Make a Difference as a Big Fix Neighbor
After a year in which the Big Fix went virtual due to the pandemic, the event is returning in a big way with work having already been done on four homes owned by seniors in Orleans. On Saturday, October [...]
Angel House Celebrates 30 Years of Changing Lives
Opened in 1991, Angel House is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year. At any one point in time, there are a maximum of 13 mothers at Angel House who are taking the steps they need to maintain [...]
Vaccines Bring Hope to Family Shelters
Angel House Shelter Director Lin Rohr receives her first vaccination as part of the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in our family shelters. Dee VanLare had just finished an overnight shift at our Carriage House shelter at the end of [...]
New Playground Brings Joy to Children at Angel House
Children at Angel House received an early Christmas gift in the form of a new playground that was installed at the Hyannis shelter in November. “This playground is such a powerful statement of care and compassion for our community,” said [...]
Finding Purpose at Angel House
One day before her 31st birthday last December, Amanda* entered treatment to deal with her addiction to alcohol. For Amanda, she had reached her lowest point. “I knew my way wasn’t working,” she said. “I avoided the important things [...]
Carol McManus Retires After 19 Years of Service
This summer Housing Assistance wishes a happy retirement to Carol McManus and thanks her deeply for her 19 years of dedicated service. Carol joined Housing Assistance in 2001, working evenings and overnights at our Angel House shelter for mothers in [...]
The Kindness Continues During COVID-19
By Margaret Peters, Administrative Assistant at the Village at Cataumet Working at a homeless shelter means coming to work every day. It does not matter if it is raining, if there is a blizzard, a hurricane or even a [...]
Send Happiness to Children in Shelter
Families in our four homeless shelters are reducing visitors and outside activities to limit possible exposure to coronavirus/COVID-19. You can help keep families happily engaged by sending a gift of new art supplies, games, and activities. Please ship donations (do [...]
Editorial: Christmas at Angel House
On January 1st we welcomed a new year and a new decade. I also celebrated my third anniversary here at Housing Assistance. The same excitement and admiration I felt my first days coming in as CEO have only grown in [...]
New Sneakers Boost Angel House Clients’ Recovery
Osterville Men's Club Member Paul Ruane (middle) with clients at our Angel House shelter. The men's club recently donated new sneakers to the clients. When Tristen came to Angel House in December 2018, she had spent nearly [...]
Donor Spotlight: Dot and John DeYoung
John and Dot DeYoung have been longtime supporters of Housing Assistance. Since 2002, Dot and John DeYoung have donated monthly to support Housing Assistance’s work, but it wasn’t until a little over six years ago, when they [...]
Foundation Gift Upgrades Angel House Building and Grounds
The new gazebo at Angel House. This summer, Housing Assistance’s Angel House shelter buildings and grounds got a makeover thanks to the generosity of the Franklin Square House Foundation. Housing Assistance has been operating Angel House for [...]
Sunrise Rotary Gives Students a Fresh Start
Barnstable Sunrise Rotary Club Past President Billy Roberts and Club President Nefertiti Holliday with the backpacks the club donated for Housing Assistance clients in need. Every August, the Barnstable Sunrise Rotary Club makes a donation of backpacks filled [...]
Marine Corps League Remembers Angel House
Angel House Facility Director Lin Rohr greets Jim Laskey of the Massachusetts Marine Corps League. The back of Lin Rohr’s Housing Assistance van was filled with a variety of home goods that included candies, diapers, baby wipes, laundry [...]
Walk for Hope Prevents Homelessness on Cape Cod
An Angel House shelter client cuts the ribbon to start the Hyannis Walk for Hope. At the beginning of June, Housing Assistance brought its Walk for Hope to Hyannis and Falmouth. With nearly 60 participants, the two walks [...]
Toy Run Embodies Spirit of the Season
Motorcyclists make their way over the Bourne Bridge and to HAC’s Carriage House shelter in North Falmouth. […]
Finding Hope at Angel House
Angel House Facility Director Lin Rohr (left) listens as Beth shares her story of what led her to the shelter and how it has helped her turn her life around. Last summer, when Beth had nowhere to turn, she entered [...]
Donor Spotlight: Barton Tomlinson
Those attending the Barton Tomlinson Clinical & Group Space dedication included Angel House Facility Director Lin Rohr (from left), HAC CEO Alisa Magnotta Galazzi, Jim and Betty Ryan, Rob and Kim Nichols, and Cassi Danzl, HAC’s Director of Family and [...]
Hydrangea Festival Raises Funds for Angel House
Marjorie Harvey and her grandson Jack. For the third straight year, Marjorie Harvey opened up her Cotuit yard to the general public, all to raise funds for HAC’s Angel House shelter in Hyannis. “My garden is my passion,” Harvey said [...]