Category: Blog/News

  • He’s Gone Now

    Shepherd’s Way

    It won’t matter to him any more if we talk about his life’s journey through the world of addiction and homelessness. He’s gone now. But, there was a time when he did care, when the shame of his existence brought him to despair and tears, when he was so far gone that he saw no way… Read more

  • Winter Mode – Collaborating with others

    Shepherd’s Way

    As the cold weather sets in and the street appearances of the unhoused homeless become less, we turn our focus to assisting shelters and warming facilities. And we are not above traveling beyond our normal service areas when we can afford to do so. There are places in Northern NH, and counties in Maine such… Read more

  • Our Cause & Our Presence

    Shepherd’s Way

    At Shepherd’s Way our cause is to help the most vulnerable in our society. We have a clear mission: To help provide food, water clothing, and shelter to the unhoused homeless. And we try to keep others abreast of what we’re doing and the results we’re getting. Our presence is strong in the communities we… Read more

  • A Rewarding Thing

    Shepherd’s Way

    People ask me what it is like working in an outreach on the streets. I’ve been doing it for years. Here’s what I tell them: “It’s not glamorous. It can be challenging, sad, and, at times, dangerous. It can be heartbreaking and lead to some difficult emotions. But it just might be the most important,… Read more

  • White Butterfly ‘with a cause’

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    We met up with a group in Biddeford, Maine called The White Butterfly ‘with a cause‘ and we’re pleased to be able to share some of our inventory with them. White Butterfly provides meals, hygiene items and clothing for Bidderford’s unhoused homeless population and it is a very caring group. You can learn more about… Read more

  • Concord Coalition To End Homelessness

    Shepherd’s Way

    We are pleased to be working with the Concord Coalition to End Homelessness Resource Center (CCEH for short). CCEH does great work in caring for the needs of Concord , NH’s unhoused homeless population and we are delighted to be able assist this wonderful organization. To learn more about their fantastic work, go to: Website:… Read more

  • THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS

    Shepherd’s Way

    Thank God for our volunteers because without them we couldn’t do what we do at Shepherd’s Way. They are not just the backbone of our organization. They’re everything. Between our street outreach and what we do with resource centers our volunteers handle hundreds of items each week. They’re in stores making purchases and ordering online.… Read more

  • Away We Go

    Shepherd’s Way

    We’re all geared up to do our Help With Basics outreach this weekend. We put together approximately 100 snack packs and hygiene kits and purchased a bunch of bottles of water. Good to go!   Read more

  • Gearing Up

    Shepherd’s Way

    Gearing up for big activity during the next five months with our Help With Basics program. We just made a huge purchase of razors, hand sanitizer, shave cream, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, feminine hygiene products, antiseptic ointments, lip balm, plastic combs, adhesive bandages, ziploc bags, 50-gallon heav- gauge trash bags. If you’d like to… Read more

  • Handing Out Blankets

    Shepherd’s Way

    Each Fall we get 200 wool blankets and 500 milar survival blankets to help our unhoused friends make it through the winter. We hand them out from late October until the end of April. We’ve got 10 wool blankets and approximately 30 survival blankets left and we’ll get them out tomorrow.   Read more