bridge house annual report

bridgehouse Serving Boulder’s Homeless & Working Poor

ANNUAL REPORT

2011

bridge house • 2011 Annual Report2 3Serving Boulder’s Homeless & Working Poor

FROM OUR BOARD CHAIR

Dear Bridge House Supporter:

2011 was an eventful year for Bridge House. We changed our name. Our old name, The Carriage House Community Table, came from our location in the historic carriage house behind First Congregational Church and from our merger with the Community Table organization. Our board of directors wanted a new name that was shorter and also better reflected our mission. Our staff and volunteers worked to create a transition to the new name that involved the adoption of a new logo and a number of events to introduce the new name to the community. The transition went well, and our new name and logo really help to send the message that we provide a bridge to help the homeless and working poor in our community to employment, housing and stable lives.

Our staff and board also spent considerable time and effort this past year in our search for larger facilities. Our 1200 square foot building has been bursting at the seams. Not only are we hampered in our ability to expand our program services, but the crowding is a safety concern as well. We hosted a neighborhood meeting in May to get feedback on the possibility of moving to the old Yocum Studio building near Broadway and Arapahoe. After listening to many concerns from the community as well as conducting an extensive examination of the risks and costs that would be associated with a remodel of the building, our board decided not to purchase the building.

While our building committee continues to work with City of Boulder staff to search for new facilities, we have achieved some relief from crowding by leasing a small office in a building just across the alley from our present facility.

After more than a year of planning we launched our Ready to Work program in December. Ready to Work is a supportive employment program that provides work opportunities for people who are homeless and chronically unemployed or

underemployed. Ready to Work has met with an enthusiastic reception from our clients, city government, the business community, and our funders. The program is starting as a six month pilot, but we hope that it will flourish and expand.

Our long term and beloved Executive Director, Joy Eckstine, left Bridge House in December, due to health problems. The board has now hired Isabel McDevitt as our new executive director. Isabel is the person who can not only continue the values of caring and respect that Joy brought, but take us to the next level of organizational development and help to make services for the homeless more efficient, effective and accessible. And we are thrilled that Joy will continue to be involved with Bridge House as a volunteer.

Bridge House has benefitted tremendously from our relationship with Social Venture Partners over the last couple years. SVP is a part of the Community Foundation Serving Boulder County. SVP has provided not only financial support, but advice, counsel, and leadership to help us grow as a non-profit organization.

It’s an honor for me to serve as the chair of the Bridge House board of directors. I am very proud of the work of our organization and the wonderful support that we receive. Thank you all!

Sincerely,

George Epp


LEXI UDELL. Lexi, who once worked in airplane manufacturing, is now housed in Denver. She visits us and brings us information about resources in her new role as advocate for Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.

TRAVIS CULLEY. Travis arrived in Boulder a few years ago with $2 in his pocket. He worked assiduously for years as a bike messenger. He now works at Left Hand Bookstore and is happily housed and happily in a relationship.

DANIEL ARMSTRONG. Housed, but back to help us fight the good fight!

RON CHASE. What a story! Disabled from a fall while running to catch the bus to work, Ron has finally succeeded in obtaining benefits and is moving back to his trailer. But, not content to wait passively, Ron ran for City Council to try to better the situation of other homeless people.

ANDREW. Familiar to so many of us, but perhaps you are not aware that he is a Bolder Boulder finisher! (thanks to AIR Foundation….)

BRAD H. Housed, happy and stable, Brad was one of the most faithful garden volunteers.

There are so many successes and so many varieties of what success means… Here, see a few of our successes over the years.

SUCCESS STORIES AT BRIDGE HOUSE


ISABEL MCDEVITT, Executive Director, has over 12 years experience working in workforce development, community affairs, and social enterprise. For over 9 years, Isabel was part of the senior leadership team for business development, government relations, and community engagement strategies at The Doe Fund, a transitional employment and housing organization serving homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals in New York City. At The Doe Fund, Isabel founded two ventures creating jobs in the fields of pest management and biodiesel conversion and ran several other social enterprises employing over

400 formerly homeless and jobless people. Since relocating to Boulder, Colorado in 2006, Isabel has advised companies including Skirt Sports, a women’s apparel company, and BoeFly, an online marketplace connecting small business borrowers with lenders, on cause marketing, online engagement and strategic growth strategies. Most recently, Isabel launched and leads the Ready to Work program for Bridge House – Boulder’s day shelter for the homeless and working poor. Isabel has served on the Board of Directors of the Women’s Wilderness Institute, is a Partner with Social Venture Partners of Boulder County, and continues to be active in community development coalitions in New York City. Isabel graduated magna cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Sociology.

VERA LINE started out as a volunteer at the Bridge House in December 2007. She now fills the position of Director of Finance and Administration and is in charge of the financial and operational aspects of Bridge House. She holds a master’s degree in psychology from Saarland University, Germany and has additional education in accounting. Vera enjoys traveling, yoga, and good food.

STEVE TOMBLESON, Facility Manager, started working with the homeless in Anchorage, Alaska in 1983,and volunteered at the shelter there for two years. He traveled around the U.S. with his backpack and guitar,playing at festivals, bars, and coffee houses for seven years, and spent a lot of time with street people in many cities. He started working at the Bridge House, then called S.T.A.R.T., in December of 2000.

HEATHER PAUZE started working for Bridge House in March 2008. She worked as the greeter for 8 months and the remaining time as the case manager. Before working at the Bridge House, she worked at CPWD as a case manager. She has also been the coordinator for several programs serving disadvantaged youth. Heather has a master in Public Administration and a bachelor in sociology. Outside of the Bridge House, she loves traveling and trying strange and unusual foods.

CHAD CARBONE is a 3rd generation Boulder resident and was homeless on and off for almost 12 years. While receiving services in the community, Chad has always volunteered at various places throughout his years on the street. He started volunteering around Thanksgiving in 2010 at Bridge House on a daily basis and through hard work became the greeter on a full time basis. Chad now is the Ready to Work crew supervisor.

SCOTT MEDINA has been director of the Bridge House dinner program since 1999, after leaving “the corporate world” in search of more meaningful service work. An active musician, Scott also teaches music classes and special events for preschool children throughout Boulder County, leads evenings of devotional chanting and other spiritually-focused events, and has released several CDs of original music. In the spring of 2010, Scott took on the role of volunteer coordinator in addition to coordinating the dinners.

EMILY MESSINA-HEIM began working with the homeless in 1996 as a volunteer at a transitional living shelter in Placentia, California. In 2010, she started volunteering at Bridge House, and in January 2011 she was hired to fill the development director position. Emily has her bachelor’s in literature and writing from Naropa University and is a mother of two children. She loves good wine and watching documentaries.

DEBBIE LITTLE-KEENE started out as a volunteer at the Bridge House in 2010. She is now the part time Administrative Assistant. She also fills in occasionally as the door greeter and as a case manager. Debbie has a Bachelor of Sciences degree from Southwest Texas State University. She is currently working towards her Certified Addiction Counseling certification. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, fishing, watching football and bird watching.

RACHEL OVERTON began working at Bridge House in November 2011 as the case manager for the Ready to Work Program. She strongly believes in Ready to Work’s philosophy that employment is the cornerstone of independence, and she is passionate about helping the Ready to Work trainees get back into mainstream employment, and thus, back on their feet. In addition to her position at Bridge House, Rachel is a direct care counselor at Attention Homes, where she works with at-risk teens. She enjoys the balance of working with both populations and age groups. Rachel was born in Boulder, but grew up in a small mountain town on the western slope of Colorado. She returned to Boulder in 2005 to attend college at CU, where she received

her bachelor’s degree in Psychology & Neuroscience. She loves spending time with friends, snowboarding, and enjoying all that Boulder has to offer!

LE’DRIEDRE “DEEDEE” SEASE relocated to Boulder in 2011 as part of the homeless community with her husband Eric. She received services from Bridge House while working on the Pearl Street Mall. She is the mother of four and grandmother of 14. She became part of Bridge House staff in November 2011 as the greeter full time.

Dennis ArfmannJade BeatyBarbara BennettLinda CavenAmanda Donovan

George EppRoger KingTom NelsonBobby Pelz Jr.

William TreadwellElizabeth TreisterMichael Tucker

BOARD MEMBERS

OUR STAFF


Bridge House Case Management Data 2007-2011

Activities 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Medical Assistance 398 318 712 377 1028

Mental Health 242 225 468 336 442

Substance Abuse 254 225 388 376 378

Housing Search 90 259 163 159 483

Benefits 128 270 144 113 1056

Identification Assistance 270 397 343 247 597

Job Search 200 195 101 152 411

Legal Assistance 264

Housed 36 52 43 49 81

Employed 105 42 46 117 90

Total 1723 1983 2408 1926 4830

Annual Case Management Activities6000

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BRIDGE HOUSE RESULTS

Case Management Focus:Basic Needs vs. Transitional Services

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Basic Needs Transit ional Services

153 ID’s Obtained

81 Clients Housed

95 Clients Employed

BRIDGE HOUSE IMPACT 2011

The Bridge House mission is twofold - to meet both the basic and transitional needs of its clientele. The ratio of basic needs to transitional services generally reflects Bridge House’s two pronged approach to engaging its clients.

Basic Needs includes: Medical Assistance, Mental Health Assistance, Substance Abuse Assistance.

Transitional Services include: Housing Search, Job Search, Legal Services, Benefits, Identification Assistance.


20,000

15,000

10,000

2009

15,000

2011

2010

15,500

15,810

TOTAL VISITS AT COMMUNITY TABLE LOCATION3000

2000

1000

0

2011

2010

2009

Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2009 2010 2011

January 1536 2110 1442

February 1001 1910 1625

March 1236 2179 2039

April 590 2091 1687

May 727 1376 1867

June 1721 1889 1314

July 2013 1839 2000

August 2002 1762 2120

September 1776 1902 1994

October 1940 1784 2110

November 2196 2208 2257

December 2422 2032 2574

Totals 19160 23082 23029

BRIDGE HOUSE | TOTAL VISITS AT CARRIAGE HOUSE LOCATION

58,250 Meals Served

47,417 Bus Tokens Provided

49Rent

Assistance Provided

275...Prescriptions Filled


BRIDGE HOUSE | FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2011

Expenses Spent in 2011 %Client Programs & Services $432,709 74%

Fundraising 98,291 17%

Administrative 54,399 9%

Total Expenses $585,399 100%

74%

17%

9%

How are program funds spent?

Total Expenses and Funding $719,358

$133,959Reserve Funding

28%

27% 17%

9%

9%

6%

2%2%

Total Revenue $719,358 100%

Where do our funds come from?

Revenues Received in 2011 %

Foundations $203,002 28%

Benefactor $125,000 17%

Individuals $192,801 27%

City and County Grants $67,088 9%

Board $61,451 9%

Faith Community $17,097 2%

Businesses $39,692 6%

Interest and Other $13,227 2%

Reserve Funding for new program development...Ready to Work Program and relocation efforts


OUR DONORS

$20,000 and overBoulder CountyDenver Post Season to ShareJohn HornerTom & Cheryl NelsonPangaea FoundationRobert & Erna PelzSVP Boulder County

$5,000 - $19,999A.V. Hunter TrustAEC TrustAmgen FoundationBieber Family FoundationCity of BoulderCoBiz Cares FoundationCovidienDenver FoundationJoy EckstineRoger KingMay & Stanley Smith Charitable TrustMcDonald Pelz Global CommoditiesMDU Resources FoundationTimothy ObergQualcomm FoundationVirginia Hill FoundationWD FoundationWilliam and Judith WolpertPeter Resnick

$1,000 - 4,9991st Congregational ChurchDennis Arfmann & Julie BrownBecker Sister’s FundBarbara Bennett & Michael ChapmanTimothy & Mary BlackCisco Matching Gifts ProgramCLD Pacific Grain, LLCJason ColeCollins TrustColorado Capital BankAmanda & Sean DonovanDoorways for the Disabled Gift FundDeborah DoreAlex DuncanEl Pomar FoundationGeorge Epp & Kenda PetersonFirst Baptist Church of BoulderFlatirons BankGannett FoundationGay & Lesbian Fund for ColoradoGeorge & Virginia Markham FoundationPaul Harris & Janet Eden-HarrisDeborrah HayesThomas HealyJonathan & Elizabeth HinebauchKnute Holum

Lester Houtz & Valerie AndersonJanet JacksonJared Polis FoundationJewish Community FoundationStanley & Lois KruschwitzShaun & Sarah LabarreBarbara & Donald LeaMark LonerganLucile & Maurice Pollak FundMacy’s Corporate ServicesDavid MadisonFranklin MedfordMosaic Architects PCCraig & Heather NeugeborenOpen Door Endowment Inc. Pelz ManagementPresbyterian Deacons FundJohn PriceMichael QuintanaJames & Judith RhoadsPhilip & Marlys RobertsonJeanne Ryan & Linda DavidsonSolar Stocktank CompanySteve & Donna SpearmanChris & Kathy SquadraSt Andrew’s Presbyterian ChurchSt John’s FoundationSteffens FoundationSterling Rice GroupPorter & Gail StoreyCharles ThabaultThe Colorado Episcopal FoundationThe Community Foundation - Aweida Impact FundThe Community Foundation - Community Trust FundThe Community Foundation - Eberspacher Family FundThe Community Foundation - Murphy FoundationThe Community Foundation - Passthrough FundThe Community Foundation - Millenium TrustThe Kirk Foundation TrustTOSA FoundationWilliam & Jan TreadwellTrinity Evangelical Lutheran ChurchTrinity Lutheran Church - Youth GroupUrban MattressClaudia VanWieJeffrey & Susan WallaceMaribel Williams

$500-999Connie & Brent BalazsBalsam CapitalBaltimore Community FoundationBerg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLPBoulder Arts & Crafts, Inc.Boulder Friends MeetingBoulder Meeting of the Religious SocietyStanley Brown & Pamela Barsam-BrownTim & Heather BulkMichael & Nancy BurgermeisterEvolve TechnologiesSoto & Diane FlourisKen GoldmanStanley & Elissa GuralnickTrudy & Scott GygiIda Halasz & John Sullivan

Hillary Hall & Tim EnwallJean HeardJohn HessHogan Lovells USJohn & Mary HumkeMark JaffeeEdwin JohnsonLynn & Karon JohnsonMichael KelleyIndira Mahalingam & Krishnamurthy Radhakrishnan Julie LevineLouis P. Singer Fund, Inc.Denise & John McCorvieRobert & Mary MedinaMount Calvary Lutheran ChurchNorth Boulder Dental GroupMartha & Neil PalmerNancy Pierce & Roger KoenigRBC CapitalRed Empress FoundationDavid & Margaret RobinsonAnne RossCarl RunnerWinnie SandersAlfred & Becky SawatzkyRobert & Linda SchwallMark Shaw & Lu Wen-YingJane Snyder & Frank ZoldakSusan StephensCarol & Patrick ThackerThe Community Foundation - Calhoun Family FundMichael & Sharon TuckerJeanne & W.F. UtlautWells Fargo FoundationSusan WhiteMillie & Arnold WilliamsJustin Wyman

$250 - $499Eduardo AlfaroJacob AlldredgeBank of AmericaWilliam & Lee BenjaminJoyce Benson & Stanley WoodardBoulderado HotelBrenda BurnellBruce CampbellClutter Consign, LLCColorado Capital ManagementChristine & David CorreaKeith & Jeanne CrouchDavid FeasbyGordon & Katherine DayTerri DouglasElevations Credit UnionBruce & Maryann EnstadSilvine & RS FarnellMichael & Anne FenertyFirst Presbyterian ChurchFirst Western Trust BankBen GeesamanRichard & Breida GeesamanGoogle Matching Gifts ProgramShawnie & Mike Hansen

BRIDGE HOUSE | FINANCIAL SUMMARY 2011

$800, 000

$700,000

$600,000

$500,000

$400,000

$300,000

$200,000

$100,000

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Bridge House Total Contributions

Note: Carriage House and Community Table merged in May 2008. All figures reflect financial activities of the combined organizations.

$719

,358

$575

,196

$533

,143

$499

,849

$400

,478

$183

,219

$131

,529

$80,

220


Elizabeth & Donald SaundersJ.R. & P.J. ScarrittDaniel & Susan ScheeresBarbara & Robert SchnurrSharon Scudder NehlsMichael & Carlyn SmithPhillip SmithStanley SmithSt. Aiden’s Episcopal ChurchDouglas StephenEarla StewartGlen StrandRuth StruikPamela Talley & P. SimonsonRussell & Janice TeetsAngela M TennantTerri Heath Gillatt Living TrustThe Little Jewel LLC The Organic DishJoel LLC ThompsonDaniel & Diane ThorntonThomas TilleyVassilena TonevaElizabeth TreisterUnitarian Universalist Church of BoulderEmily VerplanckChris & Frank VibransGary WaggonerJack WalkerJudith WallerJudith WarnerMarc WeaverSteven & Catherine WernerShirley WhiteleyF.D. WilkinsJennifer WilsonLinda WittekindLinda WoodPatricia WoodRebecca WoodLee WoodsArthur WoukWWR R.E. Serv-DisbursementCarl & Loretta YarbroughMajid YazdiSandra YounghansWendy ZerinMichael Zupko

$1 - $99Lois AbbottPatricia AbendrothDolores AfainerLisa & Robert AkinsRichard & Alma AlberDaniel & Lois AndersonDee AndrewsAnonymousJennifer ArbogashKathleen ArgentaCynthia AubreyAxiom ActionWarren & Jean BakerMary BanksLaura Barclay

J. K. BarrigerSandra BatemanHeather BeadleJade BeatyKC BeckerCatherine BedellAlan BeezleyErvin & Mary Ellen BellLee BenjaminAndrea & John BernthalK.A. BertnessKathryn BingmanLaura BloomRichard BoeyeBoulder Valley Women’s Health CenterTeresa BoxChristopher & Helen BraiderJudy & James BrantzBridges Survivor Trust/Norma BridgesEllen Brock & Lawrence KapteinEileen BrownLynne BuhligC. & R. BullionMiriam CamposMinerva CanavanBradley CantelonJose CardenasPaul & Carol CardosiForrest & Virginia CarharttJames CarrEben CarseyDavid & Anne CarsonElizabeth CaseArturo & Elisabeth CastroCenter for People with DisabilitiesKim ChaseAphrodite ChellosR.B. & Nancy CherrySusan ChrismanDavid & Barbara ChristiansenAmy ChuDavid ClairCarol CliffordMary CobbPhilip & Marilyn CohenWilliam & Sara-Jane CohenMorris & Barbra CohnCarol & Rogers CokeFred ColeHeather Collaton & James GriffeyMarcia CollinsChris & Cathy ConeryNonnie & David CooperCharlotte CorbridgeGeorge CrutcherGeorge CurtisLaurence & Jean DanielsonHelen DavisLeanne DavisDeborah-Rebekah Group of FCCAudrey DebrouxKimberly DeckerThomas Degrand & Mary DangeloDesign Evolution, Inc.Laura DickinsonStephen DicksonLisa Dierauf

Maureen DobsonSean DonnellyMichael DowAnne DoyleDennis & Carol DuffySusan DuikerWalter & Mary-Ruth DuncanGarrett EastmanEFAAEl Loro Jewelry & Clog CoJudith EpsteinPaula ErezDianne EwingExquisite LivingFamilyLinks, Inc.Judy FelandFirst and Goal, LLCHilton & Jenny Fitt-PeasterRobyn FogelbergAngela ForestJennifer FranklinSusan FreasWarren FrebelDavid Friedman & Anne Marie DohertyCarol Ann GarnJean GatzaGE FoundationJanet & Jerry GillandLeo GillingS. Scott Goddard, IIIPeggy GoehringerJerry & Diane GollnickPamela GoodellCharlotte GordonLeslie GradyEleanor GradzielGordon GrayTracy GrodskyM&D GuilingerJean GyderDavid HachLauralee & Robert HadawayJennifer HaemmerleinJeanie HaleHarriet HallWendy HallEarl C. & B.K. HancockAaron HandrichBarbara HanstCatharine HarrisLaura HayJames & Judith HeinzeDavid & Deborah HeitmanElizabeth HeppnerDorothy HicksSarah HillstromHints for the Hard of Seeing, LLCSue Hintz-SiegristBoyd & Heidi HobackJack HodgesSheryl HolmesHospice of Boulder CountyVeronica HouseRoland HoverstockEleanor HubbardBrent HultmanRobert & Eileen Hunnes

OUR DONORS (continued)

Andrew Harrington & Kathryn LemereJoan HayJohn Heins & Marilyn NelsonHope Boulder Foursquare ChurchCarleton HowardHoward’s DraperiesDavid & Janet HummerInsight Designs Web Solutions LLCBarbara & Lloyd JohnsonL Jim JohnsonWin & Cinda JohnsonWilliam & Martha JonesPamela & Tim KaneSteve KehoeDavid Kline & Judy GilliganJames KoehlerL.B. KravitzLaw Office of Gary Sandblom, P.C.Brandon & Vera LineMichael McMannisDean McMurryAndy McNuttGrace MillerChris MunleyBob & Catherine MurphyNew Frontier MediaBetsy NunleyPierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc.Wayne Plakmeyer & Jeannie SchumanJoyce & Robert QuinnNancy & Lawrence RaymondRita & Norman RiisEdward & Carmen RuestowLewis & Marilynn SawinImogene SmithKala SpanglerMary Steffens SchweitzerJohn & Amy ThornburyMargaret & Andrea WatsonJanet WattsAnn WeickmannJodi WilliamsDavid WilliardNicky WolmanRosemary Wrzos

$100 - $249AA GroupJoan & Richard Paul AckerMary AddisonAnn Amundson & Charles WilkinsonThomas & LaVerne AndersonThomas & Patricia AngererAnonymousAlvin & Betty BaalDonald & Dorothy BachmanHeather BainesPatrick Bird & Barbara LongKelly & Carole BeardDavid BecherSally & Stanley BenjaminDennis & Elizabeth BerryKatherine BiersPeter & Suzanne BirkelandSusanna Block

Frank & Jo Anne BogartJoan Brett & Robert GoltenNan BunceGregory & Patricia CalhounLee CarinSheila Carrigan & Marlin BuseDan CatlinEdward CepulisThomas & Eleanor ChalmersRichard Sterling ClarkCoal Creek ElementaryRichard Collins & Judith ReidCommon Sense MinistriesChris CookDan & Sharyn CorsonPaula CraneMeri & Joseph CunninghamTom Daly & Judy BlitzVickie DarveauMadeline DayWilliam Deininger & Judith StoneJanna & Phil Del PrinceChas. DinwiddieKhalil Dizaji & Mojgan MehdiniaBob DonchezJean DuganKaren DumlerRandall & Rebecca EastlandKevin & Patricia EgglestonPaul EklundSteven EllisEngage Leadership, Inc.Hugh EvansMary Jean EwingJudy & Daniel FeasbyMichael & Rebecca FellowsNondis Field CooperFirst Christian ChurchHoward FlugJames Freeman & Vickie PattonDon FrenchCarol FruthFelicia FurmanCarolyn & Norman GardDeborah GardnerDean GaryetWendy Gaylord & S. RitterSandra & John GilfillanStanley & Lucia GillGiving FirstGolden West CouncilMichael & Anita GonzalesThomas GordanJean GoreLinda GoreAllan & Joan GrahamDoris GrayJudith & Gregory GreenanRobert GrossmanDavid HahnKent & Cathy HansenDavid HarrisonShahid HassanLinda & Steve HawkinsJosephine HeathHenry Waters & AssociatesElliot & Frances Higgins

Dwight & Jo Ann HighRussell & Mary HolecekJames & Edith HootonR. David & Suzanne HooverDyan HummelJanis HuntJohanna & David HurleyInterventionIvy Rebekah Lodge #51Brian & Nancy JohnsonLinda JohnsonJonathan & Karen JonesPatrick & Kathy KeatingJoanne & Alan KellyBridget Klauber & E.J. MeadeColleen KnopinskiDon Koplen & Barbralu CohenPaul LanderG. & A. LangerLee Ann LathropPatricia & Antonio LaudisioBurton LeeWarren LeggateShari LeyshonSibyl & Steve LiedtkeIra & Barbara LitkeRay & Mindy LoganKaren Ann LouisBruce MacKenzieWilliam & Susan MarineKevin & Karen MartindaleMartha L MaxwellTimothy MazzolaWilliam McCaaCharles & Gretchen McCordHunter & Janet McDanielBruce McKenzieMissy Minor & Peter WatsonMomentum FundCarol MoremenDoug MortensonJacqueline MullerNeale & Marilyn MurrayEric and Linda NehlsDavid & Kay NorrisStuart OllanikAllison PalmerGrace PascoffTimothy & Stephanie PeaseWilliam Perry & Diane ClymerG & B PetersMary PetersSydney PowerConnie ProulxChristine QuenroeArthur & Maria RichmondVirginia RobbinsDonna RohdeMara RoseRebecca RoserMartha RosnerWarren RovetchLouis RozaklisSaint Ambrose Episcopal ChurchRobert SancettaJackie & Gary SandbloomBob Sargent


OUR SPONSORS

Avery Brewing

BC Wealth Management

BHGR Law

Boulder Valley Rotary Club

Boulder Valley Rotary Club Foundation

Carol Grever

CI International

CJ Gauss

Clutter

Colorado Capital Management

Elevations Credit Union

Engage Leadership, Inc.

First Citizens Bank

First Western Trust Bank

Gibbons and White

Greenwich Treasury Advisors LLC

Halvan Associates

Hogan Lovells

Hotel Boulderado

Howard’s Draperies

Insight Design

Izze

Liquor Mart

Lotus Fund

Martin Auctioneering

McDonald Pelz Commodities, Inc.

Merrill Lynch

Mosaic Architects

Myers-Holum

New Frontier Media

Norris and Teri Hermsmeyer

North Boulder Dental Group

RC Special Events

Rocky Mountain Wealth Management

Rotary Club of Niwot

Savory Cuisines

Southwest Generation

Sterling-Rice Group

Sturtz and Copeland

The Ryan Davidson Team

Urban Mattress

June HussI Can Help You Organize LLCIBM Employee Service CenterRonald JelinekThomas JohnstonSuzanne JonesJozwiak & BlecherDawn KairnsGeo Kakatsakis & K. MeyerElizabeth KamibayashiLisa KamibayashiKelly KeefeJulie KeeneColleen KellerAlan KellyDouglas KerryDeanne KettermanChristopher Knud-HansenSusan KohlCathy KoziolPeggy KraftKarel KrizBeth LaberDianne LaddYolande LafontainePatricia & R. Darrell LahamAndrea LandinM.K. LathropJulie LauerPatrick LavinMichael Leccese & Kathleen McCormickLinda Lee & John WoodsCatherine & Wesley LeMasurierJudi LestaKristin LewisStephen LiguoreD.F. & E.M. LilleyMary LindKarol LombardiCrystal LopezWilliam Lowell & Kathleen AkiNancy LucciRobert & Judy LynnPeter LyonDiane MadiganJoyce ManzoneDon MarinelliKate MarshallMartin Print ServicesMartha MasonLena & Robert McBethRichard McDowellPatrick McIntoshMark & Jill McIntyreSarah McKenzie & Toutenhoofd Nico Frederick & Cheryl McLeanJames & Susan McMasterDavid McMillenMary G McQuistonAllen & Kathleen MeyerShochet MischoSarah K MitchellSusan MitrovicSara MooreRobert & Mildred MortimerLisa Ann Morzel

Mustard’s Last StandKate MyersStuart NaegeleE.A. NaylorSharon NehlsNew Qwest Services Inc.Karen NielsonLyna NorbergMargaret OakesShannon OberndorfA. R. & J.T. OhlingerLance & Teri OlanderAlan & Barbara OldsElayne & James OligschlaegerPhyllis OlsonWendy OstermanDavid & Lynn PageRobert Palaich & Margaretha MaloneyJohn ParvenskyPeter PascoffPeter Pedersen & Julia RubinskyHans & Patricia PetersonJames PetriBarbara & Joseph PickettTed & Sophia PiperMargot PlanchardTimothy PlassSuzanne PolacekE.W. & C.A. PooreC.A. PorterFredrick PowersJacqueline & Rex ReaFred & Mary ReshMary & James RianoshekLynn RiceBarbara RichardsKevin RiddleJoann RobertsJane RogersFranca RothmanEmily RuckerJeanne & Jerry RyanTerrence RyanSaint Paul United Methodist ChurchArthur & Wendy SaltarelliEileen SammellsE.D. SampsonGarry SanfaconCarol Saunders & L. Reed BaileySax PublishingScott SchellRichard & Diane SchmiererMarjorie SchmitzEric SchwartzKari ScottWayne ScottRuth SeagullDee Dee SeaseSenior Living Options & ReferralsDebbie SetlockSeventh Day Adventist ChurchElizabeth ShawIngrid & Dennis SheaChristopher & Elisabeth ShearsAnn ShellyWarren & Julie Sill

Michael SimpsonFrances & Robert SintonSister Carmen Community CenterJennifer SkiendzielewskiMary SmithRaymond Snead & Paula SewallSusan SoklinCharles and Janice SquierSt. John’s Episcopal ChurchSt. Martin de PorresTodd StarkCharles SteinWilliam & Janice StengelPatricia StepanKenneth StephensMark StobbsJoyce StockdillStrong Bond IncorporatedJohn Michael SullivanPatricia SunfieldSteve SutherlandAilie SwansonWilda & James SwiftSara TannerJim Thomas & Sandra IrelandJessica ThrallLoyd & Barbara TimblinThomas TragerAmanda & Zach TylerRussell UdelhofenUpscale Woodfinishing, LLCSusan UselJames & Mary Van LieshoutAmy VandersallTimothy & Diane WagnerMarilyn WalkerPeter WatsonSandra WeeksChristopher WeilandRita & Lawrence WeissTom Wells & Lisa BryantW Roy WesselJames & Anna WilkinsonCharles & Michelle WilliamsMichelle WilliamsJonathan & Hayden WilliamsonMary Ann WilnerJohn & Bridget WinsorJohn WoodsBetty WoonHelen WordenDaniel Ziskin & Ellen Rosenthal

OUR DONORS (continued)


VOLUNTEERING AT BRIDGE HOUSE

How do we serve so many clients and guests on a daily basis here at Bridge House? Our simple answer is: YOU. Each month we have hundreds of volunteers work with us, people who truly care about the homeless and low-income population and who are doing something about it. We honestly couldn’t provide the quality or quantity of services that we do without the support of the community, and we are proud to serve with you in this endeavor.

Volunteers are crucial to every aspect of serving 3 meals a day to hundreds of guests, including preparing, serving and cleaning up:

• Our successful cooking crew has a great time every Monday and Tuesday morning, putting together the ingredients we receive from Community Food Share, Olive Garden, The Boulderado and more, and resulting in delicious dishes which form the basis of our lunch & dinners.

• A very active team of volunteers serves breakfasts and hot lunches daily at Bridge House.

• Over a dozen faith communities, businesses and school groups come on a monthly basis to serve at our Community Table dinner program, which feeds 100 or more people a night throughout the year.

• Savory Cuisine makes sure that our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners are covered, providing delicious catered dinners with all of the trimmings which are served to our guests at their tables. This has been an extremely rewarding program the past couple of years!

In addition to the huge food production, here are some of the other ways that volunteers have supported us in the past year:

• Organizing our “interview clothing closet” which provides nicer attire for our clients when they go out on job interviews or other important appointments.

• Creating hundreds of holiday “stockings” which are filled with useful items for those on the streets. These holiday gifts are handed out in mid December.

• Working in our community garden (located at Hawthorn Gardens by the North Boulder Rec. Center), often alongside our clients, to harvest delicious organic produce which we then use in our meals.

• Being attentive listeners for our clients through our “Angel at the Table” program, giving them the respect and attention that they so need.

• Donating hundreds of winter coats, backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, long underwear and other essential items for people with no homes to survive.

• Leading creative writing groups, art classes, legal assistance, resume writing, computer support...we even have an acupuncture group come in on a weekly basis to serve our clients for free!

• Preparing thousands of sandwiches throughout the year, which we hand out along with the other food we are serving.

• Painting and spring-cleaning the Bridge House, and our storage unit.

• Gift-wrapping holiday presents at the Boulder Bookstore as a fundraiser for us.


HOW YOU CAN HELP

At Bridge House, we rely on the generosity of people like you to serve the thousands of people who come through our doors. Please consider Making a Gift, Donating your Time, or Sharing Your Stuff with Bridge House.

MAKE A FINANCIAL GIFTYou can make a big difference in the life of a homeless man, woman or child by providing financial assistance to our programs. A little goes a long way at Bridge House. A gift of $100 provides a whole week’s worth of bus tokens for 20 clients who need transportation to get to job interviews. A gift of $25 provides one-hour of mental health counseling to people in need. Please consider giving today.

DONATE YOUR TIMEWe have a volunteer opportunity for nearly every schedule and skill level. Some examples of volunteer jobs include:

To bring prepared meals to the Bridge House•To help with meal preparation, serving and clean up•To sit with our clients and listen to their stories•To assist with administrative tasks•To help organize our outreach events•To take videos and photos at special events•

SHARE YOUR STUFFOur clients need things that many of us take for granted.

Here’s a list of supplies that we can immediately put to good use:•Men’sandWomen’sClothing:Hats,gloves,underwear,interviewclothing,socks•Food:Cannedfood,drygoods,preparedmeals,peanutbutter,jelly,coffee•Supplies:Towels,bowlsforserving,laundrydetergent,sewingkits,officesupplies,day

planners, notepads, pens, paper•FirstAid:Multi-vitamins,firstaidsupplies•Other:Bicycles,bicyclelocks,luggage,backpacks,campingpads

All this and more is done by hundreds of individual volunteers, along with student groups from CU, Naropa and local high schools, middle schools and elementary schools, plus many local businesses. We thank each and every one of you for serving those in need here in our community! We love hearing from many of you that you truly get more back than you give. Keep that spirit of service alive with us in the coming years!

If you would like to volunteer, and receive our bi-monthly Volunteer e-newsletter, please e-mail Scott Medina at:

[email protected]

PO Box 626, Boulder, Colorado 80306 | 303.442.8300 | www.boulderbridgehouse.org

OUR MISSION

Bridge House’s mission is to address immediate survival needs of homeless and working poor individuals and provide resources which lead to employment, permanent housing, personal stability and healing.

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