NEWS
Families are Falling Back Into Homelessness
The phones here at our offices keep ringing. The calls come from frightened, upset neighbors. The things they say would break your heart... We’ve been evicted! My kids and I have nowhere to go! I’ve run out of food, and I don’t get paid for another two weeks! My kids...
Hunger is Rising – But Together, We Can Help
Since the pandemic began, grocery prices have risen 26%—and now, many families in our community are struggling just to get by. In March, the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut $500 million from the Emergency Food Assistance Program, and more cuts are on the table....
Federal Funding Cuts
I’m worried and I really need your help. I’m sure you’ve heard about the debate in Washington around proposed cuts to federal funding for housing the homeless, SNAP (food stamps), social security, and Medicaid… These programs are lifelines for many struggling families...
HAM: Housing Awareness Month
Here in Washtenaw County, more than 100 families with children are homeless and waiting for shelter. They live doubled up with other families and sleeping on the floor. Or they live outside, in cars, or in other places not meant for human habitation. If you see...
Ending Homelessness, One Family at a Time
"Thanks to SOS, my kids never had to sleep in our car again." 2024 SOS Client.Every day, families in our community face impossible choices—pay rent or buy groceries, keep the heat...
Meet SOS’s board member, Angela M. Johnson, PhD.
Angela M. Johnson, PhD. SOS Community Services' Board Member"If not you, then who? Progress is not easy. There is a push and pull. We are setting the stage for the next generation."This Black History Month, we celebrate Angela M. Johnson, PhD, member of the board of...
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