By Irit Umani
Executive Director
Well, my friends, we did not end homelessness in year 2016. Will we ever? Research of best practices strongly suggests that Permanent Supportive Housing and Housing First are the two major approaches to reach this lofty goal.
2016 Mid-Year Report by Irit Umani, Executive Director
The other day I was at my computer answering e-mails, when I heard loud sobbing sound, almost wailing, coming from the small Chapel that is next to my office. I moved there to see what was happening and how I could help.
By Irit Umani
2015 was a year of stability and growth for Trinity Center. There were no changes to staff and to my knowledge all are planning to continue. I am deeply grateful to Emily, Diane, Lindsey, David as well as to our contracted security guard Tory and our AmeriCorps Volunteer Alex. Two years of no change in staff gives a sense of stability and continuity. Their level of dedication and professional conduct are commendable.
By Irit Umani
It’s a few days since our fundraising event, in which we remembered the late Barbara Jordan and Rev. Pat Hazel, while celebrating Trinity Center with our larger community of friends, volunteers, board members and many of our financial supporters.
By Irit Umani
Happy New Year! Looking back, 2014 was a good year for Trinity Center.
We were blessed with the commitment to serve that our many volunteers exemplify. Last year we had 58 dedicated weekly volunteers, 612 Sunday Streets volunteers and 128 occasional volunteers (Christmas party and summer mother-daughter teams). Together they offered Trinity Center a total of 6,378 hours of service – preparing and serving breakfast, monitoring the use of computers, providing clothes and private showers to women, managing the front desk, leading morning devotion and providing compassionate listening. We owe our volunteers much gratitude. Thank you all!
