I know many of you have used TRC as a resource for you, your kids, your friends and neighbors and clients . . . please consider helping us as we try to finish off the year with our doors open!! We’ve just about reached our fundraising goals, but the economy is hitting our book sales and seminar registrations and so our goals have been increased.
If you had asked me a year ago if the TRC would still be open at this time this year, I would have said “yes”, but I would not have been 100% certain! Thanks to so many generous community donors, fantastic volunteers and dedicated staff, the TRC doors are still open and the phones have not been disconnected! We need your help to stay that way through the end of the year!
On Friday, October 24th from 5 – 7 at the Brink Lounge we will be holding our final fundraiser of the year and we hope to finish with a bang! It’s been a hectic year and we have many plans, so we are anxious to finish up with our community fundraising and concentrate more on grantwriting and other activities to help grow the Tenant Resource Center.
So, you know what I’m about to ask! Can you help us out this one more time? And . . . I’ve got a deal for you! If you sign up as a TRC sustaining donor, we won’t bother you with asking you to sponsor our events any more. Details are here.
Otherwise, you can sign up as a sponsor for our event at the following levels!
* $50 Sunny and Spacious Studio
* $100 Charming Flat in Restored Victorian
* $250 Cozy House with Picket Fence
* $500 Affordable Home with a Lake View
*$1,000 Green-Built Mansion
*$2,500 Eco-friendly Island Resort
Please let us know by Wednesday, October 1, 2008. if you would like your name to be included on our general invitation for the event. Sponsorship allows you and a guest to attend the event without a further donation.
Also, you have many options to pay:
1. Paypal
2. Write a check: Tenant Resource Center, 1202 Williamson St. Suite A, Madison WI
3. Call us with your credit card number at 257-0143 (257-0006 for Housing Counseling)
4. Give through Community Shares of Wisconsin at your workplace
5. Give through Community Shares of Wisconsin website
6. Donate through Facebook Causes
We are also taking food donations, silent auction donations and you can place an ad in our program. If interested, let me know.
Who TRC Helps
~ 5,335 individuals received housing counseling in 2007
~ 146,842 individuals visited TRC’s website in 2007
~ 7,339 individuals received assistance at the Housing Help Desk in 2007
~ 1,018 individuals, including landlords and tenants, solved their rental disputes as a result of TRC’s mediation services in 2007
~ Of the 1,518 families and individuals who requested financial assistance totaling $1,001,368, only 230 were able to receive financial assistance from TRC’s Housing Crisis Fund in 2007, which provided $22,194 in small grants.
Funding the Tenant Resource Center
TRC is funded by Dane County Human Services, the City of Madison, and Community Shares of Wisconsin. Other sources of funding are derived from statewide seminars, publication sales, and generous donations. In 2007, the Tenant Resource Center suffered a loss of almost $100,000 when US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Associated Students of Madison (UW ASM) discontinued funding for two major programs. Because we believe that what we do for tenants and landlords throughout Wisconsin is so important, your gift will help us to continue our mission. Any contribution is greatly appreciated!
Many, many, many thanks for your continued support! We can’t do it without you!
