2013 - olhsa

2013 Annual Report
Forming
roads to
brighter futures
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Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency
2013 Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Sean Corcoran
Irene Onderchanin
Oakland Business & Industry
Chairperson
Deborah M. Majeski
Cynthia Wells
Oakland Business & Industry
Vice Chairperson
Irene Onderchanin
Dennis Griffin
Livingston Business & Industry
Secretary
Ann K. Suziedelis
Douglas Williams
Oakland Business & Industry
Treasurer
Cynthia Wells
Oakland Business & Industry
PUBLIC SECTOR BOARD MEMBERS
Douglas Williams
Allan E. Schneck, P.E.
Oakland Business & Industry
Government & Public Service
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE
SECTOR BOARD MEMBERS
Gary McGillivray
Yohannes Bolds
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Youth Concerns
Bob Hoffman
Dennis Griffin
Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Senior Citizens
Dennis Dolan
Richard J. Holmes
Livingston County Board of Commissioners
South Oakland Region
Honorable Phyllis McMillen
Holbert Maxey
Oakland County Judicial
Housing
Kathy Crawford
Joe Del Morone
Ninfa Mendoza
Oakland County
Multi-Cultural
Khalfani Stephens
Julie Nelson
City of Pontiac
Health & Disabled
Michelle Ounanian
PRIVATE SECTOR BOARD MEMBERS
Livingston Advisory Committee
Sonia Acosta
Jayne A. Rowse
Women & Minorities
Head Start Policy Council
Fran Amos
Oakland Business and Industry
Venture Inc. (A housing
subsidiary of OLHSA)
Venture, Inc. provides quality, energy-efficient,
affordable housing for low and moderate
income people by facilitating home purchase,
rehabilitation, construction, loans and other
community improvement activities.
Venture Inc. Board of Trustees
Ronald B. Borngesser
Anthony Chasen
Chairman
Jamira Chasen
Susan Harding
Vice Chairman
Bradley Michaud
Treasurer
Sean Corcoran
Secretary
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Donald Jones
Bryan Kieler
Holbert Maxey
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OLHSA’s
Mission
OLHSA, a Community Action
Agency, through collaboration and
partnership, empowers people in need
of our assistance who live in the communities
we serve, to gain the knowledge, skills, and resources
to improve the quality of their lives.
The Promise
of Community
Action
Community Action changes people’s
lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves
communities, and makes America a better place
to live. We care about the entire community, and we
are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.
OLHSA is proud to be the Community Action Agency serving Oakland
and Livingston Counties.
helping people. changing lives.
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Message from the CEO
This year brought uncertainty regarding the federal
budget and OLHSA’s funding, resulting in agency
budget cuts and limited capacity.
Programs that were affected include Head Start, which
reduced enrollment by 84 children due to cutbacks. Our
Community Services Block Grant, which provides funding
for various OLHSA programs, was affected as well.
While 2013 was a tough year for OLHSA’s public
funding, we have many things to be proud of, not the
least of which is the assistance we provided to so many
deserving residents. We are looking forward to an
optimistic future in which we can operate in the fullest
capacity possible.
A big accomplishment this year includes the Livingston
Homelessness Winter Gap campaign, which raised
over $36,000. That equals one week of shelter for 181
households, or 1,271 nights of shelter, in Livingston
County. We have had other ongoing accomplishments
as well. We have continued our Earned Income Tax
Credit (EITC) program, which provided $1.3 million tax
credits to 930 households thus far. Our weatherization
program continues to make homes more energy
efficient and as a result saves
individuals money. Head
Start continuously prepares
children ages three to four
years for kindergarten and
teaches them skills they need
to learn successfully.
Affordable Assistance, a program of OLHSA, has been
flourishing, helping to bring in funds that support
OLHSA’s nonprofit programs. At a low cost, individuals
can hire Affordable Assistance to do small and large
home repairs, snow removal, landscaping and more.
Despite the cuts in our federal funding, our programs
are still providing the help our community needs.
No matter how many obstacles might get in our path,
OLHSA stays true to our mission and will continue to
do so for many years to come.
Ronald B. Borngesser, CEO
Message from Board Chairperson Irene Onderchanin
First of all, I am grateful for the opportunity to be
Board Chairperson for OLHSA and would like to thank
my predecessor, Nancy Dingeldey, for her 18 years of
service to the organization.
OLHSA strives to provide useful services to the best of
its ability, and strategic goals have been set in place to
help us raise the bar. OLHSA’s first strategic goal is to
diversify our funding base to ensure ongoing strength
and sustainability of our services. In order to do that
we have cultivated social enterprises, like Affordable
Assistance. At a low cost, individuals can receive home
repairs, snow shoveling assistance, moving services and
more. All funds go directly to sustaining OLHSA services.
The second goal is to continue to implement
improvements that are identified with the help of
OLHSA staff as well as the community members we
serve. One way to achieve that goal is by discovering
which issues we need to improve upon and starting
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with what is identified as
most important.
The final goal is to improve
our ability to measure agency
progress toward meaningful
outcomes. This goal can be
achieved by assessing the
needs of the communities we serve and determining
if we are meeting those needs. OLHSA staff can also
measure progress internally and see if OLHSA is
obtaining the outcomes hoped for through the
services provided.
With these goals in place, OLHSA will continue to
grow and help individuals in our communities succeed.
Irene Onderchanin, Board Chairperson
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Fundraising Efforts:
Walk for Warmth 2013
In 2013, the Oakland and Livingston County Walks
raised over $167,000 toward OLHSA’s Emergency
Utility Assistance Program. Combined, the events
received participation from over 1,300 walkers.
Every dollar raised in 2013 was even more crucial,
given the sequestration funding cuts that limited
OLHSA’s ability to serve those in need.
Livingston County Homeless
Winter Gap 2013
At any given time, 127 households in Livingston are
homeless. For this reason, in early November 2013, five
nonprofits under the Livingston County Continuum of
Care set out with the goal of raising $40,000 to house
local homeless individuals.
In December, 2|42 Community Church
in Howell donated $10,000 to OLHSA
toward the campaign.
Top: Walk for Warmth
volunteers and participants
enjoyed their day at the
Livingston Walk for Warmth.
Center: Participants wait for
the event to begin at the
Great Lakes Crossing Outlets.
Bottom: Livingston County
helps the homeless with a
fundraising campaign.
In total the homelessness campaign
raised $36,330. This amounts to one
week of shelter for 181 households, or
1,271 nights of shelter, in Livingston
County — an astounding impact.
Vision
OLHSA, a Community Action Agency, will be a catalyst to improve the well-being
of the communities we serve by reducing the causes and effects of poverty.
Values
Partnership:
Working in collaboration
with clients, community
partners, and funders
toward achieving
our mission.
Volunteerism:
Using our skills,
knowledge, and
resources to build
community and
change lives.
Service:
Serving our clients
and the community
with dignity and
respect while ensuring
exceptional service.
Stewardship:
Managing resources
responsibly and
ethically to ensure
accountability and
sustainability.
helping people. changing lives.
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Success Story
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
For over 15 years, OLHSA’s Grandparents
Raising Grandchildren (GRG) has
provided services to grandparents who
are raising grandchildren in the Oakland
County area. Program services include
workshops, support group meetings
and intergenerational activities. These
services are made possible through
funding provided by the Area Agency
on Aging 1-B.
GRG offers interactive workshops on a variety of
important topics including health and wellness,
parenting, and legal issues. Support groups allow
grandparents to meet others like themselves and
can relate to the ups and downs of their situation.
Intergenerational Activities help grandparents with
finding common points of interest with their grandchild,
which can be difficult. Registered grandparents can also
receive monthly e-mail blasts and mailings containing
useful resources that keep them updated.
Kathy Dankert, GRG member and Lisa Grodsky, OLHSA employee
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Kathy Dankert has been part of the GRG program for
over nine years and she has raised four grandchildren
while in the program. Out of those four she has adopted
two, currently ages 9 and 13. “I like that the program puts
me in touch with grandparents going through the same
issues,” said Kathy. “We really are a close knit group and
learn from each other’s struggles. The support group
aspect of the program has been truly beneficial.”
Kathy has been involved with the fun intergenerational
activities over the years as well, such as roller skating,
bowling and other outings the group members have
been on. “When the grandparents and grandkids get
together, the kids feel that they are not alone in their
struggles and gather strength and courage,” said Kathy.
“They also develop priceless friendships.”
GRG also participated in the Children’s Holiday Wish
program, which provided presents for grandchildren
in the program and helped to make their holiday even
more special.
Learn more about GRG on our website
http://www.olhsa.org/grandparents-raising-grandchildren
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Success Story
Community and Energy Services
From client to employee, Rickey Brown
has had many successes through OLHSA.
Rickey discovered OLHSA through the Michigan
Prisoner Reentry Initiative (MPRI) and Department of
Justice reentry program while he was incarcerated
in 2009. He was in the program for six months and
participated in various workshops.
“OLHSA’s programs helped me to become an active
member of society,” said Rickey. “I am grateful to
OLHSA for helping me become successful and
providing me with a job to support my family.”
Rickey was hired as an OLHSA employee in October
2013. As an employee, Rickey does tasks such as yard
cleaning and snow removal. He really enjoys giving
back to the community and helping the elderly clients
who can’t do the things for themselves that they
would like to.
Through the workshops
offered by the MPRI,
Rickey learned how to
“I love getting up early in the morning and
“OLHSA’s programs
build a resume, how
being excited to go to work,” said Rickey.
to prepare for a
helped me to become an
“Working for OLHSA has been such
job interview, as
a great learning experience and it’s
active
member
of
society.”
well as other
satisfying being able to help others.”
development
skills that would
OLHSA is happy to have Rickey and is proud of all
prepare him for his future and for reintegration after
his hard work. “We can’t get him to stop working,”
being incarcerated. Additionally, he completed an auto
said Joan Leshley, Director of Community and Energy
mechanics course provided by Oakland Community
Services at OLHSA. “He is a highly motivated individual
College (OCC). OLHSA also helped Rickey apply to
and has been doing a fantastic job.”
OCC so he could continue classes once released.
Rickey also has three grandchildren in Head Start and
says he can’t believe
how smart the program
has made them. He says
the program has helped
his grandchildren with
learning colors, numbers,
letters and even speech.
Rickey’s future goals
are to continue working
for OLHSA as well as to
finish his auto mechanics
degree. Since he has
been working, Rickey has
still been able to attend
Oakland Community
College and has four
more classes to finish
his degree.
Rickey Brown, OLHSA employee
helping people. changing lives.
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Program Highlights
Help with Health Insurance Workshops
In October 2013, OLHSA’s Help with Health Insurance
program started assisting uninsured and underinsured
Oakland County residents with obtaining health
coverage through the Affordable Care Act and the
Health Insurance Marketplace. Working with volunteers
from Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan and the
AmeriCorps, along with a community Navigator through
Michigan Consumers for Healthcare, OLHSA was able to
help over 75 people with their health insurance needs.
OLHSA helped 25 individuals sign up for a new qualified
health insurance plan and referred 40 individuals to
Michigan’s expanded Medicaid coverage. In addition to
four weekly enrollment workshops occurring, numerous
presentations were given throughout Oakland County
about new opportunities for health insurance available
through the Affordable Care Act.
OLHSA Helps Utilize CSBG Funds for
Livingston Farmers’ Markets
OLHSA Livingston is very proud to have spearheaded
the effort to bring EBT/SNAP (food assistance) usage
to the Howell Farmers’ Market in the summer of 2013.
In partnership with the Livingston County Hunger
Council, OLHSA assisted the Howell Area Chamber of
Commerce and the Howell Farmers’ Market in acquiring
necessary materials and implementing this program
using Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
innovative funds. The opportunity to bring healthy food
choices to our area residents is important and continues
to be a priority goal of the Hunger Council and OLHSA’s
food and nutrition services. We look forward to
continuing the effort into the next year by supporting
the Howell market, as well as helping the Fowlerville
and Brighton Farmers’ Markets in implementing their
system for the upcoming season.
Left: OLHSA helped over 75 people
with health insurance needs.
Center: Children Enrolled in our
Head Start Program
Early Head Start leads to healthier, stronger families
Early Head Start is a free service designed to help children less than three years of age and pregnant mothers in
low-income households. Parents are given the opportunity to learn the information and skills they will need to
ensure their child’s healthy growth and development during the first three years of life. The program also connects
parents with local community resources that they may qualify for as well as services that will help them make
progress towards their own educational, literacy and employment goals. Early Head Start is a year-round program
that offers either center-based classrooms or weekly home visitations. In 2013, OLHSA’s Early Head Start program
provided services to 127 families.
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OLHSA Helps End Homelessness for Veterans
In October 2013, OLHSA began set up for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program in order to
participate in the Veterans Affairs initiative to end homelessness among veterans by 2015. The goal of SSVF is “to
promote housing stability among very low-income veteran families who reside in or are transitioning to permanent
housing.” The main services provided through SSVF are case management, sheltering of homeless vets that are
transitioning to permanent housing, assisting with back rent, first month’s rent and security deposits. The program
focuses specifically on Livingston, Oakland, Macomb, Genesee, Washtenaw, Shiawassee and Ingham Counties.
OLHSA’s target is to serve 75 households by 2015. In 2013, OLHSA assisted 25 individuals through SSVF.
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services provided
2013
Early Childhood
39,456
Health & Nutrition
93,940
Re-entry Programming
Energy
Housing
1,879
30,061
1,879
Older Adult Services
15,030
Financial Education
5,636
Total Services Provided
187,881
Total Clients Served 33,452
revenues
2013
S ource Federal Amount
$23,381,291
State
$1,364,811
Local
$931,367
Private
$4,410,857
ARRA
$1,811,696
Total Budgeted Revenues
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$31,900,022
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expenses
G
2013
A
Early Childhood
B
Health & Nutrition
C
Re-entry Programming
D
F
$21,399,502
67%
$1,070,808
3%
$858,181
3%
Energy
$4,012,201
13%
E
Housing
$845,967
3%
F
Older Adult Services
$1,709,390
5%
G
Financial Education
$2,003,973
6%
Total Budgeted Expenses
A
E
D
C
B
$31,900,022
federal poverty guidelines
2013
FAMILY SIZE annual income
1 person
$11,490
2 people
$15,510
3 people
$19,530
4 people
$23,550
5 people
$27,570
6 people
$31,590
7 people
$35,610
8 people
$39,630
* FYI: These numbers are based on 100% poverty guidelines. For families with more than 8 people, add $4,020 for each additional person
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Michael Hatty
Joan Hauber
Peggy Hawke
Allen Hawkins
Mary Hawkins
Eileen Hawthorne
Health Partners Inc.
Lisa Hearl
Lynn Hearl
Scott Heggie
Bryan Heinig
Chantal Heisler
Karlie Hendry
Margaret Henne
Jennifer Hensley
David Herr
Julie Herr
Wendy Herrick
Rachel Herrington
Albert & Judy Herzog
Barb Hess
Casey Hess
Courtney Hess
Kelly Hess
Laura Hess
Lyn Hewitt
Hexagon General
Contractors Inc.
Pam Hibbard
Larry and Carolyn Hice
Jill Hilla
Melissa Hilliard
MaryLou Hilton
Kevin W. Hinkley
Michael Hitt
Cindy Hodge
Gail Hoffman
Christine Hoffman
Robert and
Anthony Hoffman
Sue Holcomb
Jan Holdswork
Sky Holland
Richard Holmes
Don Homan
Alyssa Hopkins
Joe Ann Hopkins
Michael Horan
Bob and
Diane Horstman
Franci Horton
Clare Horwood
Guy Houseman
Howell Public Schools
Phil Hubbard
John and
Martha Hubbel
Lynn Hubenschmidt
Adam Hudson
Russell Hudson
Leah Hughes
Jarrett Hughes
Humana
Lauren Hung
Huttenlocher
Group LLC
Kathleen Ignatowski
Elizabeth Ingraham
Richard Ingraham
David Irwin
Judy Isakson
Gregory P. Jablonski
David Jackson
Janet Jackson
Aleia Jackson
Pamela JacksonHodges
Jenise Jainkins
Sharon Jamal
Robert James
Katherine Janego
Rachael Jay
Jazzercise - Howell
Carol Jeffers
Nancy Jeffery
Robert Jenkins
Leah Johns
Jill Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Randi Johnson
Suzanne Johnson
Judy Johnson
Mel J. Johnson
Barb Jones
June Jones
Karen Jones
Penny Jones
Bonnie Jones
Patti Jones
Donald Jones
Frances JonesJackson
Richard Jovanovich
Robert Judge
Jennifer Kaiser
Hana Kallabat
Jean Kang
Erica Karfonta
Janice Karlovich
Foster
Phyllis Kato
Kevin and
Pamela Kazyak
KDL Home Energy
Inspections LLC
Diane Kearns
Ross Keddle
Lisa Keegan
Chris Keehl
Pat Keeley
Deb Keier
Elaine Keinert
Dawn Keiser
Deborah Kellogg
Lewis
A. WilliamKendall
Andrea KendrickWilliams
Maureen Kennedy
David and Valerie
Keough
Linda Kern
Star Kerr
Michelle Kesh
Darlene Kimmel
Anne King
William Kinter
Sandy Kischuk
Amy Kish
Gary and Barb Kish
Kiwanis Club of Howell
Nancy Klein
Gilbert and
Elizabeth Klein
Chris Knapp
Chad Knott
Marjorie Knurick
Steven Kohler
George Kohut
Mary Konen
John Koziult
Christy Kozlowski
Gary Kratt
Mallorie Kreger
Jennifer Kreger
Jeanette Kroth
August Krys
KSI Kitchen & Bath
Lisa Kuczeski
Margaret Kudzia
Beth Kuhn
Jillian Kulka
James Kurin
Sandra Kurth
John & Stephanie
Labarge
Maureen and
Ed Labarge
Michael Labruyere
Lakes Community
Credit Union
Benita Lalone
Derrick Lamers
Kim Landry
Spencer Landry
Tom and Eileen
Landry
Laura Lange
Ann Langford
Dante Lanzetta, Jr.
Dianne Larson
Lasertec
Rebecca Lavell
Julie Lavigne
Amanda LaVigne
Mary C. Laviolette
Kathleen Lawrence
Lawrence Auto
Body, Inc.
Jeff and Lisa Layer
Terry Lee
E. Brenda Lee
Lee Industrial
Contracting
Lee Lehman
George Leinonen
Charles Leonard
Mary LePiors
Joan Leshley
Paige Leslie
Carol Lesnek-Cooper
Bonnie Levin
Vickie LeVogue
George Lewis
Brenda Liggett
Jayden Lindeberg
Michael Lindemulder
R. List
Carol Little
Livingston County
Department of
Public Health
Livingston County
Sheriff Department
Livingston Sunrise
Rotary Club
Jodie Livingway
LOC Federal Credit
Union - Howell
Amanda Long
John F. Long
Katrina Lorenz
Kathleen Lowry
Ashley Luderer
Rikki Lummis
Katie MacDonald
Linda
Maceradiclemente
Lisa Machesky
Rhona Mackinnon
Lauren Maclean
James Madigan
Mary Madigan
Al Magnus Jr.
Theresa Mailloux
Deborah Majeski
Barb Malouin
Mari Maltby
Nicole and Daniel
Manneback
Andrew and
Kim Mannor
Steve Manor
Dickson and
Joanne Manus
helping people. changing lives.
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Carrie Marchand
Dominic Marchetti Jr.
Karen Marinuccie
Bill Markby
Velma Markins
Karrie Marsh
Janet Marshall
Candy Marshall
Catherine Marshall
Carole Marshall
Janine Martin
Dean Martin
Jenny Martin
John Martin
Suzanne Martin
Dan Martin
Linda Martin
Tammie Martleu
Scott Maschke
Beverly Mascio
Heather Mason
Jodi Mason
Roni Masquelar
Linda Massimilla
Ivonne Mastracci
Laura Mastracci
Jackie Mathews
Kathleen L. Matusik
Julie May
Jason Mayer
Melissa McAllister
Dave McColl
Michael McCormick
Sandra McCubbin
Tabatha McFarland
Sue McFatridge
Lloyd McGaney
Gary McGillivray
MaryEllenMcGowan
Joseph McHale
Louie and
Mary McKaig
Lori McKenzie
Lindsay McLaughlin
Susan McLeod
Jane McManus
Keiana McMichael
Paul McMorris
Allan McMorris
Sandra McMorris
Kathy McNeilly
James McQuade
Sue McRae
Chris McVicker
Andy Meisner
Kellen Melburn
Gwenda Melvin
Larry Memmer
Martha Mendoza
Ninfa Mendoza
Angie Meredith
Connie Merithew
Hannah Messer
Sandra Messina
Bill Metz
Greg Meyer
Mark and Anne
Michaels
Connie Michaud
Bradley Michaud
Michigan Benefit
Consulting, Inc.
Michigan Works
Carmen Michrina
Deborah G. Mick
Thomas Middleton
Amber Mienlke
Janet Miesle
Dave and Janice
Mihocko
Debra Milewski
Amy Milewski
Candace Miliron
Mill Creek
Sport Center
Katie Millard
Tom Miller
Mia Miller
Alice Miller
James Miller
Nona Milner
Sarah Minard
Sharon Minard
Ronald and
Cynthia Miner
Heather Mireles
Curtis Mitchell
Deborah Mitchell
Christina Miteff
David Moen
Syeda Mohideen
Chris Monroe
Cara Montney
Gary Moody
Cj Moore
Norma Moore
Ed Moore
Kristen Moore Cove
John and
Kathleen Morabito
Lori Moran
Plante Moran
Pablo Moran
Bill Moran
Linda Morgan
Lynne Morisette
Morley Family
Jane Morse
Caryn Morse
Timmie Morton
George and
Melanie Moses
Beverly Mostowy
Gerald and
Peggy Moyer
Alyssa Muehmel
Judy Muhn
John Mullaney
Julie Multon
Alexandra Munro
Michael J. Murphy
Kathleen Murray
Angie Muscat
Belle Myers
Dawson Myers
Renee Myers
Karen Myers
Linda Myers
Laura Myers-Meske
O L H S A A n n ual R e p or t 2 0 1 3
Erica Nabarrette
Tamara Nagridge
G.Nance
Jenny Nash
National Federation
of Filipino
American
Association
Dean Naudi
Sue Neff
Nancy Negohosian
Natalie Neph
Joel and Pamela
Newhouse
Newman AME Church
Becky Niblock
Sarah Nichols
Margaret Nichols
Paul Nichols
Robert Nichols
Catherine Nicolia
Drew Niemiec
Lauren Niemiec
Nate Niemiec
Neal Niemiec
Robert Nikolas
Janice Norman
John & Sylvia
Northrup
Kathleen Novak
Janet Novara
Ken Nowaczyk
Beth Nuccio
Joseph Nyzio
Oak Electric
Service, Inc.
Liz Oakes
Oakland County
Children’s Village
Foundation
Oakland County
Credit Union
Samuel and Brenda
Ochodnicky
Tom Odegard
Erin Oldford
Olga’s Kitchen Inc.
Karen Olthoff
Mike and Irene
Onderchanin
Matthew Orns
Christina Orosco
Arlene O’Rourke
Nancy Osey
Peggy Ostrander
Bettie J. Ostrander
Doris Ostrander
Noreen Owens
Joe Owensby
Jack Padley
Hannah Pahlitzsch
G. Douglas and
Ellen Paige
Genevieve Pajulio
Michael and Susan
Palazzola
Ben Palazzolo
Bruce and
Teresa Palen
A. Pappas
April Parker
Sherry Parker
Joe and Barbara
Parker
Anne Parks
Gerald Parrett
Nancy Parsch
Donna Parsons
Kathy Pasco
Amy Pashby
Alfred Patrick
Emilee Patrishkoff
Paula Patterson
Patricia Patterson
Patterson - Bryant
Associates, Inc.
Jeffrey Peck
Suzy Pedlar
Kim Perdue
Tiffany Perez
Perfect Climate LLC
Robin Perkins
Rebecka Perkins
Betty Perlongo
Belinda Peters
Craig Peterson
Cecilia Phipps
Barbara Pickard
Jodie Piper
Nancy Piper
Theodore Plafchan
Steven Plawinski
Elaine Pohl
Megan Poirier
Brian Polega
Cynthia Polenz
Marc and Marylynn
Pomerleau
Kenneth and Kay
Pomeroy
Michelle Pomorski
Pontiac Lions Club
Val Potts
Sam Potts
Steven Pranger
Michele Pratt
Stephanie Preece
Donna Prince Mason
Jane Pritchett
Christina Pritchett
Kellie Prokuda
John Prosser
Patty Purington
Kristen Pursley
Jeff Quada
Marianne Quada
R & L Fire Water
Restoration
Jim Racine
Nancy Rademacher
Sue Radloff
Patricia Rahilly
Jack Rankin
Jeanne D.Rankin
Tarec Rawas
Raymond James
Financial
Re/Max Platinum
Mario Rea
Tracy Read
Reb Construction
Services Inc.
Ken Recker
Elsie Redmon
Kaitlin Reeves
Russell Regan
Michele Reid
Dawn Reimer
Dawn Rej
Kim Resconich
Tanya Resendez
Tara Reynolds
Cathy Reynolds
Sally Reynolds
Sue Rice
Jeff & Emily
Richardson
Rebecca Richardson
Melanie Richardson
Chris Riddle
Kim Rider
Lee Ries
Dawn Rigg
Barb Ritchie
Debra RiveraEhrmann
Tanya Robin
Eve Robinson
Mark Robinson
Alane Robinson
Alice J. Roderick
Cheryl Rogers
Donald Rohrer
Bev Rolfsen
Beatriz Roman
Dan Romback
ROME Credit Union
Noelle Romero
Diana Romsek
Kim Root
Richard and
Noreen Rose
Carla Rosenblum
Bill Rosenblum
Lori Ross
Mark Rosselot
Nancy Rosso
Joan Rowland
Sally Rutkowski
Teresa Rutt
Wendy Sadler
Rick Sage
Tim Salatin
Debbie Salatin
Frank Salucci
Diane Samples
Roger Sanders
Lisa Sanzica
Ava Sanzica
Sanzica Building, Inc.
David Schade
Mary Schade
Veronica Schaden
Tom Schaeffler
Jessica Schaffner
Sandra Schemke
Ruth Schluchter
Julie Schmiermund
Allan & Lori Schneck
Jeff Schreiber
Lance, Sue, &
Christian
Schuhmacher
John Schulte
Neandra Schultz
Tom Scord
Jerry & Carol Scrivo
Tracy Scroggins
Ursula Scroggs
Kim Scruggs
Carolyn J.Sdunek
Carol Sears
James Sears
Karen Sedgwick
Mark and
Theresa Sedmak
Rhiannon Sehl
Catherine Selina
Serendipity House
Linda Shaffer
Canovia Sharpton
Flyn Shelters
Loran Sherwood
Nancy Shimel
Tammy Shire
Cameron Shorabi
Leslie Short
Constance Sidor
Steve Simorinski
Tim Sinclair
Siren PR, LLC
Diane Skinner
Suzanne Skwarski
Tom Sleder
William Sleight
Mary Sloan
Wayne and
Denise Slowik
Karen Slowinski
Julia and
Tarlton Small
Renard Small
Lindsey Smith
Stacie Smith
Edrena Smith
Carolyn Smith
Walt Smith
Patricia Jo Smith
Jacob Smith
Josephine Smith
Rick Smith
Ron E. Smith
Michael Smith
Shirley Smith
Donna Smith
Rob & Debbie Smitt
Lee Snell
Debi Snell
Richard Snyder
Doug Soderberg
L. Soehl
Solar Winds Power
Systems, LLC
Tracy Soltis
Southwest
Elementary
Student Council
Brenda Soyka Clark
Danielle Sparks
Robert Spaulding
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Scott Spitler
Heather Spitler
Jackie Spohn
Sally Springstead
Connie Srogi
St. John’s Episcopal
Church of Howell
St. Joseph Mercy
Livingston Hospital
St. Joseph Mercy
Oakland Hospital
Renee St. Louis
St. Patrick Parish
of Brighton
Elena Steele
Rachel Stencel
Thomas & Mary
Stencel
Daniel Stencil
Greg Sterns
Lakeitha Stevens
Cynthia and
Jeffrey Stewart
Eric & Karen Stewart
Denise Stoddard
Donald Stolt
Gina Stonebraker
Timothy Strait
Carol Straub
Joe Strauss
Doris Stromer
Gregg Strouse
Charity Stulz
Lynn Sturla
Vicki Suder
Tom Sullivan
Sandy Sutton
Jeff Szkrybalo
Julia Szkrybalo
Wanda Szumera
Sheila Szydlowski
Phil Szymanski
Rita Tabaczynski
William and
CynthiaTacheny
Dennis Tanner
Casandra Tarnowski
Carol Tarnowski
Steffan Taub
Julie Taylor
Janine Teagarden
Tech Mechanical Inc.
Dennis Teggerdine
Linda Tesch
Scott Thacker
The City of
Auburn Hills
The River Community
Church
Evelyn Thomas
Lori Thomas
Bette Thomas
Ruth Thommen
Joan Thompson
Thrivent Financial for
Lutherans - Howell
Phil Tinsey
Brenda Tipton
Suzy Tommy
Linda Topping
Linda Trapp
Tim Travis
Patricia Tremble
Cheryl Trgovich
Triple R Electric, Inc.
Betty Trost
Truist
Denise Trumble
Tucci-Berube &
Family
Mary Tumbarella
Marie Tuohey
Kenneth and
Teresa Turrell
Darrien Twomley
Dan Twomley
Rachel Ulewicz
Lauren Ulrich
John Utter
Francie Vachon
Alena Vackova
Dominic & Rochelle
Vagnetti
Vicky Valko
Bill Vallance
Steve and
Patti Van Loo
Dan Vandenhemel
Peggy Vandenhemel
Leroy and
Beulah Vashon
Sam Vasili
Henry Vaupel
Harriett Verheyen
Marie Verheyen
Carl Visconti
Joan Vogelei
Robert Waddell
Cindy Walbridge
Linda Walker
Sarah Walker
Stephen Walker
Nathaniel Walker
Gary and Donna Wall
Laura Wallace
Joseph Walsh
Lorraine Walsh
Richard Walster
Jean Walster
Thaddeus Walster
Patricia Walter
Carolyn Walters
David Wanlass
Katy Ward
Debbie Warden
Kathleen Wardowski
Sheila Warren
Jack Wasson
Jim Watters
Priscilla Watts
Sherri Watts
George Watts
Keith, Cathy &
Anya Wazileaski
Weatherization
Specialties, Inc.
Carole Weaver
Daniel Webster
WebWorld
Advantage
Julie Weiland
Brian Weinstein
Susan Weir
Brenda Weisgerber
AmethystWeiss
Sue Wells
John & Nancy Wells
Cindi Wells
Carol Wendell
Mark and Darla
Werling
Glenda West
Dawn Westlund
Dylan Wheeler
David and Mary
Whidden
Ivan Whipple
Bonnie White
Chet and
Pam White
Phyllis White
Leeanne Whitt
Amanda Whitwell
Megan Widman
Deborah Wiebeck
Claudia Wieditz
Alex Wilbanks
Anne Wilbanks
Marc Wilkins
Steve Williams
Tobin Williams
Douglas Williams
Brian and Corrie
Williams
Douglas Williams
Janette K.Willsmore
Edna Wilson
Janice Wilson
Ron Wilson
Karen Wilson
Jill Winegar
Brian Winegar
George & Lois Winegar
Wines for Humanity
Winfire Companies
Michelle Winquist
Brad and Victoria
Wisniewski
Bruce Wohlfield
Marie Wohlfield
Bradley Wojcile
James and
Kathleen Wolf
Carli Wood
Jo Wood
Teri Woods
Dave Woodward
Gabriel Wordell
Shannon Wright
Amy Wright
Denise Wright
Gary and
Maureen Wright
Brian Wright
Susan Yang
Richart Yang
David Yanga
Sergio Ybarra
Linda Yezzi
Mike Yost
Jerry Young
Rennie and
Ayako Young
Maureen Young
Helaine Zack
Kathleen Zaenger
Teresa Zamora-Garcia
David Zehnder
Ruth Ann Zeigler
Tracy Rhiannon Zeiter
Zeta Phi Beta
Christina Zimbaltti
Kelvin Zimmerman
Thomas and
Sharon Zizka
Mitch Zoblowski
Edward and
Mary Jo Zurawski
Additional funding
In an economy where we have experienced budget cuts, it is becoming more important to seek out new funding sources.
Writing for grants, partnering with other organizations, and OLHSA’s Affordable Assistance program are innovative ways OLHSA
remains sustainable.
The General Motors Foundation provided OLHSA with a $12,000 grant allowing us to enhance the Healthy Homes Program. This
program identifies and provides recommendations toward the improvement of energy efficiency and indoor living environments,
concurrently creating more durable, comfortable, and safe housing for families.
Michigan Energy Assistance Program (MEAP) provided OLHSA with a $750,290 grant in 2013. With these funds, OLHSA will
provide an innovative combination of direct utility assistance payments, energy education, installation of energy efficiency
measures, and case management to help qualified low-income families develop the skills and resources to reduce energy use
and help families prevent a future utility payment crisis.
Affordable Assistance, a program of OLHSA, sells home improvement and maintenance services to local residents at an
affordable price. Revenues go back into the community by funding OLHSA’s non-profit programs. Funding generated from this
program directly supports OLHSA’s nonprofit services. Affordable Assistance was hired by over 1,147 customers in the form of
installing new refrigerators, lawn cutting, snow removal, fall clean up, making minor home repairs, and more. In 2013, Affordable
Assistance brought in $1,593,638 to help support OLHSA’s nonprofit programs.
OLHSA would also like to thank the Livingston County United Way for their contribution and congratulate the members of
the Basic Needs Work Group for their unwavering commitment through the past economic downturn to bridge the gaps in the
county’s safety net, and to building capacity toward system change this past year. The following Livingston services continue
to grow stronger in connection to these groups: Bridges Out of Poverty, Getting Ahead in a Getting By World, foreclosure and
housing counseling, homeless intake and information management, sheltering, transportation support, and tax services.
helping people. changing lives.
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