Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc.

Providing safe, affordable housing with support to members of our community who live with mental illness

January 1, 2023

NH Business Review Staff,

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Mission Statement:

Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. provides decent, safe, affordable housing with support to members of our community who live with mental illness. We are guided by the following principle beliefs:

Recovery from mental illness is possible.
It is essential to our success as a housing provider that we be respectful, are accessible and remain interested in our tenants.
In order to successfully fulfill our mission, we must be accountable to our tenants and partners.
We must share our talents and resources to promote our mission for people living with behavioral health challenges.

Top Funding Sources:

Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. and affiliates earn over 50% of its annual revenue from Medicaid through our collaboration with Riverbend CMHC. Over 25% is earned from HUD in the form of rental subsidies. Room and board from tenants, grants and other income make up the remainder.

Year Established: 1966

Employees: 14 full time

Annual Revenue: $1,584,660

Service Locations:

Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. owns and operates seven buildings housing 63 individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness in the greater Concord area.

Contact:

Herbert Carpenter
Executive Director
36 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301
603-225-1767
www.fellowshiphousing.org

2023 Goals:

Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. administration and board of directors collaborated and agreed on the following strategic goals through 2025:

to diversify our revenue stream and programs in order to support our deeper mission impact and long-term sustainability.
to increase capacity to support the growing needs of the community with decent, safe and alternative housing options.
to develop and grow resources in order to better support resident needs and gain recognition as a leader in the field of affordable housing.
to develop and nurture a strong team at all levels of the organization and become known as an employer of choice.

Fundraising Events:

Once again we will partner with Red River Theater in Concord, NH, as the venue for our Third Annual Movie and Panel Discussion Event. In 2022, we viewed part of the movie “Ernie and Joe: Crisis Cops,” and community partners joined us for a discussion on crisis intervention with individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness. Plans are underway for our annual 5K, which will take place in the Fall of 2023. We will team up with Intown Concord by adding the Home Run 5K as a precursor to their Halloween Howl event.

Giving Opportunities:

Our primary financial giving opportunity is to support the expansion of our housing units either through acquisition or renovation. Giving to our endowment fund with NH Charitable Foundation insures that our core services of housing and support will be sustained in the future. Our Hope Chest was established in memory of a long-term employee for a resident of our Licensed Community Residence to assist specifically in activities, which will engage and integrate the resident into community living. Giving Tuesday donations are used to purchase gifts for the holidays for all of our residents, so no one is forgotten during that season.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Fellowship Housing Opportunities, Inc. works with volunteers to serve on its board of directors. Current term limits are three years with the opportunity to renew once to serve another three-year term after which the volunteer must take at least one year off. Additionally, we work with volunteers for our fundraising events which include our Annual Home Run 5K and our Annual Movie and Panel Discussion Event. There also exists volunteer opportunities to assist or lead a program event with residents such as a craft project, cooking project or a teaching lesson to assist with activities for daily living.