Emmaus

Emmaus Inc. is a community-based non-profit corporation founded in 1985 to provide housing and services to homeless adults and families in Haverhill, MA. Over the past 25 years the agency, a certified "Community Housing Development Organization" and "WNPO" (women's non-profit organization), has grown to become a significant service provider and developer of affordable housing, offering one of the most innovative and comprehensive approaches to homelessness in the country. Since its incorporation, Emmaus Inc. has assisted over 25,000 different children, women and men out of homelessness and into permanent housing, jobs and independent living. Over 500 volunteers, 150 businesses, 175 churches and synagogues, plus 5,000 additional donors contribute time, services and over $300,000 in private gifts each year to keep the agency’s mission operating. Agency services include outreach, permanent affordable housing, emergency shelter, meals, case management, clinical services, substance abuse treatment, referrals, housing search, GED preparation, adult basic education, English as a Second Language, employment training, life skills, job search, and job placement. Emmaus Inc. has assembled an extensive “continuum of care” that offers solutions to poverty and homelessness, as well as mission of charity and compassion for those seeking our help.