May 21, 2013

This week's headlines

Homeless shelter seeks home of its own

a05_abrahamAfter two seasons of operating in the basement of the Delta United Methodist Church, the volunteers and board of directors at the Abraham Connection/Delta County Homeless Shelter are ready for their own building.

"We have grown exponentially over the past two seasons of service," said board president Cheryl Oeltjenbruns.

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Grant aids domestic violence survivors

Tri-County Resources, serving families in Delta, Montrose and Ouray County whose lives have been touched by the national epidemic of domestic violence, recently received a HopeLine from Verizon grant of $2,500 to support its work. Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program supports domestic violence prevention and awareness programs nationwide.

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