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When Program Ends: Mentoring UGM Alumni
Ric Rocca and his family own and operate multiple Jimmy John's franchises in the Spokane area. And somehow Ric still finds time to volunteer at UGM.
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Voices of Recovery: A Poem of Redemption
Union Gospel Mission: February 25, 2021
Written and performed by 2016 UGM LIFE Recovery alum Amanda Taylor.
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Mentoring Through Recovery and Relapse
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: February 18, 2021
“I know that no matter what I throw at them, they are going to support me and love me and speak truth into my life.” - Laura, UGM Crisis Shelter Tom...
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Meet Pat: Super Volunteer
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: February 11, 2021
In 2020 alone, volunteers saved UGM nearly $2.2M. It is no exaggeration to say that we could not realistically function without our fleet of...
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The Government Agrees: "Housing First" isn't Working
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: February 4, 2021
In the fall of 2020, while the news media was focused on the pandemic and the presidential election, a significant report was quietly released by the...
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How UGM Business Partners Change Lives
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: January 28, 2021
"I'm sold on it. I tell you I'm sold." Mitchell Long, Chief Executive Officer at Northwest Ob-Gyn, took time out of his busy schedule to sit down...
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Physical Healing: Health Care at a Homeless Shelter
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: January 21, 2021
At Union Gospel Mission, we value whole-person recovery. This means we believe that in order to become a God-dependent, contributing member of...
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2020: A Year to Remember
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: January 14, 2021
2020 was a year for the history books, wasn’t it? We sure are glad you stuck with us through it all. In the end, because of the commitment of our...
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2021: What Will Be New in the New Year?
Sonny Westbrook, UGM Staff Chaplain: January 7, 2021
Written by Sonny Westbrook, Executive Chaplain We are all ushered now into a New Year—2021. The question on many of our minds may be: will everything...
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Breaking the Generational Cycle TOGETHER
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 31, 2020
Stories of family dysfunction, neglect and abuse come to our doors every day. Many people are caught in generational cycles of sin and suffering,...
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Homeless, Penniless, Pregnant
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 23, 2020
Scripture doesn’t tell us a lot about Mary’s feelings on the eve of giving birth to the Savior of the world. We do know she had never been pregnant...
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2020 Vision: Jesus Changes Everything
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: December 19, 2020
O Come Let Us Adore Him Christmas is about adoring Jesus. It’s about the angels’ invitation to “come and see.” It’s about the shepherds leaving their...
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Winning Essay: What I Wish People Knew About Homelessness
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 10, 2020
"Being homeless doesn't make you less of a person." UGM Men's Shelter resident
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Inside the UGM Crisis Shelter: A Volunteer's Perspective
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: December 3, 2020
We asked high-impact volunteer Margene Nobles to discuss her work with guests at UGM's Crisis Shelter for Women and Children.
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"I'm Thankful for My Rocky Past": Thoughts on Gratitude from Shelter Guests
Union Gospel Mission: November 25, 2020
"I'm thankful for my rocky past, for it has brought me here today." Miranda, Resident, CdA Center for Women and Children (CWC)
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10 Years Clean and Sober: The Difficult Daily Battle of Ongoing Recovery
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: November 18, 2020
Dean Brewer came to the UGM Men’s Shelter ten years ago this month with little more than the clothes on his back. He had been homeless for a year,...
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"You Broke Down Our Biases": Nursing Students Share Experience at UGM Men's Shelter
Union Gospel Mission: November 12, 2020
Nursing Students Ruth and Madison came to UGM to give. They set up a medical station and provided free care and advice to guests at the Men's...
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Bikes and Budget Advice: A UGM Volunteer Feature
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: November 5, 2020
Most residents know him as “The Bike Guy”. In the summer of 2018, UGM Volunteer John Battista started a bicycle club. With just 8 bikes and basic...
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We Asked Shelter Residents to Define Grace
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: October 29, 2020
The Union Gospel Mission seeks to provide a safe, healing environment where grace flows freely.
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Meet UGM Ambassador Kristi Kinsinger
Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: October 22, 2020
Getting involved at the Union Gospel Mission is easy - the hardest part is figuring out which of dozens of opportunities is the best fit for your...
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Walking Away From Shame
Union Gospel Mission: October 15, 2020
Sermon preached on Sunday, October 4, 2020 by Reverend Claire Strunk at Communitas, Spokane. When I was 9, my family would swim at the YWCA. One...
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2020 Vision: Bear One Another’s Burdens
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: October 8, 2020
“Bear one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ” – Galatians 6:2.
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The Gift of Talk Therapy for Homeless Men
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: September 30, 2020
Dr. Ed Schultze received his doctorate in psychology from Fuller Seminary and has been working in the field for about 50 years. He has worked...
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What Causes Homelessness? (It Isn't Always Addiction)
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: September 24, 2020
We talk a lot about the cycle of homelessness and addiction here at UGM. We know that substance abuse is a contributing factor for a large percentage...
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Sharing the [Food] Love
Union Gospel Mission: September 14, 2020
While the COVID crisis has presented UGM with numerous challenges – masks, social distancing, reduced capacity, cancellation of events – it has also...