Arbuckle Medical Clinic

The Arbuckle Medical Clinic provided 4,647 medical interventions in the 2013-2014 fiscal year. We are so grateful for our full-time nurse, Lynette Gregory, and the team of volunteers who serve in the clinic. Lynette is pictured here with resident Cary S.

Five physicians and several other medical professionals volunteer at Arbuckle Medical Clinic on a regular basis. 

If you'd like to get involved please contact Lynette Gregory, or (724) 222-8530 ext. 223.

Merry Christmas

City Mission friends,

On behalf of everyone at City Mission, we wish you a very Merry Christmas!

Samaritan Care Christmas Meal Distribution

Through generous donations, City Mission was able to provide 50 full Christmas dinners to the working poor of the community on Thursday, December 18. Many families that we serve through Samaritan Care would not be able to provide a special Christmas dinner for their families otherwise. 

The spirit of joy definitely filled the air of Samaritan Care! Outreach Case Manager Paul Smith had the opportunity to pray with some of the guests, and various City Mission staff from different departments helped serve the community. 

It's a Safe Place to Get Help

Meet Charlie --he's a resident living in McCausland Shelter at City Mission. Through our programs and services, Charlie was able to get the assistance he needed to turn his life around, and he is grateful for each day of his rehabilitation journey.

"The Mission means help to me --that's the big thing," he said. "It's a safe place to get help. I had a year of bouncing from couch to couch, but my friends were doing alcohol and drugs. I've been clean one year on January 1."

Operation StrongVet

City Mission is fortunate to be a member of this exciting new collaborative that helps veterans from all across our region. City Mission CEO/President Dean Gartland talks with Pittsburgh Steeler legend Rocky Bleier at the Operation StrongVet media launch. Operation StrongVet is a hand-picked collaborative network of regional nonprofits that assists veterans in integrating back into our communities. 

The Women's Society of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church Donates

The Women's Society of Holy Trinity National Catholic Church recently organized a drive to collect toiletries and other essential hygiene items for the residents of City Mission. They also donated a large bag of homemade pierogies and presented a monetary gift. In addition, the youth of their church collected coats for our residents and community members who utilize our Samaritan Care Center. Pictured are Father Mark Swoger and the Women's Society members. Thank you, faithful and considerate donors of all ages!

In Honor of Her Father

In November, Stacey McMullen and Cassie Clayton (pictured right) called City Mission to see if they could volunteer in the kitchen on November 19. In speaking with Volunteer Manager Sue Gartland, Cassie and her mom Stacey revealed why they wanted to serve on this specific day: November 19 is the anniversary of the death of Cassie's father Matthew Clayton --- a long time community member who enjoyed eating in City Mission's Feed My Sheep Dinning Room for three years.

"This is the number one thing I wanted to do today to honor my father," Cassie said. She also spoke of how grateful she is that City Mission's Samaritan Care provided food bags and a warm winter jacket for her dad when he had very little. 

"I wanted to serve at the Mission today to help myself deal with today, and I wanted to help someone that's in the same position he was in," she explained. "By helping him, the Mission gave me three more years with him, and I'm really grateful."

The City Mission staff feel truly blessed to be able to help Matthew and others like him in the community!