Five Weekly Highlights - June 17, 2013

June 14, 2013

·         “Lon” and “Janet” moved into a new place. “It’s perfect for us,” she said.

·         “Rory” got a new job, using his experience of volunteering at the Center.

·          “Brynn” got a ticket home to South Carolina; she is so happy!

·         The NH Food Bank set aside scores of razors for us.  Thank you so much!

·         “Brian” has two job interviews today; we’re wishing him the best.

Quote of the Day:   “Life on the street is so toxic, but I refuse to give up hoping.”

WISH LIST:  travel size deodorants, travel size toothpaste

Five Weekly Highlights - December 28, 2012

·         On Christmas Eve the Frink family came in with various helpful donations, including serving lunch to our guests.  Thank you, Katherine, Steve, Danna, Skyler and Kristi!

·         On behalf of the homeless here, we thank Pete Telge from Milly’s Tavern for opening his place for Christmas Day breakfast for 125 people.  This is the 20^th year Pete has shown such generosity.

·         “Rickie” has moved into a sober house in another state, a New Year new start.

·         “Andy” is going for his 3^rd job interview today!  Wish him luck.

·         Blessed Sacrament Church once again brought pastries, milk, pies and bread.  Thank you!

Five Weekly Highlights - December 14, 2012

·         Due to a variety of factors, our numbers are dropping in December! That’s good!

·         “Thom” got a new place and got a Good Luck Box.  “I’m inside for the winter!” he said.

·         We are trying out a new morning exercise option, to energize our guests for a productive day.

·         “Dan” got a new place after years of homelessness.  He is so excited.  He got a Good Luck Box, too.

·         Community supporter Edie brought by many helpful items.  Thanks!

Five (Actually 8!) Weekly Highlights - December 7, 2012

·         “Lisa” just got a room!  She got a Good Luck box and is very happy.

·         Santa Claus came by with two elves (Julie and Emily from St. Anselm College) distributing gifts of socks for everyone.

·         Selected TEDtalks with positive themes have been well-received.

·         “Ike” came by to celebrate his new car; he beat the bottle and has held a job and housing for a year.

·         Project Homeless Connect at St. Joseph Cathedral gathered providers and resources for a day of giving to equip the homeless for the winter.  The Center and the Recipe for Success Program handled lunch.

·         Gary, our computer guru, equipped us with a better system. Thanks, Gary!

·         We welcomed Kelsey Grist as our new Americorps VISTA worker, filled with enthusiasm.

·         18 college students finished their work at the Center, fulfilling a variety of projects.

Five Weekly Highlight- November 16, 2012

• “Michael” is holding his job and has his own place!  Way to go!
• Several of our people are ringing bells for the Salvation Army!  Good for everyone!
• George & Marilyn responded abundantly to our urgent request for razors.  We are set for a good while.  Thank you so much!!
• Texas Instruments came through with a huge box of donated items, including personal care items and backpacks.  Wow!  Thanks to everyone at TI.
•  We have reached through 200 people per day in November.

Five Weekly Highlights- October 12, 2012

  ·  “Evan” moved into transitional housing earlier this week; he is so relieved

  ·   A former guest, who inherited some money, donated audiovisual equipment.

  · “Janet & Lon” are moving into a new place; they got a good luck box

  ·  Joel donated a copier for our office.

  · “FIVE WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS” IS ONE YEAR OLD!  Happy Birthday to us!

Five Weekly Highlights- October 19, 2012

 ·    Tasha, a volunteer, came in to help in the kitchen and decorate the walls with art from her  children’s preschool. Thanks, Tasha!

 ·“Tess” is so excited about the housing she is moving into in a few days.

 ·   Thanks to the good friends who stepped in with donations of razors and shaving cream.

 ·    A local job search consultant came in to offer a session for landing a job. Thanks, Mike!

 ·    A new system for recruiting in-house labor is working very well!