Holiday Gift Drive Tips
At Christmas, we work to restore dignity for mothers here by setting up a room filled with gifts where they can “shop” for their children’s gifts. The gifts are simple — a coat, clothing, and a toy or two — but they make a tremendous difference for children who have had to get by with […]
Thrift Store Outlet SALE!
This Friday, August 16th through Saturday, August 17th from 10am-4pm we will be having a HUGE SALE at our NEW Outlet Center at 1635 Chestnut Street in Livermore. This weekend it will the place to get great stuff for amazing prices!!! So come down and join us and find some bargain-priced treasures!! Your support for […]
Steps to Self-Sufficiency: Our Cottages
By Jen Harp You may have read about Trisha*, one of our program graduates, in our recent newsletter. Her childhood and family background were a traumatic mess and she never really learned the skills she needed for life as an adult. In fact, her young adult years were spent trying to numb the pain of […]
God’s Timing
By Jen Harp “Both day and night belong to you; you made the starlight and the sun. You set the boundaries of the earth, and you made both summer and winter.” Psalm 74:16-17 (NLT)What a beautiful verse to consider as we begin the beautiful summer months! I find such peace in the knowledge that God […]
Thank you Wells Fargo!
Wells Fargo Foundation awarded a $7,500 grant to support the women and the children in the program at Shepherd’s Gate. Greg Young, Community Development Officer for the West Region of the Greater Bay Area, and Noelle Busey Basacker, the Wells Fargo at Work Regional Program Manager for Mt. Diablo Region, presented the check to Steve […]
24 In Your Car: A Recap!
On May 18 in Livermore, 260 people participated in an event called 24 In Your Car. Many actually slept in their cars overnight . . . voluntarily! Why? To raise money and awareness of homeless women and children in our community, many of whom are forced to sleep in their cars to survive. Sometimes women and […]
Changing 2 Lives at Once
Just a few days ago, someone asked me how their gifts help women who are pregnant when they come to us for safe shelter. What a great question! For women, pregnancy is a particularly vulnerable time. It may seem hard to believe, but 30% of domestic violence actually begins in pregnancy*. Without a safe place to go, […]
The Wondrous Gate
By Jen Harp “Yes, I am the gate. Those who come in through me will be saved.” – John 10:9 (NLT) One of the biggest objections to Christianity is that it’s “too narrow.” It is true that God says there is only one way to His presence, and only one way to enjoy the freedom, […]
An Example of True Love
By Jen Harp Recently a little girl named Maddie* came to Shepherd’s Gate. Maddie was different than many of the other children who come through our doors with her mother and father, lovingly supporting her. Maddie didn’t come here because she needed help, rather this special 8-year-old came because she wanted to help others. This year, when […]
Mother’s Day- One Year Later
By Carla McRee Last Mother’s Day, Jane thought her life was finally headed in the right direction. Her boyfriend proposed, she was striving to be sober, and she believed the future was going to be better for her and her children. But a few days later, everything fell apart. Jane’s fiancé wasn’t the man she thought […]