The hospital is taking an important step in support of stronger and healthier families in our community.

We are not a catch-all. We don't handle trauma, but if we didn't have this kind of community support, we wouldn't make any lasting changes.

One of the key components is community support. They have to know the support is there.

Through a program with Community Support services, they place around 50 homeless into apartments every year. Shesler Hall houses about 40 per year and Henry Hall just opened. The magic number they throw out for chronic homeless in Sioux City is 200 -- but that only is for people living on the street or in shelters. That doesn't count people doubling up.

One of the things that continues to amaze me is just how much support this organization has been given by so many people for 40 years.

It was a big win for our community. We had great fan support. They were excited.