Transformational Impact to Revitalize Our Community
2025 Annual Report
Dear Friends and Supporters,
When I think about 2025, the first thing that comes to mind is the people who make this work possible. The homeowners who trusted us with their investments/personal spaces. The staff and volunteers who showed up day after day with care, skill and dedication. The donors and partners who chose to invest not just in programs, but in people and their ability to stay safely housed.
This past year marked growth and clarity as we transitioned from Project Houseworks to HomeWoven. The new name better reflects our core focus: relationships, care and commitment to our neighbors and communities.
This year also strengthened our organization’s identity. Completing our new headquarters via the campaign for HomeWoven was about more than a building: it created a welcoming space for neighbors, improved staff collaboration and enhanced service quality.
We remained committed to responsible, transparent resource management, building trust through consistency and accountability. Guided by our strategic plan and values, we grew sustainably. Thanks to strong partnerships, we increased the number of households we served by almost 20%, showing that collective efforts around safe, stable housing benefit families and neighborhoods.
I am deeply grateful to the HomeWoven staff and board whose leadership, care and steady commitment guide this work every day. Their dedication enables us to serve our community with integrity and purpose. Most of all, I am thankful to the neighbors who welcome us into their homes and trust us with their stories. That trust is something we never take lightly.
With gratitude,
Jim Clements, JD, CAP
Executive Director
Changing the Landscape of Our Community
Throughout 2025, our team continued to reinforce collaborations that propelled our three program areas: Home Preservation, Home Affordability and Workforce Development. Working alongside local partners, we experienced growth within our team, throughout our programs and across state lines with an expansion into Iowa.
Our Impact
The impact of our work is impossible to demonstrate through numbers alone because it shifts the trajectory of the lives of people living within
our community. Our programs are proven to:
Help older adults live independently for longer.
Transition neighbors into first time homeowners.
Prepare young professionals for their future careers.
We track our projects in terms of individuals served, homes serviced and/or sold and gather survey data from our clients. In 2025, we served approximately 298 households through our programming. This number represents an increase of nearly 20% over 2024. Since the launch of our Home Affordability Program, 35 families have achieved homeownership through our work.
In addition to our Home Preservation and Home Affordability programs, nine interns gained paid experience in both construction and nonprofit management through our Workforce Development program.
Our Community Events
Through our annual Brush Up event, over 425 volunteers invested more than 2,700 hours at 25 homes throughout our community. Our Warm the Metro event provided critical servicing to residential HVAC systems during the coldest time of the year. These three events ensure that homes are maintained and safe for homeowners with low to moderate incomes.
HomeWoven
Becomes a Reality
In 2025, the campaign for HomeWoven marked a transformative year for our organization. With the support of generous donors, sponsors and community partners, the campaign raised more than $4,500,000. This funding strengthened our financial foundation, expanded our program capacity and enabled us to complete our new headquarters. Our renovated office in South Omaha includes community space that is available to local organizations to gather and connect. Our doors are open to help shape opportunities and possibilities that make the Omaha metro more livable for generations to come.
In September, we successfully launched our new name, brand and website. Our transition from Project Houseworks to HomeWoven centered on the understanding that every person is essential to creating a vibrant community. Our new brand emphasizes an interwoven network of support to homebuyers who contribute immensely to our neighborhoods and greater community. With a more accessible and easier-to-use website, we are better prepared to connect with people who need our services.
With Gratitude
Thanks to you, these investments directly improved outcomes for those we serve, leading to faster response times, better-coordinated repairs and more households supported. As a result, more of our neighbors received services and support to address critical health and safety needs, gain affordable housing and remain safely housed in the communities that they call home.
*Photos Courtesy of Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
Partnerships that Help Us Transform Our Community
At HomeWoven, we know this work does not happen alone.
Our partners, including funders, volunteers, contractors, advocates and community organizations, work together with municipal, state and national partners to create safe, affordable housing. Public partners help ensure access to essential resources that support home preservation and stability. National partners offer scale and shared learning. Local partners bring trusted relationships and skilled labor that connect directly to the communities we serve and boost local economies.
Together, these partnerships allow us to provide high-quality repairs, help homeowners remain safely and independently in their homes and build stronger, more resilient neighborhoods for generations.
Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
Builder Foundation
Canopy South
Dicon Construction
Eastern Nebraska Community Action Partnership
Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging
Family Housing Advisory Services
Front Porch Investments
Habitat for Humanity of Council Bluffs
Healthy Homes
Heating and Cooling Contractors Association
Immanuel Pathways
Latino Center of the Midlands
Lueder Construction
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
Nonprofit Association of the Midlands
Omaha Senior Resource Group
Omaha Public Power District
Pradera Construction
Sarpy County Chamber of Commerce
West Gate Bank
Leading with Care, Expertise & Commitment
HomeWoven’s impact is driven by the collaborative leadership of our staff and board, working together to preserve and create stable, affordable homes across the Omaha metro. This group has managed resources with integrity, strengthens neighborhood stability and helps ensure that more neighbors can remain safely rooted in the homes they cherish.
We are deeply grateful for our team and board, past and present, for their work to making such a momentous year for our organization. Together, our leadership team continues to reflect a diverse range of lived and professional experiences, united by a shared commitment to supporting older adults, New American families and longtime homeowners.
Our Team
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Jim Clements, JD, CAP
Executive Director
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Eric Crawford
Assistant Executive Director
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Shane Murphy
Director of Construction
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Kenley Sturdivant-Wilson
Director of Development & Communications
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Hailey Ghumm
Director of Programs
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Tyler Wilcox, CPA
Director of Finance
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Melissa Witmeier
Grant Strategy & Compliance Manager
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Steven Gomez
Project Manager
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Connie Watson
Project Manager
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Elias Orozco
Project Manager & Workforce Development Program Coordinator
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Amanda Carrico
Program Coordinator
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La'Shi Foster
Community Resource Navigator
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Lee Lasek
Construction Specialist
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Joe Pridie
Construction Specialist
Our Board
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Zach Reinhardt
President
Evergreen Enterprises -
Victor Baez
Vice President
Noddle Companies -
Jake Holdenried
Treasurer
Dundee Bank -
Ellen Fitzsimmons
Secretary
University of Nebraska Foundation -
Nancy Stessman
Immediate Past President
Interpublic Group -
Leigh Campbell Joyce
DuckDuckGo
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Rod Hill
Charles Schwab
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Emily Kolm
American National Bank
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Mike Masek
Heart Ministry Center
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Davielle Phillips
Holland Basham Architects
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Maggie Rossiter
Guinan O’Siochain Law Group
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Jesse Rust
FNBO
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Jeff Spiehs
Greenway Housing
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Andrew Whealy
BakerHostetler
Invested in Delivering Results for Our Community
Every dollar entrusted to us supports critical home repairs, preserve affordability and strengthen neighborhood stability. Your investments make a deep impact in local neighborhoods. They fuel our commitment to responsible stewardship, transparency and mission-driven outcomes which translate into long-term community benefits.
Our Financials
Home Preservation includes:
Aging in Place
Immigrant & Refugee Home Repair
Greenlining Home Repair
Internships
Home Affordability includes:
Home Buyer Education
Homeowner Preparedness
Site Assessment & Development
Internships
Client Surveys
To ensure the quality of our work, we survey all clients after services have been provided. Their feedback informs our approach to continually improve our processes.
The Power of Homeownership
As a new homeowner who took part in HomeWoven’s Home Affordability Program, Meghan’s story shows what is possible. It highlights what people experience when housing costs go up, and affordable options become scarce. Homeownership can seem out of reach for many first-time buyers, especially for single-income households. Meghan shared, “Renting apartments often meant moving because the market makes it more difficult to live alone. I had to move from a 1,000 sq. ft. apartment to an 800 sq. ft. apartment, to living in a friend’s basement.”
Homeownership means so much more than just having a place to live. It symbolizes stability, dignity and the freedom to envision a future.
A Guided Homebuyer Process
HomeWoven makes it possible by building quality homes affordable for working families and providing practical support like homebuyer counseling and down payment assistance. For buyers like Meghan, homeownership is more than just a purchase; it's a pathway to stability, equity, and long-term opportunity. The impact extends beyond a home sale; it offers greater peace of mind and a solid foundation for the future.
With Gratitude for Your Trust, Support & Solidarity
To our donors and sponsors, thank you for trusting in HomeWoven and the communities we serve. Your generosity enables us to provide safe, affordable housing, address urgent repair needs and help older adults, New American families and hardworking homeowners stay safely rooted in their neighborhoods. This work is only possible because of your partnership, trust and shared commitment to building stronger homes and more stable communities.
Support Our Work
Your investment builds a stronger, more vibrant community – one home at a time.
By investing in HomeWoven, you directly empower an interwoven network of support that transforms housing into a foundation for generational wealth and neighborhood stability. Your partnership enables families to establish lasting roots through affordable homeownership while ensuring our neighbors can age with dignity in the homes where their most cherished memories were made. Together, we are not just repairing houses.
We are weaving a stronger, more resilient community where every generation can flourish.