Homes for Veterans a NJ Non Profit Corporation
We do what other organizations can't.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Specially adapt
Specially adapt veterans home for barrier free living
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of veterans with PTSD served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
People with disabilities, People with diseases and illnesses, Adults, Economically disadvantaged people, Veterans
Related Program
Specially adapt
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
This also includes all of the veterans who received COVID CARE PACKAGES from us in 2020.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
- Raise enough funds to create barrier-free living from 1 veteran a month to 2 veterans per month by 2022.
- Work with 30 percent more female veterans by 2022.
- Continue our COVID Care Package program by partnering with other organizations, especially those of the younger generations such as the Boy / Girl Scouts, to join the older generation with the younger generation.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our program simply works and is approved by the veteran community. We are working to secure local corporate sponsors who believe in our mission and want to help us achieve our goal to eliminate our waitlist. Our veterans need accessible homes for their own safety. With the rise of inflation and the high cost of housing they cannot afford to pay for these renovations out of their own pocket.
We take pride in informing the public of the hardships our veteran community faces. These men and women feel abandoned and marginalized by other organizations and government funded programs. Our advocacy and education of the public is imperative to our strategy.
We are always building our team to with the most efficient and knowledgeable people who genuinely love philanthropy and our veteran community. This continues our growth overall but especially locally in NJ where we are based. We take pride in being an organization our veterans can turn to when they feel abandoned.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our applicants suffer from injuries that are not always service related which creates a “barrier” to accessing help from other organizations, such as the VA. We are a merit based organization and our mission is to alleviate as many barriers as possible, including in the application process. We are 100% capable of reaching our programming goals as long as we can attain the right partnerships to help fund the projects.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
- WE HAVE COMPLETED PROJECTS FOR DISABLED VETERANS ALL OVER THE USA SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES. In 2020-21, amid the pandemic, we still completed 16 projects exceeded our expectation of one project per month.
- WE HAVE HELPED HUNDREDS (600+) OF VETERANS RECEIVE CARE PACKAGES DURING COVID19 IN BOTH NYC AND NEW JERSEY.
- WE HAVE CONTINUED ON AFTER LOSING OUR FOUNDER TO COVID19 IN APRIL 2020, CARRYING ON HIS DREAM TO SERVICE OUR VETERAN HEROES.
- WE EDUCATE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE NATIONALLY ON THE ONGOING HOUSING CRISES OUR VETERANS FACE, ESPECIALLY THOSE MARGINALIZED DUE TO INCOME STATUS AND WHERE/HOW THEY WERE INJURED.
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?
We served our disabled veterans who are marginalized by other organizations. We do not discriminate based on income, combat status, which war they participated in or if their injury is service connected or not.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
Focus groups or interviews (by phone or in person), Constituent (client or resident, etc.) advisory committees, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
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 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?
Our community wanted more public and digital volunteer opportunities, so we added a form on our website to accept and include volunteers whenever we possible can.
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
Our staff, Our board,
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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 look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive,
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback,
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Homes for Veterans a NJ Non Profit Corporation
Board of directorsas of 3/23/2022
Ms. Francesca DiPaola
Mrs Joanne DiPaola
Dennis Duddie
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 ? Not applicable -
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? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Race & ethnicity
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