Author: Shepherd’s Way
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A Great Day
Just spent three hours this afternoon in parks in Manchester. Kept handing out blankets, thermal underwear, hats, gloves, water, handwarmers, and coats. Kept running out of gloves, cleaned out two stores. Kept going to Walmart for thermals. Great day… Read more
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A Bit of Humanity
I saw this young man one afternoon sitting by himself on a park bench in Manchester, NH. I said ‘hello’ to him and asked him if I could help him with anything. He said, “I hope so. Everybody walks by me like I don’t exist, and I have forgotten what it is like to be… Read more
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More Busy Times
We’ve been collecting coats for our Coats and Boots Program. We’ve hit discount stores looking for bargains on new winter coats and have had individuals and churches make In-Kind donations. We’ve also been handing out hygiene kits left and right and have been traveling around the Greater Manchester area and other areas handing out blankets,… Read more
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We’re Stocking Up on Coats & Boots
We just purchased a bunch of hooded winter coats at Ocean State Job Lot in Hooksett. We’re stocking up for our Coats & Boots Program. We buy new and used coats for the program. We also try to do coat drives. Every Fall we get a contribution of winter apparel from various churches and especially… Read more
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A Busy October
We have had a very busy October at Shepherd’s Way. We made numerous delivers in the Greater Manchester Area of NH. We delivered items to homeless camps in NH’s Lakes Region, NH’s White Mountains Region, NH’s Seacoast, and Somerset County in Maine. We got some great In-kind and cash donations and we were able to… Read more
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A Walk in the Park
Actually, we’ll walk through a bunch of parks today. We will load up our vehicles and head to Veterans, Pulaski, and Victory to name a few. W load our carts with water, snack packs, socks, hats, and hygiene kits and share what we have with the homeless we meet along the way. Read more
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Coats & Boots
Coat & Boots Program. This time of year we try to collect coats and boots for our homeless friends. We look for these items in thrift stores and sales at big box stores. Our priority with this program is veterans who live on the streets and in tents in the woods. If you could help… Read more
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Help the Kids
Help The Kids Program. Each year from Fall to Spring we deliver gloves/mittens and hats to children in need. We have knitting clubs who knit hats for us and we make purchases as well. We contact schools, churches and other charitable organizations to see what they need and we deliver what we have available. Read more
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Socks & Hygiene Kits
Today we delivered 450 pairs of socks and 50 hygiene kits to Waypoint‘s shelter for homeless teenagers. We try to work with shelters whenever we have surpluses of items because it gives the homeless in the area that we serve greater access to what they need. We cannot operate without cash donations and donations of… Read more
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Our Reach Extends Beyond Manchester
In addition to serving the greater Manchester area of New Hampshire we work in the Seacoast area and in New Hampshire’s Lakes Region. Yesterday, we came across a young homeless guy in the City of Rochester. He had no food or shelter. One of our volunteers gave him enough money to buy a breakfast, something… Read more