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REPORT 2013-2014Improving health and safety. Increasing independence.

Bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of homeowners in need.www.rebuildingtogether-sc.org

Greater Cuyahoga Valley

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Because of your efforts, Rebuilding Together continued to make a difference in old and new places. During our recently completed program year, Rebuilding Together served 443 unique homeowners through various programs while providing 489 program units of supportive services. Along the way, we also exceeded 2,300 homeowners served since our founding in 1996.

Our family of sponsors supported our work through project financing, providing volunteers, technical support, and publicity. Our partners helped us expand our reach to 13 counties giving us the largest geographical reach of any Rebuilding Together.

Our accomplishments and our journey would not be possible without your support and continued participation

in our work. We hope that you continue to help us build the model of community engagement that is critical to ensuring healthy homes and better communities for years to come. We believe you will enjoy the stories of success found within these pages. After all, they are your stories too!

“Be the change that you want to see in the world.” - Ghandi

A YEAR TO CELEBRATE! We’re on the Grow!Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, donors, and sponsors, our 2013-2014 program year was a tremendous year of growth and service to the Greater Cuyahoga Valley area. In fact, it was a year of record growth geographically, financially, and in the number of homeowners served.

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OUR FUNDERS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE

Whether they support our work through grants, contracts, sponsorships, or donations, it is our funders who make it possible. Without funding, Rebuilding Together cannot purchase materials, recruit volunteers, pay contractors, support an office, or support the very capable staff who empower our work every day. Our funders make it possible for us to do the work we do!

THE POWER OF VOLUNTEERS

What would Rebuilding Together’s impact be without volunteers?

Our volunteers are critical to making it happen! Last year, ӹ 460 people volunteered on group

and individual projects. ӹ 326 were unskilled volunteers. ӹ 134 were skilled volunteers. ӹ Together, they donated more than

$60,000 in labor. ӹ Volunteers from more than 30

churches, civic groups, and companies volunteered during one or more of our project days.


MAKING A DIFFERENCE for those in need

GRATEFUL FOR YOUR HELP

Rebuilding Day recipient Annabell Thompson, 78, is grateful for the help. “Just having someone do something like screw in a handrail is huge for some people,” she said. “It sounds like a wonderful project that they’re doing. I think we need something like that here.”

Safe at Home provides a cost-

effective model to prevent falls

in the home, increase safety

and independence, and save

homeowners, our communities, and

our public health systems significant

dollars. Homeowners can see the

immediate difference.

Through our Veterans Service Day

and Heroes at Home programs,

Rebuilding Together gives back to

those who have given so much.

It is our honor to make sure that

every veteran is honored through

our service and with a flag raising

ceremony at the project end.

FEELING SAFE AT HOME

Safe at Home recipient, Alberta Robinson, is so grateful for the modifications provided by volunteers from Westfield Insurance. “The volunteers did a great job and were so nice,” shared Alberta. “I feel so much safer in my home now. Thank you for the grab bars and other things you did for me.”

SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE

Veteran Robert Litman served his country honorably. Robert now struggles with health and mobility challenges. He greatly appreciates the plumbing repairs, new deck, and ramp that Rebuilding Together provided. According to Mr. Litman, “This program has really helped my family.”

Through volunteer events, Rebuilding

Together brought more than 450

volunteers and $60,000 in donated

labor to the aid of many homeowners

last year. These volunteers and the

organizations that they represent are

the heart of the work we do and gain

as much as they give in service.

Greater Cuyahoga Valley

Safe AT HOME


VOLUNTEER EVENTS

Our volunteer events, including our Annual Rebuilding Day, provide excellent opportunities for volunteers of all backgrounds to participate in the tremendous work of Rebuilding Together. These “done-in-a-day” projects provide a chance for churches, civic groups, and corporations of all sizes to have a fun and rewarding team-building experience.

CRITICAL HOME REPAIRS

Most people who call Rebuilding Together for help have at least one critical repair needed to their home that presents a health and/or safety risk. These typically subcontracted repairs are usually made to roofs, electrical systems, plumbing, furnaces and boilers, ramps, and flooring.

HOME MODIFICATIONS

By providing items such as smoke and CO detectors, handrails, grab bars, ADA toilets, lever type door handles, door locks, step repair, visible house numbers, motion sensor lights, and other items, we are able to improve the safety and independence of the homeowner.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Rebuilding Together provides it’s experience and expertise daily to assist other agencies and programs within our service area and beyond. By providing project specifications and program design information to partners, we are able to significantly expand our missional reach without expanding our primary footprint.

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

The foundation for Rebuilding Together’s work is in the development of community partnerships that leverage the resources of multiple sponsors, volunteer groups, and agencies. These partnerships form the foundation for various community events which take place throughout the year.


IMPACT BY COUNTY

THE IMPACT OF REBUILDING TOGETHERRebuilding Together works together with businesses, government, and volunteers in each community focusing on that community’s specific needs. Working through local councils who know their communities well, resources are developed and services offered that are unique to that community. Each council works closely with our regional office and shares ideas and infrastructure with councils from across the region.

Community Need 2004 65+ Population 2020 65+ Population Est. # in Need

Cuyahoga County 273,378 312,000 43,680

Medina County 21,818 46,400 4,640

Portage County 22,396 38,000 3,040

Stark County 73,258 99,191 11,902

Summit County 98,000 138,000 15,180

Totals 488,850 633,591 78,442

DescriptionHomeowners

Served Volunteers Revenue Expenses

Cuyahoga County 64 64 $19,511 $15,817

Medina County 3 26 $50 $9,418

Portage County 17 75 $4,235 $3,345

Stark County 27 42 $107,644 $109,262

Summit County 312 253 $854,529 $866,363

Totals 423 460 $985,969 $1,004,205


VOLUNTEERS 2013-2014 participating groups

ӹ Aberegg’s Heating & Air

Conditioning

ӹ AirGas

ӹ Akron Area Board of

REALTORS

ӹ Akron Bearing Co.

ӹ Akron Metropolitan

Housing Authority

ӹ Assuramed

ӹ Aultman Hospital

Nursing Students

ӹ Beckwith Heating &

Cooling

ӹ Brandon Heating & Air

Conditioning

ӹ Buckeye Heating & Air

Conditioning Supply

ӹ Carl’s Heating & Cooling

ӹ Church of Our Saviour

ӹ City of Green

ӹ Daniel’s Aire Serve

ӹ Environmental Design

Group

ӹ ETE Heating & Air

Conditioning

ӹ Falls Heating & Cooling

ӹ Famous Supply Co.

ӹ Ferguson Heating &

Cooling Supply

ӹ First Christian Church

of Kent

ӹ First Congregational

Church of Tallmadge

ӹ Gilbane Construction

Company

ӹ Home Building

Association

ӹ Honor Court

ӹ Hudson Heating Co.

ӹ Jackson Comfort

Systems

ӹ Johnstone Supply

ӹ Kent Fire Department

ӹ Kent Rotary Club

ӹ Kent State University

ӹ Love Funding

ӹ Medina County Board of

REALTORS

ӹ Metis Construction

ӹ Morrow Control &

Supply

ӹ Premier Bank and Trust

ӹ Progressive

ӹ Refrigeration Sales Corp.

ӹ Robertson Heating

Supply

ӹ The K Company

ӹ University of Akron

Recreation Center

ӹ Webb Supply

ӹ Westfield Insurance

Group

ӹ White Rodgers

ӹ Wolff Bros. Supply

We thank each of these fantastic groups for changing homes and lives this past year.


CAPACITY developmentDuring our last fiscal year, Rebuilding Together invested many dollars in capacity building and in increasing the size and scope of its service area. This process was a continuation of previous efforts to regionalize the footprint of the organization in an effort to serve underserved communities, diversify its revenue sources, and decrease overhead per unit served.

Rebuilding Together continues to grow rapidly to meet the needs of tomorrow.

The year began with the formation of a new chapter in Medina County founded through the leadership and support of members of the Medina County Housing Network. The first project served a homeowner near Wadsworth.

In January, the organization absorbed the assets and service area from its former sister affiliate, Rebuilding Together Cleveland. This included more than $30,000 in tools and materials and rented warehouse space in Cleveland. This assimilation provides a larger platform and voice for the organization as it now has greater access and presence in a major media market.

Rebuilding Together also continued to work on improving its corporate governance model thanks to a grant from GAR Foundation. This grant was used to secure the services of BVU: The Center for Nonprofit Excellence to codify new operating procedures and develop a regional board with county advisory councils. The implementation of this new organizational model will continue and reach its conclusion in 2015.

Counties within Recognized Service Area

Counties where RTGCV provides services in partnership with UH and Caresource

Key

2014 Rebuilding Together Greater Cuyahoga Valley Service Map


REGIONAL STRENGTH

By working as a regional affiliate, Rebuilding Together can better leverage the resources of volunteers, board members, and sponsors and provide its growing leadership and expertise to a larger geographic area.

LOCAL COMMUNITY FOCUS

By engaging local community members in identifying local needs, developing local resources, and providing local services, Rebuilding Together can best serve clients in each community that it serves. This “one-size-does-not-fit-all” approach allows us to scale and target resources while remaining flexible.

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GROWING LARGER TO MEET NEEDS Over the next 15 to 25 years, the older adult population in northeast Ohio will nearly double to 2 million. Yet, in every community there is an increasing shortage of community capacity to deal with the ramifications of a growing population living on fixed incomes that will not be able to afford home repairs and modifications needed to maintain their independence and available housing stock.

Rebuilding Together is building the regional capacity today to meet this future demand.

GROWING SMALLER TO ENGAGE COMMUNITIESMost people, in our experience, want to support the community that they live and work in. While each of us understands that needs exist everywhere, the needs that we are most passionate about addressing typically are those down the street or across town.

Recognizing this, Rebuilding Together is working to engage everyday citizens in meeting needs by creating local chapters of its regional organization. These chapters draw leaders and volunteers from diverse segments of the community allowing them to focus on local fund-raising, volunteer recruitment, community planning, and program service delivery while the regional office provides technical support and expertise.

Rebuilding Together is building grass roots chapters that build on local community pride and concern.

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RESOURCE developmentTo grow and sustain an effective nonprofit, it is critical to increase community support while diversifying revenue. To this end, Rebuilding Together initiated the following strategies during the past fiscal year.

+$277,164Through these combined new fund-raising efforts and new regional partnerships, Rebuilding Together raised more revenue than the previous year.

84.5%Through careful planning and efficient operations, Rebuilding Together spends nearly 85% of its total resources directly on clients.

+33%Through its combined fund-raising and diversification efforts, Rebuilding Together increased its overall revenue over the previous year.

Clambake on the Lake In Summit County, Rebuilding Together’s First Annual Clambake on the Lake was held at Tudor House in New Franklin. Nearly 200 people attended the event. This “friend-raiser” introduced the organization to many new people and raised more than $11,700.

Stark County Reverse RaffleIn 2014, we conducted our Second Annual Reverse Raffle benefitting veterans in Canton. The event was supported by many local veterans groups and raised more than $6,300 for Stark County programs.

Donor PagesIn early 2014, we retired our “Bowl to Rebuild” Fundraiser and created a project based fund-raising model using DonorPerfect Donor Pages. This tool allows us to promote individual projects in partnership with volunteer groups utilzing social media and other story telling outlets.

Program Expenses85%

General and Management

12%

Fund-raising Costs

3%


2013-2014 SPONSORS AND DONORS

These wonderful organizations provided the funding and in-kind resources critical to our success. We are very grateful for their partnership and support!

Akron Area Board of Realtors $3,318.13

Akron Community Foundation $15,000.00

Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority $779.50

Anonymous $7,000.00

ASW Global, LLC $500.00

Bailey Cavalieri LLC $400.00

Bath Volunteers for Service $1,100.00

BCG and Company $250.00

Bridgestone America's Trust Fund $500.00

Bruce & Linda Beck $30.00

CareSource $91,359.08

Charles E. and Mabel M. Ritchie Memorial

Foundation

$3,000.00

City of Akron Community Development

Block Grant

$37,520.85

City of Akron Healthy Homes Program $73,070.05

City of Akron Lead Reduction

Demonstration Grant Program

$96,940.00

City of Akron Minor Home Repair Program $353,525.15

City of Akron Support for Rebuilding Day $30,827.63

City of Canton Neighborhood

Revitalization Strategy Area Program

City of Green $23,358.50

City of Kent $4,235.31

County of Summit,

Executive Russell M. Pry

$39,445.00

Direction Home Area Agency on Aging 10b $4,600.00

Dominion $21,000.00

Dustin Sheppard $200.00

Environmental Design Group $2,500.00

Fifth Third Bank $2,500.00

First Congregational Church of Tallmadge $2,175.00

GAR Foundation $65,000.00

Gilbane Construction Company $2,500.00

Glenn R. and Alice V. Boggess

Memorial Foundation

$1,000.00

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company $5,000.00

Jade Fisher $100.00

James & Bonnie Bennett $35.00

Lloyd L. and Louise K. Smith

Memorial Foundation

$1,000.00

Love Funding $5,000.00

Musca Family Charitable Trust $2,000.00

Nordonia Hills Rotary $350.00

Omnova Solutions Foundation $2,500.00

PayPal $4.22

Premier Bank and Trust $2,500.00

Progressive $5,000.00

R.C. Musson and Katherine Musson

Charitable Foundation

$2,500.00

Rebuilding Day - Medina County $50.00

Rebuilding Together Cleveland, Inc $20,956.81

Robert & Eileen Herbert $5.00

Sear Holdings - Heroes at Home $9,000.00

State of Ohio Passport $3,451.13

Summit County Adult Protective Services $25,500.00

The Crossroads Restaurant $50.00

The Mary S. and David C. Corbin

Foundation

$10,000.00

The Sisler McFawn Foundation $7,500.00

The University of Akron $1,000.00

Thompson Electric $100.00

Trinity United Church of Christ $400.00

VFW Ohio Charities Post 5047 $500.00

W. Paul and Thora J. Mills Memorial

Foundation

$500.00

Walter S. Auer Post 3747 Charities $500.00

Westfield Insurance Foundation $20,756.12

William Blackstone $500.00

William Garrison $100.00

William Tsoufiou $100.00

Woodmen of the World $2,000.00

STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIESREVENUE, SUPPORT AND EXPENSES

(YEAR ENDED JULY 31, 2014) REVENUE AND SUPPORT Government grants and agreements $737,521

Professional Service Fees $99,410 Foundation contributions $154,600 Corporate and individual contributions $112,403 Donated facility $2,400 TOTAL REVENUE AND SUPPORT $1,106,334 EXPENSES Program Services $945,461 Supporting Services Management and general $138,651 Fundraising $36,993 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,121,105 CHANGES IN NET ASSETS $(14,771) NET ASSETS AT BEGINNING OF YEAR $52,161 NET ASSETS AT END OF YEAR $37,390

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONASSETS, LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS

(JULY 31, 2014) ASSETS Current Assets Cash $55,294 Accounts Receivable $52,579 Prepaid Expenses $6,636 TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS $114,509 Property and equipment (net) $24,709 TOTAL ASSETS $139,218 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Current Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $93,828 Refundable Advances $8,000 TOTAL LIABILITIES $101,828 Net Assets Unrestricted $6,392 Temporarily Restricted $30,998 TOTAL NET ASSETS $37,390 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS $139,218

**Financial statements are presented as provided by independent accounting firm Pease and Associates, Inc. A copy of the full audit is available upon request.

OVERALL EXPENSE DISTRIBUTION Currently, Rebuilding Together provides the largest volume of services through subcontractors. These figures do not represent in-kind labor.


OUR financials

VOLUNTEER - 6.6% CONTRACTED - 81.6% PROFESSIONAL - 11.8%

Government Revenue70%

Foundations14%

Corporate and Group Sponsorships

14%

Individual Donations 0%

Fund-raisers2%

0 50000 100000 150000 200000 250000

Accessibility and SafetyCarpentryElectrical

HVACLandscaping

Lead AbatementMold and Asbestos

PaintingPlumbing

Porches and StairsRoofing

Sewer and Water LinesTree Removal

Volunteer Materials


FUNDING DIVERSIFICATION

EXPENSE BY TYPE OF REPAIR

The following chart provides a glimpse into the approximate value of Rebuilding Together’s program expenses that go into each type of repair. Figures include subcontracted and material cost only.

Rebuilding Together’s current revenue leans heavily toward government funding primarily due to its history of working partnerships and the technical knowledge it maintains that is critical to performing under government guidelines.


Rebuilding Together is passionate about serving people and transforming communities by bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of homeowners in need.

Our mission in northeast Ohio is to build a highly effective, efficient, and trusted regional organization with a local focus. Why? In this time of rapidly increasing need, increasing regulation, and economic challenge, we must do everything we can to work together and leverage the existing resources available.

By sharing organizational resources from community to community, we can provide

a much higher quality of programming than if each community works on its own.

Specifically, our goals are the following:1. Work closely with local governments to identify critical community needs and coordinate an approach to meeting them. 2. Engage local foundations and philanthropic individuals in supporting our work and assisting us in building capacity community by community.3. Partner with socially responsible corporations to create community engagement days when employees can bring their heart, skill, and passion to impact neighborhoods.

4. Recruit, train, and empower community volunteers to work together to provide lasting and sustainable solutions.

By July 2014, we had served our 2,300th homeowner in northeast Ohio. Due to new partnerships with MyCare Ohio providers, we will surpass 3,000 homeowners served by July 2015.

Our impact goal is to serve 1,000 homeowners annually by 2020. We must grow quickly in order to keep up with the burgeoning demand throughout northeast Ohio. By speaking with one voice regionally while focusing our efforts locally, we believe we can build a model of community service for today and tomorrow.

STRATEGIESand milestones

HOW DO YOU CHANGE A LIFE?

Our goal is not just to transform houses from unsafe houses into safe ones, but also to transform houses into homes where homeowners in need can live in a safe, warm, and stable environment. After all, home is where our heart is!

Rebuilding Together StaffPaul Holm Executive DirectorMelissa Springston Program and

Compliance ManagerJoan Myers Program and

Compliance ManagerRick Durius Project CoordinatorDan McBryer Project CoordinatorHarvey Erickson Project LeaderCharles Brechmacher Accountant


OUR LEADERSHIP

Portage County Advisory CouncilJulie Brandle Metis ConstructionSabrina Christian-Bennett Bennett Land Title AgencyMark Frisone Family & Communty

ServicesAdam Rubin Portage County

Community Bank

Board of TrusteesJeff Angeletti Dominion East Ohio GasMegan AllenCliff Bellar ReMax Crossroads

Properties*William Blackstone WMB, Inc.Julie Brandle Metis ConstructionTim Canter Beach Boyz EntertainmentWilliam GarrisonMalcolmnette Green Allstate InsuranceSandy Naragon Akron Cleveland

Association of REALTORSRita Perez Bailey Cavalieri LLC Dustin Sheppard Brockman, Coates,

Gedelian, and Co.*Peggy Spraggins Peggy Spraggins, Inc.Doug Taylor City of AkronFred Zumpano Zumpano Design

& Construction

Stark County Advisory CouncilAndy Alayamini Cutler Commercial

Investment GroupNicole Hamilton-Richard Stark County Court

of Common PleasDavid Harris Ohio CatFrank Kemp Veterans Service

Commission of Stark Co.John Lucas Victory Economic

Development Corp.Wayne Mankowski Cutler RealtyTerri McConnaughy Premier Bank and TrustRita Perez Bailey Cavalieri, LLC Joseph Sekely III Architect

Medina County Advisory CouncilCliff Bellar ReMax Crossroads

PropertiesDonna Holmes Community Action

Wayne/Medina Jeff Adams Keller Williams RealtyDebbie Kubena-Yatsko Medina Metropolitan

Housing AuthoritySuzanne Paris Russell Real Estate

Services*Kathe Shook Catholic Charities of

Medina County

Cuyahoga County Advisory CouncilGail Lynne Bialek Fifth Third BankJane Fumich City of Cleveland

Department of AgingWilliam GarrisonBernie Kohler PhilipsJim McClintock BCI ControlsSandy Naragon Akron Cleveland

Association of REALTORS

*Retired from service in 2014.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION?

Support our efforts through volunteering, donating, and partnership building.

Help us build for the future!

788 Donald Avenue

Akron, Ohio 44306

Phone: (330) 773-4100

Fax: (330) 773-4116

email: [email protected]

web: www.rebuildingtogether-sc.org

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