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Seeking Respite at Our Saviour’s Shelter

The pandemic has pressed all of us to reexamine and change our usual ways of being in the world. Certainly, there have been many firsts for us at our emergency shelter. Remaining open 24/7, moving operations to a hotel, reducing our capacity so guests could continue...

Seeking Respite at Our Saviour’s Shelter

Adapt, Innovate, and Overcome

Two years ago, Peter came to Our Saviour’s shelter. This month, he moved into an apartment of his own – and he’s “nesting like crazy.” His place gets plenty of light, and Peter likes that he can easily carry his bike down a short flight of stairs for safe storage. He’s kept busy furnishing and

Volunteer Spotlight: Jeremiah’s Story

Jeremiah joined Our Saviour’s Housing as a donor and volunteer more than three years ago. He’s become known as our go-to volunteer for property maintenance related needs and has played a critical role in recent renovations to our Calvary House food shelf and kitchen. We sat down with Jeremiah to talk more about his experience

A Look Back at 2020

Eligah Was His Name

In this article, our Housing Director, Krista Gibson, reflects on the recent loss of Eligah, one of our Permanent Supportive Housing residents, and the larger systems that contributed to an early death for him and so many others. ~ The Value of a Life In late October, I attended my fourth memorial service in as

Herve’s Never Going Back

A Year Without a Home Herve will always remember the 2016 Minnesota Twins season—not because of the team’s losing record that year but because the end of this season marked the beginning of his homelessness. Herve had been employed with seasonal work at Target Field, which ended once the Twins played their last home game.