As a kid, I used to be fascinated by anthills. I constantly wondered how animals with such tiny brains and no obvious ways of communicating on a large scale could create such a complex society. It wasn’t until I grew old enough for deep theological reflection that I realized my view of the ants was […]
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Peace House Community wants to thank everyone who has been able to donate funds, or has found other ways of supporting us, during the first eight months of this year. As this chart shows, even though our revenue through the first eight months of this year has doubled compared to last year, our expenses have
At the end of December, I will reach the end of my six-year term on the PHC Board of Directors. Reflecting on my time on the board, I have observed several significant changes in the makeup of the board, staff, volunteers, and the community itself during my board service. First, the board has transitioned from
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PHC is thrilled and very fortunate to announce the hiring of our new Volunteer Coordinator Jana Maltby. Jana comes to us with an extensive background in social work and social justice. She has worked with many organizations that serve the same populations as PHC, including St. Anne’s Place, Wayside Recovery Center, People Incorporated, and others.
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I recently attended a webinar hosted by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The discussion focused on how housing advocates can speak about Housing First programs to gain support for those programs from the general public. (For this article, you don’t need to worry about what Housing First is, because that isn’t the point of
As you may have heard, in late September a car went through the dining room wall of the Opportunity Center, which is a service building about three blocks from Peace House Community. Fortunately, the building didn’t suffer any critical damage, and it re-opened fully within two days. For those two days, though, PHC was busy.
Lately, the negativity of the world has affected me more than usual. Over the last few months, several supporters and members at Peace House Community have died or experienced some form of trauma. World news has been bleak. The mornings are darker and colder. Sadly, I’m one of the fortunate ones, as I know many
After the doom and gloom of my last few columns, I wanted to write something a little more upbeat this month. Based on my current thoughts, I may not succeed, but by the end of this article I will try to have found a ray of hope. At the end of July, I travelled to
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Recently, a discussion about bathrooms at Peace House Community took a strange turn. I and several community members were talking about the problem we have with individuals camping out in the bathrooms. We have two bathrooms and we serve about 120 members a day, so we need everyone to get in and out quickly. The
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Kathleen Zuckerman is an artist by vocation and training so connecting her volunteerism with art is easy. What stands out in how her commitment to Peace House and other organizations underscores key characteristics of the artistic imagination – a keen sense of awareness, an attentiveness to detail, and an abiding curiosity. We tend to describe
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