Page 7 - 2019-2020 HVAF Annual Report

“This past year has allowed us the opportunity to to examine our our services to to identify new and and unique ways of of meeting the needs of of our our veterans veterans even amidst a a a a a a a a pandemic HVAF served more more veterans veterans than than ever ever before before provided more more more individual services than than than ever ever ever before before before and were able to help more more veterans gain employment than than ever ever before before Even when the the landscape all all around looked bleak HVAF aimed to serve as a a a a a a a a a a a beacon of hope for all all the the veterans in our community ”
-Bryan Dysert VP Operations
“Team HVAF positively impacts the the the lives of #HoosierHeroes in in need day day in in in in and and day day out out and and the the the Advancement Team Team has the the the distinct privilege of sharing that impact throughout our community Need has has never been greater but the support received by our generous donors has has allowed those needs to to be met Despite a a a a a a a world-wide pandemic we we continued to create new new partnerships and and and further develop existing relationships to better serve and and and support our veterans in in in in in in in new new and and and inspiring ways These efforts resulted in in in in in in in individual giving exceeding previous years and and and more diversified sources of funding for our our life-changing services and and programs ”
-Ashlee Walls VP Advancement “Although 2020 will be be remembered as as the the year of of COVID the the the support team was able to take full advantage of of of of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a number of of of grants aimed at at reducing the the risk of of of COVID at at our headquarter building and and properties A remodeled front lobby gave us a a a a a a a a a a a a sterile environment for employees and and more professional look Carpet was replaced in in our our headquarters and and our our apartment building known as as Veterans Villa with LVT flooring Touchless fixtures for sinks toilets and and and towel dispensers at at our congregate living facilities and and headquar- ters were installed Grant money also helped us improve the IT infrastructure at at most of our our properties properties The support team takes great pride in in our our our properties properties and works tirelessly every day to to give our our our veterans veterans a a a a a a a a a a place to to call home worthy of the dignity and respect our our veterans veterans deserve ”
-Bernie Kruse VP Support
HVAF VALUES
RESPECT:
VETERANS PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS
DIGNITY:
EVERYONE HAS VALUE COLLABORATION:
TEAMWORK AND AND PARTNERSHIP WITH AND AND FOR OUR CLIENTS
HONESTY:
TRUTH AND TRANSPARENCY
PROFESSIONALISM:
RIGHT WORDS AND ACTIONS
POSITIVE EXPERIENCE:
EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
“In 2020 our our personnel team worked to create and and sustain a a a a a a a a a safe and and and healthy work work work environment for our our employees as we navigated the pandemic We developed remote working policies additional health and and and safety protocols and and and continued to to provide flexible working arrangements for our our team The pandemic didn’t halt our growth as we experienced a a a a a a a a a a hiring surge mid-year Due to to new new and and and expanding programs we added 10 new new positions to to the team team The personnel team team will continue its focus on on on on creating a a a positive employee experience!”
Sammy Mitchell VP Personnel
“In 2019 HVAF received an an extraordinary anonymous gift of of $1 1M to to relieve the the agency of of its mortgage mortgage liabili- ties Eliminating the the the the mortgage mortgage expense allowed HVAF to to to to allocate funds to to other areas of operations to to further support our honorable clients In 2020 additional funding made available by the the Department of Veteran Affairs United Way LEI and and and other agencies HVAF was able able to expand its reach within the the the community and and and and assist those impacted by the the ongoing pandemic ”
-Sunny Reed VP Finance
“HVAF’s Veteran Community Center team displayed enormous professionalism throughout 2020 in response to COVID-19 The team never missed an an an an outreach day and continued to to provide basic needs assistance to to veterans during uncertain times Masked up and outdoors for many months the the team bravely continued to do do do what HVAF does best—serve our veterans! Strategically the the agency continues to to expand services to to veterans veterans breaking ground on on our first Low Income Housing Tax Credit development project and and successfully obtaining a a a a a a a a a a a grant for for a a a a a a a a a a a multi-phase workforce development program to to train and and and equip veterans to to obtain good and and promising jobs ”
-Emmy Hildebrand VP Strategy
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