Announcing Our Strategic Plan

Our Strategic Plan is the result of a year’s worth of collaborative effort managed by The Spark Mill. Informed by 291 key external stakeholders, as well as clients, staff, and board, our strategic plan outlines our goals that will guide our work over the next three years.

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Looking Ahead with Confidence

A word from our Executive Director. Looking back on 2022 and all that we accomplished together. Looking, with confidence, toward the year ahead. “Every person, every child, deserves the basic dignity of a home, and together, we will ensure this happens in the year ahead.”

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Board Member Spotlight: Laura Grosvenor

We are honored to have the support from board members like Laura Grosvenor. Laura reflected on what makes her proud to be part of the work at Miriam’s House: "Miriam’s House keeps evolving to meet the needs of the community. Each year they add additional programs to help reach more in the community who are experiencing homelessness." We sat down with Laura to learn more about her impact and commitment to Miriam's House.

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Key Member Spotlight: Andy Flint

Meet Key Member and long-time friend to Miriam’s House, Andy Flint! We have so valued the support of Andy and his company, LG Flint, over the years. Read on to learn about how Andy has been a part of MIriam’s House since the beginning, even before we opened our doors on Magnolia Street in 1994! In addition to all the ways he has supported our work over the years, we were thrilled to have Andy join The Key, our community of monthly givers, last year. We reached out to Andy to learn more about him and his generous commitment to support our work to end homelessness through his ongoing gifts.

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Key Member Spotlight: Charlottesville Ballet

Emily Hartka and the Charlottesville Ballet have been such wonderful friends to Miriam’s House for many years. Emily gives in honor of the Charlottesville Ballet, and her advocacy, generosity, and impact means so much to us. We reached out to Emily to learn more about her and why she is committed to our mission to ending homelessness.

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Spotlight on a Team Member: Sarah Fuentes

For more than four years, Sarah Fuentes has worked as the Homeless System Coordinator at Miriam’s House. We interviewed her to give you the chance to get to know a bit more about Sarah and the work that she does every day in pursuit of our mission to end homelessness.

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Key Member Spotlight: Brittney George

Meet Brittney George—long-time volunteer, advocate, supporter AND one of our newest Key Members! We reached out to learn more about her and her generous commitment to support our work to end homelessness through her ongoing gifts.

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2021 Annual Report

2021 was a year of extremes—incredible challenges and incredible accomplishments. We are immensely proud of our work and are excited to share these accomplishments with you! Together, we are changing lives for the most vulnerable in our community.

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Key Member Spotlight: Robbie O'Cain

Meet Robbie O’Cain—long-time volunteer, advocate, AND our newest Key Member! We reached out to learn more about him and his generous commitment to support our work to end homelessness through his ongoing gifts.

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Ending Homelessness is Possible

A word from our Executive Director. Looking back on 2021 and looking toward the year ahead: “Ending homelessness is possible. We know that the solutions to homelessness are housing along with supportive services tailored to individual needs. No child, no person, should be without a home.”

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Key Member Spotlight: Samantha Carter

Meet one of our newest Key members who joined our unstoppable community of monthly givers in November. We have a big goal to reach 100 Key Members by the end of 2021, and we are so close. Samantha is not only helping us get one step closer to our goal but, more importantly, is helping to ensure that everyone in our community has a safe place to call home.

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Board Member Spotlight: Michael Gillette

We are honored to have the support from board members like Michael Gillette. Regarding his board service, Michael shared: "The work is so important, the staff is so talented and dedicated, and the impact on the community is so transformative that I was happy to assist the organization in any way that I could." We sat down with Michael to learn more about his impact and commitment to Miriam's House.

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Key Member Spotlight: Carolyn & Dave Briggs

Carolyn & Dave Briggs joined “The Key”, our incredible group of monthly supporters, at the start of this year. The generosity of individuals like the Briggs makes our work possible. We reached out to Carolyn and Dave to learn more about them and their commitment to ending homelessness in this community.

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New (to us) Program Launch

CHIA is a homeless hotline that serves the entire region by providing quick and helpful assistance for households facing a housing crisis. After several years of being housed at other agencies, CHIA was brought in-house this past July.

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Key Member Spotlight: Debi Martin

Since 2017, Debi has provided monthly financial support for our work to end homelessness! Last year, we formed “The Key, our group of monthly givers to better recognize community members like Debi who truly make our work possible. We reached out to Debi to learn more about her and her generosity and commitment over the years to ending homelessness in this community.

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Spotlight on a Team Member: Tashama Woodberry

For the past four years, Tashama Woodberry has worked as a Housing Locator in our Community First program. We sat down with Tashama to get to know a bit more about her and the work that she does every day in pursuit of our mission to end homelessness.

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Key Member Spotlight: Weegie & Carl Miller

Since 2014, Emily (better know as “Weegie”) & Carl Miller have provided monthly financial support for our work to end homelessness! We reached out to Weegie and Carl to learn more about them and their commitment over the years to ending homelessness in this community.

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