Our House, Inc
Diane Douglass is the Chief Development Officer at Our House, Inc. Diane previously held positions as Vice President of Development at Black Ensemble Theater, V.P. for Institutional Advancement at Northwestern University School of Law, Director of Annual Giving at Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Director of Development and Marketing at Cool Girls Inc., Fund Development Manager at Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, and Account Executive at Honeywell. Douglass holds a Masters of Public Administration from Northern Illinois University and a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Hampton University.
Our House, Inc
The mission of Our House is to end the cycle of homelessness for families. Our House was established in 1988 by concerned community residents who realized that shelter rules required homeless families to leave early each morning and not return until late in the afternoon. This left families with no where to go during the day, and women with no one to care for their children while they attempted to find work or hold down a job. Since its founding, Our House has strategically addressed homelessness in families using a two-pronged approach: first address affordable, quality childcare as a barrier to self sufficiency and second, provide holistic support to families as they move toward independence.