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Restoring Dignity: Davenport Hotels Partner with UGM
Establishing A Partnership In 2022, UGM Vocational Advancement Manager Matt Moznette reached out to the Davenport Hotels hoping to establish a...
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Employment Readiness: Waking up with purpose
UGM offers hope to those in need of support in various areas of life, including employment and the issues that may hinder it. Individuals in the...
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Reselling Goods, Rebuilding Lives: UGM Thrift Stores offer life change
Genevieve Gromlich, former Content and Communications Manager: August 17, 2023
Whether you’re outfitting a new college dorm or stocking up on cozy sweaters, if you’re shopping at a thrift store, chances are you’re after a good...
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Working For Eternal Rewards
Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: September 10, 2020
Feeding the hungry, sheltering the vulnerable and restoring people into the community through the gospel sounds like very admirable, spiritual work....
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How UGM has changed me
Union Gospel Mission: February 6, 2019
"Change" is one of UGM's distinctives. It defines our piece of the pie. We are here for people currently living in addiction or homelessness who are...
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Lessons from 10 Years Working With Homeless Men
Union Gospel Mission: November 2, 2017
The inimitable Dean Whisler just marked 10 years working at the UGM Men’s Shelter, where he’s now the Social Services Manager. We asked him a few...
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Working from the heart
Lynn Yount, UGM Volunteer: May 3, 2017
Yesterday, the Engage! Work Seminar kicked off for the folks in the UGM recovery programs: People in the latter phases of the program preparing to...
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Employment Helps the Homeless
Union Gospel Mission: July 27, 2016
By Gabe Shippam, Director of Men's Rescue Work Ends Homelessness Years ago, I started a ministry in the worst neighborhood in San Diego. Daily, more...
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I Didn't Have a Job
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: April 1, 2015
Poor work history. Felony record. Long periods of unemployment. Addiction issues. Lack of education. No transportation. No appropriate work attire....
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A Cook in the Kitchen: Joe Wilson Lands a Job
Merrily Roe, former staff writer: November 26, 2014
By Merrily Brast, Staff Writer “I felt like a ghost for a minute.” Without a birth certificate, a license, or a social security card, Joe Robert...
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Rescue: From Homeless to Housed and Employed
Barbara Comito, former marketing director: January 7, 2014
Not everyone who walks through the doors of one of UGM’s shelters needs the same kind of help. Case in point: Tim Whitman. Tim had been sober for two...
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Notes of Thanks and Amazement
Union Gospel Mission: January 1, 2014
Below are two letters of gratitude from individuals experiencing radical life change through UGM’s LIFE Recovery programs. We were encouraged to read...
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Business Practicum: Hospitality
Union Gospel Mission: September 1, 2013
As part of her recovery, Dionne Varney needed to find a new career. Before coming to Anna Ogden Hall, she spent 14 years in the adult entertainment...
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Binding up the Brokenhearted
Union Gospel Mission: February 1, 2013
“I believe what drives people to bad behavior, whether it’s addiction or abusive relationships or being abusers, is brokenness of heart. They harden...
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Making Old Things New
Union Gospel Mission: September 1, 2012
“My exterior has nothing to do with my heart.” Zachariah’s story is written in ink all over his body. His mom died when he was 12. The tear drop...
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Contributing Members of Society
Union Gospel Mission: August 1, 2012
Since the implementation of the new grace-based recovery model at the Union Gospel Mission, 74% of graduates remain actively engaged in ongoing...
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Me-Dependent vs. God-Dependent
Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2012
In the waiting room of the law office where she now works, Gigi Leger described her old approach to life: “What I struggled with and what sent me...
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UGM Idaho Hires Key Staff
Union Gospel Mission: July 1, 2012
The Union Gospel Mission is pleased to announce the hiring of JoAnn Zajicek (ZI-check) as Director and Debi Pauletto as Community Relations Director...
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John Goes to Work
Union Gospel Mission: January 1, 2012
John Willoughby was surprised when Vocational Director Tiffany Riddle suggested an office job for his practicum experience. “I’ve never been an...
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Trish at Work
Union Gospel Mission: January 1, 2012
Trish's Direct Supervisor, Angela, guides her through tasks on the computer.