http://www.mercyhouse.net Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:26:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In his post today on TIME.com, reporter Kevin O'Leary wrote about a variety of options that people have available to them when facing homelessness. He spoke with Mercy House Executive Director Larry Haynes to get a broad view of the types of programs that are available for homelessness-prevention and housing, and ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=1003 Barbara Giasone of the Orange County Register visited the National Guard Armory in Fullerton, Calif., one of two locations housing the Orange County Cold Weather Emergency Shelter Program operated by Mercy House. She met with Monday night's regular volunteers comprised of nearly 20 people from St. Juliana's Catholic Church and Knights ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=987 Yesterday, Mercy House received a grant of $50,000 from Orange County United Way to pay for families with children over the age of six- years-old to be redirected immediately from the National Guard armory emergency shelters to motels. Last year, Mercy House took over operation of the Orange County Cold Weather ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=954 Read today's lead story in The Orange County Register by Kimberly Edds titled "Shelters in Squeeze." The piece features insightful commentary and statistics from Mercy House Executive Director Larry Haynes, and from other community partners who are leading the charge to battle this growing problem. http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=936 http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=927 [caption id="attachment_903" align="alignleft" width="469" caption="Samantha Alvarez, 9, and her brother Timothy, 5, wait inside the Santa Ana armory as their parents fill out forms on Dec. 1, when the county of Orange opened its cold weather shelter program for the first night this season. The program, operated by the Santa ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=904 The Orange County Cold Weather Armory Emergency Shelter Program is a collaborative effort of the County of Orange, State of California Army National Guard, the participating cities of Fullerton and Santa Ana, and Mercy House Living Centers and other non-profit service providers to provide emergency shelter, food and supportive services ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=892 [caption id="attachment_745" align="alignleft" width="183" caption="Mercy House Executive Director Larry Haynes"][/caption] Earlier this week, Larry Haynes met with The Laguna Beach Independent reporter Rita Robinson to share some insights on homelessness in general, and what is possible if everyone works together. Laguna Beach's two local non profits, the Friendship Center and the Laguna ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=746 The holidays are a busy time of year for everyone.  If you want to help the homeless, but just don’t have the time to shop for gifts, please visit the Mercy House Target Wish List to purchase a gift card that will be distributed to the homeless men, women, and ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=738 Mercy House Executive Director Larry Haynes spoke with The New York Times' Peter Goodman about people who have experienced foreclosure, and are now finding themselves homeless and seeking shelter for the first  time. "These families never needed help before,"  said Larry Haynes, executive director of Mercy House in Santa Ana, Calif. ... http://www.mercyhouse.net/?p=706