Safety
We hadn’t seen him since he was a kid in the Arts & Smarts Program decades ago. But here he was in […]
Tag: hospitality
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. […]
Ownership
At Patchwork, many people feel an ownership of our space. Much of the time, this is something we value and encourage. When […]
Hydrated and Sparkling Clean
“Stay hydrated!” one of our regulars encouraged everyone at the table where he was sitting. He made sure they knew how to […]
Isn’t It Amazing
On Wednesday, a woman stopped by Patchwork for some food from the food pantry. She comes in every so often when she […]
Strike a Pose, Pancakes!
Patchwork Central’s annual Pancake Extravaganza is coming up on Saturday, April 20! We’ll be serving all-you-can-eat pancakes plus sausage, cooked apples, coffee, […]
Hosting Hospitality
Friendly. Relaxed. Supportive. Low-key. Peaceful. Nurturing. Accommodating. Home-like. All of these words could be used to describe the atmosphere in the morning […]
Fuzzy, Four-Legged Friends
There’s Roxie, Shawn’s spaniel who snores loudly from under the main office desk and whose coat is so satiny soft that everyone […]
A Well-Oiled Machine
I overheard the short conversation from my office. A man walked past with Pete, our bike shop coordinator, on their way out […]