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Capacity Building and Shelter Expansion Project
Every day, we have to turn women and their children away because our beds are full. Help us “extend the branch” and double the number of families we serve by donating to our capacity building and shelter expansion project. The Extend the Branch campaign will fund a 3,500-square-foot addition and renovations to our current facility as well as create a building preservation fund for maintenance and repairs once the project is complete.
Campaign Goals and Progress
We are aiming to raise $1 million to fund the capacity building and shelter expansion project, as well as create a building preservation fund for maintenance and repairs once the project is complete.
Last updated: October 15, 2019
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Project Overview
Once the capacity building and shelter expansion project is complete, our Shelter will include the following elements:
Six new single guest bedrooms, including a handicap-accessible suite
Guest bedrooms designed to accommodate families
24-hour staffing suites (for volunteer, staff or social work/nursing intern)
New and upgraded bathrooms for guests, staff and visitors
Private intake and counseling office
Conference room
Expanded kitchen, dining and living room areas
Two spacious laundry rooms
Children’s playroom
Exercise room/meditation space
Food and supply storage areas
Renovated office space
“Enviro-closet,” to prevent bedbug infestation from newly arriving guests
Updates and upgrades to existing building to improve energy efficiency, safety and comfort
Roughed-in space – enough for four additional bedrooms to meet future needs
Additional parking
“The pieces of my life came together at Mustard Seed Shelter. I was able to build my life, and it was the love I found there that made all the difference.”
– Tammy Baker, former guest
The seeds of our Extend the Branch capacity building and shelter expansion project were planted in 2015 following a backyard barbecue and the efforts of a grateful former guest.
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Our Supporters
Thank You to All of Our Donors and Partners!
The Extend the Branch Campaign is truly a community effort – over 150 individual donors have given to the project so far and we have formed countless new partnerships through the process. Each and every gift will make a difference and help us reach our goal.
Sponsorship Levels
Platinum $50,000+
Diamond $25,000-$49,999
Gold $10,000-$24,999
Silver $5,000-$9,999
Bronze $1,000-$4,999
Copper Up to $999
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We are delighted to partner with:
Saginaw-Shiawassee Habitat for Humanity
Glastender
Mike’s Wrecker/Moving & Storage
Lynnette Albosta
Julaine Amman
Ronald & Joanne Barry
Raymond & Karen Bartels
James & Susan Berghoff
Larry & Maureen Bishop
Jeremy Bockelman
Jeff & Kathy Bonn
James & Mildred Bourdow
Robert & Lonne Brown
Robert & Andrea Burditt
George Burrows
Gloria Byrne
Mary Lou & William Snyder Case
Bonnie & Nicole Cavendish
Sandra Cilek
Hon. Terry Clark
Julienne Coenis
Martha Daumas
David & Joyce Dekarske
James & Denise Dekett
Michael & Martha Ducham
James & Cheryl Dwyer
Fred & Lori Eberling
Exchange Club of Saginaw
Sigrid Ewers
Gary & Nancy Fahndrich
First Presbyterian Church of Taymouth
Catherine Fobes
Fordney Club
Gerald & Rita Fortin
Christopher & Louis Furlo
Michele & Shirley Gadd
Lawrence & Rebecca Gallo
Librado & Christina Gayton
Ralph & Margaret Gonzales
Mark & Jane Grzegorczyk
James & Mary Grzesiak
Elizabeth Hare
Mike & Debbie Haremski
William & Kristine Hartl
Ruth Hatcher
Deborah & Lynn Hensley
C & R Hisson-Kruger
Betty Horner
Michael & Georgette Howko
James & Barbara Jackson
Brian Jackson
Judy Jackson
James Jenkins
Frank & Mary Ann Johnson
Nancy Johnson
Charles & Sue Kaltenbach
Frederick Kawka
Mary Kelly
Murel & Susan Kessler
David & Betty Kiefer
Carl King
Terri Kohler
Mark & Carol Kraynak
Joseph & Sueann Kwaiser
Cynthia LaMarre
Linda Lewis
Ronald & Jean Lickly
Lawrence Lonsway
Robert & Cathryn Looby
Carol Lopez
Kathryn Macmillan
In honor of Margaret Mahoney McNew
Joseph & Ruth Malek
Nancy Martin
Barbara McDonald
Mavis McLean
Mary & Mary Beth Moeller
Donald & Helen Morse
Rose Nickodemus
Peter Nowosad
Larry & Karen Nuechterlein
Daniel & Dawn Ozark
Jessica Parrott
Kay Pearson
Charles & Veronica Pelzer
David Potts
Ellen Redfield
John & Mary Riegle
Michael Roberts
William & Margaret Roberts
Leo & Maria Romo
Joseph & Elizabeth Rousseau
Thomas & Donna Rudy
John & Elinor Rudy
James Rummler
St. Francis de Sales Parish
Dr. & Mrs. Galileo Sarmiento
David & Karen Schimmel
Joseph & Ann Marie Schoren
Joseph & Linda Sedlock
Jacob Shinner
Mary Siegreen
Kenneth & Kelly Siems
Jane Sills
Pari & Mark Sitarski
Gustave & Frances Skapek
DJ & CA Skolink
Otto & Colette Sonefeld
Duane & Sue Ellen Spaedt
Edward Jr & Geralyn Stelzer
Ronald & Mary Stetler
Patricia Stratton
Charles & Judith Stuart
Leona Sullivan
Patrick & Sally Sullivan
Robert & Margaret Susalla
Swan Valley United Methodist Church
Julie Swieczkowski
R & J Tanner
Dale & Mary Ellen Tithof
Bernard & Yvonne Topham
Gust & Martha Triantafillou
Rose Vallier
Gerry VanSickle
Pearl Vasher
L.P. Vescio
Kevin & Nancy Waier
Bradley & Mary Kay Wiechelman
Ross & Kim Winchell
Everett & Patricia Woods
Joyce Zolinski
Billy’s Contracting
Gabriella Hoffman
Lillian Jones-Thomas
Peace Lutheran Church
Saginaw Council 43
Saginaw County Lawyers’ Auxiliary
“The best part of my day is meeting Jesus in these women and walking alongside them as they rebuild their lives. The hardest part is the five or six calls a day we get from women we have to turn away.”
– Amy Bartels Roe, Director, Mustard Seed Shelter