HFHC Annual Report 09-10

There’s no place like

2009-2010 Annual Report

Dear Friends,

“Home” is a word overflowing with meaning, images, emotion, and memories.

Even though I have my own family and my own home, the word still takes me back 2,000 miles and too many years from here to the small beach town where I grew up, and brings back the scent of salt air and apple pie and the sound of my father’s booming laugh.

The truth is that home isn’t a building; it isn’t a place. It’s the feeling of comfort that embraces you when you are with the people you love, when you feel safe enough to exhale, relax, be who you really are – and dream of who you could become.

Habitat for Humanity is synonymous with building, but we are not about houses. We are about homes. Buildings are hollow and empty without the chaos of everyday life, without the sounds of laughter and the smells of dinner cooking. Home is a feeling more than it is a place.

Across Colorado, Habitat for Humanity volunteers, staff, donors and partners come together every day to build that feeling, brick by brick, for hundreds of families who have never felt it before. At the same time, we are building that feeling for ourselves – which is why each of us feels at home in our offices, stores, and construction sites, and why we call each other family.

In these pages, learn what home means to each of us, and what we have done together over the past year to bring so many Coloradoans home. Join us in this coming year as we journey toward the end of our 1000 Homes Campaign, and consider becoming a part of our family.

Karen Harkin Stefka Fanchi Board President Executive Director

HomE IS FAITH

Mission:Habitat for Humanity of Colorado is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation whose purpose is to build the capacity of affiliates by increasing access to resources, facilitating communication between affiliates and the community, and providing statewide leadership toward the creation of thriving communities that support healthy families.

Habitat for HuManity Values:

•SERVICEtoGod’speople,tothemissionofHabitatforHumanityInternational,toColoradoaffiliates, to partner families, to its stakeholders and investors, and to its board and staff.

•INNOVATIONinseekingnewsolutions,newresources,andnewcollaborationsinordertomeetchallenges and overcome limited resources.

•DIVERSITYofthestrengths,talents,backgrounds,andcommunitiesrepresentedbyouraffiliates, our board members, our stakeholders and investors, and our board and staff.

•STEWARDSHIPoftheabundanceofgiftswearegiven,andaccountabilitytoouraffiliates,toour parent organization, to our stakeholders and investors, and to the community at large.

As a Christian ministry, we are called to model the life of Christ who embraced all people. Habitat for Humanity invites people of all faiths and beliefs to help us with the enormous task of ending substandard housing.

Goals and objectiVes

Habitat for Humanity of Colorado works to eliminate poverty housing through the following goals, which are directly aligned with the Habitat for Humanity International strategic plan:

DIVERSIFIEDFUNDING •Developdiversifiedsourcesoffunds,in-kinddonations,servicesandotherresources,and

distribute these equitably to affiliates.

PUBLICRELATIONS •Develop,promote,andcoordinatestatewideactivitiestoincreasepublicawarenessofHabitat’s

work in Colorado.

COMMUNICATIONS •Facilitatenetworkingandsharingofexpertise,information,technicalassistance,andother

resources with and among Colorado affiliates.

STRATEGICPARTNERSHIPS•Developstatewidecollaborationsandpartnershipsthatcreateopportunitiesforaffiliatesata

local level.

HomE IS fellowship

Habitat for HuManity of colorado fundinG to affiliates

FY 2009-2010

affiliate fundinG & financials

Archuleta $17,649.37

Berthoud $8,091.37

Blue Spruce $140,484.59

Chaffee $148,269.77

Delta $3,000.00

Eagle $208,324.03

Estes $4,015.28

Flatirons $327,442.53

Fort Collins $149,724.46

Fremont $4,598.00

Grand $18,117.79

Greeley $61,794.50

Gunnison $135,045.24

LaPlata $58,546.56

LasAnimas $7,159.36

Loveland $230,920.75

mesa $26,377.32

metro Denver $120,733.40

montezuma $1.57

montrose $129,922.76

Pikes Peak $175,528.72

Pueblo $115,466.18

RoaringFork $141,033.07

Routt $8,644.35

SanLuis $82,606.25

St.Vrain $212,439.74

Summit $3,000.00

Teller $56,556.70

Telluride $30,211.91

Windsor $4,000.00

TOTAL $2,629,705.57

TotalRuralFunding=$1,060,702.01 %offunding=40%

TotalUrbanFunding=$1,569,003.56 %offunding=60%

TotalAffiliateDistributionFY09-10=$2,629,705.57

TotalAffiliateDistributionFY08-09=$5,468,652.22

THERE’SNOPLACELIkEHOMEFORTHEHOLIDAYSINGUNNISON

stateMent of financial position

As of June 30, 2010stateMent of financial position

FY 2009-2010

affiliate fundinG & financials

AsseTs 2010 2009

Cash and Cash Equivalents $334,515 $625,306

Inventory $23,288 33,923

Due from Affiliates 36,818 8,490

AccountsReceivable 160,592 -

NoteReceivable-Affiliate 81,555 33,907

Total Current Assets 636,768 701,626

eQUipMeNT - AT CosT

Equipment 110,013 104,854

Less:AccumulatedDepreciation 71,296 57,652

Equipment–Net 38,717 47,202

loNG-TeRM AsseTs

EQ2LoanLossReserve 12,500 12,986

NotesReceivable-loansdueafteroneyear 130,000 25,000

Deposits - -

ToTAl AsseTs $817,985 $786,814

liABiliTies & eQUiTY

OtherLiabilities 50,167 5,128

RefundableAdvances 32,670 67,804

NotesPayable–DueWithinOneYear 4,891 2,352

Total Current liabilities 87,728 75,284

loNG-TeRM liABiliTies

EQ2 Equity Equivalent Investment 250,000 250,000

NotesPayable–DueAfterOneYear 11,025 2,156

TotalLiabilities 261,025 252,156

NeT AsseTs

Unrestricted 469,232 459,374

Total liabilities and equity $817,985 $786,814

ReVeNUes & sUppoRT

2010 2009

Contributions $203,346 $221,791

Mortgage sales $1,423,165 $4,587,305

foundation Grants $159,801 $246,882

Government Grants $854,876 $273,000

Corporate Grants $59,197 $52,758

Affiliate support/fee for service $140,712 $305,120

interest & investment income $10,365 $11,113

Total $2,851,462 $5,697,969

eXpeNses

2010 2009

Affiliate services (programs) $2,676,951 $4,807,560

General Administration $164,653 $156,672

Total $2,841,604 $4,964,232

percent of Administration 5.79% 3.16%

1000 homes Theendoffiscalyear2010alsomarksthemid-pointofthe1000HomesCampaign-HabitatforHumanityofColorado’sambitiousdriveto celebrate the 1000th home by pledging to serve the next 1,000 families. Colorado affiliates have come together under the umbrella of this campaign to build more homes than ever, and Habitat for Humanity of Colorado has pledged to raise $1,000,000 in new donations.

Since the campaign was launched in 2009, 146 homes have been built in Colorado, housing more than 585 individuals. In addition to Colorado homes, affiliates have tithed more than a million dollars for internation-al building, funding 245 homes abroad and housing nearly 1,000 people. This puts us at 42% of our goal – and all in the middle of a recession that has devastated the housing market.

In addition to families served, impressive headway has been made on Habitat for Humanity of Colorado’s fundraising goals. Since January 2009, $539,214 in contributions from 53 new donors has been secured in support of the campaign. That’s 54% of our million dollar goal.

The word is out – the 1,000 Homes Campaign was featured in 20 articles,andwasadvertisedstatewidethroughpartnershipswithLUXEmagazine and Woodley’s Fine Furniture.

paraguay partnershipWhile we keep building toward our next 1,000 homes, our friends and partners in Paraguay are working on their own campaign to build 1,000 homes. During their visit to Camp Colorado, we heard about their struggles with land tenure and a dearth of public policy supporting af-fordablehousing,andwewerere-inspiredtosupportthemintheirworkwith teachers and other very low income families across that country. In FY2010,ColoradoHabitatforHumanityaffiliatestithed$203,392toHabitat for Humanity of Paraguay, doubling the funding received by the country’s program and making it possible to serve 34 more Paraguayan families.HabitatforHumanityofEagleandLakeCountiessentthefirstGlobalVillageteamthere,andinFebruary,fiftyaffiliateleadersand partners from across Colorado, including six representatives from Habitat for Humanity of Colorado, will travel to Paraguay and will build five more homes in just five days.

THERE’SNOPLACELIkEHOMEINpARAGUAY. 166YellowBrickswereawardedtonewdonors at the $1,000 level or higher

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Knowledge Café in Denver

Advocate with habitat!

Fiscalyear2009-2010sawmanyachievementsinadvocacy!Habitatfor Humanity of Colorado not only continued programs such as Habitat Builds Colorado Day, but also added a Congressional Build to reach out to federal delegation staff and involve them in our mission. In march, thirteen affiliates and 12 homeowners joined 17 state elected officials and 4 congressional staff to hear about Habitat for Humanity of Colorado’s first legislative agenda at the annual LegislativeLuncheon.Afterlisteningtopowerfulhomeownerstories,Stefka directly correlated the plight of the Habitat homeowner to the bills Habitat for Humanity of Colorado was supporting. It was an exciting

session as all of the bills habitat for humanity of Colorado supported passed—including the heavily contested payday lending reform!Inaddition,HabitatforHumanityofColoradoincreasedthenumber of statewide advocates by 400% with an increased response rate of 185% through the use of an online advocacy tool.

Joining federal home loan Bank of Topeka and habitat for humanity of Colorado on the Habitat for Humanity metro Denver job site were nine congressional staffers, from both district and DC offices, for the first Colorado congressional build—where congressional representatives, staffers, and interns were invited

out to the job site. In addition, Habitat for Humanity of Colorado was excited to offer funding to affiliates who participated in the fourth annual Habitat Builds Colorado Day. This was in large part due to a grant from The home Depot foundation sponsoring 12 affiliate events. In support of local work, Habitat for Humanity of Colorado offerred 4 advocacy trainings to help affiliates further engage in this essential aspect of our mission to eliminate poverty housing.

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pikes peak habitat for humanity

Congratulations Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity for completingyour100thHome!

The 100th home was dedicated on march 10, 2010 and is now owned by the Truong family. my Tien Truong, her twosonsandherparentspurchasedthethree-bedroom,two-bathroomhomeandcouldn’tbemoreexcitedabouttheopportunity!MyTienappliedtoHabitattogiveherboys a safe, permanent place to grow up and to help her father, who is in a wheelchair, regain mobility. Their home is outfitted with solar panels which will save the family money that “will be kept in a special account for the education of my children” said my Tien at the dedication.

During this celebration, Paul Johnson, the Executive Director, read the following statistics about their past 100 homes:

• Numberofvolunteers:145,000• Numberofvolunteerhours:1,350,000• Valueofthesehours:$16,200,000• Nails:2,400,00• Screws:600,000• Windows:700• Doors:200• Constructionstuds:400,000

Habitat for Humanity of Colorado supported Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity during fiscal year 2010 with fund-ing from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Colorado Works, Colorado Division of Housing, Federal HomeLoanBankofTopeka,EnergyOutreachColorado,Home Depot, Helen K & Arthur E Johnson Foundation and the Colorado Combined Campaign.

“AlltheseblessingsIreceivefromGod—butthrough you and I am so grateful because these gifts are beyond my dreams.”

—my Tien TroungOPPORTUNITYkNOCkSINColoRADo spRiNGs

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Award winners

Exceptional leadership, community service, and innovation are all critical values that Habitat for Humanity encourages and relies upon to carry out our mission. Habitat for Humanity of Colorado recognized achievement in these three areas at the Habitat for Humanity of Colorado Awards DinneratCampColorado:TogetherWeCanBuildItinMay,2010,byawardingtheLeekundtzVolunteeroftheYearAward,theLeadershipAwardforExecutiveDirectors,andtheNicholsonAward for Innovation in Capacity Building.

leadership Award for executive Directors – Gwen stephensonFrom the nominations submitted, Habitat for Humanity of Colorado staff enthusiastically selectedGwenStephensonofLovelandHabitatforHumanityastheExecutiveDirectorwhoseleadershipbestembodiedthefollowingquotefromVinceLombardi:

“Individual commitment to a group effort- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

Asoneofthehalf-dozenlettersofsupportforGwen’snominationsaid,“Sheowns,embodies,and articulates this (Habitat for Humanity’s) vision, which is very much a part of who she is.”

ThefactthatGwen’snominationreceivedlettersofsupportfromboardmembers,staff,andevenotheragenciesintheLovelandareaisatestamenttoGwen’sextraordinaryleadershipandcommitmenttotheLovelandcommunity.

lee Kundtz Volunteer of the Year Award – Ken schuetzSelected by the Habitat for Humanity of Colorado Board of Directors, Ken Schuetz is a true champion of Habitat for Humanity’s efforts to build safe, decent, affordable homes. He has been avolunteerwithHabitatforHumanityoftheSt.VrainValleyforoversixyears,threeofwhichas President of the Board.

Underhisleadership,HabitatforHumanityoftheSt.VrainValleydoubledthenumberoffamiliespartneredwitheachyear,transitionedtotheCarverGovernanceModel,doubledtheamountedtithedtointernationalbuilding,andexpandedtobuildinruralareasoftheSt.VrainValley.AsteadfastadvocateofHabitatforHumanity,kenworkstirelesslyintheLongmontcommunity to increase awareness of Habitat for Humanity’s mission through his numerous community affiliations.

Nicholson Award for innovation in Capacity Building – Berthoud habitat for humanity, first Accessible homeoperating in small community with limited resources, Berthoud Habitat for Humanity took a leap of faith last year by extending their hand to build a home with a family with special accessibility needs. The affiliate’s third home overall, Berthoud Habitat for Humanity successfully completed their first handicapped accessible home last year for the Purdy family. Their first accessible home was selected by peers at Camp Colorado 2010: Together We Can Build It to receivetheNicholsonAwardforCapacityBuilding.

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GoodFriday

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Camp Colorado 2010: Together we Can Build it brought together over 260 individuals from 39 communities across Colorado, Wyoming,NewMexicoandWyoming.Thisyear’s theme, Together We Can Build It focused on partnerships highlighting Habitat’s work locally, across the state, and around the world. Habitat for Humanity of Colorado was thrilled to be joined again by our partners from Habitat for Humanity of Paraguay to share the success of this global partnership. A conferencehighlightwastheNetworkingCaféand Exhibit hall which featured distinguished guestspeakerJonathanReckford,CEOofHabitat for Humanity International.

Camp Colorado is the largest gathering of affiliatesintheRockyMountainRegionbringing together board members, staff, volunteers, community representatives, business partners, local government officials and the faith community.

“Camp Colorado 2010 was an exceptional programandanexceedinglywell-producedevent: informative, inspiring and engaging. Participating as an exhibitor, it was clear to me why Habitat is such a successful organization and global movement.”

—Sarah Harman Director of Advocacy Programs

Housing Colorado

“Habitat Colorado trainings are consistently NOTawasteoftimeandIREALLYappreciate your good stewardship of what is a verypreciousresourceinmybusylife!Thanksfor teaching and encouraging us so well.”

—MargaretGillikin Chaffee County Habitat Board

“I was so pleased to see my staff who are both new leave the conference with so much helpful information to take back with them. They are both diving into their positions with excellent tools to help them succeed.”

—Habitat for Humanity Executive Director

“Camp Colorado is an essential part of our continuing education and networking to maintain our mission and increase our capacity.”

—Habitat for Humanity Executive Director

habitat for humanity of Colorado thanks the following Camp Colorado sponsors:

CHFARegisUniversityWhirlpool CorporationWells FargoHabitat for Humanity InternationalEnergy outreach ColoradoFHLBTopeka

HOMEISTHEFUTURE—BLUESPRUCE

save the date for an exciting, inspiring, and all new CAMp ColoRADo: finding the way home!

Find your way to our new campsite—this year we’re “not exactly roughing it” inbeautifulBeaverCreek!InthisfifthyearofourRockyMountainconference, Habitat for Humanity of Colorado will bring you the high quality presenters and content you’ve come to expect, plus:

• keynotespeakerkenkline,Chair of the Habitat for Humanity International Board of Directors

• Networkingcaféwithexpandedexhibit hall

• Awardsdinnerandentertainment

• Peer-ledExecutiveDirectorRetreat

• WorldpremiereofHabitatforHumanity of Colorado’s movie: No place like home

what Camp Colorado 2010 participants said:

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ANSCHUTZF A M I L YFOUNDATION


habitat for humanity of fremont County

Happy 10th Anniversary to Habitat for Humanity of Fremont County!TheyhavebuiltninenewhomesintheCañonCityareasince being affiliated in 2000 and are not stopping there; they have the land and are getting ready to start their 10th house.

To celebrate this exciting anniversary the affiliate along with their volunteers, homeowners, donors and local partners:

•Builttwonewhomes,oneclosedinAugustof2009andasecond will close in early fiscal year 2011.

•HostedtheknowledgeCaféinJanuarywhere27peoplerepresenting 8 affiliates learned, shared and networked with eachotherinCañonCity!

•Purchased,rehabilitatedandopeneda4,000squarefootbuildingthat,asofJune2010,ishometoanewReStoreandthe Habitat administrative office.

Habitat for Humanity of Colorado helped make these homes possible with funding from the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority,FederalHomeLoanBankofTopeka,ColoradoWorks,Adolph Coors Foundation, Helen K & Arthur E Johnson Founda-tion, and the Colorado Combined Campaign.

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HOMEISFAMILY,lA plATA

In 2009–2010, Colorado Works invested $381,876 towards the creation of a standardized Family Services program benefiting the 30 Habitat for Humanity affiliates across the state. The program consists of four elements, all designed to better support families as they transition out of poverty. Those elements include 1) the development of a research-based, high quality curriculum; 2) the collection and publication of best practices and promising approaches in family support; 3) the provision of technical assistance and training for affiliates; and 4) the support and development of staff capacity in affiliate organizations.

highlights of the program include:

• Developed7curriculumsfortrainingfamilies,BuildingMyNewLife–AToolBoxforFamilies

• Translated 5 curriculums in Spanish

• Created video for Homeowner orientation

• PublishedBestPracticemanual,UnlockingSuccessfulHomeownership

• Offered2Train-the-Trainereventsutilizingthenewcurriculum• Hosted 5 Bridges out of Poverty trainings

• Provided an investment of $150,000 to fund 12 Family Services positions at affiliates

Comments from Affiliates:

HabitatforHumanityofTellerCountyisexcitedtoimplementtheBuildingMyNewLife–ATool Box for family support curriculum. We are very motivated in building communities and not just homes. We feel our support is needed in many areas of our family’s lives, not just living arrangements. Our emphasis will change from house to the family. Making the change from renter to homeowner includes many very important changes for the entire family and has long lasting effects for all family members.

HabitatforHumanityofGrandCounty: Is excited to have a ready-made curriculum and access to workbooks for the families to save the affiliate incredible amounts of development costs as we will not have to create our own materials. We feel that the curriculum and materials will provide the incentive to offer a fuller, more in depth family support service to their families.

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Capital summit

Affiliates in Colorado have been faced with critical issues arising from the recession that have forced us all to reexamine program sustainability as well as the current and potential role of the State Support organization in the Habitat for Humanity family. our nationally acclaimed accelerated asset recovery program (a partnership with the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority), which has had a significant impact of affiliates’ ability to serve more families, hit an abrupt end in 2008 as there was no market for the bonds upon which it was structured. This temporary but nonetheless dire situation left affiliates with an annual shortfall of nearly $8 million in unrestricted capital with which they had planned to meet current obligations as well as increased production goals related to Habitat for Humanity of Colorado’s 1000 Homes campaign.

In response to this crisis, Habitat for Humanity of Colorado convened the Colorado Capital Summit, bringing together the best thinkers and practitioners from each of the 30 Colorado affiliates for an intensive 2-daymeetingtotackletheseissues.Currentandpotential partners representing state and federal agencies, banks and financial institutions, community developmentcorporations,andfor-profitdeveloperswereinvitedforthisuniqueopportunitytohearfirst-hand of the challenges faced by affiliates, and to share candidly their own challenges of conducting business in this economic climate. The Summit provided invaluable insight to the needs and preferences of affiliates, the potential of new partnerships, and the feasibility of innovative capital infrastructure, and provided the foundation for Habitat for Humanity of Colorado’s strategic plan.

spotlight on Creative Capital

As a direct result of the Capital Summit, a new $1.1 million in creative capital kept affiliates building. Four affiliatesparticipatedintheUSDA502loanprogram,funding of approximately $850,000 in mortgages inTeller,Routt,Eagle,andSanMiguelCounties.HabitatforHumanityofColoradoandUSDARuralDevelopment forged a formal partnership and developed recommendations for affiliates interested in the program. Two affiliates – Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity and Flatirons Habitat for Humanity – closed predevelopment loansthroughtheHabitatforHumanityofColorado-MileHighCommunityLoanFundprogramtotaling$250,000in new investment.

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Greeley Area habitat for humanity

GreeleyAreaHabitatforHumanityhasbuilt80newhomesinNorthernColoradosince1987.However,inthemidstofGreeley’sforeclosure crisis and unprecedented unemployment rates, board and staff reevaluated how to provide affordable homeownership while meeting vital community needs. out of this assessment the RebuildingourCommunityinitiativewasborn.Thismonumentalshiftallowed the affiliate to purchase homes in foreclosure and rehabili-tate them—helping to stabilize neighborhoods, while staying true to the Habitat model.

highlights from fiscal year 2009-2010

• 4homescompleted–3rehabs;1newconstruction

• PartneredwithSears,allowingforlargerReStorespace,athalfthe cost, in a great location

• LaidgroundworktoreceiveNSPmoneythroughGreeleyUrbanRenewalAuthority

• Solidifiedplanstobuildutilizingsolarpanelsandradiantfloor-ing;bringingtheaverageHERSratingto25andsavingfamiliesmoney

habitat for humanity of Colorado helped make these homes pos-sible with funding from the Colorado Division of Housing, Federal HomeLoanBankofTopeka,ColoradoWorks,Helenk&ArthurEJohnson Foundation, Energy outreach Colorado, and the Colorado Combined Campaign.

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Building Capacity

Habitat for Humanity of Colorado built on the success of past organizational development programs to increase opportunities and resources for affiliates this year. After three years of experience and data from the Cornerstone Project, Habitat for Humanity of Colorado identified three elements of the project to change in order to further improve both the process and the outcomes for affiliates and families.

eligibility – The Cornerstone Project is now a program that focuses solely on the unique needs of rural affiliates. This change is based both on need and demand from affiliates.

Breadth of focus – Each round of the project will focus on one tenet oforganizationalcapacity.In2010-2011,partnerswillfocusonresource development. This change was made to encourage partners to make great strides in one area instead of small steps in multiple areas – with the end result of having a more immediate impact on affiliate capacity and production.

Duration of partnership – The Partnership will be extended from a one-yeartermtoatwo-yearterminordertoworkmorein-depthwithpartners and ensure lasting change.

In addition to these three areas of change, the 2010 Cornerstone Project was open year one to all rural affiliates through one day trainings and theadditionoftheRuralForumatCampColorado.Twentyaffiliatesparticipated in the one day training events this past year through Knowledge Cafes hosted in montrose and Canon City as part of the Cornerstone Project. Five affiliates were selected to participate in yeartwo,receivingin-depthtrainingandservices.SelectedCornerstonePartnersareHabitatforHumanityofGrandCounty,HabitatforHumanityofRouttCounty,GunnisonValleyHabitatforHumanity,Habitatfor Humanity of Windsor and Habitat for Humanity of montrose County.

Habitat for Humanity of Colorado increased training and networking opportunities across the state as additional capacity building opportunities.Ninetythreepercentofallaffiliatesattendedanetworkingevent, training or conference call. over 480 individuals participated in theseevents—anincreaseoverthepreviousyearby30%!

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Habitat for Humanity of Colorado and the Crowley County Correctional Facility have partnered for 11 years on a truly collaborative and mutually beneficial vocational program. Since 1999, inmates at the correctional facility have constructed professional quality cabinets for Habitat for Humanity homes in Colorado. Beginning in 2007, they also began constructingrooftrusses.In2009-2010,inmatescompleted 94 cabinet orders and 34 roof truss orders for Habitat for Humanity homes around the state. Additionally, they constructed 26 cabinet orders sold atHabitatforHumanityReStorestoraisefundstobuild more homes.

Through the partnership, Colorado affiliates are able to install high quality cabinets – sold at cost – for less than a retailer’s base model. Additionally, affiliates saved thousands of dollars on roof trusses built at the prison. With an estimated savings of 30%, affiliates saved a combined total of nearly $94,000.

Inmates participating in the program can receive community college credit or enroll in an apprenticeship program to become journeymen carpenters, preparing them for gainful employment upon release. For many paroled inmates, securing awell-paidjobuponreleasecanbethedifferencebetweensuccessfulre-integrationintosocietyandreoffending. As one inmate states, they also gain additional life lessons, “cabinetry has taught me, and continues to teach me, the vital lesson of not taking shortcuts. most failures in my life, including my incarceration, are attributable to this one fatal flaw.”

Habitat for Humanity of Colorado is proud to announce an expansion of this program to include countertops, which will be built at the Arkansas ValleyCorrectionalFacilitybeginninginthe2010-2011 fiscal year.

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RoaringForkValleyHabitatforHumanityisaddingvalueto their community that reaches far beyond the families directlyservedthroughhomeownership.Recentadvancesin organizational capacity are having a tangible impact all overtheValley!In2010,highlightsofaccomplishmentsinclude:

•3homescompletedin15months,upfroman average of one home every two years

•Reinvented the family selection process to respond to increased need and changing demographics. media outreach was drastically expanded to reach as many families as possible, including radio, newspaper display ads, classified ads, real estate ads and personal outreach to social service organizations and human resources departments. As a result, the affiliate increasedtheirapplicationpoolfrom5-7qualifiedapplications to over 25 qualified applications.

•Builthighquality,extremelyenergyefficienthomeswithHERSscoresof40,25,and-6—twoofwhicharethebestratedhomesinGarfieldCounty.

•Atatimewhenmostemployerswerelayingoff staff,HabitatforHumanityoftheRoaringForkValleyexpandedjobsintheirReStore.

Habitat for Humanity of Colorado helped make these homes possible with funding from the Colorado Housing andFinanceAuthority,FederalHomeLoanBankofTopeka,Colorado Works, Adolph Coors Foundation and Helen K & Arthur E Johnson Foundation.

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Board of Directors 2009-2010Karen Harkin PresidentBuddyDouglass VicePresidentRandyMcCall TreasurerJenniferGokenbach SecretaryTimothy Trowbridge RickBeltRobertBakerThomas Cox Jill Sievers DarlaGoddardRobertkronmelanie Phillips David Dalton

Board of Directors 2010-2011Karen Harkin PresidentBuddyDouglass VicePresidentRandyMcCall TreasurerJenniferGokenbach SecretarySenatorDanGibbsTimothy Trowbridge RickBeltRobertBakerThomas Cox Jill Sievers DarlaGoddardRobertkronmelanie Phillips Amy Schiebel David Dalton

staff 2010-2011Stefka Fanchi Executive DirectorJill Frasier Director of operationsKaren Kallenberg Director of Capacity BuildingRyan Economy PartnerRelationsManagerkim Cooke CommunityRelationsManager

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“Thank you to all of our many volunteers!”

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Habitat for Humanity Archuleta County

Berthoud Habitat for Humanity*

Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity*

Habitat for Humanity of Chaffee County*

Habitat for Humanity of Delta County

Habitat for Humanity of Eagle/Lake Counties*

Habitat for Humanity of Estes Valley

Flatirons Habitat for Humanity*

Fort Collins Habitat for Humanity*

Habitat for Humanity of Fremont County*

Habitat for Humanity of Grand County

Greeley Area Habitat for Humanity*

Gunnison Valley Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County*

Habitat for Humanity of Las Animas County

Habitat for Humanity of Montezuma County

Loveland Habitat for Humanity*

Habitat for Humanity of Mesa County*

Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver*

Habitat for Humanity of Montrose County*

Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity*

Habitat for Humanity of Pueblo*

Habitat for Humanity of the San Luis Valley

Habitat for Humanity of the St. Vrain Valley*

Habitat for Humanity of the Roaring Fork Valley*

Routt County Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity of Summit County*

Habitat for Humanity of Teller County

Habitat for Humanity of Telluride Region

Habitat for Humanity of Windsor

* ReStore location

Visit www.habitatcolorado.org for a complete listing and contact information of all affiliates.

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