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Thank You for Attending Our Annual Auction!
he 16th Annual Celebration Auction was a night to remember with more than 400 guests at Anthony’s Ocean th View on April 29 ! Jim Travers, Vice President of Resource Development for United Way of Greater New Haven, emceed the night and counted down the silent auction. Eric Hummel of Hummel Brothers returned for his 12th year as the live auctioneer. On top of hundreds of great auction items, guests enjoyed popping 145 balloons in our Balloon Pop! Thank you to Barb Chupp, Beth Jessey,
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and Andrea Panullo for bringing the Balloon Pop back for the second year. Congratulations again to the Community in Excellence Award recipients Neighbor-to-Neighbor Lifeline and Geralyn Tagatac. Dr. Shirley A. Jackson was honored with the Chris Vogt Outstanding Board Member of the Year Award. Thank you for partnering with us to provide homeless women and children a safe place to stay. A special thank you to all sponsors, auction item donors, ad donors, and the auction committee who made the event possible! ■
Housing A Family In Danbury
cross Connecticut, an ambitious effort to take major steps toward ending homelessness within 100 days kicked off on March 11, combining the efforts and resources of many agencies across the state.
The 100-day challenge to end homelessness involves advocates, activists, service providers and others working to put existing resources together more effectively to advance the goal of ending homelessness. New Reach’s Housing First Collaborative team in Norwalk has been working with agencies across the region to meet the challenge. In her role as navigator for the Fairfield County family 100 day team, New Reach Critical Time Intervention (CTI) case worker, Jodyann Prendergast, helped guide the Caldwell Family to a new home.
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Evicted after a fire, which left her son blind, Ms. Caldwell and her four children found themselves with nowhere to live. Working with the shared resources of the Fairfield County 100 day team, Jodyann was able to locate and secure housing for the Caldwell’s in Danbury and successfully divert them from a shelter stay. The team came together to identify the housing, negotiate the lease, provide the security deposit and even basic furnishings. Expressing her gratitude, Ms. Caldwell said, "If it was not for this program, I would not be in a home with my family again. We have a fresh beginning." ■
Charity Carousel at Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale of Madison
n Tuesday August 4th, bring the family out to Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale of Madison and ride the Magical Charity Carousel to benefit New Reach. Called the “flying Menagerie for Charity” all proceeds from the Carousel are donated to local charitable causes and organizations. Rides are $1.50 each. Since its inception Lenny & Joe’s Fish Tale has donated over $893,000 to local charities. Thank you to Lenny & Joe’s for their commitment to the community and to New Reach on August 4th! The carousel is open from 12:15 p.m. – 7:00 p.m and is located at 1301 Boston Post Road, Madison. ■
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP People’s United Bank Webster Bank
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First Niagara Foundation Nutmeg Consulting Paul B. Bailey Architect The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven Viking Electric Margery Vogt Voltz Electric
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Bankwell Guilford Savings Bank The Hurley Group Lab Logistics Law Office of Elizabeth McMahon Nicholas R. Nesi, Esquire Start Community Bank Elizabeth Tagatac Geralyn Tagatac Voya Financial Yale University Office of New Haven & State Affairs
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Anderson-Krause Insurance Co. ARS Restoration Specialists Constitution Advisory Group Fireworks LLC Goodcopy Guilmartin, DiPiro & Sokolowski LLC HI Stone & Co Jh Hair Design MARCUM LLP Mayo Crowe LLC MLC Properties Pensions Plus Inc Reitman Personnel Services Russo Roofing S & T Deleading & Construction Tech Impact The United Way of Greater New Haven Bernadette & William Welsh Wireless Zone Wright Plumbing
Donations
Acorn Consulting Engineers Mary Colwell William & Diane Dow Foreign Tire Rita & Robert Franchini Julius & Ginny Friese Horizon Tire Donald Hubert in honor of Marion Whittle Raymond Ingraham Law Offices of John Keyes Michelin North America Inc Mohawk Rubber Charitable Corporation Mohawk Rubber Sales of New England, Inc. Barbara Nelson Bridget Petrillo Liz Phillips Art & Peggy Sanders Van & Debbie Selden Trash Master, LLC
Gold Ticket Patrons
Mary Barneby Amy Brown Chestnut Fine Foods Leo & Courtney Connors Andrew & Eileen Eder Maryrose Hoffman I on the ball, LLC Raymond Ingraham Law Offices of John Keyes William McKay Smedley Aerial Lifts Christie Stewart Peter Thomas Nicole Travaglino Angela & James Westwood Deborah Woodworth
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Reaching Home Campaign
Board of Directors Officers Linda Zimmerman Chair
Deborah Woodworth Vice Chair
Diana Teixeira, CPA Treasurer
Alfred Smith, Jr., Esq. Secretary
Directors Leo Connors, Jr. Mary Ferrari, Esq. Shirley A. Jackson, Ph.D. John Keyes, Esq. Barbara Nelson, MSW-LCSW Bernadette Welsh Michael West
Contributors Kellyann Day Chief Executive Officer
Mary Grande
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A Letter From Kellyann Day, Chief Executive Officer
leven years ago the Partnership for Strong Communities launched the Reaching Home Campaign based on a simple premise: Homelessness is unacceptable. It is solvable and preventable.
This powerful idea has guided the fight to end homelessness in Connecticut for over a decade. Its inherent truth has inspired stakeholders across the state to work together to find solutions to end homelessness in all of its forms for all of our citizens. Connecticut has invested in solutions and the results are irrefutable. We are winning the war against homelessness. We are on track to end chronic and veteran homelessness by 2016; and family and childhood homelessness by 2020. There is a very bright light at the end of this tunnel. As I reflect on the efforts of the many people responsible for the success of the Reaching Home campaign, I am humbled by the way our community has risen to the occasion: setting aside differences, standing by our commitment to work together and staying the course. The work we have done proves that it does indeed “Take a Village.” The power of many far outweighs the capacity of any one individual or organization. While the challenges at times seemed insurmountable, our perseverance has paid off. While our work is not done, we now know that it soon will be. At the 10th Annual Reaching Home Celebration and Housing Awards Dinner, our former resident of Life Haven and supportive housing client, Jolene Ball, was selected to receive The Carol Walter Supportive Housing Tenant Award for New Haven. While we can now count in months instead of years the time it will take to end homelessness in Connecticut, we still need your support to reach our goal. Let’s finish strong. Let’s finish together.
Community Relations Specialist
Rachael Lynch Development Assistant
Kristen McKay Newsletter Editor
Josephine O’Neil Graphic Design
Beth Pearsall-Palmer Director of Special Projects
Christie Stewart Director of Special Projects
Join Us on the Shoreline on August 13th!
Kellyann Day, MSW; Chief Executive Officer
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resented by ANN INC. Life Haven’s annual Summer on the Sound is August 13, 2015 from 6:00 - 8:30pm! Join us at Owenego Inn & Beach Club, located in Branford, with an old-fashioned BBQ, music, wall of wine, and waterfront view!
Life Haven is pleased to honor Porcini International and Miss Sydney Allen for their commitment to the mission of Life Haven. If would like to receive our monthly e-newsletter please visit our website and click on “NEWSLETTER”.
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Visit our web page http://www.newreach.org or call us at (203) 492-4866. “Like” New Reach and Life Haven @NewReachCT #buildinghopefulfutures #lifehaven
Members of Porcini International have been supporting the mission of Life Haven since 2000. Every holiday season, Porcini International brings smiles to many children’s faces by providing a warm meal, gifts, and ensuring a special visit from Santa Claus. Throughout the year, Porcini International donates food and supplies for the women and children at Life Haven. Miss Sydney Allen, a recent graduate of Newtown High School, is being honored for her volunteerism and the renovation of the SEARCH (Services, Education & Activities Reaching Children who are Homeless) room at Life Haven to include an area for middle school and high school aged residents. Through her efforts, Sydney transformed the room with a fresh coat of paint, couches, desk space, and art & craft supplies. Joining ANN INC. as sponsors for this year’s Summer on the Sound include Platinum Sponsor Faxon Law Group, as well as, Yale-New Haven Hospital and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. A special thanks to Summer on the Sound co-chairs Maryrose Hoffman and Katie Fischer. Tickets for Summer on the Sound are $50 for general patron and $100 for gold patron tickets. Tickets may be purchased online at www.lifehaven.org or by contacting Mary Grande for more information at mgrande@newreach.org or 203.492.4866. ■
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Volunteer Recognition Breakfast Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.
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n Wednesday, June 10th New Reach held its first Volunteer Recognition Breakfast at Amarante’s Sea Cliff in New Haven, which was sponsored in part by AT&T.
At New Reach we believe we can make a difference in the lives of women and children who are experiencing homelessness, but the agency could not achieve its goals without the help of our volunteers. Board Member Bernadette Welsh welcomed all attendees with a heart-felt thank you and AT&T’s Director of Legislative External Affairs, Kelly Wade-Bertucchi, spoke about her passion for the mission of New Reach and how honored she is to be able to be able to help the organization. New Reach recognized five volunteers/groups at the breakfast. Vertical Church was honored for the work of members of the congregation, as well as the congregation as a whole. Eleven years ago, Town Fair Tire’s commitment to the mission of New Reach began and their volunteerism continues today through events like the auction, Adopt-A-Family and the Back to School Supplies drive. For many years, students at Quinnipiac University have been extending a helping hand to New Reach in different ways, from painting, raking, and collecting work clothing for residents to go on interviews. The number of QU groups that have come to help New Reach is endless! Carolyn Cary and Sue Spight were honored for making Wednesday nights at Martha’s Place a time to relax, release and renew for the women living at the shelter. Barbara Nelson, New Reach Board Member, shared beautiful remarks for the volunteers in attendance, “For those of you who have volunteered because you care, because you want to give back or because you know it’s important, we at New Reach thank you. If it was not for the more than 1,000 hours that were clocked by our volunteers last year, we could not have achieved all that we have.” If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Rachael Lynch at 203-492-4866, ext. 35 or via email at volunteer@newreach.org. ■
Creating a Home for Tina’s Family
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special note from Tina* to Ralph Morrow, The Furniture Co-Op Manager, after the program helped turn her empty house into a home. When you’re cleaning your home, renovating or moving, please consider donating your gently used furniture to The Furniture Co-Op. Your donation will make a difference in the lives of so many.
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Building In Hamden
New Reach recently celebrated the ground breaking of Sanford Commons in Hamden, which will include 33 units of housing. The building is currently being framed and is on track to open next spring! ■
Hamden Students Making A Difference
A Special Thank You From a Martha’s Place Resident
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would like to thank everyone at Martha’s Place for all they have done for me. I’m extremely grateful.
All the staff are respectful to you, as they expect from us back. Carmen Muniz, the shelter manager, will go above and beyond for any one as long as you’re trying to help yourself as well. I cannot thank her enough.
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Hopefully I will one day get back on my feet so I too can do whatever I can to help Martha’s Place.
Alysia Foster, she’s wonderful. No matter how busy she continues to be, she’s always smiling and trying to help us with job placements, apartment rentals, Section 8 or any type of housing. If housing is available, Alysia will find it. Thank you to all the staff who made me feel at home and safe.
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Thank you to the people who volunteer and bring food for the women here. Pat who not only cooks, but when she cooks everything is from scratch.
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I hope Martha’s Place continues to stay open and receive all the help where ever they receive it to keep running. Hopefully I will one day get back on my feet so I too can do whatever I can to help Martha’s Place.
This was my safe place when I don’t have a home of my own and I hope all the women that come and go feel as lucky and safe as I am. ■
Open House in Norwalk
ew Reach welcomed the community during an open house for the Fairfield County Housing First Collaboration. Our goal is to end chronic and veteran homelessness in Fairfield County.
“Across the country, the Housing First approach is enabling communities to make significant progress in ending chronic homelessness, including Utah, which recently announced that they have effectively ended chronic homelessness. With the adoption of Housing First and the use of evidence-based practices like Critical Time Intervention, New Reach and its partners have taken an important step to achieving an end to chronic homelessness in Fairfield County.” – Richard S. Cho, Senior Policy Director, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. ■
The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and the Hamden High School Gender Equality Club wanted to make a difference. For one week members of the club sold bracelets and held a contest on who could guess how many M&Ms were in the jar. The club raised more than $500 to help homeless women and children! During April, the Gender Equality Club was raising awareness throughout Hamden High School by asking students, faculty and administration to sign a banner about sexual assault. The leadership of co-presidents Adele Gelperin and Bethany Keyl has grown the Gender Equality Club from five to more than 25 members over the past two years. Their goal is to ensure equality for all! ■
Photo (from left to right): Maureen Pasko, Homeless Services Director – Veteran's Administration, Richard Cho, Senior Policy Director – U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, Kellyann Day, CEO – New Reach, Todd Kipperman, – New Reach
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Back to School!
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ew Reach is kicking off its Annual Back to School Drive! It is our goal to ensure all schoolaged children who are in our programs will start school with the supplies they need to help them succeed. New Reach is collecting backpacks (all the way through high school-aged), pens, pencils, notebooks, binders, crayons, glue sticks, rulers, washable markers and more. Please consider also a donation of a gift card to Old Navy or Walmart to assist families in purchasing the uniforms children are required to wear in New Haven and Bridgeport. If you or your group are interested in participating or have any questions please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mary Grande at mgrande@ newreach.org or 203.492.4866. We ask that all backpacks and school supplies be delivered to New Reach Administrative Offices, 1st floor, 153 East Street by Wednesday, August 12th.
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Special Thanks To… Vertical Church for the deep clean at Martha’s Place. City Church for the donation of new towels and pillows for our shelters.
The New Haven Chapter Jack & Jill for donating the proceeds of their bowling outing to New Reach. Porcini International for preparing Easter Dinner for Life Haven. Christ Church Anglican of Branford for donating the proceeds of their baby bottle drive during the Lenten Season & Mother’s Day.
Guilford High School Interact Club for preparing a Mother’s Day brunch for our Martha’s Place women.
newreach extends a very special thank
you to those who invested $1000 or more since January 2015 to support our shelters and programs. One night at CareWays, Life Haven and Martha's Place shelters costs approximately $100, which includes food, clothing and intensive case management. As you can see, these generous gifts go a long way to supporting the shelters' budgets, and we are very grateful.
Employees of Medtronic for donating their time at The Furniture Co-Op. Yale New Haven Health Systems Business Office for donating Mother’s Day gifts to for our shelter residents. The Christian Tabernacle Baptist Church for 35 Mother’s Day toiletry baskets. Robin Russo and her team of friends for donating seven meals for Martha’s Place.
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