takes care of 13 mothers with children. Along with housing and food, the program provides counseling, such as parenting classes, and opportunities to help the women get out into the workforce and become self-sufficient for their children. “Around half of families take six months to get their lives back on track and to move back into the community again,” Grennell said. “People in the local community see that, and we get good press.” That good press plays a huge part in getting the word out, but the simple education of the community by staff plays a huge role. “We let them know that we’re filling a need and people could otherwise be on the street,” Grennell said. “So that’s a good emotional tie.” New Way Ministries gets the word out about Project Hope using flyers, a website, and individual contact with businesses. Over the
years this grass-roots methodology has established relationships. “They put us right in their monthly budget and have us on their giving list every year or month,” according to Grennell.
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CHRISTIAN HOPE ASSOCIATION AND NEW WAY MINISTRIES OPERATIONS From Executive Director Jim Grennell: CHA has a budget of about $450,000. New Way Ministries commands about $230,000, or roughly half. New Way requires 6-7 for round-the-clock, all-year management for facilities and casework due to the necessity of night and weekend staff, each working 15-25 hours a week. That is why such a high budget. We actually do much better than the national average for number of families in proportion to staff and operational budget expenses. Volunteers add a huge “gifts in kind” financial blessing. And we leverage lots of material donations like personal hygiene, laundry items, paper good, etc. CHA has a Corporate Executive Board of Directors, and New Way has its own sub-committee board giving specific support and policy guidance. Uultimately, all organizational oversight and policy standards are approved and directed for staff implementation by the CHA Corporate Board. The New Way Board/ Committee Chair serves as a liaison to the CHA Board.
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