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!

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

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...

Housing Program Update – 2/23/2021

“Without homes, everything else falls apart.” ― Matthew Desmond, author of Evicted (Pulitzer Prize winner) Having been born into homelessness, I acutely understand a reality of Desmond’s quote. It’s one of the reasons I stepped into the new role of Housing Program...