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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 sense of the discipline they once lived with.
Not all the residents are veterans ...
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 disorder symptoms or thoughts of suicide, plus the continual nightmares that plague ...
“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 process and a lot of rules and a lot of surveillance cameras, and we have a ...