MISSION
The mission of The Apostles’ House (TAH) is to provide comprehensive social services to
homeless and at-risk families and individuals in the Newark area in an environment that
encourages and enables self-sufficiency.
HISTORY
In 1982, The House of Prayer Episcopal Church motivated by the growing number of
hungry and homeless in Essex County began providing emergency shelter and food
to families who found their way to the lower Broadway area of downtown Newark.
In 1984 joined by Trinity Cathedral and St. Philips Church, Christ Church Short
Hills, St. Luke’s Montclair, and St. George’s Maplewood, they established the
Family Emergency Shelter known as The Apostles’ House at its present location on
Grant Street. Today it is a thriving 501(c)3 social service agency with a staff
of 48 whose organizational budget is almost $2.5 million. It is accountable to
Episcopal Diocese of Newark, and must satisfy the diocese’s requirements for
quality service, and remain faithful to the mission, which is in alignment with
diocesan outreach goals.