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Bosco House a boon to mothers in need.

Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Publication Date: 31-JAN-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Bosco House a boon to mothers in need.(General News)(The volunteer-run shelter for young women and their children is celebrating its new location with an open house)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Andrea Damewood The Register-Guard

In escaping an abusive relationship in October, 24-year-old Kassie Kruit and her infant son, Ryder, found themselves in what could have been an even more dire situation.

Kruit, who was given less than two weeks to find shelter, began frantically putting her name on waiting lists at every family housing program in the area, only to find that they were all booked for months. Money was tight; Kruit's savings would get them only a temporary stay at a hotel.

"I was looking into everything available," she said. "I was running into a brick wall everywhere."

But a reference from Catholic Community Services and a lot of luck took her to the St. John Bosco House in the Bethel area,...

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