In this episode we talk with Jenna Garvin, Vocational Development Supervisor and Stephen Chichester, Men’s Ministry Director from City Union Mission about their life-changing work with homeless men in Kansas City. They share how education, career development, trauma recovery, and faith come together to restore lives. As homeless men progress through the programs at City Union Mission, they receive vocational training and financial education designed to prepare them for lasting success. You’ll hear powerful stories, bust common myths about homelessness, and learn how personalized care and spiritual transformation make lasting impact. Whether you’re into community service, mental health, or ministry, this episode will inspire and challenge you.

Sheryl Haile serves as the Chief Program Officer at City Union Mission. She has diverse experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor, program developer and professor with a BA in Sociology, an MEd in Counseling Psychology and a PhD in Psychology.  Foundational to her clinical practice and program development approach is the belief that faith does matter, full-healing of mankind comes only through Jesus and the integration of faith with psychology provides a powerful means to help those who are hurting and fulfill the commandment to love one another.