Winter Overnight Shelter for Homeless Men
New River Valley
"To
Our House (TOH) is an interfaith and community services volunteer
organization, serving single, homeless men in the New River Valley of
Southwest Virginia. With great success in its first year, the
organization provided 403 shelter nights, 1,209 meals; with the
contribution of 290 volunteers from 29 different host and support
congregations and service organizations.
During the second season in 2011-2012,
the program extended from 11 weeks to 21 weeks; provided 907 shelter
nights, and 2,721 meals; and utilized 1,191 volunteers from 53 different
host and support congregation and service organizations.
The community support and dedication to
TOH is phenomenal. As the start of the third season is well underway,
the group is excited to engage the community while providing the basic
needs of shelter and food to homeless men of the New River Valley. Check
back for updates!"
End of Season 2 newsletter is out
 The 2011-2012 To Our House (TOH) season got under way after months of preparation and gathering volunteers. Each new week began with cots and boxes of supplies being transported to the next site, volunteers setting up the cots, putting sheets, handcrafted quilts made by the Blacksburg Quilt Guild and pillows on them.
Throughout each week, there were dozens of volunteers preparing and serving meals, staying overnight, washing towels and washcloths, making last-minute runs to the grocery store.
Each night brought transportation, meals, hot showers (when available), card games, movies and conversations. The men talked about life, frustrations about finding jobs and about family members they are not in touch with anymore.
Some talked about their childhood and being rejected. As the week went on, there were more conversations about life, about family who’ve disowned them, what it is like to be homeless, wanting to fit in, growing up in foster care, being in jail, being in a psychiatric hospital -read the full newsletter
News from New River Valley
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Celebration on 25th April
Appreciation and Celebration evening on the 25th of April at Blacksburg Presbyterian Fellowship Hall (more details on the image attachment below)
Posted Apr 18, 2013, 6:09 PM by Web Admin
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Weeks 20 & 21
Posted Apr 18, 2013, 6:04 PM by Web Admin
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