Wholeness in Community

Wholeness in Community

Hannah House Spotlight by Jessica Smith If you’re like me, the first time I heard the word holistic, I basically tossed it aside because I had no idea what it meant. By definition, holistic means to be characterized by the belief that the parts of something are...

What Do You Mean By “Holistic?”

What Do You Mean By “Holistic?”

Hannah House Spotlight: by Jessica Smith, Hannah House Supervisor If you’re like me, the first time I heard the word “holistic,” I basically tossed it aside because I had no idea what it meant.  By definition, holistic means to be characterized by the belief that the...

Dignity & Opportunities Through Rail//Line Coffee

Dignity & Opportunities Through Rail//Line Coffee

Part #2 of Promise’s Story of Healing. Read Part #1 “Healing Her Broken Belief” here.   When Promise first moved into the Hannah House, it felt like she had nothing to offer.She had little job experience and very few skills, but the staff encouraged and supported...

Healing Her Broken Belief

Healing Her Broken Belief

“Promises are made to be broken... that’s why I am so broken.” My name is Promise. A few years ago, my life­—if you could even call it that—used to be rock bottom hell. I was pregnant, addicted to drugs, consumed by alcohol, and hanging around with people who were...

Eric Basye Recognized by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth

Vincentian Charism Award November 11, 2018, marked the 160th anniversary of the landing of the Sisters of Charity in Leavenworth and the beginning of the fifth century of Vincentian charism.  The Vincentian Charism Award was established at that time to honor the works...

Connection: A Way Out of Addiction

Connection: A Way Out of Addiction

I am nearly six years sober. As I think back on my journey, I can’t imagine finding recovery from my addiction without a group of people supporting me. The community that has had the most influence on me has been CLDI and the Hannah House. We’re a family at the Hannah...

Leadership Development

Leadership Development

A Series on the Eight Principles of Christian Community Development By Eric Basye In the fall of 2020, I began working on my Doctor of Leadership through George Fox University. I toyed with the idea for years, having completed one year of doctoral work through Fuller...

A Bright Future

A Bright Future

I came to the Hannah House in June of 2019 and started working to be reunified with my two sons. The Hannah House staff wrapped their arms around me, loved me, and helped me begin to build a stable foundation. I started to dream of a future where I would feel safe and...

Restoration through Relationship:  An Intern’s Experience

Restoration through Relationship: An Intern’s Experience

One of the first things you see when you cross the train tracks to get over to the street where I now live is a sign that reads, “The South Side, the Bright Side of the Tracks”. I hadn’t noticed it the first time I came to the place I’m now calling home. Instead, I...

Relapse Prevention Program Supporting New Beginnings

Relapse Prevention Program Supporting New Beginnings

Remember when you started that new 'healthy eating' diet and decided to cut out sugar or carbohydrates? How long did that last? Or the time when you decided it was time to get in shape and join the gym only to stray from your original intentions and wind up back at...