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A Q&A With Hope Haven’s Clay Thomas

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MEET CLAY THOMASExecutive director, Abilene Hope Haven, Inc., Nov. 1, 2021-present2018-2021 – Executive director at Girls’ Haven, Inc. in Beaumont2015-2018 – Executive director at Arrow Child & Family Ministries in Amarillo2014-2015 – Superintendent at Brazos County Juvenile Services in Bryan/College Station2010-2014 – Vice president at Amarillo Children’s Home2007-2010 – Deputy superintendent at Randall County Juvenile Services in Amarillo, TexasFamily: Married

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HELP END HOMELESSNESS

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  Volunteers are needed to assist with the 2019 Summer Point in Time Count, aimed at getting an exact count of the homeless in Abilene.  The count will take place Thursday, Aug. 29. Volunteers must take part in one of two trainings, either 12:30 p.m. Aug. 20 or 12:30 p.m. Aug. 27.  Also, donations of $10 gift cards are requested.

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HOPE HAVEN LEADER TO SPEAK AT AAC

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Katherine Bisson, executive director of Abilene Hope Haven, will be guest speaker for the October meeting of the Abilene Association of Congregations. The public is invited. The meeting will begin at 11:45 a.m. Wednesday with lunch by donation at New Hope Church, 3122 South Clack St. Chuck Farina, pastor, will be the host for the meeting. Bisson, who replaced John Cooper as

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HOPE HAVEN ADOPTS A ‘WHAT WOULD JESUS DO?’ APPROACH TO HOUSING

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By LORETTA FULTON A funny thing happened after Abilene Hope Haven lost 70 percent of its funding. The loss of $278,000 in Department of Housing and Urban Development funding didn’t force Abilene Hope Haven to close. Instead, it forced its leaders to take a fresh look. While Hope Haven was receiving HUD money, it operated under certain rules. Without that

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CONCERT BENEFITS ABILENE HOPE HAVEN

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    DAVID PHELPS BENEFIT CONCERT WHAT: David Phelps, an award-winning singer, will present a benefit concert for Abilene Hope Haven WHEN: 7 p.m. Nov. 18 WHERE: Abilene Convention Center, 1100 N. Sixth St. TICKETS: $25, $35, and $75 (VIP, includes hors d’oeuvres  and an opportunity to meet Phelps; http://www.abilenehopehaven.org/ By Loretta Fulton Three months into his new job as

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