| Loaves and Fishes |
Vol. 35, January 2009 |
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| There's No Place Like Home for the Holidays |
 On December 19, Habitat of Eagle and Lake Counties and Habitat Colorado kicked off the 1000 Homes Campaign to build the next 1000 homes in three years with the dedication of the 1001st-1004th homes in Edwards, Colorado.
The Lopez, Katz, Morales, and Lopez-Loera families all celebrated the dedication of their new homes in Edwards just in time for the holidays with dozens of other Habitat supporters from the Vail Valley.
At the dedication ceremony, State Senator Dan Gibbs, Dist 16, noted that Habitat's development of affordable housing in the Vail Valley is helping local mountain communities tackle one of his constituents' highest concerns.
These four homes represent the first steps toward an ambitious goal set by Habitat for Humanity of Colorado. Over the next three years, Habitat affiliates across the state will strive to build 1000 new safe, decent, affordable homes here in Colorado and abroad. To show their support and commitment to this goal, HFH Eagle and Lake Counties designated their tithe for these four homes to Habitat Paraguay. Habitat Paraguay was chosen as the partner country for the 1000 Homes campaign based on average home cost and production capacity, in order to maximize the effectiveness of affiliate tithes during the campaign.
To learn more about the 1000 Homes campaign, click here. | |
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| HFHC Awards $10,000 to Four Affiliates from Xcel Energy |
 Habitat's Resource Allocation Committee recently announced which innovative energy efficient construction proposals from affiliates would receive funding from an Xcel Energy Foundation grant. While it was unfortunate that our resources could not fund all of the projects, it was exciting to see the innovative techniques employed by affiliates.
The committee decided to fund one each of the following four types of projects: active solar, geothermal, alternative construction methods, and alternative construction materials. The projects below will each receive $2,500 toward their innovative efforts.
Eagle and Lake County Habitat for Humanity for utilization of Structural Insulated Panels on the Fox Hollow Project
Telluride Habitat for Humanity for use of geothermal technology in their Norwood subdivision
La Plata Habitat for Humanity toward efforts to incorporate active solar hot water heating systems in all 2009 homes
San Luis Valley Habitat for Humanity for the use of mud bricks
Congratulations to these affiliates and all affiliates for their efforts to make all Habitat homes in Colorado as energy efficient as possible so that they are sustainably affordable for Habitat homeowners. |
| Low-Cost Health Insurance for Children and Pregnant Women |
 Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+) provides low-cost health insurance for uninsured Colorado children ages 18 and under whose families earn too much to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford private health insurance. The CHP+ Prenatal Care Program offers health insurance to uninsured Colorado pregnant women. For more information about eligibility or to get an application, please visit the CHP+ website. |
| Grants Management Corner for Affiliates |
 $478,000 AWARDED TO HFHC IN DECEMBER!
Habitat for Humanity of Colorado has been awarded $448,000 from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, Kansas for down payment assistance for 64 Habitat families in Colorado. As with past grants, affiliates will be eligible on a first come, first served basis for $7,000 subsidies per home. Half of this grant is designated for rural communities.
Also, HFHC has received a $30,000 grant from the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation for construction costs. Each affiliate is eligible for a $1,000 award.
Grant requirements and checklists will be emailed to affiliates and posted on www.habitatcolorado.org as soon as they are finalized. HFHC would like to thank the Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka and the Helen K. and Arthur E. Johnson Foundation for their continued support over the years of affordable housing in Colorado. |
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| HFHC Annual Report Calendars
 Happy New Year! We hope you received the HFHC annual report/2009 calendar along with holiday wishes from the HFHC staff. Be sure to review our financial information and reporting on the great year we had in 2008 thanks to you!
We have received many requests for additional copies. Unfortunately we are now out of stock! If you would like to order calendars for your board or staff, we will print new ones at a cost of $9 each, or they will be available online electronically soon. |
| Fun Fund and Friendraising Ideas |
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House Parties for Habitat
Blue Spruce HFH in Evergreen recruits local residents to host a seriers of dining and house parties for their Genesee Entertains fundraising series. However, if you do not have such a motivated group of party-going locals, individual house parties can work just as good.
Flatirons HFH was lucky enough to have a board member host just such a house party. 40 of his friends and business associates came together for a for a night of fine wine and food, raising $16,000 in one evening. Due to the large size of the party Flatirons HFH split the cost of the event with the host, but usually they try to encourage the host to cover the entire cost.
To contact Blue Spruce HFH about Genesee Entertains, email Pandora Reagan or visit their website. For information about individual house parties, contact Jan Hawley. |
| JVA Nonprofit Street Blog |
 By Katy Snyder
JVA Consulting is awarding a total of $200,000 in capacity building grants, plus training and technical assistance, to grassroots faith-based and community organizations across Colorado that serve baby boomers and older adults. JVA is accepting applications until 4 p.m. January 30, 2009, for the Colorado Compassion Initiative (CCI) funding cycle of February 20 through September 30. To learn more, including how to sign up for a pre-application workshop, go to www.jvaconsulting.com/cci. |
| Training Calendar |
 Sustainability Through Advocacy: Beyond the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (HFHI Conference Call)January 8, 2009 1pm Mountain RSVP to confcalls@habitat.org
HFHI National Affiliate Conference 2009
January 20-23, 2009 Atlanta, GA Habitat for Humanity International Click here for more information
CHFA Mortgage Sale Training
If you would like to sell mortgages to CHFA in 2009, your affiliate MUST attend one of these training sessions.
Vail Valley - January 22, 2009
1pm - 3pm
Location TBD
Loveland- February 4, 2009
10am - 1pm
Location TBD
Discover the Fountain of Youth: For Volunteers and Fundraising (HFHI Conference Call)
January 28, 2009 1 pm Mountain RSVP to confcalls@habitat.org
Plan to Attend Camp Colorado- Much to Celebrate-More to Build! May 6 - 9, 2009 Estes Park Highlights include: Jonathan Reckford, HFHI CEO; Networking Café & Exhibit Hall; National Director of Paraguay; Over 20 workshops; Executive Director Retreat; A Great 1000 Home Celebration! |
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