Homelessness among Female Veterans is on the Rise
Image: GAO According to a study conducted by the Government Accountability Office, homelessness among female veterans has increased by over 140% since 2006. According to the study, female veterans may encounter a higher risk of homelessness because “they have disabling psychological conditions, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder, often resulting from experiencing military sexual trauma, or are single mothers facing challenges with readjustment to civilian life.” To learn more about this issue...
read moreWhat is GoodSearch?
Watch this video to learn more GoodSearch! GoodSearch allows YOU to raise money for Shalom every time you search the internet. Pretty cool, huh? Launched in 2005, GoodSearch donates 50 percent of its sponsored search revenue to an organization of your choosing – like Shalom. You use GoodSearch exactly as you would any other search engine. Want to learn more about homelessness issues? A search for “homelessness” on GoodSearch will earn Shalom approximately a penny. Doesn’t sound like much….but pennies can add up...
read moreYou Fight It ‘One Day at a Time’
“I think that the Shalom Center is a wonderful place… If it wasn’t for this place not only would I be lost, but many others would be, too.” Joyce spent much of her younger days in trouble. Addicted to cocaine, she was in and out of jail. But two years ago and just released from jail, Joyce wanted to turn her life around. However, she had trouble finding gainful employment because of her criminal record. Her troubled past also prevented her from accessing aid like food stamps. Soon, Berry and her young daughter were homelessness and...
read moreCarlisle Employees Compete for Shalom
On September 8, Carlisle Industrial Brake & Friction employees held a fierce, but friendly competition to benefit the Shalom Community Center. Over the course of the evening, two teams vied to see who could collect the most toiletry donations at local stores. They asked shoppers to purchase extra items like shampoo, soap, and deodorant that they could the donate to Shalom. After collecting the donations, they convened at Shalom to weigh the items and celebrate the drive’s success. The Carlisle group was able to collect over 286 pounds of...
read moreA Place to Call Home
The tale of Rob Deckard and Amy Boyce is not what most people would consider a typical love story. Rob and Amy met on the streets. Both of them were homeless with no place to go. As fate would have it, they met each other one night at a local shelter. Soon, the two fell madly in love. The pair had both made mistakes in their lives, but together they wanted to turn things around. Amy, who suffers from seizures and bipolar disorder, tried adamantly to get her disability benefits restored. Rob searched unrelentingly for work. However, they still...
read moreShining the Light…
Greetings Posters! I hope your September is well underway! I hope you’ll find the Shalom Blog a safe place to express yourself and your own unique experiences. We look forward to hearing what you have to say! We recommend that you read the comments of other posters as well in order to get to know each other. Please remember to read with an open mind and heart. Please be respectful when commenting. This week’s question will allow you to reflect on how volunteering (or working!) at Shalom has impacted you… What have you learned...
read moreWelcome Volunteers!!!
Dear Shalom Volunteers… This blog is part of a group we’re starting called ‘SAALT’- Shalom Awareness, Action, & Leadership Team. Salt is often called the “fifth element” after water, air, fire, and earth. SAALT will be the fifth element of Shalom after Volunteers, Guests, Employees, and Administration, seeking to empower all volunteers to become leaders of social change. We plan to meet in October to discuss individual concerns, stories, and to reflect on service at the Center. Information about this meeting will be announced...
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