At the Heart Ministry Center we think it is extremely important to celebrate successes and achievements. One of the best times for us to do this is during the graduations of our Fresh Start Job Placement Program participants. Fresh...
The Heart Ministry offers a variety of services to its clients. There’s a food pantry, medical clinic, dental clinic, legal services, case management/social work services and job training/placement programs. While all of these things are helpful to those in...
The Heart Ministry Center today announced plans to change its client clothing assistance services, effective March 30. Going forward, the focus will shift from a clothing closet to a clothing assistance program coordinated by the Center’s case management team....
If you ask the state patrol, I am not a good driver. Over the past 15 years, I have had the “pleasure” of several traffic stops for rolling through a stop sign, driving too fast, failing to yield, and...
The biggest misconception I hear about is people needing our services are either entitled or personally did something to put themselves in a position of need. This could not be farther from the truth. In fact, a large number...
I do not have many profound thoughts for the day. Instead I cannot quit thinking about Deandre. Deandre comes to the Center each night in search of dinner. At 13-years-old, Deandre is entirely self-sufficient. Ironically enough, Deandre is still...
I am not trying to gain sympathy for me or the rest of the staff when I write about the tough things we see. More than anything else, my goal is to simply educate and publicize the inexplicable poverty...
Oftentimes, I think society takes a paternalistic approach when helping people in need. We look at the poorer members of society as being lesser and needing us to save them. Case in point, we call the wealthy the upper...