About Us

Our Mission

Down Home empowers lives by furnishing homes for families and individuals emerging from homelessness.

2023 Annual Report

Our Vision

Down Home envisions a community where everyone lives in a supported, stable, and nurturing home.

Our Team

FILLIPI FAMILY

CO-FOUNDERS

Founded Down Home in October 2017.

Jenessa Fillipi

FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Down Home

Jake Fillipi

FOUNDER & BOARD MEMBER

Axis Property Management

Charlene Kuznia

CO-FOUNDER & Operations director

Down Home

Emily Kaiser

DIRECTOR OF MISSION OUTREACH

Down Home

Heidi Huus

MISSION SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Down Home

Janet Nysetvold

CONNECTIONS COORDINATOR

Down Home

Hannah Kroger

Connections Coordinator

Down Home

Chandra Lendobeja

PROGRAM RELATIONS MANAGER

Down Home

Matthew Bye

WAREHOUSE MANAGER

Down Home & CMTA Engineering

Kristie Eid

BOARD MEMBER-SECRETARY

Eid-Co Custom Homes

Angela Lord

BOARD MEMBER

Vogel Law Firm

Dan Seefeldt

BOARD MEMBER

MSUM Adjunct Professor

Brittaney VanderHagen

BOARD MEMBER

JBC Commercial Real Estate

Jill Waslaski

BOARD MEMBER

Jill of All Trades

Jeremy Welsand

BOARD MEMBER-TREASURER

Border States Electric

Brent Wersinger

BOARD MEMBER

First Interstate Bank