Greetings From our President/CEO

Eileen Hayes Profile

Greetings:

In the ten years that I have been at Amos House I am continually amazed at the pace of life and events within our community. In a blink of an eye a guest amasses two or three years’ sobriety; we build a new building or launch a new business. As an organization we are ever changing and growing as we move our mission forward of “helping people help themselves.” Ten years ago it began with transitioning from a night-to-night shelter to an intensive three to six months recovery program.  We then expanded our permanent supportive housing to 12 buildings and a Mother-Child Reunification Program. We launched training programs in culinary, carpentry and weatherization and deconstruction and created three businesses to generate income so we can train more people. 

 

I am pleased to announce that Amos House has a new program called the Family Success Center that has enabled us to work more deeply and comprehensively with men and women in all of our programs. With funds from Casey Foundation, the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Social Innovation Fund, we are providing financial coaching and education. We believe that it is the right of all families to have the means to plan for the future, including realizing dreams of home ownership and retirement. The Family Success Center is the next step for Amos House in helping people move from homelessness and poverty to self sufficiency.

We recognize that all that we do is possible because of the foundation of support we receive from our donors and friends. Thank you and best wishes for a light-filled season.

Eileen Hayes 
President and CEO