211 Wethersfield AvenueHartford, CT 06114

Non-Profit US Postage

PAIDHartford, CT

Permit No 672

Responding to those in need . . .

30 years

of Making

Homelessness History

1983-2013

for 30 years

Dear Friends,

This year we celebrate the 30th Anniversary since Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation was founded. We continue to help individuals and families change their lives for the better and move out of homelessness and into their own homes. The most important lesson we have learned in the thirty years since Mercy Housing and Shelter was founded is that homelessness can be eradicated if intensive case management is combined with services and decent, safe, affordable housing.

Nutritious meals, a warm shower, clothing, mental health, addiction, and medical services for an underserved population, are just a few of the many basic human needs Mercy provides or can connect individuals to.

Today we help individuals and families not only secure housing, but learn new skills, attend college, and learn how to manage their assets. Our case managers provide encouragement to set realistic, attainable goals which build the confidence the streets have taken away. Confidence plays an important role in the ability to gain employment, maintain a reliable income, and move on to independence. We provide tools and teach life skills that give them hope for the life they have longed for.

We have helped more than 5,640 men, women, and children from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, many of whom now have a home to call their own. Their stories inspire us, and are a testament to the effectiveness of our programs and remarkable staff, even in the midst of one of the worst recessions our country has seen in generations.

This past fiscal year was one of the most challenging financially Mercy has ever seen. The continued slow growth of the economy, the federal sequestration, and reductions in state funding will continue to have an effect on us this year. We do everything we can to continue to provide the same level of services. Your support is critical in making this happen – we can’t do it without you.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our dedicated Board of Trustees, Staff, Funders, Volunteers, and Partner Agencies, all of whom make this important work possible. With your contributions, you are investing in the future of people’s lives and together we can make homelessness history!

In grateful appreciation,

Sister Patricia McKeon Bradley Venne Executive Director Chairman Board of Trustees

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Board of Trustees

Executive Director: Sister Patricia McKeon, RSM

Chairman: Bradley Venne Second Vice President, Small Commercial Finance Travelers Insurance

Vice Chair: Brian D. Rich Attorney, Halloran & Sage, LLP

Gene Arnold Senior Relationship Manager, TD Bank

Charles Brooks Global Operations Officer, ACE Group

Steven E. Cote Tax Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Thomas V. Daily Attorney, Reid and Riege, PC

Sister Eileen Dooling Sister of Mercy

Sister Claire Filippone Sister of Mercy

Richard P. Gentile Town of East Hartford, Office of

the Corporation Counsel

Dennis P. Gilligan Vice President, Healthcare Practice,

USI of Connecticut

Melissa Gran Strategic Volunteer for Not-for-Profits

Claudette Labbe Strategic Volunteer for Not-for-Profits

Patricia McKinley Strategic Volunteer for Not-for-Profits

Ira Mozille Director of Sales, Business Development, Travelers Insurance

Austin Perkins Vice President, Property and Casualty Practice Willis, HRH

Shyamala Raman Professor of Economics and International Studies, University of Saint Joseph

Kellyanna Thompson Senior Attorney Auditor,

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Cathleen Voelker Strategic Volunteer for Not-for-Profits

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Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation is honored to acknowledge support from the following corporations, foundations, organizations, faith communities and individuals for their contributions during our 2012-2013 fiscal year. Your generosity enables us to continue our mission to end homelessness. We have checked our lists carefully, and apologize if we have made any error. Please contact us with any omissions or errors. Thank you.

Gifts Given From July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

Corporations & Business

$100,000+CT Department of Economic & Community Development

$50,000-99,999The HartfordThe Travelers Companies, Inc

$5,000 – $15,000Bank of AmericaConnecticut Light & PowerConnecticut Natural GasHCC Global Financial Products, LLCReid and Riege, PCSiracusa Moving & Storage Service Co, IncUSA Hauling & Recycling/ All American Waste

$1,000 – $4,999Citizens BankFarmington BankHenkel CorporationMarsh USA, IncMcCarter & English, LLPPricewaterhouseCoopers, LLPSovereign BankStrategic Staffing Solutions, IncTzedakah House, LLCUniversity of Saint JosephWebster BankWhittlesey & Hadley, PC

Up to $999ADPAlliance Graphics, IncAndrulat Associates, LLCAresco Construction CompanyBill’s AutomotiveBrodeurs’ Pest Management ServicesCapital Studio Architects, LLCConnectiCare, IncConnecticut Parking Services, IncConway Stoughton, LLPCooney, Scully and DowlingDelta-T Group Hartford, IncDurham DentalEssential Salon Products, IncGalvin and Round, PCHalloran & Sage, LLPKenneth L. Przybysz, LLCMcKinnons, LLCMercy Community Health, IncMiddlesex Fruitery, IncNewington Electric Company, IncNortheast Utilities Service CompanyPAC Group, LLCPark Hardware Co, IncPullman & Comley, LLCRyan Business Systems, IncShairon’s Salon

St. Francis Hospital & Medical CenterSWI Glass & MetalThe George Beach Home Imagineers, LLCTravelers ChampionshipUnited TechnologiesW. B. Mason Co, Inc

Foundations & Trusts

$100,000+Hartford Foundation for Public Giving

$10,000 – $40,000Lincoln Financial Foundation, IncThe M.A.C. AIDS FundThe Oaklawn Foundation

$5,000 – $9,999Charles Nelson Robinson FundCigna FoundationCommunity Foundation of Middlesex CountyFisher FoundationHenry E. Niles Foundation, IncLiberty Bank FoundationNewAlliance FoundationSBM Charitable Foundation, IncTD Charitable FoundationThe George A. & Grace L. Long FoundationThomas J. Atkins Memorial Trust FundTJX Foundation, IncWilliam and Alice Mortensen Foundation

$1,000 – $4,999Aaron Hollander FundAhearn Family FoundationAldo DeDominicis Foundation, IncBruyette Family FoundationBSPC FoundationCheryl Chase & Stuart Bear Family Foundation, IncGHADA FoundationHarry E. Goldfarb Family Foundation, IncHeineman-Wallace Family FoundationMcDonald Family TrustOlga Sipolin Children’s FundSimon Hollander FundSodexo FoundationThe Hartford County Bar FoundationThe Lucien B. & Katherine E. Price Foundation, IncUPS Foundation, IncWaterford Group Charitable Foundation, Inc

Up to $999Illinois Tool Works FoundationThe Solomon and Katie Wohl Foundation

Organization Gifts

$5,000+Connecticut Housing Finance Authority

$1,000 – $4,999Akinom L. Lahsram International PhilanthropyMercy High School

Up to $999American InstituteBoy Scouts of America-Troop #57Charter Oak International AcademyCommunity Health Center, IncCovenant to CareDelta Kappa Gamma Epsilon ChapterGrossi Dance AcademySouthside Institutions Neighborhood Alliance, IncThe McAuleyUCONN ConnPirg Student GroupWethersfield High School

Faith Communities

$30,000+Sisters of Mercy Northeast Community, Inc

$5,000+Archdiocese of Hartford Asylum Hill Congregational Church, HartfordFirst Church of Christ Congregational, Glastonbury

$1,000 – $4,999Church of the Holy Family, HebronDiocese of NorwichKorean Catholic CommunitySaint Matthew Roman Catholic Church, TollandSouth Congregational Church, MiddletownSt. Elizabeth Seton Church, Rocky HillSt. Timothy Church, West Hartford

$500 – $999First Congregational Church, BloomfieldFirst Congregational Church, GranbyMuslim Coalition of ConnecticutRocky Hill Congregational ChurchSt. Margaret Mary Church, South WindsorSt. Mary Church, SimsburyWestminster Presbyterian Church, West Hartford

Up to $499Bethany Lutheran Church, West HartfordCharismatic Renewal OfficeChurch of the Incarnation, WethersfieldCorpus Christi Social Action CommitteeCross Street AME Zion Church, MiddletownDaughters of the Holy SpiritFirst Church in WindsorFirst Congregational Church, WestbrookFirst Congregational Church of PortlandMemorial United Methodist Church, AvonPilgrim Covenant Church, GranbySacred Heart Church, SuffieldSisters of St. JosephSt. Bernard Church, EnfieldSt. Dominic Church, SouthingtonSt. George Church, GuilfordSt. George Greek Orthodox CathedralSt. Joseph Church, CanaanSt. Joseph FraternitySt. Mary Church, UnionvilleSt. Paul Church, GlastonburySt. Pius X Church and Friary, MiddletownTrinity Episcopal Church, Tariffville

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Individual Donors

Deke Bowerman & Elizabeth AceeKevin W. AdamsJane AdinolfiJames AhernLawrence & Pina KrizanSuzanne AlixStuart AlpertReverend Anne S. AlvordDavid AndersonMarcia AndersonJohn & Maureen AndryukMargaret AnninoReverend Carl & Joan AntonMarilyn Askenazer-Korth & Bradley KorthMarilyn BaconElizabeth BaileyRobert BakerLaura BakerCecile BakerMartha BakerRandy BaltzMark & Amy BannonSister Cecilia BaranowskiAntonio & Sandra BarrosSusan BarryPaul & Vivian BattersonSuzanne BattosAlexander & Sonia BayneChristopher BazinetSister Carol Frances BeaudoinCurt BeckCatherine BelangerJason & Jen BellChristopher & J. C. BentleyRichard & Maria BerganLoretta BerryJonathan & Margaret BestBarbara BetkoskiDiane BetkoskiRichard & Elana Lee RitoliTheresa BibeaultSuzan Bibisi & Christopher HealyDonald & Mary BirdseyMichael Blum & Monica ProkopJeremy & Sarah BlumenfeldJohn & Rosemary BoccaccioMichael & Suzanne BocchiniDonald & Rosemary BoerenkoMichael BolducFrancis & Maryann BoordEdward & Patricia BoothroydCosimo & Edwina BoscoSister Barbara BosslerJennifer BouchardLee Ann BouchardTerry & Julianne BoucherKenneth & Judith BoudreauPatricia & Ronald BourbeauJean BourgoinCharles & Karen BoyerAnna BramanteKaren Brand & Edward CoxTerrence & Nadine BrennanAlice BrennanMichael BrettMarilyn BrewerJoanna BrierTimothy Broderick

Lois BromsonCharles & Carla BrooksHarlan & Audrey BroseRobert & Diane BudriRoger & Judith BunkerThomas & Kathleen BurdettJanet BurlingameWilliam & Nani BurtonSister Lindora CabralMary Cahalane & David WeilMichael & Judy CalaciJosie CameronMichael & Jacqueline CamerotaPaul & Kelly CampanelliJoseph & Ellen CaninoSister Marilyn CanningMadeleine CannonBrian & Roseann CannyEleanor CaplanNicholas CarboneMichael Carey & Elizabeth SquillaceSister Judith Ann CareyJoyce CarletonSister Susan Ann CarlinAllan & Nancy CarlsonJohn CarneyJames & Anne CarrollJoan CarrollSister Jean CarrollSister Sheila M. CaseyLuis & Alicia CastanhoRalph & Mary CastellonJacqueline CeberekReverend Nicholas J. CesaroJohn & Sharon ChardeThomas & Dianne ChauvinEtta ChaviesBernadette ChieffaloSteven & Theresa ChristyGeorge & Mary ClaffeyJohn & Carole ClarkBrian & Tracey ClonanEric CohenHenry & Linda CohnJoyce ComerAndrea ComerNancy ConleyEllen ConwaySister Patricia P. CookRobert & Gloria CookeBruce & Ruthellen CorbettRichard & Barbara CorrKathleen CorriganWayne & Colleen CorriveauWilliam & Elizabeth CorvoSteven & Johnna CoteEmilien CoteBrian & M.C. CourtneyReverend George CouturierSister Mary Gerald CreedenMelvin & Barbara CrockettEileen CullenMary Cummiskey & Charles LeConcheVirginia Cunningham & Patrick FentonSister Clarice CunninghamEileen Curley & Thomas LandersSister Theresa Nora CurleyJoseph & Lisa CurranRonald & Lorraine Daigle

William Dailey & Ann LewisThomas & Susan DailyMichael & Maureen DalyKenna DalyCatherine DalyThomas DanielsRichard & Jean DapraThomas Turick & Kristine DavidGerald & Ines DavinoWilliam DavisChristiana DavlinJudith DaweCamille DeckerElaine DeFrancescoPatricia DeFuscoAnne DeLuccoCornelius & Carol DempseyPhilip & Mary Alice DennehyBill DePasqualeSister Beverly Ann DerbacherBeatrice DeShano & Eugene McCarthyDean & Cynthia DesRosierKaren DevassyKurt & Agnes DickinsonT & H DiecidueKristina DimartinoArmando & Kerry DiMatteoTom & Mary DiMatteoCatherine DondanvilleSister Eileen M. DoolingDavid & Dianne DootBrooks & Paula DornJeffrey Dowd & Jennifer JalbertCornelius & Rosemary DowdThomas & Nora DownesEllen DoylePatrick DriscollPhilip DriscollRonald & Kathleen DriscollJack & Marion DriscollElaine DriscollFernande & Laurie DrisdelleNormand & Huguette DubeMartin & Allison DuchowEvelyn DudleyDennis DuffAnn DuffyBrandon DufourRobert DukesCynthia Duncan

Peter DunnNorman Dupuis & Irene WatsonDonald & Joan EckbergJoseph & Virginia EdelsonJoseph & Jacqueline EganTheresa EhrhardtEllen EisenbergRichard & Lisa EleckJames & Dorothy ElsnerVirginia EmmersonMichael EspositoKathleen EvanilaTimothy Everett & Lucy PotterGerard FahyTimothy & Lynn FahySister Mary C. FahyRussell & Louise FancherElaine & Michael FarrellBrian FarrellyBarry & Theresa FascianoMichael & Ann FastiggiDonald & Joanne FentonRonald & Patricia FerreriNancy FightlinFrancis FilipponeRobert & Theresa FilipponeSusan FilipponeSister Claire FilipponeYakov & Raisa FillerVincent & Linda FiorentinoBenjamin & Kathleen FischerSister Elizabeth FischerJohn & Judith FitzgeraldGeraldine FitzgeraldThomas FitzpatrickPatrick & Eileen FlahertyJohn & Jane FlanneryLaurence & Beverly FlemingPaul FletcherMillicent FlynnJohn & Mary FoleyThomas & Bernadette FoleyElaine Foley FlanaganMargaret FolseJames & Lauren FooteStuart & Amy FormanMark & Robyn FortierSally FosterBrendan & Maureen FoxSamantha FrancescaConstance Francis

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Individual Donors continued

Stephen Smith & Martha FreimuthMark & Carmel FrenchShirley FreylerChristopher FrombachLisa FrucciGlenn & Lianne FullerWendy FurnissRichard & Floretta FuscoSteven & Elayne FuternickJoseph & Margaret GaffneyJudith GaffneyJames GallagherJoan Gallagher & David McKinleyJoan GalliherAlex GallindoMarilda GandaraRomilda Garet-NevilleSister Rita GarneauKathleen GarrityRobert & Susan GaynorPeter & Carey GeagloneRichard & Joan GentileJohn & Patricia GeogheganLouis & Sheila GerundoKenneth & Trudy GetekMargaret GiannakopoulosDennis & Maureen GilliganJoseph GionfriddoElizabeth GladfelterM. Andrew GlassJohn GleasonThomas & Mary GodarJohn Golias & Brenda TatascioreThomas Goodrum & Evelyn BenoitOleg & Natalia GorodnitskiyHarry & Barbara GoughCarol GourlieEdward & Anne GowacMargaret & Thomas GozPaul & Lois GradyStephen Larcen & Susan GrahamMelissa & David GranVera & Robert GrantPhilip GravelRichard & Dianne GrayJohn & Elizabeth GrecoSophie GreenSandra GregoryR. Nelson & Kirsten GriebelJames GriffinRita GriswoldEllen GuertinStephen & Ellen GuestWarren & Nancy GuyotteElizabeth GuzofskiSusan HaberlinKarin HaberlinJohn Hackendorn & Gail WeaverlingMark HaimsMary HaleyThomas & Denise HallThomas HalliganPaul & Margaret HalliseyJoseph & Esther HaloburdoJean HamiltonMichael & Mary Ann HanleyShawn HarringtonKathleen HartMartin & Sandra Hastings

Elisabeth HathawayEvelyn HayduskyPamela HebertFred & Mary HemingwayMary Frances HennessyEric Henzy & Helen MarxCharles & Karen HerbertSusan HeubergerSister Mary Etta HigginsFrances HillLee & Carolyn HoffmanDeborah HoffmanFrank & Elisabeth HoislRose HolbrookArthur & Laurie HoldenEileen HollingsworthJohn HolzingerDonald Hrenko & Gladys JohnsonF. J. & Mary Ann HubertEvelyn HudakMarion HultinJudith & David HurlbertAlice HurlburtFrancis & Nancy HurseyDeborah HurstCarmela InneoCarol InsognaKyle JandreauSusan JenkinsonJude JenningsElizabeth JensenPatrick & Marjorie JohnsonSteven & Donna JohnsonCarl & Margarita JohnsonGladys JohnsonDavid Kaczmarczyk & Linda St. GermainEllen KallfelzMarie KapoorJohn KapouchHermann & Donna KasperMurray & Barbara KatzMarvin & Janet KayDaniel & Susan KeatingDouglas & Kathy KeilyJacqueline KellerSister Louise D. KellyDavid KelmanAllan & Jennifer KenselCynthia KershawJoe & Lisa KidderSister Agnes Frances KielyReverend Eugene KilbrideMary Jean KilfoilJohn & Mary Ellen KilleenRichard & Karen KingstonLeo & Mary Ann KirchnerMark KitchenReverend Frederick KlimowiczSister Mary Alice KlineJohn KliskaPaul Knierim & Gregory NickettGlenn & Gloria KnierimEric KohliThomas & Mary Jane KononchikKevin KoonzViktor & Violetta KotlyarWilliam & Sharon KowaleskiChristine KrausKenneth & Maureen KraussKarl & Anne KuhnBrian & Jodi Labbe

Steven & Amy LabbePaul & Claudette LabbeAnthony & Mary LacavaEmma LaddJanice & John LaForest-RoysSheila LaingJean LamPeter & Joan LaMalfaLaura LaMarcheWally & Christine LambMargaret LangevinDeborah LaPierreRichard & Mary-Ellen LarsonRepresentative Timothy & Nancy LarsonSuzanne LavoieThomas & Patricia LawlerJoanne Lawson & James KingKathryn Lawson-ScullyReverend James LearyAnnette LeboeufSteven & Sylvia LeckyMarcia LeclercRichard & Patricia LegerElaine LeonardMichael LePoreGretchen LevesqueJudge George LevineRaymond & Kathleen LilleyRobert & Carol LindbergGeorge & Mary Ellen LintonRobert & Phyllis LivingstonJohn & Arlene LloydDennis LoboRichard & Rhonda LoBruttoSanto LoBruttoJean LombardSandra LongworthEd Looney & Joan Looney-RyanEileen & Riley LoprinzeKevin & Maryann LovelandDennis & Mary LubozynskiSister Peg LubyLois LuddyPatricia LuhanRaymond & Rita LurateJohn LutzNicole MaceyMargaret MachnickiBeatrice MackenzieElizabeth MacKiernan-MielJoseph & Margaret MadeyJames Magennis & Judith FriendBrian & Sally MahoneyMichael & Cheryl MailhotRobert & Margaret MalafronteSharon MalinowskiJames & Diane MannVirginia ManningMary MannionElizabeth MarkhamDonna MarquezDavid & Nina MartineauPatrick & Renee MartucciAnthony & Nathalie MascoloNunzio & Roberta MastromarinoRobert & Maura MathieuSister Margaret Ann MathisAntonio MattaJames & Sharon MatteoFrank & Leona MaurerAudrey Maxwell Brown

Claire MaySister Janice MayGeorge & Dorothy MazaitisM. Michael & Nancy MaznioKenneth & Kathryn McAvoyRita McCabeMatthew McCaffrey & Sara LourieJudith McCarthySister Mary Agnes McCarthyJames & Elizabeth McCullaghJames McDonaldColin McEnroeDennis & Julia McGoldrickMichael & Sarah McGrathBarry & Phyllis McGuireStephen McKelveyGerald & Margaret McKeonJames & Betty Lou McKeonSister Patricia McKeonPatricia McKinleyKathleen McKinleyEdmund McLaughlinEarl McMahon & Dina PlaplerRobert McNallyMargaret McNamaraSister Nancy McNamaraLoel MeckelLindsey MeehanReverend William MetzlerMarc & Susan MeunierSean & Roberta MichaelsTimothy MichaelsErik Mikalsen & Angela LopezAdam MillerWilliam & Janet MillerAnthony MilnerJohn MisselwitzRobert MitticaCatherine Mohan & Brendan HalliseyThea MontanezHallie MooreJohn & Abigail MooreJames & Anne MoranPatricia MoranMary MoriartyJohn & Jane MoroskyTimothy & Rosemary MoynihanKenneth MuccinoSarah MullanePatricia MulreadyJacqueline MulveyRobert & Janet Murphy

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Individual Donors continued

Deann MurphyAnne MurphyCarol MurphyCaroline MurphyMary MurphyCelia MurphyHugh & Nancy MurrayEdward & Ellen MurthaDuane & Buffy MuttiDouglas & Cynthia NelsonRobert NeumanJim NewmarkJon & Dolores NewtonJenifer NobleMary Ellen NoonanMichael Norko & Debra Brown-NorkoMichael & Barbara NovakJohn & Elizabeth OakesAntonio & Martha ObandoLouis & Rhoda ObermeierJames & Joan O’BrienMichael O’BrienJames O’BrienSister Fay Frances O’BrienMichael & Gwen O’ConnellHannah O’ConnorJohn & Anne O’GormanJohn & Therese O’HareErich & Bonnie OhlendorfJames & Marylee OleksiwDavid & Karen OliveriaLaverne O’MalleyShelagh H. O’NeillWilliam & Carol O’NeillSister Margaret O’NeillRaymond & Mary OnidiMargaret OrchardoJeremiah & Mary Ann O’SullivanDennis & Miharu O’TooleJohn & Cecilia OttAudrey PaightNicolina PalloneJudith & Joseph PalmisanoSister Lillian Mary PannozzaAchilles & Mary Ann PappanoThomas & Judy ParkerJoyce ParkerMary PatrinaMichael PaulCarol PelletierNorma PelletierEugene & Mary PellettDavid & Laura PelsEdward & Mary PergiovanniAustin & Lindsay PerkinsAlbert & Mary PerodyRoger PerreaultStephen & Jean PerreaultConrad & Robyn PetersHelen PhelanMary Agnes PhelanWilliam PhillipsGene & Jane PiankaAlan Lake & Anne PidanoJoseph & Susan PiescikPaula PingreeLouise & Paul PisarskiKatherine PitkinSister Claire L. Plamondon

Michael & Lucille PlouffeMichael J. & Linda PolkeGeorge Poole & Sylvia Nadeau-PoolePhilip & Patricia PrespareKenneth & Mary ProvencherJohn & Helen ProviniBrian PskowskiLorraine RakowskiShyamala RamanAnne RandazzoRobert & Jacqueline RandichRegina RandichKenneth & Gail RapozaSister Eleanor RathburnSister Maureen ReardonCharles & Edith RegulbutoConstance ReikDale & Deborah RibaudoBrian & Meghan RichRobert & Christina RickenbackAna RiveraKenneth & Donna RizzioJohn Brymer & Geraldine RobertsWilliam & Carolyn RockXiaomei RodriguesKathryn RoeckleinCurtis RoesslerKurt RoggendorfMaria RojaMichael & Melinda RoseWilliam & Donna RosenkransCharles RotenbergSusan & Joel RottnerThomas & Sue RourkeMary RowanSister Helen C. RuaneJames & Debra RuelJohn & Theresa RyanLindsay Ryan & Benjamin JensenEllen RyczekNancy SalvadoriMark & Anna SampieriMichael SanseveroKenneth & Ann SarpuEdward Marlowe & Barbara SarrantonioReverend Thomas SasJessica SatonickWalter & Maria SchawiakJanet SchmaltzJ. David & Carolyn SchnatzMarcia SchollJames & Margaret SchoonmakerLaurie & Peter SchwartzSally ScullyDaniel & Winifred SeeryMargaret SensueBeverly SeskoElizabeth SeymourElizabeth ShakerDenis & Christine ShannonMaureen ShapterThomas ShawRobert & Mary Ellen SheaRichard & Sheila ShechtmanJ. Barry & Kirsten SheehanEileen ShekoskyAgatha ShepherdLaura ShiembobThomas Shugrue

Sister Jane H. SilkThomas & Madelyn SinatroPremjit & Mary SinghNathanael Lawton & Kathleen SinnamonSisters of MercyPamela SkerkerKlaus & Marilyn SkogeMae SlupeckiDenison & Kathleen SmithTerri SmolleyCarl SniegowskiBarbara SnyderJennifer SochaHalvor SornsonMarios Soteriou & Julia Kara-SoteriouJoseph & Lucia SpadaH. Dyke SpearLawrence & Mary SpellacyLinda Jo SpencerGeorge SpoeringEvelyn St. PierreRoy & Jeanne StaehlyMichael & Anne StantonAndrew & Sandra SternJoan StoltzeLeah StromanEdward & Kathy SullivanTimothy & Geraldine Sullivan Roberta SullivanSister Peg SullivanSister Patricia SullivanAnthony SulloAlexander SunshineKathleen SwantonTimothy SweeneyMary SweeneySister Elaine SweeneyKathleen SwiftSister Mary Alice SynkeweczSister Dorothy SynkeweczJohn & Jean SziklasHenry & Janet SzumowskiJames TackettMichael TaftBarbara TartagliaMary TaskerBrian Czak & Barbara A. TaylorAllan & Sally TaylorMargaret Teta & Bill BernsteinJohn & Carol ThorpeSteven & Caryn ToffolonAnthony & Helen TolandPatricia ToperMark & Ava TorelloAlex ToribioFrancis & Anita TrahanJoseph & Irene TriompoJoseph & Lisa TroyBlanche TrudeauReverend Robert TuckerSister Kathleen TurleyGregory & Mary-Jane UgaldeAndrew & Lynn UhlRonald & Patricia M. UnkrichElizabeth ValenteGlen & Maureen Van MoffaertStephen Park & Janet Van TasselBradley & Carolyn VenneDenise Venne

Jean L. VenturoSister Marie E. VenturoDolores VinciKathryn VinerCathleen VoelkerFrederick & Janet Von PechmannDebra WalkerGarry & Marie WallaceSteven WallettMichael & Janice WalshJohn F. WebsterEdward & Judith WeingardenJames & Barbara WelchRon & Sandra WelchMark & Barbara WetzelCharline WhalenBernard & Ruth WilburJohn & Marcia WilkinsonRonald WilliamsDennis & Maureen WilliamsPhillip & Marilyn WilseyMary WolfRuth WoodfordUrsula WoodhouseBruce & Betty WoodwardRichard & Linda WowakJohn WuskellMichael & Colleen WyskielPeter & Teresa YacavoneDavid & Joanne YandowAlison YeringLorraine YuMark & Sharon ZaffettiVahik & Geralda ZainalvandJohn & Karen ZaleskiRalph & Bernice ZampanoBrian & Kristi ZehnderWayne & Rose Ziegler

Gone But Not Forgotten at ChristmasWhen Joseph Stuart, Jr. passed away at the age of nineteen in a car accident, his father grieved as any parent who lost a child would. Shortly after his son passed, Joseph Sr., decided he needed to do something to ease the pain he was in. “I knew I had to turn my grief into something good,” said Joseph Sr. He continued to mourn the loss of his son and found ways to honor his memory. He reached out the high school his son graduated from and started a scholarship in his son’s name. “I wanted to celebrate my son’s life and have others benefit from it,” he said.

One day, Joseph Sr. was speaking to a neighbor who told him about Mercy Housing and Shelter providing assistance to a resident in the building he lived in. He contacted Mercy’s Supportive Housing Services and spoke with a manager about how he could help someone in need. It was near Christmas, and he wanted to do something to help “bring Christmas” to someone who didn’t have much. His son, Joseph Jr., always loved Christmas and he wanted to bring this joy to others.

That was a few years ago. Since then, Joseph Sr. continues to contact our Supportive Housing Services Manager each year and they meet at a department store and go Christmas shopping for a family. They shop with a list of items the family needs and the children’s lists of items they hope for. Over the years he has purchased toys, sheets, blankets, pajamas, dishes and many other housewares the family has needed.

“I wish I could see the expression on their faces Christmas morning when they are opening their gifts”, says Joseph Sr. “I wonder if they have the same look of joy my son did as a child”.

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“For It Is In Giving That We Receive”Christmas at Mercy is always an amazing time of year when the generosity of many people is evident. Our annual holiday gatherings for families include refreshments, wrapped gifts and sometimes even Santa! A few years ago we overheard a young child asking their parent, “if they give me all of these presents, what do you give me?”

From that point on we changed our approach because we realized having our clients feel confident and successful as a parent was just as important to them, as it was for their children to get presents from their parents. Now, when the generous donations of holiday gifts are delivered, we provide our parents with gifts, wrapping paper and tape—so that they can wrap the presents and give them to their children on Christmas.

Our “Elves” are made up of faith groups, organizations, businesses, and individuals who work with us to fulfill the holiday wishes of clients and their children. We provide them with a list of individuals or a family, their ages and some suggestions or requests of items they may want. The generosity of our “Elves” over the years continues to inspire us.

Consider creating a Christmas giving tree in the lobby of your organization or business. Write the name of the item on a gift tag or paper wreath cutout and hang on your tree for all to select.

Our Clients Are Always In Need Of:• Socks • Bus Passes

• Adult Underwear • Laundry Detergent

• Soap & Shampoo • New Twin Sheets

• Toothpaste & Toothbrushes • New Pillows

• Deodorant • New Blankets

• Razors & Shaving Cream • New Bath Towels

• Pocket-sized Daily Planners • Hats and Gloves

If you, your church, business or organization is interested in sponsoring an individual or family to fulfill their holiday wishes, or for more information on how to help Mercy, please contact our office at (860) 808-2055.

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Gifts Made in Memory and In Honor From July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013

In Memory Of

Dr. Kaiss Aboubaker Christiana Davlin

Sister Marie Ahern Margaret Langevin

Reverend Robert Tucker

Dorothy Anderson Margaret Folse

Estelle Arsenault Sisters of Mercy

Beth Atwood South Congregational Church

James Baker Cecile Baker

Allan Baker Laura Baker

Marion Thorpe Baldaia John & Carol Thorpe

John & Anna Baranowski Sister Cecilia Baranowski

Mom Bazinet Thomas & Dianne Chauvin

Edna Benoit Thomas Goodrum &

Evelyn Benoit

Jeffrey, Lucie & Norman Bergeron Cecile Labbe

Cecile Bibeault Theresa Bibeault

Lucien Bolduc Michael Bolduc

Terry Bosworth Edward & Anne Gowac

David Bouchard Jennifer Bouchard

Sister Sean Burke Premjit & Mary Singh

Ugolina & Vincent Cantamessa Gerald & Ines Davino

Vernon & Antoinette Carpenter Henry & Janet Szumowski

Joseph & Sophie Ceberek Jacqueline Ceberek

Irene Chauvin Thomas & Dianne Chauvin

Julia Christie Cynthia Kershaw

Robert Colantuoni Evelyn Hudak

Sister Mary Joan Cook Margaret Langevin

Reverend Ernest J. Coppa Philip & Mary Alice Dennehy

Douglas Corr Richard & Barbara Corr

Thomas H. Corrigan Kathleen Corrigan

Sister Mary Crowley Margaret Langevin Walter & Maria Schawiak

Lynn & Dave Curley Eileen Curley & Thomas Landers

Helen Daugirda Jessica Satonick

Mildred Deasy Sisters of Mercy

Theresa Denise Teta Margaret Teta

Philip C. Dennehy,Sr. Philip & Mary Alice Dennehy

Robert & Emma Derbacher Sister Beverly Ann Derbacher

Leonard & Rachel DesJardins Jane & John Morosky

Rita Deveneau Mary Sweeney

James & Katherine Dillon Virginia Emmerson

Thomas J. Downes Thomas & Nora Downes

Daniel F. Ehrhardt, Jr. Theresa Ehrhardt

Charles Farrington Paul & Vivian Batterson

Anthony & Lena Filippone Sister Claire Filippone

Robert & Theresa Filippone

Clarence & Margueritte Folse Margaret Folse

Nancy Lynn Foster Richard & Mary-Ellen Larson

Msgr. Michael Davitt Fox Shirley Freyler Brendan & Maureen Fox

John & Molly Gaffney Joseph Gaffney

John Gaffney Jr. Joseph Gaffney

Thomas Garrity Kathleen Garrity

Jack Geoghegan John & Patricia Geoghegan

Robert Green Sophie Green

Sister Catharine Mary Griffin Elaine Foley Flanagan

Cynthia Guertin F. J. & Mary Ann Hubert

Julie Halligan Thomas Halligan

Stephen B. Hudak, Jr. Evelyn Hudak

James D. Humphrey Donna Marquez

Dennis J. Insogna Carol Insogna

Nicholas Johnson Patrick & Marjorie Johnson

Alois Kallfelz Ellen Kallfelz

Elizabeth Kelley Mary Ellen Shea

Irene Kelly John & Helen Provini

Paul Keppler Cynthia Duncan

Walter Kershaw Cynthia Kershaw

James Kinsella Kathleen & Raymond Lilley

Zeph & Priscilla Labbe Cecile Labbe

Paul Laffin Michael & Judy Calaci Lois Luddy

Francis Lafo Sister Patricia M. McKeon

Garland “Red” Lam Jean Lam

John E. LaPierre Deborah LaPierre

Lois Nolan Larson Raymond & Mary Onidi

Ruth Lewis Elizabeth Gladfelter

Ruth Ann Lobo Dennis Lobo

Erin Loprinze Eileen & Riley Loprinze

Jennifer Garet Lupo Romilda Garet-Neville

Mary & Pat Mainolfic Sister Lillian Mary Pannozza

George Manning Virginia Manning

James & Grace Mannion Mary Mannion

Stephen Maurer Frank & Leona Maurer

Mary C. McCarthy Kathleen Swanton

Sister Mary C. McCarthy Kathleen Swanton

Patrick & Mary McKeon Sister Patricia M. McKeon

Virginia Mirek Charles & Karen Boyer Boy Scouts of America-Troop #57 Robert & Diane Budri William & Lewis Dailey James & Dorothy Elsner Samantha Francesca Peter & Carey Geaglone Grossi Dance Academy Richard & Patricia Leger Sandra Longworth Charles & Edith Regulbuto Stephen Smith & Martha Freimuth Patricia Toper

James Moran Elizabeth & James McCullagh

Joseph & Margaret Moran James Moran

Louis & Ethel Morneault Ron & Jody Morneault

Robert & Jane Murphy Robert & Janet Murphy

Connie Neyer Margaret Folse

Monica O’Rourke Mary Sweeney

Carl Paight Audrey Paight

Martha Payne Thomas Goodrum & Evelyn Benoit

Frank & Lucille Phelan Mary Agnes Phelan

Mario Provini John & Helen Provini

Odille Pugh Margaret Folse

Mary Reid Sister Theresa Nora Curley

Elizabeth Rigney Suzanne Lavoie

Sister Grace Irma Roy Sister Mary Gerald Creeden

John & Elizabeth Scully Sally Scully

Fred & Eileen Shekosky Eileen Shekosky

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In Memory Of continued

Dom & Rose Sinacore Maria Roja

Sisters of Mercy Sister Fay Frances O’Brien

Joseph Squillace Michael Carey & Elizabeth

Squillace

Edward Stankewicz Judith Dawe

Gail Stanwick Margaret Folse

Stephanie Michael & Anne Stanton

Tom & Agnes Sweeney Sister Elaine Mary Sweeney

Barry Sweeney Sister Elaine Mary Sweeney

Joseph Szumowski Henry & Janet Szumowski

Leonard Tartaglia Margaret Sensue

Lenny Tartaglia Barbara Tartaglia

Theresa Denise Teta Margaret Teta

Sal Valente Elizabeth Valente

Colin Livingston Walker Robert & Phyllis Livingston Debra Walker

Carol Walter Stephen Larcen &

Susan Graham

Brian A. Witkowski Durham Dental

Sister Barbara Wood Mary Mannion

Gladys Wood Sisters of Mercy

Amedeo “Dino” Zovich John & Helen Provini

Highlights of 2012-2013Since its founding in 1983, Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation has helped more than 150,000 individuals and families find housing, provided support services, taught life skills and job skills in order to obtain employment and successfully maintain their home. Some of the highlights of this past year include:

Completed a $3 million dollar exterior renovation to St. Elizabeth HouseThe historic landmark known as the Henry Barnard House, is home to our Transitional Living Program and the Friendship Center, our day shelter and meals program. The renovation of the exterior included adding an elevator, fire stairwell with a handicap ramp, and new windows.

Launched a redesigned, expanded websiteOur new website provides information for individuals and families in need of housing and services, as well as members of the community interested in supporting Mercy’s work to end homelessness.

Developed a new three year strategic planOur board and community partners worked together to create a strategic plan. Goals for the strategic plan include: converting an existing transitional living program over to permanent supportive housing with services; developing and sustaining new and existing community partnerships; and increasing awareness of our mission through innovative development strategies.

Director of Program receives prestigious awardDave Martineau, Director of Program at Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation was given the Rev. Richard Schuster Supportive Housing Advocacy Award in recognition of his years of advocating for those in Connecticut who experience homelessness. The award was presented by the Partnership for Strong Communities.

Helping Hands Community Thrift Store & Furniture BankMercy has partnered with Helping Hands, a nonprofit organization that resells donated furniture and housewares. Mercy will refer calls about donating furniture and housewares to Helping Hands. We then receive a portion of the proceeds of each donated item that is sold in their store. Case Managers can also provide clients with a voucher to select up to four furniture items for a small fee.

Healthy Initiative Program (H.I.P.) at St. Elizabeth HouseThe condition of an individual’s well being is critical to their recovery and success. Healthy eating habits and exercise play an important role in this. During the past year, residents at St. Elizabeth’s House have been enjoying new healthier meals as well as learning proper nutrition and exercise techniques.

State and Federal Funding

$4,401,508

In Honor Of

Leo & James Alix Suzanne Alix

All brothers & sisters in need John Misselwitz

Greg & Laura Benedetto Ruth Woodford

The Boccaccio Family John & Rosemary Boccaccio

Sister Eileen Boffa Margaret Langevin

Mr. & Mrs. W.J. Borkowski, Jr. Sister Sheila M. Casey

Sister Pat Brewer Norma Pelletier

William & Trudy Carroll Richard & Linda Wowak

Sister Jean Carroll Joan Carroll

Michele Caruso Christopher & J. C. Bentley

Geoffrey Charde John & Sharon Charde

Co-workers at DMHAS James Tackett

Margaret Collins Carol Gourlie

Sister Mary Joan Cook Nancy Conley George Linton Carol Murphy Deann Murphy Robert & Janet Murphy Margaret Orchardo

Corbett’s Grandkids Ruthellen Corbett

Msgr. Charles Daly Mary Mannion

Daly Family Catherine Daly

Joe DeChirico Paul & Kelly Campanelli

Sister Elizabeth deManbey Margaret Langevin

Sister Mary Fahy Gerard Fahy

Ann Fastiggi Kathleen Swift

Sister Claire Filippone Susan Filippone Carol Pelletier

Alex Foxworth Sister Elizabeth Kathryn Fischer

Margaret Furlong Laverne O’Malley

Sister Carmela Garofalo Margaret Langevin

Thomas Gerundo Louis & Sheila Gerundo

George & Cassandra Gorton Judith & David Hurlbert

Haydusky Family Evelyn Haydusky

Sister Mary Etta Higgins Sister Claire Filippone Margaret Langevin Kathleen Swift

Kiely Family Sister Agnes Frances Kiely

John & Leslie Killeen John & Mary Ellen Killeen

Glenn & Gloria Knierim John & Judith Fitzgerald

Ed & Dianne Koprowski Sister Susan Ann Carlin

Akinom L. Lahsram Akinom L. Lahsram International Philanthropy

Anna Lozier Camille Decker

Sister Margaret Luby Barbara Tartaglia

Sister Grace Mannion Norma Pelletier

Claire Markham Mary Wolf

Sister Margaret Ann Mathis Edmund McLaughlin

Sister Patricia McKeon Sister Margaret Ann Mathis Sisters of Mercy

Sister Nancy McNamara Joan Carroll

The McNamara Family John & Rosemary Boccaccio

Stephen & Catherine Milewski Jude Jennings

Bob & Jane Murphy Margaret Orchardo

Sister M. Christel Nolan Marcia Scholl

Sister Dorothy O’Dwyer Shyamala Raman

Sister Claire Plamondo Kathleen Swift

Shammi Prasad Shyamala Raman

Ruane Family Sister Helen C. Ruane

Ruppe Family Evelyn Haydusky

Sister Marie Christel Scholl Marcia Scholl

Dorothy Serra Akinom L. Lahsram

Sister Grace Martha & Antonio Obando

Sisters of Mercy Joanna Brier Thomas Fitzpatrick Margaret Langevin Sister Eleanor Rathburn Sisters of Mercy Associates

Elonie Smith Margaret Folse

Kathy Swift Martha & Antonio Obando

Mary Ann Vanderjagt Robert Dukes

Melissa Walters Jean Bourgoin

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4% 5%4%

11%

29%23%

25%

Administrative Costs

$607,792

Transitional Living Programs

$1,572,009Supportive

Housing Services $1,221,759

Mental Health Programs

$1,336,999

Homeless Prevention Rapid Rehousing

$198,343Friendship Center

$270,213

Fundraising $200,200

4%1%

15%

81%

Development $772,756

State and Federal Funding

$4,401,508

Program Fees $230,599

Other Income $40,361

INCOME — $5,445,224 July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

(unaudited)

EXPENSES — $5,407,315 July 1, 2012 – June 30, 2013

(unaudited)

A New Home“Don’t be comfortable with what you are or what you have – strive for more”

This is one of the many inspirational sayings you hear from Lisa when you ask her about the challenges she has overcome.

Ten years ago Lisa was traveling from Middletown to Hartford taking eight different buses to attend cosmetology school. Her commute took three hours a day. After a while, the commute was too much and she moved in with her friend’s family in Hartford.

Still going to school and working, Lisa was unable to afford an apartment until a friend told her about Mercy Housing and Shelter. The agency was able to find Lisa an apartment with assistance. She worked with her case manager from Mercy for seven years until she was established enough to be able to afford her own apartment. “Mercy was a great help to me, but you have to work hard. If you put in 100%, Mercy will too.” With the encouragement of her case manager, Lisa would set goals every couple of months. In the beginning her goals were to finish school, save money for a crib, and purchase a car.

Lisa has been working as a teacher at a cosmetology school for more than five years. She is married and has a young son and she continues to set goals. Recently she accomplished one life changing goal: “We purchased our first home in January. My top three goals now are to create a business plan in hopes of opening my own salon, paying off my car, and planting flowers around my new house.”

Supportive Housing ServicesLisa received assistance through our Supportive Housing Services. Through this program individuals, including those who are “chronically homeless” find stability in a home of their own, while being provided case management services. The combination of permanent, affordable housing and supportive services works well for people who face the most complex challenges. Very low incomes, serious and persistent conditions including substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, mental illness or co-occurring disabilities make it difficult for them to be successful in maintaining a home. Last year: supportive housing services served and maintained 96 households, who had been homeless and provided case management support and life skills workshops.

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When I Lost It AllWhen you first meet “Steve” you get a quick sense of who he is: a tall, confident man grateful for the help he has received from people over the last several years. The more you speak with him you realize he is in pain, perhaps physically from his medical problems related to diabetes, but you can see in his eyes the pain he carries with him. “My wife passed away eight years ago from cancer, and I fell into a depression.” After his wife’s death, Steve began drinking heavily to escape his grief, eventually becoming a weekend binger who “crawled into a bottle to escape”, as he says. During this time Steve continued working as a dispatcher in a local 911 call center, a position he held for more than ten years. (He is proud to tell you he has only had two jobs in seventeen years.)

After years of drinking and not managing his diabetes, he found himself hospitalized with a staph infection. This hospitalization was one of many more to come. He used all of his sick time, short and long term disability, eventually losing his job due to his many hospitalizations.

He was living on unemployment and his 401K. He was struggling to pay $675 for Cobra healthcare, $300 a month for his diabetes medication, his car payment, car insurance and gas, leaving barely enough to pay rent.

A few years ago, Steve was hired as a laboratory technician and was able to find a room to rent in a private home. With his rent, medical costs, and the cost of his car he was not able to afford much else, so he began eating breakfast in the Friendship Center at St. Elizabeth House. For more than a year, Steve would stop for breakfast each day on his way to work. During one of these breakfasts Steve began talking to our Homeless Outreach Case Manager, and it was suggested that he add his name to a list of individuals who were in need of housing. Steve chokes up when he tells you about the day he received the phone call saying Mercy had a room for him at St. Elizabeth House. “I had a place and a key all to myself, St. Elizabeth House allowed me to keep all that I had left, safe and secure.”

Steve is the first to acknowledge that “Rome wasn’t built in a day” and being homeless is a “process that evolves”, including losing all of your belongings when you can’t afford to pay the storage facility fees. “You can’t imagine what it is like to lose everything; I carry that with me each day”.

While staying in our Transitional Living Program at St. Elizabeth House, Steve continued to work, and attend mental health programs which helped him cope with his grief and alcohol addiction. After ten months, he was able to move out to fulfill a lifelong dream of moving to Maine. He has a long term goal of one day owning his own home. “The problem of homelessness is getting worse if a guy like me, can go homeless while on unemployment and using my life savings – and I still couldn’t afford a place to live.”

St. Elizabeth House and the Friendship CenterSteve received assistance through his daily visits to the Friendship Center for breakfast. Working with a case manager he was able to move into our Transitional Living Program at St. Elizabeth House.

In our Transitional Living Program, individuals work closely with case managers and set and meet goals that will return them to self-sufficiency and independence. In addition to providing housing and intensive case management, services include meals, job preparation and job placement, and permanent housing search.

Last year: Mercy served 66,538 meals to 5,132 individuals in the Friendship Center, and provided transitional living with support services to 156 homeless individuals.

Mercy Housing and Shelter Corporation, 211 Wethersfield Avenue, Hartford, CT 06114 860-808-2036 www.mercyhousingct.org