Dedicated.
This week’s blog post will be dedicated to you, volunteer, mentor, intern, donor, supporter. This past week Hosea was one of the vendors at a Family and Human Services (FHS) Intern fair at the University of Oregon. If you don’t know, Hosea is a partner with the FHS...
One-Year
A little over a year ago, I walked into the drop-in for the first time as a junior intern. I clearly remember setting foot in that small church basement, being simultaneously overwhelmed and captivated by all that was happening. Little did I know, the youth I would...
Fresh
We continue to be amazed by the support of the community and the individuals and business that call this place home. Over the course of the last three years we have partnered with local businesses and restaurants for, A Night For A Cause. You have probably seen a...
Keys
This past week, I got my own set of keys to the Youth House. As I let myself in for the first time and stood alone in what used to be the sanctuary of a church, it hit me how special this place was. It just feels so much like a home. Comfortable couches are arranged...
Together We Stand
Helping youth in Lane County create and sustain healthy lives away from the streets is a big mission. This is the mission we believe God has for Hosea and that we will follow. As a team at Hosea we do not know if we will ever fully eradicate youth homelessness but we...
What A Sweet Thing
“God doesn’t love us the way our parents loved us”. This is what I told one of the girls after sitting and talking with her for an hour and a half. This is also what someone once told me after I had experienced a similar situation six years ago. I sat there as she...
You Can Make A Difference Starting Tonight.
It has been overwhelming to see the response from the restaurants in our community to provide a Night For A Cause where restaurants partner with Hosea for a day or evening in which a certain percentage of proceeds or a certain dollar amount from beverages goes toward...
Mission (Being) Accomplished
With the auction quickly approaching in May, we have been working on compiling youth stories to be shared as a focal point for the auction. It is a neat way to display the stories behind the faces of the youth we serve at Hosea. We get to do life with and interact...
Ground Breaking
It’s not that I didn’t believe everyone when they told me how much support and excitement there was for the Youth House, it’s just that I didn’t understand it until the grand opening this last week. I started to get a clue as I pulled up to the renovated church and...
Light Out Of Darkness
After being brought on staff in the end of October, I have had the blessing of helping at the Drop-in Center twice a week. My first glimpse of life at the Drop-in Center was the Halloween Party and I remember feeling so nervous to talk to the youth. I was afraid that...
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Mailing Address:
834 Monroe Street
Eugene, OR 97402
Resource Center Physical Address:
(Inside the church on 8th & Monroe)
834 Monroe Street
Eugene, OR 97402
Most Urgent Needs
- YOU: Volunteers
- Monthly Support (Donations)
- Winter Garments (esp. coats)
- Clean, New Undergarments
- Backpacks & Jeans
- Camping Equipment
- Toiletries
- Paper and Cleaning Supplies
