HDHM has hit the ground running in ‘25 thanks to strong support from donors, volunteers & Pete!
Check out the projects below to see what we’ve been up too!
2025: Project Recaps
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(Dec 24) Adopt-A-Family For Christmas: Single Moms
Provided financial support to (3) single moms who live below the poverty line and Santa delivered gifts to their 14 children including several w/special needs (deaf, autism) who would have gone without.
Click link to video recap below: https://youtu.be/ULbyg8DlBsg
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(Jan 29) Pete's Helping Hand: Mom with Blind Son
Provided assistance to mom with 8 year old son Samuel. Sam’s disease requires the family to fly to FL several times per year for treatments and prosthetic fittings. (Sam was at school when pic was taken).
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(Feb 9) Pete's Helping Hand: Project Chris Bed
Provided adjustable bed, mattress and rollator to Brookfield client with back and other health challenges who could only afford air mattress.
Click link to video recap below: https://youtu.be/h4dvR0bYerE
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(Mar 10) Pete's Repeats: Hospital Bed for Grandma in Hospice
Provided Danbury family caring for grandmother in their home with hospital bed donated by Butter Brook Nursing Home in New Milford.
Click link to video recap below: https://youtu.be/IzKTf86kBDk
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(Mar 16) Pete's Helping Hand: Mom & Baby in Crisis
Provided assistance to a loving mother with baby born 24 weeks premature with severe health complications including brain from stroke and lung damage. Father abandoned family when mom refused abortion.
Click link to video recap below: https://youtu.be/9S7INNQpVbU
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(April 15) Pete's Repeats: Sisters of Life & HDHM Help At Risk Mom
Gifted van to single mom with 5 children in partnership w/Sisters of Life who we have come to know through St Gregs in Danbury.
Click link to video recap below: https://youtu.be/1KxdTsJjvW8
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(April 21) Pete's Helping Hand: Hometown Hero w/Cancer
HDHM provided financial assistance to beloved local contractor and lifelong town Fire Dept volunteer who is self insured and battling cancer.
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(May 8) Make-A-Wish: 21 Strong Family Event
HDHM event for (6) families with Down syndrome children. Afternoon full of fun and adventure at donor estate. Must see Video!
Click link to video recap below: https://youtu.be/zC2U4h4mTQg
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(May 19) Pete's Punch List: Project Broken Glass
HDHM was contacted by a local social services team to repair a window for a client they just moved off the street.
Many thanks to Brookfield Glass who generously replaced the window at no charge.
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(June 26) Pete's Punch List: Helping Single Mom w/Much Needed Home Repairs
HDHM partnered with Brookfield Congregational Church (Pastor Jen/ Luke Duval /Youth Group!) to help a single mom with much needed home repairs.
Chris met mom through local food pantry and was inspired by her dedication to her children who she recently moved from NYC to the greater Danbury area for a better life.
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(June 27) Pete's Helping Hand: Urgent Request to Move Client Out of Harms Way
HDHM was contacted by local Social Services organization to help client move out of a dangerous situation. (Mike G was HUGE!)
Note from social worker: I just wanted to thank you! I just talked to (client) and she is so grateful and spoke so highly of you both! You really saved us and especially her a lot of stress! Thank you so much!
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(July 10) Pete's Helping Hand: Emergency Funds for Homeless Family
Raised critical emergency funds for displaced single mom with 4 children and elderly parent who were literally living on the street. Chris met mom at Jericho Food Pantry where she volunteered from time to time.
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(July 15) Pete's Helping Hand: Client Who HDHM Helped Many Years Ago Gives Back
One of HDHM’s biggest success stories, Wes Underhill, who Pete and generous HDHM donors helped with vehicle, food, shelter and even employment, pulled us in to help a friend who was living on the streets.
Wes is mentoring his friend and helping him to work through the same challenges he was able to overcome with HDHM and especially Pete’s help over a decade ago.
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(July 31) Pete's Repeats: A Desk for Naomi
This beautiful desk was donated by a generous supporter. Donor’s reply after seeing pic: “Omg this made my day!!! Thank you for sending it!”
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(Sept 2) Pete's Helping Hand: Much Needed Help for Single Mom w/MS
Raised funds to help single mom address handicap accessibility home repairs, purchase Hoyer lift, repair handicap vehicle with over 200K miles and supplement cost of uncovered home health care services.
Click link to video recap below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfboR--oTFs
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(Sept 26) Pete's Repeats: Wheelchair for Abuela (Grandma) in Pain
HDHM was contacted by local Social Services organization to provide wheelchair to severely immobilized grandmother.
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(Oct 15) Pete's Repeats: No more sleeping on the floor
Single mom could not afford a bed for 13 year old daughter who had been sleeping on deflated air mattress for past year. HDHM secured bed donation from generous donor, purchased new mattress and bedding. Beautiful thank you note from 13 y/o:
I would like to express my deepest gratitude for your generous donation of a bed. It is both beautiful and comfortable, and I am truly thankful. It has been about a year since I have had a proper bed to sleep on due to the hardships my family has faced. Your kindness has made a tremendous difference in my life.
The bed is perfect and your generosity has not only provided comfort but also restored a sense of stability and peace in my home.