Travel through time with us!
Each section’s title will take you to our weekly emails that follow Partners in Housings’ journey from 1991 to 2021. Enjoy!
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Partners in Housing Gets It’s Start!
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Catching up with founding board members, Doug Carter and Chris Acker
Doug Carter: "I remember we started with five families. Apartments in Colorado Springs were 12% vacant, so they were experiencing their own economic hardships. But that vacancy is what allowed for some owners to say, yea, we've got a vacant in the corner, we got so many vacant, we're happy to give you one. So those five apartments are what we started with, with five families. Now you're over 100 families being served [a year]. Over 30 years, 4,000 families, 10,000 children..."
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Disney releases Beauty and the Beast. The film goes on to become the first animated film ever nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture!
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Our First Property Acquisition!
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Partner Family Success Story: Suleeta
"Partners in Housing literally came to the rescue... As a single mother with three children, words cannot express how much Partners in Housing's help touched my heart at a time when things seemed dark and hopeless. Because of the acts of caring and kindness, I gained the confidence and the motivation I needed to forge ahead. Partners in Housing helped me believe in myself."
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CDs surpass cassette tapes as the preferred medium for recorded music.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour embarked on its first mission
- Whitney Houston sets a then-record with “I Will Always Love You” staying at no. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 14 weeks.
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Meet Retired Colonel Richard Conn, Partners in Housing’s First Executive Director!
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Partners in Housing employees moved into the first office space separate from Catholic Charities in 1993, on the grounds of the old Marian House Soup Kitchen.
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Partners in Housing developed its first logo in 1993!
- The first “Got Milk?” ad runs.
- Jurassic Park is the most popular film.
- 60 Minutes (CBS) is the top TV Show.
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Partners in Housing acquires five HUD Homes!
As Partners in Housing continued to develop the strategy for long-term success, we were able to purchase five single-family homes from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)!
- Beanie Baby mania begins!
- Forrest Gump, The Lion King, and Angels in the Outfield are popular movies.
- Michael and Jessica are favorite baby names
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From Program Graduate to Board President, a letter from Chelley Gardner-Smith
"Alice Henderson, my Partners in Housing case manager, sat across from me at my kitchen table. She said, “This is only a season of your life.” How meaningful those words were to me then, and how I needed to hear them. She told me she believed in me and my family and that we would get through this time. And we did, thanks to Partners in Housing. That was many years ago, but I can still feel all the feelings deep inside. Fear, dread, worry, but also, I felt hope. I had been involved in my church for over a decade, but when things got extremely hard, it was the people at Partners in Housing who intervened. They started as strangers, but now, I know them as life-long friends. They changed our lives. "
- Titanic is the most popular film and Seinfeld is the top TV show.
- Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to ever win the Masters History of Golf.
- The Denver Broncos defeat the Green Bay Packers to win their first Super Bowl!
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Partners in Housing moved FOUR homes in 24 hours to be used for our transitional housing program!
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Another Acquisition- five more apartments for Partners in Housing families!
- Basketball legend Michael Jordan announces his first retirement from the NBA.
- Bucket hats, wedge sandals, and blue eyeshadow are fashionable looks!
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Partners in Housing acquires 60 units for low-income households in Colorado Springs!
These units are utilized today for Partners in Housing’s Affordable Housing program. Based on income, ranging from 30% Area Median Income (AMI) to 80% AMI, these units are restricted to ensure they are housing community members who qualify for the reduced rental rates. Households also never pay more than 30% of their income.
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Michael and Madison are favorite baby names.
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Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, launches.
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Kelly Clarkson wins the first season of American Idol.
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AOL announces it has over 28 million members and AOL.com is the most popular website.
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Partners in Housing acquires the local Embers Restaurant and Inn!
This was a very popular location for Colorado Springs residents in the 1950s. The building came equipped with a large, commercial kitchen, and expanded our housing inventory by 25 units!
- Lord of the Rings: The Return of The King wins 11 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Song, Best Visual Effects, and Best Costume Design.
- Apple launches iTunes and sells one million songs during the first week.
- Basketball legend Michael Jordan retires. He played for the Chicago Bulls and Washington Wizards for 15 seasons.
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A remarkable collaboration- FOUR new homes!
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Catching up with Bob and Scott of Robert Scott General Contracting/Robert Scot Custom Homes- in this 5 minute interview, you’ll hear about how the ball got rolling on HomeAid’s first Colorado Springs project as well as Bob’s many years as a volunteer with Partners in Housing as a Budget Counselor!
"As I recall, most of the guys donated all their time -- and I think we had a number back then between 3 and $400,000 that we saved in labor costs for the project. So we brought those in at what I thought was a very good price for you guys."
- Google introduces the free email service Gmail
- Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from a Harvard dorm room
- The yellow Livestrong wristband is set up by American cyclist Lance Armstrong
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Partners in Housing acquires six NEW 3-Bedroom Homes!
Over the past fifteen years, 86 families (consisting of 346 adults and children), have lived in these homes and spent time developing new skills, acquiring new resources, and building upon their own strengths to break the cycle of homelessness. We are so proud of the hard work put in by each family and their achievements in moving on to self-sufficiency!
- Apple introduces the first-generation iPhone
- Barack Obama is elected president and becomes the first African American to hold office
- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt wins three gold medals and breaks three world records at the Beijing Olympics
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Q&A: Meet Frank Stampf, Partners in Housing’s New Executive Director
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Partners in Housing moves to The Myron Stratton Home Consortium and acquires TWELVE New Apartments!
- Apple introduces the first-generation iPhone
- Barack Obama is elected president and becomes the first African American to hold office
- Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt wins three gold medals and breaks three world records at the Beijing Olympics
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GPR Properties II Acquires Bentley Commons!
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Partners in Housing hosts a benefit concert with the Colorado Springs Chorale!
- Chesley Sullenberger safely lands US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River. The accomplishment is now known as the “Miracle on the Hudson”.
- Uber, a ride-sharing service is founded in San Francisco by Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp.
- “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas is the top song.
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Partner Success Spotlight: Roxanne Novak
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Can’t stop, won’t stop! Partners in Housing was able to acquire 14 apartment units!
- Instagram, the photo and video-sharing social network is born.
- Toy Story 3 is the most popular film and American Idol is the top TV show.
- A series of winter storms labeled “Snowmageddon” blanket the east coast with up to 40 inches of snow in less than 1 week.
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Moving Forward While Giving Back
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Mary Stegner was named as the new Executive Director!
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Volunteers Drive Donation Center Expansion!
• Internet slang words “OMG” and “LOL” are added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
• The Top Song is Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepson.
• Hurricane Sandy — also known as “Superstorm Sandy” — brings significant wind and flood damage to the U.S., Jamaica, Cuba, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, and the Bahamas.
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Partners in Housing redesigns the landscape on one of our properties!
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The Visionaries Reunite! Founding & Early Board Members, Staff, and Community Member Reunion Celebration
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Sharon’s Success Story!
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Partners in Housing is invited to participate in the Housing Colorado NOW Conference Design Charette.
• The “Ice Bucket Challenge” supporting the ALS Association takes the nation by storm. This viral challenge increased annual funding for ALS research by 187 percent. The research facilitated important discoveries like five genes that contribute to the disease.
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Partners in Housing celebrates 25 years of service to the Pikes Peak Region!
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Video: 25 years of Serving Families in Need
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Housing and Beyond
• Broadway musical Hamilton wins 11 Tony awards.
• Bottled water surpasses carbonated soft drinks in sales for the first time.
• The Denver Broncos are named Super Bowl champs!
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We had some major renovations at the Colorado House! Partners in Housing expanded the dining hall, created a community kitchen, and switched up the layout of our classes so families could more effectively participate in life skills workshops.
• America is treated to the first total solar eclipse in 99 years!
• American actress Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry at a ceremony in Windsor Castle.
• The film Black Panther’s $202 million opening weekend is the fifth-highest of all time and best ever for a February release.
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Partners in Housing updates our mission statement!
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The Family Solutions Collaborative is developed
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Getting creative in the age of COVID
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The BIG Reveal!
- The U.S. Women’s soccer team makes history by winning the World Cup in France with a victory over the Netherlands.
- On January 21, 2020, the CDC confirms the first case of coronavirus in the US.
- Netflix’s Tiger King dominates the beginning of quarantine.
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Partners in Housing unveils three newly renovated units on the Myron Stratton Grounds for families in our transitional housing program
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Cheers to 30 years!
- In March of 2021, the Ever Given became wedged in the Suez Canal, bringing one of the world’s busiest trade routes to a grinding halt.
- Friends: The Reunion arrives on screens in May and gives everyone a dose of nostalgia.
- At the 2021 Grammy’s, Beyonce breaks the record of most Grammys awards won by a female artist, and Korean group BTS makes history as the first Kpop group to be nominated for a Grammy.
Thank you for traveling back in time with us!
