2011 Annual Report 2011 Annual Report
MISSION: Memorial Assistance Ministries assures that families have the means to meet their basic needs. VISION: To carry out our mission, we: Assist families Offer programs facing financial enabling long‐term, financial self‐ crisis to avoid sufficiency homelessness
Assure children an improved school experience
Facilitate client access to other support networks
Enhance MAM’s value to its member congrega ons and the community
VALUES: As responsible stewards, we are: Grounded in faith, Offering hope, Preserving dignity, and Open to all.
Help Here. Help Now. Help Here. Help Now.
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In 2011, a total of 17,875 people received MAM assistance/services, with an unduplicated family count of 4,624. FAMILY ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS Emergency Financial Assistance because sometimes there simply isn’t enough income to cover basic needs even though you are working. 1,383 families avoided eviction with rent assistance 1,193 families received essential clothing from the MAM Resale Store 742 families kept their lights on with utility assistance 242 people received medical care at a neighborhood clinic 212 prescriptions helped people get well
SELF‐SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS Self‐suf iciency means balancing the household budget on a regular basis and building assets for the future. 2,000+ individuals served through programs such as: Employment Services, Computer Literacy, Case Management, English as a Second Language (ESL) and GED. IMPACT 2011 85% = ESL students passed inal exams 25% = increase in income for Case Management clients after 90 days 57% = clients in Employment Certi ication Program who found jobs
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL
Programs to help children have what they need to learn, stay healthy and realize their potential. Back to School = 4,941 children started the school year with new school clothes, school supplies and new shoes Christmas Share = 541 blankets and toy bags brought warmth and holiday spirit to children of MAM clients 984 = children who received immunizations and/or eyeglasses SWAM (Spring Woods at MAM Summer Intern Program) = 6 students employed by MAM for valuable work experience
MAM PARTNERS with non‐pro it providers who share their own institutional expertise with our clients. These partnerships leverage over $9M worth of additional resources available to local families onsite. Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse Amerigroup Caring for Children Foundation of Texas, Care Van Change Happens! Christus Mobile Health Van Community Health Choice Family Services of Greater Houston Harris County Department of Education
Harris County Hospital District HCHD Troubleshooters Van Houston Food Bank Houston Volunteer Lawyers MD Anderson Neighborhood Tax Centers The Rose The Women’s Resource of Greater Houston
Services Provided Food and Food Stamp Registration Health Care Access: Medicaid, Gold Card and CHIP applications Direct Health Care: Screenings, Immunizations, Well-Woman Exams, Mammograms, Flu Vaccines Mental Health Care Household Finances: Household Budgeting, Free Income Tax Preparation Legal Services
DID YOU KNOW? DID YOU KNOW? 86¢ of every dollar donated directly benefits MAM programs to help families in our community.
37.2% Single w/ children
Household Type
24.4% Couple w/ children 21.4% Single no children 3.7% Couple no children 1.6% Elderly 11.4% Unknown/Unreported
66% Hispanic (any race)
Ethnicity
Families bene it from all of MAM’s core programs: Children in School, Family Assistance and Self‐ suf iciency; getting a leg up for a better future.
8.5% White/Caucasian 0.4% Unknown/Unreported 0.1% Na ve American 1% Asian 24% Black/African American
MAM Assistance by Zip Code (unduplicated count) 33 in 77039 131 in 77040
103 in 77041
202 in 77091
940 in 77080 291 in 77043 136 in 77079
22 in 77037
256 in 77088
261 in 77092 1126 in 77055
91 in 77018
82 in 77076 117 in 77022
52 in 77008
81 in 77009
26 in 77024 Homeless: 240 Out of Area: 364 Unreported: 69
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Statement of Ac vi es Year Ending December 31,2011 Revenue: Capital Campaign Contribu ons Other Contribu ons Special Events Direct Donor Benefit Costs of Special Event Resale Store Sales Government Contracts Total Revenue: Expenses: Program Services Family Assistance Program Self‐Sufficiency Program Programs for Children in School Resale Store Westside Homeless Partnership Total Program Services Management and General Fundraising Total Expenses: Change in Net Assets: Net Assets, Beginning of Year Net Assets, End of Year
$3,005,291 993,453 210,572 (45,971) 987,325 860,327 $6,010,997
$710,958 863,497 253,522 474,195 155,434 $2,457,606 $166,406 250,430 $2,874,442 $3,136,555 6,095,227 $9,231,782
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Why is MAM Expanding? 1625 Blalock Road | Houston, TX 77080
Board of Directors 2012 Richard T. Harvin Chairman Wright Moody Vice Chairman Margaret McCoy Secretary
Emeritus Board Carl Baucum Gordon Bing Karen Comiskey Pla W. Davis, III Connie Dyer William F. Galtney, Jr. Greg Nelson John Ogren Bob Zorich
Doug Bogart Treasurer Nancy Ennis George E. Jochetz Pat Kleiderer James Lytal Brad Richards Shane Schlemeyer Aimee Snoots Bill Swenson Martha Macris Execu ve Director
Nearly two thirds of families living in the Spring Branch and surrounding communities live below the poverty level and struggle to meet their basic needs. The new expansion at Memorial Assistance Ministries will enable us to continue providing assistance for their basic needs, while expanding employment and support services to help them move beyond assistance to inancial self-suf iciency. The building that houses MAM programs is bursting at the seams. The Donation Center is over lowing with items, but there is no room on the sales loor to sell the items and generate valuable revenue for programs. Classrooms designed for teaching English and job skills are being taken over by the many social service collaborations so critical to our clients. Small con idential client and staff spaces are now hosting large groups of students in a cramped environment – hardly an atmosphere conducive to learning. The need for self-suf iciency programs is fast approaching three times our capacity. Our space limitations are competing with our objectives of meeting both the needs of assistance and self‐suf iciency. We are making great strides to bridge the gap between both areas and have become a signi icant conduit in providing and enabling a variety of services in one central location within the Spring Branch Community. But, we have run out of room.
MAM Member Congrega ons Chapelwood United Methodist Church Christ Evangelical Presbyterian Church Christ Memorial Lutheran Church Emmanuel Episcopal Church The Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit First Bap st Church Spring Branch First Congrega onal Church UCC Grace Community Church Holy Cross Lutheran Church ‐ ELCA Houston Mennonite Church John Knox Presbyterian Church Memorial Drive Bap st Church Memorial Drive Chris an Church Memorial Drive Lutheran Church Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church Memorial Drive United Methodist Church Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Church Pines Presbyterian Church Spring Branch Presbyterian Church St Andrew Lutheran Church St. Cecilia Catholic Church St. Christopher Episcopal Church St. Francis Episcopal Church St. John Vianney Catholic Church St. Mark Lutheran Church St. Peter United Church of Christ St. Thomas Presbyterian Church Tallowood Bap st Church Terrace United Methodist Church West Houston Chinese Church
A $4 million expansion will include: New Center for Family Independence – an education wing dedicated to teaching skills that will help people provide a stable home and lifestyle for themselves and their families. The wing will contain two large classrooms, a computer lab and private client learning areas. Additional client interview rooms and smaller classrooms for the assistance and administrative programs. Increase in the size of the Resale Store and Donation Processing Center, which generates valuable revenue for our service programs
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In December 2011, MAM of icially broke ground on the building expansion, which includes the new Center for Family Independence to continue to help more families transition into self‐suf iciency.