RISE UP Grundy

06/05/2026

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Your story is not over. The hard chapters, the painful seasons, the things you wish never happened... they do not get to write the ending.

Healing is possible, and REBOOT can help you get there.

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06/05/2026

📢 Come See Families in Crisis at the Community & Career Expo!

We’re excited to be part of the Community & Career Expo on Friday, June 5, from 11:00 AM–3:00 PM at Three Star Mall in McMinnville!

Stop by our table to learn more about the free and confidential services Families in Crisis provides to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault throughout our community. Whether you're looking for resources, information, volunteer opportunities, or just want to say hello, we'd love to meet you!

💜 Learn about our programs and services
💜 Pick up resources and information
💜 Connect with local organizations and businesses

We look forward to seeing our Warren County community there!

-NewBeginnings

06/05/2026

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06/05/2026

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05/31/2026

Question

Dear Ryan,
Won’t some people take advantage of me if I treat them with empathy and compassion?
Judy

Answer
Yes.
But that’s ok, though, for a few reasons:

FIRST: It is inevitable.
Some people will take advantage of you no matter how you treat them.
If it is going to happen anyways, wouldn’t you rather live a life of compassion and empathy?

SECOND: Empathy is the most effective way.
No, empathy doesn’t work 100% of the time.
It does, though, work more often than any other approach.

THIRD: Compassion and empathy do not mean “anything goes.”
You can ask someone to follow the rules with compassion.
You can ask someone to leave with kindness.
You can even have someone arrested with empathy.

FOURTH: Hope is a choice.
We each get to choose whether we believe in humanity.
If we choose to see the good, will we sometimes look like fools? Yes. Of course!
Would you rather risk foolishness or live in the dark cloud of cynicism that assumes the worst in people? You have to choose.

Cynicism destroys the human spirit and corrupts the soul… and it is ruining our world.

You have to decide whether you believe in humanity.

Your answer has far-reaching implications for your life…
… and the world.

Peace,
Ryan

05/31/2026

Roughly one in 10 American families are skipping meals and relying on food donations or government assistance, according new polling by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.