Community Assistance
H.O.M.E., Inc. has many programs designed to assist folks with the basic necessities of life. Food, clothing, hygiene supplies, school supplies and more.
H.O.M.E. Retail
H.O.M.E.'s gift shop and thrift shop generate a small income for H.O.M.E. while providing gifts and basic home items to our community.
Homeless Services
H.O.M.E.'s Homeless services include: diversion, emergency overnight shelter across four locations, and housing navigation which exists to assist shelter guests with finding permanent, stable housing.
EMPTY BOWLS FUNDRAISER 2025
Come and join us at the Goodness Sake Food Pantry for our 7th Annual Empty Bowls Fundraiser! A suggested donation of $20 gets you a bowl crafted and glazed in H.O.M.E.’s own pottery studio and we will fill it with soup or salad. Many thanks to our volunteer potters and glazers for helping our Activities and Events Coordinator, Jackie Perkins, produce over 400 bowls for this event. Sorry, no presales will be permitted. This year, volunteers from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church of Madison, CT, will be preparing the soups and salads and serving them up for you.
Be sure to check out the silent auction where items from the H.O.M.E.-Made Gift Shop will be paired up with donations from local businesses who serve/sell food in our community. Let’s make this the best year ever!!!
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Program Numbers 2024
Shelter and Housing
- 15,745 bed nights provided – 249 guests were sheltered
- Average shelter stay: 63 days
- 18 households provided hotel rooms
- 20 households housed in H.O.M.E.’s rental units
- 83 individuals diverted from homelessness
- 1,042 individuals received assistance with linens, hygiene supplies, and household supplies
Food and Resources
- 47 children provided with backpacks and school supplies
- 377 individuals received Christmas gifts
- Food boxes distributed to 2,565 individuals
- 267 Holiday food boxes distributed
- 229,049 pounds of food rescued and distributed
- 22.5 cord of firewood distributed
- 28 unduplicated daycare enrollments – 1 subsidy provided
Become a Volunteer
H.O.M.E. provides volunteer opportunities in many departments. From sorting donations to stacking firewood there is something for every skill level here at H.O.M.E., Inc.
