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THANKS FOR YOUR FINANCIAL HELP! We received more donations in May, which we deeply appreciate, but we are still below the amount needed to sustain our work. Please donate. We just can't make it without your compassionate help! You can also donate securely on line with any major credit card. Look at the index on the left of this page, just click on the Donate index line, then click the Donate button on that page.
The photo shows the completed Women's House kitchen, with new sink and dishwasher and wallpaper border in place! The new fridge and range and cozy desk make it a welcoming place for women needing help.
Board NEWS: We again have room for five women at the Women's House location. We have again changed the configuration at our house for women and now have four beds full. The one-bedroom apartment needs some renovation, but may be able to accept a female occupant; call Women's Director Annie Daniels at 405-4088. In three to six months, the apartment will be used as another transitional site for women "graduates" who are ready to live independently, but still need some support.
Please pray for our women's and family programs. The need for safe, decent, warm, supportive housing is great. We help our residents, both men and women, to shake addictions, find a job and then obtain their own permanent housing. We are still having to turn away women with children and families, so we need to do even more.
As the photos show, the cheerful, light-flooded living and dining rooms are now furnished, as are all bedrooms. We still need a few things for the Women's House (see Wish List below). If you can donate anything, please call Men's Program Director Randy Tunnissen at 541-401-0773, or Women's Program Director Annie Daniels at 541-405-2212.
Please pray for our Women's and Men's Program Directors, Annie and Randy, and for our Board of Directors as we undergo restructuring and selection of an Executive Director. Our new Executive will oversee both Houses' Program Directors and will concentrate on capacity building and growing community support. We plan to refine our vision for future programs and strategic planning as we continue to work with our newly-hired consultant, Heidi Henry, financed by assistance from Meyer Memorial Trust.
We are currently updating our job crews. Our men's work crew did lot clearing, tree felling, and general cleanup last summer. We now have a combined men's and women's crew which is available for landscaping work, house cleaning, etc. If you have work to be done, please call either Annie or Randy (numbers listed above). The photo shows three of our residents on the shaded front porch of ChristWalk House for men. The house is located at the corner of Park and Isabella on the north end of town, 286 Park Street. We believe that Jesus Christ changes lives; we are a Christian organization. However, our services are open to people of all faiths or of no faith.
Our board members come from nine local churches—the First United Methodist Church,
the Lebanon Mennonite Church, the First Presbyterian Church, the Sweet Home Community Chapel,
The River Center, Lebanon Calvary Chapel, Crowfoot Baptist, Southside Church of Christ, and St. Bernard in Scio.
The ChristWalk House for Men is a beautiful place!
