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By Michele Steeb, Executive Director |
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Nequai Scott is the child of a teen mother. Her parents wed young and divorced when Nequai was a young girl. Throughout her life, she suffered abuse at the hands of men. On October 2, 2009, Nequai finally contacted Women Escaping a Violent Environment (WEAVE). They assisted her in what she considered the greatest escape ever. She began to pick up the pieces of her life. She thought that she had left her abuser and drug usage behind. Then, she timed out of that shelter and was again on the street -- hoping that her husband wouldn't find her and still suffering from an active addiction to drugs. Read more |
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On February 3rd, Plates celebrated the graduation of the first nine women who completed our employment training program. Read more |
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Our volunteers in this issue include Alpha Pi Omega, Teichert, Maggie Chastain, AmeriCorps, Sunrise Rotary, Justice Corps, Folsom Brainstormers, Girl Scout Troop 1888, Waste Connections and many more. Read about their wonderful contributions to St. John's. |
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As we look back on our 2010 accomplishments, we are proud to say that many great things have taken place. Read more about just a few of the programs and trainings that we have provided in the Career Education and Placement Center. |
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Meet One of Our Residents: Alexandria Narbaiz |
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For this issue, we asked our children, "What are you going to do different in 2011?" Read what they said. |
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Irma has 17 years of experience working in social services, a field she truly loves. During the last nine years, Irma worked for the California Hispanic Commission, a large non-profit organization that specialized in AOD and mental health treatment. Read more about our new staff member. |
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Payless Gives™ Shoes 4 Kids Holiday Giving Grant Allowed Children Free Shoes St. John's Shelter Children's Program was ecstatic to be selected as an official partner of Payless Gives, an annual giving program from Payless ShoeSource. We were among 800 charitable agencies representing all 50 states in the United States, across Canada and Puerto Rico and in 10 Latin American countries to be part of the program. Learn more. |
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Join us at Walk 'N Rock for Kids, May 29 at Raley Field in Sacramento. Create a walk team or join the "Friends of St. John's Shelter" team. 100% of all money raised benefits our Children's Program. For more information and to register, visit www.walknrock.org. |
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Thursday, April 28th
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