Our Hope Homes opened in three new locations in 2011. There is now a men’s recovery home in Reading, a women’s recovery home in Braddock and a home for graduates in the North Side.
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Start an Online Red Kettle for The Salvation Army
We are in the golden age of social media. Websites, widgets, and wordpress provide interactive and informative platforms for everything from learning about China to learning about our friends and family. Our eyes widen at the potential as we see our online communities collide and grow, and more information becomes accessible. But we assume that… Continue Reading
Women Share How POWER Changed Their Lives
Before & After Clean and sober for 19 years, Maria has worked as a nurse, a financial planner, an ordained minister, and a clothing designer. Before POWER: “I didn’t feel like I was living.” At POWER: “My counselor at POWER told me that I wasn’t a failure, I had a disease.” After POWER: “There are… Continue Reading
Network of Hope Spring 2011 Activities
Even if the weather is on delay, we’re moving forward toward LASTING CHANGE in the lives of individuals, families & communities. To learn more about anything you see here, visit our website NetworkOfHope.org , Email Us or Call the Central Office at 412-492-4030. Here’s our Spring Special Events: Spring Car Maintenance * Saturday, May 14th… Continue Reading
Light of Life Rescue Mission Transforms Lives
Each person whose path leads them to Light of Life Rescue Mission, whether it be as a first-time volunteer, a new neighbor on the North Side, a longtime donor, or someone who has just stumbled across our website, has enormous potential to help advance our mission to provide a home for the homeless, food for… Continue Reading
A POWER Success Story, Carla
Carla is a pioneer. She was one of the first women in Pittsburgh to be hired by U. S. Steel to work in its mills. She was also one of POWER’s first clients; she entered the halfway house in 1991, the year it opened. Carla was a steelworker for four years. First she repaired train… Continue Reading
Dana, Eight Years Clean and Sober
SUCCESS STORY: DANA Dana started drinking when she was 11 years old. Like so many young people, she did it to fit in. What started as a social activity developed, in Dana’s words, “into a full time job”. By age 16, she was a heroin addict. Somehow Dana managed to graduate from high school. Her… Continue Reading
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