Welcome
The Homeless Families Foundation is a family shelter in Columbus, Ohio. It
provides shelter and support services for homeless families and an extensive
tutoring and enrichment program for homeless and at-risk school age
children.
OUR
MISSION: To provide shelter, support, stability and nurturing for homeless
children and their families as they prepare to acquire and maintain
permanent housing.
The Journey
Over 26 Years of Filling Hearts with
Hope, 1986 - 2010
Not a day goes by the Homeless Families Foundation without the staff, Board
members, and volunteers reaching out to our families and children to share
the dream and hope for a better future. Our goal is to help families stay
together despite the traumatic events that lead to homelessness, to help
them take the steps necessary to empower their independence and to assist
them in securing permanent housing.
Donation Warrior Alert
HFF needs your help!
We are going Green - Please Help
We need your email address so we can reduce the amount of
paper we use to communicate with you.
Wish List
We are in need of ongoing items for residents and for apartment setup
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Back to Class

The kids are having a great time the last week of school. Look at all the milk mustaches. Soon, back to class. Staff is working to get everyone ready: haircuts on Monday, backpacks on Wednesday and new outfits all around.
Steen Fields from the Huntington Bank Learns About the Dowd Center

Here Steen Fields from Huntington Bank learns about the Dowd Education Center from Gale Hacker, the director and joins the children and Ms. Lilly for lunch to get the first-hand scoop.

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The 2010 Come Home for the Holidays event will be held at Brookside Country Club November 5. Make your plans now to attend. Order tickets online now!
U. A. Rotarians at Work

Celia Crossley, Bill Mielke, Steve LaRosa and Rozanne Landers at Upper Arlington Rotary luncheon. The U.A. Rotarians provided the funds and the labor to build a small barn on the playground at the Dowd Education Center. It will be used to store the outdoor toys and balls. We are very grateful to the Rotarians for their support of all of our programs.
The Kroger Community Rewards Program is being extended
To date we have received more than $1,600.00 from the Community Rewards Program associated with your Kroger Plus Card. If you are enrolled already, you still must re-enroll to support The Homeless Families Foundation with your normal grocery purchases. If you are new to the program, please enroll now.
See our
new Spring Newsletter
Plant the Seed of Hope
A new video about the Dowd Education Center
2010 Spring Benefit
The 2010 Homeless Families Foundation Spring Benefit, "Plant the Seed of Hope", was held at the Dowd Center on April 17. The event raised over $100,000 to support HFF's programs.
Power Philanthropy

PowerPhilanthropy is an online giving marketplace developed by The Columbus Foundation for donors who want to make informed decisions about the nonprofit organizations they support. Everyone can easily access information around the clock about the programs, management, and finances of more than 500 central Ohio nonprofits, including HFF.
Soon These Seats Will Be Full

Soon these seats will be full of students eager to learn and achieve. HFF wants to be sure that every child is off to the right start for the school year. We need donations of money, gift cards and school supplies.
More HFF News and Event Calendar
2009 Audited Financial Statements, 2008 Annual Report and 2009 IRS Form 990 |