Everence Financial®, a faith-based financial services organization, presents a $3,000 donation to Our Community Place. The organization was selected to receive an Everence Chapter Grant by the Everence chapter board for Harrisonburg, a board comprised of Everence members. From left: Lana Miller, Everence Stewardship Consultant, Evelin Gonzalez, Everence Financial Consultant and Sam Nickels, Our Community Place Executive Director. November, 2020.
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What in the World has OCP been Doing in 2020?
By Sam Nickels, exec. director, OCP For this article, I gleaned data from a couple of our grant proposals. Although data is considered boring by some, I love data and I love how it helps us to measure the effectiveness of our work at OCP. The info below is both...
Vaccinations finally come to OCP!
By Sam Nickels, OCP exec. director On February 16th, 15 OCP staff and about 12 regular volunteers, many in high-risk categories, received our first COVID vaccination shots. Despite fears and trepidation, everyone took the shot. Afterwards, we were elated and joking...
Community Partner Spotlight: The Suitcase Clinic
By Annie Pangle, case manager At OCP we are blessed to work closely with local nonprofit partners that help us care for our community members. This month we are highlighting the work of The Suitcase Clinic. The Suitcase Clinic is part of the JMU IHHS program and...
Volunteer of the Month re-cap: Kevin “Spider” Waters
By Leons Kabongo, Engagement Specialist and Volunteer Coordinator In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity. - Albert Einstein - Two and a half years ago, we had the opportunity to introduce you to our featured volunteer of the month Mr. Kevin Waters. Since...
Board announces partial health benefits and modest increase in pay for OCP Staff
The board is excited to announce that for the first time OCP is in position to offer partial health benefits to its employees. Even though we are still not financially ready to offer full benefits this is certainly a step in the right direction. We are...
Heart of Gold and Determination of Steel
Heart of Gold and Determination of Steel Roger Thompson’s Journey from Homelessness to Headstrong HARRISONBURG, Va.— Homelessness is something that can happen to anyone. Without the right resources, it is extremely hard to escape. Roger Thompson, 63, fell victim to...
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