ASHWAUBENON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Local organization, Ecumenical Partnership for Housing (EPH), celebrated 25 years Sunday with a concert.
EPH is a volunteer based non-profit that works to help homeless families.
It is a partnership of 21 local churches and the Salvation Army.
The “Voices of Hope” concert was open to the public.
David Pietenpol, EPH Executive Director, tells FOX 11 says its purpose was to raise awareness in the community about poverty and homelessness.
“In the month of September, 209 families were on the verge of homelessness or homeless within the community. Of those, 97 were literally homeless.”
Since 1992, EPH and the Salvation Army have served more than 500 families.
