Meet Becky Theurer! Becky Theurer has been a resident at 40 West since 2018 and has been a familiar face ever since. She regularly comes down to the office to say hi to staff, attends events, and has even been a resident member of our board. But ever since the COVID-19 pandemic began Becky’s…
DetailsMeet Kimmy and Ashley Zeidenburg! This month we begin our Teen Team Member program at Archway Communities. This is a program created to help teens entering the work field learn work skills and discover what they’re passionate about. “When you work with us there is an opportunity to learn things that might not be…
DetailsMeet Zoukourouf Yacoub! This month we are celebrating one of our Greenleaf residents, Zoukourouf Yacoub, who has reached a monumental milestone this year of obtaining her US citizenship. An asylum-seeking refugee from the Central African Republic, and a mother of two children under 3 years old, Zoukourouf had no shortage of obstacles and barriers…
DetailsMeet Melody Longdon! I received a message weeks ago from Mark, our Director of Property Operations, saying that during his visit to Willow Green he had met a resident, Melody, who shared an incredible story of her journey. She was grateful to be where she was in life, proud of what she had overcome,…
DetailsMeet Mark Davis! Mark is always bubbly when you see him, and it was no different on this occasion, even through the phone. We check in on how things are going since I used to see him every day at 40 West, Then we get to talking about him! Mark is endlessly grateful for…
DetailsMeet Prem Tamang Prem, and his son Mima, meet Maggie and me in the office at Villa Verde. David, an adult, wanted to come to help translate for his father but, after a while, it turned into a highlight of Mima as well. Both men have great attitudes and life stories. It was fun…
DetailsMeet Lynda Junker! I place a call to Lynda in the morning in order to accommodate her chemo schedule. From the moment she answers she’s in a great mood. I’d come to learn that this is just her personality. No matter what trials we discussed she always says with an upbeat tone, ‘but I’m…
DetailsMeet Margaret Gibson! Margaret waits for me in Jasmine’s office down at Fountain Ridge. When I walk in both are happy to greet me, Jasmine having just finished setting out lots of food to hand out for her weekly Care and Share event. Margaret is quiet but eager to share about herself when asked, answering…
DetailsMeet Michele “Frankie” Imhoff I meet Frankie in Rose’s office at Flats at Two Creek after she takes her smoke break. As always, her bubbly energy fills the room. After briefly catching up, I start to ask her a little more about her story. I realized that while I was working at Flats,…
DetailsMeet Mike Maze! I visit Cornerstone, camera in hand, to capture the magic of another weekly food bank. As I fall into conversation with a couple of residents about my camera and recent events, our Family Service Coordinator, Julie, introduces me to Mike. Mike has just gotten done having his own food bank of…
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