2018-05-07T12:50:35-07:00 2017-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2017-01-01 760044172 Memorial Assistance Ministries MEMO 7134684516 1625 Blalock Rd Houston TX 77080 Martha Macris President & CEO 2018-05-07 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Martha Macris 1625 Blalock Rd Houston TX 77080 11547763 false false X www.maministries.org X 1982 TX Memorial Assistance Ministries' (MAM) purpose is to help families and individuals who find themselves in temporary crisis and in need of assistance to maintain self-sufficiency and avoid homelessness. 14 14 84 1814 0 4430992 9346431 85963 74455 19975 73611 13138 7483 4550068 9501980 1103963 2597238 0 2364234 2726863 0 446724 773846 811396 4242043 6135497 308025 3366483 10416540 13866829 64392 110045 10352148 13756784 X Memorial Assistance Ministries' (MAM) mission is to assure that families have the means to meet their basic needs. To carry out our mission, MAM assists families facing financial crisis to avoid homelessness. MAM offers programs to enable long term financial self-sufficiency; to assure children have an improved school experience; and to facilitate client access to other support networks. false false 2321033 1954284 Flood relief efforts - 2017 was an unusual year due to the enormous impact of Hurricane Harvey. Immediately post storm, on August 27, 2017, MAM's office on Blalock Road was opened with staff and volunteers who provided immediate assistance to impacted families. During the course of relief and recovery efforts throughout the fall of 2017, we continued to serve families in need of a variety of services. Typically, MAM conducts relief work during disasters; however, the magnitude of the hurricane demanded the support of all the organizations with the skills and processes to do this work which continues into 2018. In 2017, MAM flood relief assistance included the following: * 5,822 people from 1,645 families received some type of Hurricane Harvey relief service. * 1,294 families received financial assistance for temporary housing. * 348 people received clothing. * 42 people received transportation assistance. * 14 individuals received medical or pharmacy services. * 94 households received new furniture. * 1,807 families or 4,156 individuals received in-kind donations of cleaning supplies, diapers, water, toiletries, and household goods. MAM offers FAMILY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE to help families facing financial crisis avoid homelessness. This program includes: Shelter and Utilities, Medical/Health, Food/Household, and Clothing/Transportation. Shelter and Utilities assistance is a one-visit immediate third party bill payment for rent or utilities. It is available to clients once a year for a partial bill payment. In 2017, MAM served 2,816 families that received rent or utility assistance. Children are able to stay in the school where they are enrolled, rather than transferring midyear. Medical/Health assisted 618 clients who received financial assistance to help pay for a doctor or dentist visit, or a prescription. Urgent health care can reduce workplace absenteeism, a root cause of unemployment and reduced wages and prevent more expensive emergency room visits. Food/Household assistance provided 3,484 items to 1,807 households, this included home care packs (cleaning and toiletries), sack lunches and MAM partners with many area food pantries to alleviate hunger. Clothing/Transportation/Other: Families also qualify for clothing and transportation for work, job search or medical care. The MAM Resale Store distributes clothing and household items at no cost to residents in our service area who have limited income and cannot meet their basic needs without support. In 2017, 1,556 families qualified for clothing. People seeking jobs are given Metro money or gasoline vouchers to go to an interview, and, in some cases, to go to work until they receive a first paycheck. The same transportation assistance is given to clients needing help getting to a doctor, dentist or pharmacy. MAM served 647 clients this way in 2017. In 2017 MAM helped 153 people pay for documents necessary to find work, enroll children in school, etc. These included driver's licenses, birth certificates, and state ID cards. 1841933 357543 74455 MAM's SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS position families to meet their basic needs on their own with improved employment, financial coaching and English language skills. Heads of households in crisis become engaged in stabilizing their lives with access to Employment Services, Case Managed Assistance, English as a Second Language classes, Citizenship preparation, Mental Health Counseling, Immigration Legal Services, Financial Literacy services and other complementary programs provided at MAM by partner organizations. MAM assisted 1,025 people seeking employment in 2017 by providing them with the education, tools, and support needed to obtain gainful employment in order to stabilize the family. Job search skills, computer classes, employment coaching, workshops, and connections to vocational training and other services are provided throughout the year. 83% of those who completed all workshops found jobs. Case Managed Assistance which supports a family in decreasing amounts for 3 months while the wage earner(s) find or return to work, balance their budgets, access public benefits if appropriate and pay off debt. In 2017, 197 families received case managed assistance through both publicly funded and privately funded programs: The City of Houston's The Way Home Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing programs (70 client families) and MAM's STEP and Employment STEP programs (108 client families). In 2017, MAM hosted 55 English as a Second Language classes at 3 sites serving 719 adult students. In 2017, 210 adult students completed Citizenship Preparation Classes at MAM. Immigration Legal Services--MAM operates it's own immigration legal services program, staffed by experienced immigration staff attorneys and a legal caseworker. In 2017 , MAM hosted 57 group information sessions with free one-on-one consultations with the staff attorneys. 1,014 individuals attended these sessions. MAM's immigration staff attorneys completed 261 contracts for services, and a total of 1,014 individuals received free, one-on-one consultations. 100% of the applications submitted to adjust or request legal status in the United States had a favorable response. Staff attorneys also provided educational sessions in the community at 5 locations and conducted a DACA workshop for 24 DACA recipients looking to renew their status. In 2017, 361 families benefited from the Mental Health Counseling Program, which provides a range of clinically-appropriate mental health treatment services to individuals, families, and couples in English and Spanish. Broad diagnoses included depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder resulting from domestic violence, victims of crime, divorce, serious illness or death of a loved one. In 2017, MAM hosted financial literacy classes (366 clients) and offered clients financial coaching sessions (197 clients). Complementary programs offered at MAM include free income tax services (3,518 returns with gross refunds totaling $5.2 million and EITC of $2.1 milion), 67 clients assisted with Affordable care applications, Immunizations (690) and health screenings (183), vision screenings (108 individuals), GED (176 learners) and legal counseling (403 individuals). 919690 The MAM Resale Store receives donations of clothing, furniture and other household items which are sold at low cost to MAM clients and the community in general. Qualified clients in MAM's service area who have limited income and cannot meet their basic needs without support are issued vouchers that may be used in the store for clothing and household items. 1,556 families qualified for such support in 2017. The store also serves as a site for court ordered community service and local volunteer organizations. Students from MAM's English as a Second Language Program also volunteer in the store in order to improve their speaking ability. Sales proceeds from the store help support MAM's mission. 360529 285411 5443185 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 29 0 true 84 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false true true true true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X Martha Macris 7135747543 1625 Blalock Rd Houston TX 77080 James Lytal Chairman 8.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Wendy Moreland Vice Chair 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Alan Lloveras Treasurer 4.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Pat Kleiderer Secretary 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 George E Jochetz lll Past Chair 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jennie Baker Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Chandler Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jack B Moore Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Stoneburner Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bill Swenson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erich Teske Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca Thibodeaux Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Curt Webb Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Chris Weekley Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Martha Macris President & CEO 50.00 0.00 X 166363 0 8168 Sandy Staffeld Dir. 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The MAM Endowment Fund is a board-designated endowment established by the Board of Directors for the purpose of assisting MAM in meeting its operating needs. false Luncheon 507712 492712 15000 8560 19269 Shred Day 5452 5452 1200 513164 492712 20452 9760 19269 29029 -8577 true East Spring Branch Fd Pantry 7901 Westview Houston TX 77055 741319924 501(c)(3) 8452 0 General support 1 0 Shelter/Utilities 1719 779065 Shelter/Utilities - Flood Relief 1294 1097639 Clothing/Hshld 1114 14318 83332 FMV Clothing, household goods, cleaning Clothing/Hshld - Flood Relief 2249 157242 39045 FMV Clothing, household goods, cleaning Back to School Program 6058 225507 Medical Health 750 60469 Medical Health- Flood Relief 14 19606 Transportation 758 27720 Transportation - Flood Relief 42 8858 Employment 99 15385 Employment - Flood Relief 10 8099 Christmas Project 612 13397 26961 FMV Gift cards, clothing, toys Christmas - Flood Relief 153 10000 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used Monitoring of Food Pantry Grants - The Food Banks submit quarterly reports that include financial and client data. We also receive direct client feedback from referrals. X X X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Martha Macris President & CEO 163363 3000 8168 174531 X 1876942 FMV X 4 26560 FMV X Christmas gifts 150 26961 FMV false false true Part I, Line 32, Hire and Use of Third Parties Organization contracts with an individual to sell certain non-cash donated items on eBay. The individual retains 30% of eBay sales with the remaining 70% going to the organization. Part I, Line 33, Revenues Not Reported Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM) receives donations of clothing and other personal items. Revenue from donated items sold in the Resale Store are reported on the Core Form 990 Part VIII, Line 10a. MAM supports its mission, as described in Core Form Part III, to assist families by providing Resale Store vouchers for clothing and household goods. MAM also gives hygiene products and sack lunches to those in need. These items are valued at the time they are distributed and recorded as contribution and expense to grant to individuals. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: The MAM Resale Store receives donations of clothing, furniture and other household items which are sold at low cost to MAM clients and the community in general. Qualified clients in MAM's service area who have limited income and cannot meet their basic needs without support are issued vouchers that may be used in the store for clothing and household items. 1,556 families qualified for such support in 2017. The store also serves as a site for court ordered community service and local volunteer organizations. Students from MAM's English as a Second Language Program also volunteer in the store in order to improve their speaking ability. Sales proceeds from the store help support MAM's mission. Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder All faith congregations in the City of Houston and Harris County are eligible for membership. Membership is determined by an affirmative vote by the Congregation Council. Members contribute volunteer staff, donations to the thrift store and funds for operating expenses. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body The representatives of the member congregations serve on the Congregation Council. This Council further nominates one person who is from one of the member congregations to serve on the board of directors. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders Candidates for the board of directors are nominated by the board of directors but must be approved by the membership of the Congregation Council. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The 990 in draft form is reviewed by the President and CEO along with the Chairman of the Board and the Treasurer. The completed Form 990 is distributed to all board members prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts A conflict of interest questionnaire is reviewed annually to indicate compliance by all officers, directors and employees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management A compensation consultant was retained by the board of directors to assist in the compensation package for the President and CEO using salary survey from the local United Way. The United Way salary survey and the Alliance of Community Assistance Ministries survey are used to determine compensation levels for other employees. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The documents are available on request.