Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark, Director It takes a village to raise a child is an African proverb that means that an entire community of people must interact with children for those children to experience and grow in a safe and healthy environment.… Continue reading Stories from the Basement February 2020
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Stories from the Basement January 2020
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark, Director Working with people who are marginalized for a long period of time you have a tendency to overlook small triumphs. Triumphs in their lives are major factors; improving the way they live, deal with those around them, and… Continue reading Stories from the Basement January 2020
Stories from the Basement: December 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director Thank you to everyone who has donated to the agency. Your response was just over whelming to me and the staff. We have not had to decrease any services and are looking forward to a successful year. The church sermon yesterday was based on Matthew 3: 1-12 and focused on… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: December 2019
Stories from the Basement: November 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director The holiday season is here and donations are starting to come through the door. Warm clothing and other necessary supplies are getting replaced and processed out to the clients. We plan to once again this year to have a community Thanksgiving dinner on Monday, November 25, 2019 between 10:30 and… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: November 2019
Stories from the Basement: October 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director This morning has been busy especially since the Joseph House is closed. There were 20 people waiting when I pulled up in the parking lot and even before I got to the door, clients were asking me for special assistance. As the doors opened, various clients immediately started to make… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: October 2019
Stories from the Basement: September 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director I have two small notes taped to my desk and they are so old that they are faded and torn. One is the Fruits of the Spirit and the other is a list of behaviors, both guiding us to the Christian way of life. This morning we had a client… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: September 2019
Stories from the Basement: July 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director Our fiscal year ended June 30th and now is the time we review our data and see just what we have accomplished in the past year. I found the statistics very surprising. In the office alone we saw 1386 different people with 1214 of them new clients. Another startling piece… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: July 2019
Stories from the Basement June 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director This has been an interesting week to say the least! Both the Joseph House and HALO were closed this week for summer break and cleaning; leaving us to be the only place to provide respite and assistance. On Monday we saw 75 different people come through our doors looking for… Continue reading Stories from the Basement June 2019
Stories from the Basement: May 2019
by Donna Clark, RN Sometimes it take a village to help some people. We have one client that has been coming to us for services since 2015. He is 68 years old and homeless here in Salisbury. A veteran, he has been a client and housed under the Veteran Outreach in our community, then housed… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: May 2019
Stories from the Basement: April 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director One of the things we feel proud about in our office is our commitment to treating each person who enters our doors with love and respect. The feeding program has certainly expanded our outreach to the community and it is truly an example of the story in Matthew chapter14. Melody… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: April 2019
