Annual Repor

2014 Annual Report
from the director
W
e’re on a mission to end homelessness. In 2014, we built
connections to meet this challenge. We strengthened
our partnerships with volunteers and community members
working to address the lack of affordable housing in the
region. We thought strategically about how to help more
people in years to come.
We also kept right on housing the homeless. We worked to
keep 21 families housed and safe. This was a good year.
Kittery Block Party funding, “in lieu of tips” donations
from Lil’s employees, and a CSA food share for our residents
from Orange Circle Farm are just three examples of the generous and diverse support Fair Tide received this year. We
also received donations from area realtors who sponsored
147 One Warm Nights for our residents, including 112 nights
sponsored by Gosselin Realty Group. And with the help of
volunteers who donated more than 1,100 hours of their time in
2014, the Fair Tide thrift store realized the highest sales in its
history. Everything we do is made possible by our community
coming together.
The Fair Tide board of directors and staff have worked hard
to meet our annual goals including ensuring that Fair Tide is
adequately funded as we expand services. Thanks to a grant
from United Way of the Greater Seacoast, we are able to offer
homeless prevention services to keep people at risk of losing
their housing housed. We continued to collaborate with all
area shelters to house the homeless and continued to serve on
the steering committee of the Greater Seacoast Coalition to
End Homelessness. This coalition’s first project, Coordinated
Access, has increased access to housing, resulting in shorter
emergency shelter stays for households. Fair Tide, in collaboration with the wider community, continued to prioritize housing
availability for every person. Our community is stronger for it.
Finally, you might have noticed Fair Tide’s new look.
Thanks goes out to Shoofly Creative for donating Fair Tide’s
new logo design and website. We’re happy with the fresh, new
look and the marketing value it will provide.
Thank you to all who support our mission.
—Mary Oplinger, Fair Tide Executive Director
FROM THE PROGRAM
2014 was a very good year for Fair Tide housing program
participants. This report is comprised of successes stories for
households who have moved on from the Fair Tide program into
permanent housing. Read on to see evidence of your donations
at work!
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his 20-year-old female addict found herself pregnant and on
her own. She entered a shelter for mothers-to-be where she
began her sobriety, and began learning self-care and parenting
skills. Within a week of giving birth she entered Fair Tide’s
transitional housing program with her newborn, afraid and
uncertain of what their future held.
t 43, this mother found herself alone and homeless after the
father of the child fled the relationship. This mother was
making barely $200 a week at her part-time job. She and her son
moved into the only space she could afford, a one-room garage
with a garden hose shower in the corner, cold running water, and
an old kerosene heater for warmth.
Over time the relationships between this young mother, program
staff, and other residents engendered trust. Her self-esteem
improved as she developed a sense of her own autonomy and
independence. She followed through with additional social
service relationships beyond Fair Tide support and found her
community links strengthening.
This family found peace and comfort in the supportive,
transitional housing program at Fair Tide, moving from the
garage to a lovely, two-bedroom apartment and finally to
permanent housing. While at Fair Tide she paid an affordable rent
and was provided with the support needed to identify and work
toward financial and health goals. This family developed strong
connections to community services and accessed links for state
assistance.
During her two years in the Fair Tide program, this mother
received her AS degree in business, graduating with honors,
maintained her housing and her job, and stayed clean and sober.
Just prior to moving from Fair Tide she enrolled in a BS degree
program to continue her education.
Once she began receiving assistance for day care, this mother
was able to return to work full time and improve her economic
status by saving money and paying off old debts. Her employer
upgraded her full-time position to assistant manager. Her credit
score slowly increased. She purchased a new vehicle and had it
fully insured.
When this mother first moved to Fair Tide, her eyes were down
cast, she rarely smiled, looked frail and exhausted, and smelled of
kerosene. At our last community cookout, she was full of laughter
and appreciation for “the blessings” she says she and her son
have received by being program participants and tenants at Fair
Tide. No longer homeless, this family is confident, healthy, and
financially stable.
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This family transitioned out of Fair Tide this year moving into
permanent housing made affordable through the use of a Section
8 voucher obtained during their stay at Fair Tide. She purchased
a new vehicle on a payment plan and paid back monies due on
old debts. She realized that her anxiety was lowered by practicing
new, healthy behaviors that were once expressed by avoiding the
reality of her finances. She deals confidently with her expenses,
paying bills on time.
Above it all, this mother has regained the trust of her parents,
who, a year ago, during a case management intervention, sat
with tears in their eyes shaking their heads in disbelief at their
daughter’s addictions and her choices. She has a church family
where she and her daughter have friends. With a grateful heart,
this mother walks with her head held high, her mind clean and
free, her spirit eager to live the life she now knows she can make
for herself and her daughter.
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STATEMENTS OF activities
FOR THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013
CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS:
2014
2013
Revenue and support:
Grants and contributions
$ 138,044
$ 122,517
Rental income 27,059
39,095
Thrift store sales 143,750 128,748
Interest income 32 31
Other income - Net assets released from restrictions 8,408
5,001
Total revenue and support 317,293 295,392
Functional expenses:
Programs:
Transitional Housing 87,441 102,251
Permanent Housing 40,155 41,259
Thrift Store 106,218
98,698
Fundraising 44,514 29,219
Management and General 24,343 25,543
Total functional expenses 302,671 296,970
Increase (decrease) in unrestricted net assets 14,622 (1,578)
CHANGE IN RESTRICTED NET ASSETS:
Restricted contributions - 10,000
Interest income - 1
Refund of restricted contributions - Net assets released from restrictions (8,408) (5,001)
Increase (decrease) in restricted net assets (8,408) 5,000
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET ASSETS 6,214 3,422
NET ASSETS, beginning of year 254,100 250,678
NET ASSETS, end of year $260,314 $254,100
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STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
ASSETS
JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013
2014
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash $77,588 Cash restricted 1,464 Accounts receivable 5,208 Prepaid expenses 3,917 Total current assets $52,946
9,872
5,240
6,393
88,177 74,451
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
Land 46,000 Building and improvements 578,984 Equipment 11,070 Furniture and fixtures 18,303 46,000
578,984
11,070
18,303
2013
654,357 654,357
Less - accumulated depreciation 206,135 189,874
448,222 464,483
OTHER ASSETS:
Deposits 1,802 1,802
15,567
Reserves and escrows 15,978 17,780 17,369
$554,179 $556,303
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Notes payable - current maturities Accounts payable and accrued expenses $9,986 14,017 $9,639
12,163
24,003 21,802
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Notes payable, net of current portion shown above 268,134 1,728 Tenant security deposit 279,037
1,364
Total current liabilities 269,862 280,401
NET ASSETS:
Restricted 1,464 Unrestricted 258,850 9,872
244,228
260,314 254,100
$554,179 $556,303
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Fair Tide, Inc.
15 State Road
Kittery, Maine 03904
(207) 439-6376
www.fairtide.org
Thrift Store Hours
Monday-Saturday, 10 AM - 5 PM
Sunday, 12 - 5 PM
FROM THE Thrift storE
Board of Directors
2014-2015
Doug Roberts, Chair
portsmouthnh.com
Sharon McLaughlin, RN ANP, Vice Chair
/Secretary
MGH Charlestown Health Center
Jesse Dumais, Treasurer
Kennebunk Savings Bank
Kevin Gage
Fair Tide Program Graduate
Mitch Kostoulakos
Ad Hoc Logistics, LLC
Jean Kerr
Editor, Northeast Flavor Magazine
2013-14
Wanda McDonough, Chair
Doug Roberts, Vice Chair/Secretary
Jesse Dumais, Treasurer
Sharon McLaughlin, RN ANP
Kevin Gage
Cassandra Mosher
Janet Stitt, LCSW
Staff
Mary Oplinger
Executive Director
Jan Walsh
Program Director/Case Manager
Nancy McGinnis
Case Manager
Ann-Marie Waterhouse
Bookkeeper/Development Coordinator
Barbara McGaughey
Director of Social Entrepreneurship
Sharon Morrill
Senior Sales Associate
Eleanor Doole
Sales Associate
Edith Lander
Sales Associate
2014 was a very busy year for the Fair Tide thrift
store. We experienced an increase in sales partly
due to the Memorial Bridge reopening. We also
renovated the showroom and increased our
marketing efforts including a new street sign with
Fair Tide’s new logo. This new sign is a welcome
addition to our street presence.
Graph 1: Increase in sales
Thrift store sales increased from $123,035
in FY11–12 to $128,748 in FY12–13 and
$143,750 in FY13–14.
We express our gratitude for community donations
of repair help, paint, fixtures, merchandise, and
ongoing donations of clothing and house wares.
We are especially appreciative of One More
Referral, A Perfect Move, and tayla Mac, local
businesses that stepped up when we asked for help
with store renovations.
This update would not be complete without
mentioning the volunteers who have worked to
support store renovations and operations during
the last fiscal year. We have volunteers from
all walks of life; former residents, neighbors,
friends, retirees, students, board members, and
business owners. Many of the following people
have volunteered their time and talents since
the Fair Tide thrift store began operating over
ten years ago. We honor Kevin Gage, Donna
Begun Haggerty, Karen Shea, Brigitte Steltz,
Eileen McCarthy, Aidan Morrill, Kyle, Morgan
Gaudissart, Jessie, Tristan, Jake, Tyler Tuttle,
Angelica Bushby, Austin Ridlon, Diane Potter,
Griffon, Evan, Cody, Linda Baran, Charlie
Simpson, Sandy Wing, William Yuva, Tyler
Baston, Brad Hirst, Nate Hirst, Mike Lee, Wanda
McDonough, Doug Roberts, Donna Lee, Sharon
McLaughlin, and Karen Walsh.
FY11–12 12–1313–14
Graph 2: Merchandise donations
Merchandise donations increased from
$49,030 in FY11–12 to $55,163 in FY12–13
and $59,683 in FY13–14.
FY11–12 12–1313–14
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
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thank you!
We express our sincerest appreciation to those who supported our mission through financial
gifts and in-kind donations during the period July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
Abby Chic Flowers
Aeropostale
Donna Jean Ahigian
AJ’s Wood Grill Pizza
A Perfect Move
Chuck & Sally Andre
Anonymous (9)
Susan DeQuattro Arrand
ARQ Architects
Autoworks, Inc
Back Yard Birds Corporation
Barbour Collection
BB Bayerle & Thomas Newbold
Beach Pea Bakery
Bob Begun
Genevieve Benton
Bike & Build Inc.
Alan Bing & Joan Beskenis
Cynthia Bishop
Gary Blake
Bob’s Clam Hut
Bottomline Technologies, Inc
Peter Bowman
Peter Braddock
Jeffrey Brayne
Ann Breyer
Phyllis Brokaw
Ted Bromfield
Olga & Neil Bryant
Suzanne Caron
Mark Cartier
Tom & Marie Catalano
Robert Cavanaugh
Chicos
Church of the Ascension
Fran Clark & Jane Bartolomei
Tonia Timme-Cloutier
Edward & Elizabeth Cole
Marvin & Laurie Collins
John Convery
Pam Cooper
Daniel Corcoran
Bill & Myra Cutts
Helen Cutts
Marie Czop
Elizabeth & Frank D’Agostino
Jacqueline Damon
Dianne Colby Dean
Patrick DeCredico & Candace
Delisio
Elizabeth DesJardins
D.F.Richard Inc.
Dean Diggins
Barbara Deuell
Eileen Deuell
Charles Donnell
Janice Eddy
Pamela Edwards
Lawrence & Vicky Elbroch
Susan Emery
Dianne Fallon
Bruce & Janice Farmer
Kristin Fellows
First Christian Church
First Congregational Church of
Kittery Point
First Parish Congregational Church
Timothy Fitzgerald
Darel & Barbara Fletcher
Robert & Cynthia Flolid
Marjorie Foote
Elaine Fuller
Marshall Gaffney
Lauren Gallant
Stephen & Anne Galli
Scott & Kimberly Gardiner
Michael Getty & Sheila Pilkenton
Marcia Gibbons & Sarah Drummond
Gosselin Realty Group
Don & Susan Gough
Granite United Way
Green Pages
David & Mary Griffith
Morris & Ladonna Grosz
Stephen & Stella Hall
Roberta Hampson
Merritt Hannalore
Charles & Lynn Hatch
Hillside Florist
Louise Hirshberg
Brad & Linda Hirst
Diana Imhof
Nancy and Robert Jackson
Walter & Judith Jackson
John Johnson
Paul & Marianne Kazemersky
Kennebunk Savings Bank
Laura Kenney & William Sundstrom
Spruill Kilgore
Kittery Block Party
Kittery-Eliot Clergy Association
Kittery-Eliot Senior Housing Corporation
Kittery Womenade
Diane & Michael Kleist
Patrick & Clara Klingaman
Jud & Laurie Knox
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avid & Mary Krempels
D
Shirley Kupka
Mara Lamstein
Rae Landgarten
Edith Lander
Elaine Landry
Richard & Gail Leonard
Melissa Lesniak
Grace Lessner
Liberty Mutual Group, Inc
Lil’s Cafe
Paul & Anita Lindstom
Donald Lippoth
Charlene Ludgate
Constance & John Ludwig
Kellie Maguire
Garvin & AM McCurdy
William McDonald, CPA, CFP
Wanda McDonough & Michael Lee
Sharon McLaughlin
Diana & Mark McNabb
Elizabeth McPhee
Meetinghouse Village
Anne Monks
Edith Morgan
Vance Morgan
Marian & Christopher Musto
Ness/Rodenberg Family Foundation
Evelyn & David Nocella
Margaret O’Neil
One More Referral Networking
Orange Circle Farm
Mark Otis
Parker Hannifin Corporation
People’s United Community
Foundation
Judy Perley
Ann Peters
Karen Ida Peterson
Craig & Shirley Peverly
Piscataqua Landscaping
Piscataqua Savings Bank
Karen Plantec
Ben & Judy Potter
Joan Preece
Jody Record
Ricci Lumber
Robert’s Maine Grill
Doug Roberts
Clare Rogers
Rosamond Thaxter Foundation
Rotary Club of Portsmouth
Carroll & Mary Jane Rowan
Onil & Nancy Roy
Donna Ryan & Andy Livingston
Sara & Kenneth Schoman
Second Christian Congregational
United Church of Christ
Seeds of Faith
Paul & Carol Sendak
Leroy & Karen Shea
Charles Simpson
Alan & Joan Smith
Stanton Smith
Harold & Polly Ann Stanwood
Morris Stettner & Marjorie Wachtel
Michael Stitt
Joanne Stone
Mike & Jerra Sullivan
Sally Kruger Sulloway
Terrence Swiger
Wanda Syphers
tayla Mac Boutique
Taylor Lobster
Teledyne Group
Heather Thouin
Tommy Hilfiger
Anne Tunstall
Garth & Mary Frances Turner-Harrington
Susan Tuveson
United Way of the Greater Seacoast
United Way of Greater Portland
United Way of MA Bay and Merrimack Valley
Barbara Upton
V Dogg Enterprises
Carrie Varney
Vincent & Constance Vieten
Cameron Wake
Cathy Wansart
Rita Preszler Weathersby
James & Margery Weider
Flora & John Welsh
Frank Witham
Roberta Wood
York’s Wild Kingdom
Holly Zurer
If we have mistakenly misspelled or omitted your name, please accept
our sincerest apologies. Let us know our error: (207) 439-6376 or email:
executive director@fairtide.org
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