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Since 2013, volunteers have gathered to organize and stuff backpacks for veterans experiencing homelessness. Well over a dozen companies donate to the event and over 100 volunteers are involved. The backpacks will be delivered on Veterans Day during a ceremony at Siena Francis House and New Visions Homeless Shelter.
Fifty small cottages in Omaha are changing lives and earning national recognition with the Charles L. Edson award in Excellence in Tax Credit Housing. With rising concerns in the community over homelessness in Omaha, Siena Francis is recognized for their creative solution.
The Siena Francis House began in 1975 when a Catholic priest, the Rev. Jack McCaslin, cashed in his life insurance to purchase an old house near downtown Omaha that initially served five women and their children. It is now the largest homeless shelter in the state, serving about 3,150 individuals each year.
Project Connect, a one-day event hosted by Threshold CoC, brought together dozens of agencies offering everything from housing support to health care under one roof. Siena Francis House was proud to be one of 58 provider organizations that collectively reached more than 433 individuals facing housing instability.
