The Food Hub has been discontinued as of April 1, 2021. The Grab N’ Go program will be discontinued as of April 16, 2021. Please check out Day Program for latest details. Please see our Volunteer Opportunities if you would like to help!
Updated March 20, 2021 The Father McKenna Center has modified its programs and services in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. The Father McKenna Center has modified its programs and services in light of the Coronavirus pandemic. Our response is principally guided by a commitment to our mission of service to Fr. Horace McKenna’s “flock,” and […]
The 4th Annual Walk4McKenna! Date: Saturday, September 19, 2020 Time: 8:15 am Place: Virtual Walk and Online Please join us for the 4th Annual Walk4McKenna. This year our event will benefit the Day Program for Men Experiencing Homelessness. The Walk4McKenna commemorates Fr. Horace McKenna’s efforts to help the poor. Each day he would walk the […]
Drew Gavins, a 56 year-old man, dropped out of 10th grade because at the time he had a job and felt like he didn’t need to stay in school. Over the past 40 years he has held many manual labor jobs, but now he has a dream to become a nurse. In June 2018, almost […]
On Thursday, June 28 the Father McKenna Center will host the play Journey to Restoration: The Father McKenna Center Way at 7:00 pm in The Father McKenna Center.
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The case managers at the Father McKenna Center encourage all men in the Day Program to follow the steps of the “pyramid.” The pyramid was developed by Cortez McDaniel, Director of Men’s Programs and Services, as a “step-by-step” approach to ending homelessness. [pdf-embedder url=”https://fathermckennacenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Pyramid-3-17-16.pdf”]
The 11th Annual Jigs & Reels was held on Sunday, February 25, 2018. The Father McKenna Center, in collaboration with Mitch Fanning and the Bog Band, hosted the event in Gonzaga College High School’s Sheehy Theater.
On August 27, 2014 Dennis Dee arrived at the Father McKenna Center. He had accepted that his life had unwound in ways he could not have imagined five years before. Due to his alcoholism Dennis had lost a great career as an investment banker. He also lost so much more; his marriage dissolved, he lost […]
Reclaiming my life – a success story For men willing to do the hard work of self-assessment and follow-through on the strategies they lay out for themselves, success is possible. Below is one such story, told by our guest, Syd. Hey Cortez: Let me tell you my story. I gave up my apartment in February […]