MIPH (Making It Possible to end Homelessness) was founded in 1987 to increase local services and resources for the homeless in Middlesex County.  Initially, MIPH consisted of all volunteers who were represented by local advocates and clergy from the Middlesex County area and became a non-profit agency under the name, Middlesex Interfaith Partners with the Homeless.  Since it's inception, MIPH has operated a variety of programs:  a dinner program in New Brunswick which served approximately 75 homeless individuals and families nightly; two overnight shelter programs in Temple Emanu-El in Edison, one for mentally disabled homeless individuals and one for families in eminent danger of breaking up due to lack of housing and various social service needs; and a homeless outreach center in New Brunswick for advocacy and referral services; MIPH has been heavily involved in the evolution of homeless services in our area since 1987.  As a grassroots group pushing for expanded homeless services, we brought together mainstream public and private agencies through our efforts to advocate for the homeless.  We also introduced the concept of transitional housing for families in our area. 

In 1988, MIPH became the first organization in the country to obtain federal surplus property under Title V of the Stuart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.  It is on this property at the GSA depot in Edison that Amandla Crossing was built in 1991.  MIPH obtained additional federal surplus property at the Camp Kilmer site in Edison, NJ where we built Imani Park, a transitional housing program for homeless individuals and families where one member is living with HIV/AIDS.

An additional program was developed in 2001 in collaboration with Elijah's Promise Inc. and the volunteer support of local houses of worship.  This program, the ClothesLine, provides free clothing to the poor and needy in our community by having an old school bus travel to various sites within the county thereby being accessible to those most in need. 

In 2007, the Reformed Church of Highland Park(RCHP) together with the Affordable Housing Corporation of RCHP came together with MIPH to create Irayna Court.  Irayna Court is a permanent housing facility with support services, for young women ageing out of the state's foster care system.  The RCHP-AHC are the landlords of the property and MIPH is responsible for all of the program-related activities for these young women.