Admiral Cooke House

Eve’s House

Eve’s House, 22 Main Street, Hyannis was purchased in 2012 through the support of many friends. It was named in honor of Eve Carey, whose business, Eden Hand Arts, provided significant funds for the purchase. It is a house for women and provides a home for 14 women. Eve’s House provides a safe place where women can learn basic life skills and regain their self-respect.

Our first home was the rental of a five-bedroom, historic home, located on Ocean St., which we named Elise House after a woman who was instrumental in helping HnH get started. In 2017 this rental was replaced with a new Elise House that we purchased on 95 Chase Street. This location offers the women who join our program the ability to access services with ease as well as enjoy some of what makes Cape Cod so wonderful.

Cable, telephone and internet access are available to each of the residents. We also offer basic computer training for those who have no computer knowledge, basic life skills help (budgeting, cooking, balancing a check book and such) for those who are in need.

Each room is fully furnished for the women, and we try to provide all basic needs. Towels, linens, pillows, basic toiletries, cleaning supplies, laundry soap, bleach, and basic food items are just some of the things that we provide and donations of such are always needed.

The Admiral Cooke House was the first acquisition for our organization, purchased in 2010. Thanks to the generosity of many people, this purchase of a seven-bedroom home on Baxter St. in Hyannis allows us to provide a home for 9 more men.

The name, The Admiral Cooke, is from the admiration and respect of a young man, Robert Cooke who was the captain of his college sailing team. Rob Cooke was a Cape Cod success story. One of the top students at Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School, he was the youngest licensed real estate broker in Massachusetts, even before he went off to college in 2002. A top student at Hampshire and Amherst Colleges, Rob went on to earn a Fulbright Scholarship, which led him to serve and teach in Germany, where he met his wife, Kate Yoo McCrery. Kate and Rob went on to teach English in South Korea. Sadly, while out on a hike, Rob died of a heart attack at the age of 26. His friends, teachers, and relatives contributed have his spirit to live on in this house.

Billy’s House, 45 Newton Street, Hyannis purchased in 2016 through the support of many friends and another sizable donation replaced the second rental (Faith House). It is named in honor of one of HnH’s founders, Billy Bishop and is a house for 15 men.