Always Stay Positive!
Marine Corps Veteran, Wayman Guinn has always been into fitness. Born and raised in Chicago, he began gymnastics at a young age. ^-LR0010576= ”Of course, no one did gymnastics back …
Daily Victories from SSVF – “If We Can’t Help, We’ll Find Someone Who Can.”
That seems to be the motto in SSVF! Like “AJ”. He lost his job, relapsed with alcohol, and got behind on his mortgage. That’s not something we do, but we …
I’m Doing My Best to Make Things Right
Army Veteran Christopher Cole grew up in Paragould, Arkansas. At seventeen, he joined the Army and served with the 1st Calvary Division, as a 63 Bravo (all-wheeled vehicle mechanic). He …
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 …