About Us

Hearth is dedicated to the elimination of homelessness among the elderly through housing, outreach, and advocacy.

Introduction

Hearth was founded as The Committee to End Elder Homelessness, Inc. (CEEH) in 1991 by a group of seven professional women with diverse experience in housing, finance, health, and human services. They realized that elders were a growing percentage of the homeless population and that no one was expressly addressing the issue. Now in its nineteenth year, Hearth is an expert on the challenges and solutions of ending elder homelessness.

Hearth's Timeline charts the development and growth of the organization.
Hearth has been recognized locally and nationally for our work.
Hearth has a strategic vision for forwarding our mission.

The Hearth Housing Model

The essence of the Hearth Model is the integration of interdisciplinary services at each residence:

Housing
Mental Health Care
Health Services
Social Services

Services are combined into individualized plans to fit the needs of each resident, allowing even very frail elders to live with considerable independence in their own apartments.

Tour Our Homes to learn about our seven unique housing sites.
The Hearth Outreach Program works with over 250 each year.

The Hearth Team

All staff work together to provide the best care for each elderly resident.

Social Workers
Nurses
Site Directors
Property Management
Resident Assistants
Personal Care Homemakers
Activities Staff

At the center of Hearth's mission is the desire to see both the elders we serve and our staff achieve their highest degrees of potential.

The Hearth Team is made up of many people
Hearth is committed to education, for our current staff and the next generation.

Interdisciplinary Service

Starts with pre-admission screening
Annual comprehensive bio-psychocial resident assessment
Individual service plans
Case conferences and consultations
Service provision across the continuum

Members of the Hearth Team work together to create a comprehensive care plan for each resident.