While I was out with our fantastic volunteers cleaning up encampment litter at Veteran’s Memorial Park in Port Orchard on June 27th, I received an email asking me to stop because what we are doing is “ruining Kitsap.” It’s not the first time I’ve received similar messages, not by a long shot, so I thought it would be prudent for me to put our response on the record.
Read More2019 was a blast and here we review everything we accomplished together. Thank you for your support, we’re already doing great things in 2020 and can’t do any of it without you!
Read MoreSequim’s Olympic Ambulance teamed up with Northwest Hospitality to help a patient stay in their home, removing 4,800 pounds of trash to the dump so the patient can go on to receive home healthcare and other services required by their current circumstances.
Read MoreIt has been WILD here at NWH lately
Read MoreYour homework assignment, should you choose to accept it: Consider what it would take for you to become homeless and share some scenarios in the comments.
Read MoreA little over 1 year ago, I shared an update about our resource database and it’s only gotten more awesome and way more useful since then. View our list of resources here!
Read MoreEach year, during our fundraising benefit, we invite local musicians to perform and this year is no different! We will have Nick Droz and The Sky Colony Duo joining us this time around and we couldn’t be more excited! Each group has their own mellow, acoustic sound with hints of rock, psychedelic, and pop in the mix.
Read MoreAs a society, we could choose to provide the resources to get people sheltered. Instead, it has been our choice to treat a lifetime of mistakes, or just one big one, as a life sentence to misery and isolation. We should not be placing additional burdens between people and a safe place to call home while they work out their issues.
Read MoreCongrats to Coffee Oasis for their new location in Pierce county. After a lot of hard work they have a new area to serve and will do great things there :)
Read MoreWe have an incredible, growing community and my goal with this new category of posts is to encourage an incremental increase in the types and frequency of outreach. I’d like to harness the power of our numbers by posting an “assignment” once per month. I invite everybody who reads this to share it around, try to complete the assignment, and, if called to do so, write about your experience in the comments section.
Read MoreWhat attracted Jack to serve his neighbors and NWH?
Read MoreJack reviews our month of June in his first blog post for NWH
Read MoreAnton was invited to share NWH’s management database on a podcast he listens to, BuiltOnAir. You can enjoy the audio but if you want to walk through the base then you can watch on YouTube. They’re both available on the BuiltOnAir Episode Page.
Read MoreYay! Our new hospitality cards are working (well enough to be useful anyway)! :)
Read MoreRaffling a cutting board, handmade by Franklin High School Woodshop, to support our emergency mask program
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