Hospitality House Announces New Executive Director GRASS VALLEY, CA: Hospitality House, the only emergency homeless shelter in Nevada County, has announced the selection of Nancy Baglietto as its new executive director. Nancy will fill the vacancy created by founder...
One of my colleagues at Hospitality House once called our guest Sue the “most authentic person” he’d ever met. When I shared his words with her recently, she smiled doubtfully and murmured something about “all my flaws.” By that time we’d been acquainted for years,...
This is the conclusion of the story of Hannah and her son Joseph that began in my first post. We left off with Hospitality House staff, in partnership with other county agencies, learning that Hannah, who had been diagnosed with breast cancer, did indeed once have a...
Hannah arrived by taxi at Utah’s Place seeking her lost infant. She was an older woman, quite short and rather squat, as though she had been stunted in childhood by a heavy load placed on top of her head. Although she kept her eyes focused meekly on the floor and...
“You can’t understand most of the important things from a distance, Bryan. You have to get close.” Bryan Stevenson, Just Mercy http://www.eji.org/BryanStevenson The suffering of the poor isn’t subtle; I first encountered it as a very young child. I grew up in Glencoe,...
I was listening to the radio one Friday morning while in my car driving into Nevada City. I like to listen to Jeri Ann Van Dijk’s show on Friday mornings on KVMR. Every week around 8:30, Jeri Ann invites Joanna Robinson from Hospitality House to talk about...
I was listening to the radio one Friday morning while in my car driving into Nevada City. I like to listen to Jeri Ann Van Dijk’s show on Friday mornings on KVMR. Every week around 8:30, Jeri Ann invites Joanna Robinson from Hospitality House to talk about...
Portuguese/Canadian roots singer, song writer, and multi-instrumentalist Awna Teixeira will perform a benefit concert for Hospitality House on Thursday, July 9 at The Open Door (formerly Tomes) at 671 Maltman Drive, Grass Valley (in the Brunswick Basin). The concert...
Challenging Labels In September, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors and the Grass Valley City Council will have to respond to the civil grand jury’s June report, “Panhandlers, vagrants and transients in a neighborhood near you?” But well before that response was...
Learning how to play the guitar may not seem like a top priority for a homeless person who typically needs shelter and sustenance, first and foremost. But, as longtime Nevada County musician and guitar teacher Kelly Fleming tells it, music may be a key need for soul...
Judy Olson has given untold hours to serving meals to homeless guests at Hospitality House, Nevada County’s community homeless shelter and housing program. Last Monday, she gave even more: her mother’s piano, freshly tuned by a generous anonymous donor. Read full...
Martin Justin David has lived “on the nondomestic side of life” for the last 14 years. Technically, he’s homeless, but he’s far from helpless. Read full article...
Enjoy a simple meal of soup and bread. This year’s Empty Bowl event was our most successful one yet! Over 600 people enjoyed their choice of marvelous donated soups in beautiful handcrafted bowls that they then took home with them. To learn more, please visit our...
Thank you to our generous sponsors! B & C True Value Hardware BriarPatch Community Market California Solar Co. Coldwell Banker Grass Roots Realty Dr. Paul Evans, D.D.S. Foothill Mattress & Bedroom Center Janet Peake, Crown Financial Kelki Beach Bungalows...
