Annual General Membership Meeting

November 25, 2008

Jubilee Church of God Hall

Kenora, Ontario

AGENDA AGENDA Welcome and Introductions Our VISION Annual Report Presentation including

Community of Friends Speaking Up & Speaking Out Transitional Housing Needs of Women Election Membership Registration and Sign-up

Articulating Our VISION

“We each need to develop the capacity to respond

with a cohesive organizational message on who we are, what we do and how we do it”.

Ian Hill 2007

We are a concerned group working on homelessness

in our community

How Do We Achieve This?

Community education and awareness about homelessness and poverty

Promoting the implementation of our

May 2007 report Community Solutions For Affordable Housing Projects

Community caring projects to address poverty.

ANNUAL REPORTOctober 2007- October

2008

Will be posted to our website www.makingkenorahome.ca

Supplemental Reports also available Week of Action Against Poverty Hunger Doesn’t Take A Vacation Networking Tenant Neighbourhoods

General ACTIVITIES

Annual General Membership Meeting = 1

HUB Meetings = 12

Working Groups Meetings Options = 13 Communications = 10 Base = 13 Implementation = 4

Objective #1Promote Implementation of Recommended Housing

Projects

Community Solutions for Affordable Housing Projects, May 15, 2007 Report

1. Full Time Operation Emergency Shelter

2. Transitional Single Room Occupancy (SR0) 8 Units

3. Single Room Occupancy, rent geared to income 20 Units

4. Single Dwelling Aboriginal Family Units 10 Units

5. Seniors’ Housing, tax credits and utility discounts

6. Supportive Housing Transitional Support Housing for Victim’s of Violence 10 Units Senior Support Housing= Health & Assistive Living

10 units

7. Rent Subsidized Single Parent Family Housing 15 units Housing for Individuals Experiencing Mental Health Dysfunction 10

Units

8. Revolving Housing Trust

Objective #1 Outcomes Representation at community meetings = 27

Deputations to City Council = 2

Deputations to political parties = 3

Discussions with Habitat for Humanity

Voting membership on Harbourtown Committee

Collaboration with City on presentation to Association of Municipalities of Ontario

Partnership with Kenora Fellowship Centre in proposal to the Homelessness Partnership initiative

Objective #2Caring projects that take action

against poverty in the local community

Outcomes Workshops, emergency food suppliers = 2 Tins for the Bin

Christmas Sharing Circle

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation

Networking Tenant Neighbourhoods

Community of Friends

Christmas Sharing Circle

Street Picnics

Community of Friends Pie Making

Objective #3Community Education and

AwarenessOutcomes

Week of Action Against Poverty

Gingerbread Lane

Homeless in Kenora stories booklet

National Hunger Awareness Day

Newsletters

Media Interviews

Website www.makingkenorahome.ca

Gingerbread Lane

Up from The Streets

Making Kenora Home Charitable Services Inc.Profit and Loss Standard

August 2008 through December 2007Ordinary Income/Expense Income

Bracelet Sales 2,122.00Donations, 2 Pianos 8 Hands 923.00Donations 2,351.15

Total Income 5,396.15

ExpensesCost of Bracelets 1,120.00Professional 1,907.28Service Charges 76.46

Total Expenses 3,103.74

Net Ordinary Income 2,292.41

Other Income/ExpenseOther Income

Service Charges Recovered 45.00 Total Other Income 45.00

Other ExpensesReimburse Salvation Army 568.15

Returned Cheque 250.00

Total Other Expenses 1,168.15

Net Other Income - 1,123.15

Net Income 1,169.26

Making Kenora Home Charitable Services Inc.Summary Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2007

ASSETS

Current Assets

Chequing/Savings 1,169.26

Total Current Assets 1,169.26

TOTAL ASSETS 1,169.26

LIABILITIES and EQUITIES

Equity 1,169.26

TOTAL LIABILITIES and EQUITIES 1,169.26

Making Kenora Home Charitable Services Inc.Profit and Loss Standard

All Transactions October 31, 2008Ordinary Income/Expense Income

Bracelet Sales 2,122.00Donations, 2 Pianos 8 Hands 1,989.00Donations 8,438.81

Total Income 12,549.81

ExpensesCost of Bracelets 1,120.00Fellowship Centre Meals 314.29Professional Expenses 1,907.28Service Charges 140.14

Total Expenses 3,481.71

Net Ordinary Income 9,068.10

Other Income/ExpenseOther Income 00.00

Service Charges Recovered 116.18

Total Other Income 116.18

Other ExpensesOther Expenses 446.37Reimburse Salvation Army 568.15

Returned Cheque 250.00

Total Other Expenses 1,264.52

Net Other Income - 1,148.34

Net Income 7,919.76

Making Kenora Home Charitable Services Inc.Summary Balance Sheet

As of October 31, 2008

ASSETS

Current Assets

Chequing/Savings 7,919.76

Total Current Assets 7,919.76

TOTAL ASSETS 7,919.76

LIABILITIES and EQUITIES

Equity 7,919.76

TOTAL LIABILITIES and EQUITIES 7,919.76

Articulating Our VISION

“We each need to develop the capacity to respond

with a cohesive organizational message on who we are, what we do and how we do it”.

Ian Hill 2007

We are a concerned group working on homelessness

in our community

Speaking Up, Speaking Out

Four Directions

Aboriginal Toastmasters

Projects to be Supported 2009

Transitional Housing Needs of Women

“Build A Meal”

Build Project

ELECTION

Working Groups

BASEPromote community caring

projects including support of the community through partnership and volunteerism

OPTIONSResearch, cataloguing,

articulation, planning and writing of proposals

COMMUNICATIONSIncrease community awareness

and understanding of the issues associated with poverty, ensuring voice of the homeless is included in our work

IMPLEMENTATIONPromote the development of

tangible structures needed to support the vision

PLEASE SIGN UP

The citizens of Kenora have demonstrated and voiced a will to work together.

We hope you will add your name to a working group or a project to support