Second Annual There’s No Place Like Home Art Auction!
Hat’s Off to Haven Guests!
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PATCH Community Garden
Please join us for our second annual There’s No Place Like Home art auction...
Summertime is easy…or so we’ve...
It is hard to be homeless. You have no place to be alone. You...
In January 2010, a local developer gave The Haven a...
Please join us for our second annual There’s No Place Like Home art auction on Thursday, December 1st; 6pm in The Haven Sanctuary! We’ll have lots of home-themed art from local artists including Dean Dass, Ellen Hathaway, Jesse Wells, Patrick Costello, Andrew Owen, Ross McDermott, Maureen Lovett, Kendall Cox, Patty Wallens, Jane Skafte, Julia...
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Summertime is easy…or so we’ve heard. But for Haven guests, the summer was all about ACTION! Amazing things happened for our guests this summer. Their determination and resilience made us humble and proud. We celebrate all those who took a step to change their lives....
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In January 2010, a local developer gave The Haven a wonderful gift – use of a two acre spot to make a community garden! We started scheming and planning, hoping and wishing, thinking and pondering…and then we got to work.We were lucky to have the help of our PATCH Community...
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After struggling with surgery, chronic health concerns, and a minor legal matter that dragged out for months and months, D turned his concentration to finding work. He found three jobs! Sadly, none of these jobs really worked out. Challenged but not down, D decided to take matters into his own hands – he became...
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It is hard to be homeless. You have no place to be alone. You have no place to lay your head at night. You have no place to store your stuff. You are dependent on others for food. Sometimes,...
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Do you have questions about homelessness? Like – why do people become homeless? how do people become homeless? once someone is homeless, will they always be homeless? are all homeless people the same – do they all have the...
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According to recent reports by the Census Bureau, 1 in 7 Americans now lives in poverty. This is an amazing statistic. This means that 43.6 million people live in poverty. 50.7 million people live without health insurance. This is living...
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In an unprecedented move, the White House has released Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness! This document represents the first federal recognition that ending homelessness will not be accomplished on the local level alone. Instead,...
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Please join us for our second annual There’s No Place Like Home art auction on Thursday, December 1st; 6pm in The Haven Sanctuary! We’ll have lots of home-themed art from local artists including Dean Dass, Ellen Hathaway, Jesse Wells, Patrick Costello, Andrew Owen, Ross McDermott, Maureen Lovett, Kendall Cox, Patty Wallens, Jane Skafte, Julia...
Please join us for our next Volunteer Orientation to learn more about becoming a volunteer at The Haven at First & Market. Twice a month, usually on a Friday afternoon 2:30pm The Sanctuary at The Haven Please let us know you are coming by e-mailing Stephen at stephen@tjach.org See you there!
Our first annual art auction fundraiser – There’s No Place Like Home – was a great success! The Haven at First & Market was hopping with people seeing it for the first time, exciting entertainment and fabulous art. Thank you to all our special volunteers, artists, performers, staff, sponsors and donors for this wonderful...
In January 2010, a local developer gave The Haven a...
This is a lovely story about an 11 year old girl who grew a...
The PATCH Community Garden is overflowing with vegetables and flowers. Here are some recent...
