Navigating Solutions with Arynn Payne | Healing and Hope in Medical Respite This month’s blog is written by Arynn Payne, Medical Respite Care Coordinator Imagine being discharged from the hospital with stitches still fresh, pain medication in hand, and nowhere to go: no bed, no quiet place to heal or call your doctor to ask…
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Change and Hope | A Letter from Jill It’s been almost a month since the Johnson Street Shelter closed, and we’re finding our new rhythm at the Poverello Center. Our main shelter on Broadway is nearly full every night and we anticipate reaching capacity very soon. Our staff, smaller than last year due to lost
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Volunteer Spotlight: Megan Pfau The annual fall Pumpkins for the Pov campaign relies on one important ingredient: pumpkins. With the help of a local farmer who has a heart for improving the world around her, we can bring them to stores! Megan Pfau inherited a beautiful plot of land, just under 10 acres, when her
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Program Spotlight: Direct Care Our Direct Care staff is our largest team, and their day-to-day work keeps the Poverello Center running. The first aspect of the direct care job is working with people, which can be a big task in a place as busy as our shelter. Within just one hour, someone might be arriving
Staff Spotlight: Dave Paddock The Poverello Center often refers to our direct care staff as the “front line” of service providers, because they are the first people to see a guest when they enter the building. If you’ve stopped in for a meal, to drop off a donation, or to volunteer, you might have met
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Navigating Solutions with Kristen Border Patton | A Port in the Storm: Steady Shelter Through Change This month’s blog is written by Kristen Border Patton, Director of Operations Earlier this month, the Johnson Street Shelter closed. This is a huge loss for the community, and a major change for the Poverello Center, which oversaw the
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