APOSTLES HOUSE
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Mission Statement
The Apostles’ House (TAH) is a Women-Led, non-profit, non sectarian organization devoted to providing comprehensive social services to homeless women and children and individuals or families at risk of homelessness in Newark and Essex County, New Jersey. TAH seeks to help homeless and at-risk families transition to more stable housing environments and become self-sufficient through an empowering environment.
About This Cause
In 1982, The House of Prayer Episcopal Church in Newark, in cooperation with four other parishes in the Episcopal Diocese of Newark (Trinity and St. Phillip’s Cathedral, Newark; Christ Church in Short Hills; St. Luke’s Church, Montclair; and St. George’s Church, Maplewood), came together and established a family emergency shelter called, “The Apostles’ House.” The organization grew out of their care and concern for the hundreds of people who were wandering the streets of Essex County, homeless and hungry. Through their combined efforts, the churches acquired two abandoned buildings on 16-18 Grant Street. Funding was obtained to renovate the buildings, resulting in The Apostles’ House opening its doors for operation in September of 1982. Today the buildings are known as the Women and Children’s Emergency Shelter. Two years later, two adjacent buildings (22-24) Grant Street, were purchased and updated. These buildings are home to additional shelter space, the food pantry, and administrative offices. Later, two additional buildings, 28-30 Grant Street, were acquired and renovated. These facilities are also part of the Women and Children’s Emergency Shelter. Amidst the continued rise in the homeless population and the need for vital social services, in 1990 TAH leased a building located at 513-515 Avon Avenue from the City of Newark. This building now operates as a transitional housing facility that provides 16 individual apartments for homeless families. With over 40 years of service, The Apostles’ House remains a cornerstone social service agency in the City of Newark. We provide a stable, safe, drug-free environment where parents and children receive comprehensive social services to improve their physical, emotional, social, and financial quality of life.