New resident orientation

Ellen leading new residents in a discussion on the RHHP handbook

Each new resident undergoes an orientation on the house as well as the policies of the house. The house coordinators and the resident review line-by-line the RHHP handbook. Existing residents are encouraged to participate and help in orientations. Each session takes between 1 1/2 to 2 hours. The handbook has been translated into French to accommodate our many French-speaking asylum seekers from African.

There are currently four vacant rooms at RHHP because only one Mennonite volunteer joined our household. A community resident will move out in November. These vacancies significantly reduce our income and could erode our reserve funds if they persist. We are waiting for the RHHP committee to act on two applications and there are three other persons who may apply.