Tapestry Friday Update: Week 24

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 24

Hello friends of CLDI! In regard to Tapestry, the contractors are moving along at a rapid pace! If you get a chance to drive by, it is worth seeing. The third floor is up, the roof is done, the plumbers are busy inside, the fire suppressor system is being installed,...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 21

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 21

Happy spring CLDI friends! We are thankful to announce that the project is ticking along as planned! As we look to next week, the crane will be back as they will set the walls for the third (and final) floor, as well as begin to set the trusses for the roof. While all...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 20

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 20

Hello friends of CLDI, Is it really possible that we are in our 20th week of construction? But check out what happened this week... our entire second floor is up! The crew is working to frame out the interior walls and hang the floor joists for the third floor, which...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 18

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 18

Friends of CLDI, We are grateful for all the work that has taken place this last week. By the end of next week, the first floor will be entirely framed and sheeted. Then, on the week of April 17, they will bring the crane back to set the exterior walls of the second...

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...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 16

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 16

Hello friends! While you didn't hear from me last week (I was enjoying a little time away with my lovely wife), the work kept on going for Tapestry! We have some great news to share. 100% of the underground plumbing work was finished and they poured the concrete pad...

CLDI Member Story:  Fruitful Growth

CLDI Member Story: Fruitful Growth

Mentorship is an essential component of the fourth principle of Christian Community Development: Leadership Development. Through our holistic, gospel-centered approach to mentorship, we encourage and equip individuals to grow and become empowered. As we invest in...

Tapestry Friday Updates: Week 13

Tapestry Friday Updates: Week 13

Hello Friends of CLDI! We officially have Tent City at the Tapestry site, which has been a success! The moisture levels and compaction tests are approved to proceed with the underground plumbing. We have also completed the forms for the piers (the support columns) and...

My Call Into Vulnerability

My Call Into Vulnerability

Words by Jackie Patten In light of Valentine's Day, our office has a “heart attack” game going around where we have to essentially bomb each other's work desks with goodies, candy and words of affirmation. The individual who chose me wrote words of encouragement that...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 11

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 11

Hello Friends of CLDI! Happy Friday! Some good news, Tapestry's sewage tie-in to the city will be complete today or tomorrow. Our lumber has also arrived at the warehouse, and next week, they will start framing walls off-site. Unfortunately, with the extreme weather,...