The City Mission in general focuses so much on hope, and bringing hope to the people around us, and I know for me it even served as hope for myself when you’re in a desperate situation. –Brittany Kimlingen, Pathways Intern.…
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The City Mission in general focuses so much on hope, and bringing hope to the people around us, and I know for me it even served as hope for myself when you’re in a desperate situation. –Brittany Kimlingen, Pathways Intern.…
We started implementing some new and exciting things here at the Crossroads Men’s Crisis Center at The City Mission that we’d love to share with you! We have been rolling out some new program upgrades as part of our short-…
Hear from intern, Emily Sigmon, as she witnesses client transformation first-hand during a Laura’s Home Women’s Crisis Center program. Laura’s Home interns get to see what it’s like to work each day with women and children in crisis, build relationships…
About a month ago we highlighted upgrades and programs new to the Crossroads Men’s Crisis Center at The City Mission thanks to incredible community support; one of these changes was the addition of Crossroads Culinary Kitchen, a culinary arts training…
Below is a guest blog written by Jill, a returning participant to The City Mission’s Running with a Mission 5k ran at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on June 22, 2013. The run was presented by the Sherwin Williams Women’s Club.…
In my life I have run nearly 400 races, but today’s was different. I stepped up to the starting line, sun becoming hot in the early morning, temperatures and anxiety rising. The crowd was chatting excitably and lunging out their…
Never in my life did I imagine I would be line dancing to the Cupid Shuffle in a prison courtyard surrounded by barbed wire and 590 inmates. But this unreal situation is where I found myself one weekend last month. …
As Christmas day approaches, talk often turns to gratitude and the things in our lives for which we are thankful. Typically, the responses center around being grateful for family, health, jobs but how many of us are thankful for something…
If you’re anything like me, when January 1 rolls around I’m full of great intentions and lofty(ish) goals. I’ll spend less time on Facebook, eat less chocolate, lose 5 pounds, save more money, spend more hours at the gym –…
Would you believe me if I told you that there are more people in slavery today than ever before in our history? You might respond that it’s impossible; slavery has been outlawed hundreds of years ago. Unfortunately, modern day…