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Wednesdays
Every Wednesday morning at the UGM Center for Women and Children in Couer d’ Alene, the other volunteers and I eagerly wait for new women to show up at the front door of the rescue center and take...
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Meet Lenore
From my perspective, Lenore McDonald is a volunteer extraordinaire. She says it was only by an act of God that she came to serve at the Union Gospel Mission Center Women and Children in Coeur d’Alene....
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A little girl’s dream
“I think it’s safe to say that when our residents were little girls, they did not dream of growing up to stay at a homeless shelter.” – Rich Schaus, Director, UGM Crisis Shelter for Women &...
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Getting to know you: Dan McLellan
Dan McLellan is a house manager at the UGM Crisis Shelter for Women & Children. Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of interviews with members of UGM staff. 1. Tell us a little about...
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College and Career Dreams Restored
Roxanne and Doreen are bright, articulate women whose lives got off track. “In high school,” Roxanne said, “I just wanted to be a mom.” She got married at 19, had her first child at 20. After two...
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The Towel
Last year, I experienced a significant dream, a visitation from the Lord. In my dream, I walked out onto our patio, and Jesus was seated in one of our chairs handling an old towel. The piece of cloth...
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Dreams that grow into forests
This blog post is a little different for UGM. It’s not really about the homeless. Not directly anyway. It’s not about meals or shelter or recovery. It’s not about anything we did. Actually, UGM is a...
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Why is homelessness higher among veterans?
VETERANS ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO BE HOMELESS AS THE AVERAGE CITIZEN. No one wants to see these men and women who have served our country living on the streets, holding cardboard signs and begging for...
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Encouraging Children to Volunteer
The Bozeman youth group who spent their Spring Break serving at UGM’s Tshimakain Creek Camp “Share.” As a parent, how many times do you suppose you’ve said that word? We want our children to be...
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More Than Soup: feeding the hungry in Spokane
The Union Gospel Mission is currently serving an average of 1,000 meals per day at its four shelters, and if you’ve ever visited during meal time, you know we’re not talking about 1,000 bowls of soup....
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