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HEP wins four-star rating from Charity Navigator
| Article published on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009 |
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CLEARWATER – The Homeless Emergency Project of Clearwater received a four-star rating from Charity Navigator for the third consecutive year.
Charity Navigator is an independent evaluator of charities.
Receiving four out of four possible stars means that compared to other charities in America, HEP excels in successfully managing the finances of the organization efficiently and effectively, according to a HEP press release.
HEP is one of the oldest and largest providers of emergency housing and support services in the Tampa Bay area. It has provided homeless children, adults and low-income people and families with housing, food, clothing and support services for more than 40 years.
For over forty years Homeless Emergency Project has provided homeless people, homeless children, and low-income individuals and families with housing, food, clothing, and support services necessary to obtain self-sufficiency and improved quality of life. HEP is dedicated year round to "helping people help themselves."
HEP is the oldest and largest provider of emergency housing and support services in Pinellas County. Through the provision of emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing, HEP provides lasting solutions to ending homelessness in our community. HEP operates a 269-bed facility where emergency and transitional housing is provided for the temporarily homeless as well as permanent supportive housing for mentally disabled individuals and families.
For more information, visit www.ethep.org.
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Article published on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2009
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