NEWS
More People Face Hunger During the Third Wave of Coronavirus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2020 More People Face Hunger During the Third Wave of Coronavirus People who work in hourly jobs have been hit the hardest by the economic downturn since the pandemic started. Food requests at SOS are up 30%. A new spike in food...
Cath Antkowiak-Howard: 50 Stories for 50 Years
Cath Antkowiak-Howard worked at a crisis center in Indiana in 1970 when she was a high school student. She moved to Ypsilanti in 1974 because her partner was attending graduate school. She knew she wanted to continue her crisis work in Michigan. So she began...
Intern goes above and beyond for SOS
LaShonda Dailey completed her Capstone Project for Eastern Michigan University at SOS this past semester. She truly went above and beyond for SOS. LaShonda created a front desk training manual, resource manual, and hosted a canned food drive, diaper drive and...
SOS Expands Services to Help Families with Basic Needs during the Pandemic
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2020 SOS Expands Services to Help Families with Basic Needs during the Pandemic As many people experience job loss and interruptions in income due to the pandemic, SOS has made adjustments to service provision to help more people. SOS's...
COVID-19 Services Information
SOS is modifying its services to honor the State of Michigan's 'shelter in place' order and to protect the health of our clients, volunteers and staff members. If you need food, please visit SOS’s pantry on Tuesdays between 1 PM & 6:30 PM or Wednesdays between 9...
John Brandeberry: 50 Stories for 50 Years
Content Warning: This story includes mention of self-harm. John Brandeberry was a typical nice guy who loved to start up a good conversation with other friendly people. In 1969 when he was a student at Eastern Michigan University, he ended up talking to two young...
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