Janice O’Brien of Sierra Roots:

Janice O‘Brien and her husband Jim were among the founding members of TMC. Following Jim‘s retirement in 1999, the couple moved to the Grass Valley area in Nevada County to begin their new life. It wasn‘t long before

Janice became aware of a critical need to do something about the many homeless people living in the area. When one of these people actually froze to death on a cold winter night, she knew she had to take positive action to help resolve the problem. Hence, Sierra Roots was born in 2010.

Sierra Roots now offers through its Housing First pro- gram temporary housing, a lunch program as well as other services to help people in need. The organiza- tion‘s long term goal is to provide a permanent shelter for the homeless community. Progress is underway to achieve this goal.

On March 24th, this courageous and hardworking wom- an will tell the story of Sierra Roots, and how this ambi- tious program has changed not just the lives of people in need in her community, but her own life as well. She is an inspiration, bringing a message of hope at a time when our country needs to hear messages of hope.

All are invited . There will be time for questions, answers and discussion. Light refreshments will be served. There is no charge for this event.