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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 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. 2

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) • 3

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 • Mitchell • Buncombe • Polk • Rutherfordton Haywood • • Transylvania • Henderson • McDowell • 4

Hendersonville Property (Felicia Reeves Home) Purchased Dec 2016 • Clean Out • Zoning & Codes • Renovating Plans • Architect • Contractor • Volunteer • Cost • Project Completion 2021 • 5

Aura Home Hendersonville Today 6

Aura Home Hendersonville The Future 7

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 8

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 • 9

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 10

Aura Home Sponsors And Individuals Like You 11

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 12