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Fall 2008 Newsletter You provide a place of healing! Inside: See how far your compassion reaches; Stories of transformation and hope. |
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Summer 2008 Newsletter You're bringing hope to our community! Inside: Our plans for summer outreach; Jeff's transforming journey. |
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Spring 2008 Newsletter Your support changes lives! Inside: How you made a difference in 2007; A new life for Mike; Living out the Gospel |
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December 2007 Newsletter "The Year In Review": I hope you are encouraged to read what we accomplished together in 2007! We prevented hunger by providing over 218,000 meals... |
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September 2007 Newsletter "Sometimes, one day is all it takes.": Many homeless people need long-term help. But sometimes all that's needed is a meal or a safe place to sleep. Recently I found out about one family that only needed one day of help... |
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May 2007 Newsletter "Stockton's Teacher Training with a Mission program encourages FLC children": Ten-year-old Anteneka came to the Family Life Center with her mother and two younger sisters...Her stressful life made it difficult to concentrate on homework and her grades suffered... |
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February 2007 Newsletter "ACRM Literacy and GED Program helps residents in practical living...": "I'm 44 years old. I finished 12th grade, but I could hardly read," said Joseph. "Filling out job applications has always been hard for me... |
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November/December 2006 Newsletter "This is the best I've been in my whole life...": Amelia and her two children came to the Mission's Family Life Center in June. They moved into their own apartment just a few weeks ago. "I'm looking forward to Christmas this year and I'm trying to make it the best Christmas ever for my kids. We haven't had a lot of nice Christmases... |
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August 2006 Newsletter "I Never Realized There Were Place Like This...": John came to the Mission last fall and resides in the Mission's men's shelter. "Most of my life I have suffered from depression. About two years ago, I lost my job of twelve years - the company went out of business... |
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May 2006 Newsletter "All I Really Want...": Catherine is 69 years old and a disabled widow. She has resided in the Rescue Mission's women's shelter since December. "My story begins last August. I was at my vanity table applying makeup when all the electricity went off... |
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February 2006 Newsletter The Mission Helps Find A Home: It’s a landlord’s market. So many potential renters, so little affordable housing. A landlord can pick and choose his tenants. And Mandisha, a single mother of two residing in the Family Life Center, was never anyone’s first choice... |
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December 2005 Newsletter Christmas Letter: Dear Mr. Southrey, I am writing this letter to express my utmost gratitude to you and this mission in which I am living. I had come here beaten up by my addiction... |
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June 2005 Newsletter Mother, Trying To Go It Alone, Turns To The Mission: Earning too much income to qualify for welfare doesn’t mean you won’t end up homeless. This is what Sharon found out before she came to our Family Life Center... |
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March 2005 Newsletter Something Greater - Volunteers and staff guide a displaced mother toward a better life and a greater faith: Desiree is a hard-working, loving mother of two small children. “I was not going to see my kids in the street,” Desiree says. “It wasn’t their fault that their dad left us. So I had to do something... |
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November 2004 Newsletter "The Biggest Winner in AC - By a resident of the Atlantic City Rescue Mission" Let me tell you of a place I found in Atlantic City - like no other. .. |
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August 2004 Newsletter Donor Finds Refuge at the Mission: "I used to donate to the Mission back when I was on my own,” Rita says. She had recently come out of an abusive relationship and became homeless... |
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May 2004 Newsletter A Very Merry 2003 in the FLC: "Every single day, 3-year-old Nazir talked on and on about Power Rangers," says preschool teacher Kathy Mimmo. So when Christmas toy donations started coming in mid-December, Teacher Kathy and the other counselors kept an eye out for Power Rangers... |
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December 2003 Newsletter Home for the Holidays - From a cave in the sand to a place of hope: Can you imagine spending Christmas without a home – living under the boardwalk? That’s where Jose and his mom lived last Christmas... |
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November 2002 Newsletter You Are Helping Homeless Mothers Care For Their Kids: "I came [to the Mission] with my kids because my husband put me out," Clara says... |
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August 2002 Newsletter Remembering September 11th: On September 11th last year, there were people in southern New Jersey who were affected by the tragedy, and the Atlantic City Rescue Mission was here to help... |
