Straight Talk, No B.S., with Matthew's Hope presented by Imagine Marketing

“There were times where I just wanted to die.” ~KatieIn this week’s episode of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Shelley rejoin Katie, a current guest of the Moving Forward Program, for part II of this installation of our Real Faces of Homelessness series.If you missed part I of Katie’s story, we highly encourage you to watch episode 112 to learn how her life unraveled and how much trauma she endured. In part II, you will hear how dramatically her life has turned around since she found her way to the Orange County campus of Matthew’s Hope and joined the Moving Forward Program.Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #homelessawareness #unhoused

***This episode contains accounts of abuse in various forms, including sexual. Viewer discretion is advised.In this episode of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Shelley continue their Real Faces of Homelessness series with Katie, a current guest of Matthew’s Hope. Katie shares how her life started out “normal.” Growing up in a stable home with loving parents, graduating from college, having a successful corporate job and buying her first home at age 26. But then things quickly unraveled. Her life spiraled completely out of control and she found herself homeless and eventually on the verge of death. This episode is part I of II with Katie so be sure to follow up next week to learn about the complete transformation she is in the midst of thanks to the support of Matthew’s Hope. Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #dignity #orangecounty #brevardcounty #crisis #homelessawareness #unhoused #florida

“Don’t talk about it. Be about it.” ~JeffIn this week’s episode of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Tracy are joined by Jeff Bondy who is the Director of Business Development for Bondy Law. Jeff’s father was once a guest of Matthew’s Hope. Pastor Scott and Jeff discuss the services that Jeff’s father received as well as the challenges he presented. They also share the importance of giving back and uplifting those in your community rather than putting them down.Plus, at the time of our filming the United States was one week into a new war with Iran and the Pentagon was estimating it was costing taxpayers $1 billion/day. Hear their reaction to that and how it makes them feel to hear that in comparison to the amount of taxpayer funds available to help support services for those in our communites who are struggling.Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #dignity #orangecounty #brevardcounty #crisis #homelessawareness #unhoused #florida

“I am still a success story.” ~JanineIn this episode of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Shelley catch up with Janine, a former guest of Matthew’s Hope as part of our Real Faces of Homelessness series. Janine spent a significant amount of time in the Moving Forward program before choosing to leave before graduation. What may have seemed like a failure at the time ended up being an incredible success as you will learn in this episode as Janine shares some incredible news that catches Scott by complete surprise.Learn what lead to Janine finding herself homeless with her daughter and what tools and skills she learned from Matthew’s Hope that helped her turn her entire life around.Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #dignity #orangecounty #brevardcounty #crisis #homelessawareness #unhoused #florida

In Episode 109 of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Shelley are joined by Shelley’s husband Darren.Darren shares what it is like to view Matthew’s Hope and the work they do through hist lens as the spouse of the President of the organization. Learn how his awareness level of our homelessness crisis has changed through the years and what he wishes more people knew about what is happening in their communities.Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #dignity #orangecounty #brevardcounty #crisis #homelessawareness #unhoused #florida

“Human beings are nesting animals.”In this episode of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Tracy are joined by Brian Postlewait who is the Chief Operating Officer of the Homeless Services Network of Central Florida.Brian shares the concept of HomeMore which he examined in a recent article. He explains how more home comes before full home and that, as human, we are always trying to make some semblance of home wherever we are. Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #dignity #orangecounty #brevardcounty #crisis #homelessawareness #unhoused #florida

In this week’s episode of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Shelley discuss the growing baby boomer problem. Learn what factors are causing a significant increase in the number of older Americans finding themselves homeless for the first time and how Matthew’s Hope is having to adapt to serve them. The Moving Forward Program has always been about moving someone towards a life of independence and self-sustainability and often includes learning new skills, going to school for a trade and starting a new career. That is easier said than done if you are in your 60s or 70s.Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #dignity #orangecounty #brevardcounty #crisis #homelessawareness #unhoused #florida

In Episode 106 of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Tracy are joined once again by Lee Perry, the founder of Lee Perry Strategies LLC. Be sure to watch last week’s episode if you haven’t already seen part I with Lee.This week the discussion is centered on inspiring more support for nonprofits. Lee explains that her goal is to inspire enough financial support for organizations like Matthew’s Hope so that they can focus on serving their guests rather than fundraising and grant writing. Lee also gives example of how powerful each of our voices can be and how much influence we can have even if we can’t make financial donations.Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #homelessawareness #unhoused

In Episode 105 of Straight Talk, No B.S. with Matthew’s Hope, presented by Imagine Marketing, Pastor Scott and Tracy are joined by Lee Perry, founder of Lee Perry Strategies LLC to discuss the importance of local politics and getting involved.They share details of a proposed shelter project in Orlando that was scrapped before it got started in part due to public outrage from people that were poorly informed and fully bought into many of the stigmas and stereotypes this podcast aims to dispel.Lee shares her experiences from her own civic engagement and encourages viewers and listeners to educate themselves and become involved in their own communities to help impact the change they want to see. Each week, Pastor Scott, Shelley and guests share their experiences from operating a homeless outreach in Florida's Orange and Brevard Counties to raise awareness and tackle some of the biggest misconceptions surrounding the homeless crisis in America today.To learn more or to donate, visit: https://www.matthewshopeministries.org/#homeless #homelessness #ministry #dignity #orangecounty #brevardcounty #crisis #homelessawareness #unhoused #florida #civicengagement