Dwellings Housing Hope Newsletter Winter 2020
changing landscape of Broadway in Everett, features green construction, affordable housing and a new cafe. And the most innovative piece of this new building is its impactful combination of housing and job training under one roof.
HOPEWORKS STATION Ribbon Cutting Celebration! October 11, 2019 marked an important milestone for Housing Hope and HopeWorks with the opening of HopeWorks Station Phase II, our largest project to date! This stunning new building, on the steadily
The building is home to 65 apartments for individuals and families transitioning out of homelessness, specifically, veterans, families and youth. The building’s emphasis on providing training and support for residents to secure well-paying jobs and COMMUNITY MEMBERS career pathways provides CELEBRATED! an innovative...
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HOPEWORKS STATION ...approach to help those served grow towards self-sufficiency and improve their quality of life. Each resident has the opportunity to participate in job training programs at one of three social enterprises, including GroundWorks Landscaping, ReNewWorks Home and Decor, and Kindred Kitchen (formerly CafeWorks). Housing Hope employment specialists are also on-site to assist residents in developing resumes, honing interview skills, finding employment and going back to school.
65 UNITS 28 | Studio 27 | 1 Bedroom 10 | 2 Bedroom
“I want to further my education and be a good example for my daughter Grace.”
89 | Bike stalls 2 | Bike repair stations 2 | Amenity rooms 2 | Electric vehicle charging stations 532 | Solar Panels
KINDRED KITCHEN | kindredkitchen.com
December 13, 2019 HopeWorks Social Enterprises celebrated the grand opening of Kindred Kitchen! Kindred Kitchen offers more than just a welcoming atmosphere with outstanding locally sourced scratch-made artisan foods. They offer second chances through educational programs and job training in the Culinary Training Program for formerly homeless and low-income youth and adults. Kindred Kitchen is more than a brick-and-mortar business. Its immersive educational programs support both front-of-house to behind-the-scenes operations that offer hands-on job training to formerly homeless and low-income individuals in either their Café, Catering, or Community Meals program. Kindred Kitchen also relaunched their catering services and in January they welcomed their new interns into the expanded training program.
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10 HOMES FINISHING & 2 GROUPS STARTING! Ten new households eagerly anticipate completing their sweat equity homes in Sultan in the late spring one of which is pictured to the right. We are also excited to welcome two new groups that will start building their homes this spring at Lake Martha Ridge in Stanwood. Team HomeBuilding is currently accepting applications! Email homes@housinghope.org or call (425) 322.3723 x230 for more info.
Photo: Sultan, WA.
COLLEGE OF HOPE | collegeofhope.org WHAT’S NEW! College of Hope is happy to announce that we will now be offering fully customizable Corporate Trainings, available to any agency that is interested. Trainings for small groups ranging from 1-25 participants to large groups of 50 participants or more. If you would like to find out more, visit the College of Hope website or a call (425) 353-8112. UPCOMING CLASSES! Strengthening Families April 28th – June 9th This is our first time offering this amazing workshop, which includes a separate curriculum for the children as well as the parents. It’s designed for families with children ages 10-14, and equips family members to increase their communication and trust with one another.
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TEAM HOMEBUILDING | housinghope.org/team-homebuilding
Incredible Years: Supporting Children Experiencing Autism April 29th – July 15th Learn tips and tricks from professionals on how to work with your child through what can be a difficult diagnosis, while finding a supportive group of families with similar experiences.
FALL 2019
104 BACKPACKS This year, for our Back to School classes that we hosted at four locations (Lynnwood, Everett, Stanwood, and Monroe), College of Hope gave away a total of 104 backpacks full of school supplies to 52 families in need!
CELEBRATED 20 YEARS College of Hope celebrated their 20th Anniversary with an Open House. We had colleagues, partners, and clients in attendance. We raffled off four gift baskets and a free staff training for one of our community partners.
HOLIDAY COOKING Our Holiday Cooking class taught the day before Thanksgiving was a huge success! We received donations of whole Turkeys that were prepped in class by the participants, and then . them as a nice sent home with holiday surprise for their families.
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AN EVENING AT EMORY’S Raised $38K for Tomorrow’s Hope! This sold out event hosted over 100 supporters and raised over $38,000 for Tomorrow’s Hope Child Development Center at Housing Hope. The focus of this year’s event was to raise money for the transformation of Tomorrow’s Hope into a state-licensed Therapeutic Childcare Center. The funds raised will enable the center to provide enhanced early intervention services to children so they can recover from trauma, reach on-target development, and enter Kindergarten on par with their higher socio-economic peers. The event would not be possible without the support of Emory and Molly Cole, owners of Emory’s on Silverlake, closed their doors six times in recent years for this private event.
"We have admired the work Housing Hope has done for many years in Snohomish County to give people, especially children, a safe environment to grow. " -Emory and Molly Cole, Proprietors
FILL THE SKY WITH HOPE Jump for Joy! Fill the Sky with Hope raised almost $5K! This is the third year that Skydive Snohomish partnered with Housing Hope for “Fill the Sky with Hope”, a one-day event that provides Housing Hope participants an opportunity to celebrate some of the great accomplishments they have made along their journey. Skydive Snohomish donated not only a portion of all jumps from the day
Thank you Skydive Snohomish for being our tandem partners in our mission to end homelessness!
but also donated jumps for Housing Hope residents who have transitioned or are transitioning out of homelessness. This jump signifies the huge leap that Housing Hope’s participants take when changing their lives for the better. A highlight of this year’s event was when CEO, Fred Safstrom jumped for his first time.
SAVE THE DATE! housinghope.org/eventcalendar AN EVENING IN NORTH COUNTY February 24, 2020 COMMUNITY OF HOPE March 12, 2020 VOICES OF HOPE April 19, 2020 STONE SOUP May 7, 2020
We are grateful for the businesses and corporate foundations that support Housing Hope and HopeWorks missions with annual giving of $25,000 or more. Bank of America Charitable Foundation BECU JPMorgan Chase Foundation Kirtley-Cole Associates LLC Safeco Liberty Mutual Foundation The Boeing Company Wells Fargo Foundation Windermere Foundation
HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE SECURE ACT?
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PREMIER CORPORATE PARTNERS | 2019
Did you know that Congress recently signed the SECURE Act into law? This Act will possibly have big impacts on your estate plans and heirs, particularly if you have a traditional IRA that you intend to pass on to them. One of this legislation’s biggest changes is the elimination of the so-called “Stretch IRA”. Under this new law, most heirs (excluding spouses and other exceptions) must withdraw all funds within 10 years of receiving an inherited IRA. That could have significant income tax implications for them. Be sure to consult with your financial advisor on how the SECURE Act might affect your current retirement accounts and estate plans. Also ask if planning tools, such as Charitable Remainder Trust, could allow you to actually pass more of your assets to your heirs and support your favorite nonprofits at the same time.
THANK YOU FACEBOOK DONORS!
Facebook fundraisers are a fantastic way to support Housing Hope while celebrating your special day. Thank you so much to Carol, Kathleen, Lexi, Dara, Michael, and Laura who have organized fundraisers for Housing Hope recently! For more information about Facebook fundraisers, visit facebook.com
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GRANTS UPDATE: Housing Hope: Bank of America Foundation, Butler Trust held at the Community Foundation of Snohomish County, Crane Fund for Widows and Children, Everett Youth Impact Fund held at the Community Foundation of Snohomish County, Finance of America Cares, Fred and Gretel Biel Charitable Trust, Margery M Jones Trust, Marysville Sunrise Rotary, Paul M Anderson Foundation, RealNetworks Foundation, Sisters of Providence, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, The Boeing Company, Union Bank Foundation, US Bank Foundation, Washington Federal Foundation, Whitehorse Foundation, Marysville Sunrise Rotary. HopeWorks: Bonneville Environmental Foundation, Enterprise . Community Partners, Henry M Jackson Foundation, Northwest Business Development Association, PUD Community Solar Program, The Everett Clinic Foundation, US Bank Foundation. Thank you to the following funds held at the Community Foundation of Snohomish County: Butler Trust and Everett Youth Impact Fund.
5830 Evergreen Way Everett, WA 98203-3748
Tel: 425.347.6556 housinghope.org
Our Mission tailored services to reduce homelessness and poverty for residents of Snohomish County and Camano Island.
Board of Directors Aaron Adelstein Tony Balk Tom Berquist Chris Blakely Colm Boer Laura Brent Jeff Capeloto
Harold Dash Kirby Duncan Kay Fredrickson Chris Gray Nik Halladay Carol Jensen Kristina Jorgenson
Jennifer Marvin Paul Pitre Pat Sisneros Louise Stanton-Masten Barb Yates
Interested in working at Housing Hope or know someone who is? Contact our Human Resources Department at 425.347.6556 x300 or visit our website.
Staff Fred Safstrom, Chief Executive Officer Ed Petersen, Chief Strategic Officer Elizabeth Kohl, Chief Operating Officer, Housing Hope Renata Maybruck, Chief Operating Officer, HopeWorks Bobby Thompson, Director of Housing Crystal Simpson, Director of Property Management Kelsey Taylor, Director of Resource Development Kristen Kosidowski, Director of Food Services & Training Lynda Plummer, Director of Social Services Todd Fast, Director of Human Resources & Administration Tricia Baran, Director of Finance
Dwellings Message Fred Safstrom, CEO It is so easy to focus on disappointments and problems. They are everywhere around us. The City Council that votes to eliminate a tool for creating supportive housing, the unsuccessful State Housing Trust Fund application for Twin Lakes Landing II, the resident who relapses into their addiction, the political divide in our nation that seems to overshadow every event. Yes, it is easy to succumb to the negatives. But at Housing Hope and HopeWorks, we are dedicated to the positives. Seeing amazing community support and testimony at City Council meetings, hearing from funders that seek to replace funding not realized from the State, residents that have overcome their addictions and are now clean and sober, and thoughtful voices that bravely speak truth to power. It’s in our name and core to who we are. Hope. A focus on progress and success brings encouragement and hope. The ribbon cutting at HopeWorks Station was simply
incredible. There were 500 peoples who packed our meeting room to join in this celebration. It was inspiring to be surrounded by so many of our friends and colleagues for this important milestone. And then for Kindred Kitchen and its training program to open to rave reviews and our 65 apartment units to come alive with residents. It is all a reward and reminder of why we do this work. We are currently engaged with a neighborhood design advisory committee for our planned Sequoia supportive housing project. We have a dozen neighborhood residents, some supporters and others skeptics, who will assist us in the design of a project that fits well into the Port Gardner neighborhood. And our explorations in South County continue to uncover opportunities and new supporters for our work. All of this brings hope and encouragement. Your support consistently brings us inspiration and encouragement. We appreciate you so much.