Tag: Faith-based Organizations

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
March 29, 2024

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What Works

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, Faith-based Organizations, human stories}

Watering Previously-Parched Gardens

_{Marvin Olasky

March 29, 2024

What Works}

I lived for four days in a house with a dozen more, but have room today to relay only stories from four of them Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
March 22, 2024

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What Works

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, __featured, Faith-based Organizations, human stories, mental illness, shelter}

Journey of a Troubled Soul

_{Marvin Olasky

March 22, 2024

What Works}

That’s how Michael Porter described his experience after growing up in an abusive home and surrounding himself with drug addicts. Read More ›

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Marvin Olasky

Date
March 15, 2024

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What Works

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, __featured, Faith-based Organizations, shelter}

Bond, Austin Bond

_{Marvin Olasky

March 15, 2024

What Works}

I don’t think he’s unrealistic in hoping to communicate his new understanding to people unlikely to show up at church Read More ›

Homeless woman walking down abandoned track generative AI

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
March 1, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness

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, Faith-based Organizations, homelessness, human stories, shelter}

Everyone has Something Left to Lose

_{Marvin Olasky

March 1, 2024

Homelessness}

Many homeless people then and now are profoundly alone. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
February 23, 2024

Categorized
Fixers

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, __featured, drug addiction, Faith-based Organizations, housing, jobs, tiny houses}

Eden Village’s Tiny Homes

_{Marvin Olasky

February 23, 2024

Fixers}

It's becoming easier to construct tiny homes. It’s still hard to reconstruct lives. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
February 16, 2024

Categorized
Housing

Tagged
, Faith-based Organizations, homelessness, housing, tiny houses}

The Columbarium’s Testimony

_{Marvin Olasky

February 16, 2024

Housing}

“I have to pray ‘help me to love them.’” Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
February 9, 2024

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What Works

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, __featured, Faith-based Organizations, human stories, tiny houses}

Wedding Day in Eden

_{Marvin Olasky

February 9, 2024

What Works}

People become homeless for a variety of reasons, but the common denominator tends to be a lack of family support. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
January 26, 2024

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What Works

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, __featured, addiction, Faith-based Organizations, tiny houses}

Hard Choices in Eden

_{Marvin Olasky

January 26, 2024

What Works}

I’m full of admiration for Nate and Kelbi Schlueter, who with a tiny staff manage Eden Village’s population — 25 complicated individuals, all of whom have had hard lives. Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
January 19, 2024

Categorized
Housing

Tagged
, Faith-based Organizations, mental illness, tiny houses}

Not the Brady Bunch

_{Marvin Olasky

January 19, 2024

Housing}

But I relearned the importance of not making snap judgments. Victor Osburn, who is 55 and lives in 14E, said “I’m schizophrenic” and proceeded to warn me about the dangers surrounding Eden Village Read More ›

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
January 12, 2024

Categorized
Housing

Tagged
, Faith-based Organizations, housing, tiny houses, trauma}

Early Encounters

_{Marvin Olasky

January 12, 2024

Housing}

She was sometimes back with her mom, who had alcohol and drug problems. Read More ›