Rising from the Ashes: HAC’s Stabilization Program
Charlene (left) with HAC’s AnnMarie Torrey. By CORNELL STUDENTS […]
Rick Presbrey’s Editorial: Work & Fun
My father never thought work should be fun. […]
Spring Welcome Home Gift Basket Drive
Each quarter HAC teams up with a local business and holds a drive for basic home goods for clients making the transition from shelter to permanent housing. […]
Help HAC Get in The Boston Globe
Do you subscribe to The Boston Globe? If so, you can help HAC receive free ad space in one of the region’s top newspapers. […]
Village at Cataumet Volunteers Exemplify Dedication
Falmouth’s Betty Bailey (from left), Robert McIntire, Nancy Ledger and Tanya White at a meal they prepared and served at The Village at Cataumet in December. Webster’s Dictionary may have its own definition of dedication, but at HAC it’s exemplified in [...]
On the Brink of Foreclosure: One Client’s Story
Lisa and Buddy Vanderhoop with Wiley, their Weimeraner, at Owen Park Beach on Martha’s Vineyard. Imagine living in the same home for 23 years. It becomes a sanctuary – the place you not only lay your head every night, but [...]
Cape Cod Hairdresser Boosts Angel House Clients’ Self-Esteem
Luanne McCollum (left) doing a client’s hair at Angel House. Once a month Luanne McCollum hops in her car and makes the one-hour trek from Provincetown to Hyannis. It is a trip she has been making for roughly the past [...]
Rick Presbrey’s Editorial: Just a Start
Two weeks ago, New Year’s week, I took off. My son is home from college and my daughter, her husband and their three kids were here from North Carolina for the week. My son started his car restoration project, which [...]
Lonnie Daniels Lends Expertise to the Day Center at NOAH
A career in the social services can be difficult, particularly when helping those who are most vulnerable in society. […]
Rick Presbrey’s Editorial: To Be Useful
I am sure all of us have different thought processes. Just the nature of being an introvert or extrovert alone would make each of us think very differently. Confidence is another trait. Of my four kids, one was born with [...]
CCIAOR Organizes Gift Basket Drive for HAC Clients
In the spirit of the season the Cape Cod & Islands Young Professionals Network is teaming up with HAC to show their kindness to our clients making the transition from shelter to permanent housing. […]
Rick Presbrey’s Editorial: Flummoxed
Why is it that some people are completely disinterested in elections and others are fascinated with them? How many times have we all heard people say, “I will be glad when the elections are over.” From some I have heard [...]
Cape Cod Caring Cards Prevent Homelessness
Since 1993 keeping Cape Codders in their homes and off the streets has been as simple as purchasing a gift card. Well, make that thousands of gift cards. […]
Praise for HAC’s First-Time Homebuyer Class
Preparation often sets the stage for success. And that is exactly where Brewster’s Derick Duarte found himself after taking HAC’s first-time homebuyer class in May. […]
HAC Assists Families Displaced Following Dennis Port Fire
Allison Kendall with her son Kaiden outside her parent’s home where she lived temporarily before finding an apartment in Harwich. Sudden, life-changing events can be traumatic, something that 33 people living in Dennis Port learned when their condominium complex was [...]