Stories from the Staff
Community Resources always works with our various Veteran programs. When Army Veteran Sheila Lovett joined our Re-Entry program, she had very little clothing. She had also checked in mid-morning, …
Drinking Helped with the Grief
You can tell immediately that Army Veteran Anthony Brown is proud of his time in the military and rightly so. An “Army brat” himself, he was born in New Brunswick …
Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) is a homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing program designed to assist Veteran families. It’s a special job done by some very special people and …
I’m a Lucky Man to be Here!
Eighty-seven-year-old Airforce Veteran James Dowan grew up in Pennsylvania. He served his country as a medic from 1954 through 1957 and was stationed first in Greenland and then at Little …
New Keys to New Homes!
The SSVF Housing and Outreach Coordinator has been keeping busy getting keys! “I had a Veteran who has been living in his car since last October and then staying at …
Some Days It’s All About the Snackbags!
“We get a lot of clients from local shelters because of the Transportation Assistance Program (TAP). Last week a single mom with three children came in. We gave them all …
One of the Reasons I Love Working at St. Francis House!
I was able to use our generous donations to pay a light bill for a client today. She was so grateful she drove to St. Francis House to thank me …
Help Them Help Themselves
Army Veteran Michael McPherson served his country in the Army National Guard from 1981 to 1985 and in the Army from 1985 to 1988. He grew up in Yakima, Washington, …
So Grateful for Food!
We have a new client who is older and she and her husband are caring for six children. They had been short of food for a while and really were …
Sometimes You Need a Pair of Pants!
One of our homeless clients comes in every two weeks for food. He came in the other day and said he knew it wasn’t his day, but he really needed …