“Come back in November”: Plymouth nonprofit told it needed more history-now federal courthouse application is due Nov. 23

Less than one year after its formation, Plymouth-based nonprofit 99+1 From Ashes to Fire Revival Ministry Inc. is moving from a young Marshall County organization seeking a seat at the regional table to preparing a formal federal Title V application involving the historic James A. Redden U.S. Courthouse in Medford, Oregon.

Founded in Plymouth by Andrew and Samantha Hayn in December 2025, 99+1 was created to serve people affected by substance-use disorders, homelessness, mental-health conditions, trauma, violence, incarceration, family instability, and other serious barriers to recovery and stability.

Its broader mission includes people living with depression, PTSD and other mental-health conditions; individuals struggling with suicidal ideation; veterans; survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence and other forms of trauma; people returning from incarceration; families in crisis; and individuals experiencing homelessness.

Before 99+1 was declined for participation in a regional health-planning effort, its proposal received a notably different response from the Indiana Hospital Association.

Andy VanZee, Vice President of Regulatory & Hospital Operations for the Indiana Hospital Association, reviewed the concept and connected co-founder and Executive Director Andrew Hayn with Linda Yoder because he believed the proposal might fit within Region 1’s Social Determinants of Health and Navigation efforts.

VanZee wrote: “It seems by what you are proposing that this could fit into those activities.”

He explained that Years 1 and 2 budgets had already been submitted to the State and that planning for Years 3 through 5 would begin later. His primary concern was not that 99+1 was too young, but that the proposal would need to become more regional rather than remaining focused primarily on one county. VanZee also said he was willing to share more information about the process and potentially add Hayn to the coalition if the parties believed the fit made sense.

Shortly afterward, however, the organization received a different response from Linda Yoder, Executive Director of United Way of Marshall County and the Marshall County Community Foundation, who also held a leadership role in the Region 1 Social Drivers of Health and Navigation workgroup.

Yoder wrote: “Because The 99+1 Lighthouse is a newly established organization without an operating history or demonstrated service outcomes, I am not able to recommend its addition to the Social Drivers of Health and Navigation workgroup or its identification as a prospective GROW partner or subrecipient at this time.”

Her response also cited the substantial responsibilities associated with the organization’s proposed model, including governance, qualified staffing, safeguarding, regulatory compliance, insurance, financial controls, professional partnerships and organizational oversight.

Hayn said he took the criticism seriously.  “We were told very clearly that we were a new organization without enough operating history or demonstrated outcomes. I understood the concern. What I did not believe was that the date on our incorporation paperwork should determine how large a problem we were willing to address,” Hayn said.  “We did not spend our time arguing about whether we were too young. We went back to work.”

The same concern surfaced again when 99+1 approached the Marshall County Commissioners regarding possible funding.

According to Hayn, commissioners invited him to return in November, explaining that the organization needed additional time and more history under its belt before the county could more fully consider funding.

That timing has since taken on an unexpected significance.

By November 23, 2026, 99+1 must submit its formal Phase I application through the federal Title V homeless-assistance process for the James A. Redden U.S. Courthouse in Medford.

“There is a little bit of irony in that,” Hayn said. “We were asked to come back in November because we needed more time under our belt. Now, by November 23, we have to present a formal federal application for a United States courthouse. I could never have planned that contrast.”

Hayn said he still intends to return to the commissioners.

“I want them to see what happened during the very time they asked us to take. We did not spend those months waiting to become older. We spent them building.”

The James A. Redden U.S. Courthouse has not been awarded to 99+1.

However, the federal process has advanced beyond an initial inquiry. The General Services Administration authorized the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to accept 99+1’s late Expression of Interest, and HHS subsequently provided the organization with the formal Title V application materials.

99+1 is now preparing its Phase I application while simultaneously developing relationships with Southern Oregon healthcare organizations, community providers, government officials, financial institutions, property owners and prospective partners.

The proposed courthouse concept centers on a 24/7 homelessness stabilization and resource center, subject to federal approval and all applicable building, occupancy, regulatory and operational requirements.

The broader Southern Oregon initiative includes separately planned services related to recovery, behavioral-health navigation, veteran support, reentry, family stabilization, peer support and community-based care.

Hayn said the concerns raised in Indiana have not disappeared. Instead, they have become part of the organization’s development strategy.

“Governance matters. Licensing matters. Qualified staffing matters. Financial controls matter. Insurance, safeguarding, compliance and accountability all matter. We are not pretending otherwise.”

What has changed, he said, is the response to the organization’s age.

“At the regional level in Indiana, we were told the idea might fit if we could broaden it. Locally, we were told we did not have enough history. In Oregon, people have been willing to sit down with us and ask what would actually have to be built to make the vision work responsibly.”

“There is a big difference between saying, ‘You are too new,’ and saying, ‘You are new, so show us how you are going to build the right structure.’ The second conversation gives an organization the opportunity to grow.”

99+1’s mission extends beyond substance-use recovery.

The organization intends to serve veterans, people experiencing homelessness, individuals living with depression, PTSD, and other mental-health conditions, people struggling with suicidal ideation, survivors of violence and trauma, people returning from incarceration, and families experiencing serious instability.

For veterans, the organization’s model envisions navigation related to housing, behavioral health, trauma, employment, benefits, and connections to appropriate VA and community services.

For survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and other trauma, 99+1 intends to emphasize safety, dignity, confidential support, case management, and connection to specialized providers.

For individuals experiencing depression, PTSD, suicidal ideation or other mental-health concerns, the model is designed around early identification, peer support, behavioral-health navigation, crisis connection, continuity of care and warm handoffs to appropriately licensed providers.

The organization says its goal is not to replace existing providers.

“We do not want to build an island,” Hayn said. “We want to build another bridge inside an already strong Southern Oregon network.”

99+1 remains headquartered in Indiana while developing its Southern Oregon initiative.

Many components remain dependent upon financing, property acquisition, licensing, regulatory approvals, partnerships and the outcome of the federal Title V process.

Hayn said those uncertainties are precisely why he does not view the organization’s current progress as proof that every early concern was unreasonable. Instead, he sees it as evidence that age alone should not end the conversation.

“I do not expect anyone to hand us credibility. We have to earn it. I believe organizations should be judged by the quality of their work, their transparency, their willingness to build the right infrastructure and whether they continue showing up.”

“Being new is a risk factor. It should not automatically become a ceiling.”

For Hayn, the message back to Marshall County is straightforward.  “We heard the words ‘new organization,’ ‘no operating history,’ and ‘no demonstrated outcomes.’ We took those words seriously. Then we went back to work.”

And in November, when 99+1 returns to the conversation in Marshall County, the organization expects to be carrying considerably more than additional months on a calendar.

“When we go back, we will be able to talk about what we actually did with the time we were given,” Hayn said. “That is the part of this story that matters most to me.”

ABOUT 99+1 FROM ASHES TO FIRE REVIVAL MINISTRY INC.

99+1 From Ashes to Fire Revival Ministry Inc. is an Indiana-based 501©(3) nonprofit organization founded by Andrew and Samantha Hayn in Plymouth, Indiana. The organization focuses on recovery, homelessness, behavioral health, veteran support, reentry, family stabilization, peer support and community-based services.

Its mission includes serving people affected by substance-use disorders, depression, PTSD and other mental-health conditions, suicidal ideation, trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, incarceration and other serious barriers to stability.

The organization is currently developing a Southern Oregon network of services while pursuing the James A. Redden U.S. Courthouse through the federal Title V homeless-assistance process.