Pastor Jose at Astegos Pt.2

Our Mission is to have an impact across the communities we serve through our Housing, Outreach and Community Warehouse Programs. We believe all human beings should be respected and loved.  Each person is special and deserves the chance to live their life to the fullest.

 Our organization grew out of a desire to help those most in need, who are living unsheltered on the streets of our community. That desire to help has been met with support from hundreds of individual volunteers and donors.  Since our founding in 2017, we've grown into a housing provider, basic needs depot, and interstate transportation provider. 

 Our Team is dedicated to helping solve the problems that face our community's poorest and most vulnerable.

​​Our goal is to serve as many people as we can one person at a time.  We do this with love, compassion, and commitment....

OUR FOUNDER

Tim grew up in Idaho during the 80's. It was in the wilderness of Idaho that Tim learned to hike, hunt, and fish.  His love of the outdoors is well known among his friends as he enjoys most outdoor activities including river rafting, camping, and down hill skiing.  In the year 2000 Tim moved to Boise to pursue a degree in Finance at Boise State University. (Go Broncos!)

​As a young entrepreneur Tim worked in banking and invested in a number of successful start ups.  During the crash of 2008, Tim was involved in an illegal stock purchase which ended his career abruptly.  He took responsibility for his actions and served 17 months at FPC Sheridan, where he did a lot of soul searching as one might expect.​In 2017 Tim quit his job at the homeless shelter and founded a 501c3 nonprofit. He named this new nonprofit after the Greek word for homeless, Astegos. (Astegos.org).  Tim's aim was to help fill the gap in services provided in the community.

 Tim recruited friends, family, businessmen, artists, retirees, doctors and nurses to serve on the board of directors.  He immediately began feeding and meeting the basic needs of the homeless on the streets.  Paying special attention to the homeless families and those individuals who are not allowed into the shelters due to being banned for their bad behavior.  Tim and his team feed hundreds of meals each week to those in need.

​In May of 2017, just months after launching Astegos, Inc., Tim opened his first transitional housing program that continues today.  Approximately 20 individuals are served each year by this program. Participants are assisted with Job Search and Life Skills, among other services.  They are required to pass weekly drug screening, be employed, and save money for their eventual exit from the program.

​​In 2022, Tim partnered with Good360 to open a Community Warehouse.  A 14,000 square foot space stocked with brand new items available to Teachers, Schools, Churches and Nonprofits.  (Click here for a Membership application)

​​After nearly a decade of working to solve the problem of homelessness, in October of 2022, Tim was appointed Commissioner of the Boise City Ada County Housing Authority by the Ada County Commission. His appointment was ratified unanimously by the Boise City Council on November 15th, 2022.

​Contact Tim via Email:  tim@astegos.org​ 

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