by Donna Clark RN, Director We serve over 1,500 different people every year and will occasionally will receive a thank you card. It does feel good to have a client to show their gratefulness for our help. The other day a man walked into our office accompanying a new client asking for help. He looked… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: March 2019
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Stories from the Basement: February 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director Every year the Community Emergency Shelter (CESP) project starts in January and runs until March. This is a program that requires a great deal of commitment on the part of the hosting churches each week and is a 24/7 responsibility for the volunteers. The program has been in existence since… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: February 2019
Stories from the Basement: January 2019
by Donna Clark RN, Director It’s a new year and this time of year I become rather retrospective. We have helped a lot of people this past year and I believe we really made a positive difference in their lives. There’s the man who came to us in early spring with major attitude. He was… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: January 2019
Stories from the Basement: October 2018
by Donna Clark RN, Director 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… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: October 2018
Stories from the Basement: September 2018
by Donna Clark RN, Director She comes to the office each time we open. Sometimes it’s for only a few minutes and sometimes it’s for the full four hours we are open but, she is a regular with us. Skinny as a rail and talking a mile an hour she knows everyone, everything about them… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: September 2018
Stories from the Basement: August 2018
by Donna Clark RN, Director Summer time is usually a little slower for us and we can take a deep breath, reorganize our shelves and attend to things left undone. Not so this summer. We have seen an influx of new homeless people from Chicago, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and several other east coast states. When they… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: August 2018
Stories from the Basement: July 2018
by Donna Clark RN, Director Summer is here and the office is buzzing. Most of our clients are basically looking for a cool place to hang out and since our volunteers are providing lunches and goody bags to go we seem to draw many from the community. To meet the needs of those we serve,… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: July 2018
Stories from the Basement: May 2018
By Donna Clark RN, Director As you read this article H.O.P.E., Inc. will have celebrated 10 years of collaboration with Wicomico Presbyterian Church; providing services to the least, the lost, and the last of our community. This has been a time of reflection over the early years of this ministry. It began at God’s Kitchen… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: May 2018
Stories from the Basement: April 2018
By Donna Clark RN, Director Our Adult Dental Outreach has served many in our community but we have seen some heart breaking stories. We had a middle aged woman come to us escorted by her older sister requesting a large sum for dental care. The woman in need (Alice) was mentally challenged and was being… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: April 2018
Stories from the Basement: March 2018
By Donna Clark RN, Director The wind is blowing, it’s cold and wet, and our waiting room is almost empty. Checks come in the first of the month and combined with the weather we do not anticipate many clients today. It’s a good time to reflect and organize. One of our programs that I believe… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: March 2018
