Although temporary shelter, food and clothing ensured some relief, Heather Kirk-Davidoff said the Kittamaqundi Community Church's brainstorming session led to the creation of the Help End Homelessness HC 501c(3) organization in March 2012 to establish permanent affordable housing to end homelessness. Their first success: purchasing a Long Reach Village condominium in August 2015, now the residence of a formerly homeless family of three as of Oct. 16.