A Week at IHN

On Sunday afternoon, the network van arrives at the host congregation with beds and families’ personal belongings to be set up in a designated space, such as classrooms.

 

Guest families arrive at the host congregation Sunday evening. Families settle in and become acquainted with the volunteers and facility.  Dinner is served family style as guests and volunteers share the meal together. Families are responsible for their children and help with cleanup and chores.

 

After dinner, some congregations offer activities while others offer free time before turning in for bed. An overnight host volunteer(s) stays at the facility overnight and assist guests with breakfast & departure to the Day Center the following morning. Food is available for guests to make lunches to take to the Day Center.

 

Families leave for the Day Center at 7Am weekdays and 8AM weekends. Children go to school and parents to work. If guests are unemployed, they work with the Director to seek employment, housing and other resources designed to help them regain independence.  Guests are transported back to the hosting congregation each evening.

 

The following Sunday, families pack their beds and belongings and leave the facility.   They are transported to the Day Center and are picked up that afternoon by the next hosting congregation.