Pets
If you’ve ever had a pet, you know. You know how reassuring their presence can be. You know how calming it can be […]
Category: Hospitality
The Quiet Places
A story from this week by John Rich: Monday began cold, snowy, and icy. It was going to be a tough morning. […]
A Little Momentum
I’ve noticed that many people here in Evansville have had difficulty driving in the ice and snow over the past few weeks. […]
A New Year
This was not the start for 2025 that we had anticipated. Power outages, tree damage, treacherous streets. We’ve seen it all this […]
Christmas Greetings!
We at Patchwork wish you peace, joy, and happiness this holiday season, and we hope you are able to enjoy time with […]
Shine Your Light
It’s difficult to know how each of us can address the injustices of our world. Wars, famine, and disease loom so large. […]
Mourning the Dead, Celebrating the Living
Over the past several years, I’ve led a worship service at Patchwork that recognizes people who have died in the last year […]
Safety
We hadn’t seen him since he was a kid in the Arts & Smarts Program decades ago. But here he was in […]
Crunching the Numbers
Patchwork just completed our 46th year as an official organization. October 1 launched us into the next! We keep a variety of […]
Challenges
Some weeks are hard around Patchwork, and this was one of them. Drug overdoses. Suicidal thoughts. Extreme mental illness. Long-term homelessness. Trauma. […]