by Sheila Helgerson | May 26, 2026 | Blog Post
By Sheila Helgerson He was 68 years old when he got his first apartment. Not his first nice apartment. Not his first apartment after a setback. His first apartment—ever. For most of his life, he moved between shelters, temporary rooms, the streets, and... by Sheila Helgerson | Feb 26, 2026 | Blog Post
By Sheila Helgerson Progress isn’t always loud. Sometimes it looks like routine, reliability, and simply showing up every day. Sometimes it looks like getting up in the morning, attending appointments, reconnecting with family, or beginning to believe that life... by Sheila Helgerson | Nov 26, 2025 | Blog Post
By Sheila Helgerson When I chose balance as our word of the year for 2025, I imagined something calm and intentional. A steady rhythm. Thoughtful choices. Maybe even a little peace. Recently, at a dinner with donors, I admitted that we hadn’t actually talked about... by Sheila Helgerson | Feb 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
Phaye Poliakoff-Chen had heard about Earl’s Place many times from her neighbor, Kay Joellenbeck. Phaye was a busy working mother with two young sons, and was already volunteering at her sons’ schools, so she didn’t feel she had time to take on another project. Then... by Sheila Helgerson | Jan 3, 2023 | Blog Post
On New Year’s Eve, R.B. celebrated seven years of sobriety and shared his story during a Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Here is an excerpt from his talk. Seven years ago, I was living in an abandominium (a fancy word for a vacant house). My biggest worry was that I...