Word On The Street

Who would have known that today’s lunch would have opened a door to a serious conversation regarding alcohol addiction? A dear friend we were serving today broke down as he started to share with us that he is so tired of the life he is living. He said it feels like the movie “Groundhog Day” every day the same thing over and over again. Our dear friend broke down in tears and said I don’t even have the balls enough to kill myself, I’m just suffering. We listened and encouraged him by letting him know that we were here for him and if he was interested in long-term rehab that we would assist him in getting there. He said yes, so now we will reach out to agencies that can assist us in serving our friend into a victorious transformation. The journey is just beginning and we will be there as much as our friend allows us to be. With your continued support we are the bridge out from under the bridge. Together we are Building Hope and Changing Lives!

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As we are approaching the winter we are strongly encouraging our friends living outdoors to make some serious choices about coming indoors. Pictured here is the inside of a dwelling place of two of our friends. Homelessness for these two friends was caused by a serious drug addiction which escalated into a breakdown in the family system that caused them to lose their housing. During the summer months they call it camping out but on a cold autumn night, moving towards fridged winter temperatures it’s called survival. Believe with us that our two friends make the positive choice of doing the things needed to start the housing process. All we can do is keep showing up with no judgment and loving our friends in the middle of their brokenness. We believe because of this approach our friends will turn to us when their surrender moment happens. It’s heartbreaking to see and to hear the excuses for not changing but we use love as the tool that can break down every obstacle. Thank you for your support 

Moving Towards Winter

Today was the Day for Dan to get his dentures! Big Shout out to Dr. David Lehmann and Housecalls for the Homeless – Upstate (H4H) for making this dream a reality!
In 2018 Doc started his collaboration with IMFK and that’s when Dan and Doc met.
IMFK met Dan in 2015 and assisted him in navigating into housing in 2019. Over the last 5 years, H4H has been instrumental in bringing a higher level of care to Dan through the medical services Doc provides.
We remember the day Dan asked for assistance with his teeth, Doc immediately said “Let’s get you to the DENTIST”! The appointment was made to Dr. Romano at Summit Dental and the rest is now History! Thank you Doc and H4H for financially investing in Dan, look at that million-dollar smile. Dan,
YOU ARE NOT INVISIBLE

Great Day on a beautiful day in Syracuse loving on our friends outdoors. Collaboration with Housecalls for the Homeless – Upstate is always a wonderful thing. Rachel Med Student (MS2) learned some things regarding our friends foot situation. Our dear friend is 71 and living outdoors. We are assisting her in navigating to housing but in the mean time the Medical team is on the Job.
Together we are Building Hope and Changing Lives

One of our Missions at IMFK is to bring awareness of the situation of homelessness in our community. We have been able to do this through public speaking as well as using social media, check out this testimonial!

I have known about your agency and mission for years and I was recently moved by your words. So after hearing you speak at St Joseph’s Church in Camillus two Sundays ago, I unrolled the car window that very next morning on my way to work while on the Downtown exit ramp and handed a friend some items and told him “I see you”.  I have worked in the City for 20 years and this is the first time I was brave enough to do that. Thank you for opening my eyes! God Bless.

~Kathy~