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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: December 15, 2022 at 8:24 AM
The snow has come, the days are nearly at their shortest, and Christmas is right around the corner. But what is Christmas if you’re homeless? Is there any hope for a “cheery and bright” holiday in the midst of loss and loneliness?
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: December 7, 2022 at 7:32 AM
“As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you.” (Isaiah 66:13) For the past ten years, I’ve been teaching the UGM women’s Bible study. I...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: November 30, 2022 at 8:27 AM
“We tell people we’re not here to perform; we’re here to worship,” says His Song president Joel DeVries. His Song is a men’s gospel singing group...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: November 16, 2022 at 8:52 AM
“I took the path that would get me to her as soon as possible.” - Brianna, UGM Women's RecoveryThis season is one that turns our thoughts toward...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: November 9, 2022 at 8:00 AM
Shanena (pronounced Shane-na) completed UGM Women's LIFE Recovery at the Center for Women and Children in Spring 2022 and recently reached out to...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: November 2, 2022 at 9:43 AM
“For a couple years, I was running the streets. Had lost my job, my kids, my house, everything.”Although 2017 and 2018 were two of the hardest years...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: October 26, 2022 at 10:34 AM
If you’ve never experienced homelessness or a debilitating addiction, chances are you’ve struggled knowing what to say to someone in the midst of...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: October 19, 2022 at 9:45 AM
“When you can connect to the heart of a child, everything is possible.” - Dr. Karyn Purvis, co-creator of Trust-Based Relational Intervention®Family...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: October 12, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Each year, as the November elections approach, our staff members and volunteers are often asked about the homeless crisis in Spokane. Why is the...
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Jessica Morgan, Director of Marketing and Communications: October 6, 2022 at 11:44 AM
Everyone needs a roof over their head, but is “home” something more than shelter? As we strive to reach all our neighbors experiencing homelessness,...
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Phil Altmeyer, Executive Director: September 28, 2022 at 12:00 AM
The articles in our recent newsletter are all about words—words that changed the course of people’s lives, words they want to speak into the lives of...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: September 21, 2022 at 9:00 AM
UGM received a remarkable gift when Nurse Practitioner Lorna Schumann joined the Medical Clinics as a volunteer.
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: September 15, 2022 at 5:21 PM
We know people need love. People need a safe community, connections to housing, medical care, and jobs. They need to know they’re not alone, they’re...
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Jessica Morgan, Director of Marketing and Communications: September 7, 2022 at 1:22 PM
Think for a moment about a time when you faced a life-altering choice. The hours and days before the decision can feel like you’re staring down two...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: August 31, 2022 at 10:29 AM
Every summer, UGM partners with local churches to invite at-risk children from Spokane's low-income neighborhoods to enjoy a week at UGM's riverside...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: August 24, 2022 at 10:20 AM
For years now, we’ve signed our emails from “The UGM Family.” But what do we mean by that? Who is in this family, and how does an organization with a...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: August 18, 2022 at 10:04 AM
Churches and youth groups all across the Inland Northwest (and beyond!) are using summer break as an opportunity to teach young people to see and...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: August 11, 2022 at 8:50 AM
Helping our guests put an end to their homelessness is never as simple as just finding them employment. Before being able to land a job, many require...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: August 3, 2022 at 9:30 AM
Am I Enough? Absolutely not. And absolutely yes. It’s a paradox: a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or proposition that when...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: July 28, 2022 at 9:02 AM
"UGM Camp is the best camp in the solar system!" Alanna, UGM Camper The 2022 camp season is in full swing, and we just can't wait another day to...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: July 20, 2022 at 1:16 PM
Has America misdiagnosed the problem of homelessness? In her article “Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?” Marchauna Rodgers argues that we have. She...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: July 13, 2022 at 12:40 PM
Summer is a time of celebration at UGM. At the annual LIFE Recovery Commencement, we honor the most recent participants who have reached the end of...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: July 6, 2022 at 10:35 AM
“Drugs all day long. Meth.” Rose fell into addiction in her late twenties, and for the next 32 years, her life was defined by loss, loneliness and...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: June 27, 2022 at 1:39 PM
“It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. And it was the most changing thing.” Rachelle Miller is one of very few people to have completed
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: June 15, 2022 at 11:16 AM
Conversations about “the poor and homeless” can quickly go off track. Our vocabulary and our frames of reference can lead us to the wrong assumptions...
