Dwellings Housing Hope Newsletter Summer 2014
Housing Hope makes progress Development is underway all over the county! Team HomeBuilding families are working hard! French Creek Bluff in Snohomish is moving at record speed with seven of the 10 houses framed, three with roofs and two in the finishing phases. The Owner-Builders have set an ambitions goal to be “home for the holidays”, but according to Site Supervisor Jeremiah, this is a dedicated group that has shown personal sacrifice in their efforts to complete the project. He thinks with hard work, sweat and planning they’re on track. Builders are trained in small groups who then train others, allowing peer-to-peer learning, rather than one large group. This results in improved quality, fewer mistakes and increased speed.
Highlights Save the Date BECU presents Fill the House for Housing Hope Everett Silvertips opening game Comcast Arena Friday, October 3, 2014 We have received several generous grants recently! Thank you: BECU, Boeing Employees Community Fund, Everett Clinic Foundation, Everett Rotary Club, Greater Everett Community Foundation, Howarth Trust, KeyBank Foundation, M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Marysville Rotary Club, OneFamily Foundation, Soroptimist of Everett, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Umpqua Bank, Wockner Foundation.
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Monroe Family Village is underway! We broke ground on May 29th with
the help of several community members including representatives from the City of Monroe, Dykeman Inc, East County Board, Heritage Bank, Kirtley-Cole Associates, and Snohomish County. The project is steadily moving forward for the 47-unit development, the biggest one in our history! Check out Facebook for more photos at: www.facebook.com/housinghope
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Kids helping kids! Housing Hope is honored to have received a $150 donation from Green Lake Elementary’s penny drive.
Our Executive Director’s granddaughter Julie, student at Green Lake, and her three friends presented Ed with the check. Tel: 425.347.6556
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Dwellings Message Collective Wisdom has built Housing Hope. That and broad community participation has been the formula for 27 years of achievement. Many of our stakeholders and supporters are interested in the transition planning process underway at Housing Hope, so we are providing an update. Since March the Board of Directors has been mining the wisdom of its members in an extensive study process. The focus has been on positioning Housing Hope for the future, mindful that the tenure of the founding Executive Director approaches a conclusion. This process occurs as Housing Hope continues to grow its housing, child and employment programs. As the new program year for Housing Hope begins, our collective wisdom has settled on several conclusions: 1. The transitional planning process will be extended for two years. 2. The Executive Director position held by Ed will become a Chief Executive Officer with strategic oversight of both Housing Hope and HopeWorks Social Enterprises. 3. HopeWorks will be closely aligned with Housing Hope. 4. Two Deputy Executive Directors will assume high profile operational responsibilities for the two corporations. 5. Three new Service Centers will be developed to include approximately 200 new residential units and significant service programs: Monroe Family Village serving east Snohomish County, Twin Lakes Landing serving north Snohomish County and HopeWorks Station providing workforce solutions based in Everett. Sites for all three projects have been secured. 6. The ChildHope program will continue to enhance services for children experiencing developmental delays and their families. As you can imagine, there is excitement in the air and energy at the Board and Staff levels to advance the Housing Hope mission. At the same time the Board continues succession planning. With the new strategic plan in place and projects already “happening”, Housing Hope is poised for continued excellence.
Sarah Duncan President
Jill McKinnie Past President
Meet Michael! We are honored and excited to have another of Bank of America’s Student Leaders as an intern! Does he look familiar? His brother, Joel, was our first BOA intern two years ago. Like his brother, Michael has proved himself valuable to our agency while assisting in all aspects of the operation and oversight in our affordable housing portfolio.
Soon to be a senior at Kamiak High School and current ASB President, Michael is the Executive Director of Hugs for Ghana, a student run nonprofit to aid children in
Edwin R. Petersen Chief Executive Officer
Ghana, Africa. Recently, Michael organized a sports supply drive and collected over $20,000 in supplies and donations. “I hand-delivered these items to Ghana and learned one thing: anyone can change a life.” The Student Leaders program is an eightweek summer internship, giving students the opportunity to develop and apply leadership skills through hands-on work experience while discovering their own talents for serving their community and leading others.
College of Hope Turns 15!
What is COH?
The growth of our adult life skills classes College of Hope was created in 1999 in partnership with Compass Health, Deaconess Children’s Services and Community Health Center. The goal was to provide adult life skills courses to families living in our housing who were at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. In 2008, classes were opened to residents in other affordable housing programs and then a few years later to anyone in need.
a solid foundation to take action for their own future.
Recognizing that each family has a unique combination of needs and skills they will use to get themselves out of homelessness, College of Hope provides courses in areas that will give participants
All classes are taught by experts in their field. We have partnered with local individuals, businesses and agencies to provide interactive courses relevant to becoming selfsufficient, including: • State agencies • Educational institutions • Housing agencies • Supportive service agencies
The facts
The courses are tailored to meet the needs of families and fit in one of four categories: Housing Expertise, Health and Wellness, Financial Expertise (including education and employment related courses) and Parenting.
College of Hope is more than just classes. The model is designed to engage the entire family. In an effort to remove barriers, enhance access and foster good attendance, we provide transportation to and from class, a healthy family meal and childcare at each class. Classes are also offered at five convenient locations throughout the county, allowing participants from all over the county to attend. Classes are offered four days a week year round to offer as many opportunities as possible to families in need. In the last fiscal year, 393 individuals took one of 90 College of Hope classes, totaling 3,122 hours combined.
Mary’s story Mary, a young single mom, had several challenges in her life when she first moved into our housing. She was a stay at home mom with no work experience who struggled to care for her child. Her Case Manager immediately had concerns that Mary’s lack of housekeeping skills put her young child’s safety at risk. They also noted her son’s diet, at 9 months old, consisted solely of junk food and a bottle. At the encouragement and support of her Case Manager, Mary took a number of our College of Hope courses. The
Keep it Clean course aided her in identifying what a clean home looked like and how to keep it clean. The Cooking Matters class taught her the importance of and how to provide healthy meals for her son. Since taking these courses, Mary has made a number of changes in her life. Her house is constantly kept clean and cooking from scratch has become not only routine, but a hobby for Mary. Her son now enjoys a wide variety of foods and Mary even shows off her new skills by cooking healthy, nutritious meals for her sister.
Monroe Community Concert for Hope featured several local artists, including host Bronn Journey (pictured), and raised more than $1,100 for Monroe Family Village!
Stone Soup
Event Season! Spring and summer are always busy at Housing Hope. Here are our most recent events: May 10 - Monroe Community Concert for Hope, hosted by Bronn Journey May 15 - Stone Soup June 6-8 Houses for Hope at Sorticulture July 18 - Home Runs for Housing Hope July 22 - Windermere Foundation Golf Tournament July 28 - An Evening at Adam’s for Monroe Family Village
The path from poverty to prosperity On May 15th, we held our annual Stone Soup dinner. Thanks to your generous support, we netted $220,000 for homeless and struggling families in Snohomish County. The focus of this year’s event was the guidance our housing and services provide as families travel the path from poverty to prosperity. In 1964, Lyndon Baines Johnson declared a war on poverty during his inaugural speech. Now, 50 years later, that war is still being fought all over the nation. Luther and Dee Jonson received the Housing Hero Award and Connie Niva received the Edwin R. Petersen Pioneer of Hope award.
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Our featured speaker, Jessica, spoke of the support her family has received while living in our housing. Jessica got her GED, they both took College of Hope classes. Days before Stone Soup, they received their section 8 vouchers to move out on their own. Jessica plans to enroll in CATCH (Creating Access to Careers in Healthcare) and Michael wants to pursue a BA in Applied Science.
Champions of Hope
Patrons of Hope Adams & Duncan, Inc. Bank of America & Merrill Lynch Cascade Coffee Cascade Lumber, Inc.
Coast Real Estate Fluke Corporation Kantor, Taylor, Nelson, Evatt
Kirtley-Cole Associates NorthWest Plus Credit Union Pacific Topsoils Peoples Bank
Providence Regional Medical Center Watson & McDonell
Circle of Hope
Anderson Hunter Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (CHEF) Banner Bank Dwaye Lane’s Family of Auto Centers Brent Planning Solutions Dykeman, Inc Brien Ford Group Health Cooperative Cascade Skagit Health Alliance Hos Brothers Construction Cascade Valley Health Foundation Judd & Black Coastal Community Bank Lamoureux Real Estate
Lenz Earthworks Molina Healthcare Mountain Pacific Bank National Equity Fund One PacificCoast Foundation Reliant Homes - a Gamut360 Holdings co. Rubatino Refuse Removal
SagePoint Financial Schenk Packing Co. UnitedHealthcare Vine Street Group
Hope Builders HUB International NW
Special thanks to Everett Floral
StockPot Inc.
Houses for Hope at Sorticulture We hosted our first booth at Sorticulture, Everett’s Garden Art Festival in June to raise money for ChildHope. The event was a huge success and raised more than $38,000 for our child development programs. Booth sales were generated from local community members donating dozens of birdhouses, book houses and dog houses that were sold during the day and three giant playhouses were made for an exclusive auction. Pictured left to right: Western Store with thanks to S.M. Stemper Architects & Western Ventures Construction Triangle House with thanks to Dykeman Inc. Mod Pod with thanks to Designs NW Architects and Gaffney Construction
20th Annual Snohomish County Windermere Foundation Golf Tournament Proceeds from Snohomish County Windermere Foundation’s annual golf tournament went to ChildHope. The tournament was held at Legion Golf Course and had record number of sponsors and attendees. The Foundation surpassed their goal of $20,000 for the 20th anniversary and presented Housing Hope with a check for $23,000!!
An Evening at Adam’s for Monroe Family Village Residents from the Sky Valley filled all of the seats at Adam’s Northwest Bistro and Brewery in Monroe to raise funds for Monroe Family Village. Adam’s staff volunteered their time and most of the food was donated, allowing the majority of the funds to go to the project. More than $10,000 was raised, including $5,200 for the playground that will be installed in the spring!
HopeWorks Station update Our new location at 3331 Broadway is well underway and will be open for business soon!
With the help of several volunteers and groups, we have made lots of progress on the new home of HopeWorks! After several months of knocking down walls, putting up new walls, removing MRI machines, days upon days of cleaning, new carpet installation, and a complete face lift for the front of the building adding large windows; just to name a few! Administrative staff have already moved over and started working on site, with the social enterprises not too far behind. Pictured are just two of the many groups (Goodwill Youth Aerospace Program and Umbra) that have helped volunteer over the last few months with cleaning and preparing the building for occupancy.
Here at GroundWorks and WaterWorks, we are excited about our move to our new home. Our plan is to be working out of HopeWorks Station by the end of summer. We are looking forward to the change and will be expanding on our services that we currently offer. If your business or home needs to be maintained or a complete landscape or irrigation install, or even back flow testing, give us a call. Remember, not only will you receive quality service at great prices, you are helping us achieve our social mission. Call (425) 321-7934 for any upcoming projects you have!
ReNewWorks is your source for all things one of a kind! We are looking forward to moving to HopeWorks Station and a new larger space for accepting donations and consignments of upscale home furnishings. Remember all donations and consignments begin with a photo! rwcontact@renewwrks.com New store hours will be: Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pm Saturday: 10am - 2pm
Lasting Hope Memorial and honorarium gifts made to Housing Hope between January 1 and June 30, 2014
Honorarium Gifts
Memorial Gifts Wayne Blakely Vern & Anne Beeson Chris & Heather Blakely Ryan & Ann Blakely Gary Fitchen Michael & Shianne Colver Carl Fowler Doug & Patricia Cavit Ed Gray Chris Gray Joanne Hendry Mara Johanson Michael Robert & Nancy Peterson Ardell Kuchenbecker Ardell Kuchenbecker Charitable Fund Mary Jane Larimer Robert & Nancy Peterson Paul Linari Robert & Nancy Peterson Dan Lowes Donald & Eleanor Lowes Josephine Saunders Mary Duryee Ken & Flo Schilaty John & Diane Schilaty
Wayne Shkurhan Robert & Nancy Peterson
Dorothy Weaver Robert & Nancy Peterson
The Blakely Family Anonymous
Ole & Irene Snartemo Judith Lervick
Don Williams Anonymous Joy Cain Shirley Isaacson Karla Myers Edwin & Carol Petersen Jacquelyn Poland Billy & Cookie Pope Diane Smith Carol Williams
Jane Miller Roger Brown
Barbara Stave Bruce & Barbara Eklund Glenn & June Humann Stella Jones Mike & Gail Lowery Bruce & Ellen Nelson Alvin Orsland Edwin & Carol Petersen Jerald & Ann Smith Lawrence & Debbie Stave Linda Swanson Broadway Photography Joy Cain Ann Caperson Sheryn Hara Edwin & Carol Petersen Diane Smith David Swanson Esther Toepke Robert & Betty Keller Fergus McLean & Marion Toepke McLean Matt & Ebba Toepke Rhonda Watkins Heather Bryan
Bill & Marilyn Hecht Thomas Hecht & Lisa Lee Scott Raskob James & Tara Raskob
Society of Hope A lot of people think you have to be rich to be a philanthropist, but that is not true. A philanthropist simply cares about others and wants to benefit them through their giving. Your gift may be modest; only your intentions need to be rich! At Housing Hope, we have many wonderful philanthropists like you who annually invest in our mission. Amongst these supporters is a less well-known group we call our Society of Hope. These 42 donors have decided to ensure this critically needed mission continues after they’ve passed. So they made a planned gift, also known as a legacy gift, to Housing Hope. Joining couldn’t be simpler. Include Housing Hope as a beneficiary of a gift from your estate and notify us of your plan. That’s it! We’ll induct you to the Society of Hope and invite you to our annual reception on September 30th. If making a planned gift is something you are thinking about, contact Nate at (425) 347-6556 x239 or nategreenland@housinghope.org to learn more. Get a copy of our planned giving brochure by calling Nate or online at www.housinghope.org/contribute/majorlegacy
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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.
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Bud Alkire Andrew Ballard Laura Brent Kathy Burgoyne John Chambers Dr. Harold Dash Patty De Groodt Sarah Duncan Dave Gardner
Executive Director, Edwin R. Petersen Deputy Executive Director, Fred Safstrom Director of Resource Development, Renata Maybruck Director of Strategic Services Initiatives, Karen Matson Director of Social Services, Elizabeth Kohl Finance Director, Janice Nishikawa Housing Director, Bobby Thompson Director of Human Resources & Administration, Todd Fast
Nik Halliday Heather Logan Jill McKinnie Todd Morrow Norman Parker Leah Schedin Pat Sisneros Vikki Strand Robert Walker
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Housing Hope’s Board of Directors Volunteer are fortunate to not only have an intelligent group of community volunteers who oversee SPOT LIGHT We the major decisions of the agency, but also strong regional support to help focused efforts in the North and East regions of Snohomish County. This group of individuals prioritizes the needs of the agency and choices made are to ensure successful results for the families we serve.
Since 1987 Housing Hope has been governed by a hard working and highly effective Board of Directors that assumes overall responsibility for the vision and mission statements, strategic plans, budget adoption and policies of the organization. The Board (listed above) provides community connections to leverage philanthropic and public support for the mission. Members come from diverse backgrounds and each brings a valuable expertise, which help the Board committees develop plans for achieving “best practices” in the delivery of the agency services. Our East County Regional Board members raise awareness of and support for Housing Hope’s solutions to family homelessness in Snohomish, Monroe and Sultan. When the Board organized in 2003, members set a goal of creating 100 affordable housing units. To date, Winter’s Creek South, North and Woods Creek Village have been developed, and Monroe Family Village is underway. This brings the total to 87 units, not including the 48 houses built by Team HomeBuilding families or the 23 houses currently under construction. The Board is in the midst of raising $50,000 towards the $12.7milion MFV project. John Chambers Tom Fahey Chris Gray Rebecca Holverson-Cherney
Tom MacIntyre Jeff Rasmussen Doug Slager
Our North County Regional Board was created in 2004 to serve Housing Hope families in Marysville, Arlington and Stanwood. Compiled of members from the community, they meet monthly to offer advice and recommendations to Housing Hope and the main Board of Directors on specific local needs and priorities for new development in the area. Their current focus is to support our Beachwood site in Marysville by raising awareness and funds for a new playground for children living there. Upon completion, attention will move to our upcoming Twin Lakes development in Marysville, set for 2105. Shirley Case Carol Jensen Deena Jones Heather Logan
Julie Paulen Victor Rodriguez Judith Shoudy Cynthia Weaver