Honor House

“Travel 6,387”

“Meals and entertainment 363”

“Conferences, conventions, and meetings 6,662”

“Supplies 878”

“Advertising promotion 3,512”

“Information technology 2,327”

“INSURANCE 2,810”

“DUES SUBSCRIPTIONS 213”

“Payroll processing fees 1,336”

“Veterans alumni expenses 795”

“Art and music program 3,379”

“Health and wellness program 5,622”

“Veterans encounters 2,473”

“Bank and merchant fees 365”

“EMPLOYEE ADVANCES Beginning of year 800, End of year 0”

“INVENTORY Beginning of year 0, End of year 1,073”

“The main focus of honor house is to provide a ninety day community based program - operation healing journey. This program is designed to come alongside the veteran who works with one of our veteran transition specialists to create their individualized healing plan. Honor house helps them to obtain the services and support that they need emotionally, physically, socially, and spiritually. After this intensive program they become part of the honor house alumni for life program providing ongoing support and activities. Most of our veterans have come to us with post traumatic stress, traumatic brain injuries, and other service related issues. Many have a history of suicidal thoughts or attempts. Through the program many have been able to go on with their lives. A number of our alumni are now giving back helping other veterans and their communities in various ways.”

“Contd honor house actively advocates, educates and supports community and legislative changes that positively impact and support our veterans. Honor house is a member of united arizona veterans, an organization of veteran service organizations that meets monthly to collaborate and ensure that our veterans needs are being met in arizona. Honor house representatives attend legislative sessions and advocate to others to support bills that impact our veterans. Honor house is a member of the southwest veterans chamber of commerce supporting veterans employment and businesses. Honor house board members are actively involved in the community in a wide variety of veterans organizations to include vietnam veterans of america, in-country vietnam veterans, arizona veterans hall of fame, veterans first ltd, the centers for habilitation, and the tempe veterans commission, throughout the year our outreach includes information and literature at veterans events to identify and connect with veterans in need. We work closely with the phoenix va medical center administration to ensure that issues and needs of our veterans are readily addressed and to help ensure that our veterans are getting the quality care they need and deserve. We actively collaborate with the faith based community to create veterans programs and address the issue of moral injury and spiritual issues. We work with first responders to help educate them on the needs of our veterans. We have provided educational presentations on veteran related issues. We have helped the arizona culinary institute to provide free monthly culinary class for veterans. We have collaborated with organizations such as veterans first addressing the needs of female veterans, wings for warriors, the mighty oaks program, the combat healing trauma courses and the healing of memories program. Honor house serves veterans of all eras and provides services to both male and female veterans.”

“In 2019 honor house began a new program called instruments 4 change. This program takes donated instruments, refurbishes them, and then provides them to veterans, the program also assists with veterans by providing music instruction.”

“The following updates were made to the bylaws 1. Address updated to address reflected on the return 2. Changed the number of directors to be no more than 13 and the majority of the directors to be veterans 3. Changed the number of mandatory board meetings to be two per year 4. Added a provision that in the absence of the chair, the president shall have the deciding vote in the event of a tie 5. Updated to allow electronic consent to actions by the directors without a meeting 6. Added vice chair positions to the board 6. Indicated that elections for officers shall be held every two years 7. Added a requirement that the president of the board shall be a veteran and clarified that the chair does not need to be a veteran 8. Chair shall preside at all meetings of the organization and supervise the performance of all other officers of their respective duties, subject to the control of the board of directors 9. Disbanded the separate compensation committee.”