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Carole Wortley came to SOS as a volunteer crisis counselor in 1976. In 1977, she became a staff member at SOS, focused on recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers. Carole’s warm and encouraging approach to her work is well remembered by SOS volunteers who...

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...

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 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...

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...