Archive for June 2014
"I feel untouchable" – Associated Ministries is making a difference
Where do I start….. My life was weird and violent before I met you guys [Associated Ministries staff]: people passing away, never staying at one school, always having to make…
Read MoreThe homeowners add to the fulfillment! Please volunteer. You won’t regret it.
My wife, Mary, and I have coordinated Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful crews for about 20 years.  Our church, Spanaway Lutheran, has painted a house each year since 1990.  Does it take work?…
Read More"…he wished there were more people like him in this world."
Here’s a story my niece sent me about her husband who stopped to help someone who was struggling. Â This story took me back to a saying I recently encountered and…
Read MoreNow Available: Notes from AM's Community Conversation on Housing and Homelessness
What definition should we use to determine if someone is homeless? Who is homeless? And why are there so many people experiencing homeless from Puyallup, Sumner, Bonney Lake, Spanaway/Parkland, and…
Read MoreRally the Troops! Sign up for Paint Beautiful today!
Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful is about to embark on its 30th summer of painting houses for low-income homeowners! We still need volunteer groups and individuals to sign up to paint a…
Read MoreThere is no need for a kid to sleep in Wright Park!
This piece was written by Maureen Larson Bonck and Mike Bonck, Proud SHS Host Family. Associated Ministries, Shared Housing Services, REACH, VADIS, and Oasis Center partner closely to provide housing…
Read MoreTogether We Can Make a Difference – The Host Home Program
Carley Cysensky, a staff member at Shared Housing Services, wrote this description of their Host Home Program. Associated Ministries works closely with this organization to change the lives of homeless…
Read More"Invaluable is the word…" – Meet Wendy Morris
Invaluable is the word that comes to mind when Associated Ministries’ new Volunteer Coordinator, Wendy Morris, thinks of volunteers. Tasked with coordinating the volunteer program at Associated Ministries, Wendy is responsible…
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