HACbeat Editorial: Hope is the thing with Feathers
The Cornell students with children from The Village at Cataumet at the Hyannis Youth & Community Center. By CORNELL STUDENTS […]
Rising from the Ashes: HAC’s Stabilization Program
Charlene (left) with HAC’s AnnMarie Torrey. By CORNELL STUDENTS […]
Cornell Students Commandeer HACbeat
Cornell University students Joon Jeong (from left), Allison Laphen, Irene Bae, Anum Chaudhry, Breanna Ross and Nupur Bhatt spent their alternative spring break “hijacking” HACbeat, creating content for this month’s newsletter. Staff in HAC’s communications and development department have the [...]
Making Connections at NOAH Shelter
“A minimal amount of human contact can change a life,” said Greg Bar, manager of HAC’s NOAH Shelter, about a new volunteer project at NOAH Shelter. One night Bill Dado had a dream he was working with the homeless in [...]
A New Playspace for Cataumet, Thanks to Horizons
Every four years, Horizons for Homeless Children “reinstalls” one of the children’s playspaces in the family shelters at Housing Assistance Corporation. So, this fall, Horizons staffers worked on the playspace at the Village at Cataumet, the family shelter in Cataumet.The [...]
Editorial: Finding Nemo by Rick Presbrey
For those of you who don’t know, HAC has a farm. It is a small farm, in Sandwich, where there is a 44-plot community garden, a 1.5-acre market garden, three goats and 22 chickens. The caretaker, who lives in the [...]
Editorial: A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out
As the CEO of an organization that manages a variety of different programs, all of which help people in need of a decent home, I am always looking for ways to be more effective. Often I, we, have a pretty [...]
HAC Knows Housing
Editorial by: Rick Presbrey, HAC CEO/Founder […]