“I Love Working Here; It’s Giving Back to the Community”
Katrina and Marcy are two of our Phoenix House volunteers. Phoenix is a Re-Entry program for women exiting the prison system. It offers a chemical and alcohol-free, safe place to …
I’ll Definitely Check Into That!
DS is a young man that is also a long time client of St. Francis House, but we hadn’t seen him in a while. “That’s because I just got out …
“Thank You for Being So Nice to Us”
JD, his wife and their son and daughter-in-law rent a small place in Jacksonville. JD and his wife are both starting a new life after doing time in prison. HD …
“I Stayed Because of My Children”
LJ came in to St. Francis House to get a bus pass. She was on a walker and moving very slowly. Her health overall is poor- epilepsy, liver disease, diabetes, …
Daily Victories- SSVF Fayettville
The W family (Veteran, 60, and his wife, 49) came to SSVF in Fayetteville after losing their home and all their belongings in a house fire. This was the first …
“Hope is Always There”
Richard Toney grew up in Malvern, Arkansas and enlisted in the Army in 1976 right out of High School. He served from 1976 until 1987. During his years of service, …
Daily Victories from SSVF- Going Strong and Helping Others
AA is a seventy-year-old Army Veteran receiving Shallow Subsidy, an SSVF service to assist Veterans who don’t receive any other rental subsidy but who may need long-term rentalassistance.” She reached …
“You Don’t Have to Give Me Shoes”
A middle-aged gentleman came in the other day. He was living unsheltered and his shoes were entirely busted out. He came in for a bus pass and snacks and asked …
Daily Victories from SSVF Jonesboro “Don’t Mind These Ole Tears of Mine”
J.B. came to SSVF after the roof of the family home he was residing in collapsed after a downpour of rain. He was hurt in this accident and shortly after …
Daily Victories from SSVF Jonesboro- Housed and in Good Health
MB was admitted into the program in May 2023 with a history of homelessness and hospitalizations for lung disease. For a time, he had been living in a motel paid …