Volume 1, Issue 1
‘Round the Clock Volunteering for this Team Owen Reilly is a brain tumor survivor and has been in remission for four years. A devoted volunteer such as Mr. Reilly finds his time being well spent even at the Oncology Department of John Hopkins main campus in Baltimore City. Eastside Family Emergency Shelter has had the opportunity to welcome Mr. Reilly continuously for several months. Mr. Reilly supports the shelter by reading to children ages 04 years old every Monday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.. After he reads to the children, Mr. Reilly helps the Kitchen Mgr. with prepping and serving lunch. When asked why he chooses helping
at our shelter he said, “To serve the Lord, to do the things that God asked us to do in the bible. Those who give, receive. To feed the hungry and to be ‘My brother’s keeper’”. SFG - Special Force Group Jacob C. Fletcher has served in the U.S. Army for nearly 17 years. He has served in S. Korea, Germany, Iraq, Afghanistan and numerous stations in the U.S. Mr. Fletcher was born and raised in Indiana. He is married to a wonderful woman named Johanna. Whenever Mr. Fletcher has free time from work and family responsibilities, he devotes his time every other Saturday to the Eastside Family Emergency Shelter. From hanging banners for spe-
cial events to cleaning shelter's property grounds, Mr. Fletcher gives 100%. When asked why he chose to volunteer, his response was: “I chose to assist in your shelter because I love to help people. I have noticed that people in this area are in need of help and he thought why not help when I get some free time. I have seen how people live in the third world countries and he could not help them then, but he can help his community now.”
goals in life. Lynne understands that shelter life is hard, but this motivates her to encourage others through their hard times. One of the ways that she helps out endlessly at the shelter is assisting at the front door. Lynne volunteers to help welcome any new residents and visitors to the shelter. Lynne is grateful that CAN is providing shelter, food, and safety, Lynne says “I get what I need”. Shelter Staff Roxanne H., Olivia R., Donna
Owen Reilly Volunteer
April Stevens Volunteer Coordinator
Being A Helping Hand Lynne, a resident at the Eastside Family Emergency Shelter, loves to help! A description of her character would be the one who is always optimistic. Lynne loves administrative work, she was a former Development Director of a non-profit, winning a grant of 175,000 dollars! Although life’s circumstances brought her to the shelter, every day she is adamant about keeping her head up and pursuing her
Jacob C. Fletcher U.S. Army Volunteer
N., and Charmaine S. are just some of the people mentioned that have made the stay for Lynne positive. Lynne looks forward to a better future. Along with the Wellness classes given currently by the Department of Social Services, Lynne says, “Let go of the past to live in the future and live today for today”.
“Miracles come in ‘Cans’. They don’t come in ‘Cant's’.” - Joyce Meyer
Lynne Resident, Eastside Family Emergency
Staying Together As a Family Residents Andrew and Rayven and their daughters Andrea and A’dreanna were faced with hard times at one point. The family pursued many avenues to stay sheltered, while they were at risk of facing homelessness. In a span of four months they were “house hopping”, because there were no available shelter beds in Page 3
Baltimore County during that period. Finally, the Eastside Family Emergency Shelter had the opportunity of welcoming the family. Rayven was depressed and pregnant with their second child and Andrew was very quiet. That was how they dealt with their crisis. The family’s first impression of the shel-
ter was good and they were welcomed by respectful staff. Now they are less stressed and focused on employment, housing, and education. Andrew is currently employed and the family will soon be receiving housing. Rayven is looking forward to finishing her Entrepreneurship studies and would like to incorporate this with her husbands passion for mixing music.
From the left back to the front: Rayven, Andrew, Andrea, and baby A’dreanna