Our House, Inc. and Community Advanced Practice Nurses (CAPN Clinics) Combine to Strengthen Families, End Homelessness, and Provide Quality Healthcare to the Medically Underserved.
Atlanta, GA – Our House, dedicated to ending the cycle of homelessness for children and families experiencing homelessness in the metro Atlanta area, officially combined operations with Community Advanced Practice Nurses (CAPN) Clinics, a leading healthcare provider in Atlanta, to offer an integrated solution of health and human services to improve the wellbeing of our community’s most vulnerable populations. CAPN Clinics will operate as a program of Our House and the combined organization will provide a pathway to stability and independence for families experiencing homelessness through access to health care, early childhood education, housing, and employment.
Tyese Lawyer remains the President and CEO of Our House. Mrs. Lawyer is an outstanding, highly respected nonprofit leader with two decades of experience on the front line of ending homelessness in metro Atlanta. Each and every employee of CAPN is integrated into the combined organization chart.
“Our House has a 35-year history providing a robust array of wrap-around services to families and children in Metro Atlanta. We are committed to addressing issues of equity and access for those experiencing homelessness and those at risk of homelessness,” said Tyese Lawyer. Combining our work with CAPN Clinics will deepen our impact as access to quality healthcare is critical to our work of strengthening families and ending homelessness. Our House’s history of growth and strong management systems serve as a perfect balance to the strong healthcare model CAPN Clinics has built.”
The program offerings and services, client populations, and geographic coverage of both organizations will continue exactly as they are. Healthcare, Rapid Re-Housing, Early Childhood Education, Shelter, and Workforce Development will all continue to be delivered with our combined commitment to excellence. Each organization’s workforce will become part of the combined organization working in tandem to ensure that the health and human needs of our participants are met and that together we can improve their life by simultaneously addressing the social determinants of health and fundamental human needs.
“It is our strong belief that the combined strength of the organizations will allow for increased innovation and growth to serve more children and families, more effectively,” said Tanya Hamburger, former CAPN Board Chair, who joined Our House’s Board of Directors. “This partnership is also expected to result in greater efficiency and will significantly increase our reach.”
The combination offers great potential for expansion and growth in the future but be assured that no programs or services will change or cease, no client populations will be reduced, and no service locations will close as a result of the merger. Our House will also work to renovate and expand service locations as appropriate.
About Our House
At Our House, we are game-changers. Our House is a nonprofit organization serving children and families experiencing homelessness in the Greater Atlanta area. Our House provides shelter to live and education to thrive for families experiencing homelessness. Since 1987, the organization has helped thousands of individuals overcome homelessness through its Early Childhood Education, Employment Training Services, Housing Services and Family Services programs.
The combination with CAPN Clinics deepens the Our House impact in the community by strengthening the lives of people who are medically underserved. We partner with homeless shelters that primarily serve families, women, and children to provide primary care and mental healthcare free-of-charge. For more information, visit www.ourhousega.org.
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