Advocates For Homeless & Those In Need Inc

ADVOCATES FOR HOMELESS & THOSE IN NEED (AHTN) IS A BUCKS COUNTY INTERFAITH NONPROFIT THAT SERVES THE HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED BY PROVIDING YEAR-LONG ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER, FOOD AND OTHER LIFE-SUSTAINING SERVICES, WITH DIGNITY AND COMPASSION. AHTN SERVICES THE HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED (POVERTY LEVEL) IN LOWER BUCKS COUNTY. OUR THOSE IN NEED (TIN) MISSION SPECIFICALLY SERVES NEEDY FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.

THOSE IN NEED - THIS MISSION PROCESSES DAILY CALLS FROM PEOPLE IN NEED ASKING FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF HELP. THESE CALLS ARE SOMETIMES FROM CASEWORKERS FROM BUCKS AGENCIES THAT HAVE A CLIENT NEEDING A "HANDS UP" TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. MANY TIMES IT IS ONE OF OUR LOCAL CHURCH OFFICES OR THE PASTORS WHO HAVE GIVEN OUR NUMBER TO SOMEONE. THEY NEED A BIT OF HOPE KNOWING SOMEONE WILL GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE OR CARE ENOUGH TO LET THEM TRY. WE SERVED 1,280 SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, 493 FAMILIES WITH TOTAL 2,386 FAMILY MEMBERS SERVED.

CODE BLUE SHELTER - THIS MISSION PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION, A HOT MEAL AND A COT FOR THE NIGHT WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT THEY ARE DANGEROUS TO UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS. THIS YEAR WE SERVED 1,354 CHECK INS INDIVIDUALS AND 130 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS AND OFFERED 67 SHELTER NIGHTS.

TRANSPORTATION - ONE MAJOR MISSION IS OUR WHEELS TO MEALS. AHTN NORMALLY PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO VARIOUS HOUSES OF WORSHIP SO THE HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED CAN ENJOY A HOT MEAL WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY NIGHT OF THE MONTH. AHTN HAS SECURED 42 HOUSES OF WORSHIP AS PART OF OUR FREE SHARED MEALS PROGRAM. IN MARCH 2020 ALL OF THE HOUSES OF WORSHIP SHUT THEIR DOORS. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANT WORKED WITH ALL OF THE HOUSES OF WORSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD MAKE "TO GO" MEALS. 38 OF THEM AGREED. EVERY NIGHT AN AHTN VOLUNTEER WOULD PICK UP 40-50 "TO GO" MEALS FROM ONE OF THE HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND DRIVE THE MEALS TO WHERE OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS WOULD NORMALLY PICK UP THE BUS, WHICH IS NEAR THEIR ENCAMPMENTS. A SECOND MISSION IS OUR SHOWER MISSION. AHTN NORMALLY PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION OF HOMELESS GUESTS TO A MEETINGHOUSE FOR LUNCH, SHOWER, HAIRCUT, SHAVE AND CLOTHING, ONCE A MONTH. WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT THE MEETINGHOUSE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE COUNTY MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE FAIRLESS HILLS YMCA TO OPEN UP THEIR DOORS TWICE A WEEK IN THE AFTERNOON FOR SHOWERS. AN AHTN PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION TO THE SHOWERS. THEN THE YMCA SHUT DOWN DUE TO RENOVATIONS, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY USING A MOTEL ROOM AT THE RODEWAY INN ONCE A WEEK SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS WITH DIGNITY.

THOSE IN NEED - THIS MISSION PROCESSES DAILY CALLS FROM PEOPLE IN NEED ASKING FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF HELP. THESE CALLS ARE SOMETIMES FROM CASEWORKERS FROM BUCKS AGENCIES THAT HAVE A CLIENT NEEDING A "HANDS UP" TO GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. MANY TIMES IT IS ONE OF OUR LOCAL CHURCH OFFICES OR THE PASTORS WHO HAVE GIVEN OUR NUMBER TO SOMEONE. THEY NEED A BIT OF HOPE KNOWING SOMEONE WILL GIVE THEM ANOTHER CHANCE OR CARE ENOUGH TO LET THEM TRY. WE SERVED 1,280 SINGLE INDIVIDUALS, 493 FAMILIES WITH TOTAL 2,386 FAMILY MEMBERS SERVED.

CODE BLUE SHELTER - THIS MISSION PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION, A HOT MEAL AND A COT FOR THE NIGHT WHEN WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE SUCH THAT THEY ARE DANGEROUS TO UNSHELTERED INDIVIDUALS. THIS YEAR WE SERVED 1,354 CHECK INS INDIVIDUALS AND 130 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS AND OFFERED 67 SHELTER NIGHTS.

TRANSPORTATION - ONE MAJOR MISSION IS OUR WHEELS TO MEALS. AHTN NORMALLY PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION TO VARIOUS HOUSES OF WORSHIP SO THE HOMELESS AND THOSE IN NEED CAN ENJOY A HOT MEAL WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY EVERY NIGHT OF THE MONTH. AHTN HAS SECURED 42 HOUSES OF WORSHIP AS PART OF OUR FREE SHARED MEALS PROGRAM. IN MARCH 2020 ALL OF THE HOUSES OF WORSHIP SHUT THEIR DOORS. OUR ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTANT WORKED WITH ALL OF THE HOUSES OF WORSHIP TO SEE IF THEY WOULD MAKE "TO GO" MEALS. 38 OF THEM AGREED. EVERY NIGHT AN AHTN VOLUNTEER WOULD PICK UP 40-50 "TO GO" MEALS FROM ONE OF THE HOUSES OF WORSHIP AND DRIVE THE MEALS TO WHERE OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS WOULD NORMALLY PICK UP THE BUS, WHICH IS NEAR THEIR ENCAMPMENTS. A SECOND MISSION IS OUR SHOWER MISSION. AHTN NORMALLY PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION OF HOMELESS GUESTS TO A MEETINGHOUSE FOR LUNCH, SHOWER, HAIRCUT, SHAVE AND CLOTHING, ONCE A MONTH. WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT THE MEETINGHOUSE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE COUNTY MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH THE FAIRLESS HILLS YMCA TO OPEN UP THEIR DOORS TWICE A WEEK IN THE AFTERNOON FOR SHOWERS. AN AHTN PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION TO THE SHOWERS. THEN THE YMCA SHUT DOWN DUE TO RENOVATIONS, SO WE ARE CURRENTLY USING A MOTEL ROOM AT THE RODEWAY INN ONCE A WEEK SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE OUR HOMELESS FRIENDS WITH DIGNITY.