Fiscal Year 2020: Our Stories
This year has been unlike any other in living memory and few of us will forget the dreadful impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives. But the year also brought us hope as we watched Americans from all backgrounds confront our nation's continuing struggle with racism, spurring real and continuing change. Below are a few stories that reflect how Project HOME grappled with a most challenging year. For more, visit our blog.
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We Will Become an Anti-Racist Organization
June 10, 2020
Dear Project HOME community: As a follow-up to our first statement of grief and solidarity, we wanted to share the process that Project HOME has begun...
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You Are Project HOME
May 7, 2020
Usually I Am Project HOME is dedicated to a single Project HOME employee who displays what it means to embody the mission of Project HOME. During...
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COVID-19, How We Fought Back
April 21, 2020
We watched as Wuhan, China was decimated by a new strain of contagious respiratory illness called the coronavirus or COVID-19. The first positive case...
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I Am Project HOME: Allen Turner
February 24, 2020
If you pass Allen Turner at Project HOME’s 1515 Fairmount Avenue office and ask how he’s doing, his response will likely be, “It’s another day in the...
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How the “O” in Project HOME Restores Dignity
February 26, 2020
When Yishya, “Yaya”, took a job at our HOME Spun Resale Boutique at 1523 Fairmount Avenue, she figured it would just be a stopgap on the way to her...
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Roots and Branches: Reflections from Sister Mary (Spring 2020)
April 21, 2020
What do you do when you are instructed to “stay home”, but you have no home to stay in? How do you maintain community when social distancing is...
