Newsletter – May, 2026
APRIL NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Be Able Friends, I want to begin by sharing a quick update from Grow Green Match Day. Because of your generosity, Be Able finished first in total gifts (455) and first in overall giving ($167,000). Those numbers are incredible… but what stands out to me even more is what […]
Newsletter – April, 2026
APRIL NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Be Able Friends, Over the past year, we’ve seen incredible momentum at Be Able. In May 2025, we officially launched our supportive housing program, and by the end of the summer, renovations on all three homes were complete. Today, we have 24 beds available —representing one of the […]
Newsletter – March, 2026
MARCH NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Be Able Partners, Even though our doors have been open for a small handful of years, I still consider us the new kids on the block! But as a startup nonprofit, we stepped into a community already rich with organizations doing meaningful, faithful, and effective work. From the […]
Newsletter – February, 2026
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Be Able Partners, As our Phase 2 plans continue to take shape, I want to pause and share why this next step is so important. Over the years, Be Able has been highly effective at building relationships with local businesses and helping neighbors find employment. But as we’ve […]
Newsletter – January, 2026
JANUARY NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Friends of Be Able, As we step into 2026, I can’t help but pause and reflect on what an incredible year 2025 was for Be Able. Much of that momentum centered on our housing program. We hired Chad as our Housing Director early in the year, launched our […]
Newsletter – December, 2025
DECEMBER NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Be Able Partners, We’re celebrating a milestone that has been years in the making. This month we officially opened our third transitional housing property at 522 Yuma, completing the full launch of our housing program. Alongside 514 and 518 Yuma, we can now provide safe, sober-living transitional housing […]
Newsletter – November, 2025
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT The Fine Line Between Enabling and Empowering At Be Able, we walk a fine line every day — the one between helping and hindering. Our goal has always been to meet people where they are, but never to leave them there. We provide basic needs like showers, laundry, clothing, […]
Newsletter – October, 2025
OCTOBER NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Be Able Friends, I’m still filled with gratitude as I think back on our Upside-Down Auction. What an evening! Over 230 people came together, along with 35+ volunteers, and together we raised an incredible $114,000. Your generosity, energy, and encouragement that night were overwhelming. Thank you. I also […]
Newsletter – September, 2025
SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Radical Generosity A standard definition of radical likely reads something like changing the primary status or trajectory of something. In our case, radical generosity could be financially supporting a new or ongoing program. It could be donating land, professional services, consistent volunteering, or something completely outside of our current […]
Newsletter – August, 2025
AUGUST NEWSLETTER A MESSAGE FROM SCOTT Behind every “success story” are a hundred invisible steps. Success does not come instantly. I think we all know this from our own journey. But for some of our neighbors, success might require more small steps than we might assume. Someone sat with a case manager, unsure if they could […]