Healing is Wholistic
It’s getting to be cold and flu season again. A man comes in with a hacking cough and feeling like there’s something […]
Tag: Patchwork Central
The Random Helpers
“Patchwork Central is one of the random helpers,” a case worker told me as he stopped by last winter to find out […]
A Season of Giving
A couple Fridays ago, the Arts & Smarts Junior Leaders (participants in grades 5-8) went on a grand shopping spree. However, they […]
A Working Bike
A man rolled into the Patchwork Bike Shop and asked Paul, a Bike Shop volunteer, to fix his bike’s front tire. It […]
Nativity Penguins & Alligators
It’s the first day of November. The air is crisp. The sun is shining through golden leaves everywhere around town. For many […]
With Heart
Last Tuesday, a man came up to the window where we serve coffee and snacks. Gail, the day’s Hospitality Hostess, noticed that […]
Coffee and a Concert
It’s a typical morning at Patchwork. Dee hands out shower supplies and socks in the main office, looking to see if she […]
It’s All About the Positives
Patchwork Central’s Arts & Smarts program is going strong! Since it began a few weeks ago, many kids have spent afternoons in […]
“The Doc”
The man is a little gruff and he looks like he has had a wide range of experiences in his life. One […]
Faith in Humanity
“You’ve restored my faith in humanity!” the woman declared after a morning at Patchwork. She’d arrived early, riding a bike with major […]