"Eli" found a home! Eli is a veteran and a senior citizen. He had suddenly found himself homeless, without
You never know what someone’s walking through. On the outside, it may seem like life is working perfectly for them. But on the inside, chaos and unknowns reign.
Babies bring such joy to a family. The sweet smiles, little giggles and all ten fingers and toes are gifts that keep giving. And babies around the holidays? What could be even better than that?!?! But for one of the families we serve, they will spend more time around a hospital Christmas tree, than one at home.
Asking for help takes courage. And for some, coming to our drive-thru food bank is the first step in starting a new path. Clients feel comfort when talking to the friendly faces there to serve them. Relationships and community start to build. And then trust and openness start to happen.
We at POM are so blessed by our community partners. When we all unite to help a client who’s struggling, we achieve more than any one of us could do alone. And we have the absolute privilege of sharing one of those stories with you today.
You know that feeling with you get into a routine and you just do things without even thinking about them? Maybe it’s the drive into work each morning. You get to the office and you don’t even remember how you got there. You think to yourself, “did I leave the coffee machine on?” Routines are good, don’t get me wrong. But sometimes, we focus so much on the routine, that we miss little surprises along the way.
