Daily Victories from SSVF-Housed in the Nick of Time
“I just got a family of five into housing in the Hot Springs area. That’s a really hard market because of a lack of available affordable houses. The mom is …
St. Francis House is a Good Place
Jeffery Ritz grew up in Pennsylvania and joined the Army in 1974. was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky and Fort Polk, Louisiana and worked in food service. A very quiet …
No Snacks, Groceries!
PW and her three year old daughter have been coming to St. Francis House for several months. When they first began coming, PW was fleeing from an abusive partner. She …
“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 …