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Hosanna Industries, Inc.

God's Work is Everyone's Business

Gibsonia, PA   |  www.hosannaindustries.org

Mission

Program activities are as follows: *Home construction, repair and rehabilitation for low-income persons living in deteriorating housing, *Vocational training for unskilled workers particularly in the construction trades, *Assistance in the development and start-up of small businesses by persons who lack the economic ability and expertise to do so without assistance, *Creation of job opportunities for unemployed persons, and mobilization of relief workers to areas of disaster and poverty.

Ruling year info

1991

Executive Director

Rev. Donn D. Ed

Main address

3930 Dickey Road

Gibsonia, PA 15044 USA

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EIN

25-1626784

Cause area (NTEE code) info

Home Improvement/Repairs (L81)

Human Service Organizations (P20)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Home Repair/Rehabilitation Program

This program involves the repair and rehabilitation of homes locally and throughout the nation (at times of disaster relief) with the assistance of volunteer labor, community involvement, and local business support. Free of charge, we provide necessary exterior and/or interior repairs to aging and deteriorating homes owned and occupied by low and very-low income households.  These homes are single family residences. Hosanna Industries’ overall program involves more than just repairing homes, as we strive to show each client homeowner that they are loved and worth helping. We want to bring hope, help and healing to the neighborhoods in which we serve. We are committed to serving both those families in need and our volunteers; providing an opportunity for renewed hope for everyone involved in the project in every capacity; and to promote true “community” by neighbor helping neighbor.

Population(s) Served
Aging, elderly, senior citizens
Families

This program involves the construction of new homes for very-low and low income families. These homes are single family residences, typically with three bedrooms. Single story structures are common in rural areas while two story designs are more common in urban sites. This is a volunteer intensive program consisting of one or more homes being fully constructed in five days or less. Labor costs are donated and the family secures a mortgage for materials only.  

 Each new home costs approximately $50,000 to build, including both material and labor costs.

Population(s) Served
Families
Adults
Budget
$50,000

Individuals from all over the world have come to give of their time to help the needy families we serve at Hosanna Industries. The mission does not discriminate against age, skill level, race or creed in order that anyone who has a willing heart may be used to serve the needs of low and very-low income families. Hosanna Industries maintains a large, two-story dormitory on its property in order to host such willing volunteers. Volunteerism is an essential part of all the other programs that operate at Hosanna Industries.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Adolescents (13-19 years)

At times of natural disaster, Hosanna Industries has come to the aid of victims suffering from irreparable housing crises.  The mission is noted for its ability to mobilize and lead vast numbers of volunteers to accomplish the most amount of work in a short period of time.  Past disaster work includes Joplin following the tornado, Haiti following the earthquake, Southwestern PA following Hurricane Ivan, Gulfport and New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, North Carolina following Hurricane Floyd, Florida following Hurricane Andrew, and Missouri following the Mississippi flood of 1996.

Population(s) Served
Families
Budget
$100,000

Classes are offered in the aesthetic arts to help people grow.

Population(s) Served
Adults
K-12 (5-19 years)
Budget
$100,000

Where we work

Awards

National Community Partnership Award 1997

Federal Home Loan Bank of Pittsburgh

HUD Best Practices Award 1999

HUD

Community Enrichment Award 2000

Dominion Peoples

Community Enrichment Award 2003

Dominion Peoples

Champion in Action 2014

Citizens Bank

Distinguished Business Award 2016

Chamber of Commerce

Lighthouse Award 2015

Beacon Award

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of facilities improved

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Home Repair/Rehabilitation Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our home repair program helps impoverished households. Occasionally we help other organizations or people to advance our mission. About 80-85% of the facilities improved are for low-income people.

Number of volunteers

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Volunteer Program

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of people trained

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our volunteers receive training in charitable construction. Additionally we offer home repair classes, trade skill training, and recently training in various art forms.

Total number of classes offered

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

We offer mechanical arts training classes and recently added classes in the aesthetic arts.

Charting impact

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Five powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

What is the organization aiming to accomplish?

Goals for 2016:<br/><br/>Complete local rehabilitation projects as funding permits, hopefully as many as 150 households helped,<br/>Construct a new home for a needy family,<br/>Lead individuals for more than 2500 volunteer work days,<br/>Begin offering nature, art and other human development classes on our new campus in Gibsonia, PA with proceeds from these programs used to support our charitable construction programs.

We believe that a high degree of organization, effective communication, wise decision-making, hard work and diligence will allow us to complete our goals for 2016.

Our greatest resource is our staff of mission workers. With an average of more than 15 years at the mission, our staff is expert in the charitable construction field. They have dedicated their lives to helping the needy and have an amazing level of commitment to our mission.

We monitor the number of households helped, the number of volunteers utilized, and the market value of the construction work we do. We strive to turn every dollar utilized in our charitable construction program into three dollars of market value work.

Although we have served over 3200 households in our 26 year history, we have not been able to eliminate the need for charitable home construction and repairs in our area. There is still tremendous need for affordable housing.

Financials

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The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Hosanna Industries, Inc.

Board of directors
as of 9/23/2019
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. John Austin

Retired from James Austin Co.

Term: 2019 - 2021

John Austin

James Austin Company

Tom McMeekin

Quality Gardens

John Austin

James Austin Company

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Keywords

Affordable Housing, Charitable Construction Services, Vocational Training, Creative Thinking