Union Gospel Mission Welcomes Youtheary Sim As Women's And Children's Director (Photo) -04/11/23

For Immediate Release                                                Contact: Courtney Dodds 

April 11, 2023                                                              Cell: 971-275-2334

                                                                        

Union Gospel Mission Welcomes Youtheary Sim as Women’s and Children’s Director

 

Portland, Ore., - Youtheary Sim joined the Union Gospel Mission of Portland in January of 2023 as the new Director for LifeChange for Women and Their Children. LifeChange is a long-term residential recovery community for single women and women with Children who are escaping homelessness, addiction and abuse. Women and children in LifeChange receive a safe home, counseling, education, and life-skills training allowing, them to heal from trauma and live a healthy, independent life. 

Youtheary is a Graduate of Clark Atlanta University. She has worked with organizations such as Harkins House, Teen Challenge, Centro Cultural, Latino Network, National Urban League, and Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center. She also served as the Women’s Ministry Leader at the Potter’s House Ministries.

“What an exciting time this is to join the UGM family! I was born and raised in the Northwest. My commitment to my community started with my immigrant parents who experienced firsthand the daily challenges and barriers that our city faces. I am thrilled to be back in my hometown and to serve the women and their children at LifeChange.”

In June, of 2022 UGM broke ground on a brand-new home for LifeChange for Women and Their Children. This new building will double our capacity to serve more than 2,000 women and children in the next decade as they work to end cycles of addiction, poverty, and abuse. Not only will the new center have 52 rooms to accommodate women and children, but it will also be equipped with incredible spaces for healing and transformation. It will include spaces for community building, onsite counseling, parenting classes, a children's education center, a chapel, and more! The goal is to open this new building in Spring of 2024. 

To learn more about LifeChange for Women and Their Children visit www.ugmportland.org 

About Union Gospel Mission: Union Gospel Mission has been serving Portland since 1927. Union Gospel Mission provides meals and care for the homeless and operates LifeChange -- a transformative recovery program for men, women and children. Contact Union Gospel Mission at 503-274-4483, ugmportland.org or on social media @ugmpdx 

 

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