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, [...]

Angel House Celebrates 30 Years of Changing Lives

2021-06-11T14:54:58-04:00June 11th, 2021|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

Patty Alonso Recipient of Ed O’Neil Award for Work with Homeless

2021-02-08T10:26:32-05:00February 5th, 2021|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Working with homeless individuals can be difficult work. There are many obstacles to getting them housed that must be overcome: lack of identification and references; difficulty staying in contact and completing paperwork; and sometimes physical and mental health issues. [...]

Editorial: Responding to COVID-19

2020-05-14T11:16:35-04:00May 14th, 2020|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

Housing Assistance's management team has been meeting weekly on Zoom. Each department in our agency has also been meeting virtually to connect, support one another, and ensure we can continue supporting our clients.  By Alisa Magnotta We [...]

Housing Cape Cod’s Homeless Youth

2020-02-25T13:51:13-05:00February 25th, 2020|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

In January, we celebrated one year of service to homeless youth and young adults between the ages of 14 and 24 on Cape Cod. Housing Assistance’s Youth Homeless Services Program is funded through a grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office [...]

Building a Sense of Home and Safety

2020-01-28T16:26:59-05:00January 28th, 2020|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Zelda Bergstrom (left) talks with Stephanie, one of the clients in our Youth Homeless Services Program, who we were able to place into permanent housing. For five months last year, Stephanie* lived in the woods of Cape Cod [...]

Stuff a Stocking at Starbucks

2019-12-13T15:21:14-05:00December 13th, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Starbucks on Route 132 in Hyannis, is joining Starbucks in Mashpee Commons to collect stockings for teens who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness on Cape Cod. Last year, we served 270 teens who were either homeless or [...]

Cape Cod Musicians Give Back at Cavalcade

2019-12-10T13:39:57-05:00December 10th, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

The Chandler Travis Philharmonic performs at the 2018 Cavalcade / Courtesy of Joe Navas Photography (www.joenavasphoto.com) More than 20 of the Cape’s most talented musicians and performers will come together once again to spread holiday cheer and [...]

Bringing Housing Services to Those Most in Need in Falmouth

2020-04-01T17:19:42-04:00November 30th, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , |

Since July 2017, Deborah McDonnell has helped stabilize housing for Falmouth residents at risk of homelessness. Since our inception in 1974, Housing Assistance has had a strong connection to Falmouth, serving individuals and families in need in that [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Walk for Hope Prevents Homelessness on Cape Cod

2019-09-30T11:53:35-04:00August 5th, 2019|Categories: Blog, HACBeat, News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

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 [...]

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