Look to a Star As sunlight lessens daily, and clouds pervade where once we noted brightness, we might take on a gloomy outlook. Perhaps you could use a little inspiration, a little information to help us know how much we have to be thankful for and how fortunate we are to enjoy the simple things like family and health and life’s necessities. Read on…

Loose Connections Sometimes the families that come through our Shelter are only loosely connected. The couple may not have lived together before arriving to stay with us, and thus their time at St. Mary’s is the time that they really get to know each other. Read on…

Congratulations Recently our staff was invited to a testimonial dinner arranged by our partner agency, Open Hearth. The festivities were planned to celebrate the accomplishments of families in their savings program– FSP. Read on…

Two Families This spring two families of interest to our readers have stayed with us. One is a single mom taking the steps to become independent of a bad relationship. What is remarkable about her (I’ll call her Madonna) is her devotion to her children. Read on…

Second Chances In those 23 families who came through the Shelter this year, we had one young mother and her small child with us last fall. The father of her child died and she had no one to take her in, so she came to us. Read on…

Real Tenacity Corrine Jones (not her real name) and her son, Benjamin, arrived at St. Mary’s in the wintertime. She had been staying with family but both parties knew it was time for her to get out on her own. While she was with us, she found work, and we were able to use some of our grant dollars to repair her car. Read on…