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Hope in Action Spring 2013

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Please email [email protected] with comments and suggestions regarding this e-newsletter.

Celebrate success!

Once homeless, now home -

the Brown FamilyFEATURED

Six Plates Hosting HNH Benefit

The Durham wine bar Six Plates is hosting Txakolifest, acelebration of wine, live music, and food from seven areachefs on June 1. The event will serve as a fundraiser for

Housing for New Hope from 1-4pm and feature thefollowing chefs: Six Plates John Eisensmith, Billy Cotter ofToast, Charlie Deal of Dos Perros, Tim Lyons of Blu Seafood

and Bar, Matt Kelly of Mateo, Chris Stinnett of PopsRestaurant, Amy Tornquist of Watts Grocery, and ToddWhitney of Vin Rouge. All proceeds go to Housing for NewHope! Tickets are $75 and include food, wine tastings, andentertainment. There are only 150 tickets, so purchase them

in advance at Six Plates and Wine Authorities on UniversityDrive. Later in the evening between 4pm-12am, Six Plateswill offer $15 admission to enjoy the live music, though foodand drink will not be included, and proceeds from theevening admission are not included in the fundraiser. So getto Six Plates early on June 1 to enjoy all Txakolifest has tooffer while supporting Housing for New Hope!

What Works!

Rapid Rehousing is Off to a Great Start

Housing for New Hope is helping families in transitionto secure permanent housing through RapidRehousing. We are committed to move 80 households 45 families and 35 individuals from homelessnessinto their own homes in 2013. You can help make adifference in the lives of families moving fromhomelessness into their new home! Your company,congregation, or organization can sponsor a family,hold a donation drive for furniture or householdsupplies, or help families move.

Volunteers from BlueCross BlueShield of NCcelebrate after completing a Rapid Rehousing

move in April.


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Recent Events

Health Summit

Housing for New Hope participated in the 12th annualDurham Health Summit, held on March 22, 2013. Themeeting is held each year to discuss issues surrounding the

health of Durham residents. Housing for New Hopepresented on homelessness and healthcare, and ExecutiveDirector Terry Allebaugh spoke about the homelesshealthcare crisis. Due to multiple barriers, many homelesspeople are unable to navigate the healthcare system and

the result is a life expectancy 10 years less than the generalpopulation. Thanks to a capacity-building grant fromBlueCross BlueShield of NC, Housing for New Hope isworking to establish models to help navigate healthcare

needs of the homeless and work towards building solutionsso no one is released into homelessness from a hospital. If

you are interested in learning more about or helping withour health efforts, please [email protected]

Point in Time Count ResultsThe annual Point in Time Count survey of homelessness inDurham was held January 30. Housing for New Hope staff

joined with volunteers and other agencies to survey the city

of Durham for the number of unsheltered individuals. Thecount indicated a rise in the total number of people

experiencing homelessness at 759, up from 698 in 2012.However, the number of people without any shelter droppedfrom 63 to 53 and the number of chronically homeless was

the lowest since 2005 at 87 individuals. This compares to134 chronically homeless counted in 2012.

COMING SOON

Sign up a Team for Creative Food Drive

Last fall, Housing for New Hope was a beneficiary ofthe Durham event Creative Food Drive, hosted byMHAworks, where teams competed to build sculptures

out of nonperishable food items. The event was ahuge success, raising over 12,000 pounds of food forHousing for New Hope and the Food Bank, and is

planned to be even bigger in 2013!

The 3rd AnnualCreative Food Drivewill be held onSaturday, October

19 at the AmericanTobacco Campus.Now is the time toconsider signing up

as a team! This is afun, free, andfamily-friendlycommunity event.Its a great team-builder and way togive back forworkplaces,congregations, civicorganizations, orany other group. For more information or to sign upa team, visitwww.creativefooddrive.com.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Volunteers Needed to Lead Workshops for Tenants

Everyone is good at something! Do you have a hobby, skill, or area ofexpertise to share with our tenants? Housing for New Hope is looking for

volunteers to lead one-time or monthly workshops with tenants of ourtransitional and permanent supportive housing locations on a wide rangeof topics. Sessions can be on subjects such as health, nutrition, adultreading/writing, finance, technology, music, art, or interview prep.Consider asking a friend to join and team-teach a lesson. Workshops will

take place on weekday evenings for one hour each. If you have an ideafor a session topic or want to volunteer, [email protected]
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AWARD WINNING PARTNERSHIP

MHAworks is Recognized!

The Durham architecture and design firm MHAworks holdsthe annual Creative Food Drive as a benefit to Housing forNew Hope, The Food Bank, and the Durham community.In recognition of their efforts, MHAworks recently receivedthe Governors Key Volunteer of the Year award from the

Volunteer Center of Durham.

George Hining and other Durham County winners accept the2013 Governor's Award for Volunteer Service

The Honorable Mike Woodard presented MHAworks withthe 2013 Governor's Award for Volunteer Service ofDurham County in the Corporate/Business category fortheir creation, organization, and work on Creative FoodDrive. The Governor's Award program has honored thetrue spirit of volunteerism in our state by recognizingindividuals and businesses that make a significant

contribution to our community through volunteer service.

Housing for New Hope nominated MHAworks for theGroup/Team category and the Corporate/Businesscategory.We are humbled and honored to be recognized

for the effect that the Creative Food Drive has had in ourcommunity, said George Hining after accepting theaward. Congratulations, MHAworks, and thanks for all ofyour hard work!

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteers assemble care packs with donated hygiene

items to be distributed by the PATH Outreach team.

*NEW*Employment or Housing AdvocateUtilize personal/professional network to assist residentswith obtaining employment or locating affordable

housing in the community.

*NEW*Event Planning

Assist Housing for New Hope staff with planning specialevents and fundraisers.

Resident MentorAssist formerly homeless individuals with life skills andprofessional development. Assist with resumes and job

interview preparation, and being a caring source ofsupport for residents.

IT CoordinatorHelp the Housing for New Hope Administrative Teamwith technology on an as-needed basis.

Supporting Professional CapacityProvide professional expertise in research, marketing,communications, or other infrastructure-related mattersfor the organization through committee participation oron an ad hoc basis.

Property and Facility MaintenanceAssist with painting, washing vehicles, or organizing

storage facility. (2-5 hours per job)

For more information, or to volunteer with Housing forNew Hope, [email protected]

Thank you volunteers & donors for your continuous support!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Commercial Office Space for Lease

Housing for New Hope is leasing a commercial office in Cole

Mill Place, located at 1904 Cole Mill Road in Durham. Thebuilding is brand new and the 600 sq. ft. windowed and fullyaccessible office includes:

Ground floor immediate entry from the parking lotReception areaPrimary office with storage

Kitchen or break roomRestroom

The office is offered at $600 per month. Utilities (electric,water/sewer), internet, property taxes and all outsidemaintenance are included in the monthly rent. For further

information, contact Kim Swanson at 919-698-4065 [email protected].

Cole Mill Placeapartments opened infall 2012 to offer 10units of affordablehousing for workforcefamilies in DurhamCounty. Cole Mill

houses two and threebedroom apartmentsas well as commercialoffice space.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]

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