Quotes from IHN Guest Families

What IHN Families are saying about the IHN shelter program: 

“I will always be very grateful for everything that the IHN program has done for me and my family.  If I'm ever financially secure enough, I would like to make donations to help the program that helped me and my family in this difficult time in our lives.”

“I am very grateful that Interfaith Hospitality Network accepted me and my 2 children to live here temporarily and gave us beautiful churches to sleep in until we get housing. Thank you.”

“In my mind this was a good experience for my family because it brought us closer together and showed us how to be more focused about things.”

“I appreciate the people opening up their church and letting my kids have a warm place to sleep.”

“I'm glad my family is in this program and planning to achieve our goals while we are here.  Me and family appreciate all the help that you're giving us and we will never forget you.”

“It is a place that will help you and get where you need to go in life.”

“I really enjoyed our stay. I would recommend this place over any other shelter.  I feel out of all shelters and from what I hear of other shelters, you're the best one.”

“They were there for me and my son, and we felt safe.”

“Even though I am homeless I was treated with respect and it made me feel like the world is mine because I can do all things through Christ.  That strengthened me.”

"This is such a great place for helping people in need get on their feet. I am so happy that there is a place like this."

"The staff and the church volunteers make us happy to be a part of their organization."

"They save lives and give hope. They cannot be thanked enough for all that they do."

 "I am so grateful and one day I will definitely return the love."

"We are truly blessed to have access to this program. It is structure to help us help ourselves." 

What IHN families have been saying about the volunteers:

“They treated us as their friends or their brothers/sisters.” 

“They made sure we had everything that our family needed.  I enjoyed the talks I had with them all.”

“The volunteers were willing to sit and talk with you about some of our problems.  They seemed very concerned about everyone in the program.”

“The volunteers were very wonderful with the children.”

“Everybody went out of their way to be very helpful.”

“Everyone seemed really happy to see us.”

“They were very pleasant and went out of their way to make our families feel comfortable.”

“The volunteers were friendly and showed us our sleeping area.  It was very nice, clean and comfortable.”

“The volunteers took time out of their schedule to make time for us.”

“Judy made me feel so welcome and made sure we had everything we needed or wanted.  She was great.  I also liked how she was there every night so we had a familiar face with us.”

“Patty, Carolyn, and Eileen treated me and my son as if they have known me all my life.”

“The volunteers didn't make you feel like you were a ‘homeless family' but just a good family in a bad situation.  Didn't feel judged.” 

"Thank you for being so kind to me and my children. Thank you for all you did for us and for going out of your way to make our stay as comfortable as possible." '

"Thank you to everybody: to know that everybody helps out is the sweetest thing; to know that every night they prayed for us to find a home."

"Thanks for making us all feel welcome and for making sure we were warm at night."

What IHN families have been saying about the host congregations:

“This church was the best one so far.  I loved it.”

“The rooms were fine and the people were very nice.”

“It was quiet and peaceful.”

“I really loved our stay at Grace.”

“I liked it there so much I wish we could continue to stay there until I find a place to live.”

“Wish we could have stayed longer.”

“Beautiful, friendly church.”

“This was my favorite church out of all of them I've been at.  I always looked forward to, when I got up in the mornings, coming back.  I felt really relaxed.  Keep up the good work.”

What IHN families are saying about the accommodations at the host congregations:

“It was clean and we had our own room.”

“I still felt like I was at home. I didn't want to leave.”

“The beds were comfortable.”

“There was a TV with a VCR and DVD player we go to watch, and it kept the children busy.”

“There were things for me and the children to do.  Like for example, the gym to play in, a TV to watch, play games, all the activities.  They even did crafts with us.  I really enjoyed myself.”

“It was homelike and they act like they really cared about every family.”

“We got to make friends and it was somewhat like being at your own home!”

What IHN families are saying about the food at the host congregations:

“They made sure that everybody had enough [food] and that it was served hot.”

“Everything about the food was great.  No complaints”

“I liked the fact that these people knew how to cook.”

“Saturday's dinner was great.”

“We were provided with all food groups for dinner.”

“I like that the food was delicious and cooked to perfection.”

“The food was all great.  Everyone especially liked pizza night!” 

“Good quality food, and plenty to eat.”