Mission

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN.ABOUT US...THE AMOS HOUSE PROGRAM WAS STARTED IN 1986 BY FIVE AREA CHURCHES THAT RECOGNIZED AN UNMET NEED IN THE NEW YORK/CONNECTICUT AREA TO HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES MOVE TO PERMANENT HOUSING AND IMPROVE THEIR LIVES. THE FOUNDERS FELT THAT HOMELESSNESS WAS THE RESULT OF A VARIETY OF ISSUES, AND EACH SITUATION WAS UNIQUE. THEREFORE, THEY STRUCTURED A PROGRAM THAT MET THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EACH FAMILY AND RECOGNIZED THAT ONCE IN PERMANENT HOUSING, THESE FAMILIES WOULD BECOME VALUABLE CONTRIBUTORS TO SOCIETY.THE FIVE FOUNDING COVENANT CHURCHES ARE:ST. JAMES EPISCOPAL CHURCH, DANBURYFIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, DANBURYNEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH, DANBURYST. STEPHENS EPISCOPAL CHURCH, RIDGEFIELDTRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH, NEWTOWNA CENTERPIECE OF THE AMOS HOUSE PROGRAM IS A RESIDENTIAL FACILITY IN DANBURY THAT IS ADAPTABLE FOR FAMILIES OF VARIOUS SIZES. PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM LIVE IN THE FACILITY, SHARING COMMON KITC