Haven House Families

In the winter of 2015, Shelly moved her family into a home after saving for over a year to have the rent, security deposit and other move in costs covered. After just four months living there, Shelly found out her

In the spring of 2016, Demario and Sabrina were both seeking work, and were quickly falling behind on their bills. When they could no longer keep up with rent, the family found themselves seeking temporary shelter. Haven House was the

Over three years ago, the Smiths were facing multiple crises: “We had a house fire…all the property was completely destroyed. The smoke destroyed it all,” John remembers (names have been changed). Other shelters could take Angela and the girls, “but

“Seek Employment and Housing Non-Stop” In December of 2014, Sue entered Haven House with her two young sons after leaving her housing due to an unsafe environment. With the guidance of the Haven House program, Sue secured affordable housing for

When Latoya came to Haven House, she had no other choice to keep her family together: no other local shelter would allow her 16 year old son to stay together with her and her daughter. The crisis began suddenly. Flames

Logan is no stranger to staying busy. Being a mom of four small children, and working long hours as a waitress to support her family, has made her an ace at time management. From the moment Logan and her children

Motivated, strong, and resilient: these are just a few words that describe Clara, who worked her first job at age 12 and left home at 13.  She learned at a very early age how to survive and take care of

Brandi, a working single mom with dreams of becoming a nurse, is a former Haven House resident. Despite holding a job and her own best efforts, Brandi found herself unable to provide her children with the security of a home.

The pleasure in Brent and Ashley’s family life often comes from the natural world: walking in the woods with their three boys has long been a favorite activity. But for years, financial stress and lack of a permanent home

“I love math best!” “The play center is my favorite!” Bryleigh and Elianna, sisters who stayed at Haven House last fall, eagerly shared their favorite parts of school with us.

Sounds of giggles erupted from our playroom on a sunny afternoon a few weeks ago. Smiles spread across the faces of the staff as they recognized the laughter. Going into the play room, we saw Vivian (age 4)

We were reminded of the long-term effects of your help during a recent conversation with Linda Doyle-Bennett. Linda has been a member of our Board of Directors since last summer. She stayed at Haven House in 2012 and