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A Burrito and a Way Back Home: One woman’s journey from addiction and homelessness to hope and healing

Jess Luoma / February 13, 2026

Ardis Green is a walking, smiling testimony to the power of a simple act of love. Sometimes, one small gesture can alter the course of a person’s life. In Ardis’s […]

Homelessness, Jesus in the Streets, Local Story

More Than a Meal: The power of long-term friendship in the fight against homelessness

Jess Luoma / February 11, 2026

“When I was younger, a doctor told me I had something no one could measure—and that was heart,” says Michael Williamson. He would need it. Michael lost his home to

Homelessness, Jesus in the Streets, Local Story

An Anomaly of Hope: One Woman’s Story from the Streets of Shasta County

Jess Luoma / February 11, 2026

It’s not every day that you meet someone with so much heart who has also experienced so much loss. Anna Byers is something special—an anomaly of hope among the homeless.