I was a single mother of two, pregnant and ready to move into my car to get out of an abusive relationship when I came across My Fathers House. Ever since then my life has been nothing but blessed. Since making this life changing decision and joining this community I have not only learned life/financial skills that will last me a lifetime. I have paid off ever bit of debit I had and I’m now saving to buy a house. I was a wandering lost soul and I couldn’t have asked for a better place to find myself again at. This place isn’t just a shelter it’s a home and the staff becomes your family.
I fled my home state after a violent relationship, which most people know, ends up leaving you defeated, hopeless and scared. Especially when you’re carrying your babies with you. From the moment we entered, my kids & I felt so welcomed, loved and seen. Their staff helps you organize your life via case management to get you back to who you are & always have been. Staff is compassionate, they keep it 100% real & truly care about each family there. Being there after what we went through was a huge blessing & I miss my MFH fam!!
Currently resident here and we absolutely love it the staff is great very welcoming environment so much help to get you back on your feet me and my kids were in a position of not having anywhere to go and my father's house welcomed us in very clean environment they are great here from the program to the classes and especially case workers ❤️❤️ she has been the best definitely would recommend this place to anyone looking for somewhere to go and get back on the right path
I was just getting out of treatment with my infant daughter and was recommended to go to MFH because of my circumstances. This place has helped me with a job, I’ve paid off my debt through classes provided and working with my case manager. I’ve also completed a rentwell class and saved up enough money on my housing fund through MFH to get my own place to live. I’ve reconciled my relationship with my two older children and family. The people at MFH truly do care about you and show it on every level. I do not know where I would be in my life without this place. I’ve learned so much and gained so many skills and tools to feel secure enough to be on my own and raise my children . This place is needed in our community.
In a time when I had nobody to lean on, MFH stepped in and stepped up and helped my little family. We wouldn’t be where we’re at if not for My Fathers House! ❤️
My Father's House is a much needed and appreciated facility which my daughter and I resided. The classes were most helpful, especially the Financial class. I would highly recommend MFH/SSA to single parents and family's. MFH goes above and beyond helping when your willing to put the effort into helping yourself.
I have supported and worked with My Fathers House for many years and this organization is what I consider "Best in Class" for making a difference in improving the lives of their clients. They help families by teaching them important life skills that can guide them to be successful once they complete their program.
My Fathers House gives their resident a "hand up" rather than a "hand out". I have witnessed numerous families go through their program and become outstanding citizens that play it forward to help other struggling families too.
A wonderful program and they are worthy of your consideration for this grant.
Respectfully,
Richard Sorem
I have been volunteering at My Father's House for over 20 years and it feels great to see that you are part of something that makes such a huge difference in families lives. There is usually 70 or more homeless children there with their parent and the kids have such joyful expressions and gratitude to be in a safe and nurturing place.
I have known My Father's House for about 10 years. I do a diploma program for adult residents who didn't finish high school. I see how the staff interacts with the resident families, and I'm always impressed. They always treat them with love and respect.
Over the years I have watched as MFH offers these people hope and opportunity by their facilities and their programs. It is truly a life changing place, and the residents are grateful.
I see that MFH makes a difference because many families go on to become self-sufficient, productive members of society with healthy relationships and a much more positive future.
Our family and business have been involved with My Father’s House for over 15 years. We are passionate about their Mission to keep families together and make it the las time they are in a homeless/houseless situation.
Their vision to not use government funding gave them the autonomy to reduce red tape and give hope thru a spiritual component. Keeping family units together with accountability is at the core of their success. Drug testing, work readiness, positive and basic life skills also prepare the Shelter Clients to succeed after their stay at My Father’s House.
Their success rate is unparalleled in this sector and other communities, our State and the Nation should take notice and duplicate the vision of compassion without accountability is enablement.
I have been involved with My Father's House for about five years which started when I helped deliver food boxes for another organization and learned the value they offer to the community. I later joined the board and haven't looked back, they do a wonderful job helping residents with a structured program offering them the ability to prosper. The staff and volunteers are amazing.
I had donated clothes and household items for a few years. I was part of another organization that did a food drive for My Father's House at Christmas. The more I learned about the program, its accountability and classes and the fact that children need responsible parents i had to get more involved. First I was asked to join the Board of Directors and when I retired I started volunteering at the front desk. The more you learn about the success rate of the graduates the more respect they earn. This is the most informed and professional non profit I know. There is no government involved only caring people that want to be part of the solution. If you are able to volunteer or to donate in any way you can be sure your donations go to the children and their parents. Thank you for the chance to praise this organization.
The best way to describe my fathers house it would be life-changing. I went into my fathers house sad, lonely, and unsure of what my kids and I were going to do and Came out of there with my high school diploma, an amazing job, three beautiful content children that felt the love of all of the workers at my fathers house and most importantly my confidence and self-esteem was back. I watched my fathers house time and time and again lift people up, brush them off, and help them to succeed. Since moving on myself from there whenever I see a family in need or struggling I send them in the way of my fathers house. That place changed my life and I know I will continue to change other families lives also!
My Father's House is a shelter for homeless families. We serve families with children, single dads, single moms, and 2 parent families. We provide a safe environment and keep the whole family together.
We teach applicable life skills so families can become self-sufficient. Many of our residents move out with good jobs and safe & sustainable housing. My Father's House gives families the tools they need to transform their lives and move from despair to hope.
We recently had a family qualify for a first-time homebuyers program. They were able to save enough money while in our program that they moved from My Father's House into a home!
I just wanted to say that I really believe that this shelter and the people who run it are doing it from the best place... a true inner desire to help people and to change the world around them. Through my workplace I was able to take part in some fundraising for My Fathers House and also donated a Saturday of my time to help out at a "Thank You" BBQ that they hosted for some of the sponsors and volunteers who help the shelter. I was given a tour and met many of the residents at the shelter. I really enjoyed hearing from people about how My Fathers House was helping them and their loved ones. My Fathers House has helped many people through probably some of the worst moments of their lives with dignity and respect... and allowed these people to stay together as a family unit. I can't imagine anything more important when a family faces adversity than to be able to face it together. These people care and it shows.... I'm proud to be able to do even a small part to help them and hope that anyone thinking of supporting this cause will do so. Thanks to everyone involved for proving that people do still care and can make a difference.
I really don't know where to start. It would sound like an over dramatic statement if I said something like "My Fathers House saved my life and kept my family from being torn apart" but in a very real way, they did. I had no hopes for a job when we (my ten month old son, his mother, and I) were evicted from our apartment. No relative or friend would take us in as a group and we were determined to stay together. We were told about My Fathers House and had a hard time believing it... it sounded too good to be true. But, thank God, it wasn't! We were treated with kindness and respect. No one EVER made me feel like I was being looked down on. I felt real love from everyone from the Exective Director to my Growth Leader ( who happened to be the E.D.'s husband :D ) to all of the staff and volunteers... they all REALLY wanted me and my family to succeed. When you are totally down and out, most of the time you really don't want/need a hand out. In most cases, what would be best is a hand up. At My Fathers House, that's exactly what we got.
I remember when God gave Cathe a vision for this shelter. I worked for Cathe at East Hill church as one of her many nursery supervisors. The other shelters in the city had limits on a child's age, so not all children in a family could go together to a shelter. If a child was 12 or older they would need to go elsewhere. It is very difficult for a family to go anywhere for shelter when rules limit a child’s age. Though shelters do this to protect children from sexual child abuse it offered little hope to whole families with older children. Cathe expressed to me she wanted to find a solution to the problem. From the duplex to the larger building, My Father’s House is growing and becoming what God planted years ago in Cathe and Dan's heart.
Both my husband and I volunteered for a short period of time. The beautiful orcastration God delivered in the organization of the shelter was solid, visual proof that a mighty God called for this to happen.
Years later I entered seminary and asked Cathe if I might intern for the shelters chapel. The shelter offers a church service on Sunday. I look forward to my time in a place where God's love is abundant and in a chapel where the Holy Spirit is moving in mighty ways…….
I've always thought very highly of homeless shelters, but never went anywhere near them. I donated from afar, dropping things into boxes set up to be delivered to them. But last summer I met some kids from My Father's House at Eagle Fern Camp. The day after camp ended I visited for the first time. The building itself is beautiful, built specifically for the purpose and filled with uplifting artwork. The children have a large playroom with all kinds of toys and a large, fenced in play structure. I immediately signed up to volunteer. The staff continually thanks me every time I work. I do a four hour shift once a week, answering the phone and greeting visitors and volunteers. I knew before I ever met Cathe Weise that I would like her. I worked on her day off for quite a while so when I finally switched days and met her I told her immediately how impressed I was with her staff and how I knew that all the consistently positive attitudes I saw in her absence had to be coming from the top down. Working with her regularly has only confirmed it! Every time a staff person even begins to say something negative, they stop and correct themselves, stating the truth with hope instead. I've been there long enough to see the fruit of the ministry in the lives of the people who live there as they find faith, jobs, and hope. The building doesn't feel like a ministry, it has a heart like a church, but more like a home, because it is one.
It is my great pleasure to help with My Father's House's quarterly newsletter. I always look forward to it. My husband and I also make occasional monetary and food donations, and we are adopting a family for Christmas again this year -- it really brings the spirit of Christmas to life for us. There are many ways to contribute to the success of MFH and their clients. MFH changes lives in our community, which makes it a better place for us and everyone else (including you!) to live.
My Father's House is a privately funded shelter for homeless families that is meeting a huge need in our community. It is unique in that it allows families to stay together while helping them regain their independence. A core value of the shelter is that we don't do for our families what they can do for themselves so staff, volunteers and our board are all committed to treating our families with respect and dignity while helping them gain the skills and confidence needed to live independently once they transition out of the shelter.
This non-profit is the largest family shelter privately funded and fully supported by ordinary people like you and me. They help whole families and doesn't split them up. They give families help, training, support and tools to become successful in their community. The families that have gone thru the program, come back to give and help out when they can!
Why do I give to My Father's House? Because every dollar goes soooooooo far! Just 5 employees leverage over 240 volunteers every month who teach, train, and hold accountable these struggling homeless families. Thank you volunteers!
I LOVE this place! I work in the Donation Center and at the reception desk! It is SO AMAZING to see first hand what a blessing this ministry is to everyone involved here! Residents, volunteers and staff are all just awesome people and I am constantly in awe of what God does thru and for these people. Everyone who can - should somehow become involved - it will bless you as much (or more) as it blesses those you serve.
Tell your story here and help others understand this charity My family was fortunate enough to have lived at the new building of My Father's House for about 4 months. The icing on the cake of instability was losing our housing situation in an unfortunate situation with our housemate. We spent about 3 months couch-surfing among relatives (me, my wife, and our 4 kids). I was still managing to hold down my full time job all the while. One day my wife mentioned something about this "father's house" place. I was willing to go see what they were about, so we set up an appointment with Sam. As our luck would turn out, it was probably the best thing to happen to us in YEARS. We are now over a year removed from our stay, and while the marriage is still on thin ice, we are definitely better off as people for having stayed at My Father's House. And as I swore to Cathe on the day we left, I will ALWAYS find some way or another to help out the shelter. And you should too! They just opened up their new apartment complex, and so the needs are greater than ever. But the help is burgeoning too. Cathe, Dan, Dougie, Heather, all the Staff, I love you guys and I won't ever forget what you've done for me and my family. Don S.
Almost from it's inception, we have had the privilege of observing the unrelenting faith and determination that My Fathers House has displayed in their vision to make a difference in our community by reaching out to homeless families. As part of the prayer support for this work, we have been able to stay very informed of the trials and victories that this outreach has encountered and absolutely marvel at the depth of assistance that they provide, and victories in lives that they touch. This work has a very professional, solid and accountable foundation and at this point in it's ongoing development only needs finances to increase its good works and good fruit in our community.
I have been around this ministry since its inception and have found the commitment level to homeless families to be over the top. They have chosen to provide the tools that families need to succeed. Financial coaching, discipleship courses, relationship building, and above all accountability.
I have been involved with several aspects of volunteering and have found this organization is far and above the best as far as staff and commitment to their purpose. Relationships with the families as well as all volunteers is demonstrated by LOVE and DESIRE to fulfill the goals they have established in helping families.
The staff makes the difference...& the staff of My Fathers House, is so very wise along with being so very caring. It's making an impact on lives & the community at a time when so few organizations can say the same.
My Fathers House is simply amazing. The support they give staff, volunteers and those who live there is amazing. The organization is well run with wonderful systems of support. To be honest, this is one of the most well run non-profits I have personally seen or been a part of.
I've volunteered at MFH for many years. I've seen how it helps the homeless community. One of the unique characteristics of MFH is that they don't split up families. They keep the residents accountable for their actions and help them rebuild their lives. The staff and volunteers don't look down the residents; they have a desire to help them get back on their feet. MFH has a lot of resources that offer free to their residents. They have a computer lab where residents can build their resumes, look for work, and new homes. The community that MFH resides in is very supportive and understands the need of MFH.
My wife and son have both served as volunteers, I am so proud of them for doing this. It has been my great pleasure to serve also, as well as donating goods and finances. The thing that impresses me the most is the complete program MFH provides to those who have fallen down and need a little help to get back up. They allow an entire family to stay together while they rebuild their life. For somebody who has lost everything, it takes more than 24 hours, it takes more than a month, MFH allows a family to stay for 6 months. They have all kinds of classes in finances, how to apply for a job and interview successfully, how to be a parent and set boundaries. Many families are rebuilt and return to society and contribute again.
I am currently a volunteer and enjoy helping so much. It is so great to see these families receive the help they need and transform their lives. I have not seen any who are not most grateful and loving those who help them.The families graduate with jobs and housing and many, many life skills for a better life. Many return to visit and thank the volunteerts-Absolutely great!!!
I have been a donor for many years to MFH and have the tremendous satisfaction of knowing that every penny I send is stretched as far as possible and used appropriately. The staff at MFH has the highest integrity and I am so glad that I can be even a little part of this great work!
INDESCRIBABLE. THE BLESSINGS HAVE BEEN TO ME, REALLY. TO SEE THE JOY OF A SINGLE DAD GETTING A JOB AND PROVIDING FOR HIS CHILDREN. TO MOVE A DAD INTO HIS OWN APARMNENT AND TO HELP HIM SET IT UP. A LIVE REDEAMED. AMAZING. ACCEPTING A PERSON AND FAMILY UNCONDITIONALLY AND WITHOUT JUDGEMENT. THE RESPONSE TRULY IS AMAZING AND THE JOY IS RETURNED. CHRIST'S TRUE LOVE. RAISING MONEY FOR OPERATING FUNDS HAS BROUGHT ME IN CONTACT WITH THE MOST WONDERFUL PEOPLE, THE CHANCE TO SHOW THEM THE JOY OF GIVING. AGAIN, BLESSINGS TO THE GIVER!
OH MY GOSH!!! WE NEED THOUSANDS OF THESE SHELTERS!!! The Love of God is ooozzzing in and out of these doors!!! I am just an outsider looking in, but if I were in need as so many people are these days, that is the FIRST place I'd run to!! The Hosts are the most loving, compassionate, with great sense of humor children of God you'd ever meet. They have followed step by step the Lord calling in this...so much so that they stay at the shelter and have given up their "dream Home" to there children (because they lost their jobs and such), so that they could be on the front lines helping others. Now tell me....how many of us would give up there Dream Homes to live in a shelter when they didn't have to? That's the Love of God!!! They provide so much to help people back on their feet. And I understand that they would like to build another one because the need is so great....I HOPE SO!!! WE NEED MORE OF THESE AND MORE PEOPLE LIKE CATHE AND DAN!!!!
My wife and I have been supporting this organization for several years. We have been consistently impressed by the wholehearted service they provide. The staff goes above and beyond to serve the clients in order to assure their success. We feel great about donating as we know every dollar is spent very carefully. My Father's House does so much with rather limited resources.
The staff of My Fathers House are amazing. They care about the whole person and the long-term success of their residents to gain and keep independent living. Volunteering in a place that is helping people overcome the root issues that brought them to the doors of this shelter is very rewarding because I know they leave with tools and skills that will strengthen them throughout their lives. Classes like "Ready to Rent", "Financial Freedom", "The Genesis Process" and parenting skills are just a few ways they grow while staying at this shelter. I personally love being a support to the staff in a few of these classes, and I enjoy getting to know the families who are genuinely grateful to find a place that helps them change from the inside out.
I remember the small kids couldn't ride the bikes, so I took out a HUGE bubble wand and started blowing bubbles. They were giggling and pretty soon the big kids wanted to play, then parents got done with their class and we were all outside blowing bubble and seeing who's bubble could fly the furthest.
jordyn 05/24/2010
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