o , to ontagious is c pe Ho HomeFront ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT FY 2019– 2020 A Note From Connie’s Desk Friends, HomeFront’s mission is My letter to you this year is about determination, the “secret sauce” that has powered the daily operations at to end homelessness in Central New Jersey Good News, Hope & Optimism HomeFront over the past twelve months. It is about a trial by fire that brought our mission into even sharper by harnessing the caring, resources focus, inspired our staff and board of directors in unexpected ways and highlighted the lasting impacts of and expertise of the community. our volunteers and donors, who do truly save lives. in the Midst of Difficult Times We lessen the immediate pain of homelessness When the statewide COVID-19 lockdown was ordered last March, the HomeFront Family Campus was locked and help families become self-sufficient. Most of the numbers that we have seen constantly down as well. Families who were there could no longer leave and families who were becoming homeless could no longer come. Seemingly overnight, we needed to create two separate and comprehensive protocols to keep scrolling in the news feeds over the last year have We work to give our clients the skills the Campus families, and the growing number of families who were now in welfare motels for extended stays, and opportunities to ensure adequate incomes been about death and loss – the number of safe and sustained. Everything had to be quickly retooled for both groups; food delivery, education, case and we work to increase the availability management, and health. Our delivery systems were further challenged as many of our fabulous army of volun- COVID-19 deaths, new cases, and jobs and of adequate, affordable housing. teers were unavailable. businesses lost. Numbers that signify endings. However, we were determined, and we prevailed, thanks to the courage and creativity of the HomeFront staff, We help homeless families advocate for themselves individually and collectively. The numbers in the pages of this Annual Impact the wisdom of our board of directors and the generosity of our family of donors. The impact of our donors has really come to the forefront this past year as we faced huge unbudgeted demands brought about by the Report are different. They are about hope – hope pandemic. We have opened a third location at our FreeStore for distributing food bags and basic hygiene and achievement in the face of unprecedented kits to service lines that are consistently three times what they were in the past. Job losses brought about Board of Trustees 2019-20 by the pandemic brought the terror of hunger to a whole new population of independent and hard-working challenges. The joy on the faces in these Allen M. Silk, Esq., Chair people, including numerous house cleaners who are no longer allowed in their clients’ homes. pictures is not diminished but heightened by Ruth Scott, Vice Chair And, of course, much more food had to be purchased as there are no corporate or school food drives in this challenges overcome. These numbers are about Rose Mazzella, Secretary time of remote everything. Treasurer beginnings. Anthony C. Stewart, Private donations also helped us do what needed to be done in the face of significant upheavals in our Patrice Coleman-Boatwright financial structure. Since we were unable to bring new families into the HomeFront Family Campus, we lost Robert Eaton This year, this Impact Report is dedicated to our the county per diem that we would have received for them. In addition, since COVID has caused a financial Brian Kasper crisis at the State level, several legacy grants on which we have depended as part of our financial base for extraordinary HomeFront staff, the community Sangita Karra many, many years, have been cancelled. And still, we have been determined and we are meeting the need. volunteers, donors and all those who found a way, Claudia Franco Kelly day after day, in this historic moment, to achieve It is impossible for anyone to plan for what the coming year will bring, but I am sure of one thing. Thanks to Phyllis Marchand the people listed on the pages of this report, we will emerge from this moment stronger than ever and ready Michael Moorman these numbers, one person at a time. to move forward. Lloyd Ricketts Sincerely, Michael Van Wagner Amy Vogel Elizabeth Wasch Connie Mercer, Founder & Executive Director Richard Weidel HomeFront makes safe, Anonymous Thomas & Susan Bechamps Alanna Bocklage Patrick & Elizabeth Boyle Bristol-Myers Squibb Anonymous Nancy Beck Dr. Andrew G. Bodnar & Dr. Amy A. Pruitt Peter & Suzanne Boyle Bristol-Myers Squibb 10/01/2019 – 09/30/2020 Anonymous John & Christine Beckelman permanent housing a Sandra Bogue Thomas & Laura Bozzick Employee Giving Fund DONORS OF GIFTS Anonymous Nancy Becker Maryanne & Michael Bohlinger Bracco Diagnostics Tania & Peter Brittingham Anonymous David Beckett & Jacqueline Syrop Barbara Bombieri Michelle A. Bradley Henry & Barbara Broad Fund Anonymous 32,269 Sandra Beckhoff reality for struggling Ms. Elizabeth Bomentre Alexandra & Ryan Brady of the Princeton Area Anonymous Beth Bedard Bernadette Bonanno Anita Brady Community Foundation A. T. Kearney, Inc Jacqueline Alberts Donna Anderson Sandra Antonellis Jessica Bedford Joan Bonnell Marc & Susan Brahaney Andrew Brodey & Eugenia Erlij Hamed & Fe Abdou The Albertsons Companies Foundation James & Doris Anderson Antonio & Aloha Co times families came to Lawrence Begley families — and has for Bonner Foundation Naomi & David Brahinsky Mary Brodtman Abiding Presence Lutheran Church LaVerna Albury John & Teresa Anderson Harriet Anzek Maryann & David Belanger Marina Bonsi Michael Brailove Victor & Beth Brombert Aandrew Abrams Nancy Taylor Alco Lauren & Keith Anderson Frank Aponte Colleen Bell Sarane Boocock Kerryn & Laura Brandt Elizabeth Bromley Nomita & Dilip Abreu Charis Alderfer-Mumma Leonard Anderson ARC Foundation us for – and were given – David Bell over 30 years. Salvatore & Barbara Bordanaro Thomas & Nancy Braunworth Edward & Barbara Bromley Stuart & Theresa Abromovitz Alfonsos of Naples LLC Lucy & Dennis Anderson Bonnie & Walt Arkus Elizabeth Bellinger William Borden Bravo Building Services, Inc Nicole C. Bronzan Max & Julie Achtau Grant Alger Mary Anne Anderson Virginia Armenti Jane Bellisfield We help stabilize clients in affordable The Mary Owen Borden Foundation Kathleen Breaux Diane Brooks Jennifer Ackerman Mir Alihkan Nancy Anderson Karen Armstrong shelter, food and Hildy Belliveau Deane & Thelma Bornheimer Elizabeth Breedlove Peter & Mary Brooks Robyn & Bryan Adams Joseph Allegra Nancy & Adam Andreski Dorothy & Robert Armstrong Jeanne Bellotti housing and provide security deposits Fran Boss Ann Breen Carol Brown Susanne Adamsky Deborah Allegretti Barbara Andrew & Gerald Seid John & Elaine Arnold Robert Bellotti Allen Boston Susan & J. Douglas Breen Estella Brown Addition Management LLC Donna Allegretti Christine Andrews Robert & Miriam Arnold life-changing Kathleen Belton & Robert Alexander and case management assistance. Stephanie & Eric Bosworth Lauren Bregenzer Jill Brown Judith Adler Elizabeth Allen Timothy Andrews Donna Arons & Geoff Wyckoff Thomas & Cathy Bender Gregory Botti Frederic & Carolyn Brehm Mary Brown Scott Adler Derek Allen & Silvia Sanchez James Andrews & Amy Pearlmutter Lewis Arthur Newell & Barbara Benedict Amanda Botwood Jacob Brenner Catherine & Tucker Brown Kenneth & Diane Afferton Allergan, Inc. Lorraine Angelotti Susan Arthur assistance. Dr Kofi Benefo & Dr Prema Kurien Mark Boulding Michael Bresnan Courtney Browndorf Ayesha Aftab Carole Allison Andrei Anghelescu Gisella Berry Lisa Black Arts Council of Princeton Deborah Benick Nancy Bousum Stuart & Lucille Bressler Lorrie Browne MacLean Agency Drs.James Alsup & Laurie Smaldone Cristina Anguiano-Carrcasco Michael Berry & Ana Taras Emily Blackman Courtney Ashe Benjamin Moore & Co. Christopher Boutross Randall & Deborah Brett Susan Brozena Anita & Rajesh Aggarwal Renee & Ted Altman Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation Susan & Edward Bershad BlackRock Financial Management David & Susan Ashmore Alix Bennett Beth Bouwman Shirley & Brian Breuel The Sharon & Frederick Brubaker Fund of Ann Marie & Anthony Agnello Christine & Alfred Altomari Lois Annich Mary Bertino Barbara Blackwell Alice Ashton Laura Bennett Jonathon & Brogann Bowden Victoria Breza the Ayco Charitable Foundation Jennifer & Steven Agran Sarah Amaden Russell Annich Christina & James Besanceney Amy Blair Jacquie Asplundh Alice Baker James & Carolyn Barnshaw Melissa Bennett Ellen & Michael Bowe Bridal Suite Boutique Mark & Carol Brugger Elizabeth & Lance Ahearn Greg Ambra Anonymous Sandy Beslity Robert Blair Meredith Asplundh & Timothy Gardner Dorothy Balalis Brenda Barone Susen & Robert Bennett Lynn & James Bowen Donna & Robert Briggs Elise Bruno Sharon & Benjamin Ahern Debra & Gary Ambrosino Anonymous Marilyn Besner David & Mary Blair Karen Assenheimer Chandra Balaraman Deborah Barr Francesca Benson & George Cody Jeffrey Boyarsky Delphine Brinckman-Salzedo Dorothy Bryan Lalit & Diane Ahluwalia AMC Media Group Anonymous Cynthia Besselaar Scott & Martha Blandford Theodossios & Elaine Athanassiades Savitri Baldeo Christine Barranco Linda Benson & Russell Schuman Cheyanne Boyd Peggy Brinkman John Bryan Pia Ahn American Express Foundation Anonymous Jeanne Besser Brian Blatter Laura Athmejvar Baldwin-Sieck Family Fund Ruth & Donald Barringer Betty Benton Jen Boyle John & Lucy Brinster Jenna Bryan-Krug Gary & Patricia Ahrens American Properties At Bear Tavern, LLC Anonymous