New Carriage House Director Has Passion for Helping People Get Out of Crisis

2021-09-20T19:15:58-04:00September 15th, 2021|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Prior to coming to Housing Assistance as a case manager at our Scattered Sites shelter in Hyannis last September, Gemma Rehm spent over six years as a mental health specialist at Cape Cod Hospital. The similarities between the two roles, [...]

Sign up for Housing Assistance’s 12th Annual Big Fix

2021-08-19T19:08:15-04:00August 19th, 2021|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

John Goff (from left), VP of Goff Brothers Construction Company, Housing Assistance Director of Housing Production and Maintenance Keith Trott, Housing Assistance CEO Alisa Magnotta, and Mark Mathison take a break from a project in which they helped [...]

Vaccines Bring Hope to Family Shelters

2021-04-16T11:31:58-04:00April 16th, 2021|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

The Kindness Continues During COVID-19

2020-05-21T15:02:49-04:00May 21st, 2020|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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

2020-03-13T15:07:06-04:00March 13th, 2020|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

New Home Gives Cataumet Client Hope for Future

2019-12-02T11:40:36-05:00November 29th, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Vanessa and her son Aamal moved into their apartment in January. They are looking forward to celebrating their first Christmas in their new home next month. At the beginning of June 2017, Aamal was born. His name [...]

Foundation Gift Upgrades Angel House Building and Grounds

2019-11-22T17:54:18-05:00November 22nd, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

  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 [...]

Carriage House Gives Clients Tools to Succeed

2019-09-30T12:15:53-04:00September 25th, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Carriage House Case Manager Eileen McDonald (left) and Facility Director Mindy Caron. Six years ago, Eileen McDonald was hired as a case manager at Carriage House in North Falmouth, after serving as a volunteer. Coming from a 30-year [...]

Celebrating Carriage House’s 30th Anniversary

2019-09-05T11:41:15-04:00September 5th, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Dorothy Battles had driven by the historic property on Old Main Road in North Falmouth, countless times. She often told her husband Kenneth, the former co-owner of the Sea Crest Beach Hotel, it was her dream home so much so [...]

Toy Run Ushers in Holiday Season

2019-03-11T15:08:55-04:00October 30th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Joe and Clarissa Wetherbee with HAC Event Coordinator Deanna Bussiere (middle). The Wetherbees are preparing for the 19th Annual Chris Wetherbee Memorial Toy Run on Sunday, November 4.  On the first Sunday in November, Santa Claus will make his first [...]

Donor Spotlight: Jim Hinkle & Roy Hammer

2019-03-11T15:10:36-04:00April 25th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Since 1994, Roy Hammer (left) and Jim Hinkle have been supporting HAC as a way to make an impact at the local level.  Nearly 14 years ago, Jim Hinkle and Roy Hammer decided to close their art gallery, Cummaquid Fine [...]

New Director Brings Expertise and Passion to Carriage House

2019-03-11T15:11:10-04:00March 16th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Mindy Caron in front of HAC’s Carriage House family shelter in North Falmouth.  I love the opportunity to help as many people as possible turn their lives around,” Mindy Caron said last month at HAC’s Carriage House shelter in North [...]

Donor Spotlight: Carolyn Crowell

2019-03-11T15:11:26-04:00February 26th, 2018|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Carolyn Crowell knitting at her home in Sandwich. Over the years, her handmade mittens have made their way onto the hands of clients in our family shelters.  This past October, Carolyn Crowell celebrated her 91st birthday. When asked what the [...]

Toy Run Spreads Holiday Cheer for 29th Straight Year

2019-03-11T15:12:37-04:00December 21st, 2017|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Santa leads the parade of nearly 200 motorcyles that made their way to HAC’s Carriage House shelter last month.  Ariana and her nine-month-old daughter had only been at Carriage House for a little more than a month when nearly 200 [...]

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