Ways To Help

Prepare & deliver a meal

When a volunteer from a host congregation or civic group agrees to provide “a dinner meal” for the shelter it is a shelter critical assignment.  Our families rely on the dinner meal to arrive, prepared and hot at 5:30pm every evening. The meal volunteer purchases the ingredients and cooks the meal at their home, church or other location and delivers it to the shelter.  Oftentimes, salads and dessert is brought for the families.

Donate food

The MIHN shelter accepts donations of food to help our families and keep costs at the shelter manageable. Of particular use is gallons of whole milk, bread, boneless chicken, coffee, juice boxes, fresh fruit, fresh veggies, snacks for children, bagels ……

Call the MIHN office to let us know you are intending on arriving with a donation so we can be prepared to assist you. (978) 466 – 1704.

Donations are accepted Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm.

Donate shelter & family daily living items

The MIHN shelter accepts donations of food to help our families and keep costs at the shelter manageable. Of particular use is sponges, Clorox wipes, paper towels, toilet paper, dish soap, dishwasher pods, washing machine pods, shampoo, body wash, tooth paste, antiperspirant/deodorant, kitchen-sized trash bags…

Call the MIHN office to let us know you are intending on arriving with a donation so we can be prepared to assist you.  (978) 466-1704.

Donations are accepted Monday – Friday, 9am-3pm.

Final bequest to MIHN

MIHN deeply appreciates individuals that think of helping our homeless families with children after they are gone.  Our shelter operates on the generosity of individuals and writing a meaningful gift to MIHN into your “Will” ensures that future needy, homeless families with children will be helped in the northern Worcester county region.   Please remember MIHN in your will.

Email the Executive Director at: jhogue@mihninc.org or call (978) 466-1704 ext. 13.

One-time or recurring cash donation

The MIHN shelter is able to operate only through the generosity of local citizens, small grants and fundraisers.  We need your help to help the daily running of the shelter – ie. heat, electric, water, food, office supplies... 

Please consider making a meaningful to MIHN by mailing a check to:

758 Main Street

Leominster, Ma 01453

Project & skilled trade volunteerism

Our shelter often has small and large projects that need to be completed to support our homeless families.  A few of our recent projects that volunteers completed are below:

If you would like to volunteer for a project please email the Executive Director at: jhogue@mihninc.org 

or call

(978) 466-1704 ext. 13.

Project Volunteerism - Excel Church Volunteers applied stain to the ramp

Children's Play Set

Raised Garden Box

Geobarns and George Abetti gave the MIHN shelter a spectacular gift of a mini barn. His craftsman, David, was very skilled and did extraordinary work.​

Rachel Terrell of Leominster Credit Union providing Tabitha Cardona, MIHN Operations Manager with a donation of warm blankets for the MIHN families.