Project Home

Project H.O.M.E. has a great mission statement:
, «The mission of the Project H.O.M.E. community is to empower adults, children, and families to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty, to alleviate the underlying causes of poverty, and to enable all of us to attain our fullest potential as individuals and as members of the broader society. We strive to create a safe and respectful environment where we support each other in our struggles for self-​esteem, recovery, and the confidence to move toward self-​actualization. «
I started giving $ 5 once in a while to Project H.O.M.E., especially in the winter time, when someone would walk into the convenience store begging for a cigarette, or buying a potato… where I was dropping $ 4 for a Kombucha and you know, $ 5 can go a long way.
They make it easy to donate online
, so you can do it often — you don’t have to hurl over $ 100 at a time. They also have a great website dedicated to telling you all about their work, and publish a newsletter about the people they help. Men, women and children really have a voice, and these people really care.
This is a great place to do your holiday shopping. This year because of the snow (it would have cost $ 100 to FedEx just before the holidays), and total lack of feeling like shopping for another craptastic gift, I opted to send my family members a note that said I gave such and such amount in your honor. Project HOME shoots you an e-​mail immediately, so you can gift very quickly and easily. I think my mom was mad at first, but then she really loved it, and I bet next year I’ll get something similar — instead of two pounds of See’s candies… ugh.
Also, they are always looking for volunteers, and have job positions open all the time!