Hannah’s Story
Hannah joined our team in the fall of 2020, as a Nurse Care Manager. In her role, Hannah spends a lot of her time meeting with guests in our day shelter. Each morning she sets up her portable nurse’s station, right in the back of this hang out space, and gets ready to check in […]
From Fearful To Fulfilled
With a squirmy 10 month old in her arms, Beth came to the Access Center for the first time. The idea of spending the night in a shelter scared her, but when her Case Manager offered to carry her belongings to her room, she began to realize she would be ok. On the outside, Beth […]
Building Confidence
Deb is a Life Coach who spends much of her time working with women in their transition out of Water Street. One of her goals is to make sure when guests leave, they leave with confidence again, in themselves and in their relationship with God. Since many of our guests have dealt with loss or […]
Hugs from the Outreach Center
One day, Michele popped in to check out the Outreach Center – our community food bank. She waited in line for some groceries and looked around, reflecting on every face she saw. How did they end up here, she’d think. Then she thought about her own story. A back injury had put her out of […]
Finding Roots in the Bible
Work till you drop. That seemed like Jim’s mantra for many years. “Working 8 to 12 hour days, seven, eight, nine days a week!” he likes to joke now. At the time, working so hard wasn’t as funny. Jim spent so much of his life grinding away that he didn’t have time to focus on […]
Rewriting Her Story
As she packed her bags at 15, the last words Jess ever heard her mother say were, “I tried to have an abortion with you, and I failed.” The fallout left an enduring impact. Jess was always a bright and curious girl, raised in a family of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She was active in her church […]
Fulvio Reaches His Goals
As long as he could remember, the United States represented freedom to Fulvio, freedom he couldn’t find in Cuba. Despite what government propaganda said about the US, he decided that one day, he would see for himself. So, after saving enough money, Fulvio made a dangerous journey out of his homeland and into the United […]
Working With a New Purpose
At a young age, Randy was introduced to alcohol by his youth pastor. Even though he hated seeing what drinking did to his father, he would wind up following the same path, spending years battling addiction. In a strange twist of events, Randy married his youth pastor’s ex-wife, right out of high school. Taking in […]
What Are Safe People?
When Deanna came back to Water Street, she sat back, watching everyone around her distrustfully. It was a massive step of faith to return to Water Street, knowing she had been a guest here before. Until then, life had taught her that maybe it’s better not to put your trust in people or even make […]
Maria Makes A Choice
Maria is easy to pick out of a crowd, with her loud purple hair and outgoing personality. She can often be found sporting a bright red “Giant” t-shirt while at Water Street. She’ll come straight from work to put in some extra hours volunteering at the Outreach Center, our food distribution center. Volunteering is a […]