One of the things I love about 2nd hand shopping is thinking about all the history each item has…

"Joe" is a hard working, single, middle aged Dad of two boys. He's always known how to make an honest living and pay his bills on time…

"Paul and Samantha" are simply trying to find a safe place for their family to…

"Will I get enough hours to pay my bills this month?" That's the perpetual question asked by those…

Sometimes the solutions are easy. "Mildred" tentatively walked through…

You may have noticed we are now calling it Samaritan Services. What gives?

"John and Scott" usually come in together…

What makes POM different? For more than 20 years POM has followed a strict philosophy of…

"If you judge people, you have no time to love them" - Mother Teresa ~ POM's staff and volunteers try to remember those…

Just to say "thank you" for your compassion, kindness, caring and your support. These last few months…

I love watching our volunteers interact with the folks who come for services. It’s like old friends catching up and checking in on each other. There are many who come through food bank every week, as much for the social engagement as for the food.  Often it is during these brief conversations that people will share a life event or a greater need. 

“Carter” is a middle-aged man living alone in our community. He gets by on his own for the most part, but has some developmental challenges that make a stable life difficult. He visits POM…

Sometimes it takes many hands to make a difference. Last winter Plateau Outreach Ministries (POM) had a visit from a young family who had recently become homeless.  “John and Trish” met in Idaho when Trish was visiting family and John was working there short term.

“Stephanie”, one of this year’s Turning Point successes, is a strong woman, mother, grandma, daughter, and sister.  When she first came to POM she had just gained custody of her grandson after a very tough custody battle