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Shepherd’s House Interview (Wowo)

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Hidden Heroes – Aimmie Jenkins

"When we take care of ourselves first, we are so much more effective at helping our husbands. Caring for us is easily forgotten; but it is essential! It is not selfish, but it is scary." Read the whole story

WOWO’s Penny Pitch

WOWO's first big fundraising push will be during the Fort Wayne Komets hockey game on November 23. WOWO staffers and Shepherd's House volunteers will be accepting donations before and after the game.


Shepherds House from The Chapel


Veteran marries after finding hope at Shepherd’s House

Written By: Jamie Duffy Date: April 24, 2016 The weather was perfect Sunday when the bride, Samantha Hicks, walked down the aisle and up the steps with her stepfather, Jimy Crouse. Guests were seated in front of the stone railing draped in white tulle, blue ribbon and flowers at The Shepherd's House on Tennessee Avenue. They watched as the groom, Brandon Krontz, 31, stood on the flag-draped porch, awaiting his bride. Nearly 100 family members, friends and veterans, many of whom reside at the Shepherd's House, were there to watch as Tracey Barr, house manager and ordained minister, officiated with her husband, Kenny, also a house manager. A full ...

Shepherd’s House was a life-changer for Keeler

Written By: Joe Shouse Date: November 09, 2016 FORT WAYNE – We live in a world where drugs are prevalent in all directions and places. It's not just large cities or far away lands but it is near - very near. No town, no community, no family is exempt from the horror of drugs, drug addiction, and even alcohol abuse. Talk to any law enforcement group and they will tell you drugs is life's detour that will destroy. In the sleepy communities of Paulding County, the pain that drug and alcohol abuse brings is very much alive. In the midst of destruction, whether it be hooked on heroin or drinking “one more” in order to sleep at night, there is ...

Sagamore Award

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Shepherd’s House wins praise for makeover

Written By: Jeff Wiehe Date: June 18, 2010 The chairman of the local GOP spoke, offering some heartfelt words about his own family, and the governor offered praise about what’s being done at Shepherd’s House, a transitional living facility for veterans just north of downtown. But the newspaper reporters and television cameramen on Tuesday all wanted to speak to Barbara Cox. "I am beyond excited," said Cox, the co-founder of the facility. "This is the best day in the history of Shepherd’s House." What brought Steve Shine, head of the Allen County Republican Party, and Gov. Mike Pence to the front porch of the Tennessee Avenue former-hospital...

Shepherd’s House: A respite for veterans

Written By: KPC News Service Date: August 16, 2016 FORT WAYNE — Gov. Mike Pence, state Rep. Dennis Zent and judges Frances Gull, Tom Felts and John Surbeck recently visited Shepherd’s House, a transitional living center for homeless veterans struggling with addictions. The visitors were there presumably to tour the facility at 519 Tennessee Ave. The real reason, it turned out, was to present the Sagamore of the Wabash award to founders Lonnie and Barb Cox. Taken completely by surprise, Barb Cox said “we were in shock.” She added, “We were very pleased that the work we’ve been doing here in helping homeless veterans reclaim their lives ...