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Houses into Homes - FY26-FY27 Joint Funding ApplicationCommunity Impact Funding FY26-FY27 - Joint Application Application Status: Submitted Application Submission Details Executive Director: Lucy Barker I certify that the information submitted in this application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge: Yes Submission Confirmation Email Sent To: lucy@housesintohomes.org Submitted By: Lucy Barker on 10/14/2024 at 9:06 PM (CST) Houses into Homes FY26-FY27 Joint Funding Application General Information Agency Name Houses into Homes Executive Director Name Lucy Barker Board President Name Tyler Todd Requestor Name Lucy Barker Requestor Phone (319) 435-1075 Requestor Email lucy@housesintohomes.org Agency Mission Statement and Description of Community Need Your agency's mission statement will automatically populate from your profile. You can leave it as is or update it below. The Description of Community Need is also available in your agency profile, but it will not auto-fill. You may copy and paste it from your profile or write a new statement below Agency Mission Statement Houses into Homes provides gently-used beds, furniture, and household items for families and individuals in Johnson County who are exiting homelessness, domestic violence, and other crisis situations. Our mission is to help people feel the comfort of home and to do so in a way that honors their experience and engages them with unconditional positive regard. Houses into Homes is the only organization of its kind in Johnson County. We also proudly offer volunteers, recipients, and staff a unique opportunity to meet and impact those with whom they share our community. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 1 of 26 Community Need: What specific need in the community is your agency addressing? Describe the extent of the need, including current local data with source information and the major factors in the community contributing to the need. BACKGROUND Houses into Homes was created in 2018, after our co-founders learned that there was no service in the area that provided beds for children. It quickly became clear that furniture poverty is a much more pervasive issue than we realized. (Furniture poverty is the inability to afford or access the household items needed to achieve a socially-acceptable standard of living.) There are many individuals in this community, adults and children alike, who are able to move from homelessness or other crisis situations into an apartment or house. Frequently, these same households are unable to buy the most essential items that turn an empty living space into a functional and beautiful place that feels like home. In 2024*, we have delivered beds, furniture, and other items to 267 households, comprising over 800 individuals (406 adults, 410 children). Houses into Homes is the only organization in Johnson County to provide this comprehensive service, and we do so to a broad array of agencies. In the 6.5 years since our first bed delivery, we have served nearly 1,650 households, and have provided over 2,800 beds, plus furniture and household items, to over 5,000 individuals, including 2,750 children. Nearly all of those items have been used and donated. FURNITURE POVERTY Beds, furniture, and other household items are an essential part of housing, and many of the individuals and families who are moving into affordable housing are also experiencing furniture poverty. Houses into Homes is dedicated to providing a fully furnished, comfortable home to those who need it. We collect all practical items needed to turn a house into a home, intentionally group them together based on the needs and preferences of our recipients, and deliver them all at once. REFERRAL AGENCIES Social service agencies and organizations in this community carry out important missions. They are not set up to be a furniture bank as well, and they lack the infrastructure, staff, and facilities to receive, store, manage, and deliver beds, furniture, and other items. Having the ability to refer those they serve to Houses into Homes for furnishings means that case workers, social workers, and other staff can focus on their primary responsibilities, and their clients can be better served. LANDFILL DIVERSION Houses into Homes is able to focus expenses on operations because we fully furnish over 300 homes per year with donated beds, furniture, and household items. We pick up large items from Iowa City, Coralville, North Liberty, Tiffin, and Solon, and receive dropped-off items several times a week. In 2024*, we have furnished 267 households, providing 450 beds, 114 couches and 50 loveseats, and 139 dining tables with 566 dining chairs. Reuse of those items alone diverted 40 tons of materials from the landfill so far this year. We have delivered another 2500 pieces of furniture in 2024*, weighing approximately another 125 tons. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Many people in this community are looking for opportunities to give back in ways that are tangible and meaningful. Houses into Homes is able to offer a variety of ways for individuals and groups to, in just a couple of hours, make a difference for their fellow community members. In 2024*, 700 individual volunteers have donated over 5,000 hours to do a variety of tasks, including warehouse jobs, packing, pre-delivery visits, and deliveries. *All numbers for 2024 are through September 30. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 2 of 26 United Way JWC Impact Areas Please select the United Way JWC Impact Areas that your agency's services support. Note that these areas have been recently updated. Hover over each option to see a description and examples of relevant programming for each impact area. Healthy Community Youth Opportunity Community Resiliency Financial Security City of Iowa City - City Steps Priority Areas If you are applying for City of Iowa City funding, please indicate the City of Iowa City - City Steps Priority Areas that your agency services support: Services to the homeless or those at risk of homelessness Childcare Transportation Health/Mental Health Services Youth Activities and Programming Elderly activities and programming Assistance for persons with disabilities Food Pantries Services for victims of domestic violence Services for immigrants and refugees Utility Assistance 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 3 of 26 Financial literacy and credit repair programs Other - Please Specify Below If you selected 'Other' as a City of Iowa City - City Steps Priority Area, please specify: Johnson County Priority Areas Please indicate the Johnson County Priority Areas that your agency services support: Basic Human Needs Child and Family Wellbeing Health/Mental Health Grant Narratives - Funder Requests Please complete the narratives below for each funder from whom you are requesting funding. If you are not requesting funding from one of the five listed funders, please enter 'N/A' in the corresponding field. You can find eligibility details and contact information for each funding entity by hovering over the questions below. 1. United Way JWC Funding Narrative: Tell us about your services to Johnson and/or Washington County and how United Way priorities are represented in your operation. If your agency serves a larger regional area, please provide the percent of overall clients that are Johnson or Washington County residents. If your request is program specific, please provide the percentage of Johnson and Washington County clients for that program. N/A 2. Johnson County Funding Narrative: Johnson County prioritizes funding for organizations addressing basic needs, improving child and family wellbeing and/or health outcomes for Johnson County residents. Tell us about your services that address any or all of the County priority areas. If your agency serves a larger regional area, please provide the percent of overall clients that are Johnson County residents. Houses into Homes provides gently-used beds, furniture, and household items for families and individuals in Johnson County who are exiting homelessness, domestic violence, and other crisis situations. Many of our community members are experiencing furniture poverty, and Houses into Homes was created 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 4 of 26 in 2018 to fill that unmet need. With donated, gently used items, we are able to fully furnish homes. To complete this seemingly simple effort for 325-350 households/year requires robust systems and procedures for obtaining, rehabilitating, and storing used items, and for delivering the items that meet the specific needs of our recipients. Carrying out this complex work requires ample person-hours, paid and volunteer, to manage and complete all the necessary tasks. We work with over 30 organizations and agencies, through referrals, to provide required items to individuals and families who are in need. Johnson County Social Services is our second largest referral agency, in 2024 and over all time since 2018, second only to the Iowa City Community School District. 100% of our recipients live in Johnson County. This application requests $35,000 to support operational costs. BASIC NEEDS Every list of basic needs includes shelter and food, and while we do not directly assist with housing or provide food, what we do provide is essential for people to be able to use and enjoy both. Shelter: Beds, furniture, and other household items are an essential part of housing, and many of the individuals and families who are moving into affordable housing are also experiencing furniture poverty. Sleep is also a basic human need, and providing beds has been our priority since the beginning. Evidence indicates that improved sleep quality produces decreases in stress, reductions in depression, improved mental health and decision-making, and better performance at school and at work. Food: Houses into Homes works to address food insecurity by providing low-income households with kitchen essentials, which are necessary to turn available food into healthy meals and to preserve leftovers to avoid food waste. The households we work with frequently do not have the pots, pans, baking sheets, cooking utensils, and other items that are needed for making healthy meals. Many households do not have a can opener or a microwave. For this reason, we provide basic kitchen items and cooking equipment as needed. Research shows that “the greater the number of cooking appliances owned, the more frequent the number of family meals and the higher the number of home-prepared dinners their children consumed.” Evidence suggests that if a greater number of food preparation items were available to low-income households, they would be used. (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6588011/) One of our recipients, in an interview conducted by a research assistant, said, “[Houses into Homes] thought of everything, even pots and pans. Before, I was just eating with my fingers, so to go from that to cooking and having nice utensils, it makes the biggest difference in the world, and I'm just so grateful.” CHILD AND FAMILY WELL-BEING and HEALTH/MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES Our research team has continued to help us assess how we’re impacting our recipients. In over 250 interviews, the heads of household report less stress, better sleep, and improved work and school performance. Importantly, the research team’s analysis shows strong correlations between improvements in stress, sleep, and health. For example, improvements in sleep quality are significantly correlated with improved overall health, work productivity, child’s school performance, and child’s comfort at school. It is also notable that an improvement in their child’s stress is significantly correlated with an improvement in the head of household’s overall health. A manuscript detailing the results of this study is currently in preparation for submission to an academic journal. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 5 of 26 3. City of Iowa City Funding Narrative: Tell us about your services to Iowa City and how the City Steps Priorities are represented in your operation. If the agency serves a regional area, please provide % of overall clients that are Iowa City residents, if your request is program specific, please provide % of Iowa City clients for that program. OUR SERVICES AND CITY STEPS PRIORITIES Houses into Homes provides gently-used beds, furniture, and household items for families and individuals in Johnson County who are exiting homelessness, domestic violence, and other crisis situations. Many of our community members are experiencing furniture poverty, and Houses into Homes was created in 2018 to fill that unmet need. With donated, gently used items, we are able to fully furnish homes. To complete this seemingly simple effort for 325-350 households/year requires robust systems and procedures for obtaining, rehabilitating, and storing used items, and for delivering the items that meet the specific needs of our recipients. Carrying out this complex work requires ample person-hours, paid and volunteer, to manage and complete all the necessary tasks. We work with over 30 organizations and agencies, through referrals, to provide needed items to individuals and families who are in need. In 2024, the agencies that have made the most referrals are the Iowa City Community School District, Johnson County Social Services, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Abbe Mental Health/Unity Point, Coralville Community Food Pantry, and Inside Out Reentry. Note that 54% of the Coralville Pantry’s referrals are for Iowa City residents. A complete list of this year’s referral agencies shows that many of the individuals we are serving fall into the categories listed as City Steps Priority Areas. YOUTH AND ELDERLY PROGRAMMING Houses into Homes provides tangible and meaningful volunteer opportunities for all ages. Many of our regular volunteers are retirees. Some volunteer weekly or monthly with peers from retirement communities, and others take materials home to build furniture in their workshops. We also have specific programming for high school students. Our Youth Volunteer Academy (YVA) gives high school students the chance to volunteer and learn about social justice topics. The fourth YVA cohort starts their program in October. SUSTAINABILITY In 6.5 years, we have been able to build a solid foundation of donors, volunteers, referral agency partners, and staff, with a goal of ensuring that furniture provision is a permanent and sustainable service offered in our community. We now employ four full-time and three part-time staff, own two box trucks, and manage a 10,000 square foot warehouse. With a full operations staff, before the school year started again, we were able to get our waiting list down to about 20 households. Wait time between July 1 and September 30 was down to under four weeks. It is clear, however, that the need for our services continues. This year, we have been delivering an average of twice per week, but our waiting list is now growing and is close to 50 households, as it was in fall 2023. In addition, there are 8-10 organizations that are hoping to become referral agencies. There are still community members who are not being reached. This application requests $30,000 to support operational costs. SERVING IOWA CITY Iowa City residents are served by all aspects of our work. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 6 of 26 Recipients: In 2024 to date, 69% of households (186) receiving items from Houses into Homes have been in Iowa City. Since our first delivery in February 2018, 67% of households (1096) receiving items have been in Iowa City. Volunteers: In 2024 to date, 65% of volunteers have been Iowa City residents. Item donations: In 2024 to date, approximately 54% of people who dropped off donations have been Iowa City residents. 59% of our large item pick ups have been in Iowa City. 4. City of Coralville Funding Narrative: How do your services specifically address needs in Coralville? If your agency serves a regional area, please provide the percentage of overall clients that are Coralville residents. If your request is program specific, please provide the percentage of Coralville clients for that program. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 7 of 26 FURNITURE POVERTY Houses into Homes provides gently-used beds, furniture, and household items for families and individuals in Johnson County who are exiting homelessness, domestic violence, and other crisis situations. Many of our community members are experiencing furniture poverty, and Houses into Homes was created in 2018 to fill that unmet need. With donated, gently used items, we are able to fully furnish homes. To complete this seemingly simple effort for 325-350 households/year requires robust systems and procedures for obtaining, rehabilitating, and storing used items, and for delivering the items that meet the specific needs of our recipients. Carrying out this complex work requires ample person-hours, paid and volunteer, to manage and complete all the necessary tasks. We work with over 30 organizations and agencies, through referrals, to provide needed items to individuals and families who are in need. In 2024, the agencies that have made the most referrals are the Iowa City Community School District, Johnson County Social Services, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Abbe Mental Health, Coralville Community Food Pantry, and Inside Out Reentry. This application requests $10,000 to support operational costs. SUSTAINABILITY In 6.5 years, we have been able to build a solid foundation of donors, volunteers, referral agency partners, and staff, with a goal of ensuring that furniture provision is a permanent and sustainable service offered in our community. We now employ four full-time and three part-time staff, own two box trucks, and manage a 10,000 square foot warehouse. With a full operations staff, before the school year started again, we were able to get our waiting list down to about 20 households. Wait time between July 1 and September 30 was down to under four weeks. It is clear, however, that the need for our services continues. This year, we have been delivering an average of twice per week, but our waiting list is now growing and is close to 50 households, as it was in fall 2023. In addition, there are 8-10 organizations that are hoping to become referral agencies. There are still community members who are still not being reached. SERVING CORALVILLE Coralville residents are served by all aspects of our work. Recipients: In 2024 to date, 21% of households (57) receiving items from Houses into Homes have been in Coralville. Since our first delivery in February 2018, 25% of households (410) receiving items have been in Coralville. Coralville Community Food Pantry is our fifth largest referral agency in 2024. We have delivered to 22 households referred by the CCFP this year. Volunteers: In 2024 to date, 17% of volunteers have been Coralville residents. Item donations: In 2024 to date, approximately 28% of people who dropped off donations have been Coralville residents. 22% of our large item pick ups have been in Coralville. 5. North Liberty Funding Narrative: How will this program/project benefit the community of North Liberty? What percentage of the program/project benefits North Liberty residents, and approximately how many North Liberty residents will you be serving with this program/project? 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 8 of 26 FURNITURE POVERTY Houses into Homes provides gently-used beds, furniture, and household items for families and individuals in Johnson County who are exiting homelessness, domestic violence, and other crisis situations. Many of our community members are experiencing furniture poverty, and Houses into Homes was created in 2018 to fill that unmet need. With donated, gently used items, we are able to fully furnish homes. To complete this seemingly simple effort for 325-350 households/year requires robust systems and procedures for obtaining, rehabilitating, and storing used items, and for delivering the items that meet the specific needs of our recipients. Carrying out this complex work requires ample person-hours, paid and volunteer, to manage and complete all the necessary tasks. We work with over 30 organizations and agencies, through referrals, to provide needed items to individuals and families who are in need. In 2024, the agencies that have made the most referrals are the Iowa City Community School District, Johnson County Social Services, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Abbe Mental Health, Coralville Community Food Pantry, and Inside Out Reentry. This application requests $10,000 to support operational costs. SUSTAINABILITY In 6.5 years, we have been able to build a solid foundation of donors, volunteers, referral agency partners, and staff, with a goal of ensuring that furniture provision is a permanent and sustainable service offered in our community. We now employ four full-time and three part-time staff, own two box trucks, and manage a 10,000 square foot warehouse. With a full operations staff, before the school year started again, we were able to get our waiting list down to about 20 households. Wait time between July 1 and September 30 was down to under four weeks. It is clear, however, that the need for our services continues. This year, we have been delivering an average of twice per week, but our waiting list is now growing and is close to 50 households, as it was in fall 2023. In addition, there are 8-10 organizations that are hoping to become referral agencies. There are still community members who are still not being reached. SERVING NORTH LIBERTY North Liberty residents are served by all aspects of our work. Recipients: In 2024 to date, 8% of households (23) receiving items from Houses into Homes have been in North Liberty. Since our first delivery in February 2018, 7% of households (118) receiving items have been in North Liberty. Volunteers: In 2024 to date, 16% of volunteers have been North Liberty residents. Item donations: In 2024 to date, approximately 13% of people who dropped off donations have been North Liberty residents. 16% of our large item pick ups have been in North Liberty. Grant Narratives - Additional Agency Information All agencies applying for funding from any of the listed entities must complete the following questions. If a question does not apply to your organization, please provide an explanation. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 9 of 26 6. Provide a succinct, specific description of your primary target populations(s). Describe clients as a group in terms of their primary needs and strengths. What barriers to success do they face? If your agency serves a regional area, please provide % of overall clients that are Johnson County residents. Our target population remains families and individuals who have experienced some form of hardship and are currently living without beds, furniture, or other items. Many have been in shelter, unsheltered, or doubled up with another household. Many have experienced domestic violence and some have been hospitalized for mental health issues or substance abuse disorder, or are under medical care for other reasons. Other recipients are low-income senior citizens and individuals with disabilities. Our recipients are nearly all low-income. Approximately 65% of recipient households are Extremely Low Income (30% Average Median Income), and about 25% are Very Low Income (50% Average Median Income). The remaining 10% of households served are either Low Income (80% Average Median Income) or their income was unknown to the referral agent. We estimate that the racial makeup of our recipients is 75% Black, 15% Hispanic, and 10% White. Houses into Homes serves Johnson County households referred to us by over 30 partner organizations. The list of referral agencies includes the Iowa City Community School District, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Johnson County Social Services, multiple clinics at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and VA Hospital, and Goodwill. A complete list is included in our Supplemental Information. All of our recipients have recently experienced trauma or dislocation. However, they have also demonstrated remarkable resiliency, keeping their families together despite enormous challenges. We hope that by providing the basic comforts of home, we are able to alleviate one challenge so that our recipients can focus on other important areas of rebuilding their lives. 7. Please explain how your agency promotes racial equity and inclusivity for historically oppressed and marginalized populations (including BIPOC, LGBTQ, immigrants/refugees, individuals with disabilities) through your services, for your clients and for staff. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 10 of 26 Houses into Homes operates with the belief that everyone we serve is a valuable member of our community and should be treated with respect. We do not need to know the circumstances that brought someone to needing our services, only that they are living without the basic comforts of home. We also know that there are systemic and generational barriers to financial success, and we work to make sure our staff understands and is able to communicate our philosophy to volunteers, donors, and other community members. As noted elsewhere in this application, most of our recipients are people of color. Additionally, our recipients hail from all over the world, including various Spanish-speaking and African countries. Many of our recipients speak mainly Spanish or Arabic. Volunteers act as translators so that our pre-delivery visits and deliveries can be as comfortable as possible for recipients. Our recipients feel respected throughout our process, from referral to delivery. In interviews conducted by research assistants after delivery, 47% of respondents said they had a greater sense of feeling welcome in the community. One recipient stated, “The HiH people are great. I love that they introduce themselves to you personally. HiH acts like they actually care about your needs.” Another recipient said, “I’m in such a better place since the delivery. Thank you to everyone who came that day! God bless, even the young [volunteers]. Not a moment that I don't think about them.” In 2024, our staff organized and hosted two sessions of Equity Bootcamp, led by Laura Cottrell. We invited volunteers, donors, and referral agencies to attend at no cost. Topics covered included microaggressions, cultural proficiency, and implicit bias. Our leadership team also planned and attended two trainings, also led by Laura Cottrell, in restorative practices. Ms. Cottrell also met with our staff of color for an Affinity Space. Houses into Homes created and has held four cohorts of our Youth Volunteer Academy. The YVA brings together high school students from across the community to volunteer and to learn about topics of social justice from local experts. 8. Please describe how your Agency is collaborating with other service providers in the community to reduce costs, increase efficiency or improve services for community members. How are you addressing duplication of services or how are you serving a unique unmet need? 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 11 of 26 COLLABORATION WITH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES Houses into Homes’ goal is to centralize the collection and distribution of beds and furniture to households in need. As mentioned above, we partner with over 30 referral agencies to provide beds, furniture, and household items to individuals and families they are serving. We provide this service at no cost to our partner agencies. Without a stand-alone furniture provider, the burden of securing, transporting, and moving beds and furniture would fall to the social workers and case managers at our referral agencies, diverting their efforts away from their primary focus area. Alternatively, many families would simply go without basic household essentials. Our collaboration with other service providers extends beyond the traditional social service agencies. In addition to serving agencies who provide shelter and help their clients secure housing, like DVIP and Four Oaks, we also partner with medical clinics at UIHC and the VA hospital, as well as law enforcement (Department of Corrections). VOLUNTEERS Collaboration is also an important part of our volunteer program. We host accessible and impactful volunteer experiences for individuals and local community or business groups. Many groups come once- or twice-monthly, quarterly, or yearly, and they can choose to do warehouse tasks or complete deliveries. One of our referral agencies, the MAT clinic, volunteers for a delivery day once or twice a year. YOUTH VOLUNTEER ACADEMY Our Youth Volunteer Academy is another collaborative effort. Students from area high schools come to our warehouse on Saturday afternoons over 8 weeks to volunteer and learn about topics related to social justice, including cultural proficiency; cycles of poverty, eviction, and domestic violence; and identity. Facilitators are local experts in these areas. THE ENVIRONMENT Our model of reusing donated items to furnish homes is environmentally efficient. Approximately 95% of all items we receive and deliver have been used and thus diverted from the landfill (totalling more than 160 tons per year). Reuse also prevents the purchase of new items, the manufacture of which has an enormous carbon footprint. LEVERAGING COMMUNITY RESOURCES Houses into Homes’ serves as a multiplier of community resources. Providing a means to divert items from the landfill to people in need allows us to provide goods at a fraction of the cost of purchasing new or used items at retail. Our extensive use of volunteers leverages the generosity of the community to perform thousands of person-hours of work per year that would otherwise be unaffordable for social service agencies. 9. What costs are required of clients for services provided? Describe your fee structure and services available for those without ability to pay. There is no fee for our services at this time. 10. Describe how local funding received by your organization helped leverage other revenue in the last fiscal year. Identify and include specific grant/funding sources and amounts that were awarded that require a match. N/A 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 12 of 26 Form A: FY26-FY27 Funding RequestsHouses into Homes Form A: FY26-FY27 Funding Requests Please complete this section by including your agency's projected budget for the entire funding cycle, covering FY26 and FY27, along with the total amounts you are requesting from each funder for that period. Saving Your Work You can save your progress at any time by clicking on the "Save My Work” link/icon located at both the bottom and top of the page. Submitting the Form Once you have answered all questions in the form, select the "Save My Work and Mark as Completed” link/icon at the bottom or top of this page to finalize your submission. Switching Forms You may switch between forms within this application by using the SWITCH FORMS feature in the upper right corner. Any updates made to the current form will be automatically saved when you switch to a different form. Agency Budget Please enter your estimated total agency budget for the fiscal years FY26 and FY27. This should reflect the overall projected budget for your agency during this granting cycle. Agency Budget FY26 FY27 Agency Budget 480,000.00 500,000.00 Funding Requests Please enter your FY26 funding request for each funding entity. The amount will automatically populate the FY27 column, as all funders in this application roll over the annual request to duplicate in the following year. The percentage of the total budget will auto-populate for each fiscal year and funder. You can find funding eligibility details and contact information for each funding entity by hovering over the funder name below. FY26 Funding Request FY26 % of Total Budget FY27 Funding Request FY27 % of Total Budget United Way JWC 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Johnson County 35,000.00 7.29 35,000.00 7.00 City of Iowa City 30,000.00 6.25 30,000.00 6.00 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 13 of 26 FY26 Funding Request FY26 % of Total Budget FY27 Funding Request FY27 % of Total Budget City of Coralville 10,000.00 2.08 10,000.00 2.00 City of North Liberty 10,000.00 2.08 10,000.00 2.00 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 14 of 26 Form B1: FY26-FY27 Agency DemographicsHouses into Homes Form B1: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics Provide the total number of unique clients your agency served during the last fiscal year and a projected number you plan to serve during the current fiscal year. Please Note - you cannot submit the form with any blanks. If your agency does not have a client count for any of the categories, please enter "0" in that box. You may report the total number of unknown clients in the "Unknown" section for each demographic category. If your organization does not collect information for one or more of the categories, please include the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information for the corresponding category. Gender Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the gender categories listed below. If your organization does not collect gender information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 Male 0 0 Female 0 0 Non-binary 0 0 Unknown Gender 840 1,000 Total 840 1,000 Race Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the racial categories listed below. If your organization does not collect racial information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 Asian 0 0 African American 0 0 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 15 of 26 FY24 Projected FY25 American Indian or Alaska Native 0 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0 0 White 0 0 Multiple Races 0 0 Other Racial Identity 0 0 Unknown Racial Identity 840 1,000 Total 840 1,000 Ethnicity Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the ethnicity categories listed below. If your organization does not collect ethnicity information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin 0 0 Not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish Origin 0 0 Unknown Ethnicity 840 1,000 Total 840 1,000 Age Please provide the unique number of individuals served who self-identified within each of the age categories listed below. If your organization does not collect age information, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. FY24 Projected FY25 0-5 123 150 6-17 285 340 18-29 0 0 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 16 of 26 FY24 Projected FY25 30-61 0 0 62-74 0 0 75+ Years 0 0 Unknown Age 432 510 Total 840 1,000 Geographic Location Please provide the unique number of individuals served who reside within each of the geographic locations listed below. If your organization does not collect information on place of residence, please report the total number of individuals served in the "Unknown" category and provide an explanation in Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographic - Additional Information. NOTE: For Johnson County data, please exclude individuals from the following municipalities: Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty. To ensure unduplicated data, only include individuals from other Johnson County municipalities and rural areas. For Washington County, you may provide data at the whole county level. FY24 Projected FY25 Johnson County (Combined, Unduplicated) 25 35 Iowa City 582 690 Coralville 156 185 North Liberty 77 90 Washington County 0 0 Unknown Geographic Location 0 0 Total 840 1,000 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 17 of 26 Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics - Additional InformationHouses into Homes Form B2: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics - Additional Information If you reported individuals served in the unknown category for any of the demographic categories in Form B1: FY26-FY27 Agency Demographics, please provide additional context in the corresponding section below. This may include an explanation of why your agency does not collect this information, or if there are other categories not listed in the provided options. If you did not report individuals served in the unknown category for any of the demographic categories, please indicate 'NA" in the sections below. You may save your work at any time by clicking on the "Save My Work" link/icon at the bottom or top of the page. When you have completed all questions on the form, select the "Save My Work and Mark as Completed" link/icon at the bottom or top of this page. You may also SWITCH between forms in this application by using the SWITCH FORMS feature in the upper right corner. When switching forms, any updates to the existing form will automatically be saved. Additional Information for Unknown Catergories 1. UNKNOWN GENDER If you reported any individuals in the unknown gender category, please provide additional context. We do not collect gender information because we do not need that information to be able to deliver beds, furniture, and other items. 2. UNKNOWN RACE If you reported any individuals in the unknown race category, please provide additional context. We do not collect race information because we do not need that information to be able to deliver beds, furniture, and other items. 3. UNKNOWN ETHNICITY If you reported any individuals in the unknown ethnicity category, please provide additional context. We do not collect ethnicity information because we do not need that information to be able to deliver beds, furniture, and other items. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 18 of 26 4. UNKNOWN AGE: If you reported any individuals in the unknown age category, please provide additional context. We collect age information for under 5 years old, 5-18 years old (school age), and the head of household. Other adults in the home are listed as unknown. 5. UNKNOWN AREA MEDIAN INCOME If you reported any individuals in the unknown area median income category, please provide additional context. Area median income information is included in the supplemental information. 6. UNKNOWN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION If you reported any individuals in the unknown geographic location category, please provide additional context. N/A 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 19 of 26 Form C: FY26-FY27 Agency BudgetHouses into Homes FY26-FY27 Form C: FY26-FY27 Agency Budget Please complete all information. If there is an item that does not apply to your budget or the value is zero, please enter a "0" in that box. Do not leave an item blank. Some columns have auto-calculation but will not auto-calculate until the information is saved. Please save information often to activate the calculated fields. For items that require itemization, click the link to enter specific information in the itemization form. Budget Type Please enter a corresponding number to indicate your Budget type: 1 = Agency Level 2 = County Specific Budget Type 1.00 Revenues This includes all funding that your agency receives throughout the fiscal year for your operating expenses and planned restricted expenses. FY23 FY24 FY25 United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties Allocation 0.00 0.00 0.00 United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties Designations 0.00 0.00 0.00 Johnson County - Block Grant Funding 16,480.00 8,240.00 17,500.00 Johnson County Funding - Other Funding 2,000.00 9,000.00 11,900.00 City of Iowa City - Aid to Agencies Funding 11,812.00 11,282.00 22,564.00 City of Iowa City - Other Funding 11,452.00 7,698.16 0.00 City of Coralville Funding 5,000.00 5,000.00 10,000.00 City of North Liberty Funding 7,000.00 10,000.00 10,000.00 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 20 of 26 FY23 FY24 FY25 Community Foundation of Johnson County Funding 1,500.00 760.00 0.00 East Central Mental Health Region 0.00 0.00 0.00 Grants - Federal, State, Foundation 8,000.00 0.00 25,000.00 Fees for Services 0.00 0.00 0.00 Fundraising/Contributions/D onations 330,750.00 263,652.84 371,535.50 Interest and Investment Income 4,782.00 8,614.00 8,000.00 Annual Endowment Draw 0.00 0.00 0.00 Reserve or Carryover Funds 0.00 0.00 0.00 Other Revenue - Please Specify Source in Attachments 6,388.00 6,965.00 8,000.00 Total 405,164.00 331,212.00 484,499.50 Expenses FY23 FY24 Projected FY25 Personnel Expenses - Salaries & Benefits 182,927.00 189,902.00 336,376.00 All Other Operational Expenses 140,731.00 125,187.00 134,624.00 Other - Please Specify in Attachments 0.00 0.00 0.00 Total 323,658.00 315,089.00 471,000.00 Restricted Funds This category includes funds recorded in the revenues section that is restricted and was not paid out and included in the expense section. This may also involve funds set aside to meet required operating reserve thresholds or other designated reserve purposes. Please itemize all such restricted funds here. FY23 FY24 FY25 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 21 of 26 Operational Budget FY23 FY24 FY25 Total Revenue 405,164.00 331,212.00 484,499.50 Total Expenses 323,658.00 315,089.00 471,000.00 Surplus/Deficit 81,506.00 16,123.00 13,499.50 Reserve Funds Enter all reserve balances below. If you have additional reserves not listed, please enter them in the 'Other Reserve' section and specify their purpose in the Attachments. FY23 FY24 FY25 Operating Reserve Balance 338,652.00 328,404.00 334,404.00 Other Reserve Balance - Please Specify Purpose in Attachments 1,340.67 12,520.00 14,000.00 Total 339,992.67 340,924.00 348,404.00 In-Kind Support FY23 FY24 FY25 Service and Volunteer Hours 269,335.00 274,360.00 274,360.00 Material Goods 200,000.00 200,000.00 200,000.00 Space, Utilities, etc.91,000.00 91,000.00 91,000.00 Other 1,000.00 2,000.00 2,000.00 Total 561,335.00 567,360.00 567,360.00 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 22 of 26 Form D: FY26-FY27 Agency Salaries & BenefitsHouses into Homes Form D: FY26-FY27 Agency Salaries & Benefits Please provide information for the employees and volunteers in your organization. If a position is not listed, please add it in the "Other" section. You will need to add each position individually in the "Other" category. Average Salary: Enter the average salary for all staff in this position. Please note, this should not be the total salaries paid for all staff in this position. If only one staff member holds this position, enter that individual’s salary. Paid Leave, Health Insurance, Retirement: If the position offers any of these benefits, place a "1" in the corresponding column for each benefit received. FTE (Last Year, This Year, Next Year): Indicate the number of employees in this position for the periods noted. For part-time positions, you can use fractions (e.g., 0.25, 0.5) as needed. Employees Position Average Salary Paid Leave Health Insuranc e Retireme nt Plan FTE (Last Year) FTE (This Year) FTE (Next Year) Executive Director / President / CEO 70,000.0 0 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Director of Operations /COO 55,000.0 0 1.00 1.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Director of Development 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Business Manager/CFO 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Program Director / Manager 41,059.0 0 1.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 2.00 2.00 Program/Services Coordinator 35,000.0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Direct Services Worker 22,000.0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.30 0.30 0.30 Administrative/Clerical staff 20,800.0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.50 Total 243,859 3 2 0 5.30 6.80 6.80 Volunteers Please indicate the number of volunteers active with your Agency. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 23 of 26 Last Year This Year Volunteers 700 700 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 24 of 26 Services Provided:Utility & other housing services Outcome Statement:Number of beds delivered Outcome Statement:# of living rooms furnished Houses into Homes - Houses into Homes - FY26-FY27 Outcomes - Form E: FY26-FY27 Performance Measures and OutcomesHouses into Homes - Houses into Homes - FY26-FY27 Outcomes Form E: FY26-FY27 Performance Measures and Outcomes Reporting Metrics: Common Indicators, Agency-Identified Indicators, and Service Delivery Narrative Applicants are required to report on the common outcomes associated with each service for which funding is requested. In addition to the common outcomes, you may also report metrics your agency has used in the past that are no longer part of the common list or select your own outcome metrics that best represent the services you provide. Examples might include: the number of individuals receiving nutrition education, the number of individuals receiving case management services, or the number of attendees at a youth summit. In the final section, you may provide any additional information you would like reviewers to know about your common outcomes or agency- identified outcomes. You will also submit a narrative about your previous service delivery, including any unexpected outcomes, successes, or challenges experienced over the past year. Common Provided Outcome Number of Services Provided Number of Services Provided FY25 Projected # of utility or other housing services provided Number of Services Provided 325 Number of Individuals Number of Individuals Served Measurement FY25 Projected # of unique individuals receiving utility or other housing services Number of Individuals Served 1,000 Agency Identified Outcome Agency Identified Outcome Explanation Please explain agency identified metrics. What is being measured and how is each metric an indicator of the expected outcome. How does the indicator show impact to those you serve? This number will quantify the number of beds delivered with the outcome of better sleep. 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 25 of 26 Supplemental Information on Outcomes:N/A Agency Identified Outcome Explanation Please explain agency identified metrics. What is being measured and how is each metric an indicator of the expected outcome. How does the indicator show impact to those you serve? “Living rooms furnished” will count the number of households we provide with a comfortable place to sleep that is not the bed. For some households, this will be a couch, loveseat, and/or one or two accent chairs. For others, including people who have a bedroom in a communal living situation, “living room furnished” could mean just a recliner. Previous Service Delivery Narrative + Supplemental Information on Outcomes Indicator Narrative Question: Pervious Service Delivery Previous Service Delivery: Please provide a specific outcome/performance measure your organization achieved in the last grant cycle. How are people/conditions better because of the services you provided? Were there any unanticipated outcomes you’d like to share? 10/16/2024 9:11 AM CST © 2024 e-CImpact page 26 of 26