Northwest Hospitality
Communities serving homeless neighbors
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Northwest Hospitality's programs are designed to combat poverty in Washington state. There are thousands of individuals living homeless, on the street without feeling the compassion of their neighbors. They need to have access to services that meet their needs and will get them into better circumstances. They need to feel cared for. They need to be provided with some essential supplies that many people take for granted. Homelessness is an age-old problem, intricately complex due to the countless ways people can end up in the street. There are so many things that can be done and Northwest Hospitality is working to find new solutions through compassion and working with communities.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Hospitality Kits
Hospitality kits are designed for universal distribution with some accessory kits for serving the needs of particular demographics such as women, youth, those with pets, and seasonal needs.
Hospitality Cards
Food cards to be distributed and refunded as donations allow.
Haircuts
We distribute vouchers for haircuts to our homeless neighbors which can be redeemed by wherever they receive services and NWH will pay for those services. Haircuts and washes only.
Environmental Hospitality
Cleaning litter from the environment. Serving our neighbors, our climate, and our communities with dedicated volunteers.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of hygiene kits distributed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Related Program
Hospitality Kits
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Hospitality Kits contain health and hygiene essentials as well as a curated list of local resources. Kits are assembled and distributed by community groups. Covid had a significant impact in 2020/21
Number of meals served or provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Related Program
Hospitality Cards
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total pounds of debris collected
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Related Program
Environmental Hospitality
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Northwest Hospitality volunteers clean roads and communities particularly in and around homeless encampments when there are no sweeps expected.
Hours of volunteer service
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Homeless people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Many volunteer hours go unaccounted for but when tracked, Northwest Hospitality volunteers assemble and distribute hospitality kits, pick up debris from roads and communities, and directly serve.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Northwest Hospitality's goal is to increase empathy in our communities for our homeless neighbors and provide simple tools for quality outreach on a personal level. We want people to never have a reason to not help a person they see struggling. We also want to improve the understanding society has for the plight of the people we see living in the streets. Misinformation is a huge impediment to social change surrounding homelessness and we hope our programs will make people think about their neighbors in a more accurate light while addressing the needs of our neighbors in thoughtful and meaningful ways.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Northwest Hospitality has grown from 3 programs to respond to the needs we encounter during outreach. No two stories are alike so the responses should be equally flexible.
One of the first programs we began with is our Hospitality Kits which contain health and hygiene essentials. These are designed to be distributed by community members to people where they are surviving. Often our communities step up to have assembly parties for the kits before they can be distributed. This program brings people together and makes the struggles tangible to people who may not have thought much about homelessness issues before.
We are also supporting a Hospitality Card program through which we get to build very solid relationships with many people on their way to improving their own circumstances. We distribute debit cards to beneficiaries and advocates alike so that people can both serve and obtain essential needs on their own time and wherever they are. Our advocates are able to gently guide people in the decisions they make with funds donated by Northwest Hospitality donors but people get to take ownership over their recovery and progress.
Other programs which have developed from our outreach efforts include Environmental Hospitality, where our volunteers have picked up over 100,000 lbs of litter with the cooperation of people living in encampments over the past two years; grant sponsorships for non-501c3 groups looking to do good so that they can focus on their service; and hopefully a safe parking network will come together in this next year too.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Northwest Hospitality has designed these extremely effective programs and is supporting them with funds from our generous donors. Northwest Hospitality has uniquely low overhead and our programs scale wonderfully. We can serve 100 times more people than we did last year without a significant increase to our operating costs. As our support grows, so does our impact.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The flexible nature of our programs makes reporting impact a challenge because there is such a wide range of ways we make change but here is a list of some of what we've accomplished for and with our vulnerable neighbors as of the end of 2021: 1298 Meals, 2622 Universal Kits, 466 Menstruation Kits, 93 Sleeping Bags, 192 Hotel Stays, 162 Taxi Rides, 26 Bus Tickets, 6 Month(s) of Rent, 2 Rental Application Fees, 5 Month Rent/Mortgage Assistance (Partial), 2 months of vehicle insurance, 2 Pairs of Glasses, 1 Vehicle, 5371 Masks, 5 Train Tickets, 5 Driver licenses/other IDs, 3 Plane Tickets, 3 Security Deposits, 5 Phone cards, 62 Tents, 64 Vehicle/Engine Maintenance/Repair, 11 Camp Stoves, 2 Security Deposit and Rent, 71 Mobile Phones, 8 Ferry Tickets, 1028 Gallon(s) of Gas, 2 Dental Exams (w/Cleaning), 5 Phone Bills, 70 Miles of Towing, 134 Gallons of Propane, 116 Blankets, 58 Pairs of Shoes, 3692 Pairs of Socks, 206 Shirts, 118 Pairs of Pants, 230 Coffees, 1066 Pairs of Underwear, 50 Jackets, 42 Tarps, 5 Pairs of Boots, 29 Hats, 1210 Menstrual Products, 1580 Bottles of Water, 72 Flashlights, 56 Space Heaters, 5940 Batteries, 50 Toothbrushes, 45 Tubes of Toothpaste, 88 Propane Tanks, 12 Backpack(s), 21 Loads of Laundry, and countless others.
We plan to continue building on what we have and look for new and better ways to serve our neighbors, engage communities, and bring other organizations together to collaborate on this vital service.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Northwest Hospitality
Board of directorsas of 12/13/2023
Anton Preisinger
Northwest Hospitality
Term: 2016 - 2025
Maggie Brassil
Northwest Hospitality
Term: 2022 - 2024
Amy Makela
Northwest Hospitality
Ronald Vietmeier
Northwest Hospitality
Galena White
Northwest Hospitality
Pam Cone
Northwest Hospitality
Molly Strand
Northwest Hospitality
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 -
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? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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