Farmers & Merchants Bank Awarded $20,000 in Grants for Thomas House Family Shelter

Farmers & Merchants Bank (F&M Bank), one of the strongest commercial and retail banks in California, collaborated to obtain a total of $45,000 in grants from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s 2018 AHEAD Program for funding for Thomas House Family Shelter and Second Chance Orange County.  The AHEAD Program supports targeted economic development projects and non-AHP-eligible housing initiatives that create or preserve jobs, deliver social services, training or educational programs, or other services and programs that benefit low- and moderate-income communities. AHEAD grants are awarded through members to community groups annually.  Thomas … read more

Thomas House Family Shelter Expands Homeless Services with Addition of New Shelter Property

GARDEN GROVE, Calif., (August 17, 2018) – Thomas House Family Shelter is pleased to announce the purchase of a new property that will allow them to expand their services to help more homeless families with children. The shelter closed escrow on an 8-unit apartment complex, which sits adjacent to the shelter’s current site in Garden Grove, CA, at the end of July.  “We’re so excited about the opportunity to help more homeless families with children get back on track and build a … read more