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MY FATHERS HOUSE A COMMUNITY SHELTER INC

Helping Families, Transforming Lives

aka My Father's House   |   Gresham, OR   |  www.familyshelter.org

Mission

“My Father’s House mission is to equip homeless families with the life skills necessary to become contributing members of their community”

Ruling year info

2001

Executive Director

Mrs. Andrea Pickett

Main address

PO Box 1147

Gresham, OR 97030 USA

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EIN

93-1306035

NTEE code info

Other Housing Support Services (L80)

Family Violence Shelters and Services (P43)

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

My Father's House

Our highest priorities are meeting the whole needs of the homeless family. Physical, emotional, and relational issues may be addressed for each family member to become functional. Families living together and working on their problems together will make the transformation into healthy living patterns more quickly and permanently. Therefore, we strive to keep families intact as they work together to wholeness and completeness.

Population(s) Served
Age groups
Single parents
Stepparents
Families

Our shelter provides a home-style atmosphere that encourages change, structure and accountability as well as life changing classes and services that are suited for the entire family.  For many of these families, it is their one and only opportunity to get back on their feet.

Population(s) Served

All of our programs stress responsible living and decision making.  We never do for the residents what they are able to do for themselves, but we are available with assistance, encouragement, support and training.  We are completely funded by the community supported by hundreds of individuals, businesses, corporations and churches.

Population(s) Served

From birth through grade 5 we provide childcare and children's programs so that parents can look for work and housing knowing that their children are safe.  Our teens each meet with a case-manager that helps them cope with the issues surrounding homelessness

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Where we work

Awards

Cathe Wiese 2010

Gresham Citizen of the Year

Affiliations & memberships

Citygate Network 2021

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.
  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback

Financials

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MY FATHERS HOUSE A COMMUNITY SHELTER INC

Board of directors
as of 01/04/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Don Nissen

Retired

Term: 2019 - 2025


Board co-chair

Shaun DeBoer

Christenson Electric

Term: 2020 - 2024

Don Nissen

Retired

Georgene Witmer

Retired

Bob Avila

Gresham Ford

Shaun DeBoer

Christianson Electric

Rajaee Saliba

Independent

Doris Sauer

Retired

Andrea Pickett

Executive Director

Claudio Grandjean

Retired

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 8/23/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/04/2024

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.