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to 12 tenants, while 7 development. Needed services were identified through Executive Director’s Message obtained employment. an independent community assessment process. The In the first quarter of Center will serve our tenant families as well as the 2014, 100% of those surrounding neighborhood, allowing us to serve this PAULA PAUST who found employment predominately Hispanic community. had an increase in their Our target population for our housing and the income. Of those who Service Center will be families whose children attend moved out, 90% moved into other permanent housing. Treasure Forest Elementary School. This is an at- With support from our community, we will risk school with approximately 90% of the children provide supportive housing and similar outcomes receiving free or reduced price lunches, and 80% to more women and their families. Our intent is to having limited English proficiency. Spring Branch serve 40 families who have experienced episodes Community Health Center estimates that they will have of homelessness, and 44 families who are at risk of 10,500 patient visits, including mental health services homelessness because of very low income. Two full annually. The Home estimates that the children’s time case managers will be on-site to serve these enrichment programs, adult education, and workforce families. development will see 13,000 visits annually. And thanks to the continuing community support The Home has experience on a small scale we receive, we will be able in turn to serve more providing psychiatric and nurse practitioner services, children. The new complex will have two and three individual, group and family therapy, adult education bedroom units, instead of having only one bedroom and workforce development. In addition to that units to offer. Through this type of environment we experience, it is our intent to partner with agencies We are growing! believe we will see meaningful outcomes, particularly that have specific expertise related to these needed You have probably heard that The Women’s Home is where it relates to the children at the facility. services. The Home anticipates providing some planning for expansion on our Spring Branch Campus. According to the principal of Treasure Forest behavioral healthcare services, such as individual and Since 1957, The Home has housed and nurtured women Elementary, where the children will attend school, one group therapy, as well as substance abuse services, recovering from the loss of home, addictions and mental out of five children annually do not complete the school including substance abuse education. There will health crisis. You are familiar with our Treatment and year because of the need for affordable housing for their be an emphasis on services for children, including Transitional program in Montrose, and have watched us parents to rent. We expect to see 90% of our children therapeutic services related to trauma. Each grow with the newer community in East Spring Branch, annually completing the school year. To date, we have partnering agency will identify specific outcomes that Jane Cizik Garden Place. only four children living at Jane Cizik Garden Place. can be shared with The Home. SM The Home recognizes that single mothers and The new housing will operate economically the Our business plan for the WholeLife Service children are the fastest growing homeless population same way Jane Cizik Garden Place operates. In 2013, Center calls for the rents from our tenant partners and in the nation, and that one out of three female headed the average physical occupancy was 99% and the program fees to cover the operating costs. To date, the households with children live in poverty. We also economic occupancy was 96%. The average renewal Health Center has agreed to pay a substantial portion recognize that the agency has the expertise to have a rate was 92%. Nationally, the retention rate is 60%. The annually towards an anticipated $280,000 annual positive impact on these statistics for the families we will property has a project-based voucher to assist tenants operating budget. The Service Center will operated serve. with their rents even though rents are below “Low Monday through Saturday from 9:00am-8:00pm. These Without considering community statistics, we know HOME” rents, as set by the Department of Housing are the hours that The Home will provide receptionist, the need for safe and affordable housing is significant. and Urban Development (HUD). The property is janitorial and facility coordination services for our At Jane Cizik Garden Place, our permanent supportive self-sustaining, and has a million dollar maintenance various programs. housing complex, our wait list has reached 70 for an 87 reserve. The Home does subsidize case management As you can see, it is an exciting time for The Home, unit complex and on most days the list averages over 40. and other support services through philanthropic and we appreciate your support now, more than ever. It is clear that additional rental units are needed to serve donors and collaborations. With your help, we are poised to grow our ability to the chronically homeless, transitionally homeless and Because of our experience with supportive significantly impact even more lives with meaningful, very low income households. These are underserved housing, we know that case management and lasting change. On behalf of the board, staff, current populations, and they are populations that have found other support services are critical to the success and former clients of our Montrose campus and the a safe, stable home at Jane Cizik Garden Place. In 2013, of individuals and families. Thus, we have plans to tenants of Spring Branch Campus, we thank you! SM 90% of the tenants had lived there for a year or longer, build a WholeLife Service Center that will house and a stable home environment is a critical first step. Spring Branch Community Health Center, a federally Last year, case managers and critical staff for qualified healthcare clinic (FQHC), after school and vulnerable populations provided job search assistance summer school programs for elementary age children, mental health services and adult education/work force
“Nobody, but nobody, can today, i am grateful for… Being here. I would be on the make it out here alone.” streets if I wasn’t here. - Maya Angelou TO BE ALIVE AND SOBER.
Have you ever stopped to think that through to serenity. You have made a difference in your gifts to others, you enrich your own life changing lives. My happiness and my life choices. beyond measure? Simple gifts that are offered with an open heart and belief in “better yet to As we reflect on the strength of these come” for those neighbors in our community collective gifts and the incredible mission The scholarship that was who need a hand. Not a hand out, a hand up. to bring peace from crisis, the Board of Most of us live the good life, surrounded by Directors and staff of The Women’s Home awarded to me for my education! the safe and security of a home, a productive want to recognize you and your generosity. job, and most importantly the love and Through you, we see lives touched in ways support of family and friends. But what if, that may at times seem impossible. those things were lost? All the help and nurturing I get Together, we have made a difference for Many of our residents have known the despair thousands of local women over the years. here from the staff, they really care. and uncertain terror that comes with losing everything. What better way than to hear in their own words, gratitude for the little and the big For the future that I see coming, You, with your generous support, have turned things that now surround them... around that despair to hope. That terror I can barely contain my excitement!
More on pages 4 & 5... While reflecting on our Board of Directors activities apartment complex will be built to serve additional in 2013, I realize how much progress was made in women and their families. determining the next steps for growth and expansion 2) Designed a support center in Spring Branch on of services to the women in our community. We are an existing acre of land, and began the process of excited for the increased visibility we have attained, partnering with other agencies to provide services to and thankful for the publicity we have received in the the residents in our affordable housing complexes, as past two years. We continue to see great things happen well as the surrounding community. Services planned with our organization, and we are honored to be at include after-school care and summer enrichment the forefront of the continued expansion of women’s programs for children, GED/ESL classes, and services in the Houston area. parenting classes. We are also excited about the ability Our primary goal in 2013 was to move forward with to partner with a federally qualified health care clinic the strategic plan of The Women’s Home, which for women and children as part of our support center. focused on increasing the number of women and 3) Obtained a temporary trademark for our Whole families that we serve, in order to offer hope and LifeSM Program, as we move through the process of stability to a larger number of this population. In early securing a permanent trademark. 2013, board members voted to hire a professional services firm to perform a needs analysis in the Spring Our board members are excited about the changes Branch area, specifically in the area of our Jane Cizik that are happening, and we are driven to see our Garden Place Apartments, to be used in planning for organizational vision become a reality. We continue the growth of our services in the area. Based on the to work together to reach out to the community for Message from the President results of the needs analysis, we moved forward on support and resources, as well as using our individual Brenda White making these needs a reality. The most significant talents and skills to help facilitate the process. Our accomplishments in 2013 were as follows: goal is to offer hope and a stable life to a larger population of women and their families, and to this 1) Purchased an additional two acres of land in endeavor we are committed. proximity to our one bedroom community, Jane Cizik Garden Place. A two and three bedroom sober and safe
The Women’s Home Balance Sheet 2013 Leadership Circle HONORING OUR MAJOR GIFTS... Assets 2013 2012 Cash and cash equivalents 858,596 428,147 PLATINUM Laurie and Alfredo Gutierrez Pledges receivable 593,841 754,737 Louise and Vincent Foster Laura Henderson and Ty Buthod Government grants receivable, net 153,451 97,057 Melissa R. Goodman-Roberts Diana and Timothy Horan Linda and Philip Lewis in honor of Trey Horan Prepaid expenses and other assets 85,390 37,877 Karen Kash and Virginia and John Joiner Joe W. Redden, Jr. Kay Polasek Joyce and René Joyce Thrift shop inventory 74,466 74,986 June Waggoner Elizabeth and Albert Kidd Investments 2,566,469 2,492,131 Marillyn Lee and Rex King GOLD Harriet and Truett Latimer Cash and cash equivalents restricted Wendy Chiles Melinda and William Gary Littlepage 530,231 251,683 to investment in capital projects Karen and Larry George Mary Lynch and Scott Enger Mac Haik in memory of Denis Lynch Pledges receivable restricted to Jane and Bill Joplin Julianne Mahler 599,518 investment in capital projects Carolyn J. Keating Karen and Evan Marti Susan and Thomas V. McMahan Linda McFadden Property and equipment, net 12,239,763 11,581,466 Adele and Ber Pieper in memory of Joseph Tipple, Jr. Barbara and Sonny Vaughn Mary B. McIntire Total assets 17,701,725 15,718,084 Laura and Michael Wiley in honor of Irene Liberatos Sarah and Jeff McParland In memory of their precious Trini Mendenhall mother Jane Hanley Light by her Susan R. Morrison Liabilities and Net Assets precious children Sandra Hanley, Sharon E. Murphy Hampton Ronald Hanley, Donna Than-Nhi Nguyen and Stuart Moffitt H. Freedman, and Patrice Hanley Becky O’Connor in honor Accounts payable 111,969 50,508 of Karen Ostrum George SILVER Deborah Parks and Mark Bouzek Accrued liabilities 73,404 71,164 Alden Clark Brenda Peters-Chase and Debt 1,089,503 – Leigh A. Evans John Chase, Jr. in honor Lotty Gautschi of Karen Ostrum George Total liabilities 1,274,876 121,672 Austin Greaux Jackie L. Phillips Irene Liberatos and Linda A. Poyser Michael Westergren Dr. Lucy J. Puryear and Penny and Paul Loyd Rev. James W. Nutter Net assets: Carolyn and John Redfield J’Anne and Jeff Rawson Diane and John Riley Jo Reid Unrestricted: Brenda and Jim White Carol Lee and Kenneth Robertson Property and equipment, net 12,239,763 11,581,466 Laura A. White Mary and Harold Siegele Dr. Bette Ann Stead Undesignated 275,322 1,079,503 BRONZE Diana Strassmann and Jeff Smisek Mary and Brian Arnold Marcia and Jay Tapp Board designated for 640,000 640,000 Susan Ann Bailey in honor of Anne Carsey capital expenditures Deborah Bay Nancy and George Van Os and Edgar Browning in honor of Laurie and Total unrestricted 13,155,085 13,300,969 Paige and Saul Ben-Yaacov Alfredo Gutierrez Orla and John Bourque John and Kay Walther Susan and Major Bradshaw Hilary S. Ware Temporarily restricted 2,978,569 2,002,248 in memory of Anthony Tinnin Sue Trammell Whitfield Almeria T. Cottingham Mickie B. Winborn Permanently restricted 293,195 293,195 Robin and Joe Cunningham Judy Winograd Total net assets 16,426,849 15,596,412 Bob Dyer Martha J. Wong in memory Family Psychiatry of Mrs. Bow Seem Jee Total liabilities and net assets 17,701,725 15,718,084 of the Woodlands Paul and Susan Torn Young Barbara and Lawrence Fraser James Gilligan Statements of Financial Position December 31, 2013 and 2012 2013 Revenue United Way Total Revenue: $3,695,046 $189,616 Contributions $358,017 Contributions
The Cottage Shop Foundations $446,794 Government Fees And Grants
Investments Foundations $749,750 Misc. Income
Program Service Fees Special Events $397,460 Special Events
The Cottage Shop
United Way
Government Fees and Grants REVENUE $676,305 Contributions $358,017 Program Services Fees Foundations $749,750 Government Fees $583,019 $676,305 and Grants Investments $170,194 Misc. Income $123,891 Misc. Investments Program Service Fees $583,019 Income $170,194 Special Events $397,460 $123,891 The Cottage Shop $446,794 United Way $189,616 Total Revenue $3,695,046
2013 Expenses Jane Cizik Garden Total: : $3,696,898 Place Operations $870,572
Jane Cizik Garden Place Operations
Treatment and Transitional Housing Operations Treatment and Transitional Housing Operations Fundraising Fundraising $2,151,436 $363,211 Administrative/ Management
EXPENSES Treatment and Transitional $2,151,436 Administrative/ Housing Program Operations Management Administrative/Management $311,679 $311,679 Fundraising $363,211 Jane Cizik Garden $870,572 Place Operations Total: $3,696,898 Understanding the Challenges in THE WOMEN’S HOME’S WHOLELIFESM Houston/Harris County MODEL ADDRESSES SIX AREAS OF WELLNESS
Nearly half of all single women live in Emotional/ poverty, vulnerable to crisis Mental Wellness 1 in 3 single mothers living in poverty Fiscal are at-risk of homelessness Wellness There are more than 2,800 homeless Vocational women; women with children are the Wellness fastest growing segment Spiritual 1 in 4 families are touched Wellness by substance abuse and/or mental illness At least 70,000 people are without access to mental health treatment The patience I Critical lack of trained mental have been given healthcare professionals today, i am *all statistics are for Houston/Harris County grateful for… treatment and transitional programs midtown campus since 1957
Who We Serve 50 transitional beds with 80% occupancy Homeless clients struggling with mental illness and substance abuse MY HEALTH The Women’s Home Program four major program components: Residential • Clinical Case Management • Vocational Tailored, individualized program recognizing the uniqueness of it’s clients Other Features Intense volunteer participation for program delivery and community collaborations That God has blessed me The Cottage Shop provides on-site job skills with a beautiful grandson training and is a social enterprise THE WOMEN’S HOME’S WHOLELIFESM The Impact - MODEL ADDRESSES SIX AREAS OF WELLNESS The Power of Home
In 2013, 246 clients served Emotional/ Mental 4 out of 5 of our treatment and transitional Wellness clients left the program with permanent housing and income Physical Wellness After the first year of treatment at The Home, 87% of clients maintained sobriety and no Vocational Wellness Social longer required psychiatric hospitalization Wellness Spiritual Our clients found employment at an average Wellness wage of $15.96 per hour, more than double the minimum wage of $7.25
Since 1992, TWH clients and our community have benefitted from our unique internship program with local universities which train tomorrow’s mental health professionals today
The love of my family In 2013, 90% of the tenants at Jane Cizik Garden Place had lived there for more than a year
Jane Cizik Garden Place spring branch campus since 2010
87 fully occupied, permanent affordable 1-bedroom apartments Who We Serve Homeless and vulnerable individuals That I am able to witness my own story through listening to others. The Women’s Home Program Case Management Service major program components: Garden • Labyrinth Meditation Room • Computer Room Exercise and Wellness Room Sober housing that is safe and secure
Other Features Silver LEED and Blue Star certified MY WARM AND COMFORTABLE BED Positive impact on the community CORE VALUES Mission Vision Dignity: Respect for the worth of every person The mission of The Women’s Home Integrity: “At The Women’s Home, Honesty, justice, consistency and ethical is to help women in crisis regain practice in all relationships. we envision a world in which
their self-esteem and dignity, Inclusiveness: every woman embraces her Diversity in those we serve, empowering them to return to our staff and leadership. unique value and potential for Stewardship: society as productive, Wise use of talents and resources a life filled with love, dignity in the service of others. self-sufficient individuals. and purpose.” Wholistic Growth: Empowering individuals to adapt creatively to changes in life.
2013 Individual Linda McFadden 2013 Foundations 2013 Corporations, Mary B. McIntire Program Gifts Churches and Program Gifts Sarah and Jeff McParland Organizations Trini Mendenhall $200,000 to $499,999 - $10,000 to $24,999 - Sharon E. Murphy Program Gifts ($10,000.00 + ) ($200,000.00 + ) Caroline Negley Than-Nhi Nguyen and Stuart Moffitt Bank of America Foundation $10,000 to $24,999 - Louise and Vincent Foster ($10,000.00 + ) Melissa R. Goodman-Roberts Becky O’Connor Deborah Parks, RN, Ph.D. Linda and Philip Lewis $50,000 to $99,999 - ExxonMobil Foundation Karen and Joe Redden and Mark Bouzek ($50,000.00 + ) Memorial Drive June Waggoner Brenda Peters-Chase The Methodist Hospital Foundation Presbyterian Church and John Chase, Jr. St. Martin’s Episcopal Church Rockwell Fund, Inc. Jackie L. Phillips $5,000 to $9,999 - Vale-Asche Foundation ($5,000.00 + ) Linda A. Poyser $5,000 to $9,999 - Lucy J. Puryear and James W. Nutter ($5,000.00 + ) Wendy Chiles $25,000 to $49,999 - J’Anne and Jeff Rawson Chapelwood Donna Freedman Carol Lee and Ken Robertson ($25,000.00 + ) United Methodist Church Karen and Larry George Mary and Harold Siegele Anonymous Mac Haik Jane and Bill Joplin Lisa and David Silverman The Brown Foundation, Inc. Pines Presbyterian Church Susan and Thomas McMahan Susan and John Sparger Episcopal Health Charities Adele and Ber Pieper Dr. Bette A. Stead Kappa Kappa Gamma $2,500 to $4,999 - Diane and John Riley Diana Strassmann Charitable Foundation of Houston ($2,500.00 + ) Barbara and Sonny Vaughn Marcia and Jay Tapp Bristow Group Inc. Laura and Michael Wiley Sue Trammell Whitfield $10,000 to $24,999 - SoK Salon on Kirby Douglas Woodard Nancy and George Van Os ($10,000.00 + ) St. Philip Presbyterian Church John and Kay Walther $2,500 to $4,999 - Hilary S. Ware The Charles and Melissa Davis $1,000 to $2,499 - ($2,500.00 + ) Mickie Winborn Charitable Foundation ($1,000.00 + )
Judy Winograd The Frees Foundation Jenna Barrett Canvas Church Houston Martha J. Wong George and Leigh A. Evans Chevron Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation Devinney-Woodard Fund Lotty Gautschi $500 to $999 - Albert and Family Psychiatry Austin Greaux Ethel Herzstein Charitable Foundation of the Woodlands Irene Liberatos ($500.00 + ) Houston Alumnae Chapter John Daugherty Realtors, Inc. and Michael Westergren Anonymous Kappa Alpha Theta St. Paul’s Penny and Paul Loyd Anonymous Huffington Foundation United Methodist Church Carolyn and John Redfield TechKnowledge Jim Bartley Ralph A. Johnston Foundation, Inc. Jo Reid Consulting Corporation John A. Carter Lyons Foundation Brenda and James White Women’s Resource Center Rod Danielson M.D. Anderson Foundation Laura A. White Avon Duson John P. McGovern Foundation Janice Charlie Hall $500 to $999 - Sterling-Turner Foundation ($500.00 + ) $1,000 to $2,499 - Nancy and Mike Henderek Texas Foundations Fund Michael King Bliss Trust ($1,000.00 + ) Joan and Thorro Jones Del Sol Food Company, Inc. Mary Ida Naylor $5,000 to $9,999 - Mary and Brian Arnold Carolyn K. Rich Direct Energy Susan Ann Bailey Sybil Roos ($5,000.00 + ) Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. Deborah L. Bay Francesca Vollaro Harry S. & Isabel C. Cameron Foundation Halliburton IBM Employee Services Center and Edgar Browning Pamela Walker Cathay Bank Williams Paige and Saul Ben-Yaacov Melanie Williams The Clayton Fund
Orla and John Bourque Vicki and Fred Wright HomeGoods - A Division of Susan and Major Bradshaw The TJX Companies, Inc. Almeria T. Cottingham The Keating Family Foundation 2013 Mark Crawford The Reso Foundation Government Donors Robin and Joe Cunningham River Oak Garden Club Bob B. Dyer Strake Foundation $200,000 to $499,999 - Barbara and Lawrence Fraser ($200,000.00 + ) Barbara and David Gibbs $2,500 to $4,999 - U.S. Department of James Gilligan ($2,500.00 + ) Housing and Urban Laurie and Alfredo Gutierrez Development - Laura Henderson and Ty Buthod Harriet & Joe Foster Foundation Continuum of Care Alejandro Herdocia The Garden Club Diana and Timothy Horan The Gregory Fund $100,000 to $199,999 - Virginia and John Joiner Robert W. and Pearl Wallis Knox ($100,000.00 + ) Earlene Joseph Charitable Foundation City of Houston/ Kay and René Joyce The John T. Shea Charitable Foundation Child Care Council Elizabeth and Albert Kidd of Greater Houston, Inc. Marillyn and Rex King $1,000 to $2,499 - Harriet and Truett Latimer ($1,000.00 + ) $25,000 to $49,999 - Melinda and William Gary Littlepage ($25,000.00 + ) Bayou Charitable Trust Mary Lynch and Scott Enger Harris County Community Good Earth Foundation Julianne Mahler Services Department Karen and Evan Marti Paul B. & Frances Lenora Terry, Jr. Family Foundation 2013 Special Briggs & Veselka Co. In Honor Of... Becky O’Connor in honor of Karen Ostrum George Events Gifts Rhonda and Richard Brown Fabian O’Connor in honor of Marcella Burke Carol and John Burke Dorothy and Mickey Ables in honor of Kiran Pandey in honor of Sophia Patel $50,000 to $99,999 - Jan Carson and Tim Connolly Karen Redden and Rebecca McDonald Atish Patel in honor of Sophia Patel David Anderson in honor of Sophia Patel Kathy and Steve Covey Krishna Patel in honor of Sophia Patel ($50,000.00 + ) Anonymous in honor of Jodi St. John Misha Patel in honor of Sophia Patel Covenant Crossfit Targa Resources Partners, LP Beverly and Walter Baker in honor of Adele Pieper Rajani Patel in honor of Sophia Patel Robin and Joe Cunningham Heather Barr in honor of Sarah Black Ranita Patel in honor of Sophia Patel $25,000 to $49,999 - Rebecca L. Dalby Eileen Campbell in honor of Hilary Ware Marcia S. Patrick in honor of Sarah Black ($25,000.00 + ) Michele and John Dearborn John A. Carter in honor of Evelyn Crumb Susan M. Pennebaker in honor of Hilary Ware Anonymous Jennifer and James Drew Audrey Carter in honor of Leomi Menefee Akash Pernankil in honor of Sophia Patel Rebecca McDonald Heidi Dugan/Greenwood King Peter J. Chaivre in honor of Paula Paust, Carolyn Peterson in honor of Iris Landry Rickie and Stacy Duke Marcia Tapp and Shanila Baig Alex Pizana in honor of Jackie Munoz $10,000 to $24,999 - Jane and Kenneth Eberle Brenda Peters-Chase and John Chase, Jr. Peggy & Paul Port in honor of J’Anne Rawson in honor of Karen Ostrum George Sharon Pruitt in honor of Sharon Pruitt ($10,000.00 + ) Scott Ensell Laurie and Alfredo Gutierrez Wendy Chiles in honor of Hilary Ware Samir Quadir in honor of Sophia Patel Admiral Transfer & Rigging, Inc. Mrs. William S. Clarke in honor of Janice Hall Beneta Haley Heather R. Reeves in honor of Doris and Michael Stange Dr. Brené Brown, LMSW Ronald Coyne in honor of Hilary Ware Patricia M. Ricks in honor of Lauren Byers Joanne King Herring GeoSouthern Energy Corporation Kathleen and Jason Croley Steve Ridenour in honor of Jackie Munoz Kay and René Joyce Susan and Neal Hirsch in honor of J’Anne Rawson Bobby Ridenour in honor of Jackie Munoz John P. McGovern Foundation Micah Hirschfield Rod Danielson in honor of Jaleela George, Margaret Rochs in honor of Sarah Black The Methodist Sue and Dike Howe Angela Hanley, Blessie Jimenez, Neil Leibman, Don Nell and Thomas Rushing Hospital Foundation ICON Bank of Texas, N.A. Tom O’Leary, Meryl Roberts and Jeremy Wallace in honor of J’Anne and Jeff Rawson J’Anne and Jeff Rawson Interiors by Margaret Ann E. Deaton in honor of Rebecca McDonald Karen Sachar in honor of Hilary Ware Sysco Corporation Kanaly Trust Dolores DeCrescenzo in honor of Joan Schnitzer-Levy in honor of Susan Baker Brenda and James White King Fuels, Inc. Marie and Len Wehrung Ann and Richard M. Schultz Sue Trammell Whitfield Patricia Kuehnert-Gillespy Jennifer Dial in honor of Leomi Menefee in honor of Susan and Norm Spalding Williams Nori DiVicino in honor of Vikki Bryant and Scott Gillespy Ann and Jack Shelton in honor of Karen Holleyhead Audrey Dove in honor of Leomi Menefee Gene Lawson Margaret and Rob Sides $5,000 to $9,999 - Avon Duson in honor of Sarah Nesbitt in honor of Martha and Kemp Maer Mary Lynch and Scott Enger ($5,000.00 + ) Enbridge Energy Company, Inc. Cynthia C. Smith in honor of John Smith Kristen Andreasen Julianne Mahler in honor of Ariana McKnire Carol and Alan Smith in honor of Michael Shirl Atmos Energy B. Gaines Matthews Rekha Epili in honor of Sophia Patel Sarah Snell in honor of Hilary Ware Beck Redden, LLP Kathy and Robert McRee Karen Fitch in honor of Sarah Black Athena Stephanopoulos in honor of Candice McReedy Bristow Group Inc. Susan R. Morrison Deborah L. Galvan in honor of Jackie Munoz Gail A. Stewart in honor of Hilary Ware Wendy and Cade Burks Chau Nguyen Patricia Kuehnert-Gillespy and Scott Gillespy Sheryl K. Stringer in honor of Covenant Crossfit Capital One Securities, Inc. Northern Trust Bank in honor of Sarah Black Marcia and Jay Tapp Beth and J. Michael Chambers Deborah Parks, RN, Ph.D. Mary and Tony Gracely in honor of Jan Carson in honor of Anne Carsey and Laura Fowler Mrs. William S. Clarke and Mark Bouzek Lucy Guerra in honor of Jackie Munoz Spencer Stuart & Associates in honor of Hilary Ware DOAR Litigation Consulting LLC in honor of Vicki and Ken Parrott Yasantha Gunaratna Sophia Patel Jackie Taylor in honor of Adele and Ber Pieper Ernst & Young, LLP Nancy Hall in honor of Sarah Black Jo Reid Mary and Melvin Thrash, Jr. in honor of Leomi Menefee Caroline Fant Amy Halevy in honor of Hilary Ware Nancy and George Van Os Linda and Dusty Rhodes Shelley and Arthur Gottschalk Matthew P. Hanes in honor of Sophia Patel in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Alfredo L. Gutierrez Janice and Charlie Hall Sandalwood Consulting, LLC Dorene and Frank Herzog in honor of Margaret and Bob Vance Karen and Roy Johnson Eileen Singleton Sandy and Dan Courson in honor of Susan and Charles Freeman L & D Events Spectra Energy Corp. Crystal Heydari in honor of Sarah Black Rachael Volz in honor of Marian Sanders Harriet and Truett Latimer Spencer Stuart & Associates Dhvani Hirani in honor of Sophia Patel Janet and Tom Walker Lynn Mathre Stafford Housing Inc. Sandy Holguin in honor of Jackie Munoz in honor of J’Anne and Jeff Rawson Jane and L. Edward Parker Barbara and Mike Staley Virginia A. Hollenbeck in honor of Eranell Ford Rysavij Marthann Masterson Weaver Primary Services Sutton McAughan Deaver, PLLC Diana and Timothy Horan in honor of Trey Horan in honor of Patricia Kuehnert-Gillespy Reed Smith L.L.P. Sherry and Mike Sutton Glen and Alan Husak in honor of Bob and Dori Navarro Jane Anne and Jasper Welch, Jr. SoK Salon on Kirby in honor of Tradition Bank Plaza Earlene Joseph John Smith in honor of Joanne King Herring Susan and Norm Spalding SeonAe Kim in honor of Sophia Patel Trinity Petroleum Stacy Wilkirson in honor of Marcella Burke Heida Thurlow and Wayne Smithers Elvis Landry in honor of Iris Landry TSA Consultants, LTD. Justin LaPoten in honor of Marcella Burke Ginny and James Whalen Tubular Products of Texas, Inc. Saqeeb Ludhi in honor of Sophia Patel In Memory Of... Mickie Winborn Janet and Tom Walker Kim and Michael Mabry in honor of Alden Clark Wortham Insurance Kathy Wells Martha and Kemp Maer in honor of Lissa Tipple Bet and Gene Amante & Risk Management West Alabama Ice House Hector Maggi in honor of Jackie Munoz in memory of JoAnn Coolidge Miller
Westside Lexus Sophie Magness in honor of Marcella Burke Susan and Major Bradshaw in memory of Anthony Tinnin Leslie M. Cauffman in memory of Howard Menadier $2,500 to $4,999 - Lorraine and Eric Wright Vinay Paul Malhi in honor of Sophia Patel Devinney-Woodard Fund ($2,500.00 + ) David Wuthrich Jaclyn and John Martinson in honor of Katy Martinson Philamena and Arthur Baird Lenny Matuszewski in honor of Marcia Tapp in memory of Barbara and Grant Woodard $500 to $999 - Sally and Jim McDevitt Donna Freedman in memory of Jane Hanley Light Cynthia and Robert Blevins Sara Haynes in memory of Sarah Cholish Joe and Leigh Ann Blount ($500.00 + ) in honor of J’Anne and Jeff Rawson Mary B. McIntire in honor of Irene Liberatos Nancy and Richard Kendall Ginny and Dennis Cahill ACT Pipe & Supply in memory of Edythe and Julius Kendall Susan and James Baker Marian McWhorter in honor of Iris Manley Tuck Costar Midstream, LLC Yvette Miller in honor of Leomi Menefee Margot Kiehfuss Susan L. Bickley Diane and James D’Agostino, Jr. Jane E. Mulholland in honor of Gina Biondo in memory of the parents of Ron Holleyhead Boyar & Miller Linda McFadden in memory of Joseph Tipple, Jr. Dakota Premium Hardwoods, LLC Charles Munoz in honor of Jackie Munoz Elizabeth and William Boyle, Jr. Julie Meyer in memory of My Thi Hoang Carrie and David Danielson Mireya Munoz in honor of Jackie Munoz Nancy Brown Linda Munoz in honor of Jackie Munoz Susan R. Morrison in memory of Bryan Ferguson Leigh A. Evans Eileen Campbell MaryJane Mudd in honor of Hilary Ware Kitty Russell in memory of Katharine Corscaden Karen and Larry George Michon Anne Combs Sikha Naik in honor of Sophia Patel Susan and John Sparger in memory of Kyle Baker Sparger Melanie Gray and Mark Wawro Bob B. Dyer Chau Nguyen in honor of Sarah Black Martha J. Wong in memory of Bow Seem Jee Dorey Zodrow in memory of Lou Parris K2Controls, Inc. Frankel Building Group Patrice and Edmund Noel Irene Liberatos Lotty Gautschi in honor of Karen Ostrum George and Michael Westergren Vanessa Lanceley Hauser Kristen and Steve McDaniel Cathy and Mark Hotze Generosity and Community Support… Gina and Don McGregor Christine and John Johnson Aileen and Art Jones The Women’s Home wouldn’t exist without it. We are so grateful and continually Lynda Horton and John Mecom humbled by the many different sources that provide our organization with the Thi-Hac Nguyen Nancy and Richard Kendall donations, grants and volunteer time that help us to change lives. Jessica and Michael Kent Parkcrest Builders, LTD Below are just a few of our many charitable supporters. Nancy Lopez PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Bonnie Magee Karen and Joe Redden Rory Miller Leigh and Jim Tomforde Harris County Child Care U.S. Judy and Bob Morgan Department Top Threading Services, Inc. Teresia and Sean O’Connor Community Council of Barbara and Sonny Vaughn PDV Special Events, LLC Services Greater of Housing Linda Webster Bradley J. Pearson Department Houston, Inc. and Urban West U Rotary Club Foundation Susan M. Pennebaker Development The Willis Group PPI Quality and Two grants Barbara and Bob Zorich Asset Management LLC Emergency Lauren and Michael Reeder Emergency under the $1,000 to $2,499 - Jayne Richardson solutions grant solutions ($1,000.00 + ) Susan Routh Continuum of Affordable Furniture Karen Sachar grant Frances and Tim Arnoult Joan Schnitzer-Levy Care program Jonathan E. Baliff Marcia and Jay Tapp E.M. Barrall Susan and Tim Treadway Susan and David Belding Jane Anne and Jasper Welch, Jr. Devorah and Doak Bishop Haven Bowers The Women’s Home Karen Ostrum George Maddie Shepard First Vice President Facility Director Board Members (2014) Associate Cheyenne Center, Inc. Ralph S. O’Connor & Associates HONORARY Kay Walther BOARD MEMBERS Laurie Gutierrez Partner, Blazek & Vetterling Susan G. Baker Treasurer Jessica A. Neeley Barbara Bush Partner, Blazek & Vetterling Board Fellow Pastor Kirbyjon H. Caldwell Rice University Lester and Sue Smith Janice Hall Community Volunteer 2014 BOARD MEMBERS ADVISORY 607 Westheimer Micah Hirschfield BOARD MEMBERS Houston, Texas 77006-3915 Brenda Garrison White Board Secretary Karen Kash Redden, President www.thewomenshome.org President Director of External Relations Saranne Abbott 713-521-3150 Shareholder, Briggs & Veselka Co. Direct Energy Joan Amoroso Mary C. Arnold Kay Polasek Joyce Charlene Carroll Senior Vice President Community Volunteer Jan Carson Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Jane Cizik Irene Liberatos Kenneth Alden Clark Mary Axelrad Vice President, Wealth Upcoming Events Donna Fujimoto Cole Partner, Strasburger & Price, LLP Management Advisor, Merrill Lynch Shirley Coskey Annual Gala Walker Barnett Julianne Mahler Melissa Davis November 14, 2014 Principal/Director Sr. Commercial Advisor Danielle Ellis The Corinthian Colliers International ExxonMobil Upstream Ventures Scott Ensell Carole T. Faig Paige Ben-Yaacov Karen Marti Crawfish Boil Stephan Fairfield Parliamentarian Community Volunteer Judy Gilbert March 28, 2015 Estate Planning & Administration Sally Hoglund Baker Botts, L.L.P., Partner Tom McMahan West Alabama Ice House Attorney at Law Steven E. Kirkland James Drew Barbara Kraft Golf Tournament Senior VP Susan R. Morrison Linda Lewis Community Volunteer April 6, 2015 Bowen Miclette & Britt, Inc. Rebecca McDonald Sharon Murphy Laura McWilliams Champions Golf Club Robert Dyer Cynthia Mills Community Volunteer Partner, MJLM Consultants & Business Advisors Sarah Nesbitt Leigh Evans Jane Parker Partner Jackie Phillips Dr. Lucy J. Puryear Environmental Resources Management Second Vice President Gordon Quan Director of Ethics and Sally and Norman Reynolds Jerry W. Fabian Compliance, Spectra Energy Diane Riley Manager Jule and Albert Smith Financial Planning & Management Adele H. Pieper Community Volunteer Bette Ann Stead, Ed.D. Design by Squidz Ink Design Reporting, Williams Companies, Inc. Heida Thurlow Beatrice G. Garza J’Anne Rawson Susan Walker-Spalding President and CEO Community Volunteer Hilary Ware The Association for the Advancement Karen Kash Redden Kathy Wells of Mexican Americans (AAMA) President, WitnessWork Sue Trammell Whitfield Jeanie Kilroy Wilson Jo Reid Realtor, John Daugherty Realtors, Inc.
2014 WholeLife – Award Winner Natasha Jones
From the time she was just 13 years old, Natasha Jones struggled with a drug and alcohol addiction. Growing up, she describes For the first time in her life as troubled and stormy, without a her life, Natasha has permanent home, or adults to guide her. In 2010, Natasha hit rock bottom. a stable home -
Facing the prospect of serving a six month her own. prison sentence, she was given two options: head to prison, or turn her life around. Natasha decided to seek real change. That’s Today, Natasha has a new lease on life. She when she was introduced to The Women’s now has a close relationship with her children. Home. She has a car, a great job as an apartment complex manager, and she’s currently enrolled For nine months, Natasha says the staff and in college. Late last year, Natasha and her the other residents at The Home inspired husband were chosen out of 1,100 families to and encouraged her in ways she had never receive a Habitat for Humanity Home. For the experienced. For the first time in her life, first time in her life, Natasha has a stable home she learned how to truly cope with life’s - her own. challenges. She learned how to become a confident woman, how to have healthy The Women’s Home applauds Natasha relationships, and how to become a better for her strength and courage and truly mother to her three children. embodying what it means to live a WholeLife. Congratulations for all of your success She embraced The Women’s Home’s Natasha! WholeLifeSM program wholeheartedly. She learned how to stay emotionally and physically May your story continue to inspire other healthy while facing her demons. She took women seeking transformation and classes on finance. She received job skills empowerment for their own lives. training. And perhaps most importantly, she reconnected with her spirituality.