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Housing-First and Assertive Community Treatment Take Time and Investment
By Terrence Sharrer, WOTS Issue 39 Terrence Sharrer, Project Recovery Supervisor at Interfaith Sanctuary Housing-First is a policy that offers permanent housing for those experiencing chronic...
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WHAT IS NONVIOLENT COMMUNICATION?
By Janet Kaufman Throughout the programs at Interfaith Sanctuary that support individuals’ growth and well-being—Project Well-Being, Project Recovery, Just Mad, and groups with parents and children—we...
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A TRUE HERO
By Gerri Graves Gerri Graves is an artist and writer currently experiencing homelessness in Boise. She regularly contributes stories documenting her experiences in the unhoused community to Word on...
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ART COLLECTIVE
By Julie Loomis Word on the Street Issue 40, February 2024 . . . I started coming to the Homeless Art Collective to give me something to do. I dabbled in painting pictures that someone else drew. I...
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CANDLEMAS
By Gerri Graves Word on the Street Issue 40, February 2024 . . . **EDITOR’S NOTE – this story centers around experiences with loss and suicidal ideation. If you are struggling or experiencing suicidal...
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MY FRIEND MADDIE
By Julie Loomis Word on the Street Issue 40, February 2024 . . . We all meet those people that are hard to forget – that is my friend Maddie. I met her when she was walking through the area where I...
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OBITUARY: MARGARET MONTROSE STIGERS
Word on the Street Issue 40, February 2024 . . . MARGARET MONTROSE STIGERS July 2, 1944 ~ December 20, 2023 A diva gained her wings this winter and Interfaith Sanctuary lost a wonderful advocate,...
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SERENITY
By Molly Nunamaker Word on the Street Issue 40, February 2024 . . . Show me serenity so I can find more serendipitous moments. Show me mercy so that I can find where my heart belongs. Bring me peace...
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SHELTER
By Julie Loomis Word on the Street Issue 40, February 2024 . . . Here in the cold I shiver and shake I seek shelter Out of the cold I see a light Out of the dark A place to lay Temporary a home Not...
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