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A Great Year at OCP

A Great Year at OCP

A Great Year at OCP Dear Friends of OCP, It has been an amazing first year for me as OCP’s new director. Ron Copeland has some very large shoes to fill, but staff, the Board, and our many volunteers and donors have continued to rally behind OCP...

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Proverbs for the Next Kitchen Coordinator

Proverbs for the Next Kitchen Coordinator

Proverbs for the Next Kitchen Coordinator A tongue-in-cheek blog post by Randi B. Hagi The walk-in cooler and freezer are not your friends. They may seem like your friends, but do your friends make you regularly clean their rooms just to bring...

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We’re Going Solar

We’re Going Solar

We're Going Solar The premier issue of our time is climate change. New reports highlight the number of species dying, the number of children growing up breathing unhealthy air (94% globally), and the extreme warming and changes in Antarctica....

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WRAP® Wellness Recovery Action Plan at OCP

WRAP® Wellness Recovery Action Plan at OCP

WRAP® Wellness Recovery Action Plan at OCP In April of this year, I was invited by a local non-profit, Strength in Peers, to attend a week long WRAP facilitation training. WRAP® is an acronym for Wellness Recovery Action Plan, a peer led...

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In Memoriam: Teig Hogan & Tom Dukes

In Memoriam: Teig Hogan & Tom Dukes

In Memoriam: Teig Hogan & Tom Dukes Our community lost two beautiful souls this week. Teig Hogan and Thomas Dukes were community members, volunteers, and friends. “Dukes” was a faithful volunteer who could always be found in the...

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Myths About Homelessness

Myths About Homelessness In August I presented on myths about homelessness for a large turnout at the Mayor’s 2nd Forum on Homelessness. Flanked by Shannon Porter from Mercy House and John Whitfield from Blue Ridge Legal Services, we presented...

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The Story of a Muscovy Duck and a Rooster

The Story of a Muscovy Duck and a Rooster

The Story of a Muscovy Duck and a Rooster For over two decades now, Our Community Place has been able to create an atmosphere of joy and acceptance and a sense of belonging to beings most of the community overlooks. People just walk on by them,...

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The Blessings of Service

The Blessings of Service

The Blessings of Service Annie has been working with a long-time community member. We’ll call him Abe. In recent months we all noticed Abe was getting slower and thinner, even falling asleep at the table at OCP.  Abe was getting so bad he just...

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Featured Volunteer of the Month  Symonè Bolden

Featured Volunteer of the Month Symonè Bolden

Featured Volunteer of the Month: Symonè Bolden “You are a person worthy of love. You don’t have to do anything to prove that. You do not have to earn love. You simply have to exist. We are worthy whether or not we accomplish anything.” – Sharon...

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