by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Dec 30, 2020 | Blog
2020 has been a challenge for all of us – there is no denying that. Many members of our community are facing homelessness, eviction, or unsafe housing due to job losses. COVID-19 has undoubtedly changed the course of the rest of this decade. It is our job as...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog
One of the largest programs at HOME, Inc. is the Homeless Prevention program. By the end of 2020 we will have distributed approximately $520,000 in rental and utility assistance, helping 230 families avoid eviction. We help individuals but also families, we have...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Nov 30, 2020 | Blog
Christmas can be a difficult time for low-income families, trying to find wiggle room in already stretched budgets adds stress in a normal year. Add in a pandemic where many parents have lost their jobs, are facing eviction or debt, and a quarantine on top of it all...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Sep 23, 2020 | Blog
The Coronavirus has made life harder. That might be the understatement of the year, though it is true. It is important to take a minute and realize some of the difficult things we have gone through in the past 6 months. As a housing non-profit, we have seen the...
by Kourtney Kirkpatrick | Sep 16, 2020 | Blog
Some topics are hard to understand. For us, one of those topics is homelessness. A lot of the time, we use the phrase without thinking of all of the implications, history, and effects it has on our society. As an organization that helps low-income communities, it is...