by Jim Palmer | Aug 27, 2013 | blog
As I arrived at the office each day last week, I crossed paths with an ecstatic flock of freshly sun-screened faces of Village of Hope children. As they boarded a bus each day to attend their designated summer activity, I couldn’t help but think how generous a...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 21, 2013 | blog
With the unavoidable conclusion of summer also brings a population of melancholy kids. The market driven back-to-school shopping rush usually can alleviate some of this dismal mood with temporary excitement in new clothes and school supplies, but imagine the first...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 19, 2013 | blog
Where do you begin when thanking the volunteers that have turned into family? The end of the summer blow out at the Village of Hope is an event we look forward to every year, but its not the only time we get to enjoy the friendship of Coast Hills Community Church. The...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 14, 2013 | blog
How do we open the eyes of children to new opportunities? They don’t know what they don’t know! Mind, body and soul are just the basic aspects to consider when you are working toward reversing generations of dysfunction and unhealthy lifestyles. At the...
by Jim Palmer | Aug 13, 2013 | blog
Residents of O.C. Rescue Mission’s Village of Hope transitional housing program enjoy a night at the Pacific Symphony. By THERESA WALKER / ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Dawn Smart walked arm in arm with a neighbor friend up the walkway at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater...