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V O L . X X V I I N O. X X I 44 G I V I N G G U I D E 2 0 21– 2 0 2 2 N O N P RO F I T P RO F I L E BOARD OFFICERS Tania Powers, Board Vice President: Community Advocate Cynthia Lee, Board Treasurer: President, VentureSkills Inc. BOARD MEMBERS Dave Holman: Co-Founder & Director, Katahdin Property Management Todd Bachelder: Senior Vice President & Maine Market Manager, Mascoma Bank Complete the rehabilitation and condominium conversion of a 4-unit multi-family to create 4 affordable starter homes in Lewiston's downtown Work with lenders to help ensure that appropriate loan products, including Sharia-compliant non- interest bearing loans, are accessible to all cohort members f Build on the momentum of the Renter 2 Owner pilot to educate additional cohorts of first-time home buyers in 2022, and identify and enroll addi- tional housing units to be converted into affordable, fully-rehabilitated starter homes in Lewiston. f Help pilot the statewide model of a rental registration program in Lew- iston, including creating data trans- parency around housing quality, in partnership with MaineHousing, the City of Lewiston, and Bates College. FUNDRAISING EVENTS/ OPPORTUNITIES f Annual Fundraising Campaign, November 2021: Donate online at www.healthyhomeworks.org/donate to help us maintain our programs for the coming calendar year. is year's drive is focused on expanding the Renter 2 Owner program past its pilot stage so we can continue educating first-time home buyers, especially those who grew up outside of the American financial system, and creating affordable, reha- bilitated starter homes in Lewiston. f Annual Spring Open House, April 2022: Visit us in Lewiston to see the current property under renova- tion and meet the team, partners, and participants in our programs. Visit www.healthyhomeworks.org and sign up for our email list to receive an invitation. GIVING OPPORTUNITIES We are always seeking partners in the business community who help create quality housing to: f Donate new building rehabilitation materials, e.g., replacement windows, fire doors, lumber, paint, etc. f Donate rehabilitation services, e.g., demolition; HVAC, electrical, and plumbing services; roof repair/replace- ment; floor refinishing; finish carpen- try; painting preparation and finish. f Donate money to expand our educational and property rehabilitation offerings. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES f Financial literacy and banking profes- sionals to assist in Renter 2 Owner classes f Real Estate professionals to assist Renter 2 Owner graduates f Construction professionals to super- vise rehabilitation activities f Anyone willing to learn and apply property management skills Established: 2016 / Employees: 2 / Annual revenue: $73,294 TOP FUNDING SOURCES 42% Consulting 24% Bed Sales 20% Grants 14% Private Donations CONTACT 550 Lisbon Street Lewiston, ME 04240 (207) 415-4245 www.healthyhomeworks.org healthyhomeworksorg AWARDS/ACCOLADES Healthy Androscoggin Partnership Award (2019) / Amy Smith, Founder & Executive Director of Healthy Homeworks, was awarded the Partnership Award for her efforts to create healthier housing and a thriving downtown Lewiston. MISSION STATEMENT Healthy Homeworks is helping to build a thriving Lewiston by improving housing quality and choice, educating and empowering residents to care for their homes and neighborhood, and building city-wide collaborations that bring the community together. SERVICE LOCATIONS Lewiston, ME, which is Maine's second-largest city and is home to 3 of the 4 poorest census tracts in the state. Susan J. Murr, Board President & Secretary: Principal, Susan J. Murr LLC / Chair, Impartiality Committee and Appeals Board Amy Smith, Founder & Executive Director AT A GLANCE Healthy Homeworks 2022 GOALS Healthy Homeworks improves housing quality in Lewiston and gives residents the education and resources they need to improve their quality of life, including first-time homebuyer education to help people transition from renting to own- ing their home. Downtown Lewiston's home ownership rate is estimated to be as low as 4%, and most of its housing was built before 1928 and needs con- siderable rehabilitation to provide safe, healthy housing to the families who live in the downtown - which is home to the highest concentration of children under 6 in the entire state. Our goals are to: f Complete the pilot of our Renter 2 Owner program in 2021: Deliver the 4-module curriculum and graduate our first cohort of first-time home buyers in 2021 P H O T O / C O U R T E S Y O F H E A LT H Y H O M E WO R K S "When you are renting, you feel like you are not home. I want to take the next step. First I was a newcomer, and now I want to have my home." — Henoc, member of first Renter 2 Owner cohort, in front of the Renter 2 Owner pilot property in Lewiston