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James Bishop: July 5, 2016
As a volunteer job coach at the Men’s Shelter, Randy Crews recognizes the importance of building confidence and preparing men to re-enter the workforce. What do you do as a job coach? My job is to train, mentor, and help build skills and confidence...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 30, 2016
Editor’s Note: Barbara Comito here. Director of Marketing & Communications for UGM. This blog was written by my 18-year-old daughter, Izzy. It’s not...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 28, 2016
Charlonne Ostrander’s job is all about money. Except it’s not. As donations processing manager, Charlonne oversees all the financial donations that...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: June 23, 2016
The stories of the 33 men and women who graduated from UGM LIFE Recovery on Tuesday are diverse – addiction, unhealthy and broken relationships,...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: June 16, 2016
Upcoming graduates Kat and Kanesha met at the Crisis Shelter. Before coming to UGM, Kat looked to material things – money, houses, cars – for her...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 10, 2016
UGM LIFE Recovery is five phases, each comprised of different classes that address recovery holistically – emotionally, spiritually, physically,...
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Union Gospel Mission: June 8, 2016
By Joel Brown, Vocational Education Manger Recently, I began teaching my 7-year-old daughter how to ride a two-wheel bike. She was extremely excited...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: June 2, 2016
“I remember asking Rich [UGM former staff member], ‘Why is it so much easier for women to make a commitment to guys they hardly know than to make a...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: May 27, 2016
As an intern on the UGM Student Impact Team, Adam has taught, mentored, and led youth at UGM shelters, local high schools, and Juvenile Detention....
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: May 24, 2016
These days, millennials get a bad rap. They’re called lazy, selfish, rude. But when it comes to the millennials on the UGM Student Impact Team, these...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 19, 2016
Raydeane Owens and her husband JO are lead pastors at Heart of the City Church in Coeur d'Alene, a church that has welcomed women from the Center for...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 17, 2016
By Ellen Presley, former House Manager at the Crisis Shelter for Women and Children They brush their teeth, do their homework, eat dinner, do chores,...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: May 13, 2016
As a young kid, Zola lived with her mom, homeless in Compton, surrounded by an environment of drugs and prostitution. “I remember one time, because...
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James Bishop: May 12, 2016
On June 21, 2016, men and women in UGM LIFE Recovery will graduate – the culmination of nearly two years of hard work.
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Union Gospel Mission: May 12, 2016
For nearly two years, the men and women in UGM recovery live in an uplifting community where there is constant access to support, and then, they must...
James Bishop: May 12, 2016
For Founder George F. Whitworth’s 200th birthday, Whitworth University initiated a creative partnership with Union Gospel Mission. The university...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: May 10, 2016
Turns out, coffee may just empower youth to avoid the cycle of poverty, homelessness, and addiction. UGM is teaming up with Project Hope and Indaba...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 4, 2016
"One week at camp can change a life." We at UGM often use this phrase to describe the UGM Camp experience. We have the privilege of hearing about how...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 29, 2016
The second part of an interview with Susan Pray, Administrative Assistant at the Center for Women and Children. You can read the first part of her...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 27, 2016
When you hear that Susan Pray is the “administrative assistant” at Coeur d’Alene’s Center for Women and Children, you may get the wrong idea. Sure,...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: April 20, 2016
At UGM, we believe that the gospel has power to transform lives. Conformity to a set of rules alone doesn’t work. Real change happens from the inside...
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Merrily Roe, former staff writer: April 15, 2016
Ironically, victims of abuse often take responsibility for the violence inflicted upon them. The result is deep shame. Ann Williams embodied this...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 12, 2016
In Part 2 of an interview with UGM Chaplain Ron Molina, he talks about lives that God has changed at UGM, why daily chapel services are important and...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: April 8, 2016
If you’re a guest at UGM’s men’s shelter, you go to chapel every night. If you’re not, you may not even know there is a chapel service at the shelter...
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Union Gospel Mission: April 6, 2016
Kevin Downey grew up with the belief that when things are going well, it's best not to "get to your hopes up." The good can change in an instant and...
