MIPH Programs

Amandla Crossing Transitional Housing Program
Amandla Crossing is a 29 unit transitional housing program for homeless single parent families on public assistance.

Imani Park Transitional Housing Program
Imani Park Transitional Housing Program is a 16-unit facility that provides housing and support services specifically geared towards the needs of homeless individuals and families where one member is living with HIV/AIDS.

"The Clothesline"
A free clothing community project of MIPH and Elijah's Promise Inc., and religious and benevolent institutions, "the ClothesLine" is a school bus, refitted as a mobile clothing bank, visiting neighborhoods in Middlesex County.

Early Childhood Education Center
At Amandla, children from 3 months through Kindergarten attend the licensed child development center.

MIPH Annual Fundraising Dinner 2005
Forsgate Country Club was the scene of MIPH's fourth annual fundraising dinnner. On a beautiful late afternoon to evening, attendees dined on sumptuous food, browsed the silent auction tables. More...

"Kelly, Determined to Succeed"
Kelly, a 31 year old single mother of a 4 1/2 year old little girl received the Paula M. Rivard Scholarship Award. More...

Paula M. Rivard
Paula Margaret Rivard was a thoughtful, creative independent woman who conducted her life with great integrity, responsibility and playful humor. More...

"I Never Gave Up"
I was without permanent residency and moved in with friends; then a motel and finally swallowed my pride and applied for welfare and entered the Ozanam Shelter. More...

"A Donation of More Than Your Time"
Woven into the fabric of our society is an institution that for many is the difference between swimming vs. drowning. More...

Excerpts from a letter from Jill Millerand
Last month, three houses were destroyed by fire in Perth Amboy. One of the victims was a 2003 graduate of Amandla. She lost everything.More...

Lisabeth Degnan
Lisabeth's passion for community service and compassion for the women she and others from Affinity are helping is evident when she discusses her commitment to serve the homeless.More...

The Corporate Connection
In December 2002 Lisabeth Degnan from the CEO's Office of Affinity Federal Credit Union, Basking Ridge, NJ and Chair of Community Service received a request from MIPH for a journal ad in the upcoming fundraising dinner scheduled for March 2003. More...

Imani Park
Larry McKnight is Imani Park's resident poet. More...

Housing opens for those with HIV/AIDS
Published in the Home News Tribune 6/17/04
Imani means faith in Swahili, and that's just what it took to bring the vision of Imani Park Transitional Housing to reality. More...