COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT - Habitatgreensboro

SPRING2017COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORTHABITAT GREENSBORO

Annual ExpensesA Message from our CEO & Board ChairAs we celebrate our 30th year in ministry, Habitat Greensboro has placed over 465families into affordable homes in our community and 429 internationally. Since 1987,Habitat homeowners have paid over 3 million in taxes. And, we have offered over500 classes for homeowner success.Programs & Services 83%Fundraising 9%General & Administration 8%Annual RevenueAs we celebrate 30 years, we look forward to the future. In 2017, Habitat built our 30th anniversary house in 30 days! We will repair 30 homes in Habitat neighborhoods. We will celebrate 30 classes we teach, 30 things of which we are most proud, and 30things we have learned! (We call that “Oops 30.1”!) We will continue mission work in Honduras and expand our international reach byadding Kenya, one of the poorest countries in the world. We plan to open a second ReStore to build even more houses! In August, we will present the Summer Bash, themed: “One Night One House.” In November, we will collaborate with Greensboro Builders Association for RaisingRoofs, building 5 homes in 5 days in a home builders event held since 2003. This yearis GBA’s 60th Anniversary and we will have built a total of 60 houses together! Habitat is especially grateful for our partnerships. We will open The GreensboroHousing Hub with 6 other housing non-profits in one building. We believe thisHousing Hub will be a model of collaboration for cities across our nation to emulate with Greensboro leading the way. 2017 is the foundation of Habitat Greensboro’s next 30 years of transformation andinnovation. Habitat believes that together, one family at a time, we can build a world whereeveryone has a decent place to live.Mortgages 28%Government 26%Corporate 12%ReStore 11%Individual 10%Other 9%Faith Based 3%Foundations1%Habitat Greensboro’s Budget 3.976 million operating budget.CEO, Habitat GreensboroAwardsChairman, Board of DirectorsPresident, Replacements, Ltd.Home Innovation NGBS Green Partner of Excellence and Single-Family Home BuilderSafety Program of the Year, National Association of Home BuildersReconocimiento a la Solidaridad from Habitat Honduras for 20 years of service Funded through Donors, Individuals,Businesses, Faith Communities,Foundations and Civic Organizations. ReStore sales and mortgage incomeunderwrites all administrative expenses. 100% of contributions go toward building homes, communities and hope.

Our Vision, Mission & Val-Our VisionA world where everyone has a decent place to live.Our MissionSeeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat for Humanitybrings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.Our ValuesFAITH: We value our Christian foundation while we welcome and serve those of all faiths and beliefs.RELATIONSHIPS: We value partnering with homeowners, volunteers, donors, and the community totransform lives, strengthen families, and help break the cycle of poverty.EXCELLENCE: We value building quality affordable housing, utilizing best practices, and continuouslyseeking innovative ways to achieve our mission.STEWARDSHIP: We value being good stewards of the resources entrusted to us and operating withethical standards, transparency, and the highest level of accountability.COMPASSION: We value having a caring heart for those we serve, for those with whom we work, andfor those who serve Habitat for Humanity of Greater Greensboro.252ENERGY4600volunteersDONATEDtheir timeefficienthomes since 2002Paid in FullThree simple words, PAID IN FULL, who doesn’t like to hear that?To a Habitat homeowner, those words are extra sweet as it culminates a payment process but not an end to a relationship.Over 30 years, 77 Habitat homeowners have paid off their mortgage. In 2016, we celebrated 24 homeowners who paid off theirmortgages at a mortgage burning. This event was an opportunityto recognize the perseverance and dedication of these hardworking homeowners. On the day she closed on her Habitat home,LoUna began saving her extra change. She saved every extra nickel,dime and penny, and in June 2016, she cashed in her savings andpaid off her mortgage 14 years early! Homeowner, Kesha, said thateven when she was struggling during hard times, she kept payingher mortgage. She spoke of her home as an investment - a sourceof pride and stability for her family. She appreciated the supportnetwork of Habitat homeowners and staff that encouraged andinspired her to work towards those three simple words: Paid in Full.

Outstanding VolunteersJoe White Volunteer of the Year AwardArnold JeffreysArnold Jeffreys began volunteering with theHabitat Greensboro construction team in 2003through St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church.After volunteering on Saturdays for a few years,he joined the Weekday Crew. Since 2007, Jeffreyshas been volunteering nearly every Wednesdayand Thursday and has become an integral part ofHabitat Greensboro’s Weekday Crew. In additionto Habitat, he volunteers with his church andhas participated on mission trips. It is volunteerslike Arnold that make Habitat Greensboro sosuccessful. We couldn’t do it without you, Arnold.Thank you! 1.37MeconomicIMPACTof volunteer hoursGerard Davidson Lifetime Achievement AwardThe Gerard Davidson Lifetime Achievement Award for 2016 wasawarded to Geneva Metzger and Joseph Stiefel.Geneva Metzger has been active with Habitat Greensboro since1987, volunteering with First Baptist Church. Through the years, shehas served as a Habitat Board member, Weekday Crew Member,Family Selection Chair and as a member of numerous committees.She provides meals for Habitat’s AmeriCorps members and Collegiate Challenge students and faithfully contributes her resources toHabitat. We are grateful for Geneva’s tireless dedication to Habitat.Joseph Stiefel began volunteering for Habitat Greensboro in 2002when he was drafted by another member of the Weekday Crew,Palmer Shelburne. Since then, he has been a consistent memberof the team working with the construction staff almost every weekduring the year. A man of few words, Joseph would prefer working on a house than talking about himself but we have it on goodauthority that when he is not volunteering with Habitat, he enjoysmanicuring his yard. We thank Joseph for his many years of serviceto Habitat.Wyndham HouseWhat’s the biggest thing you’ve ever recycled?How about an entire house? That’s what we did when WyndhamWorldwide and the Wyndham Championship made a gift-in- kinddonation of the Wyndham Worldwide Fan Amenity House called Keyto Wyn. Located adjacent to the practice putting green at SedgefieldCountry Club, the goal was to convert the Key to Win House intoa home for a family. In early 2016, we began discussions with theWyndham leadership to consider the possibility of disassemblingthe structure and rebuilding it for a family. The tournament used oneof our house plans to create this popular fan amenity during the PGATOUR event in August 2016. After the tournament, the buildingwas carefully deconstructed, trucked to our site and then rebuilt byour volunteers. The end-result is a beautiful new home for Joseph,Kadiatu and their infant son, Justin. Habitat Greensboro, WyndhamWorldwide & the Wyndham Championship is truly a winning combination! Visit this year’s Wyndham Championship in August to tour theKey to Wyn house and see pictures that tell the story of one of thegreatest recycling efforts ever!

College ConnectionUNCG Campus ChapterIn the Fall of 2016, UNCG established a Habitat Campus Chapter.This chapter was due to the hard work of Dr. Stephen Sills, Center forHousing and Community Studies and Habitat staff members, JustinWilliams-Blackwell and Kelsey Vermeer. Their first project was raisingtrusses on a Habitat home. We look forward to many more projectsfrom these inspiring student leaders.Small WondersIn 2012, the Small Wonders Endowment began offering educationalgrants for secondary education to Habitat homeowners and theirchildren. In 2016, Small Wonders granted over 14,765 in scholarships to eight recipients. Ranging from technical certifications tofour-year degree programs, these students are working hard tofurther their education. Congratulations to Shama Bekhet, Biologymajor at NCA&TSU; Kabinga Kiebebe, Pharmacy Technician at GTCC;Sthesy Koradjim, Electrical Systems Technology at GTCC; BriannaMoore, Biology at WSSU; Tahemma Moore, Biology at WSSU; MarciaOliver, Masters of Divinity at Bennett College; Iymani Spruill, AfricanStudies and Psychology at UNCG; Youssouf Tassaou, Driver Trainingat Carolina Truck Driving School. 358Kproperty taxesPAID BYHabitat homeownersHomeowner TrainingEvery year, we educate new and existing homeowners on a varietyof topics vital to successful homeownership. From nutrition andbudgets to maintenance and insurance, we taught over 290people in 91 classes on 59 topics. Thirty-one instructors taughtover 220 hours! We continue to grow this important facet of ourhomeownership program, as we expand post-purchase classesand LifeSkills Training.Collegiate ChallengeEach year, Habitat Greensboro is fortunate to participate in Collegiate Challenge, a nationwide service program for college studentsto build, renovate and repair homes during their spring break. In2016, Habitat Greensboro hosted Eastern University and ColumbiaUniversity for two weeks. This is an incredible service program.Eastern University has been visiting Greensboro for spring breakevery year since 2011.Housing HubIn the spring of 2016, an idea began to take shape. Habitat beganasking: What if all the affordable housing nonprofits were in onelocation? Imagine the difference a one-stop shop for affordablehousing for our community. What if rather than giving clients atyped referrals list, we could walk them over and introduce them.This collaborative effort has brought together Community Housing Solutions, Greensboro Housing Coalition, Housing ConsultantsGroup, Partnership Homes, The Servant Center, Tiny Houses andHabitat Greensboro to form the nucleus of the Greensboro Housing Hub. As discussions progressed, ideas on furthering collaboration, partnerships and shared commonality have sprung up creating a whirlwind of excitement around this project. The GreensboroHousing Hub will be located in the Triton Building on SummitAvenue and is slated to open in early Fall 2017.