The Empowerment Movement

January is Financial Wellness Month. It serves as a time to promote better financial practices and help individuals set financial goals for the upcoming year. At Thomas House, we believe financial wellness is a critical part of the foundation our families are building...

Forty years ago, one simple act of kindness sparked a movement. Mary and Bernie Selz did the unexpected when they opened their home to an unhoused woman and her son, providing them with food, a phone call to her parents, and a bus ticket back to Oklahoma. Soon after,...

It only takes one unexpected moment to change everything.  A job loss. A health crisis. A family emergency. For many families, the distance between stability and homelessness is frighteningly short. It’s not just happening to strangers—it could happen to a...

May is Mental Health Awareness Month—a nationwide effort since 1949 to break the stigma, spark conversations, and highlight the importance of mental well-being. While we've made progress, mental health symptoms are still too often overlooked, especially in communities...

Martha never imagined she’d end up in a shelter. She was a mother doing everything she could to protect her children, but life had dealt her a bad hand.   She was in a toxic marriage—one filled with verbal and physical abuse. Her husband struggled with drugs...