As needs soar, donor offers $15,000 challenge
Concerned that the need for William Temple House’s services to the working poor continues to soar, an anonymous donor has issued a challenge.
Raise $15,000 for mental health counseling and emergency social services by March 31 and he will match
the contributions dollar for dollar.
Last year 3,565 families – that’s virtually 10 families for every day of the year – turned to William Temple House for emergency aid. William Temple House responded with food, children’s clothing, rent and utility assistance, help filling vital medication prescriptions, and public transportation vouchers.
Our counselors worked with more than 700 individuals and families to help them cope with depression, relationship problems, unemployment and a myriad of other issues that, left unchecked, would have torn many of these families apart.
The need now is even greater. Requests for counseling and social services are up in the first two months of 2011.
To donate now, click here.
Calming the Storm: Mindfulness for Stress Reduction
class offered at William Temple House beginning April 7
We all experience stress, and while some amount of stress is inevitable, too much can be harmful to our bodies, our minds, and our overall sense of well being.
William Temple House is offering a class in using mindfulness to reduce stress.
Click here for complete information.
Lobby mural and makeover create more welcoming space
Thanks to the International Decorative Artists League, William Temple House's lobby is a more welcoming space to greet those seeking help at William Temple House.
The League's artists teamed up to design, paint and install the mural which was installed last fall.
Artist Kara McGhee of Battleground, WA won an IDAL competition to design the mural. Kara and artists attending IDAL's national conference in Portland painted the mural and later installed it, all as a donation to William Temple House in honor of those the agency serves.
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