HNB Impact Report 2022

2022

IMPACT Report

Community Building

Dignity

Equality

Cross Cultural Sensitivity

Client First Mindset

Amazing Supporters!

I think the word for 2022 is “STRUCTURE” Coming off an overwhelming 2021, 2022 was a year of building structure to make sure HNB had all it needed in place to succeed. And all the while we continued a record-setting pace of home setups that did not subside until the end of the year.

The most notable structure building entailed officially launching two new programs. By the end of 2022, we had planned and launched the Moving Up Fund program to award money to new refugees seeking to upskill in their employment. We also set up the main structure for our artisan program – The New Neighbor Design website – giving additional funds and exposure to a dozen refugee artisans. Both programs put such a smile on my face, as we finally achieved our goal of distributing the generous donations received after the fall of Kabul to affected refugees.

We also notably built structure around our main Home Set Up program. We added two formal “drop off” days – led by our newly hired Family Services Assistant - to help us address the dozens of Afghan families moving into empty apartments. We also built a better system for collecting and keeping inventory of in-kind donations.

This was complimented by adding several big-name partners like Amazon, Ikea and Team Rubicon to help our scrappy little nonprofit.

Our partnerships helped our setup and furniture drop-off growth – by nearly four times the amount in 2021- and our in-kind donation collection growth, which topped $1 million, three times more than we collected in 2021.

We did consciously budget an operating loss for 2022, anticipating the all-hands-on-deck program focus during the first six months, knowing we had a plethora of donations from August 2021. During that time, we also worked to build our back-office structure, particularly codifying finance and human resources guides and processes, and training staff to better serve our clients and manage operations. And in September we added a full-time development director to focus on fundraising and grants, and ended the year strong, raising $173,000 with our Giving Tuesday and End of Year campaigns.

With all so many programs and processes in place, and the amazing staff and the rhythm and culture they created, I am so looking forward to what is to come in 2023 and so excited to have so many donors, volunteers and supporters part of our structure as well.

In Kindness,

Laura Thompson Osuri, Executive Director

2022 tIMELINE Partnered with Team Rubicon for volunteer and donation support

Hired part-time Family Services Assistant

February

March

Help 60 families with home set ups the most in one month to date!

April

Partnered with Amazon for "Last Mile" donations of household goods and help with furniture drop-offs

May

Launched Moving Up Fund

June

Awarded State Farm Community Assist Grant of $25,000

July

First Job and Training Fair

Held first in-person Storytelling Night & Fundraiser

August

September

November

December

Brought on our first Americorp VISTA

Hired first Development Director

Launched New Neighbor Designs Artisan Store

Raised $120,000 in the "Stock up HNB for 2023" campaign

2022 Programs Donation Collection Picked up furniture donations from 436 donors Received $100,000 in donated credit from Amazon via its "Last Mile Program" Received $12,211 in homes furnishings from IKEA Received $7,680 in laundry detergent donations from Earth Breeze

"I am very thankful that we received very good quality furniture... Everything we have now makes us feel at home."

- Ilham Shirzai, Afghan Refugee

$ 1 million in donated furniture and household goods collected - and passed along - to refugees

2022 Programs

2,130 Refugees who received home furnishings

Home Set Ups

1,170 Beds distributed

75% Of all clients from the area resettlement agencies served

512 Homes furnished

"You have blown our minds. When we moved into this house we had absolutely nothing. But you guys came in and gave us sofa, lamps, cupboards, beds. You furnished our house and we are very much grateful.”

- George, Ukrainian Refugee George, who is originally from Nigeria, arrived in the United States in October 2022, with his wife and infant daughter. They came from Ukraine, after many months of traveling through Hungary and Lithuania, trying to escape war. A group of HNB volunteers set up the family’s home before they moved in, adding special touches like stuffed animals for the baby and Ukrainian artwork.

2022 Programs

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Home Set Ups by month, country of origin Afghans

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2022 Programs Moving Up Fund & Employment Distributed awards to 14 refugees seeking job training 80% said they learned a new and useful skill for their career Two-thirds of those who completed their training found new, higher-paying jobs Held one employment & training fair, benefiting 53 people Connected 57 refugees to new jobs

''These trainings paved the path to get an unexpected full-time job in the medical field with good pay and made me feel satisfied and look forward to having and building a good career '' -Habib Barra, Afghan Refugee Habib was a project manager for USAID for 10 years in Afghanistan. Prior to that, he was a medical doctor. He came to the United States in October 2021, hoping to build a better, safer life for his wife and young children after the fall of Kabul. After being rejected for several jobs in his field, he took a “survival” job." He applied for the Moving Up Fund in September 2022, which allowed Habib to take time off and complete courses in health management.

2022 Programs Artisan Program

Onboarded nine artisans making accessories and home goods Attended five different in-person markets Sold $4,560 in artisan goods Launched New Neighbor Designs Website for online sales (www.newneighbordesigns.com)

"Knitting helps me overcome the problems and depression caused by resettlement and migration. It also makes me feel efficient and useful."

- Rabia, Afghan Refugee Rabia, a former teacher, is one of the newest artisans on New Neighbor Designs, and she is excited to share her knitting talents here in the U.S. She left Afghanistan in August of 2021 when Kabul fell and after an arduous journey, now lives in an apartment in Maryland with her extended family. In Afghanistan, Rabia was a kindergarten teacher and loved working with the little children.

2022 FINANCES Donated Services $10,050

Grants $86,000

Donated Items $1,115,116

Individual Donations $516,476

Events $11,310

Revenue $1,817,440

Programs, Non-cash $1,096,762

Programs, Cash $609,579

Management & General $162,091 Fundraising $41,571

Expense $1,991,003

Inventory $76,853

Cash $110,877

Grants Receivable $20,000

Pledges Receivable $44,131

Investments $256,668

Assets (December 31, 2022) $512,009

2022 PEOPLE

Our Board

Melanie Coburn

Borzou Azabdaftari

Joe Fuld

(Board Chair) Chief Relationship Officer for CADRE, a networking community

Owner and CEO of Nickelbronx, a marketing agency

President and founder of the Campaign Workshop

Mira Mendick Program Officer with the Community Sponsorship Hub

Abbas Mousa (Treasurer), Economist for the Department of Commerce

Hannah Koilpillai A Retired Finance manager for the World Bank

Robin M. Stutman (Secretary), retired Chief Administrative Hearing Officer for the U.S. Dept. of Justice’s Executive Office for Immigration Review

Marissa Maurer (Vice Chair), retired Public Affairs Officer for U.S. Foreign Service

Jordan Teague International Policy Specialist for Bread for the World Institute

Our Staff

(from left to right):

Amy Hoang Wrona, Development Director

Laura Thompson Osuri, Executive

(new 2022)

Director

Noah Klose, Community Outreach Manager

Atheer Abdulla, Part-time Driver

Linda Goldman, Warehouse Manager

Manizha Azizi, Family Services

(became full-time in 2022)

Manager

Amber Medero, Campus Compact VISTA

Waleed Yasin, Part-time Driver

Refugee Engagement Manager (new 2022)

Nick Grossmann, Program Manager

Nasser Haqparast, Family Services Assistant (new 2022)

2022 PEOPLE 11,600 volunteer hours

431 new volunteers

88 volunteers on average each month

Our Volunteers Volunteer Groups Accenture Local Office APO Mu Alpha Service Fraternity of Georgetown University Dupont Circle Rotary Club English Now! FEMA Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Group Goods 4 Good KAMA DC Kehila Chadasha Morris Cafritz Center for Social Responsibility Passion City Church Sligo Seventh Day Adventist Church St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church Silver Spring St. Peter's Episcopal Church Temple Shalom Washington Center for International Education The Well Community Church

New Partners

2022 SUPPORT Sustaining Donors ($2,500 to $4,999) William Adams Solomon Anchen David & Angelina Casazza Joanie Elder Craig I. Fields Alan Heymann John Holmes Wendy Jacobsen J.A Keyes Hannah Koilpillai Donna Kuster E.K. Labadie Courtney Lix

Jack Shaked Keri Thompson Jessica Wagner Roger West Greenlee Family Fund Hunt Family Philanthropic Fund National Community Church National Philanthropic Trust Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Whispering Bells Charitable Trust

Partner Donors ($5,000 or more)

Grantmakers Bethesda Chevy Chase Rotary Foundation The Good People Fund Kyle Todd Public Service Foundation The Phillip L. Graham Foundation Prince George’s County Council State Farm Foundation

Laya Aaron David & Anne Grizzle Anna Jenefsky Diane Karlik Roy Kaufmann Laurel Kent Holam Lau Marissa Maurer Floyd Mills Stephen & Erica Mongelli Sameel & Laura Osuri Scott Thompson Alison Voudrie The Carl M. Freeman Foundation Inc.

Chesapeake Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists Circle Fellowship Church Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP Giving Together Giving Circles Hogan Lovells Sligo Seventh Day Adventist Church Washington Nationals Philanthropies Zegar Family Fund

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