Our Mission

MAH’s mission is to enhance the daily lives of the homeless, ending food and housing insecurity and overcoming hardship by providing an advocacy of community resources and support.

Our Vision

A future where everyone has the peace of mind knowing that they have a place to sleep, enough food to fill their hunger, andhea to warm their body.

Our Values

Passion: Fueled with desire to make a difference

Service: Sharing resources and support

Humanity: treating everyone with dignity & Respect

Impact: Empowering people to overcome hardship

Hope at MAH

MAH is a true grass roots organization. Everything we do is fueled by our community. We are here to provide support through case management, providing essentials like toiletries, tents, sleeping bags, clothing & food.

We help our displaced neighbors to create a plan to move forward and then walk beside them to help them to be successful as they take that walk. We are able to do that by partnering with community services and support.

Our History

  • 2019
    • We searched for a centralized location for those experiencing homelessness to receive resources and it did not exist in Milford.
    • Started helping a couple who were experiencing homelessness
    • Connect with Jim Martin at Shepherds Office, in Georgetown & Brandywine Drop-in Center, in Milford and started to build relationships
    • Approximately 8 Volunteers
  • 2020
    • Created a Grassroots Facebook Group with less than 20 people providing support, $500 of food weekly and toiletries for displaced and neighbors who were experiencing homelessness and were staying at the Hampton Inn during the pandemic..
    • Starting serving 12 bagged lunches on Thanksgiving, and then weekends and holidays when Brandywine Drop-In Center was not open
    • Started In-Kind Donations & Our Daily Bread Teams
    • 20 Volunteers, 2 Teams
  • 2021
    • Filed and approved for incorporation and 501(c)3 status January 19, 2021
    • Continued to serve lunches every Saturday, Sunday and Holidays. By the end of the year, we were serving approximately 500 lunches a month
    • Partnered with “Second Wind Bicycles” to provide 125 bikes
    • Held our first major fundraiser in November through a Quarter Auction raising almost $5000 to provide warming items through the Winter Months
    • Began providing temporary housing (tents), sleeping bags, 12 heaters and 1000+ canisters of propane for heat for those who were experiencing homelessness
    • 28 Volunteers, 2 Teams
  • 2022
    • Started the Marketing/Communications and Grants Teams
    • Invited to Tent City by those experiencing homelessness
    • Set-up tents to improve physical and mental health
    • Partnered with House of David and Stephanie Duke to provide Thanksgiving Meals
    • Built ties with the city and participated in the Task Force driven by Jason James
    • Obtained an ABPA Grant for food through the suggestion and help from the City Council
    • Started a coalition for services with monthly meetings to provide resources and collaboration as an outcome from the task force
    • Added breakfast on weekends & holidays and some dinners,
    • Created a Helping Hands Free event and held two of these with approximately 50 at the first and 75 people in attendance at the second
    • Provided support and resources to the Warming Center over Christmas through the City providing the Public Works Building
    • Held our 2nd (now annual) major fundraiser in November through a Quarter Auction raising almost $4000 to provide warming items through the Winter Months
    • Approved for $50,000 ARPA Grant to feed those in need
    • Continued to provide warming items 20 heaters, 2000+ canister of propane
    • Started a new canister program. You give an empty container back in order to get a new one, in order to reduce canister trash.
    • Created an emergency response team
    • Continued to provide clothing, and toiletries
    • Provided 150 bikes
    • Served 1500+ meals a month by the end of the year
    • 51 Volunteers, 5 Teams
  • 2023
    • Advocated for the displaced Tent City residents and helped them to relocate
    • Start to regularly attending City Council advocating for the displaced and homeless when the agenda addressed homelessness and city code
    • Began to case manage individuals and saw broader success in providing housing, mental and physical support
    • Partnered with House of David and Stephanie Duke to provide Thanksgiving sit-down meals
    • Held our 3rd major fundraiser in November through a Quarter Auction raising almost $5,000 to provide warming items through the Winter Months
    • Continued to provide warming items 30 heaters, and by February moved away from 16oz disposable propane canisters to gas grill size canisters which provided more heat, less cost and reducing canister trash
    • Started to provide emergency food (Blessing Boxes)
    • Created the Driving Team to move items around town as we do not have a building
    • Expanded drop off locations for In-Kind Donations to four locations all provided by volunteering sharing their front porch for drop-off and pick-up
    • Expanded our In-Kind Donations and rented two storage units. One for intake and one set-up full shopping to fill requests and emergency needs
    • Engaged community groups and school student to make P&B sandwiches weekly to handout to those who are in need
    • Expanded services into Georgetown and Dover
    • Purchased a bus
    • Provided 100 bikes
    • Provided 2000+ meals monthly and serving dinner daily
    • Started partnering and supporting transition houses in Milford, Georgetown, Dover and surrounding locations
    • Held four free community events with 100+ people in attendance
    • Started to keep statistics and participated in the PIT Count
    • 160 Volunteers, 6 Teams
  • 2024
    • Filed for DBA in all Delaware counties as “Delaware Advocacy for the Homeless” and was approved.
    • Created the Fundraising Team
    • Designated as the Library’s Non-Profit recipient of the Christmas Tree Fundraiser $2500 that was used to pay for the bus insurance for a year.
    • Helping Hands Free event in March with 200+ people in attendance and increased services
    • Received grant from Kent & Sussex County 2024 Youth Philanthropy groups for a total of $5,000 for food to continue to feed those in need in our community
    • Partnered with House of David to provide Easter sit-down meals for the community 150+ served
    • Started expansion of services into Rehoboth

Our Teams

  • Our Daily Bread: Cooking, Dish & Delivery and Power Pack
  • In-Kind Donations: Sorting, filling requests and Laundry
  • Drivers: Taking donations, supplies or people from one location to another
  • Fundraising: Holding events/activities to generate income
  • Helping Hands: Community events to connect and provide resources
  • Grants: Locating, submitting and following-up
  • Marketing: Press releases, branding, communications

All teams are looking for volunteers. If you have 30 minutes, you can make an impact. You don’t need a skill, just a willing heart. We will walk beside you, teaching you and building a relationship of respect, support and encouragement.

Requesting Annual Report 990

In 2023, we filed our 990 as a e-postcard as our gross receipts were under $50,000. For the ease of access to our 990, we have posted it below. This is can also be found by the public on the IRS website.

If you would like to request a physical copy, requests must be in writing and sent to PO Box 585, Milford, DE 19963. We will provide the copy within 30 days of receipt of the request.

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