Donor Spotlight: Paul Hebert
Matt Pitta (left), co-host of last month’s Shelter Cape Cod Telethon, interviews longtime HAC supporter Paul Hebert about the region’s housing issues. When Paul and Carolyn Hebert arrived on Cape Cod in 1981 with their three daughters Aimee, Mary and [...]
Building a Community in Bourne
Those who attended last month's groundbreaking included Julie Creamer (from left) of POAH; State Representative Randy Hunt; POAH CEO Aaron Gornstein; U.S. Representative Bill Keating; Greg Janey, owner of Janey Construction; MassHousing Executive Director Timothy Sullivan; State Senator Vinny deMacedo; HAC CEO Alisa Galazzi; and [...]
Davison Retires After 29 Years at HAC
Roughly three decades ago, Nancy Davison was struggling to make ends meet as she raised her son Brendan and daughter Kelly here on Cape Cod. “At that time I was working three jobs and I really couldn’t afford a year-round [...]
DYECH Celebrates Fundraising Milestone
At its meeting last month, DYECH presented HAC's Cassi Danzl with an $8,000 check which pushed its fundraising total to $1.5 million since the group's inception. The money has been used to prevent families on Cape Cod from becoming [...]
Annual Meeting Celebrates Rick Presbrey’s Legacy
HAC founder Rick Presbrey with new HAC CEO Alisa Galazzi. During her speech at HAC’s Annual Meeting, Galazzi acknowledged Presbrey’s efforts, saying, “None of us would be here if it weren’t for you.” Housing is the foundation upon which all [...]
Rick Presbrey Retires After 43 Years
HAC founder and former CEO Rick Presbrey with office manager Lynne Perry at his retirement luncheon which took place at the end of January. In 1974, Rick Presbrey founded HAC, operating the fledgling nonprofit out of a cramped West Yarmouth [...]
Annual Meeting Recognizes Those Making an Impact on Cape Cod
This year’s Annual Meeting will be a celebration of Outgoing CEO Rick Presbrey’s legacy. Presbrey, who founded the agency in 1974, is retiring this year. Incoming CEO Alisa Galazzi, who started in January, is replacing him. HAC’s 43rd Annual Meeting [...]
Shelter Telethon Puts Face to Cape’s Housing Issues
Holding a microphone in her right hand and a handwritten essay on a piece of paper in the other, Autumn Rivieccio’s words came out slowly and softly. “When I slept in my car one night with my mom and dad [...]
Editorial: Many Ideas, Many Opportunities
With the New Year comes a fresh start for HAC. Our Incoming CEO Alisa Galazzi has begun work, starting a period of orientation before officially becoming the CEO. With her arrival here in the office, there is lots of talk [...]
Painting a Picture of Hope for HAC Clients
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 [...]
Post-NOAH: Family Shelters, Outreach, Affordable Housing, All Priorities at HAC
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 [...]
HAC Names Alisa Galazzi as New CEO
Alisa Galazzi with her husband, Chris, and their three children, Francesca, Michela and Eliana. Alisa will start her now role at HAC on January 3. Over 3,000 miles and three time zones separate Los Angeles from Cape Cod, but that [...]
HAC’s Michael Sweeney, a 35-Year Career Helping Others
Michael Sweeney reads one of the many cards he received from HAC staff at his retirement luncheon. A person’s life is filled with moments that can have a significant impact on their future. For HAC’s Chief Operating Officer Michael Sweeney, [...]
Editorial: A Lot to Be Proud of with NOAH Shelter
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 [...]
HAC’s Impact Measured in Handprints
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 [...]