by Jim Palmer | Oct 5, 2023 | blog
Have you ever wondered how grants are awarded? As someone who has worked in various granting agencies, such as the Tustin Community Foundation, the City of Tustin and County of Orange Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs, and the Corporation for National...
by Jim Palmer | Jun 10, 2022 | blog
The article titled Most Cities’ Responses to Homelessness Actually Enable Even More Homelessness, posted on March 18, 2022 in “The Federalist,” describes the effects of the Housing First philosophy. By looking at three major cities (Los Angeles, Salt...
by Jim Palmer | May 25, 2022 | blog
Being a parent to foster, adopted, and biological children is one of my greatest joys! And in commemoration of National Foster Care Month, I want to announce that the Rescue Mission is a group of people actively supporting orphaned, fostered, and adopted children....
by Jim Palmer | May 19, 2022 | blog
This year marks the 12th Anniversary of Orange County Rescue Mission’s partnership with Up and Running Again! Not only do they run half marathons with students, the homeless men and women in our programs, but they also teach our students invaluable skills like...
by Jim Palmer | May 10, 2022 | blog
At a recent public hearing, Sheriff Don Barnes was clear about his concerns regarding the fentanyl epidemic, which he calls “our most significant long-term health crisis.” (The Orange County Register, March 3, 2022) I support Sheriff Barnes and believe...
