ALWAYS HOME HISTORY
In 1997, a woman slept on the steps of the Union Baptist Church in Mystic for three nights. On her last morning there she joined the worship service and left a dollar bill with a note in the collection basket. Her note explained that upon losing her job she had become homeless. Three weeks earlier she had been stably housed.
In a community call to action, Rev. Dr. G. Kenneth Carpenter, Union Baptist Church's minister at the time and our Founder, recruited human service agencies, local business groups and neighboring congregations to work together to address the growing concern of homelessness. Always Home, formerly known as Mystic Area Shelter and Hospitality (MASH), was incorporated as a 501(C) (3) nonprofit in 1998.
ALWAYS HOME MISSION
Always Home was founded to address the needs of Eastern Connecticut's homeless and at-risk families. Our mission is Preventing Family Homelessness. As the region's leading service provider for families with minor children, we seek to prevent homelessness before it happens, to use shelter as a destination of last resort, and to limit any family's time in shelter to a maximum of 30 days.
We work holistically, combining caring case management support, short-term financial housing assistance and creative homelessness prevention services, like our Wheels to Work program, to help families overcome their immediate housing emergency, regain their economic footing, and create a path forward.
You can add a donation to Always Home on any Naturali Home purchase!
Online Orders: At checkout you'll be asked if you want to add a donation to your order (as a % of your subtotal or custom amount). Due to restrictions from our payment processor, you may enter a donation up to 100% of your order subtotal (any donations above the 100% limit will be rejected).
In-Store Orders: At checkout you may choose to add a donnation to your order. Donations must be in $1 increments. Unlike online donations, there is no limit on the amount you can donate.
You may also make a donation to Always Home on their website: alwayshome.org, but they do get charged processing fees by PayPal. Naturali Home is happy to accept donations on behalf of Always Home and write them a check for the amount (this avoids fees).
The best way to learn more about Always Home is by visiting their website: alwayshome.org