by Donna Clark, Director The holiday season is over and the H.O.P.E., Inc. office just opened Tuesday. We had received grant money to continue our Adult Dental Outreach and the reception room was full of people trying to obtain help for many different issues. It was chaotic, loud, and the room was full of a… Continue reading Stories from the Basement January 2023
Category: Stories from the Basement
Stories From the Basement November 2022
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark RN, Director Food is key in all of our lives. Meal times are more than just a time to eat but, are often a time for families to connect or groups of people to socialize. Meals also provide a time to… Continue reading Stories From the Basement November 2022
Stories from the Basement October 2022
by Donna Clark RN, Director Collaboration has always been at the root of our agency’s outreach and we do what is needed to meet the needs of our clients. Every other Tuesday we now have an exciting event going on in the Wicomico Presbyterian Church parking lot; showing what working together can really accomplish. The… Continue reading Stories from the Basement October 2022
Stories from the Basement September 2022
by Donna Clark RN, Director It’s hard to believe but we are in the final four months of the year! This has been a difficult year for many and especially the underserved in our community. There has been little consistency in how to obtain health insurance, food stamps, social security cards, and other things needed… Continue reading Stories from the Basement September 2022
Stories from the Basement August 2022
by Donna Clark RN, Director I looked out into the waiting area two weeks ago and there were 40 people waiting for services. Glancing at the clock, I realized it was only a half an hour after we opened. I knew that some were there for dental assistance, some for lunch, but the rest were… Continue reading Stories from the Basement August 2022
June 2022
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark RN, Director We here at H.O.P.E., Inc. look forward to Tuesdays and Thursdays when we come to the church and serve the clients who see us. The major needs remain birth certificates and dental care but, the unspoken needs are the… Continue reading June 2022
Stories from the Basement May 2022
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark RN, Director Spring is here and hope follows closely behind. The cold weather shelter closed in early March; having struggled through the winter finding enough volunteers to maintain a safe shelter for adult males and providing shelter, warmth, meals, and love.… Continue reading Stories from the Basement May 2022
Stories from the Basement January 2022
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark, Director A new year is upon us and many of us wax nostalgic about things that happened in the previous year. We here at HOPE have been discussing our clients and what has happened to them over the past year. Thanks… Continue reading Stories from the Basement January 2022
Stories from the Basement November 2021
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark, Director Services to the homeless have improved greatly since this ministry began in 1997. Back then, there was no state medical assistance, one shelter in the area with very limited beds, and only two places working to feed the hungry on… Continue reading Stories from the Basement November 2021
Stories from the Basement September 2021
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark, Director The agency has recently had to stop promising to pay for dental care while we wait for the promissory letters we have sent out to meet their expiration dates. We hope that after the first of the year we will… Continue reading Stories from the Basement September 2021
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