The Bailey Home
“Bailey Home” receiving the finishing touches before grand opening. For more on the Bailey Home click here.
The new “Bailey Home”, a place for up to six single women with children to call home is just about ready to open.
The Bailey Home, a former church, at 103 East Main, Albany (the corner of 1st and Main) is now a six bedroom facility with 2 1/2 baths, a full kitchen with accessories, and two washers and dryers. This home will afford a maximum of ten occupants including a “House Mother.”
The Bailey Home is named to commemorate Albany Helping Hands founder, the late Pastor Les Bailey. His faith in the Lord and Love for people were elements that molded his vision in the building of the organization.
For more information on the Bailey Home click here.
A Dream Becomes a Reality!
The latest Executive Director blog “A Dream Becomes a Reality!” from Pastor John Leon, discusses the new Bailey Home and Pastor Baileys dream of sheltering those in need. You can read Pastor John’s blog post by clicking here.
Bridge of Hope Dinner Auction
There is limited time for you to get involved In what has become an annual tradition, the Ninth Annual Bridge of Hope Dinner Auction.
The event takes place on April 23rd, 2019, but there is still time to commit to being an auction donor or sponsor. You can also make online donation by clicking here.
For more information on the Dinner Auction click here or phone Wayne Oakes or Pastor John Leon at 541-926-4036.
For February Newsletter click here.
“He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
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For the latest Census of Housing and Meals Served check out our Meal Count & Housing Census web page.
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Click here for story and obituary
Please check out the front page newspaper story “Shelter from the Storm” about our 20th Anniversary can be read by clicking here.
Podcasts: AHH on the Radio
New Radio Interview: The Bailey House and the upcoming Dinner Auction were the subjects of a recent radio interview.
Joining KGAL host Jeff McMahan was Pastor John Leon (Executive Director), John Donovan (VP/ Development Director) and Jim Willhight (Media & Development Consultant). To listen click here.
Home for the Holidays
Listen all or part of the three hour radio broadcast by Clicking here for the Home for the Holidays Radio page.
Radio Interviews
Podcasts of interviews with AHH Board Members, Management, Staff, Volunteers and Guests.
The mp3 podcasts are from the live radio broadcasts that aired on 1580 KGAL Valley Talk with Jeff McMahan. For directory of podcasts click here.
Radio Commercials and PSAs
We've posted radio commercials as mp3 files for listening or download.
These ads aired as a paid radio ad schedule (paid for by donor) or as Public Service Announcements (PSA).
The 30 and 60 second radio commercials include ads for Christmas Trees, Home for the Holidays, Anniversary Fundraiser, Crazy Days and Spring Retail.
To listen or download click here.
Thank You Bridge of Hope Sponsors
Campfire Wood To Coastal stores And Linn County Parks
Albany Helping Hands has ramped up firewood lot operations to provide wholesale quantities of bundled campfire wood to two resellers.
Coastal will sell the Campfire bundles at it's 17 stores.
The Linn County Parks Department for it’s operations at Waterloo, Sunnyside and Edgewater Parks. More on the subject in our newsletter or by clicking here.
Thank You
A thank you to Milt Moran and Cascade Timber Consulting for logs for our woodlot.
John Donovan on KGAL's Valley Talk, live local radio show.
Volunteer of the year
John Donovan winner of "Spirit of Pastor Bailey" award for Volunteer of Year.
Donovan is a 19 year long-time volunteer at AHH and serves as VP/ Development Director.