GOODWIN HOUSE FOUNDATION

THROUGH AN INCREDIBLE OUTPOURING OF GENEROSITY, WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE $604,965 IN FUNDING FOR TEAM MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. (PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.) WE ALSO PROVIDED AN ADDITIONAL $201,859 FOR WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING PROVIDING THE SALARY AND BENEFITS OF OUR PEOPLE ENGAGEMENT MANAGER POSITION, WHO, WITH A SOCIAL WORK BACKGROUND, SUPPORTS OUR TEAM MEMBERS WITH RESOURCES AND MANAGES OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND COORDINATES OUR INTERNAL LEADERSHIP EDUCATION PROGRAM.SOME OF THE TEAM MEMBER SUPPORT CAME IN TUITION ASSISTANCE GRANTS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES. ($184,364 FUNDED 73 STUDENTS IN THEIR ED26+UCATIONAL JOURNEYS. ALSO, WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT AGAIN A COHORT OF TEAM MEMBERS FOR THE ADVANCED CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANCE CAREER LADDER INITIATIVE WHICH HELPED THEM GAIN IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND ADVANCED CERTIFICATION. WE HELPED TO SUPPORT NEW NURSES IN OUR INNOVATIVE NURSING PATHWAYS PROGRAM. WE OFFERED AGAIN THIS YEAR ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS TO RECEIVE SUPPORT FOR THEIR HIGHER EDUCATION. 63 CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN OF TEAM MEMBERS RECEIVED GRANTS OF $500-$1,000 EACH TO EASE THE BURDEN OF EDUCATIONAL COSTS FOR A TOTAL OF $42,000. THIS BENEFIT WAS RECEIVED EXTREMELY WELL IN OUR COMMUNITY BECAUSE MANY OF OUR TEAM MEMBERS HAVE COMPLETED THEIR FORMAL EDUCATION YET HAVE A STRONG DESIRE TO SUPPORT THEIR OWN CHILDREN THROUGH COLLEGE.OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS WERE USED TO PROVIDE FOR THE U.S. CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION FEE PROGRAM SUPPORTING 26 OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS AND 10 OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS, TOTALING $30,688. WE ALSO PROVIDED COURSE MATERIALS FOR OUR RESIDENT TUTORS WHO HELP OUR TEAM MEMBERS PREPARE FOR THEIR NATURALIZATION TEST AND INTERVIEW. WE BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PROGRAM GIVEN THAT ONE IN FOUR OF OUR STAFF MEMBERS ARE FOREIGN BORN AND MANY WISH TO PURSUE US CITIZENSHIP, BUT ARE HINDERED BY THE HIGH COST IN FEES. OUT OF THIS PROGRAM, WE ALSO OFFERED FUNDING FOR DACA, WORK PERMIT AND GREEN CARD RENEWAL FEES. GIVEN THE HIGH COST OF LIVING IN OUR AREA, MANY MEMBERS OF OUR TEAM EXPERIENCE SEVERE UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. WE OFFERED $136,902 FOR EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO 65 TEAM MEMBERS. THESE GRANTS HELPED TEAM MEMBERS WITH OVERDUE MEDICAL BILLS, UNEXPECTED CAR REPAIRS, AND ASSISTANCE WITH RENT UNDER DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS ASSISTANCE PROVIDED COMFORT TO THOSE IN NEED AND ALLOWED THEM TO CONTINUE SERVING ALONGSIDE OUR RESIDENTS WITH DIGNITY AND THEIR EXCEPTIONAL STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND COMPASSION. WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR MEMBERS OF THE GRANTS COMMITTEE WHICH VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME ON A WEEKLY BASIS TO EVALUATE AND REVIEW GRANT APPLICATIONS. THEIR DILIGENCE AND SUPPORT HELP US TO OFFER A FAIR AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO REVIEWING THE FINANCIAL GRANT APPLICATIONS. NEW THIS PAST YEAR IS THE TRUIST FINANCIAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENT THAT ASKS ALL GRANTEES TO COMPLETE AT LEAST THREE MODULES OF THE TRUIST FINANCIAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM. IN DOING SO, THE TEAM MEMBERS LEARN TO SET UP A BUDGET AND SAVE FOR EMERGENCIES AS A MINIMUM, AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE MANY ASPECTS OF FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND GROWTH.THROUGH THE ANDERSON FUND AND OTHER RESTRICTED FUNDS, THE FOUNDATION WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE $4,511 IN STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT FOR 5 TEAM MEMBERS. WE FUNDED THE STIPENDS OF OVER 40 HIGHSCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTERNS WITH CLOSE TO $50,000. THESE INTERNS HAD VALUABLE EXPERIENCES THAT PROVIDED THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WITNESS THE STRONG CULTURE OF BELONGING AND COMMUNITY AT OUR ORGANIZATION AND ALSO TO LEARN ABOUT THE FIELD OF SENIOR LIVING. AFTER COMPLETION OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, WHERE THEY WERE PAIRED WITH RESIDENT MENTORS, MANY SAID THEY WANTED TO PURSUE A CAREER IN SENIOR LIVING, AND SOME WANTED TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT WITH GOODWIN LIVING WHEN THEY FINISHED SCHOOL! WE HAVE WON THREE ANNUAL AWARDS FOR THE EXCELLENCE IN OUR INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. ALSO, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE 15 OF THE INTERNS SO FAR!WE ALSO STARTED A NEW BENEFIT THIS YEAR FOR OUR CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS. WE OFFERED STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT AT THE SAME LEVEL OF TUITION BENEFITS. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL FOR OUR CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS GIVEN THAT THE AVERAGE PERSON HAD A STUDENT LOAN DEBT OF OVER $130,000! BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY OF OUR DONORS, WE WERE ABLE TO OFFER $89,244 IN LOAN REPAYMENT FOR 22 CLINICAL TEAM MEMBERS.