Tapestry Friday Update: Week 64

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 64

  Hello, Tapestry friends & family! We're excited to announce that with our certificate of occupancy, we are now actively seeking to lease up the apartments at Tapestry. This marks an exciting new phase in our journey as we look for the right individuals and...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 27

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 27

Hello friends! I hope that you are having a great week. Wow, who knew Billings could receive that amount of rain from one storm? For those of you in Billings, we hope you didn't have too much damage from any flooding, if any at all. Thankfully. CLDI faired well, with...

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...

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 17

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 17

Friends of CLDI, How amazing was the nice weather this week on the heels of a wintery weekend? For those of us in Billings, the sunshine was exceptional! Here is the latest update on Tapestry. As you can see from the pictures, we have a structure in place! Last week...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 14

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 14

Hello Friends of CLDI! Happy Friday! This week we were able to pour the concrete bases for the piers; this is in preparation for the concrete slabs once the underground plumbing is done. Our offsite framing of floors 2 and 3 is happening this week, and by the first...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 12

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 12

Hello Friends of CLDI! Tent City is soon to be coming to Billings! But wait, not the kind of tent city you are imagining. Given the extreme weather we have experienced lately, and the delay in progress due to the cold and moisture, the construction team has decided to...

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 10

Tapestry Friday Update: Week 10

Hello Friends of CLDI, Happy Friday! This week we completed the backfill around the foundation and installed the storm drains for the rain leaders on the south side of the building. Due to the cold weather, the ground was frozen, and we had to bring in these special...

Engaging the Marginalized

Engaging the Marginalized

Ministry Partner Encouragement: By Nate Poetzl We love partnering with the church. The relationships we’ve built with local bodies have been integral to the work that we do in the South Side community. In November, Faith Chapel Pastor, Nate Poetzl, spoke about the...

Calvin’s Story

Calvin’s Story

Calvin Warren, a 53-year-old former PTA president, and little guy football coach, recently became a CLDI tenant. A devoted father, Calvin has a degree in Psychology and was gifted in working with children. He spent 18 years working in residential treatment programs...