The most fundamental challenge of being human is that we have all these thoughts and feelings and ideas and memories stuck in one particular body with no way to reliably ...

This recipe for life became the foundation for our PASTA framework: Pause, Ask, Savor, Take Action, Appreciate — a model for making human connection your purpose to thrive in 2025.

A lot of the folks that we do serve, we’re their family,” Homeless Outreach Coordinator Carissa Raaen said. “Us being with them when they are taking their last breath ... it stays with you.” ...