Optimism vs. Hope
by Paul Goodell, Development Coordinator A good reminder for us today... “Optimism is a matter of optics, of seeing what you want to see and not seeing what you don’t want to see. Hope, on the other hand, is a…
Grammar Lesson: The Backstory
by Andi Tauber, Stories from the Streets Co-Director The alarm bells went off in the fall of 2011. I was jarred by the realization that we work for an organization whose name is made of two words that end in…
Looking into the mirror
by Paul Goodell, Development Director Many moons ago, my wife Aubrey and I met while working at Emmaus. Or, more accurately, I was working at Emmaus. She was a volunteer. But she had just finished working there (completing her year…