April 2022 News

Success Story: Words from an Aurora Case Manager A client applied with Aurora in March for rental assistance to prevent her eviction after having lost her job when she refused to work while Covid positive, with active symptoms. The client is the head of the household,...

March 2022 News

Success Story: Words from an Aurora Case Manager A client reached out to Aurora for rental and utility assistance though Community Engagement. The case manager working with them immediately recognized a language barrier present.   The client’s first language is...

February 2022 News

Success Story: Words from an Aurora Case Manager This month we are focusing on housing pairs, and what better pair to talk about than a man and his granny? An individual who was released less than 6 months from Department of Corrections for a violation of his parole...

David Parker Honored for 21 Years of Service

Today, Aurora honored David Parker for 21 years of service as an outreach case manager during his retirement luncheon at Patchwork Central. Evansville Mayor, Lloyd Winnecke, also proclaimed today, December 13, 2019, as David Parker Appreciation Day. Congratulations...

2019 Aurora Gingerbread House Fundraiser

Thankful. That is the best word to express today. Thankful for competitors for their incredible talent and for bringing those talents to our event. Thankful for our amazing emcees and judges who made the event exciting and thrilling. Thankful for the talented...

Staff Retreat

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...

Part 4: I bid you ado…

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...

Part 2: Luzada’s Departure

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...

Part 1: Luzada’s Departure

This is Part 1 of a four-part series over the next few months as Luzada’s time at Aurora comes to a close. She will be retiring from her current position as Executive Director on December 31.  Fifteen years ago when I walked into this organization, I was one of...
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