Meet Lane.
People come to the Bishop Dudley House for a variety of reasons.
For Lane, he wasn’t homeless when he came through our doors looking for help. Back in Aberdeen, SD he had a home and a job. A few weeks ago he set out on a journey to Yankton to pick up some family and bring them back to Aberdeen. On the trek back, his car broke down in Sioux Falls and he didn’t have the funds to get it fixed. His only family in town is his older brother Sam, who is currently homeless. Recently Sam fell very ill and is in the hospital. The others that were traveling with Lane got rides back to Aberdeen but Lane knew he needed to stay with Sam while he was sick, so he has created a temporary home at the Bishop Dudley House simply because he had nowhere else to turn.
In order to get back on his feet Lane knew he needed to get a job here so he could get his car fixed. In just two short weeks he has had some interviews and he secured a job at Orien Foods. Today is his first day. He wants to work on fixing his vehicle, finding permanent housing, helping his brother Sam and staying sober as he creates a new home with his girlfriend Tanya here in Sioux Falls. This was not in his plan when he started his drive to Yankton just a few weeks back but his car breaking down left him no choice. He says that BDHH “has lots of resources and people have been very willing to help him out here.” He wouldn’t say that he was homeless or ever expected to be, but he did have a need and without BDHH he might not of had anywhere else to go while he got back on his feet. The Bishop Dudley House provides Open Doors and Open Arms to ALL that are in need in our community.