Applebee’s Raises $3325 for Shepherd’s House
A big THANK YOU to Applebee's for raising $3325 for our ministry! I want to also thank the Komets for honoring veterans and allowing the presentation to occur on the ice!
Shepherds House Opens Veterans Wing
Written By: Scott Sarvay
Date: June 18, 2010
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - A social services group in Fort Wayne will start helping local homeless veterans.
The Shepherds House is opening a veteran's wing, which will include 8-beds, a living room, a kitchen and a dining room.
The wing is designed to give homeless vets a warm place to stay and help them find work.
But Shepherds House staff members say more help is needed.
Shepherd's House Founder Barb Cox says, "I need elevator repairs, I need a sprinkler system installed. I need some little things, to the tune ...
Shepherd’s House Nonprofit Organization Needs Local Help for Renovations
The Fort Wayne non-profit needs your help. Shepherd's House is a place for homeless vets and veterans dealing with addictions.
Right now, Shepherd's House has the supplies about 50 veterans but they do not have the adequate space needed to prepare those meals.
Shepherd's House Co-Founder Barb Cox and the veterans who live at the house say they're tired of just making due with their current kitchen. Now they've decided to move forward with their plans to renovate the 50,000 square foot home.
Although that sounds like plenty of space, they say it's not nearly enough ...
Shepherd’s House offers a fresh start for veterans
Written by: Elbert Starks III of The News-Sentinel
Up for the day by 7 a.m.
Lights out by 11 p.m.
In between, everybody cleans the living spaces – showers, toilets, floors, walls. Everybody has specific duties, including rotation in the kitchen.
Seniority and adherence to rules means residents are eligible for privileges, not automatically granted them. Failure to comply with those rules means the likely loss of privileges and stripping of seniority.
That’s how the military works, and the rules at Shepherd’s House, 519 Tennessee Ave., give homeless veterans a ...
A shepherd for veterans in need
Local site offers more than room and board
Written by: Deidre Dorsett of the Journal Gazette
As the granddaughter of a World War II and Korean War veteran and the daughter of a father who served two tours in Iraq, I have deep respect for those who serve.
American soldiers put their lives on the line to protect and guarantee our freedom. Sometimes, they pay the price of dealing with invisible wounds and the trauma they faced while in the war zone long after they return home. Many veterans seek out drugs and alcohol to avoid depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress ...
“We thrive on this ministry and on being able to see the hand of God and the goodness of this community on a daily basis”
Written By: Doug LeDuc of Business Weekly
Name: Barbara Cox
Title: Co-founder
Organization: Shepherd’s House
Location: 519 Tennessee Ave.
Founded: 1998
Serves: Up to 47 residents recovering from alcohol or drug addiction, mostly homeless military veterans
Website: shepherdshouse.org
How would you describe Shepherd’s House?
Shepherd’s House is like a giant home with a lot of structure for a multitude of people who find themselves feeling hopeless because they’re addicted to drugs or have alcohol problems; 99 percent of them are veterans.
We have an intake ...