Love Stories - What we do
Getting moved
We received a call from a woman who was moving into hospice and needed our help. She had no money to pay for movers and was in great distress over the situation. Love INC was able to round up five volunteers from four different churches to help her with the move and to ease her mind. She received a bible from the movers and one also assisted here at her new residence organizing her room..
John and Judy
John and Judy heard about us from their church. They moved here from out of state after making a bad real estate deal and John losing his job. They are homeless but found some temporary housing through a Portland pilot project. The initial request was help finding a job. Our intake volunteer was able to refer them to partner church Lake Grove Presbyterian Church and their job counseling program. We also referred them on to a volunteer from Mt. Park Church who will help them with the Love INC budget counseling program. With help from these volunteers and programs, we pray that John and Judy will soon be rebuilding their lives.
Help Reading
A caseworker referred a 96 year old woman who is partially blind to Love INC for help relocating a viewer to her new home. Volunteer Del Hildreth was able to pick up the viewer and deliver it to her. She can now enjoy a little reading.
Ron
After being referred by Clackamas County Adult Protective Services, Ron called us for help with moving. He is a 78 and lives on Social Security benefits while trying to start up a golf supply business. He is moving because he has been harassed and physically beaten by people in his area. We were able to locate two volunteers to assist him with packing up his belongings.
Oregon City Manor
We received a call from an employee from Oregon City Manor, a shelter for the mentally disabled. They had a new man coming in and no bed for him. We were able to help them with a twin bed. This organization has called on us in the past and we have been able to help them on several occasions.
Carrie
Carrie called looking for gas vouchers. She was living in her car with her 12 year old son and dog after being kicked out of her apartment by her angry husband. We were able to refer her to DHS where she received a gas voucher and applied for a domestic violence grant and food stamps. She unfortunately was unable to receive a DV grant because her husband wasn’t considered dangerous. We lost contact with Carrie for several months until she contacted us again, this time for help with furniture. She’d gotten housing and was ready move in. Love INC was able to help her with many necessities and furniture to help her with her fresh start.
George
We received a call from *George who was helped by Love INC’s firewood ministry previously. He is disabled and lives on a small, fixed income. He shares a home with another gentleman who is also disabled and they had struggling to keep up with heating costs and had already been helped by Energy Assistance to pay off a delinquent electricity bill. We were able to provide George (and his roommate) with a cord of wood the heat the home.
Kate
After fleeing domestic violence, Kate was referred to Love INC by her caseworker for help furnishing her apartment. Kate didn’t have much to set up her home for herself and her 2 year old son. We were able to provide beds to sleep in and a couch to sit on.