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Dear Friends, Back in 2017, when we offered a simple act of compassion toward a homeless individual, we never imagined that it would evolve into what Shepherd’s Way is today – a mission built around Matthew 25: 35-36 that assists hundreds of people each year and continues to grow. But in these tough economic times,…

Shepherd’s Way proclaims little and pronounces even less. We do not seek glory, recognition, or reward for caring for our neighbors. Our work is quiet, humble, and grounded in the belief that doing what is right does not require applause. With the resources we have, we help people survive the elements and meet essential needs…

This morning after outreach, our team stopped for coffee. As we often do, we offered to buy breakfast for a couple who were hungry. Unfortunately, the staff at the establishment were not patient or welcoming, and things escalated quickly when the couple felt they were being treated unfairly. We helped de‑escalate and got everyone outside…

Started outreach at 6:30AM this morning. Distributed 85 snack lunches, 40 bottles of water, 125 pairs of socks, 12 hoodies, 65 tee- shirts, 10 pairs of shorts, 10 emergency survival blankets, 2 denim jackets, and 6 pairs of slacks. Went to Veteran’s, Kalivas, Bronstein, and Victory Parks, and Hanover Street.

TRYING TO LIVE ANOTHER DAY I see a face staring at me, Weathered by nights that never end, Outside in the cold, in the darkness, A person reaching for light. Addiction is their master, But it’s not the needles they see, It’s the years of trying to outrun the pain. Trying to live another day…

Gave out food, clothing, tarps, and emergency survival blankets this morning. Police have broken up camps and have scattered the unhoused homeless in Manchester every which way. Quite unfortunate!

The hardest lesson people learn when they first become unhoused is that the world no longer runs on the same rules they were living by the day before. It hits fast, and it hits in the gut. Everything else grows out of that one realization. They learn that much of what they had control over…

When you come across a group of homeless people out in a damp rain, shivering, hungry, despairing, what do you do – drive by or walk by as if you didn’t see them, act as if they don’t exist? Well, they do exist and they are your brothers and sisters in need. No matter how…

Winter resource centers/warming stations are essentially for the chronically homeless – people who would otherwise freeze to death out in the cold. For those organizations who provided such facilities for the homeless in the Greater Manchester Area, the Greater Concord Area and other areas, we salute you and thank you for caring.

People who are unhoused need a place where their exhaustion is allowed and validated, where they can just rest and contemplate. They need to be in an atmosphere that serves to remind them that their life’s story isn’t finished. They need a sanctuary where they can set aside the heavy burden they’re carrying.