You Don't Have to Face It Alone.
Real People Helping Real People
When someone calls Heaven Sent, we don't want them to feel like they've reached another cold system. We want them to know that someone heard them and that their situation matters.
Strong, Honest Outreach
Heaven Sent exists to serve Veterans, seniors, individuals with disabilities, caregivers, families, people experiencing homelessness and communities affected by disaster.
That can mean answering the phone, helping someone understand paperwork, working through housing options, finding transportation, connecting a Veteran with VA resources, helping a family find food, or simply refusing to treat a human being like a case number.
We cannot promise that every resource will always be available. What we can promise is that we will listen, be honest about what we can and cannot do, and work responsibly to identify available next steps.
What You Can Expect From Us
We believe service starts with treating people the way we would want our own family treated.
- Dignity and respect
- Honest communication
- Practical resource navigation
- Housing and benefits connections
- Veteran-focused assistance
- Whole-family compassion
- Optional faith and pastoral support
- Follow-through whenever resources allow
Sometimes People Need More Than a Phone Number.
Hardship rarely affects only one part of someone's life. Housing can affect employment. Transportation can affect medical appointments. Disability can affect an entire household. A disaster can turn a stable family into a family in crisis overnight.
Veterans
Navigation to VA programs, housing resources, HUD-VASH, SSVF and other available Veteran services.
Homelessness & Housing Instability
Street outreach, housing navigation, coordinated casework, HMIS-related services and connections to available community resources.
Seniors & People With Disabilities
Help identifying resources that support dignity, accessibility, independence, benefits, food, transportation and housing stability.
Families & Caregivers
Practical support and resource navigation that recognizes the needs of the whole household.
Tell Us What's Going On.
You don't need to understand every government program before you contact us. Start with the problem you're facing. We'll help identify the appropriate next steps and available resources.
Veteran Assistance
VA resources, housing navigation, benefits connections, HUD-VASH, SSVF and Veteran-focused casework.
Open Veterans Assistance →Housing & Homeless Services
Outreach, housing navigation, casework and connections with available homeless-response resources.
Contact Our Team →Senior & Disability Support
Resource navigation supporting independence, accessibility, food, transportation, benefits and housing stability.
Ask for Assistance →Families in Crisis
Help navigating food, housing, transportation, benefits and other community resources during difficult periods.
Talk With Our Team →Disaster Assistance
Disaster outreach, emergency resource coordination, feeding, recovery support and community connections.
Reach Heaven Sent →Faith & Pastoral Care
Optional compassionate spiritual support and pastoral care for individuals and families who request it.
Contact Pastoral Care →
Need Help?
Start Here.
You don't have to know which program you need before you call. Tell us what's happening and we'll help determine the appropriate next step.
If we are unable to provide a service directly, we will work to identify an appropriate referral or available community resource whenever possible.
Reach Our Team Directly
Heaven Sent is built around people, not anonymous departments. Here are direct contacts for members of our leadership team.
Joseph “Joe” Ryan
Organizational leadership, community partnerships, client support and front-line response.
(407) 279-0520
(717) 623-0164
Tim Lehman
Disaster relief, emergency-response leadership, preparedness and outreach coordination.
(689) 262-6691 ext. 102
Darrell Whited
Veteran assistance, VA coaching, resource navigation and Veteran-focused guidance.
(689) 262-6524 ext. 103
Teresa Whited
Faith, encouragement, pastoral support and compassionate guidance.
(689) 262-6519 ext. 104
Emergency Situations
Heaven Sent is a community-service organization and is not a replacement for emergency medical services, law enforcement, fire-rescue or 911. If someone is in immediate danger or has a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
Help Shouldn't Be Hard to Find.
Use these direct pathways to get to the area you need.
Support the Mission
Help Heaven Sent continue serving people and families in crisis.
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Hope Lives Here.
Whether you're a Veteran trying to navigate the system, a senior trying to remain independent, a person with a disability looking for support, a family facing a crisis, or someone who simply doesn't know where to turn next — start by reaching out.
Joseph “Joe” Ryan
Founder / Executive Director