Organizations Filed Purposes:
PUTTING FAITH INTO ACTION, GREELEY AREA HABITAT FOR HUMANITY BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO BUILD DECENT HOMES, COMMUNITIES AND HOPE.
HOME CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES: GAHFH WAS AWARDED A 1 MILLION CDBG-DR GRANT FROM THE STATE IN 2019. THIS GRANT FUNDED AN INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL SERVE THE EVANS COMMUNITY WHICH WAS SEVERELY UNDERSERVED AFTER LOSING OVER 200 AFFORDABLE HOMES IN THE 2013 FLOOD. WITH THE AWARDED DISASTER RELIEF FUNDS, GAHFH PARTNERED WITH FOR-PROFIT AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER COMMONWEALTH, THE 7TH LARGEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPER IN THE NATION AND LONG-TERM OPERATOR OF MULTI-DENSITY AFFORDABLE RENTAL PROJECTS, TO CREATE THE MISSION SPRINGS DEVELOPMENT. MISSION SPRINGS IS A COMBINATION OF 27 SINGLE FAMILY AND PAIRED HOMES BUILT BY GAHFH TO PROVIDE HOMEOWNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR HABITAT FAMILIES, MISSION HOMESTEAD, AND 68 AFFORDABLE TOWN HOMES AND COTTAGE RENTALS BUILT BY COMMONWEALTH, MISSION VILLAGE. THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL REPLACE NEARLY HALF OF THE UNITS THAT EVANS, COLORADO LOST DURING THE SEVERE FLOODS OF 2013. GAHFH HAS BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON THE FIRST 5 HOMES IN MISSION HOMESTEAD IN 2020, INCLUDING THE AFFILIATES FIRST DUPLEXES AND ADA COMPLIANT UNITS. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2020, GAHFH WAS ABLE TO COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION ON CRESTVIEW, A FOURTEEN HOME DEVELOPMENT IN GREELEY. ALL OF THE HOMES IN CRESTVIEW WERE ALSO BUILT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION PATHWAY PROGRAM, ALLOWING UNDERSERVED YOUTH THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN HIGH IN DEMAND TRADE SKILLS ON AN ACTIVE JOB SITE WHILE EARNING UP TO 27 COLLEGE CREDITS. UPON THE COMPLETION OF CRESTVIEW, GAHFH BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON NORTHVIEW, A DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL BRING 12 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO THE GREELEY AREA. THE FIRST 2 HOMES WERE COMPLETED THIS YEAR.
THE GAHFH RESTORE WAS RECOGNIZED BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL AS 2ND IN THE NATION FOR OVERALL SALES GROWTH IN 2018. THE RESTORE IS A UNIQUE RETAIL OUTFIT THAT OBTAINS DONATED HOME CONSTRUCTION/RENOVATION MATERIAL DONATIONS; DONATIONS ARE THEN SOLD TO GENERAL PUBLIC. PROFIT FROM THE RESTORE PROVIDES GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT TO THE OVERALL ORGANIZATION. THE RESTORE PROVIDES VALUABLE SERVICES FOR DONORS AND PATRONS ALIKE. FOR DONORS, IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW AND PATRONS RECEIVE QUALITYMERCHANDISE AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE. LIKEWISE, THE RESTORE OPERATION PROVIDES A VALUABLE SERVICE FOR THE OVERALL COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT BY EFFECTIVELY REDUCING LANDFILL WASTE BY THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF REUSE AND REPURPOSE, AND ALSO THROUGH THE RESTORE CARDBOARD/METAL/ELECTRONIC RECYCLING PROGRAM. ANNUALY, THE RESTORE SAVES APPROXIMATELY 1,000,000 POUNDS OF WASTE FROM REACHING THE LOCAL LANDFILL.
THE FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM IS COMPRISED OF PROGRAMS AND PRACTICES DESIGNED TO PROVIDE APPLICANTS AND APPROVED HOMEOWNERS WITH THE SKILLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO PROSPER AS LONG-TERM HOMEOWNERS. SUPPORT SERVICES ARE MULTIFACETED AND BEGIN WITH A CONSULTATION WITH THE GAHFH FAMILY SERVICES ASSOCIATE. APPROVED APPLICANTS ARE PAIRED WITH A FAMILY SUPPORT COMMITTEE VOLUNTEER WHO WORK ALONGSIDE THE PARTNER FAMILY THROUGHOUT THE HOMEBUILDING AND CLOSING PROCESSES. SAID VOLUNTEERS WORK WITH THE PARTNER FAMILY TO COMPLETE A SERIES OF SIX WRITTEN LESSONS INCLUDING: OWNERSHIP VS. RENTAL OCCUPANCY, FINANCIAL PLANNING, PROTECTION OF THE INVESTMENT VALUE OF THE HOME, HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE, EQUITY BUILDING AND INCOME TAX RESPONSIBILITY, AND "YOUR MORTGAGE." IN ADDITION TO THE LESSONS COMPLETED WITH THE FAMILY SUPPORT VOLUNTEER, APPROVED APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A SERIES OF GROUP WORKSHOPS PRIOR TO CLOSING ON THEIR HOME. GROUP WORKSHOPS INCLUDE: LANDSCAPING, CITY CODES, COVENANTS, HOMEOWNER'S INSURANCE (WORKSHOP), AND HOA. IN GAHFH'S 33-YEAR HISTORY, THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE FORECLOSURE, A TESTAMENT TO GAHFH SUCCESSFULLY PREPARING ITS PARTNERS FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Cheri Witt-Brown | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $85,839 |
| Celia Morse | DIRECTOR OF | 40 | $71,500 |
| Matt Wells | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Oralia Ramirez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matt Notter | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Theresa Myers | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Christine Mcdermott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lindsey Galindo | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Rachelle Fisher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edwin Chapin | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Califana | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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