added a third philanthropic effort in the summer of 2008, the Father Ed Judy House.  Serving homeless, single mothers and their young children, their purpose is to work intensively with each family to help them move into more stable long-term housing.  The program serves up to nine families, 30 people total, in an intimate group home setting.  The Father Ed Judy House, supported by the Catholic Charities, provides meals, toiletries, case management, individual counseling services, transportation assistance, a children’s program and numerous referrals to various community resources. 

The way Women Helping Others decided they could best affect the lives of these mothers and children was to assist them in equipping their new homes.  For each family who “graduates” from the Father Ed Judy House program, WHO provides them with a Home Starter Kit, composed of basic necessities:  dishes, pots and pans, sheets, towels, food staples and cleaning supplies.  Occasionally other household items and furniture are also provided by WHO members.  When one of the recent families moved out, the mother wrote a heartwarming note to Women Helping Others:  “If it wasn’t for you helping me I wouldn’t have known where to start.  God bless you and thank you!”

Families residing at the Father Ed Judy House are also “adopted” by Women Helping Others for the Christmas holidays, providing gifts to the mothers and their children. 

The Father Ed Judy House

Wendy Oldenbrook, Program Director
303-866-7641

 Top eight needs:

 1. Car Seats  (one infant and one toddler)

2. Day Planners (the ones from the dollar store work fine)

3. A Volunteer to steam clean our throw rugs

4. House Plants for our common areas

5. Winter hats, mittens and scarves

6. Door stops (our office door stop frequently gets mistaken for a toy by curious toddlers – we lose these at an alarming rate!)

7. Feminine Protection (tampons and pads)

8. Gift Card/ Gift Certificates for oil changes – Many of our families who have used cars would love to be able to do routine maintenance to their cars.

Click here for more information on the Father Ed Judy House:

http://fejh.wordpress.com/our-wish-list/

Click here to read the Father Ed Judy House Monthly Newsletter

 Father Ed Judy House:

Please allow one week's notice for furniture pick up!  Our volunteers will schedule pick up as quickly as possible.  

Or  you can deliver donations directly to the Provider's Resource Clearinghouse (PRC).  PRC has faciliites that can accomodate large furniture donations.  When making a donation, please let them know its for FEJH.  After six donations have been made for FEJH, a client of FEJH receives a free voucher for up to six pieces of furniture. 

Provider's Resource Clearinghouse Colorado
Richard Connor, Operations Manager
(303) 962-2270
www.PRCCOlorado.org

Click here for the FEJH furniture needs