MEET JOSH. Since July, Josh has been a member of our Safe Parking community. Recently, we caught up with him to hear about his experience...

Why do we call our Christmastime project Room in the Inn?   The Christmas story tells us that when Jesus was born, Mary and Joseph were...

“Being Homeless Is Exhausting” by Scott Parker Church At The Park 2024 Scott, chaplain at Village of Hope, brought the above myth to some...

Larry recently sat down with our team to talk about his experience with homelessness. “You don’t know anybody’s situation.” In his...

Lacey, a guest at Village of Hope (VOH), has been battling leukemia for the past year. This fall, she begins bone marrow transplant...

Ana, one of our Outreach Case Managers, shared this story: Outreach met John in November 2023 at Oak Park Church. When we met him he told...

Monica, Chaplain at the Young Adult Site, shared this story about Aaliyah and her dog, Echo Gecko: Recently Aaliyah lost her dog Echo to...

Meet Steve. Here are some excerpts from Steve’s interview: “There’s been multiple times where I’ve been out of food or out of money or...

Meet Tea. Tea recently sat down for an interview with our team.  Click the video above to watch her story.  Below are some highlights...

Moving day is always exciting at Village of Hope. Steven worked hard to reach the “positive destination” of his own apartment.   “I...

Meet Nicole. “Some of us need that person to have faith in us.” We recently sat down for a conversation with Nicole about her experience...

Originally from Maryland, Loko has faced homelessness on and off since he was 17. Despite those challenges, he graduated on time with a...

It is often suggested that homelessness is a moral failing.  People are choosing to be homeless because of some character deficiency or...

Meet Robert. In April, Robert joined the Church at the Park community as a participant in our Safe Parking program. Last week, he joined...

Meet Moises. Moises is a current guest at our Young Adult Site. He is 22 and has been in Oregon all of his life. He found himself...

Meet Stephanie...again. Stephanie found the Church at the Park community in 2019 and quickly started giving back as a volunteer.  Then...

Meet Chip. Chip got connected to our outreach team when he reached out to get help because the vehicle he was living in broke down. Our...

Meet Sam & Lu. Many will remember that Sam and Lu were married at Village of Hope in 2023! Here is what Juan, Sam and Lu’s Case Manager...

Meet Kelsey. Kelsey recently moved from our CCS family shelter in to Sequoia Crossings with her two kids! Jess, site chaplain at CCS,...

Meet Arny. Arny recently moved from VOH into his own place.  Here is a message that he sent to his case manager, Juan: “I couldn’t ask...