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Dwellings

Housing Hope NewsletterSummer 2014

Save the DateBECU presents Fill the House for Housing HopeEverett Silvertips opening gameComcast ArenaFriday, October 3, 2014

We have received several generous grants recently! Thank you: BECU, Boeing Employees Community Fund, Everett Clinic Foundation, Everett Rotary Club, Greater Everett Community Foundation, Howarth Trust, KeyBank Foundation, M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust, Marysville Rotary Club, OneFamily Foundation, Soroptimist of Everett, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, Umpqua Bank, Wockner Foundation.

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Text2Give!Want to make a small donation that will go a long way? Just text HOUSE to 85944 and $10 will be added to your phone bill and donated directly to Housing Hope!

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Housing Hope makes progressDevelopment is underway all over the county!

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Monroe Family Village is underway! We broke ground on May 29th with the help of several community members including representatives from the City of Monroe, Dykeman Inc, East County Board, Heritage Bank, Kirtley-Cole Associates, and Snohomish County. The project is steadily moving forward for the 47-unit development, the biggest one in our history! Check out Facebook for more photos at: www.facebook.com/housinghope

Team HomeBuilding families are working hard! French Creek Bluff in Snohomish is moving at record speed with seven of the 10 houses framed, three with roofs and two in the finishing phases. The Owner-Builders have set an ambitions goal to be “home for the holidays”, but according to Site Supervisor Jeremiah, this is a dedicated group that has shown personal sacrifice in their efforts to complete the project. He thinks with hard work, sweat and planning they’re on track.

Builders are trained in small groups who then train others, allowing peer-to-peer learning, rather than one large group. This results in improved quality, fewer mistakes and increased speed.

Kids helping kids! Housing Hope is honored to have received a $150 donation from Green Lake Elementary’s penny drive.

Our Executive Director’s granddaughter Julie, student at Green Lake, and her three friends presented Ed with the check.

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Meet Michael! We are honored and excited to have another of Bank of America’s Student Leaders as an intern! Does he look familiar? His brother, Joel, was our first BOA intern two years ago. Like his brother, Michael has proved himself valuable to our agency while assisting in all aspects of the operation and oversight in our affordable housing portfolio.

Soon to be a senior at Kamiak High School and current ASB President, Michael is the Executive Director of Hugs for Ghana, a student run nonprofit to aid children in

Ghana, Africa. Recently, Michael organized a sports supply drive and collected over $20,000 in supplies and donations.

“I hand-delivered these items to Ghana and learned one thing: anyone can change a life.”

The Student Leaders program is an eight-week summer internship, giving students the opportunity to develop and apply leadership skills through hands-on work experience while discovering their own talents for serving their community and leading others.

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? Collective Wisdom has built Housing Hope. That and broad community participation has been the formula for 27 years of achievement.

Many of our stakeholders and supporters are interested in the transition planning process underway at Housing Hope, so we are providing an update. Since March the Board of Directors has been mining the wisdom of its members in an extensive study process. The focus has been on positioning Housing Hope for the future, mindful that the tenure of the founding Executive Director approaches a conclusion. This process occurs as Housing Hope continues to grow its housing, child and employment programs.

As the new program year for Housing Hope begins, our collective wisdom has settled on several conclusions:

1. The transitional planning process will be extended for two years.

2. The Executive Director position held by Ed will become a Chief Executive Officer with strategic oversight of both Housing Hope and HopeWorks Social Enterprises.

3. HopeWorks will be closely aligned with Housing Hope.

4. Two Deputy Executive Directors will assume high profile operational responsibilities for the two corporations.

5. Three new Service Centers will be developed to include approximately 200 new residential units and significant service programs: Monroe Family Village serving east Snohomish County, Twin Lakes Landing serving north Snohomish County and HopeWorks Station providing workforce solutions based in Everett. Sites for all three projects have been secured.

6. The ChildHope program will continue to enhance services for children experiencing developmental delays and their families.

As you can imagine, there is excitement in the air and energy at the Board and Staff levels to advance the Housing Hope mission. At the same time the Board continues succession planning. With the new strategic plan in place and projects already “happening”, Housing Hope is poised for continued excellence.

Sarah Duncan Jill McKinnie Edwin R. Petersen President Past President Chief Executive Officer

Dwellings Message

College of Hope was created in 1999 in partnership with Compass Health, Deaconess Children’s Services and Community Health Center. The goal was to provide adult life skills courses to families living in our housing who were at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness. In 2008, classes were opened to residents in other affordable housing programs and then a few years later to anyone in need.

Recognizing that each family has a unique combination of needs and skills they will use to get themselves out of homelessness, College of Hope provides courses in areas that will give participants

a solid foundation to take action for their own future.

The courses are tailored to meet the needs of families and fit in one of four categories: Housing Expertise, Health and Wellness, Financial Expertise (including education and employment related courses) and Parenting.

All classes are taught by experts in their field. We have partnered with local individuals, businesses and agencies to provide interactive courses relevant to becoming self-sufficient, including:

Mary, a young single mom, had several challenges in her life when she first moved into our housing. She was a stay at home mom with no work experience who struggled to care for her child. Her Case Manager immediately had concerns that Mary’s lack of housekeeping skills put her young child’s safety at risk. They also noted her son’s diet, at 9 months old, consisted solely of junk food and a bottle.

At the encouragement and support of her Case Manager, Mary took a number of our College of Hope courses. The

Keep it Clean course aided her in identifying what a clean home looked like and how to keep it clean. The Cooking

Matters class taught her the importance of and how to provide healthy meals for her son.

Since taking these courses, Mary has made a number of changes in her life. Her house is constantly kept clean and cooking from scratch has become not only routine, but a hobby for Mary. Her son now enjoys a

wide variety of foods and Mary even shows off her new skills by cooking healthy, nutritious meals for her sister.

College of Hope Turns 15!The growth of our adult life skills classes

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College of Hope is more than just classes. The model is designed to engage the entire family. In an effort to remove barriers, enhance access and foster good attendance, we provide

transportation to and from class, a healthy family meal and childcare at each class. Classes are also offered at five convenient locations throughout the county, allowing participants from all over the county to attend.

Classes are offered four days a week year round to offer as many opportunities as possible to families in need.

In the last fiscal year, 393 individuals took one of 90 College of Hope classes, totaling 3,122 hours combined.

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Mary’s story

• State agencies• Housing agencies

• Educational institutions• Supportive service

agencies

Stone SoupThe path from poverty to prosperity

Anderson HunterBanner Bank

Brent Planning SolutionsBrien Ford

Cascade Skagit Health AllianceCascade Valley Health Foundation

Coastal Community Bank

Comprehensive Health Education Foundation (CHEF)

Dwaye Lane’s Family of Auto CentersDykeman, Inc

Group Health CooperativeHos Brothers Construction

Judd & BlackLamoureux Real Estate

Lenz EarthworksMolina Healthcare

Mountain Pacific BankNational Equity Fund

One PacificCoast FoundationReliant Homes - a Gamut360

Holdings co.Rubatino Refuse Removal

SagePoint FinancialSchenk Packing Co.UnitedHealthcareVine Street Group

Adams & Duncan, Inc.Bank of America & Merrill Lynch

Cascade CoffeeCascade Lumber, Inc.

Coast Real EstateFluke Corporation

Kantor, Taylor, Nelson, Evatt

Kirtley-Cole AssociatesNorthWest Plus Credit Union

Pacific TopsoilsPeoples Bank

Providence Regional Medical Center

Watson & McDonell

Circle of Hope

Premier Sponsors

Champions of Hope

HUB International NW

Hope Builders

Everett Floral StockPot Inc.

Special thanks to

Patrons of Hope

On May 15th, we held our annual Stone Soup dinner. Thanks to your generous support, we netted $220,000 for homeless and struggling families in Snohomish County.

The focus of this year’s event was the guidance our housing and services provide as families travel the path from poverty to prosperity. In 1964, Lyndon Baines Johnson declared a war on poverty during his inaugural speech. Now, 50 years later, that war is still being fought all over the nation.

Our featured speaker, Jessica, spoke of the support her family has received while living in our housing. Jessica got her GED, they both took College of Hope classes. Days before Stone Soup, they received their section 8 vouchers to move out on their own. Jessica plans to enroll in CATCH (Creating Access to Careers in Healthcare) and Michael wants to pursue a BA in Applied Science.

Luther and Dee Jonson received the Housing Hero Award and Connie Niva received the Edwin R. Petersen Pioneer of Hope award.

Event Season!Spring and summer are always busy at Housing Hope.

Here are our most recent events:

May 10 - Monroe Community Concert for Hope, hosted by Bronn JourneyMay 15 - Stone SoupJune 6-8 Houses for Hope at SorticultureJuly 18 - Home Runs for Housing HopeJuly 22 - Windermere Foundation Golf TournamentJuly 28 - An Evening at Adam’s for Monroe Family Village

Pictured left to right:Western Store with thanks to

S.M. Stemper Architects & Western Ventures ConstructionTriangle House with thanks to

Dykeman Inc.Mod Pod with thanks to Designs NW Architects and Gaffney Construction

Monroe Community Concert for Hope featured several local artists, including host Bronn Journey (pictured), and raised more than $1,100 for Monroe Family Village!

StockPot Inc.

We hosted our first booth at Sorticulture, Everett’s Garden Art Festival in June to raise money for ChildHope. The event was a huge success and raised more than $38,000 for our child development programs. Booth sales were generated from local community members donating dozens of birdhouses, book houses and dog houses that were sold during the day and three giant playhouses were made for an exclusive auction.

Proceeds from Snohomish County Windermere Foundation’s annual golf tournament went to ChildHope. The tournament was held at Legion Golf Course and had record number of sponsors and attendees. The Foundation surpassed their goal of $20,000 for the 20th anniversary and presented Housing Hope with a check for $23,000!!

Pictured left to right:Western Store with thanks to

S.M. Stemper Architects & Western Ventures ConstructionTriangle House with thanks to

Dykeman Inc.Mod Pod with thanks to Designs NW Architects and Gaffney Construction

Houses for Hope at Sorticulture

20th Annual Snohomish County Windermere Foundation Golf Tournament

Residents from the Sky Valley filled all of the seats at Adam’s Northwest Bistro and Brewery in Monroe to raise funds for Monroe Family Village. Adam’s staff volunteered their time and most of the food was donated, allowing the majority of the funds to go to the project. More than

$10,000 was raised, including $5,200 for the playground that will be installed in the spring!

An Evening at Adam’s for Monroe Family Village

HopeWorks Station update

Here at GroundWorks and WaterWorks, we are excited about our move to our new home. Our plan is to be working out of HopeWorks Station by the end of summer. We are looking forward to the change and will be expanding on our services that we currently offer. If your business or home needs to be maintained or a complete landscape or irrigation install, or even back flow testing, give us a call. Remember, not only will you receive quality service at great prices, you are helping us achieve our social mission. Call (425) 321-7934 for any upcoming projects you have!

ReNewWorks is your source for all things one of a kind! We are looking forward to moving to HopeWorks Station and a new larger space for accepting donations and consignments of upscale home furnishings. Remember all donations and consignments begin with a photo! rwcontact@renewwrks.com New store hours will be: Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pmSaturday: 10am - 2pm

With the help of several volunteers and groups, we have made lots of progress on the new home of HopeWorks! After

several months of knocking down walls, putting up new walls, removing MRI machines, days upon days of cleaning, new carpet installation, and a complete face lift for the front of the building adding large windows; just to name a few!Administrative staff have already moved over and started working on site, with the social enterprises not too far behind. Pictured are just two of the many groups (Goodwill Youth Aerospace Program and Umbra) that have helped volunteer over the last few months with cleaning and preparing the building for occupancy.

Our new location at 3331 Broadway is well underway and will be open for business soon!

Society of HopeA lot of people think you have to be rich to be a philanthropist, but that is not true. A philanthropist simply cares about others and wants to benefit them through their giving. Your gift may be modest; only your intentions need to be rich! At Housing Hope, we have many wonderful philanthropists like you who annually invest in our mission. Amongst these supporters is a less well-known group we call our Society of Hope. These 42 donors have decided to ensure this critically needed mission continues after they’ve passed. So they made a planned gift, also known as a legacy gift, to Housing Hope.Joining couldn’t be simpler. Include Housing Hope as a beneficiary of a gift from your estate and notify us of your plan. That’s it! We’ll induct you to the Society of Hope and invite you to our annual reception on September 30th. If making a planned gift is something you are thinking about, contact Nate at (425) 347-6556 x239 or nategreenland@housinghope.org to learn more.

Wayne BlakelyVern & Anne BeesonChris & Heather BlakelyRyan & Ann Blakely

Gary FitchenMichael & Shianne Colver

Carl FowlerDoug & Patricia Cavit

Ed GrayChris GrayJoanne Hendry

Mara Johanson MichaelRobert & Nancy Peterson

Ardell KuchenbeckerArdell Kuchenbecker Charitable Fund

Mary Jane LarimerRobert & Nancy Peterson

Paul LinariRobert & Nancy Peterson

Dan LowesDonald & Eleanor Lowes

Josephine SaundersMary Duryee

Ken & Flo SchilatyJohn & Diane Schilaty

Wayne ShkurhanRobert & Nancy Peterson

Ole & Irene SnartemoJudith Lervick

Barbara StaveBruce & Barbara EklundGlenn & June HumannStella JonesMike & Gail LoweryBruce & Ellen NelsonAlvin OrslandEdwin & Carol PetersenJerald & Ann SmithLawrence & Debbie Stave

Linda SwansonBroadway PhotographyJoy CainAnn CapersonSheryn HaraEdwin & Carol PetersenDiane SmithDavid Swanson

Esther ToepkeRobert & Betty KellerFergus McLean & Marion Toepke McLeanMatt & Ebba Toepke

Rhonda WatkinsHeather Bryan

Dorothy WeaverRobert & Nancy Peterson

Don WilliamsAnonymousJoy CainShirley IsaacsonKarla MyersEdwin & Carol PetersenJacquelyn PolandBilly & Cookie PopeDiane SmithCarol Williams

Memorial GiftsThe Blakely FamilyAnonymous

Jane MillerRoger Brown

Bill & Marilyn HechtThomas Hecht & Lisa Lee

Scott RaskobJames & Tara Raskob

Honorarium Gifts

Get a copy of our planned giving brochure by calling Nate or online at www.housinghope.org/contribute/majorlegacy

ReNewWorks is your source for all things one of a kind! We are looking forward to moving to HopeWorks Station and a new larger space for accepting donations and consignments of upscale home furnishings. Remember all donations and consignments begin with a photo! rwcontact@renewwrks.com New store hours will be: Monday - Friday: 10am - 6pmSaturday: 10am - 2pm

Lasting HopeMemorial and honorarium gifts made to Housing Hope

between January 1 and June 30, 2014

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Bud AlkireAndrew BallardLaura BrentKathy BurgoyneJohn ChambersDr. Harold DashPatty De GroodtSarah DuncanDave Gardner

Nik HallidayHeather LoganJill McKinnieTodd MorrowNorman ParkerLeah SchedinPat SisnerosVikki StrandRobert Walker

Executive Director, Edwin R. PetersenDeputy Executive Director, Fred SafstromDirector of Resource Development, Renata MaybruckDirector of Strategic Services Initiatives, Karen MatsonDirector of Social Services, Elizabeth KohlFinance Director, Janice NishikawaHousing Director, Bobby ThompsonDirector of Human Resources & Administration, Todd Fast

Board of Directors Staff

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Housing Hope Mission

Housing Hope shall promote and provide a continuum of safe, decent, affordable housing and necessary related services

for very low and low-income residents of Snohomish County and Camano Island.

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Housing Hope’s Board of DirectorsWe are fortunate to not only have an intelligent group of community volunteers who oversee the major decisions of the agency, but also strong regional support to help focused efforts in the North and East regions of Snohomish County. This group of individuals prioritizes the

needs of the agency and choices made are to ensure successful results for the families we serve.

Our North County Regional Board was created in 2004 to serve Housing Hope families in Marysville, Arlington and Stanwood. Compiled of members from the community, they meet monthly to offer advice and recommendations to Housing Hope and the main Board of Directors on specific local needs and priorities for new development in the area. Their current focus is to support our Beachwood site in Marysville by raising awareness and funds for a new playground for children living there. Upon completion, attention will move to our upcoming Twin Lakes development in Marysville, set for 2105.

Shirley CaseCarol JensenDeena JonesHeather Logan

Julie PaulenVictor RodriguezJudith ShoudyCynthia Weaver

John ChambersTom FaheyChris GrayRebecca Holverson-Cherney

Tom MacIntyreJeff RasmussenDoug Slager

Our East County Regional Board members raise awareness of and support for Housing Hope’s solutions to family homelessness in Snohomish, Monroe and Sultan. When the Board organized in 2003, members set a goal of creating 100 affordable housing units. To date, Winter’s Creek South, North and Woods Creek Village have been developed, and Monroe Family Village is underway. This brings the total to 87 units, not including the 48 houses built by Team HomeBuilding families or the 23 houses currently under construction. The Board is in the midst of raising $50,000 towards the $12.7milion MFV project.

Since 1987 Housing Hope has been governed by a hard working and highly effective Board of Directors that assumes overall responsibility for the vision and mission statements, strategic plans, budget adoption and policies of the organization. The Board (listed above) provides community connections to leverage philanthropic and public support for the mission. Members come from diverse backgrounds and each brings a valuable expertise, which help the Board committees develop plans for achieving “best practices” in the delivery of the agency services.