Hearts to Homes Furnishings, Inc. is a New York-based 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
HEARTS to HOMES
2018 Annual Report
From foster care to furnished homes
HEARTS to HOMES CARES
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HEARTS TO HOMES 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
OUR MISSIONThe mission of Hearts to Homes is to assist newly independent young adults who have just aged out of foster care. This assistance alleviates some of the stress during the initial transition by providing the essentials to furnish a new home.
By helping to create a more comfortable living environment, we can positively impact the negative statistics of instability, homelessness, incarceration and multi-generational foster care that affect these young adults.
WHY ARE WE NEEDED?A young person typically “ages out” of foster care when they reach the age of 21 without having been adopted or reunited with their family. These youth frequently have few possessions and no means to furnish an apartment. Too often their first apartment consists of a bed, a dresser, and little else. The statistics are discouraging.
11 to 20% will end up homeless.
25 to 50% will have instability in housing.
50% will experience incarceration.
These statistics, and other factors, result in foster youth being at greater risk of losing their own children into foster care, thereby perpetuating the involvement of child welfare to the next generation.
OUR HISTORY 2016 - 2018
March 2016: Hearts to Homes was created as a program of Cardinal McCloskey Community Services.
May 2017: Hearts to Homes expands to our second foster care agency partner, Catholic Guardian Services.
September 2017: Hearts to Homes becomes an independent, 501(c)(3) organization.
January 2018: Hearts to Homes expands to our third agency partner, Rising Ground.
June 2018: Hearts to Homes welcomes our fourth agency partner, The New York Foundling.
“ Too frequently across this nation, youth aging out of foster care are at tremendous risk of being homeless. Hearts to Homes finds that reality to be unacceptable. We value the vision and dedication of the many donors who make Hearts to Homes’ mission possible.”
— Craig Longley, Executive Director, Catholic Guardian Services, Partner
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HEARTS TO HOMES 2018 ANNUAL REPORT
Number & Growth of Young Adults Receiving Hearts to Home Assistance*
2016
6
12
2017
35
2018
192% Growth
100% Growth
OUR RECIPIENTSHearts to Homes does not take applications for assistance from individual young adults. We rely on our partner agencies to nominate qualified young adults who are aging out of foster care and:
are at least 18 years old,
are residents of New York City and Westchester County, and
have earned a high school diploma or GED certificate.
Numbers of Adults and Children Since Programs Inception*
11 Men 21 Women
21 Women + 25 Children
“ If I didn’t have these things, I don’t know what my kids would eat out of, drink out of, what I would cook out of. Now I have everything!” — Hearts to Homes Recipient
* Numbers presented above and below are by calendar year and include young adults assisted at CMCS with any Hearts to Homes program funds retained by CMCS at the time Hearts to Homes was separately incorporated.
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OUR IMPACTWith the assistance of our child welfare partners, Hearts to Homes conducts an annual census of recipient stability. We are proud to report that 100% of our Hearts to Homes recipients are stable. They are not homeless or incarcerated, and the recipients, who had children when they aged out, are still parenting their own children. These statistics are considerably different than what is typically experienced by young adults after their transition to independence.
OUR 2019 PLANOur plans for fiscal 2019 include strategic expansions to additional foster care agencies, allowing us to support more youth aging out of care in Westchester County. Funds raised will determine the number of young adults we are able to serve. External factors, such as the supply of affordable housing, must be taken into consideration when timing these expansions. We anticipate furnishing up to 80 apartments for foster youth in the New York City and Westchester County areas in 2019.
Including:
12 coffee table sets
14 couches
16 sets of cooking pots
18 microwaves
20 comforter sets
HEARTS TO HOMES PROVIDED OVER $40,000 IN HOUSEHOLD FURNISHINGS
TO YOUNG ADULTS IN FISCAL 2018
OVER 80 HOUSEHOLD ITEMS
ARE OFFERED TO OUR YOUNG ADULT RECIPIENTS!
“ You have a very clear picture of who you are helping, a young person, who is making a start on their own. It’s a big step in life. How nice to have a new set of the essentials to get this young person started off on the right foot.” — Hearts to Homes Donor
Hearts to Homes is a 100% volunteer run organization. Every dollar* donated goes directly to support our young adult recipients.* All administrative and fundraising expenses
are being underwritten in the organization’s first two years of operations.
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“I’m most excited about my new pots and pans and other cooking supplies! I can’t wait to invite friends and family over to taste what I’m now able to cook!”
— Hearts to Homes, Recipient
“I’ve come a long way from moving from home to home, and now I’m in one home, where I’m able to stay. With all this furniture, I feel amazing!”
— Hearts to Homes, Recipient
Hearts to Homes is a 100% volunteer run organization. Every dollar* donated goes directly to support our young adult recipients.
Six Ways to Help These Young Adults Move from Foster Care to First Home
1 Donate Your donations, by check, credit card or securities, go directly to purchase furnishings for our Hearts to Homes’ recipients.
2 Shop Our Wish List Registries Shop one of our online Wish-List registries to purchase household items for one of our young adults.
3 Social Media Help us spread the word about Hearts to Homes by sharing our story to your own social media accounts. Our social media presence has resulted in donations from across the country!
4 Events Attend one of our social events or help by hosting a virtual housewarming party. We will work with you to share our best practices. Sign up for our newsletters, so we can let you know when we are having an event.
5 AmazonSmile Select “Hearts To Homes Furnishings, Inc.” as your charity of choice when shopping at Smile.Amazon.com. You get the same Amazon prices and the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to us.
6 Volunteer Donate your time and skills to Hearts to Homes. We are a 100% volunteer-run organization. If you have special skills and would like to help, let us know.
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We Thank Our Donors for Their Support!
Elite Level: $5,000 +Mary Theresa & John McCombe
Berardi Stone Setting, Inc.
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in the County of Westchester
Partner Level: $2,500 - $4,999Janice & Gregory Arcaro
Maureen & Robert Clark
Arthur Lange, Inc.
New Oceana Restaurant Corp.
Benefactor Level: $1,000 - $2,499
Susan & Paul Atkinson
Diane Conti
Aaron Dillon
Joseph Dirr & Linda Rapuano
June & John Gill
Colleen Katz
Claire & Phil Ruggieri
Melissa & Peter Spero
Debbra Stolarik
Diane & John Vezza
The Jack DeVito Foundation
Network for Good
Bed, Bath & Beyond
Bob’s Discount Furniture Charitable Foundation
The Hudson Gateway Realtor Foundation, Inc.
The Pfizer Foundation Matching Gifts Program
Supporters: $500 - $999Richard Bernstein & Chris Ritenis
Kim & John Cahill
Dennis Doherty
Carol Duncan
Cathy & Carl Franzetti
Franky’s Field of Dreams /Laura Sinatra
Carissa Ganelli
Maura O’Sullivan
Jeanne Marconi, MD
George McCombe
Mary Alice McCombe
Vincent McLaughlin
Barbara & Mark Molinsky
Philip Moyles, Jr.
Janet & Steve Pagliaroli
Leslie & Gene Sepe
Laura & Paul Wilson
DST Systems Inc. Matching Gifts Program
Sponsors: $250 - $499Steve Bendit for Apex Systems
Maureen Bernacchia
Michael Brener
Patricia Creaturo
Arthur Colwell
Jennifer Davies
Kathy & Kevin Dunn
Anne Farley
Regina Gramss
Patricia Kaufhold
Barbara Langford
Paul Lynch
Mary Madden
Linda Requa DeFrancisco
Betty & Greg Spero
Friends: $1 - $249Linda Adarkwah
Judith Amorello
Mark Amorello
Kathleen & Joe Andrulis
Caryn Ashare-Norman
Eden Baker
Tracye Baldwin
Mary Balestra
Carol Banahan
Gina & Rob Barnaba
Hope Barter
Judy Bendit
Douglas Bernthal
Susan & Mike Boulhosa
D. Stuart Bowers
Melissa & Danny Carroll
Carroll Cousins
Mary Ann Cinelli
Eileen Clarke
Shari Coats
Doreen Collins-McHugh
Kerry Cowan
Angelique Craney
Patricia Damon
Deborah Darbonne
Jan Dearth
Jeanne & Patrick Dolan
Betsy & Paul Dolan
Frances Donofrio
Jeanne & Lloyd Doran
Katharine Elfersy
Kathleen Engles
Mary FitzMaurice
Judy Fix
Mary Galeone, RSM
Julie Gallagher
Laticia Gamble
Vicky Gannon
Paul Garcia
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Friends: $1 - $249 continued
Rayna Goldberg
Nick Heap
Susan Hearty
Oswalt Heymann
Michael Holloway
Eleanor Howe
Irene Jacoboson
Bruce Keeler
Rory Kelleher
Tricia Kenney
Lee Kuritzky
Theresa Labreglio
Diane & Robert Law
Bernadette & Vincent Leva
Lana Levine
Patricia Leyden
Linda Lovinger
Evelyn Lovisolo
Francis McCabe
Robin McCleary
Ryan McCombe
James McCombe
Jack McCombe
Mary Jean McDermott
Oonagh McElhatton
Ellen McGlynn
Stephen McLaughlin
Joanne McMahan
Maura McMahon
Ann Miller
Chris Ann Moore
John Murphy
Leslie Nickels
Stan Nisnevich
Deborah Northcutt
Kathy Norton
Shawn Nowicki
Marianne Nyland
Theresa O’Connor
Tim O’Connor
Mary O’Hara
Ellen O’Neill
Eileen O’Rourke
Joseph Ostroman
Elaine Pagliaroli
Jane Pieratti
Paula & Thomas Quinn
Kevin Reardon
Debi Reich
Dorothy Rogers
Tina San Lucas
David Savetz
Nita Sawchuk
Rebecca Scarpati
Melanie Shad
Dinine Signorelli
Paul Simmons
Collette Solomon
Sue Spero
Peggy Stafford
Kimberly Stewart
Robert Stolarik
Katie & Danny Sullivan
Dan Suzuki
Krystyna Swigoniak
Marjan Tabibzadeh, MD
Matt Thomas
Nancy Tolan
Stephen Tone
Patrick Traffas
Laura Underkofler
Kathryn Vezza
Susan Watson Craig
Kathy Watts
Billy Wiggins
Christopher Wilson
Kimberly Wilson
Mary Winters
LuAnn Woodbury
Anonymous
Amazon Smile
Neuberger Berman Matching Gifts Program
Sompo International Matching Gifts Program
In KindCarretta, USA
Lisa Lordi
Lindsey Sepe
Catherine Soderquist
All information in this report is for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018, unless otherwise specified. We have made every effort to make this report accurate. If your name is misspelled, entered incorrectly or omitted, please accept our apology and notify us by calling 914-400-7193 or emailing us at [email protected].
HEARTS to HOMES
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Make A Diffference!$2,700 furnishes an entire apartment
$1,100 buys all living room furniture
$450 furnishes a bedroom
$300 buys a dinette set
$100 buys a comforter set and pillows
Your Monthly Gift Can Add Up!$5/month buys a microwave
$10/month buys a TV and TV stand
$20/month furnishes a complete bathroom
$40/month buys a sofa and area rug
$50/month furnishes a complete kitchen https://heartstohomes.org/donate
Corporate Matching GiftsDoes your employer offer a matching gift program? Please let us know if we can help you with any paperwork so that your gift to Hearts to Homes can be matched. Call us at 914.400.7193.
Social Media links
facebook: @HeartstoHomes
Twitter: @Hearts_to_Homes
Instagram: Hearts_to_Homes
HEARTS to HOMES
Leadership and Board of DirectorsMary Theresa McCombe Executive Director
Greg Arcaro
Anna Berardi
Kim Cahill
Patty Damon
Patrick Dolan
Mary Galeone, RSM
Arthur C. Lange
Jeanne Marconi, M.D.
Ellen McGlynn
Paul McLaughlin
Maura McMahon
Greg Spero
Debbie Stolarik
Dan Suzuki
Diane Vezza
Laurie Wilson
Hearts to Homes does not, by policy or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, gender identity and expression, marital or military status, or based on any individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law.