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Embracing Grace
Chrystin struggled with alcoholism for sixteen years before entering UGM’s recovery program. “I felt so defeated and was lying in bed, drinking, just waiting to die, when my friends came over and...
Provide a
pathway out of
homelessness.
When you come alongside your neighbors in need—by providing food, shelter, job training, and recovery services—you help break the cycle of homelessness, abuse, and addiction in the Inland Northwest.
No one wants to see people living on the streets.
There’s another path.
Understand
Homelessness
Today
More than 2,000 men, women, and children in the Inland Northwest are experiencing homelessness right now. Food and shelter are crucial but are not enough to break the cycle of homelessness, abuse, or addiction in a person’s life. To make a difference, we have to go deeper.
Choose
Effective
Compassion
Lives damaged by trauma, abuse, addiction, mental illness, or neglect are not healed through housing alone. Since 1951, UGM has been providing a pathway out of homelessness through a whole-person approach to physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional restoration. Recovery programs, mentorships, job training, and transitional housing options are just a few of the resources made available at UGM.
Help
Break
the Cycle
Recurring donations provide the stability needed for UGM to reach and serve every guest with these invaluable services. When you sign up to give monthly, you’re investing in life-long change. You will have a permanent impact on local men and women working to break the cycle of homelessness and abuse in their lives.
Understand
Homelessness
Today
More than 2,000 men, women, and children in the Inland Northwest are experiencing homelessness right now. Food and shelter are crucial but are not enough to break the cycle of homelessness, abuse, or addiction in a person’s life. To make a difference, we have to go deeper.
Choose
Effective
Compassion
Lives damaged by trauma, abuse, addiction, mental illness, or neglect are not healed through housing alone. Since 1951, UGM has been providing a pathway out of homelessness through a whole-person approach to physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional restoration. Recovery programs, mentorships, job training, and transitional housing options are just a few of the resources made available at UGM.
Help
Break
the Cycle
Recurring donations provide the stability needed for UGM to reach and serve every guest with these invaluable services. When you sign up to give monthly, you’re investing in life-long change. You will have a permanent impact on local men and women working to break the cycle of homelessness and abuse in their lives.
Life Recovery Commencement
Come to hear the stories of the men and women who’ve finished UGM’s 18- to 24-month Recovery program and cheer them on as they take their next steps toward lifelong recovery.
June 24 | 6:30 p.m. | Valley Assembly Church
15618 E Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley, WA
No registration required. Come in person or watch the livestream on Facebook. Want to give a gift to those commencing?
Check out the Spokane and Coeur d'Alene Amazon registries.
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Finding Opportunity, Finding Something Lasting
Jun 23, 2025 by Leanne White, Content and Communciations Specialist
At Union Gospel Mission, we understand that meeting urgent needs—food, shelter, medical care, and job training—is just the beginning. These are the first steps. But our ultimate goal is to offer...
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LC Valley: Frequently Asked Questions
Jun 5, 2025 by Jeremy Stevens, LC Valley Shelter Director
We are so excited about our new shelter in Lewiston, Idaho! As we prepare to serve the LC Valley area, we understand that the community has many questions. We have addressed these frequently asked...
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A Summer That Lasts a Lifetime
May 14, 2025 by Leanne White, Content and Communciations Specialist
The 2025 UGM Camp season is almost here, and we are excited to welcome children into an environment where they can find relationship with God and grow within a safe, loving community. You have the...
The gospel difference
We believe every person is created in the image of God, with immeasurable beauty and worth; that people should not be defined by their present condition or past mistakes. Healing for our brokenness begins with the heart, with connection, with understanding how much we are loved by a good God. With healing comes change, the potential for joy and meaning.
In 2024 alone,
2,309 volunteers_ 1,142 monthly givers_ 21,194 active financial partners
made real life change available to 2,436 men, women, and children experiencing homelessness.
0
meals served
0
nights of shelter
0
medical visits
0
individuals
entered recovery
0
individuals entered the Employment Ready Program
0
received services
& heard the gospel
Revenue
48% Individual Contributions
46% Contributed Goods*
4% Enterprises
2% Other
Expenses
88% Program Services
6% Administration
6% Fundraising
Help break the cycle: donate today
Union Gospel Mission has been meeting the needs of the poor and homeless for more than 70 years and operates 100% free of government funding.