A QUART E RLY NEWSLETTER OF THE M IDNIGHT M ISSION
FALL 2015
WE CHANGE LIVES As The Midnight Mission enters into its second century of service for those who are suffering at the lowest rung of society’s ladder, I couldn’t help but reflect upon all those men, women and children who have had their lives restored through the assistance received and tools provided while in our care. Over the past five years, fueled by the Federal Government’s political machine and funding giant The U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, there has and continues to be an assault on the “Transitional” service providers throughout our country. You see, for the Federal Government, it’s about warehousing individuals not about providing them with the platform and tools to lift them out of dependency and a subsidized existence. HUD controls the purse strings that finances local continuums of care for homeless populations. HUD has used that power to dictate local community funding policy. As a result, Permanent Supportive Housing is their current panacea. Thank God, our supporters understand and continue to support our independence from these ill-conceived quick fix approaches. The Midnight Mission has and continues to focus on changing lives, free from permanent dependency and giving our people the tools to regain self-sufficiency and the self-respect that comes with it. On the following page is a story written by a man I met three years ago when, as an independent movie maker, he and his wife began covering a wonderfully organic bred program here at The Midnight Mission that illustrates the value of transitional based recovery. I believe it shows the true value of our work… Changing Lives. We will continue to fight to see that people are given the chance to be a part of our communities and not a dependent of it. Your support allows us to fulfill this promise. Larry Adamson President & CEO