• December Story of the Month

    on January 17, 2022

    Shelter to Home was launched in 2008 to provide furniture and household goods for a client from the North Shore Lookout Shelter. Initially all our clients came from…


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  • August Story of the Month

    on October 15, 2021

    “Katherine” is a single gal who was recovering from a complex health issue. She needed everything for her 1 bedroom apartment. We were able to accommodate fully and…


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  • Our New Home

    on October 15, 2021

    We have a new home! After almost a year of searching for a new space, we met local business owners Maninder Tennessey and Tarie Tennessey of Atlas Pots, who offered…


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  • July Story of the Month

    on August 4, 2021

    “Azita and Amir”  are our most recent Shelter to Home clients.  They are leaving a dangerous situation in their home country and will be living with friends…


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  • June Story of the Month

    on July 13, 2021

    June was a strange month. Although we worked with 24 people, by the end of June only 15 had moved into their new homes and had taken their new…


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  • May Story of the Month

    on June 15, 2021

    Call us the C Team.  Compassion, Cooperation, Collaboration. Shelter to Home  is a model of team work. Every week volunteers answer telephone calls from donors.   They pass information to the…


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  • Anne’s Story

    on April 29, 2021

    This month we assisted 5 single mothers with a total of 11 children.  Here’s ” Ann’s” story. Ann has 5 children, the youngest one, only 2 months old.  Ann suffered…


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  • Mitch’s Story

    on February 9, 2021

    With all the bad news we hear on TV or read in the newspaper, we need some good news to give us balance, to give us hope and to…


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  • COVID Silver Lining #8: Bailey’s story

    on August 9, 2020

    Bailey* is a teenager who has “aged out” of the foster care system She is an articulate, clever, positive spirit, despite all the hardship she has seen in her…


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  • COVID Silver Lining #7: Hazel and Sheila’s stories

    on August 2, 2020

    Hazel* and Sheila* are both Seniors who never expected to be homeless. The two women met at Lookout Homeless Shelter where they were both guests for a number of…


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