Jacob and Chelsea, along with their three children, arrived at Haven in 2021. While at Haven, their children attended school, and Chelsea and Jacob worked on their goals of finding stable employment and housing.
They attended parenting and financial literacy classes, attended family activities, and utilized the resources at Haven during their stay.
A chance encounter gives Rene, a father of six, a chance to rebuild his life.
Rene was driving to an appointment when he passed Haven for Hope’s 22-acre campus near downtown. He slowed down to ask people walking by about Haven and if they knew if Haven took families.
What Rene didn’t know was that the people who stopped when he pulled up were from Haven’s leadership team. “Yes, Haven does take in families,” they enthusiastically replied, and they told him what documents he would need to bring for enrollment.
Later that day, Rene returned to Haven with his children and enrolled in Haven’s Family Resource program, a 92-bed shelter that provides meals, clothing, necessities, and, most importantly, employment and housing resources.
