Angel Resource Connection

Angel Resource Connection Angel Resource Connection 501(c)3 provides food, clothing, and housing, to the homeless & their pets. Our moving forward program is changing lives!

Angel Resource Connection provides meals, clothing, and housing assistance for the homeless. ARC prepares nutritious meals and supplies winter survival clothes and sleeping bags to help people avoid hypothermia. We also help individuals get their life back by restoring their lost ID and vital documents so they can secure housing and a job. ARC has taken ending homelessness a step further by helpin

g people to become homeowners! We purchase nice, well maintained travel trailers and give the title directly to individuals. We first make sure the trailer can be legally parked with full utilities, then we search to buy the right size trailer to fit their family size needs.

Today we met a veteran and his service dog, Scooby, on a very hot day. His mobility chair was running low on battery, an...
08/29/2026

Today we met a veteran and his service dog, Scooby, on a very hot day. His mobility chair was running low on battery, and he was trying to make his way up the street.

We stopped, helped push his chair to a safer place in the shade, got Scooby some water, and stayed with them while we made calls to a local resource to help connect him with immediate services, including information about senior housing.

There are moments when community is very simple.

You see someone struggling.
You stop.
You help with what is right in front of you.
And then you help them find the next hand that can reach them.

Today, that meant a little shade, some water for Scooby, a push up the street, and a few phone calls.

Sometimes the next right thing is simply to stop and help.

Your donations help us serve people and their pets. www.angelresource connection.org/donations.

08/25/2026

Some Mondays are made of sandwiches, fruit, bottled water, dog food, and conversations in parking lots.

Today was one of those Mondays.

A meal. A bottle of water. Food for a dog. Someone remembering your name.

Small things matter. Water matters. Dog food matters.

This is ARC — meeting people where they are, one person at a time. ❤️

Your donations make a difference. www.angelresourceconnection.org/donations.

I’m so happy to share that Freya has been adopted!  💕🐾When Angel Resource Connection learned about Freya, she had been a...
08/20/2026

I’m so happy to share that Freya has been adopted! 💕🐾

When Angel Resource Connection learned about Freya, she had been at the Skagit Valley Humane Society for more than six months.

Her story was a hard one. Freya had reportedly been used as a bait dog and abused before eventually finding her way to the shelter. She was adopted once and lived with a family for eight months, only to be returned. Then she waited another six months for someone to choose her.

She deserved so much more than a life of waiting.🥺

Angel Resource Connection stepped in, paid Freya’s adoption fee, and shared her story. Within two weeks, she found her home.

There is such a simple way to help shelter animals who have been overlooked: call your local shelter and ask about the animal who has been there the longest, or the one they are having the hardest time finding a home for. Consider paying that animal’s adoption fee.

Sometimes removing that one barrier is enough to help someone take a second look.

Today, Freya gets to begin again. And that is something worth celebrating! 🐾❤️

08/06/2026

This is Marjorie.

She is in her seventies, and she is starting over with three dogs, a few belongings, and a life that looks nothing like the one she once knew.

For years, Marjorie worked as an urgent care nurse. She was the person people met on frightening days, the one helping, calming, caring, and keeping things moving when someone’s life had suddenly fallen apart.

Then her own life began to fall apart.

After a divorce, and then the loss of her Econoline van when the engine seized, Marjorie spent three months moving from motel to motel, watching her money disappear and trying to figure out how she and her dogs were going to survive.

When ARC met her, she was days away from living on the street.

We paid for motel rooms, bought time, and began looking for a place where she might have a real chance to rebuild.

Today, we drove her to Bellingham.

By the end of the day, she had help applying for food assistance, a month-long bus pass, additional rides for later, groceries, supplies for her dogs, and a free phone on the way. We also connected with the motel manager so important services can reach her while she is there.

For the first time in months, things began to move forward.

Marjorie is not finished. She is not suddenly safe and settled. She is still standing at the beginning of a very uncertain road.

But tonight, she has a room, food, transportation, her dogs beside her, and a small circle of people helping her take the next step.

She still needs help with motel costs while she gets established.

Anyone who feels moved to help Marjorie can donate: www.angelresource connection.org/donations

A Message That Meant So Much ❤️After ARC helped a senior and her three dogs during Monday’s outreach, I received this me...
07/23/2026

A Message That Meant So Much ❤️

After ARC helped a senior and her three dogs during Monday’s outreach, I received this message from Everett Fire Captain Todd Smith:

“We were trying to help her the best we could, but kept running into roadblocks with her dogs. You truly were the perfect person to arrive at the perfect time. I appreciate you and what you do for our community.”

Today, people were fed. Pets were cared for. Needs were heard. And love was put into action. ❤️We served a warm, hearty ...
07/15/2026

Today, people were fed. Pets were cared for. Needs were heard. And love was put into action. ❤️

We served a warm, hearty meal with bread and cold water to people living on the streets.

We also provided pet food, lightweight clothing for the summer heat, shoes, hygiene supplies, access to phones, and help connecting with other resources.

Every person deserves to be treated with dignity, kindness, and care. Sometimes that begins with a hot meal, a cold bottle of water, and someone willing to listen.

We are grateful to everyone who helps make these days of service possible.
Www.angelresource connection.org/donations

🐾 Sometimes hope has four little paws. ❤️Today during outreach, we met a man and his little dog.Just the night before, t...
07/08/2026

🐾 Sometimes hope has four little paws. ❤️

Today during outreach, we met a man and his little dog.

Just the night before, this sweet little soul had been struck and dragged by a car.

Against the odds, he survived.

After spending several hours at the emergency veterinary hospital, he was released back into the care of the person who loves him most, a kind man who, despite facing hardships of his own, has never left his side since he was a puppy.

Today, the little dog rested quietly in the grass, taking his pain medication, wagging his tail, and even offering us a smile.

It was impossible not to smile back.

At Angel Resource Connection, we often say that for many people experiencing homelessness, their pet isn’t like family…

They are family.

So today we did what we could.

We made sure his owner had a hot meal.

We offered dog food so this brave little survivor wouldn’t go hungry.

We even helped him recover his phone so he could stay connected.

Every meal says, “You matter.”

Every bag of dog food says, “Your best friend matters too.”

Sometimes people ask what outreach looks like.

It isn’t always dramatic.

Sometimes it’s sitting beside someone on the curb.

Listening to their story.

Petting an injured little dog.

And reminding both of them that they have not been forgotten.

Thank you to everyone who supports Angel Resource Connection. Because of your generosity, we are able to care for people and the animals who walk beside them through life’s hardest moments.

Today, a little dog who had every reason to be afraid rested peacefully beside the person who has loved him since he was a puppy.

For a few moments, hope felt stronger than hardship. ❤️🐾

🌿 Learn more or support our outreach:
https://www.angelresourceconnection.org/donations

05/25/2026

Filling Bellies — One Meal, One Puppy, One Kind Conversation at a Time

Today’s outreach felt simple in the best possible way.

Hot bowls of spicy Mexican rice, corn, and vegan beef filled hungry stomachs while conversations unfolded in parking lots, motel walkways, and beside wagging tails.

One tiny seven-week-old puppy especially stayed on my heart today. So many puppies in the area have recently died from parvo, and the owner was already on his way to begin the vaccination series for his little pup. I gave him ARC’s number in case he needs support with future vaccinations, supplies, or puppy care along the way.

Another big beautiful dog simply needed food until payday arrives on Wednesday. The owner was deeply grateful for the bag of dog food and relieved to know her two companions would be fed.

But when we meet people out on the street and serve from our van, it is never just about handing out food.

It is about connection.
Building trust.
Learning people’s names.
Finding out what else someone might need besides a meal.
Giving people time to feel safe enough to talk.
Showing up consistently enough that trust slowly grows over time.

Sometimes people need food.
Sometimes they need dog food.
Sometimes they need help with a puppy.
Sometimes they simply need someone to treat them with dignity for a few moments during a hard season of life.

That’s what today felt like.

Not fixing entire lives.
Not solving everything.

Just meeting people exactly where they were.
Helping fill the bellies of people and their animals.
Offering kindness, conversation, practical support, and human connection.

These ordinary moments matter more than people realize.

Today’s outreach happened under warm sunshine and blue skies, but people were still asking for coats, socks, gloves, and...
05/19/2026

Today’s outreach happened under warm sunshine and blue skies, but people were still asking for coats, socks, gloves, and warm clothing.

When you live outside, the weather is never simple. A warm afternoon can quickly become a cold night.

We served hot curry rice today, and people kept telling us how much they loved it. Watching someone immediately begin eating while standing in a parking lot is a reminder that a hot meal is never “just food.” Sometimes it is comfort. Sometimes it is relief.

Every person out here has a different story.

Some once had stable jobs and homes before an injury or hardship changed everything.
Some are young couples trying to survive together.
Some carry everything they own on a bicycle or in a backpack.

And still, through all of it, there were smiles, conversations, gratitude, and kindness.

That is what stays with me most after outreach days like this.

The humanity.

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Mailing Address: 8829 184th Avenue NE
Granite Falls, WA
98252

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm
Saturday 8am - 6pm

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+14254967711

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