“The people that come are really nice,” says Joshua Station resident Farah (age 7), of our many summer volunteers. “They say I’m doing a great job. That makes me feel good. I like learning to do new things.” Farah, and dozens [...]

It’s a Joshua Station “tradition unlike any other.” Down the stairway they come, mom and kids, beaming. Their own individually-chosen theme music is cranked to high volume in order to be heard over raucous cheers and tasseled party blowers. Up the [...]

Dear Friends, We can never forget that homelessness is not simply “an issue” or a “social problem” or “statistics.” Each person experiencing homelessness, as author Donald Burnes reminds us, is “Someone's Somebody”—a precious son, sibling, parent, neighbor, or friend. And let [...]

Dear friends, Can I share a giving opportunity with you, and say a few words by way of background? The opportunity: We’re approaching the end of our fiscal year (June 30) with a $145,000 shortfall. It’s certainly not for lack of [...]

Amid the current crisis of housing in our city and around the world, two simple priorities rise above the others: build housing and build community. This is my primary takeaway from Kevin Adler and Donald Burnes’s important book, When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, [...]

Often, we delight in sharing remarkable stories of our residents at Joshua Station and Clara Brown Commons—as well as the volunteers and donors who join them in support. This time, will you join me in a step back for a wide [...]

Maria has come a very long way home. Now she can stand in her doorway and say “C’mon inside, this is our place.” By this she means, her family’s long-term, stable home—the goal every Joshua Station resident works toward. Maria’s new [...]

Construction day dawned with blue skies and breakfast burritos. Resident kids soon had power tools in their hands, with guidance for the assembly. By afternoon, it was shaping up! Imagination, hope, and curiosity—essential gardening ingredients—were already sprouting. Resident Tahlia Johnsen had [...]