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During the recent heat wave, we’ve been going out early each morning delivering water, snack packs, and hygiene kits to our unhoused friends. This schedule has required a lot of resources, preparation, scheduling, and delivery. Up until recently we were able to handle the load quite well. But about ten days ago the demand started… Read more

JULY 10, 2024  A very touching/spiritual experience. As I got out of my car this morning carrying water, I saw this homeless guy pointing over at me, and I heard him say, “You see that fellow over there? Every morning he comes down here from heaven to help us out!” Merle Burke, President/CEO 🙂 Read more

At 6:15 we were at Walmart. We got 120 bottles of water. Took it to the parks and sidewalks. Gave it all out. Gave out 80 snack packs, consisting of Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars, Slim Jims, Welch’s Fruit Snacks, and Lance Crackers. People were hot, thirsty, and hungry. We thank Jesus for providing the means… Read more

We’re in the process of discontinuing our WIX hosted website and its accompanying domains (shepherds-way.info and shepherds-way.com) in favor of Bluehost which is more user-friendly for us and hopefully cheaper. We are trying to keep the shepherds-way.info to help the transition to be easier and less confusing when people do a search for us. But… Read more

Shepherd’s Way was founded in 2017 as Midpoint Recovery Center, a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization whose mission was to address the opioid crisis in New Hampshire. In May of 2018, the organization’s name was changed to Shepherd’s Way, Inc. and, the mission began focusing more on an issue closely allied with addiction: Homelessness. Today, Shepherd’s… Read more

Just delivered 120 packages of peanut butter crackers and 144 bottles of water to our homeless friends. Will make up 75 snack packs, 50 hygiene kits for tomorrow morning and get 180 bottles of water for tomorrow morning. We try! Read more

This offers an overview of the levels of participation available for individuals who would like to volunteer their time to Shepherd’s Way. Further descriptions of volunteer opportunities are available. SHEPHERD’S WAY HAS THREE LEVELS OF VOLUNTEERISM LEVEL 1 – LEADERSHIP LEVEL 2 – BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION LEVEL 3 – PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & SUPPORT AT LEVEL 1… Read more

Unsheltered homeless people are frequently dehumanized — by such things as trauma, addiction, circumstances and fear of others. But we should never forget that they are human beings and as such deserving of kindness and compassion. We can help an unsheltered homeless person by making them feel seen, loved and worthwhile. Just a smile or… Read more

People have asked us why we don’t take pictures to promote our organization when we are out doing outreach to help the unhoused homeless. It’s because we understand that dignity is a core aspect of humanity and we try to help the unhoused homeless to preserve it. Few people who find themselves in the unfortunate… Read more

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