About Haven House
How Haven House started
With a pot of soup on Friday nights in 1987. Our story, how we work and who runs things.
Our story
A pot of soup and an open door
In 1987, the kitchen team at First Church on Mercy Street started serving soup on cold Friday nights. One night in January, a few of the guests asked if they could sleep in the hall. The church said yes, and moved the pews.
Today there are 80 shelter beds, three meals a day and a twelve-month recovery program, run with the help of about 900 volunteers a year.
What guides us
How we work
01
Dignity
Every guest is made in God’s image.
02
Safety
Sober, safe and respectful.
03
Honesty
Honesty, said kindly.
04
Patience
Recovery takes time.
05
Community
Nobody gets well alone.
06
Hope
Everything rests on Jesus.
87%
of every dollar goes straight to programs
Financial integrity
Where your gift goes
Audited every year and run by a volunteer board. We take no government money, so we’re free to talk about our faith.
Read our annual reportLeadership
Our staff
Several of our staff are graduates of the program.
Frank
Executive Director
Denise
Shelter Manager
Andre
Recovery Director
Maria
Case Management
Luke
Kitchen Lead
Tina
Volunteers
Carl
Chaplain
June
Finance
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