A Catholic Thanksgiving
Central to our Christian faith is the celebration of Eucharist. While definitely referring to the consecrated body and blood of Jesus, this word originates from the Greek word εὐχαριστία (transliterated, “Eucharistia”), meaning thanksgiving. And at least for most Christians, and Catholics in particular, we are certainly grateful for the saving acts of God throughout history, specifically for […]
Living the Dream
Ask Logan today how he is and he’ll answer: “livin the dream”. In February 2016 when he arrived at Steepletown, however; Logan wasn’t living the dream. In fact, he described his life as completely fallen apart. He came for his GED because it was required by his probation officer. He did not have a job, […]
Feeding Hungry Minds
Volunteering can be as easy as saying, “sure, let me try it.” Danny Eckert, who also goes by the name of “Squeeky Clean” (the name of his cleaning company) invited Steepletown to share a few words at his golf banquet last week Tuesday. With a room full of older guys, most of whom are retired, […]
Traveling Grannies Make a Stop at Steepletown Preschool
The journeys of two traveling grannies brought them to the Steepletown Preschool to volunteer this school year. Charlotte is a retired kindergarten teacher, having taught at Ken-O-Sha Elementary School for 25 years. When asked why she is a traveling grannie, Charlotte commented “I am an active person and I like to keep busy, and this […]
A Corporal Work of Mercy – Feeding the Hungry
Late in the Spring Kitchen Sage learned something critically important. For the hundreds of kids in the neighborhoods north of I96 who rely on school-based food programs for their daily breakfast and lunch, nothing was going to be offered during the summer months. There was a workable solution though through the Summer Food Service Program […]
Half-way to the Jubilee Year
Steepletown is in the midst of a milestone year. While initial conversations, planning and staffing began early in the 90’s, Steepletown’s Articles of Incorporation from the State of Michigan is dated March 8, 1994. Accordingly, Steepletown is in its 25th year of existence and has its 25th anniversary coming up in 2019. And yet […]
A Corporal Work of Mercy
In her book, “The New Jim Crow”, Michelle Alexander discusses how an extraordinary percentage of the African American community is warehoused in prisons or trapped in a parallel social universe, denied basic civil and human rights—including the right to vote; the right to serve on juries; and the right to be free of legal […]
Human Progress and the Kingdom of God
Steepletown’s efforts in helping young adults earn their high school equivalency/ GED has continued to grow over the past program year. For those who are not familiar with Steepletown, this is one of Steepletown’s core programs under its workforce development services. There were 19 young adults who completed this credential during last program year! […]
Jump Ahead
Deandre Jones may not be a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize but he is definitely on a path that will give him serious consideration! At the second Pitch and Highlight Night hosted by the Safe Alliances for Everyone (SAFE) Task Force, participants had five minutes to present their idea on how to reduce neighborhood […]
Ambition
Ambition: “It is based on someone’s intrinsic, personal goals and driven by external forces”. -Mayor Bliss Every morning the JobStart participants begin with Check-in for 30 minutes. On Thursday, June 28th, Mayor Bliss joined them as a guest speaker. Check-in usually focuses on one of the seven A’s from the Center for Work […]