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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Mar 8, 2023 2:55:44 PM
“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” (Proverbs 16:9) Although providing meals, shelter, medical care, and job...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Feb 16, 2023 8:06:04 AM
Written by Chrystin and read at the fall 2022 LIFE Recovery phase promotion at UGM's Center for Women and Children. Dear Monster,
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Nov 9, 2022 8:00:00 AM
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: Aug 11, 2022 8:50:44 AM
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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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Jul 13, 2022 12:40:05 PM
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: Jul 6, 2022 10:35:54 AM
“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: Jun 27, 2022 1:39:34 PM
“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: Jun 15, 2022 11:16:27 AM
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...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Jun 9, 2022 4:39:31 PM
Meet Terry, Jordan and Teri, walking different pathways toward recovery.
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Union Gospel Mission: Jun 9, 2022 4:12:29 PM
Connected for LifeA Mentor Feature Whole-person recovery isn’t a single decision, a season of sobriety or even completion of a 16-month program; it’s...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Mar 23, 2022 8:05:04 AM
Since its foundation, Union Gospel Mission has existed to offer rest and nourishment to people coming in off the streets. A hot meal, a warm shower,...
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Mar 3, 2022 1:08:47 PM
Pain: physical suffering or discomfort caused by illness or injury. No healthy person enjoys pain. Its whole purpose is to signal that something is...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Feb 24, 2022 12:50:38 PM
Art and Kaleen Coffey are members of the community who have made the most of their position as leaders in business and faith. Through their...
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Genevieve Gromlich, Content and Communications Manager: Dec 9, 2021 12:08:20 PM
Eric Blackman was trying to live the party life. Alcohol, drugs and carefree days shaped his mid-twenties through early-thirties.
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Barbara Comito, former marketing director: Dec 3, 2021 7:57:56 AM
Opioids. Meth. Marijuana. Cocaine. Cartels. Addiction. Synthetics. Big money. Big pharma. Overdoses.
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Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: Nov 18, 2021 12:19:45 PM
I wanted this article to tell a story about somebody else. That’s what I like to do.
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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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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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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 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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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 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...
