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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
Stories from the Basement August 2020
Stories from the Basement Help and Outreach Point of Entry, Inc. by Donna Clark, Director Most of us have been struggling with lack of motivation, depression, and fear during these unprecedented times. Although Public Health Providers have been predicting this pandemic for years, it still is scary when it is on our front doorstep. Life… Continue reading Stories from the Basement August 2020
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: 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: October 2017
by Donna Clark RN, Director Today has been a very busy day at the office. We have helped people order their birth certificates, schedule trips to MVA with us to pay for their ID’s (needed for employment and housing), agreed to pay co pays for prescriptions and helped complete various forms for benefits the clients… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: October 2017
Stories from the Basement: March 2016
by Donna Clark RN, Director Life here in the basement can get very hectic and demanding but all of us walk away feeling blessed at the end of the day. When clients come to us for help we do all we can to meet their needs. Most of the time we are able to help… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: March 2016
Stories from the Basement: June 2015
by Donna Clark RN, Director This has been a very busy month! As one volunteer opened for services this morning I was running late running to the bank and post office. Interviews were already in progress and the Insurance Navigator from Social Service was seeing clients. Suddenly I was approached by two volunteers who wanted… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: June 2015
Stories from the Basement: May 2014
By Donna Clark RN, Director It’s a rainy day and really too wet for anyone to go out in the weather. Our office has been slow today but some have braved the weather to get assistance. We are blessed to be able to provide a place for the homeless to get out of the weather.… Continue reading Stories from the Basement: May 2014
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