Call for Volunteers

Call for Volunteers

Board President Carol Quasula announced today a volunteer outreach program to locate and find individuals to help meet the needs of the Verde Valley Homeless Coalition. Quasula said “Understandably, the pandemic decimated the number of volunteer hours we were seeing...

June Director’s Report

Hello Everyone, Happy beginning of the 2nd half of the year!  I hope everyone had a great May.  This email is going to be a little short since we have a lot going on here right now. We had a mini swap meet at the Center this month! Manzanita Outreach came in and...

Dogs Are Welcome

Dogs Are Welcome

Why are dogs so important for the homeless? They provide companionship, safety,  consistency and support mental and emotional health. Well behaved dogs are always welcome at the Verde Valley Homeless Coalition!  Donated pet food is available so even Fido needn’t go...

Mingus Union High School Students

Mingus Union High School Students

On Saturday, May 7th, students from Mingus Union High School, along with their teacher, Marie La France, visited the Homeless Center as part of their Digital/Media Film class. The students are creating a video about the Center, telling the story of the origins,...

May Director’s Report

At the Center How quickly time passes! Of course it was a pretty busy month so that makes the days go by in a flash. We had another record-breaking month, 20 new people used the center for the first time in April. We saw 466 in the daytime and 562 joined us overnight....

Ribbon Cutting at Rollins House

Ribbon Cutting at Rollins House

On April 21st the Verde Valley Homeless Coalition hosted a Chamber of Commerce mixer and ribbon cutting ceremony at the Rollins House. The Rollins House, a four bedroom home located at 654 N. Main Street in Cottonwood will open in late May or early June and is...

Christ Lutheran Church Donation

Christ Lutheran Church Donation

Executive Director Rhonda Bishop accepted this generous donation on behalf of the Verde Valley Homeless Coalition from Christ Lutheran Church-Sedona to help with healthy food options for the center and emergency shelter.  Presented by Carol and Wayne Brezina this...