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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jul 20, 2022 1:16:32 PM
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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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: May 27, 2022 2:16:16 PM
In 2006, toward the beginning of the Spokane region’s focused efforts on addressing homelessness, 1,592 individuals were counted in the annual ...
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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 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 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 8, 2021 12:33:25 PM
UGM is more than a shelter. Deep at the root of everything we do—from creating a warm welcome to helping people heal, thrive and get back to...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Feb 4, 2021 11:53:20 AM
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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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Dec 10, 2020 1:06:00 PM
"Being homeless doesn't make you less of a person." UGM Men's Shelter resident
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Sep 30, 2020 3:44:39 PM
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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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Sep 24, 2020 4:30:36 PM
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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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Sep 2, 2020 3:28:56 PM
Tyler and Mike recently spoke at UGM's phase promotion event, where they were honored for completing phase 4. "Just a few years ago I was lost and...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Mar 11, 2020 4:51:56 PM
Last fall, just before Thanksgiving, a couple acquaintances of mine were on the verge of homelessness. It was crazy timing. They didn’t know each...
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Union Gospel Mission: Nov 12, 2019 12:58:37 PM
“Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.” – Psalm 25:16 For decades, Debra was a self-described “functioning drunk,”...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Nov 7, 2019 11:24:04 AM
“Humans connect to other humans at so basic a level that when we disconnect, our souls shatter into a thousand little pieces.” – Peter Leithart ...
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 22, 2019 10:50:59 AM
Last week, we posted Pastor John Repsold’s explanation of the differences between relief and development when it comes to addressing homelessness....
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 16, 2019 3:32:54 PM
Editor’s Note: Pastor John Repsold, whose downtown Spokane church Mosaic Fellowship includes ministry to people experiencing homelessness, presented...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Oct 9, 2019 2:02:13 PM
I wanted to title this post, "Why you (and not the government) are the answer to homelessness," but my web specialist says 50 characters is my limit.
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Union Gospel Mission: Oct 2, 2019 2:42:06 PM
You may have seen a television commercial for UGM this fall that starts out, “We believe…” In these somewhat acrimonious times, amid heated debate...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Sep 19, 2019 2:22:05 PM
“If we are to love our neighbors, before doing anything else we must see our neighbors. With our imagination as well as our eyes, that is to say...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Sep 4, 2019 3:30:43 PM
Why a fall campaign?This blog post is meant to give you a glimpse behind the fundraising curtain at UGM. As a faith-based, non-profit organization...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jul 10, 2019 12:45:15 PM
In her article “Does Poverty Cause Homelessness?” Marchauna Rodgers argued that the United States has misdiagnosed the problem of homelessness,...
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In his book “When Helping Hurts,” Dr. Brian Fikkert explains the far-reaching consequences of defining poverty incorrectly. He likens it to a doctor...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Jun 5, 2019 11:59:14 AM
The Spokane Police Department is piloting a new approach to dealing with homeless encampments. The idea is to clean up the camps while also offering...
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Union Gospel Mission: May 22, 2019 9:06:34 AM
Editor's note: In addition to being a wife, mother of eight children, a staff member with Cru, and a graduate student, Marchauna Rodgers is a...
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Union Gospel Mission: Apr 22, 2019 2:01:00 PM
“Partnering with the Inland Northwest to reach the poor with the love and power of the gospel so they may become God-dependent, contributing members...
