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In the 19 years of our existence, Rainbow Village has become a visible and highly respected leader in providing long-term transitional housing and support services to homeless families with children in North Metro Atlanta. While there are many agencies in the area that provide some of the services we offer, Rainbow Village remains the only program with a comprehensive approach addressing the full complement of physical, emotional, financial and education needs of families who have suffered the trauma of homelessness, poverty, and/or domestic violence.
Our Vision
To be a national model of an educational and holistic approach to breaking the cycles of homelessness, poverty and domestic violence.
Our Model
Each Rainbow Village family is unique. We work with each family to understand their past, identify key areas of need, set individual goals and help them craft individualized action plans for their families that will bring long-term selfsufficiency within reach. Our program is well developed and offers a proven combination of community, education, and individual support that enables success.
Our Mission
To transform lives for homeless families with children of North Metro Atlanta through a community based transitional housing program that promotes self-sufficiency.
Our Values
Love for God and our neighbor Respect for the dignity of others A supportive community Compassion and humility Good stewardship
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Developed a Comprehensive Strategic Three-Year Plan Formulated a Sustainable Funding Plan Expanded Board Development and Strengthened Board Governance Crafted a Comprehensive Marketing & Communications Plan Conducted an Organizational Assessment and Fundraising Feasibility Study Unveiled a five-year, multi-phase Master Plan to build an all-inclusive village in Duluth to triple the number of families served Engaged Convergent Non-Profit Solutions to launch a Capital Campaign Enlisted a Capital Campaign Honorary and Leadership Team Launched the quiet phase of the Capital Campaign that secured three lead gifts generating more than $2.5 million in support of our new village
QESST Best Practices Accreditation by the Georgia Alliance to End Homelessness Awarded Independent Charities of America Seal of Excellence Hosted the 15th Annual Rainbow Village Golf Classic and A Season of Change Gala Produced Rainbow Village Capital Campaign Video 10 Families transitioned to homes of their own
Fiscal Responsibility
2010 Operating Budget
Key Fiscal Highlights: Benefited from $61,208 of in-kind donations and services Increased Angel Investors by 40 For every dollar invested at Rainbow Village in 2010, 80 directly supported the families and children
Rent, Past Due Fees, In-Kind Contributions, Interest & Dividends Miscellaneous
4%
7%
16%
10%
EXPENSES
Fund Raising
3%
3%
20%
Housing Operations
28%
Foundations
11%
Corporations
6%
O ce & Administration
14%
Governments
40%
14%
INCOME
24%
Adult Programs
The overarching objective of the Rainbow Village program is to facilitate a change in behavior in the families that seek our assistance. A fundamental component of achieving this goal is to help the adult heads of household identify the learned behaviors that contributed to their homelessness, while providing the environment, opportunities and resources that will allow them to replace those limiting behaviors with more adaptive ones.
Adults in residence at Rainbow Village attended more than 80 life-skills classes this year. The Adult Life-Skills classes fell into six general categories.
Personal Development Financial Management Parenting & Family Issues Home Management Career Development Fiscal Responsibility
Having successfully completed these classes, as well as weekly group counseling sessions, our residents were far better equipped to successfully break the cycles of homelessness, poverty and domestic violence in their lives and begin anew. We encourage graduates to come back at any time to reinforce their learning and offer support to current residents that are trying to put these new skills into practice.
Heathers Story
I wanted to give up but Rainbow Village wouldnt let me. I was so lost. They loved me through the worst time in my life. There was always someone there. They helped me realize that I control my own destiny.
Heather was a criminal justice student with a bright future ahead of her. She was happily married and learned, at age 23, that she was pregnant with her first child. Motherhood put her education on the back burner. She had to go to work to help support their growing family. The years passed quickly and before she knew it she had four wonderful children; but life threw her some big curves along the way. She and her first husband divorced and Heather found herself saddled with big student loans to repay and no degree to enable her to get a job that would support the needs of her family. She remarried but her second marriage ended with a restraining order and a desperate flight to the protective walls of the Partnership Against Domestic Violence. Heather was doing everything she could to hang on and keep her family together. It was then she found Rainbow Village. Heathers plan was to be back on her feet in about six months but then her world began to unravel. Her second husband filed legal charges against her and launched an aggressive custody battle. As she fought for her family, Rainbow Villages network of support kicked into high gear. We helped her get legal representation and the counseling support that she needed. She lost her kids for a short time but Rainbow Village stood by her and helped her fight. In the end she was able to bring two of her four kids back home. Her oldest daughter now lives in Canada. She continues to fight to regain custody of her 7-year-old son but cherishes the never-ending words of encouragement and support she received from the Rainbow Village community along the way. In 2010 Heather stepped out on her own again and remains very active in our graduate program. On her refrigerator is posted her personal mission statement that she wrote on January 19, 2010 during one of our Life Skills classes. It reads, To realize I control my own destiny by my words, attitude and actions. Heather shares, I used to be full of fear and worry. I no longer worry about what I cant control. I take no day for granted. This is just something I had to go through. It was not because of anything I did; it was done to me.
Big Recess
Many of the children at Rainbow Village have seen and experienced things that most of us could never imagine. Big Recess was held one night each week and was specifically designed to give them time to blow off steam and just be kids. Its all about play and adventure at Big Recess. Volunteers of all ages added to the excitement with special holiday and birthday celebrations.
Direct results we saw from our work with our children and youth this year include:
After School
Every day after school Rainbow Village children found tremendous love and support at our After School Program. We offered healthy snacks, playground time, and fun creative projects. Then we got down to business with homework support and tutoring to help them reach their full potential academically. After School time was full of lots of praise and encouragement, as well as a great time with friends.
Improved study skills and standardized test results Improved reading, comprehension, and math skills Improved school attendance and academic success Increased high school and post-secondary graduation rates Increased awareness of their responsibilities in the family Improved behavior and social skills Enhanced value systems Restoration of trust and hope
Volunteer Impact
Our village model engaged more than 800 volunteers in 2010, along with countless community partners. Our volunteers brought many different talents and gifts to share. Their insights and suggestions were a big part of our visioning process. They have encouraged and inspired us to dream big.
Thanks to the help and support of so many throughout our community we are able to deliver our programs in more depth, more often, utilizing fewer operational resources. With such amazing visionaries by our side helping to further our mission, we are moving forward at a pace that we never dreamed possible. There are truly many hands and many hearts helping us prepare the way. Here are just some of the many ways our volunteers served in 2010:
Big Recess Mentors After-School Tutors Reading Buddies Community Workdays Life-Skills and Character Building Teachers Administrative Support Special Event Committees Dinner Providers/Servers Board Members Corporate Service Projects Welcome Home Box Creators Community Advocates Campaign Leadership In-Kind Donations Financial Support
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Faith-Based Partners
Community Partners
AAA BestBank Chick-fil-A Chocolate Perks Duluth Travel The Dunwoody Restaurant Group Empire Beauty Schools First Step Staffing Flippin Out Green Dog Interactive Gwinnett Community Bank Hampton Inn The Home Depot iStaff Kids R Kids LexisNexis Lightscapes Photography Luxe Home Interiors Metro Waterproofing, Inc. Old Navy Outback Steakhouse Pickron Orthodontic Care Seitz Photography Studio SelecSource Staffing Services Siemens Wells Fargo
12Stone Church ActTogether Ministries Briarcliff Baptist Church Campus Church of Christ Christ Church Episcopal Christ the King Lutheran Church Cornerstone Church Duluth First United Methodist Church Episcopal Charities Foundation Johns Creek United Methodist Church Mary Our Queen Catholic Church McKendree United Methodist Church Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Norcross First United Methodist Church Norcross Presbyterian Church North Atlanta Church of Christ Northeast Community Church Oak Road Lutheran Church Perimeter Church Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Simpsonwood United Methodist Church St. James United Methodist Church Sugarloaf United Methodist Church Unite! Churches Partnering Together Victory World Church
City of Duluth, Georgia Civitan Club of Duluth Duluth Merchants Association Gwinnett Braves Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Gwinnett Village Kiwanis Club of Duluth Norcross Business Association Rotary Club of Duluth Rotary Club of Peachtree Corners Toastmasters International
Our Investors
Investors come in all shapes and sizes at Rainbow Village. Whether you wish to give a one-time individual gift, award a corporate grant, enable a scholarship, include us in your planned giving, offer gifts in-kind, or provide ongoing support as a Rainbow Village Angel, all gifts big and small are a blessing to us. We keep a watchful eye on our funding sources to ensure that we have a balanced and sustainable funding plan both short-term and long-term that will enable us to remain fiscally sound while preparing for the needs to come.
Faith-Based Organizations
7%
Individual Gifts
14%
41%
Special Events
16%
Earned Income
1%
10%
Private Grants
11%
The Hudgens Family Foundation has been supporting Rainbow Village to lay a solid foundation to stand on for many years.
In 1997 we had the privilege to sit down with Scott Hudgens himself to explain the needs of homeless families and paint the long-range vision for Rainbow Village. He challenged us to think big when he and his wife Jacqueline awarded us a generous $500,000 donation which enabled us to buy our apartment complex in Duluth. Soon thereafter his foundation granted us an additional $500,000 to buy the adjacent property which prepared the way for us to dream even bigger. In 2010 the Hudgens Family Foundation enthusiastically endorsed and embraced our vision of expansion once again with a lead gift of $1,000,000 to our Building Strong Communities Capital Campaign that will enable us to build an all-inclusive village and triple our capacity. The Hudgens Family Foundation caught our vision from day one and continues to be a vital partner that is helping to prepare the way for us to expand our services so we can have an even greater impact on the lives of those we touch.
Leading by Example:
As we strive to teach our residents about sound budgeting, strong work ethic, making wise investments, dreaming big, the value of family and community, and having faith in God to see them through, Clyde and Sandra are leading by example.
Their leadership and involvement at Rainbow Village is grounded in a message of faith, hope and love and they are clearly living out the great commission to Love One Another. Clyde and Sandra have a heart to reach out to the lost and help them find new hope and promise. They have been two of the biggest champions for our families this past year. Theirs was the first gift on the table when we unveiled the vision for our new village. They clearly wanted to send the message with their $1,000,000 dollar lead gift that the lives of those we serve are precious and worthy of investing in.
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Corporate Investors:
Our relationship with Siemens began several years back when Cathe Reams, Director of Marketing for Siemens, selected Rainbow Village to be the benefactor of their Siemens All Hands Day corporate service project.
Several hundred Siemens volunteers worked for ten hours to make our communities even more beautiful. Cathe then submitted their volunteer effort to Siemens Foundation for a Community Excellence Award for recognition of their local community outreach efforts. As a result, Rainbow Village received our first grant from Siemens Caring Hands. Since then more than $10,000 in grant monies have followed and the relationship with Siemens volunteers continues to grow. Siemens employees were spotted throughout this past year cleaning, painting and doing other fix-it-up projects at our properties. They are also always one of the first to sign up to adopt our families for the holidays. They certainly went above and beyond when they purchased, assembled and gifted 21 bicycles so that each and every Rainbow Village child would have a new bicycle for Christmas. It was an amazing feat and it proved to be one of the best Christmas Days ever for Rainbow Village children. Siemens continues to amaze us with their philanthropic spirit. They are phenomenal corporate citizens serving as true role models for other companies to follow.
Angel investors provide vital operational support to Rainbow Village through ongoing monthly contributions. These gifts provide a steady, dependable source of income that allows us to stay focused on our mission and long-term goals.
In 2010 we were blessed to grow our Angel investor base by more than 40 Angels. Dr. Tony and Lori Landis are some of the angels among us that recognize how much monthly Angel donations help Rainbow Village keep costs down, stay fiscally sound, operate more efficiently, and strategically focus our resources to provide the greatest impact. Tony and Lori support Rainbow Village financially because they strongly believe in and support our mission. They understand that as a non-profit we have day-to-day cash flow needs that are equally as important to meet as long-term capital needs. We continue to work hard to show them a great return on their investment in Rainbow Village on all fronts.
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Champion Self Storage on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard in Norcross generously donated a climate-controlled storage unit to Rainbow Village this year to enable us to have a safe, secure place to store our educational resources, arts and crafts materials, welcome home box supplies, toiletries, small appliances, linens, housewares and more.
Their in-kind donation allowed us to return more than $3,000 back into our operational budget because we did not have to incur annual storage expense. We are grateful to Chris Ward at Champion Self Storage for being a such a generous corporate partner that helped us keep our valuable supplies well protected and in reserve so we are fully prepared to serve future Rainbow Village families.
88 Golfers
Atlanta Athletic Club Proceeds Topped $70,000 More than 40 New Angel Donors
Sponsors:
Coles Barton LLP Duluth Travel Marshall & Thomas Barton Peach State Freightliner Pickron Orthodontic Care Tony & Lori Landis Wilmington Trust
Michelle Alcorn Rita Boughrum Elaine Fuerst Sue Hedden Lisa Viator Alan Wyatt
Sponsors:
The Billi Marcus Foundation Cathe & Mark Reams Champion Self Storage Chick-fil-A Coca-Cola Donny Jackson Duluth Travel ER Snell Contractor, Inc. Flippin Out Frank Rinker Franzen and Salzano Judy Fowler Ottley LAN Systems Mathias Corporation General Contractors Metro Waterproofing Milner, Inc. Perimeter Church Pickron Orthodontics The Reverend Joel P. Hudson Siemens Speedpro Imaging Triad Advisors Trinity Press
2010 Leadership
Board of Directors:
Reverend Joel P. Hudson Chairman Emeritus Loretta Salzano Chairman Franzen & Salzano, PC Joe Young -Vice Chairman Meadows and Ohly, LLC Nancy Harris Secretary Mayor, City of Duluth Terry Gordon Treasurer J Terry Gordon & Co., CPA Mike Ballenger Gwinnett Community Bank Pastor Dave Brunson Trinity Life Church Reverend Dr. Dave Fry Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church Judy Fowler Ottley, Retired Frank Rinker, Retired Suzie Whitmore Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta
AIDGwinnett A New Day Counseling Center Atlanta Legal Aid Society Childrens Restoration Network CredAbility Dave Ramsey Dress for Success FDIC Family Promise FirstStep Staffing Four Corners Primary Care Georgia Coalition to End Homelessness GRN Community Service Board Goodwill, Inc. Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services Guide, Inc. Gwinnett Childrens Shelter Partnership Against Domestic Violence Gwinnett Habitat for Humanity Hands of Christ It Gets Better Norcross Cooperative Ministry Positive Housing Solutions Robert D. Fowler Family YMCA Good Samaritan Health Center The Salvation Army United Way of Metro Atlanta University Tutors
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Construct two 6-unit apartment buildings and on-site Family Service Center. This allows us to bring all current Rainbow Village families onto one new campus and take advantage of some economies of scale with all residents in one location. Knowing that community is essential to the success of the Rainbow Village model, this step allows us to create one centralized community for transforming families. Construction to begin in 2011.
Build an Education, Recreation, and Day Care Facility on the current Rainbow Village Duluth property. This building will house the Rainbow Village After-School Program, the Adult Learning Center for Life Skills and Workforce Development, Day Care Facility, and a kitchen and cafeteria where community meals can be served. Construction anticipated in 2012.
Build three new apartment buildings designed to increase our capacity from 10 to 30 families. The new units will house families of two to six individuals, providing safe, comfortable living space for roughly 60-180 individuals at a time, depending on the ages and the genders of the children in each family. Each apartment unit includes a living room, kitchen, two or three bedrooms and one or two baths.
Total Construction Costs for Phases 1-3: $5,972,966 Incremental Operating Costs for Phases 1-3: $1,700,000 Total Projected Master Plan Costs: $7.7 million
Commitments are currently being sought over a five-year period to fund the campaign. We are off to a fantastic start! Phase I was fully funded in 2010 and we are well on our way to funding Phase II. We invite you to learn more about our vision and how you can help us prepare the way!
Phase III
$1,950,000
Phase II Phase I
$2,272,966
$1,750,000
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