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Episodes
22 episodes
Cindy Aguilar -- Men's Housing
You can’t “just get an apartment” when you don’t have an ID, you’re carrying a record, your health is unstable, and the city has too few affordable units to begin with. We’re joined by Cindy Aguilar, Director of Men’s Housing at Union Gospel Mi...
Juanita Raya -- What if Rock Bottom is Not The End?
A car crash that should’ve ended everything and a life so heavy with shame she couldn’t imagine a way back. Juanita tells about addiction and what it costs, and walks us through the slow, practical road to recovery that followed. Today she serv...
What If “Taste And See” Is A Life Plan? Anthony, Family and Pineapple Upside-Down Cake
He showed up to Texas with one clear goal: get back into his kids’ lives after years apart. “Trying to make it work” turned into being unhoused even while holding a job. This is Anthony's story.
Service Is The Price Of Admission For O6 Riders
Motorcycle clubs often get judged before they ever get understood. We sit down with brothers from O6 Riders Motorcycle Club and One Unit Motorcycle Club as they pull into Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County in Fort Worth to do what doesn’t m...
Kellye Oakman Shares How Community Helped Her Stay Sober And Start Over
We talk with Kelly Oakman, supervisor of the Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County food pantry, about what it takes to run a high-volume pantry receiving donations from partners like Target, Trader Joe’s, USDA, and local food banks, and why or...
Running The Baton: A Grace-Filled Leadership Transition
The new year didn’t wait for us to warm up. We step onto the track with a clean handoff, clear roles, and a shared aim: help more of our neighbors move from crisis to a stable home. After a wise succession from longtime leader Don Schisler, Cha...
A Chaplain’s Playbook For A Christ-Centered Mission
We welcome Father Rogers Meredith to share how a Christ-centered approach shapes chapel, discipleship, and daily care at Union Gospel Mission of Tarrant County. He traces his path from life on the margin to priesthood and lays out a practical b...
Reverend Ocielia -- Women's Ministry From The Inside Out
Reverend Ocielia describes being full of beauty.
Captain Briggs Part 1
We sit down with Captain Kory Briggs, our director of safety and security, to talk about how disciplined training and steady leadership create real safety on our campus. Kory shares how 9/11 shaped his call to serve, why security must stay prep...
Carolyn Simmonds - Chief Housing Officer and Trusted Mama
Parts of Carolyn Simmons' life as a trusted guardian and an afterglow conversation following her first episode.
Carolyn Simmonds, Chief Housing Officer - Part 1
Carolyn overcomes and shares how we can join her.
Daley Miller and the Community Outreach Center
Daley Miller also oversees Job Training at UGM-TC. We also talk about volunteers and job mentoring.
A Conversation About Clinical Services
Dr. Paulina Guzzardo discusses clinical services at UGM-TC
Families and Housing Challenges
More than one third of the 700,000 homeless in the United States are parts of families. Domestic violence is a big contributor. Union Gospel Mission in Tarrant County is monitoring the need, reserving beds for families, and partnering with the ...
Charles Wolford -- Running With Patience
President and CEO Charles Wolford tells about the path he took -- and how he ran some of it.
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Our heart behind this podcast is to share conversations with UGM-TC staff, community members, and partners, about the work we do as we are on a mission to provide Hope, Respect and New Beginnings to our unsheltered neighbors through discipleshi...
Don Shisler Remembers Denver Moore
As of this recording, the book The Same Kind of Different As Me was written almost 20 years ago. Don Shisler remembers the ups and downs of being at home around Denver Moore.