Epiphany – December 19, 2023

David Tay from Men of the Sacred Hearts talks about the 350th anniversary of when Jesus first appeared to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque.

Executive Director and CEO for the Men of the Sacred Hearts since 2010.

Actively ran a team of home enthronement volunteers since 2003.

David guided the Men of the Sacred Hearts through the Covid Pandemic by introducing the Pastor Parish Led Home Enthronement program. And as the teams 3ft statue of Our Lady of Fatima was not being used, he began the program in the metro Detroit region of bringing Our Lady to homes for a two week period to help families to continue their prayer practice in the home.

The Men of the Sacred Hearts added Mallory Sliney to help with the administrative and internet requests. Along with Barbara Valentic, the threesome is pushing ahead to bring the Sacred Heart of Jesus to more families and businesses.

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Cynthia Adams introduces us to Covenant House.

Cynthia Adams, MSW was one of our first employees, joining our staff in 1997. She was instrumental in establishing our current residential programs, Caritas Center (90-day temporary shelter) and Rights of Passage Transitional Living (two-year independent living residence), Street Outreach and Workforce Development. She supervises all program initiatives in Detroit and Grand Rapids, ensuring the youth in our care receive the support needed to end their situation of homelessness.

Ms. Adams represents us at the Homeless Action Network of Detroit (HAND)/Continuum of Care. She also represents us on the City of Detroit’s Task Force on Homelessness.

She strives to supervise and implement services that reflect the mission and vision of Covenant House. In addition, Ms. Adams oversees operations of the organization in the absence of the Executive Director.

Ms. Adams is actively involved with her church, Word of Faith Christian Center, where she regularly volunteers with the Children’s Ministry. Prior to coming to Covenant House Michigan, Ms. Adams was employed at Boysville of Michigan (now Holy Cross Children’s Services). While there she managed residential and detention programs for delinquent youth.

Ms. Adams holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan and completed her undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts at Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA.

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