Gospel. Change. Jobs. These are our three distinctives.
While the Inland Northwest is home to multiple organizations committed to serving people experiencing homelessness, UGM has three characteristics that distinguish us from other charities and government entities: 1) We are boldly Christ-centered; the hope we are offering is the hope of the gospel. 2) We are here for people who are ready to change their lives; and 3) we believe everyone has a valuable contribution to make to the world.
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UGM Volunteer Mentor Lauren McCrea writes about her experience signing up to mentor homeless women when she did not feel qualified or worthy.
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Why is authenticity a necessary element in whole-person recovery? Because without it, we cannot minister to one another's truest wounds and inner motivations.
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Union Gospel Mission's Barb Comito defines UGM's place in the effort to end homelessness: All homeless shelters are not created equal, she says. "This may seem obvious, but before I came to work at UGM, I honestly thought they were."
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Vern Scoggin has served on the UGM board of directors for over half of UGM's long history... and he has no plans to quit.
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Jenn was angry at God when she entered Women's Recovery at Anna Ogden Hall. What she experienced within those halls set her free to love Him and enjoy her life.
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Beverly's life was defined by abandonment, until she found healing and recovery at Union Gospel Mission.
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Dealing and using drugs, womanizing, in and out of prison. For 40 years, James lived the only life he knew. What would it take for him to make a change?
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Anneke and Catcher love volunteering in childcare at the UGM Crisis Shelter because they can see how greatly their love and attention impacts kids in crisis.
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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 were surprised...
