Jess Luoma
Jun 14, 20224 min read
The Camping Custodian
by Jess Luoma When most people bring up "homeless people" to me as an advocate, typically I will hear some comment about the trash that...
Jess Luoma
Jun 13, 20223 min read
How to Become an Advocate
by Jess Luoma In the sunny small town of Redding, California, hidden under creek bridges and oaky hillsides are nearly 1,000 homeless...
Jess Luoma
Apr 13, 20223 min read
A Rising Tide of Volunteers
by Jess Luoma If the trajectory of the believer is heaven bound, then the life of every pain and every joy is bound for home. Home is the...
Rodney LaFrance
Apr 11, 20223 min read
Neighborhood Resistance Softens at St. James Micro Shelter Open House
by Rodney LaFrance Every story has a beginning. This one goes back beyond any of our time and it is called “The Gift of Hospitality.”...
Jess Luoma
Apr 4, 20222 min read
Pallet Shelters Arrive in Redding
by Jess Luoma Shasta Thrive joined the community effort to solve homelessness via micro shelter communities as we helped unload &...
Jess Luoma
Feb 22, 20221 min read
Story of Success: Michael Williamson
by Jessica Luoma After seven years of homelessness in Redding, Michael Williamson has shown all of us that there is always hope. Michael...
Les Reading
Feb 15, 20222 min read
She is my Friend
by Les Reading Alissa is originally from West Fargo, North Dakota and has been living in Redding for the past six years. She is a...
Jess Luoma
Feb 15, 20222 min read
Redding's First Proposed Micro Shelter Community
by MSC Planning Committee After nearly two years of planning and preparation alongside the city of Redding, the first proposed Micro...
