Ace Hardware really is the helpful place – a group of volunteers recently spent three days on site at BEDS locations helping with a shelter move, cleaning and stocking a shelter and sprucing up the Ogden Avenue Supportive Housing facility. BEDS would like to thank the Ace Hardware Foundation for […]
Silvermoon Salon pays it forward and helps BEDS clients to look, feel their best
When Silvermoon Salon owner Kelly Douglas saw a BEDS social media post about LTHS Social Action Club students volunteering their time to clean our shelter sites, Kelly knew she had to do something to thank the students and pay it forward. “When I saw that [post on Instagram], I thought […]
BEDS receives grant to continue its wellness clinic and support mental health services
BEDS is grateful for a new grant from the Raskob Foundation to support mental health services for our clients. BEDS and partner The Cognitive Clinic will use the grant funds to continue the Wellness Clinic offered at the Sacred Heart Parish emergency shelter. Over 50% of people using BEDS’ shelters […]
Homeless seniors reaching crisis point
Last year, BEDS Plus saw a surge in older clients. We reached 120 people aged 62 and older, the largest number and largest percent — 13% — of seniors ever helped in a year. This was four times the 5-year average of 30 seniors helped in a year. We served 212 […]
Thank you, Ogden Avenue School!
We are so proud of the sixth-grade students at Ogden Avenue School for organizing a donation drive for BEDS for their service project! Students at the school collected gift cards, paper towels, toilet paper and so many other items for our clients. The sixth-grade students also wrote letters of encouragement […]
Domestic violence often leaves survivors homeless and without support
As a homeless services case worker, I’ve come to face an ugly truth: people fleeing domestic violence often become homeless. Abusers cut off access to family, friends, and financial resources, leaving survivors with no place to go or basis to rebuild their lives. Those who leave can stay in domestic […]