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  • Counseling & Unmet Mental Health Needs with Brian Harris

    Counseling & Unmet Mental Health Needs with Brian Harris
    Dec 13 2022

    In this week's episode, Blake talks with Brian Harris (In-House Professional Counselor; LAPC) about the Davies Shelters' approach to counseling, and how we are working with our guests who live with mental health struggles to grow something better. 

      We want to remind you that The Davies Shelters relies on gifts from people like you every holiday season so we can grow towards the new year. A gift of $250 (just over $20 a month) covers a week of shelter for a guest, and creates fertile ground for them to grow something better.   If you want to partner with us: make a gift today at daviesshelter.com/donate
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    18 Min.
  • Meeting Guests Where They Are with Alex Callahan

    Meeting Guests Where They Are with Alex Callahan
    Dec 6 2022

    After meeting some immediate needs, like getting a shower, a cup of coffee, a meal or a load of laundry started, all of our [adult] guests meet with a case manager for "intake."  

    Intake sounds clinical, but we think that the way we have the first conversation(s) with our new guests is vital to how we embody our values throughout our work with them. To give you a glimpse it what this looks like, I asked our Lead Case Manager, Alex Callahan, to walk me through an "intake"

    I want to remind you that The Davies Shelters relies on gifts from people like you every holiday season so we can grow towards the new year. A gift of $250 (just over $20 a month) covers a week of shelter for a guest, and creates fertile ground for them to grow something better.   If you want to partner with us: make a gift today at daviesshelter.com/donate  
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    10 Min.
  • Removing the Weeds to Sustained Employment w/Cassie Shealy

    Removing the Weeds to Sustained Employment w/Cassie Shealy
    Nov 28 2022
    This season, we are sharing some of our favorite conversations from the past year, and a few new ones. Featuring people in our community who are working to grow something better for our neighbors experiencing homelessness   You’ll hear how The Davies Shelters and its partners are working to cultivate a community where all of our guests are able to thrive.   The Davies Shelters relies on gifts from people like you every holiday season so we can grow towards the new year. A gift of $250 (just over $20 a month) covers a week of shelter for a guest, and creates fertile ground for them to grow something better. If you want to partner with us: make a gift today at daviesshelter.com/donate   We are so excited to re-share a conversation I had earlier this year with Cassie Shealy from Briggs & Associates, a supportive employment agency in Rome.  The thing we love about this conversation is that its so helpful in seeing the barriers and weeded paths our guests have to walk through in order to sustain employment.  Which is why we are grateful for Briggs & Associates working with us. 
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    29 Min.
  • Fertilizing the Ground with Mary Shotwell Smith

    Fertilizing the Ground with Mary Shotwell Smith
    Nov 16 2022
    In this week's episode, Blake revisits a conversation with Mary Shotwell Smith, a retired nurse from Shorter University and a member of our Neighbor Society.   We talk about how she learned to grow something better from her parents and carry it forward in large and small ways including the way she makes food for our guests.   To help us grow something better, make a gift at daviesshelter.com/donate
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    15 Min.
  • Creating Fertile Ground with Bill Davies & Harold Storey

    Creating Fertile Ground with Bill Davies & Harold Storey
    Nov 7 2022

    This holiday season at The Davies Shelters, we are seeking to "Grow Something Better" for our neighbors experiencing homelessness in Rome.  Before we can grow, however, we have to know the history of the place in which we are growing.  

    That's why we are revisiting one of the most special conversations from the last year.  Bill Davies (Namesake & Honorary Board Member) and the late Harold Storey, helped prepare the ground for The Davies Shelters to grow out of over 19 years ago.

    Want to help us "Grow Something Better" this holiday season? Make a gift at daviesshelter.com/donate
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    13 Min.
  • Celebrating Devon Smyth on Her Last Week

    Celebrating Devon Smyth on Her Last Week
    Aug 9 2022

    These are Devon's last few weeks as executive director of the Davies Shelters. We know she will go on to do great things and the Shelters will continue being a force for good in this community for years to come.

    To honor Devon’s service to the Davies Shelters and this community, we’re asking you to make a special gift this week in honor of all that Devon has done for the Davies Shelters.

    To learn more and make a gift: daviesshelter.com/thankyoudevon

     

     
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    17 Min.
  • Bridges Out of Poverty with John Uldrick & Keith Phillips

    Bridges Out of Poverty with John Uldrick & Keith Phillips
    Jul 14 2022

    In this episode, Blake talks with John Uldrick & Keith Phillips about Bridges Out of Poverty, a program facilitated in partnership with First Baptist & St Peters.  

    As always, this podcast is supported by The Farm Bus, check out our weekly stops and sign up for text updates at daviesshelter.com/farmbus

     
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    24 Min.
  • Intimate Partner Violence & Resources with Hospitality House

    Intimate Partner Violence & Resources with Hospitality House
    Jul 5 2022

    In this episode, Blake talks with Hospitality House about Intimate Partner Violence, intersections of IPV and mental health, The Davies Shelters' partnership with Hospitality House & more!

    To get help: https://www.hospitalityhouseforwomen.org/dv-101

    As always, this podcast is brought to you by The Farm Bus, to see our weekly schedule visit daviesshelter.com/farmbus
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    28 Min.