Karen Tewhey, HAC's HCEC housing counselor on Martha's Vineyard. What can $81,658 buy on Martha’s Vineyard? Housing for seven of the island’s homeless. That is exactly how HAC will use that money, which was awarded to the agency last month, [...]
In her spare time, Dolores Barbati-Poore likes to paint. She has over a dozen original paintings in her Bourne home, the result of the popular paint nights that allow friends to socialize, all while nurturing their creativity. If Dolores were [...]
Many people were surprised a few months ago when the Boston Globe came out with a comprehensive nationwide study of the causes of homelessness. Turns out, lack of affordable housing is a bigger factor than poverty when it comes to [...]
Ellie Shaver (from left), Alan Burt and HAC's Deborah McDonnell are working to assist Falmouth's homeless this winter to get the services they need to turn their lives around. What’s it like to be homeless? “Hell, literally,” said [...]
Katie Geissler has been at HAC for nearly 10 years. Earlier this year she was named director of the agency’s Scattered Site program which are used to house homeless families on Cape Cod. When it comes to HAC’s homeless programs, [...]
Telethon host Matt Pitta from Cape Cod Broadcasting Media interviews Lin Rohr, the director of HAC’s Angel House shelter. Pitta will be returning, along with WCAI’s Mindy Todd, to serve as hosts of this year’s telethon. For the 13th straight [...]
Both HAC staff and The Village at Cataumet staff and clients were joined by representatives from Cape Cod Senior Residences during a dedication for the shelter’s new playground last month. What do you get when you combine two swings, a [...]
NOAH staff who attended the final gathering at the shelter on October 31 included Darrell Thomas (rear, from left), Lucy Collins, Marvin Domino, Jan Rogers, shelter director Greg Bar, Carolann Gillard (front, from left), Lucy Sears and Julie Munson. With [...]
Thirty-two years ago, a representative from a committee within the Town of Barnstable came to my office to ask if HAC would agree to open a shelter in Hyannis for homeless individuals. I remember the moment well. I didn’t want [...]
After operating the NOAH Shelter for the past 32 years, HAC will soon be handing that responsibility over to Catholic Social Services (CSS) of the Diocese of Fall River. HAC’s board of directors voted on Wednesday evening to turn over [...]
Joseph N’kunta (front right) with fellow NOAH staff members Jan Rogers (from rear left), Greg Bar, Steve Crossen and Lonnie Daniels. Joseph’s wife, Lillian (front left), joined him at the lunch. For a large part of the past 15 years, [...]
Angel House clients give a special thank you to HAC CEO Rick Presbrey (right). In sheer numbers, it’s estimated that HAC has helped roughly 160,000 people over the past 42 years. That number is so large it is difficult to [...]
A young boy from The Village at Cataumet tends to the garden as staff, volunteers and clients fill the garden beds with compost and loam. You don’t [usually] see people who work at a place put so much care and [...]
Mary (left) and Ron Weishaar of A Great Yarn hold up one the donated blankets with HAC’s Deanna Bussiere. A spool of yarn doesn’t become a blanket, scarf or hat without a little time, care and devotion. Earlier this year, [...]
Della Sattin (from left) of First Citizens Federal Credit Union was joined by her colleagues Linda Wilson and Kristen Boyd-Higgins in dropping off donations to HAC’s Deanna Bussiere. Earlier this year, First Citizens’ Federal Credit Union started planning a fundraiser [...]
NOAH’s Deborah McDonnell (left) with shelter director Greg Bar. McDonell led an 11-week class that gave NOAH guests the tools and confidence to be successful after leaving shelter. This year, Deborah McDonnell will graduate from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire [...]
