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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Nov 10, 2021 9:49:24 AM
Every day, we get glimpses into people's stories, and often we get to walk alongside men and women for a season... but only occasionally do we get the opportunity to reconnect with long-lost acquaintances like Anita Williams.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Nov 4, 2021 9:15:11 AM
You may have heard us say we’re not just a soup kitchen, and while that is certainly true, it is also true that so much of what we do begins with a...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Oct 28, 2021 1:07:55 PM
Author’s Note: From my earliest days at UGM, I have wanted to follow someone all the way through the LIFE Recovery Program, interviewing him or her...
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 21, 2021 12:07:57 PM
Testimony written and read by Dawn Lange at a 2021 phase promotion event.
As my DOC officer signs the papers to release me to treatment [a non-UGM...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Oct 14, 2021 11:17:50 AM
Written by Heather Pollock, UGM Women’s Recovery alumna and Crisis Shelter employee.
Stories. Everyone has one. My story with Union Gospel Mission...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Oct 7, 2021 10:35:40 AM
A false narrative is being promoted that pits two groups against each other on the subject of homelessness in Spokane.
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Sep 30, 2021 11:28:39 AM
Written and read by Talia, UGM Resident, at a phase promotion event, August 2021.
When I was a little girl, I would look out my window at night and...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Sep 23, 2021 12:22:41 PM
“Meth makes you really fidgety, hyper-focused on the smallest things. So, I picked at my face when I was using...and I gave myself sepsis.”
Tyler was...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Sep 16, 2021 1:11:47 PM
Dirty. Drug addicted. Soup kitchen.
Those were descriptors Scott McCall had in mind about homeless shelters before his uncle helped persuade him to...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Sep 8, 2021 1:56:22 PM
“I was brought up in a family of musicians and my dad was the smartest man I’ve ever known, a philosopher.”
Johanna is well spoken, educated and...
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Union Gospel Mission: Sep 2, 2021 9:17:35 AM
Spoken by UGM resident Alexis at a phase celebration event, August 2021
“I spent the better part of ten years living for myself: existing in...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Aug 26, 2021 1:45:37 PM
"The thing I loved most about UGM Camp was EVERYTHING." Joey, UGM camper
Through the love and generosity of hundreds of community members just like...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Aug 19, 2021 10:14:30 AM
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Aug 12, 2021 4:09:33 PM
Last summer, UGM was actively seeking a Development Director. Today, we’re introducing the unique man whom God called to the position.
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Aug 5, 2021 11:18:48 AM
A journey of 1,000 miles may begin with a single step, but it isn’t always easy to determine which direction that step should go. Michaelyn Hodges...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jul 29, 2021 11:39:24 AM
Gospel. Change. Jobs. These are our three distinctives.
While the Inland Northwest is home to multiple organizations committed to serving people...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Jul 22, 2021 1:39:22 PM
Written by Lauren McCrea, Volunteer Mentor, UGM Center for Women & Children
I just thought I was going in to buy a new pair of running shoes, but...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Jul 15, 2021 2:25:33 PM
Recovery isn’t just the process of breaking an addiction or quitting a toxic habit; the core of real recovery is deep, inner healing. And we all need...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jul 12, 2021 4:56:11 PM
All homeless shelters are not created equal. This may seem obvious, but before I came to work at UGM, I honestly thought they were. Pretty much,...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jul 8, 2021 1:51:17 PM
As UGM turns 70 this year, we’re bringing out “both new things and old things,” as Jesus said in Matthew 13:52. Looking back on our history, we are...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Jul 1, 2021 9:57:25 AM
“What brought me to UGM was waking up in the hospital after a failed suicide attempt.” Jenn Fleck had lived a life of abuse, addiction and, she says,...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Jun 24, 2021 9:42:01 AM
Beverly Clark is enrolled in LIFE Recovery at the UGM Center for Women and Children. This is her testimony.
“Without a question, I was a loved child....
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jun 17, 2021 9:48:32 AM
James Bureau’s childhood did not prepare him for life.Or, it might be more accurate to say, James’ childhood prepared him perfectly for the life he...
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Jun 10, 2021 12:07:35 PM
Reaching children is key to breaking the cycle of homelessness. But even the best-intentioned adults don’t always succeed in connecting with kids...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Jun 3, 2021 10:33:44 AM
When Former Men’s Shelter Chaplain Jim Carson told us he’d like to host a Facebook fundraiser in honor of Union Gospel Mission’s 70th anniversary, we...
