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NORTHWOODS

ALLIANCE

FOR

TEMPORARY

HOUSING, INC.

(NATH)

January 2015 Volume 6, Issue 1

NATH Notes

NATH owns and operates Frederick Place, a 16 bed emergency, temporary

shelter for families, women, and men who are experi-encing homelessness.

NATH is a not-for-profit corporation.

NATH serves 5 counties: Forest Langlade, Lincoln,

Oneida, and Vilas

NATH is committed to

ending and preventing homelessness

Inside this issue:

Faces of NATH 2

Tribute Corner 2

From the Desk of

NATH Executive

Director, Tammy

Modic

3

Bathroom Remodel 3

Faces of NATH— 4

Jeans for Teens 5

Jan. Meal Partners 6

Top Ten Wish List 6

Save the Date 7

Contact Info. 7

Help for the Home-

less

8

Closets to Cash 9

Culvers Shares 10

Partner Corner 11

Faces of NATH: Celebrating Four Years

Thanks to the vision of a few, coupled with the dedication, hard work, hope, and faith

of numerous groups and individuals, January 31, 2015 marks the fourth year Frederick

Place has been in operation. When we opened our doors we had one resident and no

way of knowing what the future would bring. A lot has changed since that first day.

The house has had miraculous updates. The rules and expectations have changed as

we’ve learned what worked and what didn’t. We have witnessed amazing changes in

not just our residents, but ourselves. It is a privilege and an honor to now share a bit

of our last four years with you.

Frederick Place has been home to 203 males, 132 females, and 58 children. Now

that’s a lot of people to feed! In the last four years, over 50,627 pounds of food have

been donated. Without the support of many church, civic, and youth groups, as well

as businesses, restaurants, and individuals who have donated their time, effort and

food, Frederick Place would not have operated under budget as it has the last four

years. Thank you!

In 2015 it will cost approximately $224,586 to operate Frederick Place. This averages

$41 per day per resident. Grants are wonderful things, but we cannot operate on

grants alone. Without the generous donations from more than 3,343 individuals, or-

ganizations, civic groups, as well as fundraising events and the numerous volunteers

that make those events possible, Frederick Place would not have operated in the

black as it has for the last four years. Thank you!

Often, when people hear “homeless shelter,” they picture a place to get a meal and a

cot. Frederick Place is a real home, but nowhere near a bed and breakfast. The max-

imum time a resident can stay is 90 days which they earn in 30 day increments. By

“earn” I mean working towards goals established with their case manager, doing daily

chores, following our zero tolerance policy and house rules that promote self-

sufficiency. Ninety days sounds like a long time, but in reality it isn’t. Residents are

told this on their first day. Those who put forth the effort from the start are often the

ones who get “that” job and find a place of their own. However, success can come in

other forms as well…..

We had a woman whose self-confidence grew as she studied and passed exams

required to get her GED.

Several residents were approved for disability when their physical limitations pre-

vented them from being part of the workforce. This changed their world and they

could once again be self-sufficient.

(CONTINUED ON PAGE 4)

By Susan Statezny

As you look at your charitable

contributions, please consider

giving a gift in the form of a

“Tribute Donation” in

someone’s honor or memory.

Just include the person’s name

and address with your dona-

tion, and we will send them a

Tribute Card letting them

know that you made a special

donation in their honor or

their family member’s memory.

Donations to NATH and

Frederick Place were made

in honor of :

Bill and Mary Padgett

Mary Garton

Silmari Rodriguez

Herbert Golding Russ and Mary

Hildebrand

Olkowski Family

Please either drop off your

requests at Frederick Place

or mail them to NATH @

PO Box 913 Rhinelander,

WI 54501. All donations

are tax deductible.

Tribute Corner

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Frederick Place

4th Anniversary Benefit

Saturday, February 7, 2015

5:30 p.m.

Buffet Dinner begins at 6:30p.m.

Raffles to Follow

Quality Inn

(Meal catered by Rhinelander Café & Pub) 668 West Kemp Street, Rhinelander, WI 54501

Come Celebrate with NATH Board Members and Staff

Tickets available until Wednesday, February 4th at Trigs in Rhinelander, Minocqua

and Eagle River as well as at Frederick Place.

From the Desk of the Executive Director Tammy Modic

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Today marks the 4 year anniversary

that Frederick Place opened its doors.

Many different people have walked

through the doors of the Victorian house

located at the corner of Arbutus and

Frederick Streets in Rhinelander.

Over the course of the past four

years we have shared with you stories of

the residents who have called Frederick

Place home but today I am going to focus

on the individuals have come together to

share the NATH vision and mission and

serve on the NATH Board of Directors.

Directors are elected to the Board in

part for the purpose of bringing to the

“table” the experience and knowledge of

their personal and professional lives.

The number of Directors on the Board

is between seven and twenty. Currently

NATH has eighteen Board members. A

Board member is nominated by the

Nomination Committee and elected by a

majority of the current Board. Approxi-mately one-half of the total number of

Frederick Place’s Bathroom Remodel Completed

Within the last year, St. Matthi-

as’ Thrift Shop of Minocqua made

a generous donation for a much

needed remodel of the women’s

upstairs bathroom at Frederick

Place. Originally there was just

one toilet and bath facility to ac-

commodate up to 11people

(women, children, or families).

Now, after the work was com-

pleted, there is an additional toi-

let and shower. No more waiting

in line! During the two weeks

the bathroom was out of com-

mission, residents used the bath-

room on the main floor. Under the oversight of the

NATH Facilities Committee, Kev-

in Eggers, general contractor

from Rhinelander who was in

charge of the initial remodel of

Frederick Place, along with Dick

Metz, of Metz Plumbing and

Heating of Rhinelander, and

Paul Kurtz of T.J. De Witt &

company completed the

work in mid-December.

NATH would like to recog-

nize Menard’s for offering a

discount on the materials

needed for the project. The Northwoods Unitarian

Universalist Fellowship of

Woodruff has also made a

donation for improvement

to the shower facility in the

men’s bathroom. That pro-

ject will be completed in the

near future.

Thank you to all who made

these improvements to the

shelter facility!

(More photos on page 6)

“De-struction”

Directors are elected each November

and serve for two year terms. There is

no number of terms defined that at Di-

rector may serve. Regular meetings of

the Board are currently held every other

month starting in January. Each Director

is asked to serve on at least one of the

current six committees (Facilities, Com-

munity Outreach and Fundraising, Fi-

nance, Grants, Personnel and Bylaws).

The 2015 Board of Directors comes

from all walks of life. There is a retired

police chief, a retired pastor, retired

teachers, retired nurses, retired and

current business managers/owners, an

elementary principal, a radio station

manager and retired human service di-

rector.

The 2015 NATH Board of Directors

Bill Miller – President

Dale Bishop – Vice President

Deb Berns – Treasurer

Amber Weldon – Secretary

George Allen, Sue Bartels, Ginger

Chrobak, Bev Geske, Jule Henry, Kelly

Huseby, Barb Mather, Carol Miller, Peter

Rasmussen, Jackie Schmieder, Carol

Scott, Mark Strosahl, Jeff Wagner and

Bob Wolf.

I would like to take the time to pub-

licly thank this wonderful group of indi-

viduals for their vision, dedication and

many hours of service to NATH and

Frederick Place.

Page 4 NATH Notes

We had an avid reader get cataract surgery while with us so he could read once

again.

We have guided many as they worked to establish medical care, which in the past

seemed impossible.

We have seen a large number of people celebrate sobriety birthdays and many are still sober because they had the time with us to further the distance

between themselves and their drug of choice.

We have watched people become healthier and we helped a dear man deal

with his grief when he learned he had lung cancer. We were his “angels” and

Frederick Place his “Heaven on Earth.” We’ve guided many who had never filled out a job application or written a resume.

The finished product was a monumental triumph for them.

One of our very first residents had never touched a computer or cell phone. Before

he left he was on Facebook and owned a cell phone.

A very special young resident helped another kid learn how to ride a bike. That was

something I will never forget!

We guided and witnessed a man who had just become a single, full-time Dad. (He did

awesome!)

We helped a newly sober young man learn to trust, share his pain, and allow the

tears he had held back for so long flow freely.

To me, Frederick Place is much like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates; we “never know

what we’re gonna get” when we walk through the door. Some days are filled with mean-

ingful conversations, helping residents improve their circumstances and/or do things they

have never done before. Other days are frustrating and often exasperating, but we have

each other. Our mantra, “This too shall pass,” helps us get through the tough ones.

Whether it is a good day or bad day, being a part of this miracle is a privilege every day.

Faces of NATH (continued)

Frederick

Place’s

youngest

resident was

two days old

and the

oldest 78

Jeans for Teens

“So, it’s

really cool

that the two

communities

could come

together!”

Page 5 NATH Notes

Following the Christ-

mas holiday, Rhinelander

High School students

from the Future Busi-

ness Leaders of Ameri-

ca and the Distributive

Educational Club of

America hosted a “Jeans

for Teens” drive to ben-

efit Frederick Place.

More than 200 pairs of

jeans were donated. A

clever incentive was put

forth to the Rhinelander

student body and that of

Mosinee High School pri-

or to the basketball game

where the two schools

faced each other. Erin

Tenderholt, a senior at

Rhinelander High School

explained, “If people

brought in a pair of jeans,

then they could get in

free.” Both communities came

together to support the jeans

drive. Erin continued, “So, it’s

really cool that the two commu-

nities could come together!”

“Con-struction” of Bathroom - From Page3

More than 200 pairs of donated jeans

Each month many partners

in the community donate

meals to Frederick Place.

Because of the generosity

of the community, Freder-

ick Place can keep its

doors open to those in

need. This month NATH

and Frederick Place thank

the following groups:

Central School -

Random Acts of Kind-

ness

Erika Warning First Congregational

United Church of

Christ - Rhinelander

Headwaters, Inc.

Hope Center

Joanne Lund

Lisa Miller Ministry Medical

Group Northwoods Unitarian

Universalist Fellowship

- Woodruff Pastor John, Jeanette,

Al and Rita –Pioneer

Lake Lutheran Church -

Conover

Peoples State Bank

Ponsse Rhinelander Human Ser-

vice Center Rhinelander Pub and

Café St. Theresa Catholic

Church The Table – St. Augus-

tine Episcopal Church -

Rhinelander

January Meal Partners

Top Ten Wish List

1. Milk

2. Postage stamps

3. Sidewalk salt

4. Hair cut gift cards

5. Gas gift cards

6. Night time cold/flu medicine

7. 20 gallon bins

8. Pocket-size calendars

9. Butter/Margarine

10. Lunch meats

Gently used and

new items are

appreciated!

Visit our web

site for an up-to

-date wish list.

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FREDERICK PLACE CONTACT

INFORMATION

204 West Frederick Street

Rhinelander, WI 54501

Phone: 715-369-9777

Email:

[email protected] Website:

www.nathnorthwoods.com

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Save The Dates!

As in the past, NATH Notes has been reformatted for a new year.

We would appreciate feedback on the new format.

Happy New Year 2015!

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Annual

Last March was the first year The Family‘s Help for the Homeless Hygiene Drive came to our area in North Central Wisconsin. Nine local crisis agencies collected personal hygiene products valued at over $7,000.00. Community members dropped off donated items to bins that were placed in area schools, churches and busi-nesses. The counties that benefitted from this drive were Oneida, Langlade, Forest and Vilas. Donations re-main in the county in which they were collected. The Family’s Help for the Homeless Drive will be celebrating its 23rd year in the Fox Valley area where it orig-inated. This hopefully will become a statewide drive throughout Wisconsin. The grand total of all Help for the Homeless statewide donations last spring was $335,000, collected from 850 donation sites and benefitting 83 agencies. This hygiene drive allows our crisis agencies to concentrate their limited resources on provid-ing qualified staff, safe housing, nutritious food, education and counseling to those they serve. Please visit with your decision makers to participate in 2015! What: 91.9/91.5 The Family’s 23rd annual Help for the Homeless hygiene drive to collect personal care

and cleaning products for local crisis agencies.

In the N*WISH Continuum of Care we will be collecting for:

Avail- Antigo

Forward Service Corporation-Rhinelander

Personal Essentials Pantry-Rhinelander

Rhinelander Area Food Pantry-Rhinelander

NATH Frederick Place-Rhinelander

Midwest Indian Mission Inc./ Wasmogishek Food Pantry- Crandon

New Hope Shelter & Transitional Housing- Crandon

The Northwood’s Shares Needs Ministry Pantry-Eagle River

Sunshine for Humanity-Eagle River

When: February 22 – March 15, 2015

.

Who: YOU - we hope! Please include Help for the Homeless in your spring activity schedule and plan to help us fill the shelves of our local crisis agencies with a year’s worth of personal hygiene and clean-ing products. The agencies need and appreciate your help!

Our local crisis agency representative will be contacting you soon to request your participation again in 2015. Please call (your name) with any questions at (phone) Thanks again!

Area Coordinator: Penny Huffman - Forward Service Corporation (715)365-7844

Help for the Homeless Hygiene Drive

Feb. 22 – March 15, 2015

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Closets to Cash Campaign Continues

Our organization is raising funds through a unique

program and you do not have to buy anything to help!

Through a partnership with Closets to CashTM,

one of the world’s largest textile recycling organizations,

we are collecting donations of old and used clothing

and household textile items from our friends and sup-

porters. These items can be stained, worn or ripped.

We get paid a fundraising fee for every pound we

collect and we keep all the money locally for our

group’s support.

Your donation not only helps our group raise

funds through recycling, together we are keeping dis-

carded clothing from clogging our community’s waste

systems and landfills.

What we need…

Clothing of all types

Shoes of any kind

Belts & Purses

Table Cloths/

Napkins

Bath Towels

Robes

Dish Cloths/Towels

Sheets & Blankets

Stuffed Animals

Here is what you do… Check the list for needed items

Place items in plastic bags or any type of container

Drop your filled bags off at:

Frederick Place Shelter

204 West Frederick Street

Call 715-369-9777 for more information

The next truck will be arriving in April so continue to

collect your items and drop them off at Frederick Place

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NATH TAKES OVER CULVER’S!

Thursday, February 19th

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620 Kemp St Rhinelander

4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Leave the cooking to Culver’s! Please join us and come meet board members, staff and volunteers of Northwoods Alliance for Temporary Housing. Help support Frederick

Place, the local homeless shelter located in Rhinelander.

A percentage of all sales will go to benefit Frederick Place.

Partner Corner

Rhinelander Area Food Pantry Seeks CANtastic Building Teams

Calling all community members, time to get creative! Coming again soon, the annual Rhinelander Area

Food Pantry event where competing community teams design and build structures out of food. CAN-

tastic—the event that combines the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a unique way

to help feed the hungry in our community. Teams use canned or boxed foods to build their structures,

based on a theme. The theme this year is, “Historic Buildings.” and will be held at the Rouman Cin-

ema starting on Saturday, March 7.

Past themes have been “Hunger Games", Spring into Action”, “Don’t Toy with Hunger” and “Shine A

Light on Hunger.” Past teams have come from organizations as diverse as: Pelican School staff & fami-

lies, Local Banks and Credit Unions, RHS Key Club, WJFW-TV, WDNR/U.W.EXT., Rhinelander GM

and the High School Building Trades. Past creations have ranged from a riding mower, a Mister Potato

Head, Dump and Pick-up trucks and a lighthouse.

The creations will be on display and judged on a criteria including creativity, complexity and the use of

color. At the close of the competition, prizes are awarded for Judges’ Choice, People’s Choice and

Most Cans Used Following the Theme. All of the food used in the structures will then be donated to

The Food Pantry for distribution to area families in need. In 2014 RAFP distributed over 568,000

pounds of food to area families in need.

The 2015 CANtastic event will be held in March at the Rouman Cinema. The theme “Historic Build-

ings” was chosen at the conclusion of last year’s event. RAFP is very grateful to the Rouman Cinema

for hosting the event again this year.

This year’s Build Day wil be Saturday, March 7, and the CANtastic creations will be on display for two

weeks to allow the public to view and judge them. Competition is open to any group/organization

(clubs, schools, Scouts, churches, businesses, etc.) in Rhinelander area and financial assistance is available

to help teams purchase the necessary food for their structure. Teams should begin planning now and

register your structure plan soon! Additional information is available by contacting Guy Hansen at 715-

282-5810 or by going to www.rhinelanderareafoodpantry.org

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NATH partners with the Rhinelander

Area Food Pantry to supplement the

many amazing donations of food for the

operations of Frederick Place.