Worldwide Staging Services Week® 2010Seattle Chapter

BROADVIEW EMERGENCY SHELTER & TRANSITIONAL HOUSING

Broadview’s Mission

 “To help residents cope with the trauma of displacement and abuse, address the issues that led to their homelessness, develop a strong community support system, and find and secure permanent housing. ” 

• Most residents are domestic abuse survivors• 2/3 are children• Each family has their own furnished apartment 24 hrs/365 days • Personal hygiene items• Bus tickets• Emergency food

www.solid-ground.org

Broadview: A Safe Haven for Women and Children

• 24-hour crisis intervention

• Advocacy-based counseling

• Goal setting and weekly progress meetings

• Domestic violence education and support groups

• Legal advocacy

• Addiction recovery services

• Mental health counseling

• Access and referrals to healthcare

• Resource referrals for education, food, legal services and housing

BEFORE: Smaller Apartment

Each unit is extremely compact. Our supplies make this space look tiny.

Small Apartment – 3 Beds

AFTER: The beds are dressed, art hung and space plan improved.

BEFORE: The current resident used a single baby blanket for decoration (supplies on floor are ours).

AFTER: Small Apartment

We added linens & charm to create a warm, cozy feel.

We changed the space plan, adding a loveseat and small table with lamp where the changing table used to be.

A TOTAL TRANSFORMATION

The current occupant of this room is a new mother whose baby is still in the hospital. Imagine how she felt when she returned!

Large Apartment: 7 Beds

BEFORE: Functional, but cold and uninviting.

Austere environments do little to promote hope and combat the depression that often comes with homelessness.

AFTER: Warm, colorful and homey.

Large Apartment: 7 Beds

BEFORE: The living room is the only separate place for Mom to sleep.

Close-up of existing chair.

AFTER: Large Apartment

AFTER: A new space plan andfurniture completely changes this space.

Mom now has a corner of her own out of foot traffic.

DETAILS

PROBLEM: What to do with a dresser that’s missing a drawer?

ANSWER: Pair them together with kid-friendly accessories& display toys and art supplies in the open drawers!

DETAILS

We used stuff animals, artwork and color to create a happy space.

CHANGE FOR GOOD

ANITA, a worker at Broadview (center), began to cry when she saw this room.“I’ve been in here so many times, but I never thought it could look like this. I just can’t get over how much happier and welcoming it feels,” she said.

Leslie Lehn, ASP®, Anita, Cheryl Faust-Wilson, ASP®

CHANGE FOR GOOD

Simone, the head of the Childrens Program, and Dee, Executive Director, were thrilled with the results.

OUR TEAM

Back: Edi Keech, Leslie Lehn, Melanie WarrenFront: Patty Bonnell, Ede Bookstein, Cheryl Faust-Wilson

OUR DONORS: THANK YOU!

A huge thank-you to The Seattle Quality Rentals Store

for donating all of the major furniture pieces

for this transformation

* Patty Bonnell, ASP® * Ede Bookstein, ASPM® Edi Keech, ASP ®

Melanie Warren, ASPM® Cheryl Faust-Wilson, ASP® Leslie Lehn, ASP®

* Current IAHSP Board Member

Our staging professionals who donated time and merchandise

Staging that Makes a Difference

AFTER

Domestic violence isdevastating.

“You’ve made two families who need it – and all of the staff and 

volunteers here – incredibly happy.”

Dee Hillis, Executive DirectorBroadview Emergency Shelter