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Shannon Steene

Executive Director at Good Shepherd Housing & Family Services
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Blog Posts

Hello...hello, is the caller there?

Good Shepherd Housing board members and volunteers called supporters as part of our 10th annual Phonathon.

Local Connections

Two Former GSH Staff Honored

Mattie Palmore and Kari Warren were honored for their work founding The Women's Group of Mt. Vernon and providing essential support to victims of domestic violence from our community.

Telling Our Story

Our supporters are often the best ambassadors of our work. After one of our funders spotlights our work, I process what it means.

Mr. Clark Tells His Story

A GSH client tells his story and the impact GSH has had on his life.

Opinion

Firsthand Perspective

An email response from a client assisted years ago. Her message to others in a similar situation — don't give up!

Applauding a GSH Champion

GSH remembers former board member and regular volunteer, Fran Garman.

A Job Well Done

Allie Busching applied her book knowledge of social work to a summer internship at GSH.

Acting Like A Business

I'm pondering the idea that just because the corporate community has downsized, the nonprofit community should do so, as well.

How Did You Learn?

GSH supporters relay how they first learned about us.

Seven Questions

I answer seven questions posed by the Catalogue For Philanthropy. I know you are curious...