DN Community Mental Health Services
A Call To Serve: Hannah Gray
Nearly 150 years ago, Hannah Gray, an African American seamstress, laundress, supporter of the abolitionist movement and homeowner bequeathed her home to shelter, warm and nurture indigent, elderly African American women. Today her legacy of service continues. Her call to serve echoes down through the ages to the voices of servants like Collin Powell, First Lady Michelle Obama, you and me.
Join the call to serve, to shelter, to warm and nurture with a monetary donation for the purchase of bedding, cooking ware, laundry supplies, and other home goods for the Hannah Gray home and its residents.
The Hannah Gray Home is a residential care home that seeks to provide low-income housing, supervised care, and supportive services to elderly individuals in the Dixwell and Greater New Haven communities. It aims to foster an environment in which residents not only feel a sense of belonging but also feel connected to the cultural and spiritual roots of their community.
Please consider a monetary donation to help reopen the doors of Hannah Gray’s home for twenty-five residents. March 2009 is the scheduled date for the first residents to take occupancy, with your help.
Click on the yellow donate button below or send your donation to:
Community Loan FundHannah Gray Home Fund:
171 Orange Street
New Haven, CT 06510
(203) 789-8690
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I remember this home as a young child. The history was told to me by my Mother and her Father. I was saddened to see it close when funds were not available. My grandmother went to live there after my grandfather passed in the 70's. It was nice then and I know it is even nicer now.
Posted by , 13/04/2010 3:22pm (4 months ago)