This month at Aurora:
- Help Men in the community by donating mens hygiene products to Aurora this month
- “R’s” success story – a young dad builds a life for him and his son.
- May’s Employee of the Month – Natasha Goodge.
- Upcoming Events in July and August
A Heartfelt Resignation
It is with no exaggeration that I explain my emotions and difficulties in writing this letter to you. There are knots in my stomach making me feel ill, lumps ink my throat making it hard to swallow and talk, there is heaviness in my heart that doesn't want to lift,...
Community Change
Unlike most of my coworkers, my major in college was not social work, but urban planning. I have a passion for community change, but one of the lessons I learned very quickly was that the work of community change is not fast work. I still remember being shown the...
One Less
One morning I returned to the office after attending a lease signing with a client. The receptionist, who knew where I was, asked me, “One less, huh?" “What?” I asked. I was confused. Theresa, the volunteer receptionist who was new to her position said, “You were at...
Behind the Numbers
I grew up on a farm in Western Kentucky in a very self-sufficient lifestyle. We raised our own vegetables that we either canned or were frozen for future use. My Dad raised cattle and hogs and at least one of each of them was processed for our freezer. We were...
It Feels Like Home
How does it feel when you land a great job? What is it like to work with people whose charge in life is to help those who are in need? As I ponder the answer to these two questions, I can’t help but to think back to where I was less than two years ago. But before I...
Why Do You Do What You Do?
A client asked me this question as we spent 6 hours together moving his things out of storage. He had commented a couple times about how I was making time and a half helping him move. Then he asked, “Are you getting paid time and a half, or are you salary?” I...
Striving to Make a Difference
(Ashley Hilton was a Social Work intern from University of Southern Indiana. She will be graduating in a few weeks, and she will receive the President’s Medal, the highest honor presented to a graduate in the Class of 2013 -- and the first USI Social Work student to...
The Sound of Silence
We all need a place to call home. When I think of home I reflect on a place that provides comfort and security. The security home provides is not only from the weather, but home is also a place that buffers the impact of the outside world. Home is a place to...
New Hope
March 18th marked the first day that a Homeless Prevention Coalition project began assessing families and providing services! After 3 years of discussing ideas and looking for solutions, we are about to see concrete progress. The Childcare Committee’s goal is simple...
Life. Lessons.
Being humbled -- an expression whose meaning has been defined for me in a whole new light in 2013. I took the position as Assessment Specialist at Aurora, Inc. five months ago today. As with every new employee, I had expectations of the upcoming rewarding moments...