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House of Ruth giving women new lives

By BOB HANSEN bhansen@newsexaminer.com
Sep 19, 2020
Sep 19, 2020 Updated Sep 21, 2020

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Misty Mantooth stands next to the bunk where she moved after completing the first 30 days of her stay at the House of Ruth. The toy bears on her lower bunk remind her of her grandchildren, who can come visit her on weekends.

BOB HANSEN / News-Examiner

House of Ruth Director Sharon Cranfill talks with a father of a 31-year-old woman who needed help. Cranfill encouraged him to give the daughter her cell phone number and have her call so they could talk. Calls like this happen all the time, she said.

BOB HANSEN / News-Examiner

Amy Hicks spent 14 months in the program at the House of Ruth before serving a prison sentence, where she helped women experiencing addiction issues. She has returned as program director for the House of Ruth.

BOB HANSEN / News-Examiner

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On the phone with Sharon Cranfill is a distressed father. His 31-year-old daughter’s drug addiction rules her life. She’s been arrested and is in jail.

He wants to know how she can get the help that the House of Ruth can offer.

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House of Ruth celebrating

In celebration of its first decade of work, the House of Ruth is planning two special days this fall.

The first, an annual buffet dinner, starts at 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, in the John H. Miller Community Center. Its theme is Recover, Succeed and Thrive. The speaker will be Craig Kinyon, CEO of Reid Health, who is a strong supporter of programs such as House of Ruth. The program will include testimony by women who have completed the program.

A soon-to-be opened transitional home will be dedicated the same day in honor of a substantial financial backer of the home. It will be called the Bill Mullin Transitional Living Home for Women. Mullin attended his Connersville High School class’s 50th-year reunion, liked what he learned about the House of Ruth and has provided support for it since, Cranfill said.

The second event will be a reunion for women who have gone through the program. That will be on Sunday, Oct. 4, also at the Miller Center, 2900 Park Road.

For information about the House of Ruth, call 765-825-3333.