Connection Changes Everything

There is a particular kind of peace that comes from knowing your child is safe. Not just housed but truly home. In a place where he is known, where his life is understood, where the people around him genuinely care. I am Sam’s mother, and I am also a Board Member of Hammer & NER, which...

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Tim’s Story

My big brother Tim, now 65, has lived at a Hammer & NER group home called First Avenue for seven years. It was our mother’s dream to get Tim into Hammer & NER and she spent two decades working to make that happen. When Tim finally was able to move into First Avenue, Mom would often say she...

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