Who we are

Humanity House got it’s beginnings in 2016 during a Santa’s Toy Shop event put on by Tracy Call. A little boy, having difficulties choosing the gift was asked what he wanted. He replied, “All I want for Christmas is food in my house.”
Tracy decided then and there to do something about children, their families and the elderly who go hungry.
In doing research in an organization that she belonged to, she found that help with food, utilities and housing were the most requested needs in Allen County, Kansas.
Tracy, with the tremendous help of Georgia Masterson, founded Humanity House.
Tracy served as Executive Director until her retirement in June 2023 and Georgia, as the Board Treasurer.
Together they divided the work that it takes to run Humanity House, with Tracy on the ground and running with projects such as the Humanity House Community Garden which has grown and given away 32,000 pounds of produce in the past four years.
Tracy operated Santa’s Toy Shop which had nearly 1,500 children pass through the doors each of it’s 9 years.
She initiated the lighting of the Iola and Humboldt town squares.
She placed Little Lending Libraries all over Allen County,
organized classes and raised awareness regarding the issues that those in poverty meet everyday through advocacy work and writing weekly articles for the local newspaper.
Georgia has run the everyday operations of the office while also filing LIEAP, SNAP and other applications for people as well as assisting with filing income taxes and Kansas Homestead applications for low-income individuals. She continues to do this at no pay following Tracy’s retirement.
Together they formed a great team and with the help of donations from citizens and fundraisers, have been able to help countless individuals and families stay in their homes with the utilities on and food in their cupboards.
Through free classes they have helped bridge the divide between those who have and those who don’t.
All the while reminding others that Kindness Matters!