2015-16 Annual Report

Hellpiin g ffamiilliie s brrea k tthe cy cll e off poverrtty 2015 -16 Annuall Re port Always Changing Lives

Twenty-five years ago, a group of compassionate individuals HomeFront ’s missio n is joined forces with a group of people in bad circumstances to end homelessness in Central New Jersey who refused to give up on the dream of a better future for by harnessing the caring, resources Looking Forward their children. What followed harnessed the best of area and expertise of the community. congregations, corporations, foundations, schools, civic groups We lessen the immediate pain of homelessness On the occasion of HomeFront’s Silver Anniversary, this annual and individuals in a shared vision of hope. Our Family Campus report honors the resilience of an idea: the idea that if a reality is a lasting testament to the power of what can happen when and help families become self-sufficient. denies any bright young life the chance it deserves, that reality people work together and we all rejoice in that accomplish - We work to give our clients the skills can and must be changed. For 25 years, that idea has inspired ment. However, as life often is, the victory is bittersweet. and opportunities to ensure adequate incomes thousands of people here, where we live, to do great things. The sweet part (and it is very sweet) is that centralized services really, really work! and we work to increase the availability It has inspired our staff to turn a job into a way of life. It has Having the space and resources at the Family Campus to address all the emotional, of adequate, affordable housing. inspired volunteers and donors to share what they have to practical, educational and childcare issues facing our clients has improved our level of We help homeless families advocate give year after year. It has inspired corporations to become service immensely. The huge amounts of time and energy that went into logistics in for themselves individually and collectively. philanthropic leaders and to hire our clients. And, it has inspired past years can now be spent in giving clients exactly what they need, when they need people born into a cycle of hopelessness to believe that they it. It is a source of joy for me every day. have it in their power, with HomeFront’s help, to end that cycle However, life is not like the movies and there is no “happily ever after” music playing for their children and grandchildren forever. on our Silver Anniversary. The State of New Jersey is grappling with a dire budget crisis Board of Trustees In these pages, we’ve visited with clients, donors, volunteers and and has chosen to cut approvals of aid to its most vulnerable citizens by a whopping 47%. Allen Silk, Chair While donations have always provided a margin of excellence for HomeFront, govern - staff. They reflected on our past and shared with us their wishes Ruth Scott, Vice Chair ment funding was our foundation and that foundation has cracked. We are now facing for HomeFront’s future. Pat Hartpence, Secretary Graduation is one of the most powerful testaments of success, accomplishment providing for people without the necessary funding for services. Many agencies that Anthony Stewart, Treasurer and empowerment. Every day over the last 25 years, we have witnessed many We continue to work, with your help, toward our vision for the serve the homeless are closing their doors and the ugly image of people living on the similar examples of clients taking giant steps as they move forward. street will become more prevalent. It is ironic (and also miraculous) that our beautiful future where all children have safe and dignified homes. Susan Bowen new rent-free Family Campus came just in time to save us from that same fate, if barely. Tanuja Dehne Still, the joy in what we do remains like a wildflower popping up in unexpected Brian Kasper places. I dashed into the market recently and ran into the manager of the meat depart - Phyllis Marchand ment, recognizing him as one of our very first clients from the motels when he had been Rose Mazzella laid off and his family became homeless. He proudly told me he owns his own home Michael Moorman now and showed me photos of his wife and two kids, one a college graduate and one a Lloyd Ricketts ON THE COVER: “Home Redefined” by college junior now! That was the best 25th anniversary gift I could wish for! Talitha-Koumi ‘T.K.’ Oluwafemi, a single Lisa Smukler mother, community outreach educator and Amy Vogel spoken word artist, who found a "home" in ArtSpace upon her arrival to HomeFront's Connie Mercer, founder and executive director Richard S. Willinger Family Campus in July of 2016. DONORS OF GIFTS Architects Asplundh Foundation Barry & Roberta Freedman Joseph & Tamera Matteo Agata Ptaszynska Stuart Warner John & Margaret Harper Fund “I started as a volunteer and came 10/01/2015 – 09/30/2016 Gifts $10,000 to $19,999 Above all else, a person needs proper nourishment in Meredith Asplundh & Debbie Freedman Larry & Pamela Mayewski Jeanette Purdy Suzan & Matthew Wasserman of the Princeton Area Mary McSorley & Ronald Yake Queenship of Mary Church Community Foundation Donors for five or more on staff 20 years ago. We started Anonymous order to function. Hungry children cannot concentrate Timothy Gardner Daphne & Matt Gaudet Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Theresa Meier & Stephen Ranjan & Sandra Bevensee consecutive years appear out to meet immediate needs. Birk Family Foundation in school and hungry adults cannot produce on the Ayco Charitable Foundation Glenmede Trust Company Whole Foods Rashaad Bajwa Bruce & Rika Goldsmith Gregory Borgman Karen Chincilla Anonymous in bold. Today, HomeFront provides so BlackRock job. Every year, since the beginning, HomeFront has Richard & Andrea Willinger Joy & Steven Mentzer Mary G. Roebling Foundation ARC Foundation Financial Management provided meals, snacks, food bags and cooking in - Ravi Bala Francis & Megan Gramlich Visionaries much more – how to get a job, do Mercer County Association Susan & Cornell Rudov Janet Winther Ellen Arian Scott & Martha Blandford Bank of America Foundation GW Connections banking, how to get a diploma, struction to those suffering from food insecurity. of Realtors Saul Ewing LLP Denise Wood Chris & Sandra Arnold Gifts $20,000 and above Bloomberg L.P. Bank of New York Mellon Mary Louise & Charles Hartman Merck Partnership for Giving David Schankler & John & Linda Yeager Charles & Mary Ascher Anonymous negotiate a lease, fix a healthy The Mary Owen Borden Music Together Community Partnership Arlen & Thomas Hastings Engineers Merrill Lynch Tamra Jean Carpenter Zoe Graphics David & Susan Ashmore Anonymous meal. e seed of a ‘quick fix’ for Foundation Connie Mercer & Howard Myers The Bank of Princeton Lara & Mark Heimann Gifts $5,000 to $9,999 Wealth Management Stephen and Jennifer Schenk The Aspen Grove Foundation Anonymous families continues its growth with The Bunbury Company Dr. Cathleen O’Connell Beth & Robert Behrend Thomas & Pat Hoge Ilsa Lord The Rita Allen Foundation Morgan Stanley Leanne Schuessler Theodossios & Elaine Anonymous Church & Dwight Oppenheimer & Co. Kenneth Berger Rush Holt & Margaret Lancefield branches of self-sustainment, HomeFront, Job American Endowment Charles & Linda Morreale Ruth & David Scott Builders Athanassiades Anonymous Church & Dwight Employee P J Elvington Trust Berkshire Hathaway Hamilton- Hope Presbyterian Church self-worth and self-awareness.” Skills Coordinator Foundation Moving Trenton Together Sheehy Associates Gifts $500 to $1,499 Patricia & David Atkinson Appaloosa Management Giving Fund The Josephine Peiser Robbinsville HomeServices Ken & Michelle Horowitz Jacquie Asplundh Nassau Presbyterian Church Marilyn Simeone Iris Acker Margaret Sieck The David R & Patricia D Jean Crane Charitable Foundation Celia & Marlon Bernstein Edith & Charles Howard AvalonBay Communities New York Life Christopher Slavinsky & Bryan & Margarete Ball Atkinson Foundation Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation The Jewish Community Dawn Day & Reuben Cohen James & Judith Perhach Bracco Diagnostics John & Harriet Huston Bonnie & Robert Adams Bank of America Corp Nicole Miller Philadelphia Susan Magosin Faye Ball Bank of America Charitable Dolan Children’s Foundation Foundation of Greater Mercer Lydia Collins deForest Charles & Dorothy Plohn William Burke Adam & Irina Irgon Brigitte & Peter Calderon Denise & Larry Bartels Rene & Karolin Obregon Julia & Charles Staats Bank of America Foundation Christopher & Kristen Dries Johnson & Johnson Charitable Trust State Street Corporation/PFS Shazia & Richard Buskens Dana Irlbacher Ann Marie & Anthony Agnello Capital One, NA Laura & Stefan Ochalski Ivy Johnson & Bruce Strasser Charitable Gift Fund Andrew Bodnar & Amy Pruitt F.I.S.H. Foundation Matching Gifts Lisa M. Butler, Esq. ITI Tropicals Patricia Ahn Robert & Leslie Doll Adam & Kelly Day Princeton University Press One of a Kind Consignment David Tai Lisa Baptis & Carlos Rios Bonner Foundation Goldstein & Herst Betty Wold Johnson Thomas J. Carnevali Memorial Kimberly & Dean Jablonski Melissa & Glenn Geist Edgar O. Dixon Charitable Trust The Rock Brook Otsuka America Pharmaceutical The Phyllis Teitelbaum & Anthony Abhimanyu Alavalapati Baptist Deacons Union The Boston Foundation The Gordon & Llura Gund Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Ann & Doug Judge Ashton & Marion Harvey Edison Partners Consulting Group Rex Parker & Carol Kleis Lunn Charitable Fund Monique & Gary Allen Patricia Barber Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation Foundation Arlene Ceterski Kristine Kadela Don & Joyce Hofmann Educational Testing Service Lisa Roe M. Jameson & Melissa Phares Penny & Ted Thomas Fund Allentown Presbyterian Church Christine Barranco Bristol-Myers Squibb Jane & Simon Hallett Susanne & Joerg Claus Laurie & Paul Kayne Robert Wood Johnson Janssen Pharmaceutical Thomas Faith Princeton Corridor Rotary Jennifer Phillips of the Princeton Area Francesca Bartlett Employee Giving Harbourton Foundation Colgate- Palmolive Company Ann & John Kosco Lucy & Dennis Anderson President’s Grant Fund of the Johnson Family Foundation First Presbyterian Church of Barry Schnorr Howard & Alexandra Powers Community Foundation Anne & Craig Battle Community Foundation Elaine & John Harmon Crest Paper Products Lawrence & Lisa Kramer Barbara Andrew & Gerald Seid Princeton Area Community Anne & Vincent Grogan Hamilton Square Lisa & Andrew Smukler Presbyterian Church Amie Thornton & Craig Carnaroli Nicholas & Anne Baum of New Jersey Mandy & James Holanda Theodore Cross Family Dilip & Ruth Kulkarni Timothy Andrews Foundation Mathematica Policy Research Debbie & Gary Gartenberg Aura Star of Lawrenceville Augusta Tilney Alison Baxter & William Stoltzfus Credit Suisse The Horizon Foundation Charitable Foundation Robert & Mary Kuser Anonymous Karma Foundation The Curtis W. McGraw Oscar & Dell Gerster Systemic Management Services Princeton Automobile Company Trenton College Club Jonathan Beckman Mary Cross for New Jersey Lynne Croucher & Martha Lamar Lebensfeld Foundation Foundation The Gettinger Family Foundation TD Charitable Foundation Princeton Construction Group TYCO Matching Gifts Anonymous Begley Law Group Ned Fletcher Deborah Lane Rev. David McAlpin Merrill Lynch The Meta & William S. Griffith Rees & Claire Thomas Princeton Day School Unitarian Universalist Anonymous James & Nancy Beha Kevin & Patricia Cummings Michael Lapp Merancas Foundation Richard & Judith Meyer Foundation TJX Foundation, Inc. Parents Association Congregation of Princeton Anonymous Elizabeth Bell US Trust Company Sindhu & Jyothish Daniel Karen & Daniel LaRochelle Michael & Elizabeth Moorman Munich Re America InVentiv Health Susen & Robert Bennett Nordson Corporation Foundation The Valerie Beth Schwartz DaVita Total Renal Care Laurenti Family Charitable Trust NJM Insurance Group Investors Bank Foundation “I have been with HomeFront since the very begin - Louis Berkowitz NRG Energy Foundation Bobbi Jo & Christopher DeFelice Lawrence Township Community Princeton Area Sharon Karmazin Family Foundation Anonymous Fund of the Rhonda Vinson Francis DiManno Foundation ning. I remember when Connie found out what was Community Foundation Ellen & Seung Kick Geoffrey & Joanne Berman Princeton Area Community Jennifer & Frederick Wasserman Debra Dodson & Greg Nease Marta & Clinton Lively happening to families in the motels and I remember PSE&G William & Nancy Lifland Fund Ronald & Marie Berman Foundation of the Princeton Area Wells Fargo Wealth Management Lisa Dorigo The David & Catherine Loevner putting up decorations when she decided she would Philanthropic Fund at the Rotary Club of Montgomery/ Pfizer Foundation Community Foundation Windhorse Capital Management Mary Dougherty & Erik Neumann Family Fund Jewish Comm. Foundation Rocky Hill have a Christmas party for them at St. Lawrence Matching Gifts Heather & William Lyon Dunay Joaillier Keli & Lawrence Lynch of Greater Mercer George H & Estelle M Sands Rehab Center. When we decided we needed more PNC Foundation Duncan & Nancy MacMillan Draftsmen Annemarie DuPont Fleury V. Mackie The Peck-Bernet Fund Foundation Rotary Club of Trenton Banu Mahalingam & Gifts $1,500 to $4,999 Christopher Eisgruber & Macy’s Foundation structure and formed a board, I was on that too. Mary Bertino Kurt & Alison Steiner Rachelle Simon & Prasad Seshadri Abiding Presence Lutheran Lori Martin Andrew Majda & Gertrude Keller Today I am co-chair of the TLC board that oversees Cynthia Besselaar Sucharow Family Charitable Fund ExxonMobil Foundation Wade & Lee Ann Martin & Family Ned Wingreen Shirley & Art Martin Fund of the Church the HomeFront properties. Ann Kosco Carroll Bever at the Jewish Community Irene Stein Eugene & Gail Albert Michael & Susan Falcon Fund of the Princeton Area Connie Mercer and a group of volun - Princeton Area Community None of all this would have been possible without HomeFront, TLC Board Co-chair Rabi Bhattacharjee Foundation of Greater Mercer TriState Capital Bank Foundation Jacquelin Alberts Firmenich Community Fdn. Donna Birosak 1990 teers organize around her kitchen Connie Mercer—she is an amazing initiator and table to deliver food and water to the suffering David Tepper Charitable Anita Trullinger Morgan Stanley - Anonymous Helen & Steve Fortunato David Mathey BlackRock Matching continues to be the force for innovation at HomeFront.” families being warehoused in Route 1 motels. Foundation Wells Fargo Social Responsibility Lawrenceville Branch Anonymous Fox & Roach Charities David Mathey Foundation Gift Program

1990 · · · · · · · · · · · 1991 · · · · · · · · · · · 1992 · · · · · · · · · · · 1993 · · · · · · · · · · · David & Mary Blair “I taught at Notre Dame and was Martin & Beth Deitchman Holly Gilthorpe International Business Research David LaMotte & Jani Rachelson MDAdvantage David Morse & Jane Brailove Rutkoff & Barbara & Gerrit Bleeker also one of HomeFront’s early Taco Bell of Hamilton Maia Ginsburg & Andrew Appel (U.S.A.) Steven Lang & Laura Hyatt Andrea & Chris Mecray Merete Rasmussen HomeFront started three Peter Israel Lauren & Arthur Blick Joseph & D’Maris Dempsey Goldman Sachs & Co. Alison Isenberg Mary Laskow Amy & Thomas Meehan-Ritter Jacquelyn & Andrew Moss Jeffrey Salton volunteers. Being a part of annual drives — Back Alan & Madeline Blinder Sandra & Willard Dennis Gratitude Yoga Angela & Stanley Jacobs Barbara & Brad Lawrence Renee Meiseman MUFG Union Bank, N.A. Rita Saltz to School, Thanksgiving Mark & Andrea Blohm HomeFront is a rite of passage Pamela & Donald Dickson Michael & Deborah Graziano David & Claire Jacobus Geoff & Ida Lawrence Karen & Lawrence Fridkis Judith Neubauer Richard Salvas and Christmas Wishes— Jackie & Allen Bloom for Notre Dame students and David Dobkin & Suzanne Vivian & Stanton Greenberg Laura Jacobus Lawrence High School Mercer County The Newgrange School Sharon Sandahl to ensure that even the John Borden the work helps them grow into Gespass Fund of the Ed & Jacqueline Greene Mark & Ilene Janofsky Student Activities Retired Educator’s Association Christine Newman & Helen Sanford Parisa Javidian Mercer County most vulnerable child will Borden Perlman good people. Today they are a Princeton Area Harold & Margaret Gronenthal Employees of Lawrence Eileen Bruns Debbie S. Schaeffer Ellen & Michael Bowe Community Foundation Jill Jachera & Fernando Guerrero Edward & Myrna Jenkins Township Public Schools Top Producers Association Next Level Performance experience the pride of Mary & Paul Schedl presence at the Family Campus. Alex Mezei Susan Bowen Jo Ann Donnelly & Roger Hardy Donna Gutierrez Holly & Louis Jerome Richard Lazarick Maiken Nielsen starting school the right Jo L. Schmidt They made over 4,000 lunches Jewish Communal Fund Denis & Elaine Michel Marc & Susan Brahaney Clare & Peter Doyle H1912 Class of 1944 Reunion Elaine & Raj Nigam way, the joy of a special Linda Schwartz Jewish Community Foundation Isabelle Michel-Aksay Richard Briggs a year for the little ones in the James Drewry Eric Hagestad & Janice Bush Ronald LeMahieu Nordson Corporation family meal on Thanks - Carl & Judith Segers of Greater Metrowest NJ Paul & Denise Mignon Brighter Dental Care Cherry Tree Club preschool and Breast Surgical Specialist LLC Jeanne Halpern Rose Lewin & Nancy Feldman Richard & Nancy Norland giving and the magic Robert Seidenstein & Barbara Dura Elizabeth & Eric Hamblet Joyce & Marc Johnson Sarah Liebowitz Jeffrey & Lisa Miller Marilyn Riley Skillman Office continue that tradition at the Atkinson Child Eve & Steven Milstein Sandra Nusblatt & of Christmas morning. Carol Dziedzic David Kinsey Robert Wood Johnson Jr. Fund The Linowitz Foundation Pascal & Ellen Seradarian Louise Bristol Develop ment Center. My wish for HomeFront is John & Monica Mitchell Fred Bernstein These drives help make East Pyne Consulting John Hansen & Janet Hansen of the Priceton Area Debbie & Thomas Linthorst Lauren & David Sgro Richard & Susan Brown Donald & Margaret Monticello Charlotte O’Connell that it continues to grow.” Ruth Edelman Laura & Alex Hanson Community Foundation Judson & Cynthia Linville childhood memories that Anita Shaffer Elise Bruno Patrick & Margaret Mooney Jeffrey O’Hara Shawn & Roberta Ellsworth Mary Hardesty Landon & Sarah Jones Mitchell & Heather Livingston last a lifetime. Harriet Sharlin Hayley & Stephen Budd Judy Salcewicz Susan Hockaday & Pamela & Michael Morandi Tasha O’Neill Carrie Ellwood Kate Harr Ruth & Robert Loucks Marcie & Douglas Shavel Judy & Tom Budroe Retired, Notre Dame High School Maitland Jones Ellen & Charles Morehouse Victoria O’Neill Douglas Elwood Karin Olsen Harrison Patricia Lucas Donald Sheasley Buffalo Wild Wings Community Service Director Marcy & Antoine Kahn Robert Moreno James Ohls amd Judith Pollock Melissa & Simon Pankove Beverly Railsback Mary & David Enright Lee & Lois Harrod Carol Lyons Michael & Claire Shevlin Ellen & Daniel Burke Lauren & Dennis Kaltman Barbara Morgan Karen & George Oliver Kalpana & Jatin Patel Ruth & Alan Ramsey Kristin & John Epstein Patricia & Marvin Hartpence James & Beth Macklin Mark & Barbara Sievers Paul Burroughs Church of St. David the King Alyce & John Conlon Richard & Lorna Kaluzny Edmond N. & Virginia H. Moriarty Phyllis Oppenheimer Henry Patterson Ravindranath Fund of The Barbara & Gerald Essig Harvest Chapel International Anne & Sabrey MacKoul Ruth & Elliot Sigal Alice & John Buschman Melanie & John Clarke William & Barbara Connolly Maria & Peter Kauzmann Charitable Foundation Caroline Pallat David & Nancy Paulick the Princeton Area Charitable Fund Stephen Heberling Macy’s Mark & Tracey Simon Anne & George Carcagno Robert J. & Elaine Ciatto Corporate Executive Board Judith & Robert Kay PEAC Health & Fitness Community Foundation Lorene Ewashko Hedding United Methodist Maida Foundation Anna Sinnis Kim & Robert Cardillo Family Foundation, Inc. Christina Corsiglia Steve & Anne Kellner Janet Perkins Henry & Margaret Raynor The Feed Truck Church Kathy & Jerry Manese “Back in the early days, I Karen Sisti Casa Aziz Clear Faith Publishing Elizabeth Counselman Edward & Margaret Kelly Erik & Isabelle Perry RBC Capital Markets Jayme & Scott Feldman Carol & James Herring Sunita Mani was involved as a donor Leslie Skolnick Diane Cash Clear Flowing Water David Crane & Michael & Dana Kercheval Ruthann & Tom Perry Marvin & Ingrid Reed Field & Higgins Alan Hershey Ann & Michael Mantell Jay & Lisa Sloan Robert & Christina Cassaday Mary Codispoti Isabella de la Houssaye Kieling Family Fund of to the Exchange Club for Muriel Petri Reed Smith Caryl Field Laurie Hesslein Nanette & Joseph Mantell Michael & Marisa Smith Philip & Lisa Caton The David & Olive Coghlan Credit Union of New Jersey the Princeton Area their work with homeless Marilyn Pinto Thomas Reinhart Elizabeth Fillo & Chris Coucill Linsay & Greg Hiller Michael & Karen Mardy Ira & Lisa Snyder CHANCE on Main Charitable Giving Fund Jennifer Critelli Community Foundation families. When I got Michael Platoff Marie & John Respass Gerard & Debra Finley Herb Hirsch & Joelle Hofbauer Martin Kane Kuper Nancy Snyderman Chavond-Barry Engineering Jack & Katherine Cohen Jenny & Jonathan Crumiller Michael & Jean Knab PNC Fund of the Princeton Area William Reuter Brenda Flannery Manuel Hoerl Steve Mariotti involved with Habitat for Community Foundation Robert Socolow & Sarah & Roland Chen David Colby CSAA Insurance Exchange Martin & Stilla Knappe Geraldine & Carl Ricca The Ford Foundation Andrew & Margi Hofer Joan & Thomas Martine Humanity, we partnered Cedar Fund of the Princeton Emily Mathews Mian Shi Jocelyn & Michael Collins CSAA Insurance Group, Catherine Knight & Molly & Carl Rice Fox Rothschild LLP Emily Hoffman Carol Ann Mason & with HomeFront. As Area Community Foundation Jean & Gregory Spencer Chevron Morton & Donna Collins Fund a AAA Insurer Donald Denny Jill Richards Debra & Robert Foxx Lauren & Charles Hogshire Paul DiMaggio Joseph & Mary Prati Wendy Lynn Richmond Thomas & Maria Spinner Patrick & Sierra Chow of the Princeton Area John & Jennifer Cummings Scott & Karen Koppa HomeFront’s services Jack & Renee Cuneo Carine & Harvey Fram Aline Holmes Janina Kowalczuk Vincent Mastrocola Daniel Preston Lloyd & Kashana Ricketts R.C. Starn & Sons II Christ Congregation Community Foundation increased, my donations Sharon D’Agostino Patricia Frascella Lara Holt Joseph & Judyann Kowalski Sheila Mathins Princeton Area Yoga Lois Riskin Melanie Stein Sandra Christofori Colonial Cluib of Princeton increased. I continue to proudly support them to this Andrea Daitz Anne Freedman Nancy & Philetus Holt Lisa Kraeutler Erinne & Joshua May-Reed Princeton Art Ventures Sandra & Richard Ritter Carl & Nadine Stern Ronnie Davidson William Friedrich Jeanne & Bradley Hoppe Harold Kramer Foundation Lawrence & Madlen Mayer day. It makes me feel very happy to see how much Princeton Insurance Companies Susan Roop Jon & Meredith Stevens The Exchange Club group began tap - Jeanne Davie Fullgraf Foundation Lisa & Gregory Hopper Alan & Lisa Krueger Barbara & Daniel McCarthy HomeFront has grown and, of course, I have a huge Princeton Orthopaedic Marcia & Michael Rosen Frank & Genevieve Stiefel Sherri Garber Rachel Horowitz & Jim McCarthy Associates Jonathan Stiles ping into the energy and generosity Yvonne Dawkins Andrew Kulley & admiration for Connie and her staff. Rotary Club of Hillsborough 1993 Sandra & Charles Gatt Louie Nikolaidis Diane Montagne Keith McCormick Princeton United Methodist Harry Roth & Lisa Heller Phyllis Stinson of local high school students and strong, ongoing Deacons Union of My wish is that the state of New Jersey and the county Trenton & Vicinity Gaylord Popp, LLC Shira Horowitz Jean & William Kutcher Barbara McCourt Church George & Barbara Rovnyak Barbara & Christian Stoller partnerships with area schools were forged. The first Ruth & Thomas DeFalco Eugene & Patricia Gelernter The Hose Shop Kimberly Kyte Christe McCoy-Lawrence and the City of Trenton could help them more.” Private Wealth Management Fred Ruf Josh & Denise Stone Pennington School Christmas Party was held for David DeGeorge Angela Getzel Diane Hughes Ladies Philoptochos Society, Monica McKee Rev. David McAlpin Group Gregg Ruppersberger Penelope & James Stone homeless families, now a wonderful annual tradition. Tanuja & Phillip Dehne Cynthia Gilbert & Ernest Gilbert Anne Hurwitt St. Anargyroi Chapter Jeffrey McVey Donor Chetlur Ragavan Kenneth Russel Barbara & Charles Straut

· · · · · · · · · · · 1994 · · · · · · · · · · · 1995 · · · · · · · · · · · 1996 · · · · · · · · · · · Mohammad Uzer Abbasi Lewis Arno Thomas & Susan Bechamps Francis Blanco Clergy of Lawrence Township Barbara Cuneo & Mark & Kilani DiGiacomo “I came to HomeFront right out of college as an Ameri - As the scope of services provided Hamed & Fe Abdou John & Elaine Arnold Mark & Margaret Beissinger Brian Blatter Francesca Benson & Alan Kesselhaut Thomas Dill Corps Vista and did all kinds of things there, but mostly by the Exchange Club and its Above & Beyond Nails Nila & Phillip Aronow Maryann & David Belanger Paola & Robert Blelloch 1998 George Cody Thomas Cunniff & Tiffany & Chris DiMedio inspired group of workers grew, the name was worked with the kids. It was such an amazing experi - Marie Abrahamsen Donna Arons & Geoff Wyckoff Linda Bellfield Michael & Beatrice Bloom Elliott Cohen Linda Thurston Thomas & Carol Dineen ence that I stayed aer my term was up and became the Stuart & Theresa Abromovitz Thomas Auletta Ken & Pat Bellan Martin & Anne Bloomenthal formally changed to HomeFront and the first Eva & Jack Cohen Richard & Mary Elizabeth Currie Mary Ditri director of the Joy, Hopes and Dreams program. e Joshua Ackerman Jessica Auletta-DeSantis Michael Bellero Patrice Boatwright Board of Directors was formed. Lewis Cohen Nancy Curtis Diversified Rack & Shelving Sherron Adams Christine Avato Robert Bellotti Bob’s Discount Furniture Richard Cohen Elizabeth Curtiss Swati Diwan facilities and equipment used to be so basic; I'm Donna & Robert Briggs Judith Cashmore Wendy & Matthew Adlai-Gail Nicola Shilliam Kathleen Belton & Charitable Foundation Laura Cole Liz Cutler & Tom Kreutz Lynn & Gene Dixon-Anderson amazed at how far we've come. But HomeFront is not, Barbara Bristow & Michael Knox Denise Cavalier Judith Adler Christina Bailey Robert Alexander Leslie Bobik Mary & David Cole Conrad & Janet D’Alessandro Ritchenya Dodd and hopefully never will be, about buildings and Administrative Office of the Stephen & Heather Bailey Meghan Brittingham Susan & Robert Ceci Thomas & Cathy Bender David & Dawn Bocian Francis Coleman Ellen Daily Wayne & Elizabeth Dodemaide Courts ITO Group Alice Baker Henry & Barbara Broad Fund Marc & Janet Celentana computers. It’s about inspiring. We do our best to Maxwell Benjamin Body Project Fitness & Health Judy Coleman Kenneth Daly Jeffrey & Virginia Doherty Sharon & Earl Ainsworth Savitri Baldeo of the Princeton Area Cenlar FSB inspire young and old hearts alike everyday. But the Melissa Bennett Lindsey Bohra Steven & Margaret Coleman Lillian & Daniel Dampman Barbara Donnelly & Roopa Akkara Sosi & John Balian Community Foundation Lorraine & Thomas Chamberlin truth is, we're the ones inspired by the kindness and Adam & Margaret Berger Bernadette Bonanno Marie Collier Katherine Danbury John Jurkovic Jordy Albert Bodo & Mary Baltycki Colleen & John Broderick Mary & John Chamberlin Andrea Berger Armand & Gaby Borel Margarita Collin Leonardo Danese Mary Beth E. Donovan dedication of our wonderful volunteers, our generous Priscilla Algava Claire Bamford Judy & Sheldon Brookman Alice & Horace Chandler Elliot & Karen Berger Deane & Thelma Bornheimer Lisa Collins Sereno & Michele Danese Iffat Ali Anne & James Bancroft Stephen Schaeffer Charity Services Center PA Neil Dorans donors, and maybe most of all, by the countless truly Staci Berger & William Irwin Jane & William Borns Combined Federal Campaign of Linda & Michael Danielson Joe Allegra Maria Baratta Mark & Carol Brugger Mary Chatham good and caring area families and children that make Barbara Berko & Joel Dietz Arlene & Gilbert Bougher the National Capital Area Robert Warznak & Susan Danser Chris Marchetti Deborah Allen Catalin Barb Alice Buck Alan & Virgina Chech For several years,

up the HomeFront family. ” Berkshire-Hathaway Jana & Scott Bovino Jeanne Conerly Stephen David 9 Donald Allen JoAnn Barber Janice & Francis Buckley Cheerful Cherubs Childcare HomeFront, Director, Joy, Hopes and Dreams HomeServices Susan & Matt Bowen Bruce & June Conord Martha Davidson Connie would spend

Steven Sheriff Francene Barbour Daria & Frank Buczynski Valerie Cheh 9 Princeton Junction Thomas & Kelly Bowen Curtiss & Jane Conrad Dale & Gayle Davis hours on the phone Thomas & Mary Anne Altobelli Nancy & Kyle Barich Hilary Budny Dong-Hong Sun Deborah & Christopher Sugden Valiance Partners David Wetzel & Mona Patel Cynthia Berliner Geraldine Bowers Robin Conti Erika Davis 9 trying to locate Emily Szurek Robert Van Arnum Silvia Weyerbrock & Amazon Smile Kelly Barnett Clifford & Barbara Burd Cherry Valley Country Club Bruce & Sherry Berman Linda Bowker John & Jenifer Burghardt Judi Contursi Susan Davis 1 appropriate living John & Joan Tampellini Wesley Van Pelt Sanjeev Arora American Express Foundation Michael Barnett Dwayne Chisholm Elisabeth Berman Colleen Bowman Joseph & Virginia Burke John & Doreen Cook Roslyn Dayan quarters for the families Katherine Taylor George & Martha Vaughn F. Helmut & Caroline Weymar Nelson Ames Susan Barnett Gerald & Deana Chmielewski Katherine Anatale Nancy Barnhart Michelle Bernal Cheyenne Boyd Mary & William Burke Eldon Chorney Susan Cook Pia de Jong with children in her care. Mary Jane & Lewis Thurston Fund of the Princeton Area Keith Wheelock Leah Bernstein Janet Boyer Robin Cooper-Fleming Micaela de Lignerolles Ann Anderson James & Carolyn Barnshaw Leland & Gregory Burnham Stephanie Chorney & In 1999, Connie found a Mary Ellen & James Tietjen Community Foundation Whistle Building Maintenance Dora & Henry Berry David & Lizabeth Boyle Danielle Coppola Renee & Frank Deardorff Tobias Design Kathy Vik Bruce Anderson Marcus Barry & Leslie & Herschel Burstyn Orlando Fuquen soulmate in Celia Bern - Henry & Katheryn Wierzbicki Gisella Berry Peter & Suzanne Boyle Timothy Corcoran Alfred & Shirley DeBlasio Mark & Holly Tomkovicz Stewart & Dawn von Oehsen James & Doris Anderson Beverly Katz Robert & Susan Busch Richard & Sally Chrisman Melanie Willoughby Michael Berry & Ana Taras Susan Boyle Calia Cordasco Cody Deblemes stein, a property devel - April & Philip Toussaint Mary & Michael Wagner Jerrmain Anderson Mary Jo Barthmaier Cindy S. Butler Jeannine Christensen Louise & Clifford Wilson Francine Besselaar & Joan Bozan Patricia Cordasco Malcolm & Debbie Deener oper with a social vision, Princeton Tower Club Michael & Christina Walden Lauren & Keith Anderson Joan Bartl & Bill Hearon Mark & Patricia Butler James Christy Susan Wilson Peter Abrams Thomas & Laura Bozzick Cork Dorks of NJ Debra DeLain and our safe and dignified, Trac Intermodal Elizabeth & Patrick Walsh Andrei Anghelescu Martin Bash Foundation Michael Butler Karen Chung Mark & Barbara Witmer Estelle & John Best Naomi & David Brahinsky Lauren Costello Mary Lou Delaney affordable, service-enriched Paul & Janet Trotta Dennis Walsingham Nanci Angle Judith & Steven Basil Jean & John Byrne Joan & Edmond Cicchi Edward Witten & Chiara Nappi Robert & Eugenie Bestwick Harriette Brainard Irene & Thomas Cottone Allison DeLay Yvonne Trotto Jean Wardle & Ray Mortenson Jennifer Anderson Brian & Cindy Batchelder CA, Inc. Arthur A. Cirkus Foundation housing program was es - Joan & Paul Woitach Anonymous Elizabeth Bates Denise & Michael Bevans Sarah Brangwynne Jennifer Couchoud Nancy Demetro-Sher Joyce Tucker William & Dorothy Washburn Judy & Matthew Cahill Elaine Citron tablished for HomeFront Peter Wolanin Stacey & Todd Bialow Blanche Brann Steffon Cowins Linda Dempf & Peter McKhann Donna & Joe Tully Debbie & Mark Watson Anonymous Cathy & Eric Batterman Rick & Jo Ann Caiazzo Frank & Rosemarie Ciuffani families. Janet & Jack Wolinetz Kristina & Jon Ansari George Bayer Jeanne Biddle Donna Brastad Marci Coyle Zuling Deng & Ye Li Jill & Gary Turndorf WaWa Foundation DJ Campbell June & William Claburn Woodmen Life Insurance Society API Fest Patricia Beaber Kelly Bidle Kostoula Papakonstantinov & Marian Crandall Robert & Joan Denito Gail & Richard Ullman Gertrude Weinberg Advertising & Marketing Christine Clark Siu-Long & Grace Yao Michele & Joe Armstrong Janet Beard Richard & Madeline Crane Unitarian Universalist Church Rachel Weinstein & Big Steps Fund Douglas Braun Kathleen Cano Dewey & Rosemary Clark Barbara & Mark Dennish Sheila & Donald Yarson of Washington Crossing Bruce Frohlich Shirley Bills Susan & J. Douglas Breen Rachel & David Cantlay Karen Clark Christina Crawford Anthony DeSantis Judith Yaskin United Presbyterian Church Martha Himmelfarb Eileen Bird Frederic & Carolyn Brehm Fred & Susan Capolongo Karin & Douglas Clark Holly & Norman Crochetiere Andrea Devereux Francine & Alan Yorinks As our help to homeless families Utility Workers Local 423 Dawn & Richard Westhouse Marilyn Bird Breitman Family Foundation Julie Carman Michael & Karen Clark Kathleen Croes Richard & Susan DeVore Jane Zamost & Gary Karlin 1997 became more comprehensive, we Alex Birdsall Elizabeth & Anthony Brennan Joseph Carpenter Steven Clark Crosswicks Monthly Mtg. of the Judith Dexter Caroline Zucker realized that we needed to reach out to the community Maureen & Thomas Birkbeck Stuart & Lucille Bressler Joseph M. Carpinelli Roxanne Clarke Religious Society of Friends Roseann & Gregory Di Russo To mitigate developmental effects at large for much needed funds. In 1997, the first Tricia Bitetto Randall & Deborah Brett Patrice & Robert Carrier Susan Clarke Beth Crutcher Pete & Diane Diaz Craftsmen 1996 on children living in the bleak and HomeFront annual appeal, hand-typed and copied on Jennifer Bivens-Tatum Racquel Brewer Carol Carter Jacqueline & James Cleak John & Beth Crutcher Charles & Judy DiDomenico restrictive motels, an enriching after-school program, Gifts $100 to $499 a Xerox machine, was mailed to everyone and anyone Karen Blades Brian Vitale & Associates Nicole Cartwright Barbara Clements & Nicole & Joseph Cruz Kathy & Mark DiGaetano Joy, Hopes and Dreams, began. 7 No Trump Bridge Club the Exchange Club could reach. Robert Blair Marcia Brice Frances Carver James Huffman Melissa Curewitz Frank DiGiacomo

· · · · · · · · · · · 1997 · · · · · · · · · · · 1998 · · · · · · · · · · · 1999 · · · · · · · · · · · “I am very fortunate to have Christine & Donald Edwards Kathryn Filion “I never was the type to ask for help, even though I had Ellen & Kenneth Goldblatt “In the late 1990s, HomeFront’s Constance Hassett Joseph & Sharon Huber J’Belle Gifts been involved with Home - Cassie Ehrenberg Patricia Finegan a serious medical condition that prevented me from Illse & William Goldfarb offices were in a single family Charles & Lucille Hastings Margaret Huchet Kathy Jackson & Robert Adolph Kenneth Eisenberg Anne & Charles Finestone Gary Golding Dr. James B. Hastings Joanna Huddy Susan Jackson working full-time. I always wanted to do things on my home on Route 1. It was Front almost from the begin - EisnerAmper Cares Stephen & Maria Finestone Cheryl & Richard Goldman Alison Hauptman & Lucia Huebner Mary Jacobson & Jim Laskey ning. My commitment has Robert Ekholm Randall L. Finken own. But when I got my grandkids, that changed. I Irene & Clifford Goldman incredibly crowded and packed Aaron A. Epstein Charles & Iris Huff Wendy Jaeger been primarily focused on William & Kathryn Elek Richard & Kathleen Fiorillo knew they needed a better life than what I could provide Jill Goldman & Larry Richards with food, clothing, books and Diana Hayes Sharon Hughes Lynn & Ted Jahn working with Celia Bernstein Jennifer Elgrim Viola Fisher by myself, so I went to HomeFront. HomeFront treated Whit & Joan Gooch toys, in addition to makeshi Nancy Hays & Hugh Cline Christine Hugick Susan Jakoplic Fitch Ratings Lester Hui Helen & Peter James in real estate transactional Barbara Elkins & Timothy Brown me with respect and open arms the moment I walked Ryan Goodwin offices. Connie provided some Daniel & Holly Helmuth Shan & Bertram Ellentuck Dudley & Tanice Fitzpatrick Anne Gordon & David Watson Karen Henkel Robert & Josette Hyde Ruth Jampol & Eric Lifson matters, including the head - through the doors seven years ago. I needed a safer, bet - metrics on HomeFront’s Theodore Ellicott Allison Fleming Cynthia Gordon Helen Hennessey Jacqueline & David Hyer Jana Partners quarters building, the family James Elmer Joan Fleming ter neighborhood, but I couldn’t afford to move. ey Jim Gordon activities and asked me if I Stephanie Hennessey Jane Hynes Jennifer Jang campus and various housing initiatives. It has been William & Karen Emhof Lamont Fletcher put me and my grandkids in one of their apartments— Marlene & Joel Gordon thought we would need more Nicole Henninger Gary Iannece Doris Jankowicz truly gratifying to be involved in the creative and Valerie Emperado Donna Flora a real nice place. We have been there ever since. Susan Gordon space in the future. Aer examining the information Sally Henry Elizabeth & Darmakusuma Ie David Jareckas Linda Foell Sandy Imbalzano Frances Jarivs persistent process that has enabled HomeFront to get Elaine Enger My grandkids have been in their childcare program Helen Gorenstein and looking at the need to grow services, I concluded Cullan & Margaret Herald-Evans Beth & Nicholas Englezos Lisa Folmer Joseph Gorman David & Laurie Herrick Celina Imielinska Christina Jeanes so many families into housing and programs where they and receive after-school tutoring. They go to summer we needed more space right then! Celia found the Helen & Nicholas Englezos Virginia Forcina Nancy Lee Gorman Tammy Hersh, CPA IMS Health Andrew & Joan Jessiman have a chance to thrive. My wish for this amazing Hal English Pamela & Thomas Ford camp, receive backpacks full of school supplies and Kimberly Olsen & Wyatt Gorman building at 1880 Princeton Avenue and put together Charon & Mark Hershhorn Bina & Anthony Indelicato Johnson & Johnson organization is sustainability. I know that with the help Nancy English Catherine Forker clothes and at Christmas, they get presents they’re Deborah & Dennis Gormley a financing plan. Connie and I contacted 10 people, Harriette & Richard Hesselein Mary Ingraham Healthcare System John & Barbara Johnson of the community, HomeFront has, and will continue Paul & Joanne Epply-Schmidt Ronald & Nancy Forrest wishing for. HomeFront works with me like I’m family.” Thomas & Margaret Gorrie and 9 of them contributed the bulk of the $400,000 Marjorie Heyman Institute for Defense Analyses Lori & Eddie Forstein Julianne Inverso Maria Johnson Jonathan Epstein Kathleen & Douglas Green Virginia Hildebrand to have for many years to come, the necessary pieces Paula & John Fracasso Masceo we needed to take this big step. So it was very exciting, Margaret Irizarry Robert & Linda Johnson Carole & James Erb Ollie & Una Green Barbara & J. Robert Hillier in place to effectively, efficiently and compassionately Steven Frakt & Client & Loving Grandfather years later, to chair the campaign to raise the Iron Workers Local 68 William & Susie Johnson Carol Errickson Suzin Green Nancy Hingston Marlaine Lockheed Sakunthaladevi Iyadurai & Diane & Thomas Jondahl serve those who need them.” Joann Fabbri Maryanne Greenberg $6 million needed to renovate HomeFront’s new Kalman Hirsch William Franz Saminathan Ramasubramanian Carol Jones Dan Haggerty Debra & Michael Faigen Nancy Greener Family Campus. What a thrill it was to see the Donald & Jennifer Hirsh Gordon Freckleton Kim Fulgenzi Lawrence & Rose Gallagher Donor & Real Estate Attorney Charles Falco Fred & Barbara Greenstein community come together to make this vision a reality. Elisa Hirvonen Beth Ann & Mark Freda Sonia Fusco Franc & Mickey Gambatese Susan Falk Greenview Ecology Fund Melissa Ho & Verne Lee Susan Frenchu G.U.M.C. Christian Women Gap Foundation My wish is that HomeFront will still be making Donna Famoso Richard & Sarah Gregg Lora & Aaron Hobart Jeff & Deborah Dorman Dutch Neck Elementary School Alan & Dena Friedman Thomas & Mari-Anne Gagliardi Anne & William Gates miracles many, many years from now.” Doty Family Foundation Charlotte & George Duthie Teresa & Darryl Farmer Audrey & Moore Gates Janet Gregorovic Debra & Robert Hochron Robin Froehlich Ann & Brian Gallagher Don Hofmann Avis Dowling Cindy Duvin Wayne Farrow Anita Gatti Griggstown Reformed Church L.R. & Veronica Hock Nancy Frost The Arthur J. Gallagher HomeFront, Former Board President Terrance Doyle Tracey Dwight Lyn Farrugia Homeopathy LLC Narendra Gedde Woman’s Guild John & Bonnie Hoegl FSK Consulting Foundation & Campaign Chair Robert & Cheryle Draper Marjorie Dwyer Denise A. Fehrenbach Marguerita & Daniel Geerders James & Karen Griswold Donna Hoffman Mary Beth & Bradley Drew Pamela Dykhuizen Julie Feibush Barbara Gelhard Ellen Grobman Elaine Holbrook Heidi Dreyfuss Elizabeth Dymowski Jana & Mark Feinman Eileen & William Geoghan Kennan Gross Clara Haignere & Suzanh & Ronald Hannon Leslie Ann Holden Charles & Donna Drucker Imme Dyson Candice Feiring HomeFront Jennifer Geoghan & Timothy Byrne R. William Potter Joan & Walter Hansen Elizabeth Holland 0 Joan & Richard Druckman E Healthcare Solutions Jill Feldman purchased its Robert Finnegan Cynthia & Tilden Reeder Lea & Lukas Halim Gerald & Leslie Hansler Janis Holmes Amy & Conrad Druker Maryann & Nathan Eberle Jill Feldman 0 first permanent, Michael Onorato & Daria Gerard Donald Stryker & Tricia & Andrew Hall Raymond Hanson Douglas Honnold Lynn Dunham Shirley & Ronald Felix Diane Gruenberg Honor Yoga Kathleen Eckert 0 affordable, Antoine & Noemie Gerschel Sharon Hallanan Laurie & Alan Hardy Amy Dunn Linda Eckert Sabine & Christian Fell Bruce & Jayne Gershkowitz Joseph Guarnaccia James Halliday Constance Harinxma Donna Hope 2 service-enriched Phillip B. Duran Mark & Barbara Edinberg Edward & Laura Felten Harry Frank Hamilton Board of Education Mary Kathryn Harrington Hopewell Harvest Fair residential housing Tahira Gibbons Angelo Ferrante Daniel Gilmartin Guggenheim Foundation Kendra & Victoria Hamilton Ellen Harris David Horowitz property in Trenton. The Cheryl Ferrigno Elizabeth Gilmour Gwen Gugliemi & Thomas Vogt Hamilton Pet Meadow Joan & Frederick Harris Horvath & Giacin, PC

9 Feeding hungry people has been at the core property was renovated After working miracles for years from Katherine Ferris Mitchell Ginsburgh Jean Gunkel Richard & Abigail Hamilton Andrew Harrison Zaniffa Hosein of HomeFront’s work from our earliest days, Kathleen & Joseph Fidler to be safe, dignified Lee & Robert Gunther-Mohr Dosier Hammond David & Barbara Hartig Laurie Hosie kitchen tables, volunteers’ basements 9 Laura & Lewis Gitlin 2002 and 1999 saw a much-needed expansion to Kenneth Field and, above all, a decent Give with Liberty Jill & John Guthrie Nicole & Joseph Hancock John & Marjule Hartmann Denise Hover and ad hoc rental space, HomeFront solidified its 9 our Food Pantry. Dorothy & Charles Fiero place to raise children. GlaxoSmithKline Isil Guzelsu Louise Handelman Hendrik & Nancy Hartog Suren Hovsepian identity as a major social service agency by opening new 1 Paulette & Robert File Dennis Gniewosz Edward & Deborah Gwazda Anita & John Hanft Thomas & Archer Harvey James & Kathryn Howard headquarters at 1880 Princeton Avenue in Lawrenceville.

· · · · · · · · · · · 2000 · · · · · · · · · · · 2001 · · · · · · · · · · · 2002 · · · · · · · · · · · The heart, hands and soul of HomeFront are its volunteers. People from all walks of life – young children, students, parents, professionals and seniors make up the army of hope that began HomeFront and sustains it to this day, and fuels it for tomorrow.

We rejoice in them everyday.

Last year, volunteers logged over 45,000 hours of their precious time.

AmeriCorps* Vista From our very beginning we have received generous support from the programs of the Corporation for National and Community Service. AmeriCorps and AmeriCorps* VISTA members have been fundamental in establishing and maintaining life- changing programs for our families. Ella Jones “Aer I retired from teaching, I became involved developing Theresa Leinker HomeFront has long recognized that to truly meet the needs of this Frank & Carole Martire “Whenever anyone comes Molly & William Jones Jeff & Lauralee Leonard Ann Martz the Educational Success Center for the children in residence community requires a number of caring partners working together through our door, our first ques - Robert Jones & Pamela Kunz Joan Ann Leonard 2004 Sally Maruca toward shared goals. This approach has resulted in such milestones as the creation tion is ‘Do you have a high school Jean & Richard Joslin at the Family Preservation Center to help them succeed in Sherry Leonard Irene & John Mason in 2004 of the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness, as well as our work with a Just 4 Kicks, Inc. school despite their situations. Some of the monthly programs Meg Leone Jane Massi diploma?’ Because if you don’t, number of consortiums and partnerships, including our recent efforts with the East Estate of Marilyn W. Kalellis include fostering self-esteem, writing poetry, story sessions, Mary Leong Cecilia & Michael Mathews what kind of job will you get? Trenton Collaborative, a team effort made possible through NJ Manufacturers Evette Kandall Star Student awards, cozy reading time and student trips. Robert & Carol Lerner Edward Matthews How will you be able to support Bob & Joan Levitt Insurance Group that is committed to rejuvenating this neighborhood through Debra Kanter & Morton Gasner There is no reason that homeless children cannot be Patricia & Donald Matthews yourself and your family? And Roseanne Kanter Robert & Margaret Levy improvements to housing, commercial development, employment and social services. Virginia Mattingly & that is what HomeFront has al - Alan Kaplan successful, have dreams and be exposed to various oppor - Ann & Thomas Lewis Richard Knapp Charles Karney & Jane Murphy tunities. My wish is that HomeFront could provide a Thomas & Linda Leyhane Christopher Mayer ways done—go step by step to Donald Little Robert Lohman Vikki Lovvoll Lynne Wise Sangita Karra full college scholarship for one male and one female Jiangfan Li Sylvie & Lester Mayer make sure every person we serve Mingyi Liu Victoria & Louis Lombardo Nina Lowe & Fred Bowers HomeFront, Director, Maria Kashady Lois & Jack Lichstein Sharon Mayo who were previous guests.” Nancy & Michael Livingston Judith Long Hongta Lu has the foundation and the skills Hire Expectations Allen Kassof Celia Lidz Samuel & Judith Livingston Laurin Long Mariann & James Lucas Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman for a better future. Melva Moore Betty Lies Sophia Kastanis Susan Lloyd Diana Longo Lucy & Brian Ludwig Grace Mazzatelli My wish, and my belief, is that HomeFront continues Jonathan Kastellec & HomeFront, Director, Educational Success Center Madeline Lightman Jeffrey & Alison Lockman Sandra & Richard Lopacki Rose Mazzella Vincent Luisi to grow but never loses the personal touch and heart Katherine Henneman Anna Lim & Michael Wachtel Mary Jane Lockwood Susan & Michael Lorah Patricia & John Lutz Linda & Charles Ill Jane Katcher Richard & Christine Kitto Howard & Janis Kritzer Linda & Gary Lane Deborah Kerr-Leathem Meilin Lin Richard & Alicia Lodato Ilsa & Gary Lord Monisha Lyer Karin & John McAnlis that made so much of an impression on me when I Boris & Nicole Katz Elizabeth & Adam Klein Cheryl Krupp Patricia Lange & Gregory Nagy Gerald Ledonne Nora & William Lin Timothy Logan Claudia & James Lovas Dobson Family Fund of Megan McCafferty first came here.” Keefe Bartels, LLC Kenneth Klein Melvin & Susan Kubota Robert & Charlotte Langlands May Yushin & Richard Lee James & Michaeleen Linahan the Princeton Area William McCarroll Joseph Keeran Everett Kline Linda & Dennis Kujawski Judith Lansing Marvin A. Leedom Deborrah Lindsay Community Foundation Eileen & Ward McCarthy Carrie Keith Carol Kloss Lisa Kukulya Judy Lansing Sonya Legg Joanne & Anthony Scafidi Named after longtime HomeFront board member, Thomas & Janis McCarthy Andrea Lynch Benjamin & Catherine Medich James Mets Susan Keithler Judith Klotz Geraldine Kunstadter Jean LaRochelle Kathleen Lehr Anya & Andrew Littauer Peggy Huchet, Huchet House offered homeless Jane McCarty & Michael Bell Peter & Kathy Macholdt Mitchell Medoff John & Linda Meuse Kim Horan Kelly William Klug Barbara & Alan Kurfirst Kalina Larocque women who were pregnant with their first child the Tania McCleery David & Tina Saar Macioch Joanne & Patrick Meehan Edward & Andrea Meyercord Mitra & Robert Kelly Lea Knight Anne Labate Craig Larrain chance to spend their pregnancy in a safe, supportive Beth McCormick Concetta Maglione Linda & Bruce Meier Elaine & Gary Meyers Leonard & Bonny Kelter Priscilla Knight Roger & Edith Labaw John & Dottie Lasley Leahbeth & Brian McDonald environment, give birth to a healthy baby and learn Burton & Nancy Malkiel Seymour & Jacqueline Meisel Gregg Michaelson Ellen Kerney F. Kochman Ilona LaChina Rev. Patrick J. McDonnell Joan Lasota the parenting and work skills needed to create a Alan Mallach Ruth Ann Mekitarian Donna Mieszkowski Winifred Kernohan Patricia Kocsis Law Office of Ellen LaCorte Edmund & Hollis Lattime stable home for their child. Julius & Girija Mallepalle Amy Melick Linda Mieszkowski Tracy & Will Kocsis Dana Kessler Kramer Paul & Karen Lalli Becky Lau Marie Maman Lynn Blessing McDougall Seth Mellman Lollia Mikic Jessica Koehler Richard Ketz Maureen Lally Ann Laughlin “I had my son 12 years Emily Fung Rita & Anne McGrath Memorial Baptist Church Christina Milano Joanne & James Koellner Nancy & Gerd Keuffel Robert & Roberta Lamb Lisa & Dan Lavery Janine & Bryan Manolakos Bruce & Jean McGraw Marian Mendelsohn Amber & Stephen Miller Emilie Kohler ago and without Ashley Lyu Samuel & Karen Lambert Lawrence Landscape Lawrence & Madeleine Mansier Lucretia McGuff-Silverman Denise Mengani Jill Miller Anna Rosa & Joseph Kohn HomeFront, I would Su Young Kim Darren Lane Michele & Edward Lawrence Easaneehai Manuelpillai Kathleen McGuire Doreen & Albert Meo Marilyn & William Miller Norman Kim-Senior Hal & Susan Kohn Kathryn & Flint Lane Gayle Lawson have had to give him Joseph Manzo Anne McHugh M. Loraine Merkle Meryl Miller Paul & Deborah Kimaid Alan & Sharon Kooney away. ey taught me Phyllis & Lucien Marchand Teri & Scott Carver Wendy Merkovitz Ruth Miller Maureen & David Kimball Michael Kopelman how to depend upon Lenard Marcus Diane & Sean McKee Michael & Lynn Kincaid Lawrence Koplik & A major milestone for HomeFront and the Philip & Ellen Marfuggi Michael McKeever

3 myself and to stop Judith King Sarah Roberts Michelle McKenna families they serve was achieved with the Patricia & Russell Marks As HomeFront struggled to find jobs Judy King Rose & Michael Koretsky 0 relying on other Michael & Nancy Marley James & Sharleen McLaughlin opening of a warm, nurturing, child-friendly for women in their program as a path The Parents of Patrick Wert, George Koscs people. I am working Tracy McManimon 0 James Marrow & Emily Rose 2005 shelter in an old dormitory at the Marie Lily to independence, it became increasingly aware of FPC volunteer Alexandria & Alexander Kosowski hard now and saving Annette Martin Elizabeth McManus 2 Katzenbach School for the Deaf. It was named Former HomeFront Client how few of them had a high school diploma. So staff Sheridan Kingsberry Helen Kosowski money and I think I J. Timothy Martin Charles & Joanne McMichael Carole & Gary Kirby Richard Kramer the Family Preservation Center because it allowed Norman & Susanne McNatt began to help women get their GEDs and that am a pretty good mother! I work from 2:30 in the Michael Martin Nancy Kirby Sheila & Ross Kremer homeless mothers to keep their children with them Patricia & Maurice Martin Elizabeth McNeilly evolved to include Microsoft Office certification as a Mr. & Mrs. Kirschenbaum Vanessa Krempa & Jeff Burt during their crisis in an environment that was de - afternoon until 10:30 at night and I wish that Sue & David Martin Russell McTague path to a better job. The Hire Expectations program Charitas Kiss-Gross Erika Krick & Nicolas Lehmann signed to ease the trauma of childhood homelessness. HomeFront was able to provide 24-hour childcare.” Jeffrey & Michelle Martinides Cathy McTigue had begun.

· · · · · · · · · · · 2003 · · · · · · · · · · · 2004 · · · · · · · · · · · 2005 · · · · · · · · · · · Eri & David Millrod Meera Nathan & Paritosh Singh Sophie Orloff Linda Pickering Rukmani & Ram Ramaprasad Mohammed Rostom Mary Ann & James Scheirer Security Dynamics “When I first came to HomeFront ten years ago the In 2007, Connie Mercer was approached Ann Mills National Alliance of Community Jacqueline Orr J. Dean & Marte Pierson Rajendra Ranadive John & Susan Rounds Caryl & Stephen Schienvar Sridhar Seetharaman by then-volunteer Ruthann Traylor about Lisa Minich computers that we had were so old it was like typing Economic Dev’t Associates Peter & Dina Ort Harry & Judith Pinch 2007 Ruth Randall Deborah Roussell Mark Schlawin & Ilene Dube Patricia Anne & George Self Jose & Brenda Miranda on a manual keyboard. Now, we have large organiza - Mary Lynn & Daniel Nazzaro Maryann & Cesar Ortiz Everard & Katharine Pinneo starting a healing therapeutic art program. With an Marlene Rathnum Leslie Rowley Cornelia & W. Marshall Schmidt Natarajan Sethuraman Christine Mitchell tions donate their PCs to our classrooms, which creates Michelle Needham Bruce Oswald Catherine Piontek already tight budget and families needing shelter, food William Ray Colette & H.L. Boyer Royal Paula & John Schmidt Thomas & Karen Shade Dominique & Timothy Mitchell uniformity. At the new Family Campus we have a net- Susan & John Negrotto Eric Owens Dallas Piotrowski and other basic necessities, Connie initially was uncon - Mary Reath H.L. Boyer & Louise Royal Victoria Schoeb Monica Shapiro vinced. But after seeing the profound impact on clients, Frank & Alice Schoemann Sandra Shapiro Susan Mixon work, servers, 50 total stations, including a children’s Charles & Patricia Nemeth Lise Pacala Sidney Pitt Judy Reba Robert Rubiano Lorraine Moccio Walter Nerlick John Pakenham Stephen Pitts Connie had no doubts about the incredible value and Robert Rebak Adrienne & Douglas Rubin Esther & Walter Schor Charles Sharpe computer area loaded with donated educational soft - Michael & Katherine Moffitt William Nester Donald Palombi Pat Pizzutillo purpose of ArtSpace: our clients were not only able heal Eileen Rebele Julia Rubin & Jennifer & Robin Schore Robert Sheehan Leslie Schorr James Sheibley Sheila Molina ware. It has been deeply satisfying to watch our growth David Nevas Joan Panacek PJM Interconnection through art, they found their voices. Robin Rees Gregory Stankiewicz MOMS Club of and my wish is that HomeFront continues to meet the John & Adriana Nevers Constantin & May Pa - Thomas & Jane Poole Emily Reeves Susan Rubino Eric & Antonietta Schreiber Kajsa & Phillip Sheibley “ArtSpace was created to have a safe space to nurture Lawrenceville-East ever-changing needs of our clients.” New Jersey Hospital Association pastephanou Joann Portnoy Emily Reiff Harriette Rubinstein Schulman Wiegmann & Rhonda Shepard clients and to help them heal from the experience of being Associates Mary Shepherd Deborah Montagna Sandee Tagliaferri New Jersey Shares Nancy & Michael Pardy Patricia & Kenneth Potavin Frank & Diane Reilly Raymond Rudolph Montgomery Friends Newtown Middle School Staff Michelle Parisi Rene Powell homeless. It’s also there to empower, build self-esteem, Joan Reilly Bernie & Barbara Ruekgauer Cathy & Mark Schultz Rebecca & Richard Shepherd HomeFront, IT Director of Open Space, Inc. Tina & Victor Ngai Rachel & Seth Park Angelica Prado creativity and life skills. Art teaches you to focus, prob - Miriam Reimel Michelle Ruess Charles & Kristine Schwartz Dennis Sheppard Kathryn & Russell Schwartz Mary Beth & John Sheridan Joan Morelli Lauren Nicholson Judy & Glenn Parker Michael Pressel lem-solve and finish what you start. ose are among the Jeffrey & Ethel Renoe Elise & John Rupley Amy Moreno Eve Niedergang Patricia Parlow Marie & Michael Pressman Corlies & Gloria Rentner Drs. Louis Russo & Schwartz Family Fund Shirley & Jerry Sherman reasons why we also started SewingSpace, where our JPMorgan Chase Elaine Niemann Joan & Scott Parry Melissa Previte Rescue Mission of Trenton Jonathan Nicozisis of the Princeton Area Aaron Shipley Peter Morgan Kenneth & Patricia Niper Robert Parsons Thomas Prevost clients learn a valuable life skill while making beautiful Bernard & Patricia Reuter Barbara Russo & Community Foundation Margery & James Shoaf Linda Schwarz Alan & Renee Sica Morgan Lewis Carla Noce Greta Patel Robert & Ruth Prigge items for themselves and others. Sandra Rex-Rabe Frederic Fischer Stella Schwork Michele Siekerka Jill Morganstern Karen Nolan Jayeshkumar Patel Princeton Area Being creative in ArtSpace and SewingSpace allows the Spencer & Joy Reynolds Kristine Ryan & Roger Demareski Nancy Scott Silicon Valley John & Mary Morino Bernadette Noll Karishma Patel Junior Woman’s Club Philip & Irene Rhodes Stephanie Ryan spirit to spark and speak, the heart to heal; it allows our Kimberly Sdeo Community Foundation Geoffrey Morris John Noon Grace Patterson Princeton Pro Musica Eugene Rich Glenn & Suzannah Sabin clients to realize and reveal their inner selves.” Glenn Morris Chris Norton Susan Patton Chamber Chorus Nancy Richardson Randi & Robert Sacco Morven Museum & Garden Nottingham High School Tracy & Brian Patton Princeton University Department Ruthann Traylor Cynthia Ricker Alysia Sachau Sandra & Jeffrey Moses Nottingham Women’s Club Catherine & David Paul of Molecular Biology HomeFront, ArtSpace and SewingSpace Director Karen Riedeburg Reena Sachdev Michael Mosley & KiKi Parry Helaine Noveck Christy Peacock Princeton University Department Jean Riley Rachel Sagebien James & Eileen Motherway Sherry Novembre Amy Pearlmutter of Mechanical & Aerospace Varun Rishi Judy Saksinsky Penny Moy Marsha Novick & Harry Rosen Victor & Carol Peccarelli Engineering Janet & Tom Ritter John Sakson Mt Airy Presbyterian Church Kim O’Boyle Kayla Pechter Chris Probasco John & Kathryn Rizzo Jonathan & Marcy Samet FPO John Muccioli Edward & Ilene O’Brien Christopher & Louisa Pelkey Maria Procaccini Barbara K. Robbins Elizabeth & Gregory Samios Nora Muchanic Morgane & Michael O’Connell Melanie & David Pelosi Laura Proctor Guinnevere Roberts Kenneth & Rachel Samoil John & Karthleen Mulhall Kathleen & Daniel O’Connor Vincent & Caroline Peloso Elizabeth Proctor Kenneth Roberts Arvindh Sampath Nancy Munn Kristine O’Connor Lisa Peluso Julie Prusinowski Robins Family Foundation Erin Sanders Thomas & Evelyn Munoz Emily O’Hagan Lori Perdigao Nancy & Chris Pullen of the Princeton Area Kathleen & Jon Sanford John & Pamela Murphy Wendy & William O’Hare Margaret Perkins Mary Pulley Community Foundation Maria & John Santisi Mary Murray Sandy & Michael O’Neil Lewisetta Perkins-Garnett PWM Advisory Group Eileen & John Robinson Faith Sarafin Victoria Myer O’So Inviting Kerry Perretta John & Jennifer Quinlan Barbara Rogers Rebecca & Josh Sarett Angela Myers Barbara Oberg Obeua Persons Lynne Quinto & Scott Umlauf Jennifer & Paul Rohmeyer Areta Sargentini Heather Myler David & Bonnie Offerdahl Hima Peter Andrea Rabel Richard & Karen Roscoe Timothy & Deanna Sass Denise Nadeau Recognizing that computer literacy Samuel Olando Sally Peters Jeanne Radimer Abigail & Adam Rose Mary Ann Satorius When HomeFront began to create Gregory Nagy 2006 was key to a better paying job for our Jean C. Olenick Barbara Peterson Ralph & Mary Ragno Sophia Rise Designs Elizabeth & Robert Savino 2008 dignified, affordable, service-enriched Carlo & Dianne Nalin clients, HomeFront entered the technology training Frank Remshifski Thomas & Joanne Peterson Donna Rago Eric & Elyce Rosen Ellen Saxon housing throughout Mercer County, the goal was to Sandra Napp business early. Thanks to generous support from Thomas & Amy Onder Eva Petruzziello Cathi & Richard Ragsdale J. Andrew & Karen Rosenau Terri Scanlon provide children with the kind of environment that Susan Naquin area corporations, today’s technology program is a Corinne Orlando Elizabeth & Jonathan Philipson Linda Ramachandran Linda Rosenberg & Schaefer Foundation would give them a safe and secure place to grow up. Kordina Narczykiewicz John Orloff Maurice & Carolyn Phillips Libby Ramage & Steven Carson Barry Ableman Amy & Mark Schaeffer source of pride. In 2008, we opened our 54th apartment.

· · · · · · · · · · · 2006 · · · · · · · · · · · 2007 · · · · · · · · · · · 2008 · · · · · · · · · · · Allen & Judy Silk SS&C Technologies “In 2009 I was pregnant and living with my one-year-old son at home with my Piper & Brian Trelstad Amy Vondrak “When I first came to HomeFront I was closed minded and Mary Wouters Judith Zecher Vanessa Silva Saint Mark United Methodist mom in Lawrence when everything came crashing down. My mom passed away Michele Trichter Voya Foundation negative about a lot of things. But once I spoke with the great Judith Wright Stephanie Zepka Abraham Silverman Women Michael Triplett & Dianna & Anthony Waclawski Lynn Sian & Michael Wright David Ziegler and I had no way to pay the rent on her apartment and was about to become staff and began to sign up for all the programs they had to Jane Silverman St. Michael’s Episcopal Church Kathleen Folliard Ellen & David Wagner Miriam Wright Ryan Ziegler Joan Silverman Beth Stafford homeless. Someone told me about HomeFront and my child and I ended up at the Jayme Trott Franklin Wagner offer, I started to blossom. I obtained my GED within three Brandice & David Wrone Lucinda Ziesing Hugo & Maria Theresa Ma Simao Laurie Stagnitta Family Preservation Center and stayed there for a whole year. They had their Jocelyn & Stan Tucker Pamela Wakefield weeks. I completed several programs they had to offer and Dawn & Richard Wyatt Julie Zimmerman & Adam Ratner Scott & Curry Simmel Kathryn Stanchi work cut out for them with me! I had always had my mom or dad to lean on and Miriam & Jeffrey Tucker Daniel Wakeman my daughter was involved in so many things. So many great Caroline Wylie Emily Zuckerman Deborah Yaffe & Alastair Bellany Marlyn Zucosky Meredith Simpson Helena & Chris Stankiewkz James Tuohy Stephanie & Daniel Wakeman wasn’t used to doing things for myself. things happened to us just from being involved with Home - Susan Yamins Linda & Dennis Zultanski Dinesh & Renu K. Singal Stark & Stark Mimi E. & Charles A. Turi Mary Ann Wald Today I am the manager of my husband’s roofing business and we are such a Front. I've learned so much about myself and I keep in touch Michael Yedidia & Miguel Zuniga Allison & Barry Singer Ellen & Albert Stark Foundation Jacqueline Turner Ann & William Walker Greta Grossman Nadine & Scott Singer happy family. I owe my blessings to the angels at HomeFront. My wish is that Two Sigma Investments LP Pam Walker with the staff. Life still has its obstacles, but the things I of the Princeton Area Com- Karen Yee & Andrew Werth Every effort has been made to they will always, always be there for people like me.” Catherine & Robert Twomey Ruthann Walker learned have helped m e— it's easier to push forward. Holly & Richard Eland munity Foundation Mo Lin Yee & Byron Lum ensure the accuracy of this list. Joanne Walsh Judith Singleton Austin & Ann Starkey Julia Sandra Uehling We used to receive backpacks, Thanksgiving baskets and Christmas presents. Margaret Yengo-Corson Please direct any questions or Margaret Walsh Mark Singley Jacquelyn Stavish Former HomeFront Client Jonah Umstead Now, it’s our turn to give back.” Youngjin Yi concerns to the Development Office Theodora Wang Tiffany Scott & Tracy Sipprelle Elizabeth Stein United Fire Group Iphigenia Yiacas & Michael Reis at 609-989-9417. Patricia Warren Veronica & Peter Sismondo Julia & Jeffrey Steinberg Elisabeth Stewart Ryan Stotler Yvonne Tang & En-Huei Joe United Methodist Women - Former HomeFront Client & Current Donor Timothy Young Asha Ravishankar We are also extremely grateful to the Kenneth & Nancy Skillman Marjorie Steinberg Megan Stewart Jaime & Peter Stournaras Justin Tanger Princeton Junction Annie Zachara Elizabeth Wasch 1,940 donors who gave under $100 Chris Sklarin Marcia & Harvey Steinberg Patricia & Allan Mitchell John & Patricia Strahle William & Patricia Tanner United Way of Central Jersey Lynette Weaver Thomas & Denise Weber Jeff & Debra Willey Mohammad Zaidi Doris Wasco for a total of $76,117. These people Andrzej Skoczylas Barry & Marilyn Steiner Michael & Amy Stivala Loren & John Strapp Maude & John Tatar Kelly Valdes Charlie Webb Peter Webster Williams Builders, Inc. Marilyn & Joseph Zawadsky Dianna Washigton Charles Weber Catherine Williams are listed online at homefrontnj.org Kathryn & Richard Slater Sue Steinmetz Hunt & Margaret Stockwell Sally Goldfarb Clark & Ann Tatum Paolo & Ana Maria Valle Sarah Weidel Ann & Brian Zecher Eve & Glenn Wasserman Johanna Weber Felice Weiner Charlotte & Stephen Williams Patricia & Edward Slaughter Susan Stern Leslie Stone Diane Strauss Denise & Richard Taylor Nancy Van der Wal & David Watson Martha & Joseph Weber Ken & Trina Weingarten Elinor Williams Joseph & Eileen Slawek Steve & Carol Stevens Stephanie Storey Sonya Streeter Francis & Nancy Taylor Frederick Kaper Steven Weinstein Jean Williams As part of HomeFront’s life skills educa - Kathryn & Steven Slawson Stephen Stroman Linda Taylor Barbara Van Duser Gayle & Barry Weisberg Mary Williams tion for families, a pilot program to teach Kathleen & Daniel Slothower Stuart Country Day School Melissa Tenzer Marcia & Nicholas Van Dyck 2011 Carol Weismann Debora Williams-Henry parents how to cook healthy meals on a budget was Stephen Slusher Althea & Robert Sturdevant Gregory Terranova Enrica & Michael Van Lewen Michael & Susan Welsh Robert Willig & Virginia Mason Patricia Small Caren Sturges Dhanalaxmi Thejaswi Mary & Randy Vanderhoof started once a month, for ten parents at a time, at the Eric & Cathy Wendler Sidney Willis Cheryl Smith Rachel & Andrew Stutzman Michael Thiel Evangelia VanPatten Chambers Walk Café in Lawrenceville. Barbara H. Weren Ann Wilson Elisabeth & Hayden Smith Phyllis & Michael Suber Third Point Brenda & Rocco Varra Andrew & Karen Werth David & Jane Wilson Elizabeth Smith & Uma Subramanyan Megan Thomas Lindsay Vastola Wesley United Methodist Merle & Jennifer Wilson Antony Bennett Elaine & Barry Sussman Carol Thompson Poonam Vaswani Church, Columbus Jon R. Winer George & Kathleen Smith Deborah Sussna Ruth Thornton John Jackson & Ann Vaurio Joan & Morris West Cory Wingerter Suthan & Sumathy Suthersan Annabel & Peter Tierney Gayathri Vedagiri Patty & Mark Smith Jane DeLung Lynne Wise Maryann Swiatocha Patricia Tietbohl Kathleen Vegotsky Richard & Valerie Smith Thomas Wettlaufer Withum Smith + Brown Ann Vehslage Samantha Smith Marybeth Swisher Joanne & Joseph Tilghman Ruth & Barry Wexler Cynthia & Christopher Wittstock Timothy Smith Carol A. Szelich Nancy Tindall Anu Venkat Linda White-Guida Cynthia & Warren Wofford Wade & Patricia Smith Janice Szelich Maureen & William Tirrell Phyllis & Anthony Ventresca Barbara Whitman Lisa Wolf & Paul Kinney Gordon & Linda Smouther Over the years, HomeFront’s reputa - Carol Szul William Tobey Diane Vernickas Sidney & Maryann Whitman Nancy Wolff Taft & Partners Fund Nina Todor Robert & Audrey Vernon Constance Smukler tion for strong and judicious manage - Julie & Lee Whitney Tai & Darlene Wong Anna Snider 2009 of the Princeton Area Toll Gate Grammar School Verrier ment had grown and, when the beloved Lawrence Meeting the very special needs of Christine & William Wichser Jenny Woo Fred & Margaret Snyder Community Foundation Marco Polo Fund Village Elementary School Todd & Jeanne Wigder Gerdon Wood Community Center faced imminent closure, HomeFront homeless children has been part of James & Patricia Snyder Miriam Taggart Sever Totia Alexandria Villegas 2010 Susan & Jeffrey Wild Warren & Marcia Wood HomeFront’s work since our first days. From taking Irene Soeller stepped in and assumed its management, ensuring the Takeda Romy Toussaint J. Vinch & Sons Heather Wilder Tyler Wood children to play in the park, our programs evolved to Sokol, Behot & Fiorenze continuation of an important resource for the diverse Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. Kathleen & Peter Tovar Priya Viswanathan Jay Wilder Maureen Woods Louiis & Rebecca Sommi population of Lawrence. We are very proud of the Marilyn & Erel Tal Daphne Townsend Amy & Paul Vogel include caring, academically-enriched and always fun Heidi Wilenius Thomas & Rita Woods Susan Spaeth steady growth of programs and activities offered there Talksoft Corporation Katherine Tozour Mary & Walter Vogel summer camps which were incorporated under one Thomas & Diane Wilfrid Judith Wooldridge Willa Spicer for the community. Richard Tallo David & Laurie Treene Kurt & Linda Vollherbst single “umbrella” in 2010. Liz Wilkinson Anthony Wootson

· · · · · · · · · · · 2009 · · · · · · · · · · · 2010 · · · · · · · · · · · 2011 · · · · · · · · · · · SPECIAL THANK YOU Dittman Incentive Marketing Jennifer Guy Robert Wood Johnson Foundation George and Charlotte McLaughlin New Jersey Association of Land - PNC Bank HomeFront received over $3,000,000 worth of goods and services Diversified Rack & Shelving Dan Haggerty, Esq. Wendi Johnson MDAdvantage Insurance scape Architects Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville throughout the year from corporations, churches, civic groups and private Deepa Diwan Keith Hamilton Juggling Life Company of New Jersey New Jersey Board of Public Utilities Princeton Academy of citizens. These goods – furniture, appliances, household goods, automo- Mary Beth and Bradley Drew Hamilton Jewelers Junior League of Greater Princeton Meredith Melendez New Jersey Commission for the the Sacred Heart biles, computers, clothing, food and toys and critical pro bono services – George DuBois H&H Appliance Center Lea Kahn Men’s Warehouse Blind and the Visually Impaired Princeton Alliance Church enrich the lives of countless families. We, and they, thank you. Diane D'Urso Max Hanson Kale's Nursery Mercer County Library – New Jersey Department Princeton Cares Dina Elkins Constance Harinxma AJ Kaletski Lawrenceville Branch of Education Princeton Center for 217 Church Bright Spaces Dominick Esposito Krystin Harkins Sangita Karra Mercer County Board of Realtors New Jersey Department Dental Aesthetics AAA Laura Brink Essendent Margaret Harper Church of the Korean Martyrs Mercer County Community College of Human Services Princeton Day School Peter Abrams Bristol-Myers Squibb ETS Shannon and Andie Heck Rich Krawczun Mercer County NJ State Museum Princeton Dance and Theater Studio Ace Hardware Broad Street Car Wash ETS Chauncey Conference Center Hedding United Methodist Church Kevin and Sharon Kyle Family Support Organization Rochelle Newman Princeton High School Jackie Alberts Burn My Butt Smoked Foods Saul Ewing LLC The Helene Cody Foundation Margaret Lancefield Mercer County Master Gardeners Nielsen Co. Princeton Area Juniorettes All Saints Episcopal Church Shazia Buskens Family Guidance Hill Wallack LLP “I was working two jobs paying $1,300 rent a month Kathy Lane Mercer County NJM Insurance Group Princeton Area Junior Women's Club Deb Allen Capital Health Alex Farkas Lai Hing and $300 a week for my daughter’s tutoring. I was Lawrence Road Fire Department Retired Educators Association Karen Nolan Princeton Meadow Church Allentown Presbyterian Church Robert Cawley Feed Truck HiTOPS Merrill Lynch Noor Ul Imam School Princeton Nassau Pediatrics spending all of my paycheck on bills and I lost my car Lawrence Intermediate School Amber Spa Cenlar Management Co. FSB Jane Fetter Joelle Hofbauer Lawrence Landscapes MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce Notre Dame High School Princeton Orthopedic Group because I couldn’t make the payments. Celia Bernstein AmeriCorps NCCC Center for Health Care Michael Fields Don Hofmann The Lawrenceville School Mill Hill Novo Nordisk Prince of Peace Lutheran Church American Legion Strategies, Inc. Firmenich Patricia Hogan heard about my plight and changed my life with a car Lawrence Township Hector Miranday NRG Princeton Pong First Baptist Church of Princeton Mandy Holanda MOMS Club of Hopewell Valley Sandra Nusblatt Princeton University Post 414 Ladies Auxiliary Center for FaithJustice and a lovely HomeFront apartment. My wish is that Recreation Department First Presbyterian Church Carol and Michael Hollander MOMS Club of Lawrenceville Outward Bound Baltimore Princeton University Pace Center Amwins International Chambers Walk HomeFront would get an enormous amount of money Steve Leder of Hamilton Holy Cross Lutheran Church MOMS Club of Robbinsville Parker McKay for Civic Engagement Marketing Group Celeste R. Chatman, M.A. Legal Aid Arts Council of Princeton Cherry Valley Country Club First Presbyterian Church Home Depot and expand into other states. ere are people like me Monday Morning Flower and Balloon Lori Parsells Princeton University Varsity Club Liz Lempert Susan Ashmore Child Care Connection of Lawrenceville HomeFront Family Campus everywhere.” Elizabeth Moorman Kalpana Patel Provence Catering Leonardo’s Meredith Asplundh Children’s Futures Russell Fishkind Library Committee Paula Jones MRM-McCann June Pecora Robert Prunetti Former HomeFront Client Maggie Leppert Avalon Bay Communities Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Flutter Boutique HomeFront Family Campus Mrs. New Jersey The Peddie School Lori Rabon Dilcia Lewis Christine Avots Christine’s Hope for Kids Lynda Fonde Playground Volunteers Ambika Ragbir Alagona Pennington Dance Cathi Ragsdale Library Interiors Bank of America Church and Dwight Peg Forrestel Hopewell Valley High School MunichRe Insurance Pennington Quality Market Reed Smith LLP Sarah Liebowitz Kruti Barot Cianfrocca Builders BHHS / Fox and Roach Realtors Hopewell Elementary School Arpita Nagori Pennington Presbyterian Church Anne Reeves Sean Liebowitz Holly Bartido City Beef Carine Fram Hope Presbyterian Church NAMI- Mercer The Pennington School Nancy Regulski Madeline Lightman Ann Battle Clown Academy Chris Franko Horizon Mercy Health Nassau Inn Pepper Hamilton Chuck Richman Linvale United Methodist Church Deb Bellamy The College of New Jersey Ted Froelich Barbara Houze Nassau Presbyterian Church Cecilia Picinich Karen, Gerard and Timothy Richter Little Brook Elementary School Melissa Bennett, M.D. The College of NJ’s APO/ Future Signs Howell Living History Farm Regina Neilssen Planned Parenthood Rider University Lombardo Electric Nancy Bergen Dreams / ENGAGE Jim Gabriel Christine Hugick New Covenant Playground Community Robert Half International Katie Losch Cindy Berger The College of NJ Nursing Students Frank Gambatese Harriet Huston United Methodist Church Build Volunteers Rotary Club of Hillsborough Beth Chaim Congregation The College of NJ's "The Wall" Debbie Gartenberg Celina Imielinska Lisa Love Kris and Mike Gebhardt Integra LifeSciences Lowes Ani Bhat Congregation Kehilat Shalom “I have worked at HomeFront for 12 years and it has given me Jyothsna Bhat Courtyard by Marriott - Ewing Melissa Geist Isles Michael Mancuso Big Brothers Big Sisters Lynne and Ned Croucher General Recreation Peter Israel and Jane Rutkoff Eve Mandel the opportunity to guide, nurture and teach our staff to serve our of Mercer County CSAA Insurance Group Girl Scouts of Mercer County ITHAKA Manheim clients with compassion, patience and respect. It has allowed me Raj Manimaran The Atkinson Child Development Center provides Blackrock Dianna David The Glenmede Trust Company Suzanne "Jake" Jacob, LMT to empower our clients to look beyond their situations, seek help Janssen Pharmaceuticals Art Martin the kind of quality childcare that gives moms and Bloomberg Paul Decker Gravity Hill Farm when needed and awaken those dreams that died when they Marty Bloomenthal Ruth DeFalco Great Looks Hair Salon Jasna Polana Wade and Lee Ann Martin dads the peace of mind they need to concentrate became homeless. I only wish that we didn't have to always Body Project Fitness & Health Beth and Marty Deitchman Greater Mercer Transportation Man - Jess Crate HomeFront’s Resource Network of food, clothing and Wayne Maszewski on education and employment. Children in the The Bonner Foundation Farrell, Mireille, and Alexia Delman agement Association Job 1 Landscaping furniture gives people all the survival essentials—the Mathematica Policy Research worry where the next dollar was coming from to help those so daycare program enjoy a beautiful and nurturing Blanche Brann DeSimone Orthodontics Greenacres Country Club Joyce Johnson “stuff” they need—to provide for themselves and McCarter Theater desperately in need. ” environment with stimulating activities aimed at MCCC Brant Beach Yacht Club Chris DiMedio and Vivian Greenberg Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick their children. Sheila Addison school readiness. Bright Horizons The DiMedio Foundation Grounds for Sculpture Johnson & Johnson, Skillman Laura McGuigan Director, HomeFront Family Campus

· · · · · · · · · · · 2012 · · · · · · · · · · · 2013 · · · · · · · · · · · 2014 · · · · · · · · · · · HomeFront, Inc. Audited Statements of Financial Position Year Ended September 30, 2015 After years of hard work and planning, Connie Mercer’s vision of Richard Weidel III FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS WeightWatchers RWJ Center a one-stop social service campus, where all our families’ barriers The following donors of loving bequests provided a lifeline to HomeFront Wells Fargo 2015 families in their time of crisis. The critical safety net of shelter and services we provide must be to success are removed, became a stunning reality. In September 2015, the ribbon Westin at Forrestal Village continuously strengthened and reinforced so we can support those FY 2015 Revenue – $11,499,888 was cut at the new HomeFront Family Campus, a village of healing and hope for Westminster Choir College and Dorothy Burns Mary Cross who need us most. We must, and do, strive to manage and maximize our homeless and vulnerable neighbors. Westminster Conservatory Cassandra Fitz Grady Gentry every dollar to the best and highest use. Our financials are stable and Whole Foods Thomas Faith, Jr. Marilyn Kalellis Miscellaneous Barbara Wingate and Family Stanley J. Marks Jeanne Rand Naglak sound as we experienced another completely clean audit. We continue John Witherspoon Middle School Joan S. Ochs Charlotte Taylor to maintain our commitment to spend more than 90% of every dollar In-kind Government Grants Marcia and Ron Wittman Amy Teague directly for the families we serve. Contributions Womanspace We are appreciative, honored and humbled to have so many indi- Corporate & Dawn Wyatt The following late donors’ families honored their lifelong compassion for viduals, businesses, civic groups, schools, congregations, foundations, Foundation Grants Yardville Elementary School those in need by requesting memorial contributions this past year. Sheila Kuster Yarson corporations and government agencies show their faith and trust in us by continuing and Iphegenia Yiacas Mary Cross Gayle Davis increasing their generous support of the programs we provide. In 2015, we spent more Hamilton Area YMCA- Gerald Freedman Larry Hugick than $8,800,000 in resources for the families we serve. In addition, we were fortunate Service Sawmill Branch Earl Keim Betty Kletter and grateful to have raised over $6,300,000 for our new home – our HomeFront Family Samuel Lucas Shirley Jean Carter Martin Fees YogaSoul Campus, which opened in September 2015. Temporarily Yogasphere Bill Schopp Elizabeth Speagle Larry Lee Restricted: York Fence Company Dr. Philip Stavish Patricia Tietbohl Chief Financial & Administrative Officer New Family Young Audiences of NJ Joan Trione Samantha Ventresca Campus Annie Zecher Annie Whitaker Sharon Woods FY 2015 Marlyn Zucosky ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $ 297,870 Individual Contributions Rotary Club of Holly Singer-Eland Barbara Straut Grants receivable 278,586 Montgomery/Rocky Hill Holly Slepman Denise Taylor “I’ve travelled and lived in many countries Accounts receivable, service fees, revenues and other 749,378 Rotary Club of Princeton Scotti H. Smith Timothy and Dawn Taylor around the world and experienced diverse Unconditional promises to give - HomeFront Family Campus 1,284,527 Princeton Corridor Rotary Club Brooke Smukler Terhune Orchards cultures, but it has been since I stepped into Rotary Club of Trenton Lisa Smukler Trap Rock industries Princeton Area Community Foundation - endowment 33,038 HomeFront that I’ve felt the most at home. I Prepaid expenses 31,789 Rowan University Rec Center Special Pizza City Trent House FY 2015 Expenses – $8,806,043 Colette Royal Splash River Boat Trenton Circus Squad have been teaching a cooking class with Hire Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation 6,938,244 Susan Rubino SS&C Technologies Trenton-Mercer Airport Expectations participants for two years. It has Intangible, net of accumulated amortization 3,544 Raisa Rubin-Stankiewicz The Church of St. Ann Trenton NAACP Youth Council TOTAL ASSETS $ 9,616,976 been a unique and joyful time. Each week we Fundraising Rue Insurance St. Ann's School Trenton Thunder Management & tackle the challenges of providing families LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS: Bernie and Bonnie Ruekgauer St. David the King Jill Turndorf General Accounts payable $ 267,407 Rutgers Nutrition Program St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church Tyco International with healthy, budget-friendly meals. We Emergency Services Accrued expenses 110,405 Judy Salcewicz St. Mark United Methodist Church Management Company share strategies and tips for making cooking Client deposits 5,716 Delphine Salzedo Drew Staffenberg Union Fire Company an easy and happy time to be shared with the Line of credit 1,700,000 Sue Sardi Stark & Stark and Rescue Squad whole family. Lauren Scalice Starbucks Lawrence Unitarian Universalist Mortgage/loan obligation - HomeFront Family Campus 600,000 I’m privileged to be spending this time with Barry Schnorr Irene Stein Church of Princeton Deferred revenue - Refundable advances 7,257 Ruth Scott Tony Stewart Unitarian Universalist Church HomeFront clients—We learn from each TOTAL LIABILITIES 2,690,785 Security Dynamics St. Gregory the Great School at Washington’s Crossing other and share a lot of love. I feel I receive NET ASSETS: Shady Brook Farm Christine Stockton Sunita Vellanki and family much more in return than I am able to give Unrestricted 1,260,606 Client Support Shockley Construction Carol Stokes Village Elementary School to HomeFront! ” Housing Linda Sichel Stonebridge Bagel and Deli Temporarily restricted 5,642,585 Services The Vitella Family Delphine Salzedo Rachelle Simon Stonebridge Community Amy Vogel Permanently restricted 23,000 Teaching Kitchen Home Chef Barry Singer at Montgomery Weidel Real Estate TOTAL NET ASSETS 6,926,191 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $ 9,616,976 Note: Totals may not add to 100% due to rounding. 2015 · · · · · · · · · · · 2016 · · · · · Our new Family Campus teems with activities every day. Children grow, learn and play, just as children are supposed to do. Parents work hard on starting a fresh new life, as all the barriers to their success have been removed. Thanks to all of you, we can wrap these families in all the supportive services they need, give them hope for a better future and the tools to reach it. HomeFront Thank you for 25 years of caring! 1880 PRINCETON AVENuE LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648

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