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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: December 15, 2022
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
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
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
“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
“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
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...
