• Volunteer Opportunity: Sack Lunches

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    Sack lunches are an easy and impactful way to make a difference for the men and women facing homelessness in Tarrant County. Follow these easy steps to create a to-go meal for distribution at Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County.

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  • Renewal Story: Raymonda

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    Raymonda loved her job as lead cook in a behavioral hospital. But, like most of us at some time in our lives, she wanted to make a change. Shortly after starting her new cooking job, Raymonda endured a brutal dog attack. After some time in the hospital and multiple outpatient treatments, doctors saved her arm. But because Raymonda had taken so much time off in such a short time, she was let go. Unemployed, Raymonda soon lost her car — and then, her apartment.

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  • Renewal Story: Michele

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    Michele had always taken care of herself. She was proud of the years she had spent rising in the ranks of the hotel industry. But when her husband said he no longer wanted to be married, she was "shattered." Then she was laid off from her job. "I sat on the sofa, crying my eyes out, drinking all the time," Michele remembers. "I just went lower and lower." Finally, the former accountant was broke and homeless. She heard Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County could help make things right again…

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  • Resident Update: Thomas

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    Thomas had never expected his youngest, Reuben, to take his first steps in a homeless shelter. But he is grateful for everything he and his four children have experienced through your support for Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County. Since we first shared Thomas's story with you in January, he and all of the children have taken their first steps - toward a relationship with Jesus Christ!

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