Sep 9, 2015 | Uncategorized
If you have an Indiana tax liability, this is a perfect opportunity for you! Purchasing NAP tax credits allows you to make a donation to Aurora and receive a deduction on your Indiana state taxes. These are offered on a first come, first serve basis. Email...
Jul 15, 2015 | Being a Social Worker, Blog, Community Change, Ending Homelessness, Having a Home, Homeless Outreach, Inspiration
Imagine if you will that you are sitting in your doctor’s office talking to him about an upcoming procedure and he tells you that you will need someone to be in the waiting room during the procedure and also someone to drive you home. For many of you, you have a...
May 29, 2015 | Ending Homelessness, News
Yesterday, our entire staff attended a “mandatory” retreat with the goal to bring our team together and to re-establish the bonds that wear down, that only comes with the day to day tasks of dealing with crisis after crisis each day. A woman from Leadership...
Jan 30, 2015 | Inspiration, News
As I think back over the last fifteen years I have so many great memories. Taking the staff to New York for a conference and chasing down the hotel van through the streets of Queens so we could get back to the hotel Being delayed in Chicago because of weather...
Dec 12, 2014 | Being a Social Worker, Inspiration
As I sit here at an empty desk, I’m a ball of emotions, unsure of how to feel exactly, because it is my last day with Aurora. I started my journey (and yes, it truly was a journey…) with Aurora three and half years ago. This was my first leap into the...
Nov 19, 2014 | Being a Social Worker, Inspiration, News
This is Part 2 of a four-part series over the next month as Luzada’s time at Aurora comes to a close. She will be retiring from her current position as Executive Director on December 31. Part 1 can be found here. My quest to end homelessness has been filled with so...
Nov 10, 2014 | Being a Social Worker, Ending Homelessness, Homeless Outreach, Inspiration
I began my foray into homelessness in 2009 when I nervously began my social work career as an intern on Aurora’s Homeless Outreach Team. However, it didn’t take long for me to come out of my shell and jump right in to servicing our local homeless. Like an addiction, I...
Oct 21, 2014 | Blog, Having a Home
It is getting more difficult every day to find affordable housing that meets HUD requirements that housing is decent, safe and sanitary. I have been a HUD certified housing inspector for 6 years. It has always been a struggle to find landlords that are willing to...
