Summer is here, and that means our Children’s Center is booming with children participating in summer programming! In Our Club, our out-of-school time program, more than 90 school-aged youth have access to tutoring, literacy resources, STEM programming, and much more on school-out days. Our Club creates a safe place for the growth and wellbeing of […]
Norma grew up one of nine children on a family farm in Sweet Home, Arkansas. In her youth, her focus was on supporting her family’s farming operation and she never graduated from high school. She married young and worked at the local VA as a caregiver for twenty-four years while she raised her family. Once
In his thirteen months at Our House, Courtney has shown that with hard work and wise-decision making, reaching all of your goals is possible. After losing his job and going through a divorce, Courtney floated between hotels and couches before making the tough choice to check in to a shelter just two days before Christmas—his
Sometimes a perfect storm of circumstances lead to unexpected homelessness. Greg never thought he’d be checking in to a shelter, but when a combination of divorce and a disability that made working difficult collided, Greg came to Our House. Greg was struggling to do the movement and heavy lifting he was used to, so a
Hanna came to Our House in April of last year when she found herself homeless and had nowhere else to go. Since then, Hanna has completely turned her life around! For 8 months, Hanna has felt the security of having a steady job and is acclimating herself to being in the workforce again as she
Without a GED, Shamya was having difficulty finding employment that would support her family of three children, leading her to become homeless and to move in with her sister. Shamya heard about the Job Training program at Our House and quickly came to the Career Center to get started! Shamya worked as a job trainee
Tracy came to Our House at the end of last year looking for a fresh start after exiting both prison and rehab. A counselor at her rehab facility directed Tracy to Our House as a place to meet good people, refocus, and get connected to resources to keep her life moving in the right direction.
Losing a job and apartment is the last thing any new mom wants to experience while being pregnant. Because of her pregnancy, Alexis was having trouble getting hired anywhere new and continued to bounce between different apartments, on the verge of being homeless. Alexis heard that Our House was the place to come if you
Our clients are using the skills they learn at Our House to start their own businesses! Hezekiah was recommended to come to Our House last year after falling on hard times. After coming to the Shelter one evening, Hezekiah felt uncertain of what a shelter would hold and didn’t stay for the night. However, the
We see many new faces at Our House each day, but in our Children’s Programs we are lucky to grow up alongside youth that have been with us for years! Zoie, now an 11 year old at eStem, has been with us in Our Club, our out-of-school time program since Kindergarten! Not only has Zoie
