Building Houses while

Transforming Lives and

Communities

Our Mission

Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit, Christian housing ministry that seeks to eliminate poverty housing in the community and to make simple, decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. People from all walks of life work together in partnership to build houses with families in need.

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Overview of NOHFH

• Became an affiliate in 2000• “Hand up, not a hand out”• Volunteer-based• Partner with families in need

New Construction Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI)

• Support the construction of Habitat homes around the world

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Components of NOHFH that will be addressed:

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NOHFH

NRI

New Construction

A Brush with Kindness (ABWK)

GuatemalaWhat fuels

our mission?

ReStoreCommunity Partnerships

Volunteers

Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative (NRI)

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What is NRI?

Mission

• Neighborhood Revitalization Initiative affiliates serve more families by responding to community aspirations with an expanded array of products, services and partnerships, empowering residents to revive their neighborhoods and enhance their quality of life.

Goals• To serve more families through an expanded array of housing

products.• To demonstrate an improved quality of life in the communities where

we serve.• To broaden the base of Habitat’s financial support.• To increase volunteer participation.

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Components of NRI

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Neighborhood

Revitalization

Initiative

Levels of NRI

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Repairs including ABWK

Weatherization: Energy Retrofit

Rehab including foreclosed properties

New Construction

New Construction

• Every year, a family in need is selected to partner with NOHFH through an extensive selection process• Need, Ability to Pay, and Willingness to Partner

• Family selected by Family Selection Committee• Monthly, no interest mortgage payment• Sweat equity component• Mortgage payments support the building of other houses• Currently building 14th home in Manitou Park, Berkeley

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Construction of the Manchester House

• Family: Maria, Arvey, and their three children

• Learned about NOHFH from a flyer at Maria Sr.’s job

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Dedication of the

Manchester Home

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Meet Our Newest Family! (14th Home)

• The Barrientos family consists of parents Ignacio and Ofelia Barrientos and their children:Ignacio, Alexis, Jonathan, Marya, Melissa, Christopher, Angel and John Hiram.

• Ignacio, known to one and all as "Iggie", is employed by the Township of Berkeley and the Anchor Inn in Ocean Gate. Needless to say Ofelia is kept employed caring for the children.

• The family of 10 is presently residing in very crowded circumstances with other family members after a job loss forced them out of past living conditions.

• Ignacio has begun his accumulation of "sweat equity" hours working with Luke, the construction supervisor.

• We look forward to providing them with a five bedroom two bath home in Berkeley Township!

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Below are pictures of the Barrientos Family from the Groundbreaking Ceremony of their new home!

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NRI Communities

• Currently working in Manitou Park to build not only homes but a community as well

• Includes new construction (Barrientos’ Home) and ABWK projects

• 3 lots

• Strong faith-based community

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A Brush with Kindness (ABWK)

• 3 Repair Levels Level I: Minor Repairs

Level 2: Higher skill and cost

Level 3: Critical Home Repair

• Application Process

• Families selected by ABWK Committee

• New Components to NOHFH’s ABWK program Repair Corp Grant

Superstorm Sandy

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A Brush with Kindness: Level 1(Low cost/Low skill)

• Window repair (screen, glass, glazing)

• Scrape, paint, caulk

• Door replacement

• Minor siding & trim repair

• Landscaping (pruning/trimming, weeding, reseeding)

• Clean up, brush removal, junk removal

• Board replacement in porch/stair/ramp

• Minor roof repair & soffit/fascia replacement

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A Brush with Kindness: Level 2(Increased skills and cost)

• Major roof repair/replacement

• Porch/stair/ramp construction

• Extensive siding and trim repair/replacement

• Window replacement

• Weather stripping

• Interior work (only as it relates to exterior work)

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A Brush with Kindness: Level 2

Stephen

• Due to an illness, had one leg removed a few years ago.

• A couple of years later, his other leg was removed.

• Having no ramps and no money to have one built, he literally had become "a prisoner in his own home."

• Could not obtain his mail

• Due to the group of volunteers from the Air Force and the regular volunteer construction crew, work began on the ramp.

• Soon a trip to the mailbox, something so many of us take for granted, was once again a reality!

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Day 1

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Day 2

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Almost Done!

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A Completed Ramp!

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A Brush with Kindness: Level 2

Eunice Grant

• 91 years old

• “Matriarch” of

Manitou Park

• ABWK project

part of NRI

Community in

Manitou Park

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A Brush with Kindness: Level 3(High cost/High skill: Critical Home Repair)

• Extensive rehabbing of an existing home

• Includes work on the interior as well as the exterior

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A Brush with Kindness: Level 3

Maria and Steven

(Cedar Grove)

• Maria is the mother of

Steven, an adult with

special needs.

• House caught fire

• Could not have been

completed without the

involvement of the

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Cedar Grove

Before Pictures

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Sun National Bank

Community Banking Day

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Sun National Bank

Community Banking Day

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Sun National Bank

Community Banking Day

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Sun National Bank

Community Banking Day

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Bank of America

Community Banking Day

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Bank of America

Community Banking Day

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Cedar Grove

Rededication Ceremony

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Cedar Grove Interior

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Cedar Grove Interior

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A Brush with Kindness: Repair Corps Grant

• Funded by The Home Depot Foundation

• Home repair grants will be allocated in amounts up to $15,000 for each Repair Corps project.

• The program grants cover the cost of a variety of repairs that could include roofing and weather stripping to the installation of wheelchair ramps and renovated bathrooms and doorways to accommodate disabled veterans.

• NOHFH received 5 grants of $15,000 each

• We have received 3 applications thus far

• Completed 1st and soon to start 2nd

• All 3 applicants are from 3 different wars

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A Brush with Kindness: Repair Corps Grant

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• Tuesday September 11th at 8:45 am Mayor Tom Kelaher joined the staff and volunteers from Northern Ocean HFH and Home Depot as they gathered in Toms River for a prayer service.

• Home was recently purchased by Angelo; a two-tour Iraqi veteran who suffers from PTSD and wants nothing more than a safe house to call "home" for his wife, Teresa and two children.

A Brush with Kindness:

Superstorm Sandy

Brick Township

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

A Brush with Kindness:

Superstorm Sandy

Toms River (Silverton)

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

A Brush with Kindness:

Superstorm Sandy

Toms River (Silverton)

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

A Brush with Kindness:

Superstorm Sandy

Toms River (Silverton)

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

A Brush with Kindness:

Superstorm Sandy

Ocean Gate

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

Ocean Gate

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

A Brush with Kindness:

Superstorm Sandy

• Rebuilding from Sandy is a

marathon, not a sprint.

• NOHFH is one of nearly a dozen Habitat affiliates that recently received a mobile response unit to assist communities in New York and New Jersey recovering from Hurricane Sandy.

• Chevrolet donated a total of 24 Express vans that were specially outfitted with tools and equipment donated by Lowe’s and the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation.

• NOHFH was honored to receive three of the vans!

• The recommended model from the Ocean County Long Term Recovery Group coincides with Habitat’s model.

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

A Brush with Kindness: Superstorm Sandy

“Kick Back to Give Back”

• 12 year old Alex decided to

organize a soccer tournament for

her Bar Mitzvah project.

• She raised $10,000 and

donated it to NOHFH for Sandy

Recovery.

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Repair. Rebuild. Restore.

Guatemala

• For 10 years, NOHFH has tithed $74,582.00 to 18 families in Guatemala.

• Commitment to build at least 1 house in Guatemala for every house built here in Ocean County.

• After helping from afar, the NOHFH family decided to do make mission trips.

• Embarked on an adventure known as Global Village.

• 5 NOHFH members spent a week building a home for a neighbor in Guatemala.

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Guatemala

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Guatemala

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Reflection about Guatemala

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“The difference this year was the interaction of the family with our volunteers. We were immersed with three generations and relatives. Grandmother Solidad, mother Carolina (prospective homeowner), and her daughter Maria Guadalupe were all eager to help. Their joy and gratitude for our help was overwhelming. When we have so much and they have so little it is truly humbling. The simple concrete block home with corrugated metal roof we were building was a palace to them.”

• Dick Read – Board Member and Former Board President

Reflection about Guatemala

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It is difficult to put into words the impact on my life that going to Guatemala and living amongst the Mayan people has had. That we go to build a safe and comfortable home for a family that would otherwise not be able have one is a big part of course, but not the biggest. That would be the experience of the culture, the people, the country, the history - it draws me back. Being able, this year, to share this trip with my 17 year old grandson and seeing how the experience affected his life -powerfully, is what it was. In his words, "A life changing event."

• June Kreutzer- Board Member and Former Board President

What Fuels our Mission?

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NOHFH Mission

Volunteers

ReStore

Community Partners

ReStore

• Major source of

our funding

• Located on Route 166

in TR

• The ReStore is a thrift

shop operated by NOHFH

since 2001.

• Specializes in gently used

furniture, household items,

giftware and appliances.

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Recycle: Out of Landfill

Restore

Provides for

families in need

Fuels Mission

People learn about

mission

ReStore

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Community Partnerships

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Fundraisers

Municipalities

Schools

Faith-Based

Habitat for Humanity

International

Civic Services

Businesses and Individual

Donors

Volunteers:

Ways to get involved

• ReStore

3 hour shifts

10am-1pm, 1pm-4pm

• Donating

Gifts in Kind such as materials

Monetary

• Committees

• NRI (New Construction and ABWK projects)

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Committee Descriptions

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Faith Relations

• New volunteers needed!

• Main goal: Partner with our faith community as they are Habitat’s biggest source of financial aid and volunteer support

Family Selection

• Meets only a couple of times a month

• Main Goal: Helps with the selection process of future homeowners

Family Support

• Main Goal: Mentors new Habitat homeowners

Fundraising

• Main Goal: Interact with the public and gently solicit funding as well as in-kind gifts of materials, labor, land and/or volunteer labor from our community

Committee Descriptions

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Public Relations

• New volunteers needed!

• Main goal: Write articles for our newsletter and local newspapers. Develop different ways for NOHFH to be involved with the media, social media, and raise awareness about our mission

Site Selection

• Currently not meeting as we have acquired 4 buildable lots

• Main Goal: Assist in identifying and selecting land that meets the “mission needs” of NOHFH

Construction

• Main Goal: Responsible for the planning, organization and implementation of our new home building projects.

ABWK

• Main Goal: Select families for ABWK projects. Volunteers can supervise and/or engage in the “hands on” repair work

Demolition

• Only meets prior to a demolition sale

• New volunteers are needed to help organize and run a demolition sale

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