Happy St. Patrick's Day....

We hope everyone had a wonderful St. Patrick's Day.....

Food Boxes....

On Sunday, March 13th we received 400 food boxes from our friends at St Joan of Ark church to help benefit The Homeless Families Foundation....We had over 25 volunteers here to help with the project....Thank you so much to everyone who participated. It is only through community support that we can continue our mission. To provide shelter, support, stability and nurturing to homeless children and their families as they prepare to acquire permanent housing.

New Development Director, Susan Davis

I’d like to introduce you to our new Development Director, Susan Davis. Susan has over 10 years of development experience with local non-profits including OhioHealth, Netcare and PDHC. She also has a master’s degree in business from Franklin University. Susan will be concentrating on major donor solicitation, donor relationship management and metrics associated with our very generous support base. She will also be working on our very special 25th Anniversary celebration and the Come Home for the Holidays event. In her spare time Susan enjoys spending time with her family and friends and sings alto in her church choir. Susan is excited to be in her new role and looks forward to meeting everyone associated with The Homeless Families Foundation.

Thank you to all the wonderful young ladies in Girl Scouts! We have had several Troops bring us in cookies, mini homemade loaves of banana bread, sheets, pillows, blankets, cleaning supplies,and books...Thank you ladies for your continued support!(Pictured is Troop #2303)
Thank you to all the wonderful young ladies in Girl Scouts! We have had several Troops bring us in cookies, mini homemade loaves of banana bread, sheets, pillows, blankets, cleaning supplies,and books...

Thank you ladies for your continued support!

(Pictured is Troop #2303)

60 Minutes story on Homeless Children

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7358670n

The Dowd Center Olympics 2011

Thanks to David Zid and the Columbus Rotary for sponsoring the 3rd Annual Dowd Olympics yesterday. 45 children ages k - 8th grade competed in obstacle courses, long jump, sit ups, push ups, etc as well as learning about good nutrition. Many proud moms, dads, siblings and HFF staff and Board.

Fun New Tables....

ABB Inc. volunteers from left to right: Daryl Davis, Electronics Technician; Bill Buss, Applications Consultant; Dave Chappell, Proposal Engineer; Sarah Zaremba, Marketing Communications Manager; Stephanie McCool, Business Administrator; Susan Dudley, Administrative Assistant; Christian Colon, Breadstick Specialist; Miguel Colon, Electronics Technician; not pictured – Cassie Phipps, Senior Software Engineer.

Tuesday, February 16, 2011 proved sweeter than Valentine’s Day for the children who attend The Homeless Families Foundation Dowd Education Center. This is the day that volunteers from ABB Inc. in Westerville brought a pizza party to them to help celebrate the new tables in the Center cafeteria. ABB Inc. in Westerville applied to the ABB Inc. Foundation for a sizable grant that secured ten, 12-stool modern, easy to clean, easy to move cafeteria tables. The new tables provide greater safety for the children and greater flexibility in using our large upstairs room. We truly appreciate this gift and all that ABB Inc. has done for us for the last few years. ABB Inc. is one of the world’s leading engineering companies. They help customers use electrical power effectively and increase industrial productivity in a sustainable way. Their corporate culture allows them to reach out into the communities where they work and we are very grateful that these wonderful people continue to come alongside The Homeless Families Foundation.