Suzi DeFosset

Our View: Last-minute approach to shelter issue leaves no winners

We’ve all procrastinated doing something in our lives — going to the see the dentist, getting a school project done, or finally cleaning the house. It’s all wel ...

Our View: There can be no greater gift than that of health

Access to affordable health care in this country can be a challenge – even for those us of with means. That’s why we’re glad to see that there’s an option c ...

Gathering Inn board member to be featured in service video

David Larson has served for less than a year as a board member for The Gathering Inn, but in that time has proven himself as an advocate for the homeless, according to Executive Di ...

Our View: Homeless zones deserve a closer look by council

There’s no question the homeless population in the Auburn area has ballooned. More camps are forming and this paper has reported on the issues the community has faced, and ...

Time for summit on homeless issue

In large cities they are called street people. You see them with their shopping carts and plastic bags filled with their belongings. You may see them, covered with cardboard, sleep ...

Another View: ‘Giving Season’ is upon us, careful with those handouts

This time of year our phones at The Gathering Inn are ringing off the hook with requests to help feed the homeless on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. It is so wonderful to liv ...