The FAMILY RESCUE MISSION CAMPAIGN of The Path
Rescue • Recovery • Restoration
Our Mission Our mission is to provide a Christian living environment that allows true rehabilitation. To allow long term stays for life changing biblical teachings to take effect. To encourage the work ethic for those without a home in Citrus County. Now serving Marion County.
DuWayne Sipper
Founder & Executive Director
The Path
PO Box 3024 Inverness, FL 34451 352-527-6500 www.PathOfCitrus.org Member ASSOCIATION OF GOSPEL RESCUE MISSIONS www.agrm.org
“And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”
Thank you so much for being interested in our work of almost 20 years. I still remember waking up and thinking I was crazy getting the idea of starting a homeless shelter. This began a wonderful journey which I could never have been prepared for. Since then, we have had the privilege of helping people with all kinds of problems and addictions. I will be the first to tell you it does not always feel like a privilege. I describe our work like saving a drowning person who is so scared, they kick you all the way to the shore. These people need us. We need them. And we need you! I believe God has placed all of us in this time and place, and there are no mistakes. Our work is important and our community partnership is what will make it succeed. Each of us has to do our share to make the incredible impact on each of the lives we touch. To touch and change these lives often takes a severe disruption to their style of living and yes, even an extreme disruption. As I write, I recall a young mother’s voice saying recently: “Help me get my baby back!” as she was about to become homeless. Our Family Rescue Mission will provide a way to shelter her, guide her and make that possible. Together, we can open this shelter and touch lives. As you generously give, we can make this happen. We can help Citrus and Marion Counties change the way our homeless families are treated long after we are gone. Join with us in a battle to help our community’s least. They need you. Together, we can do this! May God bless you greatly on this very important decision.
Connie Lobel
~ Isaiah 58:10 ~
Board President
My involvement with The PaTh’s rescue mission has given me a far greater insight into the problems of homelessness and the magnitude of the problem here in our community. I now understand that there is a place for those who are ready to find faith and turn their lives around. That place is The PaTh. There are many reasons for homelessness and not all of them are obvious. Tragedy in the form of an unexpected death of a family member, divorce or even a bad business decision can cause an extreme loss of a lifestyle and send life into a tailspin. Life changes, drug and alcohol abuse can all lead to homelessness and families torn apart. This is happening right here in our community. I am inspired by the homeless men and women who have completed a life transition at The PaTh by developing their faith and becoming self-sufficient. The importance of expanding the ability to help even more men, women and children to have a stable and self-sufficient life is so important in making our community a better place to live. I encourage you to support The PaTh’s new Family Rescue Mission in order to give hope to hundreds of homeless families, and single women with children. Together we can make our entire community stronger! 2
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The Need
So many like her desperately need your help. Without this, they become another tragic statistic. Their children with strangers or born addicted to drugs. Or never born at all. • According to HUD and The Urban Institute (studies 2010), homeless families comprise roughly 34% of the homeless population using services. • Families experiencing homelessness are under considerable stress. Prior to arriving at a shelter, many have been living double-up in overcrowded apartments or homes with relatives or friends. Others have been sleeping in cars. • Approximately three of every four phone calls with pleas for shelter at The Path are turned away for one reason or another: lack of funds, space, staff or lack of programs to meet the specific needs of single parents and families with children. Most calls are from women with children.
Women and families with children struggling to get out of the cycle of homelessness are ill-equipped to manage even the most basic elements of successful living. Without comprehensive, effective programs they find it difficult to break the bondages in their lives. Without intervention their dysfunction will be reflected in the lives of their children. 4
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The Solution
Parents and their children need the love of Jesus Christ to heal heart wounds balanced with healthy boundaries and accountability. They need caring, compassionate people to teach them how to change. Parents at a rescue mission wrestle with new choices, a disciplined lifestyle, and the challenges of decision-making. Care and stability also need to be provided for their children. The Path can provide families time to heal and tools for rebuilding their lives. A safe place to sleep and food on the table are a good starting point for recovery, but much more is needed for a healthy future. The Path’s new Family Rescue Mission offers a solution that employs proven, effective holistic strategies that are comprehensive, biblically-based and grace-filled. We are committed to seeing shattered lives restored and healed.
There is hope . Restoration comes through treatment of the whole family. 6
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The Programs Comprehensive services and a Christian living environment nurture men, women and their children out of crisis to healing and health.
Our Family Rescue Mission programs encompass a holistic approach that includes: Rescue-Crisis Stabilization • Meet basic short-term needs (food, clothing, safe shelter, childcare, medical attention, etc) • Assess current situation of individuals & family • Assess needs for addiction recovery as well as other physical, emotional or mental health issues of adults & children
Recovery-Healing Guidance • Goal-directed case management • Healthy, productive life skills & relationship skills • Access to community resources, addiction recovery & health services • Counseling for adults, children & the family unit • Supervised programs for children
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Restoration-Transition to Self Sufficiency • Provide re-training opportunities • Facilitate transition to other programs when determined The Path no longer effectively meets goals & needs • Facilitate transition to healthy support systems & self-sufficient living
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The Vision As the needs of our region continue to grow, the leadership of The Path believes the overall strategic plan must include the present and future needs of homeless families, as well as single parents and their children.
The Path’s new Family Rescue Mission will be key to our community. We believe that an undertaking such as this capital campaign must not be entered into lightly. Wise stewardship is of utmost importance to the leadership of The Path.
Shattered families are healed and restored for future generations
The Path’s Board has approved the following: A goal of $3.3M is established to purchase and renovate the facility that will house families and single parents with children. The duration of the campaign shall be from January 2015 through July 2017. 10
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The Facility
Floor Plan
Counsel Room
Chapel /
Families
Meeting / Training (Multipurpose)
Staff
Families
Families
Office
Garden
Women’s Program
Emergency
Dining /Restaurant
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Courtyard
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Men’s Program
Playground
Table of Gifts
Project Budget PROJECT BUDGET
$3.3 Million Capital Campaign # of Gifts Needed
Amount
Total
1
$500,000
$500,000
Renovations
$ 475,000
1
$250,000
$250,000
Contingency
$ 200,000
3
$100,000
$300,000
8
$75,000
$600,000
Start Up
$ 600,000
10
$50,000
$500,000
12
$25,000
$300,000
16
$15,000
$240,000
20
$10,000
$200,000
24
$5,000
$120,000
30
$3,000
$90,000
50
$1,000
$50,000
60
$500
$30,000
100
$300
$30,000
600
$150
$90,000
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Purchase of motel building
$1,185,000
Projects Farm equipment
$ 50,000
Renovate existing buildings
$ 250,000
Transitional housing
$ 500,000
Endowment
$ 100,000
Administration/Fundraising
$ 250,000
CAMPAIGN TOTAL
$3,310,000
$3,300,000
This table provides a reference point from which to measure progress in the campaign. As with the other charts, these are guidelines and not to be taken as absolutes. Each campaign has unique attributes affected by the organization’s culture, donor relations and the nature of the cause. 14
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Leadership Board
History Established in 1999, The Path is a privately funded 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and relies almost entirely upon the private donations of the Citrus and Marion County communities to run its programs. Since opening its doors, The Path has sheltered over 1,500 men, women and their children. 1997 - Founder and Executive Director DuWayne Sipper began sharing the vision for a biblically-based shelter and lifetransforming addiction recovery program for homeless with local churches and organizations. 1999 - An existing local prison ministry with an established 501-c-3 voted to dissolve and turn over the non-profit By Laws, Articles of Incorporation, and existing funds to The Path with DuWayne Sipper as Executive Director. 2000 - The Path Shelter Bargain Store was opened in Inverness, FL to raise funds and awareness. 2001 - The shelter had its official grand opening in Beverly Hills, located in Citrus County, FL. Two adjacent houses were acquired-- one to house up to 6 men and the other to house up to 6 women and their children. Churches, individuals, and organizations remodeled and furnished these houses. Volunteer staff was trained. A detached garage was renovated to serve as a multi-purpose office for case management, life-skills programs, classes and other functions. 2005 - The Path was loaned 10 acres of land to grow pesticides-free vegetables, with an additional 5 acres loaned 5 years later. This farm continues to provide healthy food for both the shelter and local community, plus supervised “work therapy” to help with improving physical health and addiction recovery.
CAMPAIGN STEERING COMMITTEE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
BONNIE RYBAK, Retired educator, Citrus Co. Schools CHRIS NAST, CFP, ChFC, CRPC, Ameriprise Financial DR JAY NEWCOMER, Owner, Beverly Hills Eye Clinic DR JOHN RODGERS, Retired educator
CONNIE LOBEL - PRESIDENT
IRIS RODGERS, Retired educator ERIN REY, Business leader GREGG MACKLER, President, Homosassa Printing KEN SWADE, Professor & businessman MICHAEL HALL, President/CEO, Nature Coast EMS PAUL PERREGAUX, Retired banker MARGARET WESTON, Thrivent Financial Associate PETER DETTMAN, Intercessor
2007 - The Path Shelter Bargain Store moved to its current location in Lecanto, FL and provides a supervised “work therapy” program for men and women at the shelter.
STUART GREEN - VICE PRESIDENT
Acct Manager, Document Technologies
LES COOK, CFA - TREASURER
Citrus County Property Appraiser
MARIA CONVERSE - SECRETARY
Part-time teacher and church secretary
DICK WINDLE
Retired general contractor
AFFILIATIONS
2010 - The Path acquired another adjacent house for sheltering up to 6 more men. For sustainability, a Farm Co-op was started in response to community demand so that locally-grown food was available to residents nearly year round. Also in 2010, The Path of Marion County was established with the opening of Path Bargains, a clothing thrift store in Dunnellon. The objective was to partner with feeding organizations in Marion County and eventually operate a rescue mission south of Ocala.
LEADERSHIP TEAM
2011 - The Path acquired 2 more adjacent houses. One was dedicated to expanding addiction recovery bed space for up to 6 more men and the other to program operations, client services and case management.
KATHRYN SIPPER
2013 - The Path acquired a sixth adjacent house for executive administration, development, finance, board activities and donor relations.
DR JOHN R FRANK, CFRE
2015 - Over 26,400 meals were served at The Path’s rescue mission and over 8,800 bed-nights of shelter provided. Two additional leased houses provide a transitional living program for up to 4 men each. The Path’s Farm produced over 11,000 lb. of pesticides-free food for the shelter and community. In partnership with local Rotary clubs, 10 additional acres of land in another part of Citrus County were planted with fruit trees to expand sources of locally-grown food.
VP Loan Officer, Brannen Bank
ASSOCIATION OF GOSPEL RESCUE MISSIONS (AGRM)
DUWAYNE SIPPER Executive Director
EVANGELICAL COUNCIL FOR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY (ECFA) MID FLORIDA HOMELESS COALITION
Campaign Director/Director of Development
President, The Frank Group
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Endorsements
SHERIFF JEFF DAWSY
Citrus County Sheriff’s Office We are very grateful for the work The Path continues to do in our community. Working together, we can help those less fortunate than ourselves one step at a time.
RALPH MASULLO, MD
Suncoast Dermatology and Skin Surgery Center Homelessness is perhaps one of the worst conditions of poverty because it robs the individual of their sense of belonging. By providing a shelter and food for those less fortunate, The Path is taking the first step to combat poverty in our community. They go even further by providing vocational rehabilitation and spiritual guidance to their residents. I endorse their efforts and hope you will join me in supporting their current program and future expansion.
DOUGLAS ALEXANDER SR.
Pastor, The New Church Without Walls We appreciably endorse all the work The Path has done and continues to do, and we are very grateful for the partnership as we provide services to Citrus and Marion Counties.
RAY CORTESE
Pastor, Seven Rivers Presbyterian Church Homelessness breaks God’s heart, thus I’m so thankful for the ministry of The Path which gives real help and hope to the homeless. 18
DOUG LOBEL
President, Thanksgiving Feeding Alliance of Citrus County I first became involved with The Path’s rescue mission for our community’s homeless back in 2002, shortly after I moved to Citrus County. I met DuWayne Sipper through Rotary and became interested in what he was doing to increase the ability of The Path to serve more homeless men, women and their children. I have witnessed The Path’s growth over the years, and the ability to serve the community significantly more by helping to take in those down on their luck for a variety of reasons, developing their faith in God, and showing men and women how to put their lives back together. Now DuWayne Sipper and the current Board of Directors, including my wife as Board President, are working towards expanding the services of The Path even more by purchasing a facility to house families together without having to split them up due to the space constraints of their current facilities. I would urge you to consider supporting this effort financially. We, the residents of Citrus County, can make this happen with our donations and support-- no matter how great or how small. Please join my wife and I in making a donation to The Path’s Family Rescue Mission campaign! 19
The Path
PO Box 3024 Inverness, FL 34451 Administration: 31 S Melbourne St Beverly Hills, FL 34465 352-527-6500 | www.PathOfCitrus.org
The FAMILY RESCUE MISSION CAMPAIGN of The Path