Jonas Construction Donates Stairwell Labor

Jonas Construction, Rolling Prairie, IN contacted us in mid December to give us a proposal for the labor to build our new, much needed updated 3 story stairwell. This labor cost was a very fair and more than reasonable bid of $3850. As we listened, Gene took out his pen drew a line through the price and wrote a ZERO next to it. Overwhelmed and speechless, we simply said "Thank you". Surely just as Gene stated he would, work began on March 19, 2013. Gene and his crew,

Open House held at recovery home

By Matt Fritz; Monday, December 17, 2012

La PORTE — They have ripped away all the walls, ceilings and insulation, gutted the basement, removed the old roof, and are now preparing to widen the stairwells and replace the flooring. They are the 190 volunteers who are now onto their eighth Dumpster full of material as they continue their work to make the Worthy Women Recovery Home a place where formerly incarcerated women can transition to a productive life in La Porte County. On Sunday, the

County Council nixes funding

By Gabrielle Gonzalez, Staff writer

Published: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 4:57 PM CST

LA PORTE – D. E. "Sonshine" Troche tried to shine a light on the La Porte County Council Monday night but fell shy by one vote to receive $260,000 in funding for her organization, Worthy Women Recovery Home. The Worthy Women Recovery Home is planned to provide recently incarcerated women

Workday 9- Floors removed

Copy_of_Floor_Crew_10-27-12 Workday #9 Approximately 200 square feet of old floors were removed to make way for the new! Thanks to so many of our new friends and old ones as well, another workday is complete as of 10-27-12. Another dumpster, #6, is full and has been hauled away. By the generosity of so many volunteers, over 190, we are getting closer. In the next two weeks