Looking Back, Looking Ahead
I want you to know that you are a blessing, bringing HOPE and life changing help to families who faced overwhelming circumstances in 2020. It goes without saying, that this past year has seen extraordinary challenges met with incredible generosity.
To the families your generosity helped, you are their answer to their prayers. To us at Serve Wenatchee, you are partners and co-laborers. Early in the year we asked ourselves the simple question, “What are we going to do today?” and the answer was not easy yet quite simple. “Whatever we can with what we have.” Your gift provided more to do more. Thank you!
That question will continue to guide us into 2021 as we know the challenges are far from over. We commit to meet those challenges by offering HOPE in the form of help to meet the needs of the day while providing resources and support to help change the storyline.
OUR VISION FOR 2021 AND BEYOND
Our strategy is threefold:
1. To increase funding sources that will meet the continued needs of an increasing number of members in our community.
2. To increase the number of families served and programs that serve them.
3. To improve operational excellence throughout Serve Wenatchee that reflects our commitment to steward well the families in need of help and the members of our community that help meet those needs.
Over the next 3 years, Serve Wenatchee Valley will expand our collaborative network and expertise to help families in crisis gain access to resources to meet their basic needs, become more resilient and employable and ultimately possess the skills and resources needed to exit poverty. With community support, we will be good stewards of the funding we receive in order to do more for those who will continue to struggle with the effects of COVID-19. Funding will be used creatively and collaboratively to operate the Fresh HOPE Market, and to maintain and expand our other charity and clearinghouse programs. We will expand our Homes of HOPE program by offering Subsidy in Place Rent Assistance Program. This gives a rent subsidy to qualified families that is connected to a mentoring program to help them move from their need for intervention to stabilization. We will also be working in the community to develop the Wenatchee Valley Housing Trust that will offer attainable home ownership opportunities to families who have been priced out of this market.
We invite each of you to join us as together we Make HOPE More Contagious than COVID-19.