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Aura Home Women Vets https://aurahomewomenvets.org 1 Aura Home Founder Story Served in the U.S. Army from Dec 1975 May 1995 Diagnosed with PTSD five years after Military Discharge Ten years of homelessness and struggling with

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Aura Home Women Vets

https://aurahomewomenvets.org

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Aura Home Founder Story

  • Served in the U.S. Army from Dec 1975 – May 1995
  • Diagnosed with PTSD five years after Military Discharge
  • Ten years of homelessness and struggling with health concerns
  • Hope and recovery
  • Volunteering: VSO’s, VAMC, ABCCM
  • In 2009, Alyce began volunteering for causes that mattered, helping homeless women veterans

See article in Mountain Xpress, September 6, 2018 https://mountainx.com/living/aura-foundation-helps-homeless-women-veterans/

  • WNC woman wages war on Homelessness among female veterans

See article News13WLOS Person of the week April 21, 2017 https://wlos.com/news/person-of-the-week/wnc-woman-wages-war-on-homelessness-among-female-veterans

"Well, my passion is because I see homeless women veterans are least served in the state and in the country," Knaflich said.

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Aura Home: How it Started

  • Volunteering with ABCCM (2009)
  • Volunteering with NC AMVETS Service Foundation
  • Aura Home Women Vets (2011)
  • Aura Home Women Vets Founded, non-profit 501( C )3 (Nov 2014)
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Aura Home Women Vets

  • Dec 2016 Purchased property in Hendersonville, NC
  • Sept 2017 Aura Home rented a 3 bedroom apartment for temporary housing for homeless women veterans
  • Veteran’s Success Stories
  • Aura Home programs guides veterans through self-education
  • Aura Home concentrates on homeless prevention
  • Veterans and family members served since 2007 (see handout)
  • Serving 9 counties
  • Avery
  • Buncombe
  • Haywood
  • Henderson
  • McDowell
  • Mitchell
  • Polk
  • Rutherfordton
  • Transylvania
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Hendersonville Property (Felicia Reeves Home)

  • Purchased Dec 2016
  • Clean Out
  • Zoning & Codes
  • Renovating Plans
  • Architect
  • Contractor
  • Volunteer
  • Cost
  • Project Completion 2021
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Aura Home Hendersonville Today

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Aura Home Hendersonville The Future

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Hendersonville Property Next Steps

  • Renovation Prep:
  • 1. Remove Debris
  • 2. Store Furniture
  • 3. Security
  • 4. Cosmetics
  • Renovations:
  • Phase I: Roof, Grounds Grading & French Drain, Storage Building Repair
  • Phase II: Contractor Permits, Electrical, Plumbing, Bathroom Installations, Fire Suppression System, Codes & Fire Insp.
  • Phase III: Walls, Ceilings, HVAC, Doors, Windows
  • Phase IV: Finishing, Installing Cabinets, Kitchen Appliances
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How Are We Getting There? Est. $350K

  • Sponsorships
  • Community Gifting
  • Individuals
  • Organizations: Churches, VSO’s, Other Non-Profits
  • Grants: Lowes, Home Depot, etc
  • Fund Raising Events
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Where Are We Going?

  • Temporary housing:
  • Now – 3 Beds in Asheville Apartment
  • Hendersonville – Phase I, 6 Beds
  • Hendersonville – Phase II, 6 Additional Beds
  • Providing 15 beds for homeless veteran women
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Aura Home Sponsors

And Individuals Like You

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Aura Home Women Veterans

  • www.aurahomewomenvets.org
  • Phone:

828-771-6979

  • eMail:

aurahomewv@gmail.com

  • Mail:

PO Box 14. Asheville NC 28802

  • Office:

1 Dundee St, Asheville NC 28801

  • https://aurahomewomenvets.org/help-women-veterans/
  • GoFundMe, Amazon Smile, PayPal