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celebrating 25 years<br />
HOW it fi ts<br />
<strong>together</strong><br />
2008 annual report
celebrating<br />
25<br />
years
Housing Opportunities for Women is more<br />
than bricks and mortar. HOW is community<br />
and economic development. HOW is vocational<br />
training, job placement services and career<br />
advancement. HOW is health and wellness,<br />
nutrition education and recovery support.<br />
HOW is after school and summer enrichment<br />
programming, academic achievement<br />
and creative expression. HOW is housing<br />
development, leadership development and a<br />
place to call home.<br />
HOW was the fi rst to respond to the needs of<br />
homeless women in Chicago in 1983, and has<br />
since transformed itself to meet the needs of the<br />
entire community.<br />
HOW is all of us, working <strong>together</strong> these last<br />
25 years, to make all the pieces fi t--to make a<br />
difference.<br />
Thank you for your partnership!
25<br />
years<br />
Creating Change
HOW provides permanent solutions that get at the root causes of<br />
poverty and homelessness--a complicated puzzle. By combining safe,<br />
affordable housing with a range of vital support services--from case<br />
management to career services, from health and wellness activities to<br />
child and youth services--HOW makes all of the pieces fi t.<br />
In 2008, we increased our housing portfolio to more than 230 units,<br />
including the purchase of a 25 unit building. HOW served 253<br />
women with 215 children in its supportive housing program in 2008,<br />
and more than 250 adults with 165 children through its communitybased<br />
initiatives. Combined, HOW served 883 individuals last year.<br />
Number of Households Served<br />
HOW also intensifi ed<br />
its Homeless<br />
FY2008<br />
Prevention efforts in<br />
partnership with the<br />
FY2007<br />
Chicago Department<br />
of Housing and the<br />
FY2006<br />
Chicago Community<br />
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Trust. A Housing<br />
Locator works with individuals and families at risk of homelessness<br />
to secure independent, market-rate housing on Chicago’s north<br />
side while our community-based Prevention Case Manager ensures<br />
that each household accesses direct cash assistance or mainstream<br />
resources to prevent a fi rst or reoccurrence of homelessness. As a<br />
result of our housing location services and emergency assistance, 82<br />
families avoided homelessness al<strong>together</strong> last year.
25<br />
years<br />
Promoting Wellness<br />
Mike Kelly, photography
Health and wellness are prerequisites for self-suffi ciency. HOW<br />
supports both by offering a range of critical and innovative<br />
services. First, HOW’s Patient Navigator works individually with<br />
participants to link them with primary and specialized medical<br />
services, as well as benefi ts and insurance. In 2008, she assisted<br />
more than 100 individuals in accessing primary or preventative care,<br />
while 22 women received vision services, and 28 were referred for<br />
dental services. A Licensed Nurse Practitioner has offi ce hours<br />
every two weeks at HOW, and three certifi ed Recovery Specialists<br />
support participant sobriety goals. As a result of the Specialists’<br />
individualized and group support, more than 85% of participants<br />
with a history of substance use maintained their sobriety in 2008.<br />
In 2008, and in partnership with the AIDS Foundation of Chicago<br />
and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, HOW launched a new<br />
supportive housing pilot collaborative for high-risk HIV positive<br />
pregnant women. With a goal of zero transmissions, the Pediatric<br />
AIDS Chicago Prevention Initiative is designed to prevent motherto-child<br />
HIV transmission, facilitate permanent housing stability<br />
for high-risk families, provide needed support services and provide<br />
signifi cant cost savings to the health care system.<br />
HOW’s Wellness Activities Coordinator launched a number of new<br />
programs in 2008, including a Wellness Fair, movement workshops,<br />
and the Peer Chef Program. Viola, one of 10 Peer Chef program<br />
graduates, now has the tools to cook for herself to both save money<br />
and lead a healthier lifestyle. “I learned so much in the Peer Chef<br />
program! I am cooking healthier, I feel better and I have more<br />
money in my pocket.”
25<br />
years<br />
Advancing Careers CareersMike Kelly, photography
The road to self-suffi ciency is paved with living wage jobs and career<br />
advancement. HOW ensures both through its Education, Career and<br />
Housing Opportunities (ECHO) team. ECHO serves both HOW<br />
residents and residents of the broader community who are looking<br />
to take their career to the next level.<br />
Bringing <strong>together</strong> individualized career coaching, as well as<br />
vocational training, placement services and retention support,<br />
ECHO program participants reported an average wage increase<br />
of 9% in 2008, and more than 50% retained their employment for<br />
more than 12 months. Healthcare remains the number one sector.<br />
In an effort to promote career advancement, HOW has also created<br />
an in-house transitional employment program. HOW employs two<br />
program participants to serve as receptionists, while providing<br />
administrative and computer-skill training opportunities. Dana,<br />
HOW’s morning receptionist, is receiving critical on-the-job training.<br />
“Last year, I was living on a farm in Indiana. But after a divorce, I<br />
lost everything and came to Chicago to rebuild my life. When I was<br />
living on the streets or in the shelter, it was nearly impossible to get<br />
ready for work, or back to the shelter from my job in time to get a<br />
bed. Now, I have a safe place to call my own where I can get ready<br />
for work, and come and go as I need to. And I’m getting the skills I<br />
need to move ahead!”<br />
Percentage of Clients<br />
50<br />
40<br />
30<br />
20<br />
10<br />
0<br />
Healthcare Social/Ed.<br />
Services<br />
Industry of Employment<br />
Business<br />
Services<br />
FY06 FY07 FY08<br />
Government Retail Other
25<br />
years<br />
Building Futures<br />
Mike Kelly, photography
The average homeless person in the United States today is just nine<br />
years old. Numerous studies conducted within the last two decades<br />
demonstrate the negative effects of homelessness on children.<br />
Homeless children’s academic performance is hampered by both<br />
their poor cognitive development and by the circumstances of<br />
their homelessness. Homeless children experience developmental<br />
delays that hamper academic success at four times the rate of other<br />
children. They also suffer from emotional and behavior problems<br />
that affect learning at almost three times the rate of housed children.<br />
The circumstances of homelessness create stress and make it far<br />
more diffi cult for homeless children to enroll and attend school,<br />
or to perform well as the result of frequent absences. Homeless<br />
children are twice as likely to repeat a grade compared to nonhomeless<br />
children; they have twice the rate of learning disabilities;<br />
and one-half of school age children who are homeless experience<br />
anxiety, depression or withdrawal.<br />
In response, HOW provides a range of enrichment and educational<br />
services, including college prep and visits; the Girls Empowerment<br />
Module; comprehensive case management and holistic family<br />
services; mentorship; and After School Matters pre-apprenticeship<br />
and job readiness programming. As a result of housing and support<br />
services, 100% of children are now insured; more than 95% of<br />
school-aged children are performing at grade level; and 100%<br />
of high school students eligible for college enrollment received<br />
individual academic counseling.<br />
In 2008, HOW served 380 children through its housing and<br />
community-based programs.
25<br />
years<br />
Leading Innovations
HOW sustains its mission through innovative community<br />
partnerships. Since 2007, HOW has served as fi scal agent and<br />
lead agency for Partners for Rogers Park (PRP). A coalition of<br />
<strong>org</strong>anizations, residents and neighborhood stakeholders working<br />
collaboratively to address community development issues, PRP’s<br />
mission is to promote positive community development through<br />
open and inclusive partnerships to foster a more just and healthy<br />
community. The group recently launched a 12-month planning<br />
process designed to maximize resident input across several quality of<br />
life indicators including housing, education, safety and more. Focus<br />
groups and community visioning events are expected to conclude in<br />
the fall of 2009 and result in a community-wide strategic plan.<br />
Thanks to the generous support of the Eleanor Foundation, HOW<br />
has also launched the Center for Working Women (CWW). This<br />
innovative community-based career center will offer individualized<br />
and comprehensive support to women who are looking to take their<br />
careers to the next level. By emphasizing job skills training, career<br />
placement and advancement, CWW members will also have access<br />
to housing location assistance, tenants rights education, fi nancial<br />
management workshops and a matched savings program. CWW<br />
partners include Asset Builders and Lakeside CDC, and HOW<br />
anticipates serving 100 women in its fi rst year.<br />
These efforts are strengthened by HOW’s Community Partners<br />
Board (CPB)--a collaboration of vocational training and service<br />
providers, employer partners and workforce development<br />
professionals, including health care industry specialists. CPB’s overarching<br />
goal is to reduce barriers to living wage, career advancement<br />
opportunities for low-wage workers.
25<br />
years<br />
Celebrating Success<br />
Fall Into Fashion<br />
Harvest of Hope<br />
HOW Very Stellar<br />
Thomas Bligh,<br />
Fall Into Fashion<br />
event photography<br />
Mike Kelly,<br />
HOW Very Stellar<br />
event photography
Housing Opportunities for Women hosts a number of events<br />
throughout the year to celebrate its partnerships, raise vital program<br />
dollars and serve the community.<br />
In September 2007, HOW celebrated in style with Fall Into Fashion.<br />
This unique fashion show fundraiser featured designers from<br />
Chicago and New York, volunteer models, and sponsors North<br />
Shore Community Bank, National City Bank, Fitted By the Best, the<br />
S&C Foundation and Juice Plus. HOW also presented Barbara Bates<br />
with the Design for Justice Award. Ms. Bates, a celebrated Chicago<br />
area designer, is known for creating prom dresses for under-served<br />
teen girls. A host of vendors and volunteers made the event a<br />
success, raising more than $6,000 in support of HOW’s mission.<br />
HOW’s annual meeting in October allowed board, staff, program<br />
participants, donors and community partners to refl ect on the<br />
year’s accomplishments. Nan Roman, President of the National<br />
Alliance to End Homelessness, shared her insights about the need<br />
for supportive housing, and relayed that HOW has created the gold<br />
standard among providers nationwide.<br />
Our spring annual gala dinner and auction was out of this world.<br />
Held at the Adler Planetarium, HOW Very Stellar raised nearly<br />
$200,000 in support of HOW’s mission. Board President John<br />
Moore and Executive Director Britt Shawver kicked off the<br />
evening’s program with a 25th Anniversary toast. Honorary Event<br />
Chair Mary Dillon, Event Chair Sylvie Légère, Host Zoraida<br />
Sambolin (NBC-5), Partners in Change awardee MB Financial Bank,<br />
Presenting Sponsor McDonald’s Corporation, and a very special<br />
gift from Joe and Marlene Ricketts, made the evening a night to<br />
remember, while silent and live auctions energized the generous<br />
crowd. HOW Very 2009 will be held on May 2 at Adler.
25<br />
years<br />
Fall Into Fashion Event Donors<br />
Belgian Chocolatier Piron<br />
Thomas Bligh Photography<br />
Borderline Music<br />
<strong>How</strong>ard Brown, The Brown<br />
Elephant<br />
The Classy Closet<br />
East Bank Club<br />
Evanston Tux<br />
Kandias Conda<br />
Fitted by the Best<br />
Hilton Garden Inn, Evanston<br />
Juice Plus<br />
Sole Inspirations<br />
Spare Parts<br />
Super Fine Things<br />
Ten Thousand Villages<br />
The Enterprising Kitchen<br />
third label<br />
TJ Maxx<br />
Tres Chic<br />
Unan Imports<br />
Wild Oats Natural Marketplace<br />
Fall Into Fashion Sponsors<br />
S&C Foundation<br />
North Shore Community Bank<br />
& Trust<br />
National City Bank<br />
HOW Very Stellar Sponsors<br />
Presenting Sponsor<br />
McDonald’s Corporation<br />
Benefi t Sponsors<br />
Leo Burnett/ARC Worldwide<br />
DDB Chicago<br />
Kirkland & Ellis Foundation<br />
FedEx Corporation<br />
Corporate Partners<br />
The John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum<br />
Family Foundation<br />
Creata Promotions<br />
The Marketing Store<br />
MB Financial Bank<br />
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP<br />
US Bank<br />
Underwriters<br />
McDermott Will & Emery<br />
Richard Melman<br />
Friends of HOW<br />
Devon Bank<br />
HOW Very Sttellar Civic<br />
Committee Members<br />
Doris & Harvey Adelstein<br />
Don Alan & Cecily Crowther<br />
Curt & Jennifer Conklin<br />
Victoria & Peter Donati<br />
Tom Dutton & Liz Michaels and<br />
Greenberg Traurig LLC<br />
James & Marsha Fox<br />
Lorna Grothe Shawver<br />
Tracy Healy & Gregory Beard<br />
Stephanie Hickman<br />
G. Marie Leaner<br />
John Moore<br />
Alexandra & Matthew Moran<br />
Rachel Perrier & GATX<br />
Corporation<br />
Laura Ricketts & Heidi<br />
Grathouse<br />
Todd Ricketts & Sylvie Légère<br />
Tom & Dr. Cece Ricketts<br />
Larry Shawver & Lynn Kean<br />
Donna Welch<br />
Tracey Wik & Seamus Ford<br />
HOW Very Stellar Event Donors<br />
93XRT, Chicago’s Finest Rock<br />
Doris and Harvey Adelstein<br />
Paul Adelstein<br />
Adler Planetarium and<br />
Astronomy Museum<br />
AirTran Airways<br />
American Theater Company<br />
Andrew Hayes Public Relations<br />
Anita Dee Yacht Charters<br />
Ann Sather<br />
Anonymous<br />
Anti-Cruelty Society<br />
Apple Tree Theatre<br />
Arlington Park<br />
Bar Louie<br />
Baxter International, <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />
Greg Beard and Tracy Healy<br />
Larry Berlin
Big Bowl<br />
Blank Line Collective<br />
Brazzaz, The Brazilian Steakhouse<br />
Sue Huntley Brodarick<br />
Build-A-Bear Workshop<br />
DP Carlson & Film Foetus<br />
Charles Ifergan Salons<br />
Cheetah Gym Chicago<br />
Chicago Architecture Foundation<br />
Chicago Bears<br />
Chicago Beverage Systems, LLC<br />
Chicago Blackhawks<br />
Chicago Bulls<br />
Chicago Children’s Museum<br />
Chicago Festival Association<br />
Chicago Fire<br />
Chicago Firefi ghters Union<br />
Chicago Marriott, Downtown<br />
Magnifi cent Mile<br />
Chicago White Sox<br />
Chicago Wolves<br />
Chicago Zoological Society/<br />
Brookfi eld Zoo<br />
Kim Christensen<br />
Marilyn Christensen<br />
Clara and Eliot Wineberg<br />
Clutch, LLC<br />
The Cooking & Hospitality<br />
Institute of Chicago<br />
Comedy-Sportz Theatre<br />
Cook Au Vin<br />
Cubs Care & Community<br />
Relations (Chicago Cubs)<br />
Cystal Limousine<br />
Department of Contemporary<br />
Art, Art Institute of Chicago<br />
DePaul University, Blue Demons<br />
Dozika Pan-Asian Cooking &<br />
Sushi Bar<br />
E Sedan Limousines by Herb<br />
Taylor<br />
Eli’s Cheesecake<br />
The Enterprising Kitchen<br />
Sara Falbo<br />
The Field Museum<br />
FlatTop Grill<br />
Fleur, <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />
Food for Thought Catered<br />
Event Concepts<br />
Carol Fox & Associates<br />
Jonathan Fox<br />
The French School<br />
Galter Life Center<br />
Gibsons Restaurant Group,<br />
Quartino<br />
Glazed Expressions, Sylvie<br />
Légère and HOW GEM Girls<br />
The Green Mill Jazz & Cocktail<br />
Lounge<br />
Greyfi nch Design &<br />
Photography<br />
Harrah’s Joliet Casino & Hotel<br />
The Heartland Café<br />
The Ernest Hemingway<br />
Foundation<br />
Stephanie Hickman<br />
Hilton Garden Inn Evanston<br />
Hoerr Schaudt Landscape<br />
Architects<br />
Hotel Monoco Chicago<br />
HOW Board of Directors<br />
Hubbard Street Dance Chicago<br />
Richard Jenkins<br />
Joe’s Seafood Prime Steak &<br />
Stone Crab<br />
The Joffrey Ballet<br />
John G. Shedd Aquarium<br />
Mike Kelly Photography<br />
Kraft Foods<br />
Lake Theater<br />
Sylvie Légère and Todd Ricketts<br />
Lifeline Theatre<br />
Lynfred Winery<br />
Michael Scarpelli Photography<br />
Debbie Maddux<br />
Mon Ami Gabi<br />
John Moore<br />
Museum of Science and Industry<br />
Next Theatre<br />
Northlight Theare<br />
North Shore Community Bank<br />
Omaha Steaks<br />
Osteria Via Stato<br />
Parenthesis Parent-Child Center<br />
Prairie Moon<br />
Ravinia Festival<br />
redtwist theatre<br />
Regal Entertainment Group<br />
Laura Ricketts & Heidi<br />
Grathouse<br />
Tom Ricketts<br />
Rosebud Restaurants<br />
Schaefer’s<br />
Schubas Tavern<br />
The Six O’Clock Scramble<br />
Steven Skovensky<br />
Carey Smith<br />
Sofi tel Hotel - Los Angeles<br />
Spare Parts<br />
State Representative Julie Hamos<br />
Tanya Taylor<br />
Thousand Waves Spa for<br />
Women<br />
Three Tarts Bakery & Café<br />
Tony n’ Tina’s Wedding<br />
VeganMe<br />
Viking Printing<br />
Walt Disney World Co.<br />
Wendella Boats<br />
Wildfi re<br />
You Grow Girl! Fitness<br />
Zanies Comedy Nite Club
25<br />
years<br />
Promoting Partnership
HOW’s mission is made possible through the support of a caring<br />
community and a wide variety of generous investors.<br />
$400,000+<br />
Chicago Department of Human<br />
Services<br />
U.S. Department of Housing and<br />
Urban Development<br />
Illinois Department of Human<br />
Services<br />
$100,000-399,999<br />
AIDS Foundation of Chicago<br />
The Eleanor Foundation<br />
$75,000-99,999<br />
Chicago Department of<br />
Housing<br />
Chicago Department of Public<br />
Health<br />
Polk Bros Foundation<br />
$50,000-74,999<br />
McCormick Foundation<br />
Laura Ricketts & Heidi<br />
Grathouse*<br />
$25,000-49,999<br />
Chicago Community Trust<br />
Arie & Ida Crown Memorial<br />
Foundation<br />
J. Jill Compassion Fund<br />
Marlene & Joe Ricketts*<br />
The Taproot Foundation<br />
The Visiting Nurses Association<br />
Foundation<br />
$10,000-24,999<br />
After School Matters<br />
Ameriprise Financial<br />
Baird & Warner Goodwill<br />
Network<br />
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of<br />
Illinois<br />
Helen Brach Foundation<br />
CRASH USA<br />
Patrick & Anna M. Cudahy Fund<br />
DDB Chicago<br />
Kirkland & Ellis LLP<br />
Foundation<br />
Leo Burnett/ARC Worldwide<br />
Local Initiatives Support<br />
Corporation-Chicago<br />
Marquette Financial<br />
The Northern Trust Company<br />
Nuveen Investments<br />
Todd Ricketts & Sylvie Légère*<br />
The Irvin Stern Foundation<br />
US Bank<br />
$5,000-9,999<br />
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights<br />
AIDS<br />
John & Jacolyn Bucksbaum<br />
Family Foundation<br />
Charter One Bank Foundation<br />
Creata Promotions<br />
Victoria & Peter Donati*<br />
FedEx Corporation<br />
The Hospira Foundation<br />
The Marketing Store<br />
MB Financial Bank<br />
McDonald’s Corporation<br />
McGowan Foundation<br />
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP<br />
McMaster-Carr Supply Company<br />
Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP<br />
The Owens Foundation<br />
The Relations Foundation<br />
W.P. & H.B. White Foundation<br />
Winnetka Congregational<br />
Church<br />
The Woman’s Club of Evanston<br />
Helen Zell*<br />
$1,000-4,999<br />
Doris & Harvey Adelstein*<br />
Anonymous<br />
Anonymous<br />
Don Alan & Cecily Crowther*<br />
Gregory & Jessica Coleman*<br />
Curt & Jennifer Conklin*<br />
CRA International<br />
Sue Dedmond*<br />
Devon Bank<br />
Dewan Foundation<br />
Mary & Terry Dillon*<br />
Thomas Dutton & Liz Michaels*<br />
Evanston Catholic Women’s<br />
Club<br />
First Presbyterian Church of<br />
Wilmette<br />
James & Marsha Fox*<br />
GATX Corporation<br />
Greenberg Traurig, LLP<br />
John Grisolano*<br />
Tracy Healy & Gregory Beard*<br />
Stephanie Hickman*<br />
Ingrid Johnson & Darryl Petty*<br />
Kraft Foods<br />
LaSalle Bank/Bank of America<br />
G. Marie Leaner*<br />
Dorothy & Phillip Magid*<br />
McDermott, Will & Emery<br />
Richard Melman*<br />
Midwest Bank & Trust<br />
Montgomery Foundation<br />
John Moore*<br />
Alexandra & Matt Moran*<br />
M<strong>org</strong>an Stanley<br />
Russell & Carole Moroz*<br />
National City Bank<br />
North Shore Community Bank<br />
Packaging Corporation<br />
Michael & Maria Pomerantz*<br />
The Private Bank
25<br />
years<br />
Jennifer Reiners*<br />
David & Alicia Resnicoff*<br />
Peter Ricketts & Susanne Shore*<br />
Thomas & Dr. Cece Ricketts*<br />
S&C Foundation<br />
Berta Shapiro & John Friedland*<br />
Britt Shawver*<br />
Charles Shawver & Sarah Heyen*<br />
Lawrence Shawver*<br />
Lorna Grothe Shawver*<br />
Matthew Steinmetz*<br />
Brendan Sullivan & Rebecca<br />
Wrona Sullivan*<br />
Chadd Taylor*<br />
Roger & Anne Taylor*<br />
Trinity Lutheran Church<br />
Turner Construction Company<br />
Donna Welch*<br />
Tracey Wik & Seamus Ford*<br />
Mary & Gene Wilens*<br />
*Founder’s Society Member<br />
$500-999<br />
Eric & Gail Adelstein<br />
Christopher Allen & Virginia<br />
Holbert<br />
Ann & David Baker<br />
William & Donna Barrows<br />
David & Maluwa Behringer<br />
Kay Berkson & Sidney<br />
Hollander<br />
David & Shannon Brown<br />
John Cahill<br />
Angela DeFrank & Timothy<br />
Nicholson<br />
Annaliese Fleming & Leon<br />
Farbman<br />
Goldman, Sachs & Company<br />
Robert Kohl & Clark Pellett<br />
Diane Locandro<br />
Mary Beth & Lou Manfredini<br />
Jen Marino & Larry Grisolano<br />
Leslie Prizant<br />
Larry & Anita Pusateri<br />
Mario & Debbie Retondo<br />
Malinda & Shawn Riley<br />
Paola Sapienza & Salvatore<br />
DiBernardo<br />
Kate & Jay Swift<br />
Anne & Greg Taubeneck<br />
Steven Thorne<br />
Kevin & Tika Walsh<br />
Amy & William Warlick<br />
Elita Wolsk & Ken Koolkin<br />
$1-499<br />
Abbott Laboratories Fund<br />
Adelstein & Associates, LLC<br />
Judith Aiello & Maurice Fantus<br />
Kristine & Kurt Anderson<br />
Anonymous<br />
ARCC Ballet<br />
Carlos Arroyo<br />
Pam Atkinson<br />
Christin Baker & Deborah Mell<br />
Brent Barnes<br />
Doreen Barrett<br />
Angel & Annllanet Beltran<br />
Jesse Blazek<br />
John & Carrie Booher<br />
Cindy Boyd & Joy Whitman<br />
Karalyn Brown<br />
Peter & Susan Brown<br />
Grace Brubaker<br />
Bob & Prue Burke<br />
Jennifer & Glen Cacioppo<br />
Susan Cahill<br />
David Carlson & Jessica Feith<br />
Brad & Beth Carmody<br />
Selina Carpenter<br />
Daniel Cedarbaum & Caryn<br />
Jacobs<br />
Philip & Monica Childs<br />
Marilyn Christensen<br />
Dennis & Frances Clarkson<br />
Kelly Coats<br />
Patricia Connolly<br />
Antonia Contro & Ge<strong>org</strong>e<br />
Marquisos<br />
Ellen Cosgrove<br />
Avril Crawford<br />
Patricia Crowley<br />
Sonya Curtis<br />
MK Czerwiec & Cindy Homan<br />
Democracy Burlesque<br />
Bradley & Katherine Denny<br />
Jennifer Des Grosielliers &<br />
Monique Maye<br />
William & Pamela Devitt<br />
Barbara & Michael Dillon<br />
Jennifer & Ron Dixon<br />
William & Wilma Dooley<br />
Foundation<br />
Dana & Brendan Dorais<br />
Harry Drucker<br />
Janice Duncan<br />
Kathy & Jeff Ehrhart<br />
Sharon Eiseman<br />
The Emergency Fund<br />
Janice Emm<br />
The Enterprising Kitchen<br />
David & Ann Erie<br />
Evanston Women’s Golf League<br />
Kristin Ferguson & Megan<br />
Sutherland<br />
Robert Fiedler<br />
Lisa & Thomas Finke<br />
Jean Fishbeck<br />
Ned & Kristen Flanagan<br />
Walter Freedman & Karen<br />
Harrison<br />
Elizabeth Friedman<br />
Mary Fry<br />
Nanci Garoon Leigner<br />
Malcolm & Judy Gaynor<br />
Paul Gearen<br />
Ruth Giorango<br />
Gerry & Patti Golden
GoodSearch<br />
Pete Goyer<br />
William Graham<br />
Joyce & Paul Grant<br />
Great Harvest Bread Company<br />
Jeff Gregg<br />
Ann Greiecki<br />
Larry Griffi n<br />
Sandra & Eston Gross<br />
Hairz R Us<br />
Representative Julie Hamos<br />
Lee & Cynthia Harkleroad<br />
Lacresha Hodrick<br />
Joseph & Maureen Hogan<br />
Sue Holbert<br />
Jim Holland & Nancy Hahn<br />
Henry & Judith Holmes<br />
Richard & Gina Houghton-<br />
Larsen<br />
Carol Anne & Bart Huff<br />
Richard & Christine Huszagh<br />
Candelaria Izquierdo<br />
Gloria Jackson<br />
Rita & Tony Jacobs<br />
Rae & Michael Jay Jedel<br />
Joe & Harvey European Tailors<br />
Cynthia Jones<br />
Keely Jones<br />
William Jones & Candice Corr<br />
Helen Kaminski<br />
Ken Kasee<br />
Claudia Katra<br />
Margaret Kelly<br />
Mike & Irene Kelly<br />
Robert Kelter<br />
Matthew & Leigh Kennelly<br />
John & Laura Kerstein<br />
Jules & Judith Kirshner<br />
Blair & Joshua Klein<br />
Jennifer Kocour<br />
Dawn Koenigsknecht<br />
Dini Koimattur & Vivek Amin<br />
Charles Kubert & Karen Muchin<br />
Susan Kukielka<br />
Dale Kyser<br />
Marybeth Lake & Joe Hasson<br />
Robert Lapota<br />
Mike & Donna Lawrence<br />
Winnie & David Leathers<br />
Scott & Janet LeVee<br />
John & Jill Levi<br />
Tod & Tess Lickerman<br />
Jill Liedlich<br />
Chastity Lord<br />
Marcena Love<br />
Julie Luby<br />
Erika Lund<br />
Glennis & Barry Lundberg<br />
Linda Lynch<br />
Betty McDaniel<br />
Marjorie MacLean<br />
Rosanna Marquez<br />
Robert & Tracey McGhee<br />
Meetings International, <strong>Inc</strong>.<br />
Alexandra Mesyk<br />
Dianne Michels<br />
Jennifer Mikulina & Brian<br />
Bordini<br />
Mark Miller & Anita Weinberg<br />
Tom & Cary Mondschean<br />
John & Lynn Montgomery<br />
Dianne Moore<br />
Patrick Moore & Connie Barker<br />
Nanko Mura & Vincent<br />
Kwasniewski<br />
Jim Murphy & Bonnie Brown<br />
Amy Murray<br />
Nancy & Steve Naughton<br />
Jim & Carrie Navins<br />
Judith Neisser<br />
Karen Nelson<br />
Network for Good<br />
Scott & Lisa Neumann<br />
Hope Newman<br />
Mike Newman & Katrina<br />
Van Valkenburgh<br />
Sheila & Michael Newman<br />
Peter Nierman<br />
Cathy & Tom Omundson<br />
Eileen Ortiz<br />
Wendy Palmer<br />
Fred & Ann Patterson<br />
Kevin & Lisa Paulsen<br />
Suzanne Payne Hohman<br />
Stephanie & Anthony Perez<br />
Roger & Anne Peterson<br />
Douglas & Amy Poland<br />
Eric Prado<br />
Margot Pritzker<br />
Prudential Foundation<br />
Bob & Kiki Raidt<br />
Sandi Redman<br />
Laurie Regenbogen & Bruce<br />
Fleisher<br />
Marsha Richman & Richard<br />
Lanyon<br />
Joe & Jean Rickard<br />
Talyia Riemer<br />
Gina Riggio<br />
Donald & Susan Ririe<br />
John & Mary Rowe<br />
Jacques Sandberg & Heather<br />
Hootman<br />
Linda Sassone & Paula Taylor<br />
Joseph Savage<br />
Katie & Scott Schoessel<br />
Lisa & Peter Seegers<br />
Kathy Sehr<br />
Charles & Arlene Semel<br />
Kathryn Irene Seybert<br />
Catherine & John Sharp<br />
Michael & Debra Shawver<br />
Wynn Shawver<br />
William Singer & Joanne<br />
Cicchelli<br />
Terry Slade<br />
Carey Smith & Mike Kogol<br />
David & Susan Smith<br />
Edna Smith
25<br />
years<br />
Gilbert & Leslie Smith<br />
Terry Solomon<br />
Michelle Spencer<br />
Ron & Sheri Spelman<br />
Kim Steiner & Patrick Casey<br />
Mike & Deanna Stevens<br />
Lee & Jennifer Stinehelfer<br />
Lauretta Tagli & Julie Cabb<br />
third label<br />
Patricia Taylor<br />
James Tollman<br />
Dennis & Lois Calian Trautvetter<br />
Unan Imports<br />
Anne Van Wart<br />
Stephanie & Matthew<br />
Vasconcellos<br />
Neil Verplank<br />
Lee and Mary Jean Volkmer<br />
Ann Wahlgren<br />
Angela Ward<br />
Jonathan Wasserman<br />
Olof Westerstahl<br />
Jim White & Sandra Barnett-<br />
White<br />
Wild Oats Natural Marketplace/<br />
Whole Foods<br />
Desiree Williams<br />
Clara & Eliot Wineberg<br />
Jan Wolff Bensdorf & James<br />
Bensdorf<br />
Allen & Minday Wooley<br />
Susan Yates<br />
Andris Yisrael<br />
Sandra & Douglas Youngren<br />
Erica & Derek Zolner<br />
Staff Donors<br />
Kim Christensen<br />
Andrea Dakin & Joe Teunessen<br />
Lois & Mervin Ge<strong>org</strong>e<br />
Anthony Oltean<br />
Kyle Miller<br />
Geri Palmer<br />
Jen Patterson & Steven Skovensky<br />
Natalia Pergamentseva<br />
Airetta Ramey<br />
Britt Shawver<br />
Christin & Ari Skolnik<br />
Mary Ann Stott<br />
Tom & Miriam Wetzel<br />
In Honor of Doris Adelstein<br />
Jules & Judith Kirshner<br />
In Honor of Ivy Anderson<br />
Linda Lynch<br />
William Gassion<br />
Stanley Gassion<br />
Christine Leatz Pokorny<br />
In Honor of Roy Beverly, Jr.<br />
Airetta Ramey<br />
In Honor of Antwann Boyd<br />
Airetta Ramey<br />
In Honor of Jason Kim<br />
The Management Association<br />
In Honor of Russell & Carole Moroz<br />
Dale Kyser<br />
In Honor of Jen Patterson<br />
Carol & Len Skovensky<br />
In Honor of Airetta Ramey<br />
Lois Ge<strong>org</strong>e<br />
In Honor of Paul Wesley Richard<br />
Jon Ramey III<br />
Airetta Ramey<br />
In Honor of Laura Ricketts<br />
James Bennett<br />
Lawrence Berlin<br />
Amy Bloom<br />
Willard Dumas<br />
Judith Holmes<br />
Marybeth Lake<br />
Bernadette LaRocco<br />
Mike Stevens<br />
In Honor of Vickie Seno<br />
David & Susan Smith
Donations In-Kind<br />
Stan & Linda Bahr<br />
Baird & Warner GoodWill<br />
Network<br />
Thomas Bligh<br />
Jan & Craig Calvert<br />
Chipotle-Rogers Park<br />
Comfort Inn Northshore<br />
Gauri Dhanalxmi<br />
Tom Dutton & Liz Michaels<br />
Paul & Joyce Grant<br />
J. Jill, Northbrook<br />
Diane Jokinen<br />
Lacoste, Old Orchard<br />
Debra Nelson<br />
Jean Nichols<br />
Pegasus Players<br />
Natalia Pergamentseva<br />
Patricia Pike<br />
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP<br />
St. Mary’s Parish<br />
Superfi ne Things<br />
Woman’s Club of Evanston<br />
We have made every effort to ensure this<br />
list is an accurate account of all gifts<br />
received during fi scal year 2008. We<br />
regret any mistakes or misspellings that<br />
may have occurred in assembling the<br />
list. To report any errors or omissions,<br />
or to request further information, please<br />
contact Jen Patterson at 773-465-5770<br />
x240 or jpatterson@how-inc.<strong>org</strong>.<br />
As HOW’s programs and services expand to<br />
serve more individuals and families, so do<br />
HOW’s volunteer and internship programs.<br />
In 2008, volunteers hosted social networking<br />
activities, facilitated life skills workshops,<br />
and worked with HOW’s development team<br />
on fundraising and marketing intiatives,<br />
while interns supported case management and<br />
community development initiatives.<br />
Ambassadors & Volunteers<br />
Sara Arnold<br />
Renee Amos<br />
Stepan Badasyan<br />
Erica Barnes<br />
Thomas Bligh<br />
Elissa Blumenfeld<br />
MaShon Chase<br />
Caroline Eichenlaub<br />
Beth Friedman<br />
Jeff Gregg<br />
Kristina Grob<br />
Solomon Hatch<br />
Erica James<br />
Toni Johnson<br />
Keely Jones<br />
Dave Kemp<br />
Albina Khurshidova<br />
Dilara Khurshidova<br />
Mike Kogol<br />
Stephanie Lane<br />
Debbie Maddux<br />
Wendy McKelvey<br />
Megan McPeak<br />
Aquilla McPherston-Black<br />
Geri Palmer<br />
Wendy Palmer<br />
Melody Patterson<br />
Norma Richard<br />
Walter Richard<br />
Cecilia Salinas<br />
Jeong Shin<br />
Autumn Skelnik<br />
Christin Skolnik<br />
Steven Skovensky<br />
Christopher Slagg<br />
Carey Smith<br />
Sarah Snow<br />
Matt Spurgeon<br />
Kim Steiner<br />
Jennifer Tani<br />
Rebecca Taras<br />
Linda Terrell-Townsend<br />
Ayoki Tolbert<br />
Andrea Vosters<br />
Lisa Washington<br />
Jasmine Whitlock<br />
Vivian Whitlock<br />
Elita Wolsk<br />
Interns<br />
Molly Ann Constanza<br />
Mary Dory<br />
Caroline Eichenlaub<br />
Rhonda Goldstein<br />
Elizabeth Lee
25<br />
years<br />
HOW’s history is rooted in a committment to serving the<br />
community. HOW’s future is built on the same foundation.<br />
Happy 25th Anniversary, and here’s to 25 more!<br />
1983 | Founded as<br />
the fi rst transitional<br />
program serving<br />
unaccompanied<br />
homeless women in<br />
Chicago.<br />
1983<br />
1986 | Acquired<br />
fi rst property on<br />
Jonquil Terrace.<br />
1990 | Outreach<br />
project helps<br />
women successfully<br />
transition to<br />
independent<br />
housing.<br />
1998 | Prevention<br />
program offers<br />
emergency cash<br />
grants to prevent<br />
evictions &<br />
homelessness.<br />
1988 1993 1998<br />
1999 | Family<br />
transitional program<br />
established as families<br />
become fastest growing<br />
homeless population,<br />
and HOW acquires<br />
Greenview apartments.<br />
1999 | Strategic<br />
planning process<br />
adopts Housing<br />
First approach<br />
to ending<br />
homelessness.<br />
2000 | Permanent<br />
Supportive Housing<br />
Program launched.<br />
2001 | Partners with<br />
CHHP program (now<br />
Hospital to Housing) to<br />
provide care for those<br />
with chronic medical<br />
illnesses.
2004 | Program shift<br />
from transitional<br />
to permanent<br />
supportive housing<br />
complete.<br />
2003 | 100%<br />
privately funded<br />
HomeFirst<br />
program created<br />
to serve homeless<br />
working women;<br />
increased<br />
emphasis on<br />
economic<br />
empowerment<br />
through<br />
education,<br />
job training &<br />
retention support.<br />
2003<br />
2004 | Renovation<br />
of Jonquil complete<br />
and resource center<br />
established to provide<br />
education & support for<br />
families.<br />
2006 | Service<br />
Connector program<br />
launch, serving<br />
as impetus<br />
for additional<br />
community-based<br />
services.<br />
2008 | 25th Anniversary<br />
celebration! HOW<br />
acquires 25 unit building<br />
on Jonquil Terrace and<br />
begins renovation.<br />
2008<br />
2008 | Community<br />
based Center for<br />
Working Women<br />
opens.<br />
The Next 25 Years |<br />
HOW continues<br />
to inform national<br />
policy and program<br />
models to end<br />
homelessness and<br />
poverty.
25<br />
years<br />
Fiscal Year 2007, Audited Financials<br />
Revenue<br />
Expenses<br />
Revenue<br />
Government Contracts: $2,413,760<br />
Private Grants: $464,750<br />
Individual Donations: $134,660<br />
Events: $126,646<br />
Program Service Revenue: $162,161<br />
Tenant Rent Revenue: $310,260<br />
Investment <strong>Inc</strong>ome & Sale of Assets: $5,139<br />
Total: $3,617,376<br />
Expenses<br />
Housing Services: $1,873,783<br />
Support Services: $1,157,038<br />
Program Development: $116,852<br />
Prevention Services: $79,401<br />
Management & General: $115,866<br />
Fundraising: $151,909<br />
Total: $3,494,849<br />
Excess of revenue over expenses: $180,393<br />
Depreciation: $57,866<br />
Excess of revenue over expenses: $122,527<br />
Assets<br />
Cash and cash equivalents: $51,792<br />
Prepaid expense: $6,779<br />
Land: $20,000<br />
Buildings & improvements: $1,071,723<br />
Less accumulated depreciation: ($349,705)<br />
Total fi xed assets: $742,018<br />
Total assets: $800,589<br />
Current Liabilities<br />
Accounts payable & accrued expense: $6,779<br />
Current portion, loans payable: $12,000<br />
Total current liabilities: $18,779<br />
Long Term Liabilities<br />
Loans Payable: $690,000<br />
Total liabilities: $708,779<br />
Net Assets<br />
Unrestricted net assets: $91,810<br />
Government Contracts (67%)<br />
Private Grants (13%)<br />
Individuals (4%)<br />
Events (3%)<br />
Program Service Revenue (4%)<br />
Tenant Rent Revenue (8%)<br />
Investment Revenue &<br />
Sale of Assets (
2008 Board of Directors<br />
Offi cers<br />
John Moore, President<br />
Environmental Law & Policy Center<br />
Doris Adelstein, Vice President<br />
Chicago Community Trust (ret.)<br />
G. Marie Leaner, Secretary<br />
Keller Williams Real Estate<br />
Tracy Healy, Treasurer<br />
FSNB Private Bank<br />
Britt Shawver, Ex Offi cio<br />
Housing Opportunities for Women<br />
2008 HOW Staff<br />
Administration<br />
Britt Shawver, Executive Director<br />
Natalia Pergamentseva, Controller<br />
Tom Wetzel, Chief Operating Offi cer<br />
Viola Carter, Receptionist<br />
Izabella Drubinskaya, Accounting Clerk<br />
Dana McPheron, Receptionist<br />
Airetta Ramey, Administrative Coordinator<br />
Services Team<br />
Mary Ann Stott, Support Services Director<br />
Rosalyn Durruthy, Case Manager<br />
Lois Ge<strong>org</strong>e, Case Manager<br />
Kimberly Gleeson, Case Manager<br />
Tiffoney Kadiri, Case Manager<br />
Kimberly Lightfoot, Case Manager<br />
Christin Skolnik, Case Manager, Team Coordinator<br />
Nedra Summerrise, Case Manager<br />
Elilta Tewelde, Case Manager<br />
Aquantis Williams, Child & Youth Specialist<br />
Housing Team<br />
Tami Martin, Housing Director<br />
Molly Dula-Weber, Housing Specialist, Team Coordinator<br />
Kyle Miller, Housing Specialist<br />
Brandi Smith, Housing Specialist<br />
Members<br />
Khara Coleman, Kirkland & Ellis, LLP<br />
Ron Damasauskas, Chicago Workforce Board<br />
Victoria Donati, Crate & Barrel<br />
James Fox, Transwestern Investments<br />
Richard Hamilton, Health Management Systems<br />
Stephanie Hickman, Trice Construction Company<br />
Sylvie Légère, PMP, Consultant<br />
Robert McGhee, US Bank<br />
Alexandra Moran, Ameriprise Financial<br />
Rachel Perrier, GAT Corporation<br />
Laura Ricketts, EcoTravel LLC<br />
Tracey Wik, Bank of America<br />
Wellness Team<br />
Lakethia Conner, Patient Navigator<br />
Anthony Oltean, Recovery Specialist, Team Coordinator<br />
Ruby Pinkney-Konopka, Recovery Specialist<br />
Simonia Staton, Recovery Specialist<br />
Robert Wysocki, Wellness Activities Coordinator<br />
Education, Career & Housing Opportunities Team<br />
Markita Alexander, ECHO Director<br />
Sandi Brown, Business Services Representative<br />
Denis Miron, Housing Locator<br />
Colleen Vitt, Employment Specialist<br />
Intake<br />
Anne Burnett, Intake Specialist<br />
Resource Development Team<br />
Jen Patterson, Development Director<br />
Kim Christensen, Donor Relations Manager<br />
Andrea Dakin, Government Contracts Manager<br />
Geri Palmer, Foundations & Community Relations Manager<br />
Community Development, Partners for Rogers Park<br />
Jaela Neal, Community Development Coordinator
25<br />
years<br />
Providing permanent solutions to the problems of<br />
homelessness and poverty for women and children<br />
in Chicago, and advancing the goal to end<br />
homelessness nationwide since 1983.<br />
Housing Opportunities for Women<br />
1607 West <strong>How</strong>ard Street<br />
Second Floor<br />
Chicago | IL | 60626<br />
P | 773.465.5770 F | 773.465.5771<br />
www.how-inc.<strong>org</strong>
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