Home Sweet Home Ministries provides food, shelter, and programs to help the hungry, homeless, and hurting in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. In 2014, they provided over 29,000 nights of shelter and over 117,000 meals. They also offer programs to help with job skills, health, finances, and community building. The organization is supported by donations, grants, retail stores, and over 37,000 hours of volunteer work.

1.
Mission Home Sweet Home
Vision To be a ministry
[Cap-a-bil-ity]: noun.
the quality of being capable; capacity; ability.
"By giving individuals a chance to develop their own
capacity, they build on the capability that exists
within themselves."
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conduct that exhibits self-respect; worthiness.
"Individuals have the opportunity to support
themselves and experience dignity in the process."
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the quality of being fair or impartial; fairness.
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the core of what we do."
Ministries serves Christ by providing
food, shelter and hope to the hungry,
homeless and hurting.
of refuge and renewal powered by
Jesus Christ.

2.
Dear Friends,
God is good all the time. All the time God is good. Our theme at Home Sweet Home Ministries in
2014 was “Celebrating God’s Good Gifts” and we had much to celebrate.
We celebrate the gift of proclaiming God’s great love for all humankind and the many opportunities
God gave us to share God’s love with our brothers and sisters.
We celebrate the partnerships in our ministry: partnerships among service participants, employees,
volunteers, churches, community organizations, and supporters.
We celebrate God’s provision as we provided 29,402 nights of shelter to homeless men, women,
and children, and 117,402 meals to hungry people.
We celebrate God’s gift of renewed lives, experienced through case management, counseling, and
classes at the Billy Shelper Center, Bridge of Hope program, HSHRenew, Mobile Health Project,
Bread for Life Food Co-op, and Faith and Finances classes.
In 2015 we continue to celebrate God’s goodness while we embrace a new theme of Reaching Out
and Reaching Up. We will reach out to our surrounding community, strengthen current
partnerships and form new partnerships. We will reach up, stretching ourselves and helping our
neighbors stretch to become the people that God created us all to be.
In 2015 we will begin offering Jobs for Life classes in Lincoln. We will offer additional dates and
sites for the Mobile Health Project. We will implement an advisory board for the Bread for Life
Food Co-op. We will offer classes to co-op members and provide training for other organizations
that wish to establish a food co-op. On April 27 – 29 we will host Robert Lupton, the author of
Toxic Charity. We will hold our second annual Run for Hope on March 29 and our first annual
“Night in a Car” on March 27. We will expand our recycling efforts, particularly of textiles.
Please join us as together we strive to fulfill our mission of serving Christ by providing food, shelter,
and hope to people who are hungry, homeless, and hurting.
Thank you for your faithful support of Home Sweet Home Ministries through your prayers, gifts,
and service.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Pullin
Chief Executive Officer

3. Home Sweet Home Ministries
Leadership
Board Members
Phil Sauder, President
Robert Beerup, Secretary
Tammy Carcasson
Kathy Case
John Hoekstra
Kevin Huette
Nathan Masters
Dean Messinger
Travis Norris
Kimberly Pfeifer
Erik Prenzler
Mitch Stebel
Wes Wright
Executive Team
Mary Ann Pullin
Chief Executive Officer
Matt Burgess
Chief Operating Officer
Steve Darst
Chief Financial Officer
Home Sweet Home Ministries
303 E. Oakland Avenue
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone: (309) 828-7356
Our Location:
Visit us at: hshministries.org

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What our clients are saying...
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"Ihavefound
new
friendsand
lifeagain."
"I was given peace
of mind."
"The staff is
extrem
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"Ifeltsafeagain."
"Iamgratefulforthisplace."
Experiencing
Hope
I was treated with kindness,
respect & care by the staff.
29,402 nights
of shelter
Demographic
of residents
59% were men
41% were women
24% were
under 18 years
44% of the individuals we
served had never stayed
in a shelter before
12% were veterans
38% of the women
we served had
experienced abuse
Giving Hope to the Homeless
Billy Shelper Center:

5.
How can I help Home
Sweet Home Ministries?
Shareourstorywithothers.
DonateYourFinancialResources.
Volunteeryourtime.
Our message of hope is nearly 100 years old
here at HSHM. But we need your voice to help
others learn more about who we are and where
we are going as an organization and a
community. We are available to speak to your
group about how they can connect to HomeSweet Home.
Donating to Home Sweet Home is easy. You
can visit donate.hshministries.org and make a
contribution. You can support us regularly
through monthly giving. You can also consider
Home Sweet Home Ministries in your
estate planning.
You or your group can connectwith Home Sweet Home byvolunteering your time. Visit the Get
Involved section of our web site tocomplete an application and getstarted today.
Advocate
Donate
Participate
Meals served in 2014:
117,402
Active members in the
Bread for Life Co-op:
354
Giving Hope to the Hungry
Of the 117,402 breakfast, lunch and dinner
meals served in 2014:
God be with everyone who provided us this delicious meal.
Businesses that donated
food regularly:
Midwest Food Bank
Red Lobster
Panera
Outback Steakhouse
Avanti's
LaGondola
Great Harvest Bread
Olive Garden
Pizza Hut
Papa Murphy's
Bloomington-Normal
Marriott
Bob Evans
Schnucks
Mrs. Field's Cookies
Sweet Temptations
Edible Arrangements
Sugar Mama Bakery
Moe's Southwest Grill
Fresh Market
Denny's Doughnuts &
Bakery
1,134 meals were served on Thanksgiving & Christmas Day.
15,500 were served to non-residents.
The Dining Center:

6. Individual Donations
$1,244,595
Retail Operations
$1,141,822
Financials:
Giving Hope through Restoration
Programs 77%
Management &
General 14%
Fundraising 9%
34%
37%
Miscellaneous
Grants
In-kind gifts
Bequests
Churches & Companies
Revenue
Highlights
$56,365
$309,230
$359,230
$190,874
$52,192
Four local churches are a part of our Bridge of Hope
program. Bridge of Hope helps empower homeless
single mothers and children in our town through a
ministry of friendship.
Faith and Finances had its first class in partnership
with East White Oak Bible Church at The Hub. It is a
faith-based program that provides a biblical vision
for restoring our finances.
The Mobile Health Project was launched. It is our
partnership with the Community Health Care Clinic
and the McLean County Health Department to
provide health care services to the medically
underserved in our community.
Over 3,800 hours of work completed through
alternative employment opportunities. This
provides individuals with a valuable work
experience.
Outreach Services:
Giving Hope through Collective Impact
I am a better person because of what I learned here.

7. VOLUNTEERS:
Giving Hope through Helping Hands
What is the value of a volunteer?
Over $800,000 worth of volunteer service was
completed at Home Sweet home in 2014.
Total volunteer hours at
Home Sweet Home in 2014: 37,775
2,765 Total number
of volunteers
Most volunteers
served in
Dining
center
was our biggest
day of service
Thanksgiving
Day
Active Bread for
Life Members
354
Since June 2014,
Number of
shopping trips1267
Hours of service
completed by members1250
Food is the doorway through
which hope enters.
Giving Hope through Community
Bread for Life Co-op:
The Bread for Life Co-op serves low-income
individuals and families struggling with
chronic food insecurity.

8. Giving Hope through Reuse
Mission Mart:
Bloomington
Mission Mart
revenue
$634,922
Emergency
clothing
provided to:
186 families
Lincoln
Mission Mart revenue
$262,464
I Heart Mission Mart! I try to shop
once a week. The staff is amazing!
100% of the net
proceeds go directly to
support programs and
services at Home
Sweet Home.
HSHRenew:
Giving Hope through Renewal
Over one million
pounds of textiles,
clothing and shoes
were recycled.
2 million pounds
of materials were
recycled in total.
Almost 72,000
pounds of material
were collected
from the
HSHRenew Bins.
10
HSHRenew
bins were
deployed
around town.
Almost
300,000
pounds of
textiles,
clothing and
shoes sold at
the Mission
Mart.
HSHRenew is our recycling and reuse program that provides resource
dollars to support the programs and services at Home Sweet Home.
Home Sweet Home has not only taken the initiative to
be green, but to help the community as well.