Laid off workers find more than a job

Nowhere else in America has the unemployment rate jumped so high, so fast than in Elkhart.  Several big recreational vehicle manufacturers slashed jobs. Then their suppliers followed with layoffs.

To pass the time and give something back to his community, Neufeldt and other unemployed RV workers are helping a homeless shelter gut and renovate a building for an expansion.

"I wanted something to do. I wanted the fellowship," he said. "We've all took a big loss in our 401(k) and we don't have jobs and stuff. It seems like we're happy up here."

The Faith Mission homeless shelter, where Neufeldt and other unemployed workers are volunteering, currently has 136 beds. Their work will allow the shelter to add 20 more.  Read more here >>

 

For more than 50 years, Faith Mission has provided food, housing, counseling and a gateway to a better life for many homeless in our area. But our current facilities are deteriorating and no longer adequate to fill the community's needs. Because of that, we have established the "Hearts of Hope" campaign to facilitate the Mission's move to a larger, safer, and more efficient home.p>

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