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In Gratitude for God's Gifts
Union Gospel Mission: November 27, 2015
We asked staff, volunteers and residents to share a few of thoughts on gratitude.
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Union Gospel Mission: November 27, 2015
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Lose the Label: Felon
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: November 24, 2015
By Barbara Comito, UGM Director of Marketing & Communications For most of his 49 years, Keith Kautzman had a pattern of behavior: Whenever difficulty...
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5 Ways to Help the Homeless This Holiday Season
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: November 20, 2015
1) Cold Care Cups.
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Anna Ogden Hall Women Walk the Runway
Union Gospel Mission: November 18, 2015
By Valerie Horner, UGM Volunteer This year’s Spokane-Eastern WA Chapter of the Women’s Council of REALTORS Wellness Celebration and Rally decided to...
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Lose the Label: Perfectionist
Union Gospel Mission: November 12, 2015
By Lynn Swanbom Yount, UGM Volunteer Becky Morelan knows about life in the fast lane. Her sales career was a successful one, and she worked hard to...
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Honoring Those Who Have Fought for Freedom
Merrily Roe, former staff writer: November 10, 2015
While 2015 Point-in-Time Count numbers for the nation showed an overall decrease in veteran homelessness, the statistic for homeless veterans in...
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Homelessness: It's About People
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: November 5, 2015
Editor's Note: This blog post is part of a series on homelessness. Part 1 explained the magnitude and complexity of the problem. Part 2 was a story...
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Helping the Homeless: bad news first
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: November 3, 2015
Editor's Note: This blog post was first pubished on December 12, 2013 and has been thoroughly updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. It's part...
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We are Thankful - To Those Seeking Help
James Bishop: November 1, 2015
David, 31, spent half his life homeless. At the age of 14, he was taken from his family home due to a domestic violence incident. After that, he...
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Hopelessness to Homelessness
Union Gospel Mission: October 30, 2015
By David Nicosia, UGM Men's Recovery participant When I became homeless, there were so many feelings that led up to it. How stupid was I to allow...
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Living under titles
Union Gospel Mission: October 27, 2015
By Diego Rodriguez, Chaplain at Center for Women and Children Being a chaplain, I find that my hardest job is not helping someone understand that we...
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A Lasting Legacy of Vocational Education
Union Gospel Mission: October 23, 2015
On Tuesday, October 20, UGM held an open house and dedication for the new DeRuwe Center, an annex to the Men’s Shelter and administration building....
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Dismissing "Crazy": Part Two
Union Gospel Mission: October 20, 2015
In part one of this series on the label "crazy," Jessica investigates this word, what it means and why we use it. She left us in a difficult spot....
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Dismissing "Crazy": Part One
Union Gospel Mission: October 16, 2015
By Jessica Kell I don’t have much time to read the news these days beyond scrolling through headlines that, once registered, fade from thought. What...
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Can Men be Relationship Addicts?
Union Gospel Mission: October 13, 2015
By John Dunne, former UGM Counselor “I am a relationship addict.” This statement came out of the mouth of another man in my recovery group over 25...
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Lose the Label: Player
Merrily Roe, former staff writer: October 7, 2015
By Merrily Brast, Staff Writer “When I meet a woman, she’s kind of my drug in a sense. If she’s clean, I’m clean…that doesn’t mean I’m ‘sober.’”...
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Trace - Homeless
Union Gospel Mission: October 5, 2015
Trace spent 15 years intermittently homeless, fluctuating from employed to unemployed, living on the streets or in an RV without heat, running water...
Take Action: Give a Hand Up
James Bishop: October 5, 2015
How many times have you pulled up to a stop light and seen a man or woman holding a cardboard sign, asking for help? No one likes to see people...
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More than Soup: feeding the hungry
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: October 2, 2015
The Union Gospel Mission serves more than 900 meals a day at its four shelters, and if you’ve ever visited during meal time, you know we’re not...
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Challenge to Eat Together
Union Gospel Mission: September 29, 2015
By Rev. Riley Palmer Those who call Jesus Christ both Lord and Savior are part of a spiritual family. The Family of God consists of people from every...
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Lose the Label: Stupid
Merrily Roe, former staff writer: September 24, 2015
By Merrily Brast, Staff Writer Jeff LeBlanc believed he was stupid. “I just couldn’t get stuff and nobody could tell me why other than that I’m...
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Seeing the Image of God in All People
Union Gospel Mission: September 22, 2015
By Sonny Westbrook, UGM Ministries Director What a privilege it is to be ministering here at the Union Gospel Mission of the Inland Northwest-- a...
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Daring to Look Past the Label
Union Gospel Mission: September 17, 2015
By Pastor Kurt Staeuble Label (noun): 1. a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its...
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Sharing Jesus with Children
Union Gospel Mission: September 15, 2015
Volunteer Michaelyn Hodges has a heart for sharing Jesus with the children coming to UGM. She recently answered some of our questions and explained...