On August 11, Our House was honored to receive the 2021 Organizational Leadership Award from the American Psychological Association’s Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES).

Each year, CSES gives awards to recognize the outstanding achievements of psychologists, students of psychology and organizations which have made significant contributions to the understanding of socioeconomic status (SES) and the lives and well-being of the socioeconomically disadvantaged. The awards are given in four areas: to distinguished leaders, emerging leaders, students and organizations.

The virtual award ceremony featured inspiring conversation from CSES committee members and fellow 2021 CSES award winners Mindi Thompson, PhD, HSP; Taewon Kim; and Rosie Phillips Davis, PhD, ABPP.

The highlight of the evening for our team, however, came from CSES Chair Beryl Ann Cowan, JD, PhD, who shared with us that her early work with Genesis Shelter (which merged with Our House in 2014) is what inspired her to earn her doctorate and led to her subsequent research on the impact of homelessness on children.

From the bottom of our hearts, Our House thanks CSES for this incredible honor, and for their unceasing commitment to reducing socioeconomic disparities in our communities.

More on the awards, including past winners, can be viewed here: https://www.apa.org/about/awards/cses-leadership-organizations