Dwellings Housing Hope Newsletter Winter 2015
Boeing Employees Support HopeWorks With a $500,000 grant! The Employees Community Fund (ECF) of Boeing Puget Sound awarded a $500,000 grant to HopeWorks Social Enterprises to support and advance the vision of a dynamic social enterprise workforce development center called HopeWorks Station. The grant will be used to complete building improvements, capitalize current enterprises and start a new social enterprise in 2015. This is the single largest capital grant ever awarded to an agency by the ECF.
imagine what it would be like if we didn’t have our giving community “ Just and companies like Boeing... It would be a totally different place. ” ~ Mayor Ray Stephanson The long term goal for HopeWorks Station is to serve as a workforce development center. It is currently home to our social enterprises: GroundWorks Landscaping, WaterWorks Irrigation Services and ReNewWorks Home and Decor Store, in addition to being HopeWorks headquarters - Phase 1.
Community of Hope Dinner The Golf Club at Echo Falls Thursday, March 12, 2015 Stone Soup Tulalip Resort Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Housing Hope and HopeWorks have received several generous grants recently! Thank you: AmeriCorps VISTA, Bank of America Charitable Foundation, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The Boeing Company, Campbell Soup Foundation, Community Transit, Deacon Charitable Foundation, Donna J. and Charles T. Cole Charitable Foundation, Employees Community Fund of Boeing, Enterprise Community Partners, EverTrust Foundation, Greater Everett Community Foundation, Harvest Foundation, Horizons Foundation, JP Morgan Chase Foundation, Lucky Seven Foundation, Medina Foundation, Norman Archibald Charitable Foundation, Paul M. Anderson Foundation, Safeco Foundation, The Longbrake Family Foundation, TJX Foundation, Union Bank Foundation, United Way of Snohomish County, Washington Federal Foundation, Wells Fargo Foundation, Wells Fargo Housing Foundation, Whitehorse Foundation, Zonta Club of Everett.
You can support Housing Hope while doing your regular shopping on Amazon! AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of the price of eligible items to Housing Hope. Just visit smile.amazon.com and search for Housing Hope.
ReNewWorks is your source for all things one of a kind! We are loving our new space at HopeWorks Station and are always accepting donations and consignments. These begin with a photo, e-mail us at rwcontact@renewwrks.com Fax: 425.353.5546
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Dwell Message from the Chief Executive Officer Regions of Hope Housing Hope was founded in Everett, but always with the purpose of serving the needs of all Snohomish County communities. From the outset Housing Hope saw itself as a vehicle for action by people who wanted to be part of a solution for struggling families and individuals held back by the lack of affordable housing. Also, the idea was to help Mayors, faith communities and businesses to find ways to respond to the needs of their neighbors. Over the past 25 years, opportunities for projects in Stanwood, Arlington, Marysville, Lake Stevens and in the past decade in Sultan, Monroe and Snohomish have emerged. Every one of these developments has been guided by local citizens who care about their home communities and were willing to invest time, talent and treasure to create solutions to desperate housing needs and for related services. Local Action Committees and Housing Hope Ambassador groups were formed. In 2003-04 the North and East Branch Boards of Housing Hope were formed to provide strategic development strategies for these two regions of Snohomish County. Building on this grass roots model and recognizing that “local engagement” matters and so does accessibility, Housing Hope has created a very strong regional model. In fact, with new projects underway, there are four Regional Service Centers in operation or development. 1. Housing Hope Village. This center serves the greater Everett area with a comprehensive array of child, education, employment and housing services. 2. Monroe Family Village. In the east region (highway 2 corridor), a new facility with 47 housing units and program space is under construction for an opening in the summer or 2015. 3. HopeWorks. This service center will provide workforce solutions at a transit oriented location near the Everett Transit Station, providing a specialized training and jobs program for families needing career pathways for better income. 4. Twin Lakes Landing. Land at Smokey Point has been acquired and development plans are formulated for a 50 unit housing development with space for programs needed by affordable housing residents in north Snohomish County. These service centers are part of a plan to engage all corners of Snohomish County. Each has its own Board of volunteers who govern or guide the program. It’s a model that generates local solutions and provides accessible programs. The “regionalization” of Housing Hope is our way of embracing the “legions” of supporters who want us to be nearby and still offer countywide comprehensive solutions. We treasure the legions that are making our regions vibrant responses to desperate needs. Thanks to all who have made this development possible. We welcome all who want to be a part of the solution.
Edwin R. Petersen
lings... Housing Hope Event Update There were several community events in the last few months. Here’s how your support made these events a success.
An Evening at Emory’s for ChildHope Emory’s on Silver Lake hosted the second annual exclusive fundraising dinner to raise funds for our ChildHope Initiative. The event was a huge success and thanks to all attendees, food and beverage sponsors, silent auction donors and Emory’s entire staff, more than $30,000 was raised to support homeless and low-income children in Snohomish County!
BECU presents Fill the House for Housing Hope Year three for the Everett Silvertips season opener was a big success! We raised money through ticket and raffle sales and signed pucks by ‘Tips players.
Society of Hope and Circle of Hope Celebration The second annual celebration of two special groups of supporters was held on the 27th anniversary of Housing Hope - Sept 30. Society of Hope members are those who have made a planned gift for Housing Hope (see next page). Circle of Hope members are vital to the success of our agency - they generously contribute $1,000 or more in a calendar year. Our annual event includes dinner and drinks and an inside look at what’s to come for Housing Hope.
Calling all builders!!! We are excited to be hosting a booth at Sorticulture again! The event will be June 12 - 14th at Legion Park. We need donations of homemade birdhouses, book houses and dog houses to sell in our booth. All proceeds will go to our ChildHope Initiative supporting homeless and low-income children in our community. Contact kerrimcnally@housinghope.org for more information.
Monroe Family Village Update MFV Receives $422,953 affordable housing program award! The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle has awarded Affordable Housing Program (AHP) $422,953 for Housing Hope’s Monroe Family Village project! This was a highly competitive process, where projects in seven Western States competed for $4.8 million in available grant funding. This award brings total fundraising for the project to $1,138,592 of the $1,230,000 goal! Since breaking ground at the end of May last year, the 47-unit development has made significant progress and is on budget and on track for completion this summer! With the majority of site development work completed, foundation work and building framing have both begun. The project is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy by July 2015. We are very excited about Monroe Family Village becoming a Family Service Center - a regional hub designed to deliver critical social services for all Housing Hope residents living in the Skykomish Valley. Providing these services, including the agency’s acclaimed College of Hope life-skills training program and our rapidly expanding Employment Services, in one central location is designed to enable homeless and very-low income families to grow in selfsufficiency and to escape poverty.
Do you like coffee? Visit One Cup espresso stand in Monroe or Silver Cup Coffee Cafe in Everett! From now through March, One Cup will be donating a portion of sales to Housing Hope. The Monroe stand will support Monroe Family Village and the Everett cafe will support ChildHope.
Looking for a way to honor a loved one? Purchase a granite paver or bench and personalize it with their name. You’ll also be supporting Monroe Family Village! Prices start at just $100.
Support your caffeine addiction and homeless families in our community at the same time!
Team HomeBuilding Update The 10 homes at French Creek (pictured) are scheduled to be finished in April! Monroe Main Street Townhomes is underway with utilities and drainage scheduled to be completed soon. Foundation work will start in February with homeowners beginning work in March. The site will have three triplexes and two duplexes and provide homes for 13 families when completed in early 2016. Additional property has been identified in the Sky Valley and Arlington. Builder groups will be created soon; the first group will start construction early summer.
Lasting Hope Memorial and honorarium gifts made to Housing Hope between July 1 - December 31, 2014
Honorarium Gifts cont’d
Memorial Gifts Regina Adam Bruce & Barbara Eklund
Harry Hoffman Edwin & Carol Petersen
Gary Bergeron Roger & Linda Lervick Twin City Foods
Carole Ingram Alpha Delta Kappa Alpha Alpha Chapter Judith Ballantyne Gary & Jane Johnsen John & Laura Oversvee Sherrie Weaver
Wayne Blakely Vern & Anne Beeson Dennis Bray Luther & Dee Jonson Verna Clapp Diane Smith Michael Cozens John & Barbara Baker John & Carol Lervick Sonderen Packaging Stash Tea
Gerd Pederson Ron Anderson & Mary Hawkins Dan Rose Robert & Nancy Peterson
Evelyn “Evie” Stegath Barbara Aronson Peter & Mariellen Bergman Kevin & Elaine Higgins Ed Gray Tom Carter & Connie Smith Lynn Suits Lamkin Chris Gray James Gray Joanne Hendry
Linda Swanson Don & Madeline Blay Fred & Betty Hoskins Jeffrey & Vicki Phillips Frank & Betty Vandermeer Esther Toepke Bruce & Shirley Sutherland Pat Williams M A Leonard Amy Youngstrom Franklin & Karen Olson George Youngstrom
Dr. & Mrs. Wiliam Hecht Jane Hecht Grady Helseth Benita Helseth Carol Jensen Herman & Karen Van Lier Leilani Lucrisa & Brent Beard Alfred Dechenne & Kay Smith Dechenne Shirley & Todd Morrow Rick & Linda Hanson
Honorarium Gifts
Linda Noble Catherine Duke
Chris & Ryan Blakely John & Becky Marshall
Nancy Truitt Pierce Puget Sound Kidney Centers
Joan & Mike Burke Timothy & Lori O’Brien
Sutherland Family Bill Sutherland
Betty & Randy Fisher Caroline Fisher
Paul Vexler Vinaya Chepuri & Melanie Field
Steve Saunders 1913 - 2014
Steve was a staunch supporter of Housing Hope. He served as Chair of the Major Gifts Committee for two capital campaigns and contributed generously. He was an advisor to the organization and a regular attendee of Stone Soup, often serving as a table captain. In 2005 Steve was honored as Housing Hope’s Pioneer Award for long-standing and ongoing support toward addressing homelessness and affordable housing. In 2007 Housing Hope named a new 14 unit transitional housing facility for homeless teen parents Josephine House, in honor of Jo, Steve’s wife of 60 years.
Jo & Steve Saunders
Peter Henning 1922 - 2015 Peter Henning became a supporter of Housing Hope through our Build Serve Sustain campaign in 2005 after being introduced to us through his good friend Steve Saunders. In 2008 Peter became a champion for the Lincoln Hill Village project in Stanwood, which was built a half mile from where he grew up and next door to his Lincoln High School where he attended. The community building was named the Henning Family Education Center when it opened in June 2011. More recently Peter has been a huge supporter of HopeWorks, following the development closely and contributing as a Social Investor and donor.
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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 Chris Blakely Laura Brent Kathy Burgoyne Dr. Harold Dash Patty De Groodt Sarah Duncan Chris Gray
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
Nik Halliday Heather Logan Jill McKinnie Todd Morrow Norman Parker Pat Sisneros Vikki Strand Bill Yoakum
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Volunteer SPOT LIGHT
On Oct 31st, Housing Hope held its annual Volunteer Recognition Event. The event honored 625 volunteers for the agency and highlighted those named as Volunteers of the Year.
At the Halloween themed event this year, five individuals, one business and two organizations were recognized for their outstanding service and commitment to organizing pantries and donations, service to East and North Snohomish County, supporting ChildHope, construction with Team HomeBuilding, working with HopeWorks, administrative service and managing childcare. Interested in volunteering? Join Team Hope! Contact Jana at janaphillips@housinghope.org Irene Amundson Distinguished Volunteer Service Award (accepted Tammy and Linda Lervick)
Ryan & Chris Blakely ChildHope Arlington Runners Club North County
Adam’s NW Bistro & Brewery East County
Mel Southwick HopeWorks
Goodwill Youth Aerospace Team HomeBuilding
Ben Olson Administrative
David Williams Childcare