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Have Camera Will Shoot

Sojourners makes a point of trying to utilize participants’ talents whenever possible, providing opportunities for them to further hone their skills. One talented young man in our Transitional Living Program has shown great initiative, becoming a house photographer, of sorts. Using his personal digital camera, Michael Games takes pictures everywhere he goes and shares them [...]

Celebration of Success Sets Records

  Friday, June 24th was a day for the record books for Sojourners. During our annual Celebration of Success we recognized more high school graduates (9), more graduates from the Virtual Community School of Ohio (6), more GED recipients (13), more apprentices (18), more crew leaders (4), more members of the 2/90 club (6), more [...]

TLP Participant Featured in Video

Riley Bolender needed just one brave person. A photo journalism student at Ohio University, Riley needed a Sojourners participant willing to be part of a video project. Having someone interview you on camera and follow you around for several days takes guts—but guts is one thing Kera Spriggs does not lack. She agreed to be [...]

Youthbuild Alum Joins Staff

  The newest member of the Generation Now team comes with a unique experience of the benefit of the programs of Sojourners. Dametrius Conn, who began in the position of case manager two weeks ago, received his GED while a student in the Youthbuild program. He then went on to become a member of Sojourners’ [...]

Day Camp Provides Summer Fun for Foster Youth

The Sojourners 2010 Summer Day Camp was a rousing success. The camp, which was coordinated and staffed by the Foster Care program, offered youth in foster care fun, exciting, and enriching activities on Thursdays from June 17 through August 5.  An average of 15 young people took part each week. The summer began with an [...]

Summer Fundraising Events are Successful

   Sojourners Golf Tournament  Sojourners held its first annual Sojourners Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 17th at the Franklin Valley Golf Course in Jackson County.  The event raised over $1,000 which benefited young people in Sojourners summer camp and will provide Christmas activities for our youth in foster care.  The “home team”, comprised of Sojourners staff [...]