Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity
Transforming Communities. Improving Lives.
Mission
Seeking to put God's love into action, Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Ruling year
1987
President & CEO
Mr. John Weyenberg
Chief Operating Officer
Amy Ristow
Main address
921 Midway Rd
Menasha, WI 54952 USA
Formerly known as
Neenah-Menasha Habitat for Humanity
EIN
39-1742974
NTEE code
Housing Development, Construction, Management (L20)
Christian (X20)
Thrift Shops (P29)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Habitat for Humanity knows that a decent, affordable place to live can create a situation where homeowners save more, invest in education, pursue opportunity and have more financial stability. Families are considered cost-burdened when they pay more than 30 percent of their income for housing. That cost burden makes it difficult to afford necessities such as food, transportation, education and medical care. Affordable home ownership provides stability and builds equity for families, helping them rise out of poverty. In Wisconsin, one in 10 households spend half or more of their income on housing.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Almost Home Program
The Almost Home program provides case management and holistic support for families working toward home ownership and Habitat homeowners at risk of becoming delinquent on their mortgages. Individual and family needs are assessed to establish financial, vocational, educational and other goals. Almost Home helps participants monitor their progress and guides them to resources to help them meet their goals.
Homebuyer Program
Prospective Habitat homebuyers must demonstrate a need for safe, decent and affordable housing, be able and willing to pay for an affordable mortgage, and be willing to partner with Habitat by investing "sweat equity" into their home. In addition to working side-by-side with volunteers through the construction of their homes, partner families complete courses in financial literacy, home maintenance, how to be a good neighbor, and a wide range of other courses to set the um to be successful homeowners.
Home Repair Program
The Home Repair program provides reputable and affordable home repair solutions to low-income homeowners so that the family's health, safety and well0being is enhanced. These services may also alleviate serious safety risks and code violations.
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Habitat for Humanity ReStores are nonprofit home improvement stores and donation centers that sell new and gently used furniture, appliances, home accessories, building materials and more to the public at a fraction of the retail price. Proudly owned and operated by Habitat for Humanity, Habitat ReStores provide funding to the Fox Cities Habitat for Humanity mission, offer affordable home improvement items to the general public, and diver waste from landfills.
Rock the Block/Neighborhood Revitalization
Focused efforts on targeted vulnerable neighborhoods to improve the quality of life for all residents through home improvement projects, improved public spaces and active resident engagement.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Habitat for Humanity Affiliate of Distinction 2016
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of people no longer living in unsafe or substandard housing as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status
Related Program
Almost Home Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This is the number of families working with our Almost Home program who are living in our transitional rental properties. The number represents the total number of people living in the rental units.
Number of people no longer living in unaffordable, overcrowded housing as a result of the nonprofit's efforts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Ethnic and racial groups, Social and economic status
Related Program
Homebuyer Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
This represents the people served through our homebuyer program - those who have purchased new or rehabbed homes at a 0% interest mortgage thorug us.
Number of personal development plans in place
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status
Related Program
Almost Home Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This represents the clients being served through our Almost Home program.
Number of children served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Social and economic status
Related Program
Rock the Block/Neighborhood Revitalization
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This represents the children served through our Homebuyer, Home Repair and Rock the Block programs.
Number of houses built
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Social and economic status
Related Program
Homebuyer Program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
This represents homes newly constructed or rehabbed as part of our homebuyer program.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Habitat's goals include:
SERVE over 2,000 annually people through our housing solutions.
ENGAGE over 10,000 people through volunteer and financial support.
IMPACT over 250,000 people through housing solutions, donor and volunteer engagement, ReStore retail and donation centers, and neighborhood revitalization programs.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies include:
(1) Expanding our range of housing solutions by:
providing housing solutions to maintain neighborhoods; enhancing education opportunities; researching and identifying opportunities to expand the Almost Home Rental program; and exploring opportunities to serve those about our income guidelines but are unable to qualify for a conventional mortgage.
(2) Transforming neighborhoods by:
increasing the number of communities served; collaboratively expanding services offered to Rock the Block communities; exploring opportunities to include internal repairs during Rock the Block; and identifying ways to provide services to Rock the Block communities previously served.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our leadership and staff are experienced with long tenure with the organization. Many of the leadership team serve in leadership roles with other organizations and coalitions locally, regionally and nationally.
We live in a very philanthropic and vibrant community who provides significant financial and volunteer support.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Current programming consists of our Homebuyer Program, Almost Home & Rental Program, Neighborhood Revitalization, and our Restore. We prepare families to eventually become homebuyers through the Almost Home program, connecting low-income individuals and families with case management and resources that equips them with the tools they need to become successful renters and eventually home buyers. Through our Home Repair and Rock the Block, we provide low-income homeowners with affordable home repair options to make their homes safer and more energy efficient. The Home Repair program helps with internal home repairs, while Rock the Block focuses on external home repairs that improve neighborhoods. Finally, Fox Cities Habitat works to ensure that individuals in our community have a place they can purchase affordable items to make simple home repairs or furnish their homes on a budget. Our ReStore provides a place for individuals and corporations to donate new or good-condition-used furniture, home and garden supplies, and hardware. The donated goods are given a second life, contributing to a greener planet. The ReStore sells the donated items at an affordable price and use the proceeds to support funding all Habitat programs.
Recent Federal grants have allowed us to expand our Lead Safe Home Program, help more Veteran homeowners with home repair projects, and complete more repairs. We have applied for American Rescue Plan Federal funding at both the city and county level and if granted, will be able to greatly expand our Homebuyer Program in the coming years. 2023 marks 30 years of helping families find affordable housing in the Fox Cities. We are proud of this work and all the families, sponsors, donors, and volunteers that made it possible.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
Through our homebuyer program, we serve people who are between 30 - 60% of the County Median Income. For our home repair programs, we serve those between 0 - 80% of the County Median Income. For our Almost Home program, we serve those interested in becoming homebuyers, and Habitat homeowners at risk of delinquency. Our ReStores serve the entire community, by providing affordable home improvement and building materials, and providing a resource to divert usable materials from our local landfills.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
We serve many people from diverse cultures, some that aren't familiar with the tax system, the banking system, the need to save government paperwork, etc. Based on their feedback, we've learned that we need to provide extra education and support to help them through the homebuyer education process.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection
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Greater Fox Cities Area Habitat for Humanity
Board of directorsas of 02/07/2023
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Term: 2024 - 2022
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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? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
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? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
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