Aura Home Women Vetshttps://aurahomewomenvets.org

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Aura Home Founder Story• Served in the U.S. Army from Dec 1975 – May 1995• Diagnosed with PTSD five years after Military Discharge• Ten years of homelessness and struggling with health concerns• Hope and recovery• Volunteering: VSO’s, VAMC, ABCCM

• In 2009, Alyce began volunteering for causes that mattered, helping homeless women veteransSee article in Mountain Xpress, September 6, 2018

https://mountainx.com/living/aura-foundation-helps-homeless-women-veterans/

• WNC woman wages war on Homelessness among female veteransSee article News13WLOS Person of the week April 21, 2017

https://wlos.com/news/person-of-the-week/wnc-woman-wages-war-on-homelessness-among-female-veterans"Well, my passion is because I see homeless women veterans are least served in the state and in the country," Knaflich said.

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Aura Home: How it Started

• Volunteering with ABCCM (2009)• Volunteering with NC AMVETS Service Foundation

• Aura Home Women Vets (2011)

• Aura Home Women Vets Founded, non-profit 501( C )3 (Nov 2014)

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Aura Home Women Vets

• Dec 2016 Purchased property in Hendersonville, NC• Sept 2017 Aura Home rented a 3 bedroom apartment for temporary housing for homeless women veterans• Veteran’s Success Stories• Aura Home programs guides veterans through self-education• Aura Home concentrates on homeless prevention• Veterans and family members served since 2007 (see handout)• Serving 9 counties

• Avery• Buncombe• Haywood• Henderson• McDowell

• Mitchell• Polk• Rutherfordton• Transylvania

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Hendersonville Property (Felicia Reeves Home)

• Purchased Dec 2016• Clean Out• Zoning & Codes• Renovating Plans

• Architect• Contractor• Volunteer• Cost• Project Completion 2021

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Aura Home Hendersonville Today

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Aura Home Hendersonville

The Future

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Hendersonville Property Next Steps

• Renovation Prep: 1. Remove Debris2. Store Furniture3. Security4. Cosmetics

• Renovations:• Phase I: Roof, Grounds Grading & French Drain, Storage Building Repair• Phase II: Contractor Permits, Electrical, Plumbing, Bathroom Installations, Fire Suppression System, Codes & Fire Insp.• Phase III: Walls, Ceilings, HVAC, Doors, Windows• Phase IV: Finishing, Installing Cabinets, Kitchen Appliances

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How Are We Getting There? Est. $350K

• Sponsorships• Community Gifting• Individuals• Organizations: Churches, VSO’s, Other Non-Profits• Grants: Lowes, Home Depot, etc• Fund Raising Events

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Where Are We Going?

• Temporary housing: • Now – 3 Beds in Asheville Apartment• Hendersonville – Phase I, 6 Beds• Hendersonville – Phase II, 6 Additional Beds• Providing 15 beds for homeless veteran women

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Aura Home Sponsors

And Individuals Like You

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Aura Home Women Veterans

• www.aurahomewomenvets.org

• Phone: 828-771-6979• eMail: aurahomewv@gmail.com• Mail: PO Box 14. Asheville NC 28802• Office: 1 Dundee St, Asheville NC 28801

• https://aurahomewomenvets.org/help-women-veterans/• GoFundMe, Amazon Smile, PayPal