PCHC’s Hope House Health & Living Center receives Grant from Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation
We are pleased to announce that Hope House Health and Living Center recently received a $50,000 grant from Doree Taylor Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. This grant will be used to fund general operations in order to support the mission of the Hope House Health and Living Center which provides a safe place to sleep for approximately 800 people a year, as well as integrated medical and behavioral health care, substance abuse treatment, and resources to achieve stability and self-sufficiency.
Ann Giggey, Director of Hope House Health and Living Center, states, “This grant will assist with replacement and upgrade of equipment much needed to provide shelter care and services”
With a recovery focused model, including on-site integrated health care, medication management, therapy, groups, and case management, as well as transitional housing, the Hope House provides emergency shelter to our most vulnerable in our city and is a community safety net in the Bangor area, managing overflow of homeless persons from other shelters. Hope House provides shelter to 55-60 adult men and women each night.
About Hope House Health and Living Center
The Hope House Health and Living Center, located at 179-181 Corporate Drive in Bangor, includes three distinct services for homeless and peri-homeless individuals in our community, all under one roof: the Hope House Health Center, the Hope House Shelter, and Hope House Transitional Housing.
- The Hope House Health Center hosts a number of support groups and provides an integrated medical model of care, including access to medical care, psychiatric care, and case management services.
- The Hope House Shelter is a 66 person emergency homeless shelter, the 2nd largest shelter in the state of Maine. In addition to housing and on-site health care services, 3 meals per day are provided with assistance from various community groups.
- The Hope House Transitional Housing program encourages healthy living and assists people in moving toward self-sufficiency and successful independent living. Transitional Housing is short-term, up to 24 months, and works to help tenants overcome barriers to successful, permanent housing in the community.