Annual Impact Report 2021
GROWING RESILIENCY In 2021, our focus was once again on surviving in a pandemic environment and keeping our tenants safe in their homes. As always, we rely on our community partners and supporters to make that happen. What has become clear to
everyone who works in housing is that in order to recover from infections, one first must have a safe place they can afford to live in. Homes First, along with many other housing organizations, has faced new, unforeseen challenges in light of the ongoing national emergency. Challenged by interruptions to our traditional paper-based processes and in-person operating models, we discovered we needed to adapt our playbook for effective operations in a remote model. We had to rapidly rethink our technology supply chain, including hardware, software, infrastructure and security. Staff needed immediate access to laptops and other technologies, such as virtual private network (VPN) access and collaboration tools, to securely operate via virtual meetings. We needed to quickly establish new protocols to maintain continuity of core operations and mitigate the risks of disruption to the availability of information and services. At the same time, our staff leaders
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worked diligently to understand voluminous new federal guidance from HUD and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), address staff absences due to illness or family obligations and procure the disinfectants and other sanitation services required to protect residents. Now that we have those new systems in place, we are confident that 2022 will be a time of renewed growth rather than sustained survival. As we help our communities rebound from the impact of the pandemic, we will encounter greater community need for services. Moving forward, it is important for Homes First to strengthen our understanding of the needs of applicants, tenants, and other stakeholders. Like many community organizations, Homes First must reinvent ourself as a more digital organization, optimizing processes and investing in technology to enable more effective internal operations, stakeholder communications and community engagement to improve outcomes.
amazing staff. Each person in our office has been committed to our mission and to ensuring that our work did not suffer. We cannot praise our staff enough for their willingness to be flexible and meet the challenges of the last two years with positivity. They supported each other and found ways to make the daily work fun and engaging. We thank them and look forward to the coming year and our continued growth as an organization. We have big plans in place to increase the number of people we serve in 2022 and beyond and hope you will continue to support our work as we make our community a healthier and happier place for everyone to live. Mary Roberts, Board President Trudy Soucoup, CEO
We want to highlight that our resiliency and adaptability to the ever changing needs of our tenants and our community is due to our
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VALUES BEGI N AT HOM E RESPECT:
Instead of judging people by their past, stand by them and help them build their future.Treat them with respect and value the work it has taken for them to survive.
DIGNITY:
Show each tenant that they are valued and worthy of being treated well, regardless of their past history.
EQUITY:
When we approach each tenant with a lens to what they need individually to be successful, they can believe that we want the best for them. They will also better understand our expectations and the outcomes.
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Life is full of choices. Some are made for us and some we make for ourselves. We work to empower people to make life sustaining choices.
PARTNERSHIPS:
Rather than being the answer to all our tenants’ needs, we seek to partner with other groups to ‘share the load’. Community partnerships include the formal and informal community connections, collaborative projects, and relationships that address tenants needs and goals.
COMMUNITY:
Building ongoing long-term relationships with organizations which complement our program and meet the needs of our tenants is a powerful community development strategy. It takes a network of services to make our community stronger.
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THA NK YOU TO OU R V OLUNT EERS MANY HANDS MAKE LIGHT WORK Last spring, Jodi Borreson, Linda Egge,Val Gerst, and, Christy Masterson from Good Shepherd Lutheran church volunteered to help prune and weed the front yard at the Homes First office. After 4 hours they got it done and the flowers bloomed all summer and brightened our lives!
being a Homes First tenant, I have “moreSincepeace in my mind and confidence that I can succeed rather than worry about where I will live that is safe, secure and accepts my voucher plus treats me with respect and actually listens to me and helps. I no longer have a fear of someone taking my personal things of having other roommates since I have a place I call home.
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- Mary B, Homes First Tenant 2021 A n n ua l I m pa c t Rep ort - 5
TH A NK YO U TO OU R V OLUNT EERS Haley contacted us shortly after she and her husband landed in Washington. Both had recently separated from the Army and joined the Washington Army National Guard. They settled in Olympia and Haley began looking for volunteer work right away. She was looking for something that she might be able to do from home as she cared for their new baby. Haley first met with Dyana,
who coordinates our volunteers, on March 12, 2020 right before COVID shut the world down. Haley began by writing our monthly resident newsletter remotely and it was a perfect match. She’s been writing the newsletter every month since and does an excellent job! She had tears in her eyes when she told Dyana that volunteering for us has introduced her to the community, its services and resources, and has helped her and her family to feel connected to her community and to Homes First. Haley has become an avid and loyal Homes First supporter, donating holiday meals and gift cards, she enthusiastically researches information and writes articles for the resident newsletter. She feels like she has found a home here.
the office family and “you,Tellthanks for the well wishes, it made me cry because someone does care about me. I feel so alone trying to heal and with no help it’s putting my healing back more thanks for caring
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- Sharon S., Homes First Tenant 6 - Homes Fi r st
The Keller Williams Team hit a home run again on Red Day by painting our seven unit multi-family home in Olympia. Big thanks to Kevin Gordham, Phil Harlan and The Keller Williams Culture Committee for organizing the event.
Pope John Paul II High School students participated in a community day of service in December of 2021. We had a total of 10 students for 3 hours cleaning up one of the properties. 2021 A n n ua l I m pa c t Rep ort - 7
MEET OUR TENANTS: THE SIERRA FAMILY STORY The Sierra Family is a family of five who came to us from a shelter in January 2018. Yara, the mom was the matriarch, handling all of the business of being a family while also dealing with multiple health issues. Manuel, the dad works hard to support his family despite limited English language skills. The children were aged 8, 4 and 3 when Homes First met them. With support from the City of Lacey, North Thurston School District, and the Family Support Center we were able to offer them a home in a house owned by the City of Lacey, and managed by Homes First. In July of 2021, we received notification from the City of Lacey that we needed to vacate the home
by September 1, 2021, as the city was moving forward with their infrastructure project, which included the demolition of the home. We immediately notified the family, and given that we had no current vacancies, began to assist the family in seeking a new home. The rental market was horrendous – very few vacancies and only a minuscule number of those vacancies were affordable, with multiple potential residents vying for each vacancy. Yara, the mom of the family was the one who undertook the search for a new home. Dyana, our Program Services Navigator, was in regular communication with Yara, providing support and resources as they worked diligently, attempting to find an affordable place for the family to call home. In the beginning of August, Yara was admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 and within days,Yara passed away. We were stunned and deeply saddened by this family’s loss. Yara’s community of family, friends, and resources rallied quickly to attempt to help Manuel and the children through the loss, and then, given the short timeline, almost immediately to assist with finding housing. Given the complications
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of this particular situation and the moratorium on evictions, Trudy, Homes First CEO, contacted the City of Lacey and asked for an extension until October 1. This extension was granted by the City of Lacey giving us a bit more time to assist the family. As Dyana contacted resources, it became apparent that the entire community had heard the Sierra story and were attempting to help. Dyana was put in touch with several staff members from Community Action Council of Lewis, Mason and Thurston Counties (CAC) and the Family Support Center. She arranged a meeting with those folks, the family’s housing manager from Housing Authority of Thurston County (HATC) and the McKinneyVento Coordinator from North Thurston Schools to work as a team to find housing. Once it became clear that HATC was going to be able to assist with a larger part of the rent, Dyana contacted the manager of the Merritt Manor apartments in hopes of finding an appropriate vacancy there. Merritt Manor had no vacancies, but the manager put Dyana in touch with several other managers of Prime Locations properties in the area who might have vacancies. We found a property with a vacancy and immediately moved forward with completing the application to rent,
notifying HATC, and detailing the financial assistance required for the move. CAC and the North Thurston Education Foundation committed to assist financially. When HATC determined the rent Prime Locations was charging was too much for rent to meet HATC requirements, Trudy contacted the CEO of Prime Locations and asked for a permanent reduction in rent to meet the Housing Authority guidelines. Prime Locations agreed, and the paperwork moved forward. Everyone involved worked diligently to complete their piece so that Manuel and his children could move before the deadline. Unfortunately, paperwork snafus delayed the process and the family had to be out of their old home before they could move in to their new home. Homes First offered to allow the family to load their household goods into the Homes First box truck for temporary storage and paid for a hotel for the family to stay in until the paperwork was completed. After nearly a full week in a hotel, the family was finally able to move into their new home. The children continue to attend their previous school for the balance of the school year with North Thurston Schools providing transportation from out of district under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, and Manuel continues to work diligently to support and care for his family. 2021 A n n u a l I m pa c t Rep ort - 9
R EN TAL CO ST S These graphs illustrate the rent cost difference between a home provided by Homes First (the first column) and a similar home if rented on the private market (the second column) for both a 2 bedroom and a 3 bedroom home. On average, a Homes First home is approximately 30% to 40% less expensive than what is available in our community. That savings for our tenants goes back into providing the other basic necessities they need to thrive in our community; things like food, health care, child care and more.
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MISSION
Homes First creates and maintains safe, healthy and affordable rental homes for those who need them most.
VISION
Vibrant communities where everyone has a safe and healthy home they can afford, so that they have hope for a better future.
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Being a Homes First tenant has allowed me to get my dignity back
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- David T., Homes First Tenant
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Sometimes it’s the little things that make a big impact in the work we do. N E W TRUC K
SOL A R
In 2017, we were gifted a box truck from the Thurston County Food Bank. They were in the fortunate position to have received a grant to replace their truck with one more suited to their work and we needed a truck badly! After 5 years of repairing it often and even replacing the engine in 2020 we knew it was time for a new truck.
We continue to work with Olympia Community Solar, PSE, and South Sound Solar to add renewable energy, through solar panels, to our homes. In 2021, we were even able to panel our office and the attached home for adults with developmental disabilities. In 2022, we are adding solar panel options to all our projects. See below for more exciting news on some of those projects. We are also proud that we were able to facilitate the addition of solar panels to the 82-unit low-income apartment complex, Merritt Manor, located in the City of Olympia. We believe that all community members should have the ability to participate in saving our world through renewable energy.
Many thanks to the Boeing Employees Community Fund for helping meet this need. Having a new truck might not sound very exciting to some but we can tell you it makes a huge difference in the life of our tenants! It allows us to not only take care of the daily break and fix maintenance needs of our 45 properties but also to do dump runs twice a year. Our low-income residents don’t have to worry about what they do with the bed or dresser or other large items when they don’t need them anymore. Taking things to the dump requires a large vehicle and the funds to pay the dump charges. We take that on, on behalf of our residents so that they can be good neighbors and not dump things outside their homes or by the side of the road. That is a BIG deal! 1 2 - Homes Fi r st
DON ATE D HOME S As we move forward into 2022, we are excited to announce that we’ve had two homes donated to us in the last 12 months. The City of Tumwater received a home from the LOTT clean water alliance, and is donating that home to Homes First. We will convert it into an eight bedroom home by adding four bedrooms in the pre-existing garage and partner with Oxford House International to give a home to eight women in their program. Many thanks to Glenn Wells for architectural services and SCJ Alliance for engineering support. Look out for volunteer opportunities over the summer as we make it into a beautiful home. For more information contact volunteer@ homesfirst.org In addition, a local community supporter is donating a home in west Olympia which includes a single family home with ¾ acre of land on which we plan to add three to four units of housing suitable for singles and couples. Are you especially concerned about housing for someone or a group of people who traditionally struggle to find and retain a home they can afford? Do you have the ability to donate a home to Homes First? Contact us to discuss how we can help you fulfill you dream to provide an affordable home through a donation of a home to Homes First. donate@homesfirst.org
P EOPLE SELL ING TO US DIR E CTLY When people come to us first, before listing their home on the open market, it not only saves both of us money that usually goes to marketing but also allows us to develop a plan to make their home into a legacy in our community. For example, along with the two donated properties we received in the last 12 months, a local community member came to us to sell their home off of Capital Way in Olympia. The seller is very concerned about the lack of affordable housing in our region and wants to make a difference while also receiving compensation for her home. Not only will we be able to use the home which is already on the property but we will also add three to four units of cottage housing. All the homes on this property plus the other two donated properties will be solar paneled as part of their rehabilitation process. That is an amazing legacy to our community. Do you have a home that you’d like to see used as a lasting housing legacy in our community? Consider donating it to Homes First and help change the lives of community members for years to come. For more information check out homefirstlegacy.org
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BO A R D M E M BE RS I N A CTION
Have you ever wondered why some nonprofit agencies are so successful, why they run so smoothly, or why the board and staff members work so well together? It could be due to everyone liking and respecting each other. It could be due to everyone having a lot of experience in performing their jobs. It could also be due to having excellent communication in the organization with a clear mission that everyone embraces and supports. There is one more characteristic that is generally overlooked and receives very little attention. That is, until a problem surfaces, and then it is too late. We’re talking about nonprofit governance. The Homes First Board of Directors takes governance seriously. We have been working for many years to ensure we have all of the pieces in place that allow 14 - Homes Fi r st
us to excel at our mission and do it in a respectful and responsible manner both inside and outside of our organization. It’s a continuing process, ,and our Board deserves kudos for making it a priority to ensure the foundational documents that guide our work are in place: mission, vision, values, bylaws, articles of incorporation, and all governmental rules and laws including the current strategic plan, goals, and financial reports. In addition, we believe that embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion as organizational values is a way to intentionally make space for positive outcomes to flourish, whether it is in the work we do daily with tenants and our partners or in the public policy spheres. We are committed to using our staff meetings and board meetings to examine our core values. Our biggest challenge is how to apply those values in our daily operations. It’s a work in progress and we hope our community will give us grace as we learn to be and do better in this important area of our work. You can read more about our ongoing commitment on our website at: www.HOMESFIRST.ORG/EQUITYSTATEMENT
LE G A C Y GI VI NG / G IFT S I N WI LLS You can plan to make a gift of cash, stocks, or real property to Homes First and establish a Legacy Gift of property to your community. It is a great way to preserve your values, inspire others around you to give, and forever leave your mark on a community that has been a big part of your life. When you make a donation of real estate to Homes First, you won’t have capital gains exposure because you’re gifting—not selling— the property; this means your charitable gift, and your tax deduction as well, will be maximum. Find out more at: homesfirstlegacy.org
H E R E ’ S H O W D O N AT I N G A H O M E S TO HOMES FIRST WORKS IN 3 EASY STEPS: 1) TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROPERTY We will work with you to gather all the details and documents we’ll need to start the donation process. Call us to get started. 2) WE WILL DO A STANDARD PROPERTY REVIEW Upon the receipt of all documents and information, we will work with Helping Hands of America to run a standard review, including title search, tax and lien search and environmental violations search to determine if we can accept your property as a charitable donation. 3) WE’LL DO THE PAPERWORK AND SEND THE CLOSING DOCUMENTS FOR YOU TO SIGN We’ll ensure the closing documents get to you for signing.Your title company will take care of the deed transfer and recording, notifying all necessary state and municipality authorities to complete the transfer. We will take over all taxes, maintenance and insurance responsibilities, and send you a taxdeductible receipt.
OR - SELL YOUR HOME TO HOMES FIRST You can also choose to come to us first when you choose to sell your home. Not only will it save you costs on marketing a home on the open market, it will give Homes First the opportunity to keep another home affordable forever. For more information: Shannon Michlitsch, CFRE developmentdirector@homesfirst.org • 360-236-0920 x250 2021 A n n u a l I m pa c t Rep ort - 15
the first moment of contact with Homes First, I feel a sense “of From belonging, even though it is a professional relationship they treat you like family, always asking if I need anything before hanging up on a phone call or leaving my home, letting me know to call if I have a problem or concern. Since being here, I’ve felt welcomed even during the application and interview process.
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- Tina M, Homes First tenant
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FI NA NC I A L S
2021 INCOME
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Earned Income - 68% $939,854
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Events & Fundraising - 15% $206,480
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Grants - 10% $143,060
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Public Funds - 7% $97,011
$1,386,407
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Property Expenses - 42% $588,959
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Fundraising - 11% $148,678
C
Operations - 7% $103,874
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Reserves for Future Projects - 20% $275,170
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2021 EXPENSE $1,386,407
Admin Staff - 2% $29,716 Representative only. Not an audited financial statement. Homes First housed 23 new individuals in 2021.
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HEROES FOR HOUSING SPONSORS PRESENTING SPONSOR:
CHAMPION SPONSORS:
PARTNER SPONSORS:
COMMUNITY SPONSORS:
1st Security Bank Capitol Pump Resources Chicago Title Thurston Columbia Bank GHB Insurance
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Johnson, Stone, & Pagano, P.S. O Bee Credit Union Providence Health SPSCC Timberland Bank US Bank
D ONORS Susan & Rob Ahlschwede
Marisa Clough
Amanda Ford
Phyllis Hennen
Richard Allen
Cece Clynch Nancy Connery
Holly & James Gadbaw
Tonya Hennen and Bill Reiswig
Jose Galvan
Matt & Theresa Herinckx
Jay Allen Douglas Allen
Jim & Thomasina Cooper
Pam Arledge
Bill Course
Larry & Kari Arlint
Trinalynn Cruz
Kathy Baros Friedt
Cora Davidson
Jessica Bateman Genne Beach Lois Beck Michael Bell David & Kathleen Bellefeuille-Rice Linden Bentley Jane Beyer
Leatta Dahlhoff Allison Dellwo Sandy DiBernardo Laurie Dolan Barb & Lane Dorcy Joe & Myra Downing
Susan Bieker
Lee and Beth Doyle
Dennis Bloom & Leslie Emerick
Susan Dubuisson Anna Easton
Larry Blume
Jena Embry Loes
Bob and Sally Brennand
Amy Evans
Cheryle Broom
Dr. Sheila & Gerald Fay
Mary Jo & Henry Burns Kay Caromile Harold & Dorrie Carr
Phyllis Farrell
Gail Feagins Daya Fields and Family
Paul Gamble & Jeri Van Dyk Christine Garst
Joseph & Sherry Heye
Mary Gentry
Maureen Hill
Gery & Valerie Gerst
Elizabeth Hines J. Michael Holly
Clark Gilman
Judith Holter
Shannon Glenn
Michele Horaney
Kristine Goodard
Janae Huber
Kevin Gordham
Jacquelyn Jacobs
Jeannine & Ronald Granberg
Peggy & Jay Jamerson
Kelly Green
Christina & Tim Janis
Evelyn Greenberg Robert Grey & Kathryn Guykema
Kerry Janovitch Jim Jensen
Jennifer Griggs
Cathy and Eric Johnson
Jeannie Gruber
Beth Johnson
Karen Hall
Janet Josephson
Shy-Anne Haney
Mark Kaufman
Cheryl Hanks & Selden Hall
Judith Kennedy
Alan Hardcastle Elizabeth & Richard Hauser
Jim Keogh & Jane Nibler-Keogh Danille Kettel
Craig Chance
Fred and Bonnie Finn
Mike Christensen
Ann Flannigan
Sara Knight
Annie Clay
Don & Margaret Foran
Janey Koester
Leah Hawtin
Mark and Marie Kitabayashi
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D ONORS Michael Mason Kathy & Mike McCormick Margo McEwen & Woody Hill
Cleve and Marty Pinnix Mary Anne & Dudley Pitchford Valerie Plummer
Carolina Mejia
Cynthia Pratt
S. Tye Menser
Kathy Randich
Michelle Mewhinney-Angel
Leon Reeves
Shannon Michlitsch
Jack and Donna Rice
Kathleen Mix
Francesca Ritson & Brian Williams
Michelle Morlan
Mary Roberts
Judith Moxley
Aaron Rodriguez
Michael and Theresa Murphy
Jeannine Roe
Peter & Claudia Murray Peter Murray
Karen and Joel Romanelli Brian Hovis & Deborah Ross
James & Patricia Leonard
Carl & Cyndi Nelson
Barbara Rudolph
Sandra J Nelson
Anne Kunkle
Chris & Catrina Lester
Vincent Schueler
Barb & Lief Lantz
Lori Lien
Eric & Kathryn Ness
Anne Larsen
Bron & Tuula Lindgren
William & Rachel Newmann
Marsha & Merritt Long
Iraina Nitz
Paula & Daniel Lowe
Shana Osmer
Jon & Karen Kooiker
Kevin Lautz and Trudy Soucoup Patrick and Marilyn LaViollette
John Oliver
Anna Schlecht Cheryl Selby Suzanne & Herbie Sewell Jeff Showman Don Sloma R. Peggy Smith Lisa Smith
Marcy LaViollette
Leslie Lynam
Darrel & Julie Peeples
David & Jane Lehnis
MElizabeth Maatta
Ken Pekola
Vikki Smith
Jim & Emily Lengenfelder
John MacLennan
Nate Peters
James & Pene Speaks
Thomas & Barbara Malone
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Sandra Peters
Peri Smith
D ONORS Scott Spence
Evette Temple
James Stanton
Priscilla Terry
Joyce Steckler
Pam Trautman
Nancy Stevenson
Tony and Heidi Usibelli
Chuck Stewart Melanie Stidham Melissa Stone Oliver Stormshak Harriet Strasberg Eileen Swarthout Gary & Carrie Swindler
Karen Valenzuela David & Elinor Vandegrift Karen Verner Beverly Vincent Madison Wallace
Mike & Nancy Walsh
Christiane Wollaston-Joury
Dan & Mary Weiss
Gregory Wright
Anthony Whiley & Muriel Codd Anne Whitney Mimi Williams Suzanne Wilson Sue Wise
Ann and Kenneth Yeo Deric Young Kim & Jeff Young Cyndi and Dr. Jerome Zechmann
Corinn Wohl
Every effort has been made to list everyone who has donated, sponsored, volunteered and gave in-kind. If we have missed your name or made an error, please let us know at developmentdirector@homesfirst.org.
FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS & ORGANIZATIONS Association of Washington Cities Combined Fund Drive (CFD) Thrivent Financial A&R Solar SPC Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd Chicago Title Thurston Puget Sound Energy
Heffernan Foundation Lifespan Construction Inc. Olympia Unitarian Universalist Congregation The Community Foundation of South Puget Sound Hometown Property Management - Andrew Barkis
Thurston County Realtors Association Squaxin Island Tribe Rotary Club of Olympia Boeing Employees Community Fund Heritage Bank Minuteman Press Westside Olympia Port Blakely
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IN-KIND DONORS Olympia Community Solar
Raven's Brew Coffee
Pete Sutch – WIN Home Inspections
Phillips Burgess PLLC
Haley and Luke Rankin
FORMA Construction Inc.
Thurston Talk
P ROUD M EM BERS OF:
WA Landlords Association
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HOW YO U C A N HEL P CONTRIBUTIONS Become a monthly donor! Check/Cash Online Giving Gifts in Wills Workplace Giving
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Combined Fund Drive Memorials Stock Property
Heroes for Housing Breakfast Landscape Support Advisory Committees Administrative Support Painting Support All Trades needed to help turn houses into homes
Give Local
Want to support our work? donate@homesfirst.org
D O N AT E S U P P L I E S / TOOLS 12” Chop saw 10” Table saw Storage Sheds
Electric drain/sewer snake clean out 50’ x 1/2” cable
to us and “treatYouusarewithKINDrespect. ” - Peter C, Homes First Tenant
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YOU HAV E T HE P O WE R TO C H A NG E L I VES SHARING THE STORY OF HOMES FIRST Invite your colleagues, friends, family, neighbors, or faith group friends to a one-hour presentation of the Homes First mission. The presentation can be held at your place of work or worship, your home, a coffee shop or restaurant or at the Homes First office. This is NOT a fundraiser and we do NOT ask for money but is our way to have the community know us better.
MEMBER OF A CLUB OR CIVIC GROUP? Connect us with them and we would be happy to speak at one of their meetings to share our mission and community impact.
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C O N TA C T Shannon Michlitsch to select a convenient date for you. 360.915.8176 developmentdirector@homesfirst.org
7 th Annual Real Community Hero
AWARDS & CELEBRATION
Friday, May 6, 2022 @ 5:30 at the Heritage Distilling Company Tumwater, WA
B invi y tati onl on y!
Help Us Celebrate Our Real Community Heroes! FOR INVITATION INFORMATION CONTACT Homes First | 5203 Lacey Blvd. SE, Ste. A, Lacey, WA 98503 360.915.8176 | celebrate@homesfirst.org 2021 A n n ua l I m pa c t Rep ort - 2 5
BOA RD OF DI R ECTORS As of 12.31.2021 President, Mary Roberts
Secretary, Thomasina Cooper
Vice President, Chris Lester
Leatta Dahlhoff
Data Abstractor, WA State Dept. of Health Joined 2018
Executive Assistant to Thurston County Commissioner Tye Menser Joined 2019
Community Development Manager, Thurston County Title Joined 2017
Environmental Technical Analyst, DES, Council Member, Tumwater City Council Joined 2018
Treasurer, Ken Pekola
Shannon Glenn
Senior VP of Business Loans, Olympia Federal Savings Joined 2020
Outreach Manager, Thurston/Lewis Counties PSE. Joined 2020
Dannette Molina
Talent Development Specialists, ResCare Youth Career Services Joined 2019
Jeannine Roe Broker, Greene Realty Group Joined 2018
Wayne Souza Retired, Construction/ Property Management Joined 2020
Hallee Starborn Staff, Home Depot Joined 2015
Evette Temple VP, Commercial Business Banking, US Bank Joined 2020
HOMES F I RS T 2022 S TAF F Trudy Soucoup, CEO Candace Wood, Director of Finance Jena Embry Loes, Director of Operations Shannon Michlitsch, CFRE Director of Resource Development 26 - Hom es Fi r st
Ron Stewart, Director of Programs and Assets
Dyana Todd, Program Services Navigator
Keith Garlinghouse, Maintenance Coordinator
Felly Giorgianni Jr, Maintenance Technician II
Amy Sewell, Finance Coordinator
Paul Spivak, Maintenance Technician I Luna Todd, Our loyal office mascot
Jeff Warnke, Chehalis Tribe delivers tribal sponsorship check to Ron Stewart, Property/Projects Director at Homes First.
Save the Date! 9 th Annual
HEROES FOR HOUSING FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 AT 8:00 A.M. HYBRID ATTENDANCE OPTION AVAILABLE MORE INFORMATION WWW.HOMESFIRST.ORG/HEROES 2021 A n n u a l I m pa c t Rep ort - 27
5203 Lacey Blvd. SE, Ste. A, Lacey, WA 98503