop beauty, just plain non-stop

Union Gospel Mission: May 6, 2014

Ken and Jenny Weddle and their three boys live at UGM Camp (formerly Tshimakain Creek Camp) - 125 acres bordering the Spokane River near Ford,...

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The Darkest Dark

Union Gospel Mission: April 1, 2014

Do you remember the darkest dark you’ve ever experienced? I know I do.

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Women in Free Fall: the missing safety net for homeless families

Union Gospel Mission: March 20, 2014

Part 2 in our series on "The Crisis: a troubling reality." Read part 1, Homeless Women: Who Will Belive in Them?

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Meet Jillian Devine, UGM LIFE Recovery Counselor

Union Gospel Mission: March 3, 2014

An Interview with Jillian Devine Jillian Devine started her tenure with UGM in Women's Recovery at Anna Ogden Hall back in 2004 and is now the lead...

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Addiction: Broken Families Raise Broken Children

Union Gospel Mission: February 27, 2014

Recovery Kid-Style Of the 386 guests staying at UGM's four shelters on a recent evening, 99 of them were children. Not only do these children need...

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Homeless women: Who will believe in them?

Union Gospel Mission: February 25, 2014

Editor's Note: This is the first in a regular series, "The Crisis: a Troubling Reality." We will begin to examine and discuss the causes, conditions...