Long-time residents of the Twin Lakes Area may be familiar with Austin and Sally McBee as the founders of the Salvation Army in Mountain Home, but there’s another organization they can be credited with starting. In 1991, they established Gamma House in an effort to offer transitional housing for homeless women and their children.
Gamma House board member Judy Strother and Yellow House Thrift Shoppe director Sue Reynolds were recent guests of the Talk of the Town on KTLO-FM. Strother says the McBees saw a need on the local level to help homeless women and children get on their feet.
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The local 501(c)(3) nonprofit is the region’s only transitional housing shelter for homeless women and children. One question area residents may have is what happens to someone once she enters Gamma House. Strother says the program women utilize depends on what their needs are.
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Monetary donations and volunteers are always welcome, and residents can learn more by going to gammahouse.org, but the Yellow House Thrift Shoppe also serves as a fundraising arm. It’s located on Sixth Street, across from the Baxter County Courthouse. There have been residents of Gamma House that have worked at Yellow House, and Reynolds says that is also the current situation.
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More information on Gamma House can be sought by calling 870-425-9186. To learn more about the Yellow House, call 870-425-4455.
This month, Our Community Cares, sponsored by Farmers and Merchants Bank, Carl Wayne’s Nurseries, H&R Block, Arvest Wealth Management and KTLO, Classic Hits and The Boot, recognizes Gamma House and its mission to provide women a hand up. Learn more at ktlo.com/ourcommunitycares.
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