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Mike Mouradian: 50 Stories for 50 Years
In the 1970s, I was a Biology/Chemistry major at Eastern Michigan University. I wasn't a very touchy feely type of person. My path was to be a researcher in a lab or some kind of technical job. I transferred to EMU as a sophomore and didn’t have many friends. I found...
Vicki Niebrugge: 50 Stories for 50 Years
Content Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. Vicki Niebrugge came from a small town in Oakland County. When she arrived in Washtenaw County in the early 1970s, she wanted to volunteer at a new agency called SOS Crisis Center. She went to the very...
Judith Cawhorn: 50 Stories for 50 Years
Judith Cawhorn was SOS’s first development director in the 1990s. She shared that one day, early in her tenure, she remembers when it really hit home for her how important SOS is to people. It was a really busy day. The phones were ringing off the hook and SOS...
Kathy Stevens: 50 Stories for 50 Years
In honor of SOS’s 50th anniversary in 2020, we are telling SOS’s story – by sharing the stories of people who have been impacted by SOS. We will share 50 stories of impact for the 50 years of SOS. Kathryn (Kathy) Stevens joined SOS when she was a student at EMU in...
SOS Holiday Hours
SOS will have revised hours for the food pantry and other services due to the holidays. HOLIDAY CLOSURES (SOS Administrative Offices and Resource Center) Closed Mon. 12/23/19, Tues. 12/24/19 & Wed. 12/25/19 Closed Mon. 12/30/19, Tues. 12/31/19 & Wed. 1/1/20...
Meet SOS’s AmeriCorps Member
Chantia Perkins is an AmeriCorps member working with SOS's housing team. She is a junior at Eastern Michigan University studying international affairs with a minor in psychology. Why did you choose to apply to the AmeriCorps position at SOS? Chantia saw SOS’s...
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