Dwellings Housing Hope Newsletter Spring 2015
Homes - Jobs - Children Generations of Hope Campaign is launched We have some very exciting news to share! We’re well over half-way to
our $9.4 million Generations of Hope campaign goal. You might be saying to yourself, “Campaign? I didn’t know Housing Hope was even undertaking a capital campaign!” You’re not alone. We’ve been in a silent campaign, building momentum by securing enough of our goal in lead gifts in order to be able to publicly announce the campaign. Two large gifts in January helped us shoot to $5.3 million raised: a generous $200,000 bequest from our late friends Steve & Jo Saunders and an equally generous $200,000 commitment from BECU that followed two days later.
Save the Date Stone Soup Tulalip Resort Wednesday May 13, 2015 Houses for Hope at Sorticulture Legion Memorial Park June 12 - 14, 2015 Windermere Foundation Golf Tournament Legion Memorial Golf Course Tuesday July 21, 2015
Housing Hope and HopeWorks have received several generous grants recently! Thank you: BECU, Crane Fund for Widows and Children, Henry M. Jackson Foundation, Hoosie Martin Foundation, Marysville Sunrise Rotary, Mukilteo Kiwanis, Northwest Children’s Fund, Opus Community Foundation, Providence General Children’s Association, RealNetworks Foundation, South Everett Mukilteo Rotary, Stanwood-Camano Island Rotary, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Tulalip Tribes Charitable Contributions.
We’ve raised $5.3 million of the $9.4 million goal! On March 26th we gathered past and present Generations of Hope campaign committee members and supporters along with many of our faithful annualfund supporters to celebrate all that’s been accomplished in the first phase and to kick off our public phase. We’re calling this the Generations of Hope campaign for several reasons. The parents who come to Housing Hope, on average, are typically 2nd or 3rd generation poverty, and as such, they’ve been raising their children in poverty. This campaign is one of our community’s best vehicles to break that generational cycle for families trapped in poverty by providing them with desperately needed solutions.
Additionally, through this campaign, we expect to see a younger generation of 30 and 40-somethings expressing their compassion and civic-mindedness by picking up the baton of the silent and boomer generations who have so faithfully invested in the strength and health of our community for decades. Generations of Hope Campaign continued on next page... Tel: 425.347.6556
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Dwell Generations of Hope Campaign Continued from the front page In a nutshell, the Generations of Hope campaign focuses on three interconnected life needs: Homes, Jobs & Children. If we can help at-risk and homeless families in our community gain stability and proficiency in these 3 core areas, their ability to successfully and healthfully direct their and their children’s lives will be drastically improved. Keep your eyes peeled for additional information on the campaign in the weeks to come! For more information about the campaign, visit www.housinghope.org/generations of hope
What we’ve accomplished and what’s next? Woods Creek Village Expanded from 8 to 14 units in April 2014 and also added community rooms. Serves homeless and at-risk families in Monroe.
Homes
Monroe Family Village
Provides 47 new units for at-risk families, including 9 units for homeless families. All of our robust services will be offered through this Regional Service Center.
Twin Lakes Landing
This north Regional Service Center will be home for 50 at-risk families and will also enhance accessibility to our robust services program for North County households.
Housing Opportunity Fund
Provides predevelopment capital for continued development of new affordable housing solutions in Snohomish County.
HopeWorks Station: Phase 1 Acquired and remodeled new headquarters for administrative staff as well as three existing and three future social enterprises.
Jobs
Employment Readiness & Internship Programs
Expand ability to provide life skills training, job readiness counseling, internships and work experience for residents of Housing Hope and partner agencies.
HopeWorks Jobs Program
Train 50 or more homeless or at-risk individuals at HopeWorks Station through internships within growth-oriented industries.
HopeWorks Station: Phase 2
Build a five-story transit-oriented development at HopeWorks Station. Top three floors offer workforce housing; bottom two floors offer commercial space for social enterprises.
Program Enhancements
Children
Expand pre-existing ChildHope programs: build capacity within Tomorrow’s Hope, increase parent education class offerings and hire a second Child Specialist.
Endowment
Provide long-term sustainability for ChildHope programs serving more than 500 children annually by creating a $1.2 million endowment.
Playground
Install a brand new playground at Tomorrow’s Hope Child Development Center, including a softer field turf and a covering for inclement weather.
lings... Message from the Chief Executive Officer Our generous community fuels Housing Hope’s accomplishments via two vital financing components. 1. Each completed project is sustained through annual community operating support 2. New projects are established through one-time community capital campaigns Amazing results have been achieved over the years through Housing Hope capital campaigns. • The Building Hope campaign in 1994-98 built Housing Hope Village in Everett and Lervick Family Village in Stanwood. • The Keep Hope Alive campaign in 1999-2000 created a permanent Endowment Fund, providing capital replacement funds to assure our housing facilities are always quality places to live. • The Build Serve Sustain campaign in 2004-06 provided funds to produce 270 new housing units at eight scattered locations in the county with wrap around services for homeless families. Supporters who have invested in our growth know the huge impact that these facilities have had in families and communities from Sultan to Stanwood and many places between. With that, I’m excited as we publicly embark on our fourth campaign, Generations of Hope. The Generations of Hope campaign is about three of the most basic things in life: Homes, Jobs and Children. We’ve demonstrated the capacity to build housing, generate employment solutions and provide child development programs. Now we are ready to mobilize this capacity to benefit the next generation of families growing up in our county. Homes - Jobs - Children is a comprehensive approach. Families need a home that is safe and affordable. This is the essential environment parents need to become productive in work and raising children. Through our jobs initiative, we put residents on career or post-secondary pathways. Success in these pathways creates productive parents who foster children that achieve age appropriate healthy development. These three elements belong together. Housing Hope knows how to put them together. Generations of Hope embodies strategies and resources that move our housing, jobs and child programs along the continuum from good to great. In the silent phase of this campaign, generous supporters, board and committee members, businesses and foundations have already contributed $5.3 million toward our $9.4 million goal. In order to raise the remaining $4.1 million, we will be inviting many of you, our supporters, to once again invest in the next generation of Housing Hope solutions. With your support we will foster thriving families throughout Snohomish County.
Edwin R. Petersen
Bruce Sutherland Bruce Sutherland, friend of Housing Hope passed away April 9, 2015. He and his wife Shirley believed deeply in the agency mission and actively sought ways to provide support. In the early days of Housing Hope they donated our first ever computer. They, along with their family, adopted a room at Tomorrows Hope Child Development Center. Bruce and Shirley were regular attendees of Stone Soup and other events of the organization and always generous in their giving. Bruce will be deeply missed.
Event update Here’s how your support impacted our community recently
Annemarie Russell Concert
Community of Hope Dinner
Bunny Run
Long time friend of Housing Hope, Annmarie held an amazing concert showcasing her talents at the Schack Art Center to benefit our ChildHope program.
March 12th was our 10th annual East County COH Dinner. More than $41,000 was raised for families living in East Snohomish County and had the largest attendance ever!
The NW Harley Owners Group hosted the 22nd annual Bunny Run event, bringing an abundance of supplies, financial support and the Easter Bunny to children living in our housing.
Homes An update on current construction
Monroe Family Village update As you can see from the photo, construction at Monroe Family Village is booming! Framing on five of the nine buildings is nearly complete and similar work on the remaining four buildings is scheduled to start over the next six weeks. Units are already being pre-leased to eligible families for a late-summer move-in. Stay tuned for the ribbon cutting ceremony!
Team HomeBuilding update French Creek Bluff is in the finishing stages of the build! All 10 houses are roofed and interior work, landscaping, driveways and painting are all in full swing. The Owner/Builders are looking forward to moving into their new homes early this summer. We’re looking forward to the key ceremony! Monroe Main St Townhomes are underway with several foundations in place and framing of the first building to start soon. Located just a few blocks east of Monore Family Village, check out the progress as you drive by!
Monroe Main Street
Children A success story from Tomorrow’s Hope and one of our partner agencies Many of our the children at Tomorrow’s Hope Child Development Center come to us with social and/or developmental delays and no access to services. It is the goal of Tomorrow’s Hope to ensure children have a safe place to be during the day, supervised with capable staff to work on these delays and ensure development is on track for the age group. Tomorrow’s Hope receives support from many partnering agencies to help and support our kids. “My son was born with developmental delays. ChildStrive gave the staff at Tomorrow’s Hope exercises to stretch his neck muscles when he was 3 months old, exercises to help him learn to sit-up and then to walk. The staff established a routine and helped catch him up,” said Becky, a parent of a student at Tomorrow’s Hope. In addition, an occupational therapist from ChildStrive worked with him weekly and also with Becky, empowering her to help her son. “I am delighted to say that my son is quickly catching up. I don’t know what I would have done without Tomorrow’s Hope and the support of ChildStrive.”
Jobs A success story and an update from HopeWorks Social Enterprises
Precious Precious found Housing Hope in 2013 when she was nine months pregnant and homeless. Just a week after getting into housing, her daughter was born.
“I hadn’t worked in 10 years when I came to ReNewWorks because I was on disability. I knew it was a good opportunity.”
Precious immediately started to utilize the wrap around services offered by Housing Hope, settled into her new home and adjusted to being a new mom.
Precious learned a lot during her internship about working and about herself. Besides learning about computers, furniture, and photography; once an incredibly shy person, she soon learned that she has a voice and can use it to stand up for herself. She also became comfortable using it to make friends.
Within a few months she had accomplished numerous goals set with her Case Manager and started taking Transitional Pathways Life Skills Classes, a two week course provided by Edmonds Community College and Housing Hope designed to help participants get back into the job market. During one of these classes she was approached by an Employment Specialist who told her about an opportunity to intern at ReNewWorks Home and Decor. She quickly interviewed and started her internship the following week.
“I also learned there are no stupid questions and to always ask for help if you need it.”
“I hadn’t worked in 10 years when I came to ReNewWorks... I want [my daughter] to know that no matter how old you are, it’s never too late to straighten up.”
After her 12 week internship, Precious got a job at Staples and within three months was promoted and given a raise. Precious attributes her motivation to get back to work to her young daughter. “I want her to know that no matter how old you are, it’s never too late to straighten up.”
www.renewwrks.com Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pm NEW HOURS! Saturday: 9am - 4pm
ReNewWorks now offers pick up and delivery! All Everett zip codes are $80 for consignment pick ups & deliveries. Donated items are FREE! ReNewWorks is your source for all things one of a kind. All donations of gently used furniture begin with a photo. E-mail rwcontact@renewwrks.com
A fourth Social Enterprise! HopeWorks is in the beginning phase of creating their fourth social enterprise - a coffee shop in HopeWorks Station! It will strive to maintain the highest of standards in product, quality and customer service while pursuing a goal of offering homeless youth in Everett with training as baristas through a partnership with Cocoon House, Housing Hope and FareStart.
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Housing Hope Mission
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Housing Hope shall promote and provide a continuum of safe, decent, affordable housing and necessary related services for very low and low-income residents of Snohomish County and Camano Island.
Board of Directors
Staff
Bud Alkire Tom Berquist Chris Blakely Laura Brent Dr. Harold Dash Patty DeGroodt Sarah Duncan
Chief Executive Officer, Edwin R. Petersen Chief Operating Officer, Fred Safstrom Director of Resource Development, Renata Maybruck Director of Social Services, Elizabeth Kohl Finance Director, Janice Nishikawa Housing Director, Bobby Thompson Director of Human Resources & Administration, Todd Fast
Chris Gray Nik Halliday Heather Logan Todd Morrow Pat Sisneros Vikki Strand Barb Yates
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Volunteer SPOT LIGHT
Melanie Fields was an avid volunteer at her children’s high school until they moved away to college. Looking for another local organization, Tomorrow’s Hope was an ideal choice. Melanie loves children and facilitating learning, in particular literacy. She enjoys putting together programs that encourage kids to embrace reading and all the delights that it brings. Melanie and her husband, Vinaya, admire and respect the work that Housing Hope does in the community and try to support them in whatever ways they can. Melanie with Sonia, Tomorrow’s Hope Program Director, dressed up for reading Dr. Seuss to children at Tomorrow’s Hope Child Development Center on March 2nd.
Some of the older students at Tomorrow’s Hope took turns reading to younger ones.
One of the older children read to Fred, our COO.
March 2nd was National Read Across America Day, an annual nationwide celebration of reading intended to encourage and inspire children to read more; held on Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Melanie coordinated with Housing Hope staff to visit children at Tomorrow’s Hope to read to the younger kids, or be read to by the older ones. Tomorrow’s Hope took the day very seriously. Decorations were hung, staff members dressed up and the kids were served green hard boiled eggs! “Dr. Seuss day was great, Sophia was very excited! It is important kids see adults reading books. Reading is the key to success.” said Allison, a parent of a child at Tomorrow’s Hope. Melanie also organized a similar day for poetry readings to celebrate National Poetry Month. Interested in volunteering? Join Team Hope! Contact Jana at janaphillips@housinghope.org