2015-03-27T14:02:42-05:00 2013-12-31 271728945 O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP 500 MAMARONECK AVENUE HARRISON NY 105281633 990 2013-01-01 133477015 HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC HOPE 9146364010 50 WASHINGTON AVE NEW ROCHELLE NY 10801 CAROLE TROUM-MULCHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9146364010 2015-03-27 1 GARRETT M HIGGINS P00543209 9143818900 2015-03-27 2013 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X CAROLE TROUM-MULCHY 50 WASHINGTON AVE NEW ROCHELLE NY 10801 763909 0 X HTTP://HOPECOMMUNITYSERVICES.ORG/ X 1988 NY HOPE ("HELP OUR PEOPLE EAT") COMMUNITY SERVICES IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, NON-SECTARIAN ORGANIZATION SERVING THE PEOPLE OF NEW ROCHELLE AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES, WITHIN A SPIRITUAL, ECUMENICAL DIMENSION. HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDED:- A WARM, INVITING ATMOSPHERE OF PERSONAL AND RESPECTFUL SERVICE TO THE DISADVANTAGED OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR THE NEEDS OF BODY, MIND, HEART, AND SPIRIT.HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES CHALLENGED ITS CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE:- PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY- HEALTHY SELF-SUFFICIENCY- A FULLER APPRECIATION OF THEIR DIGNITY AND SELF-WORTH- RECOGNITION OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDED ITS SERVICES IN AN UNBIASED AND NON-DISCRIMINATORY MANNER. 15 15 10 300 0 0 564699 736625 0 0 0 754 8316 2989 573015 740368 121848 273405 0 0 324431 329358 0 0 14730 170883 151012 617162 753775 -44147 -13407 187514 166545 15324 7762 172190 158783 X OUR FOOD PANTRY'S GOALS ARE TO HELP LOW INCOME RESIDENTS MAINTAIN ADEQUATE NUTRITION, AVOID BEING FORCED TO USE RENT MONEY FOR FOOD THUS AVOIDING HOMELESSNESS, AND PROVIDE ACCESS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. PARTICIPANTS WILL BE BETTER NOURISHED, HAVE BETTER HEALTH, AND BE LESS LIKELY TO BECOME HOMELESS.HOPE'S SOUP KITCHEN ALSO PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR HOMELESS CLIENTS AND A PLACE FOR MANY OF OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO LIVE ALONE TO SOCIALLY INTERACT. WE ALSO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE TO THE MANY DAY WORKERS IN NEW ROCHELLE. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A SENSE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. 1 0 412085 150750 SEE SCHEDULE OOUR PANTRY DISTRIBUTES BAGS OF GROCERIES EVERY OTHER WEDNESDAY TO APPROXIMATELY 1,000 LOW INCOME FAMILIES, HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, SENIORS AND THE DISABLED. OUR PANTRY HAS MORE THAN 600 CHILDREN REGISTERED. WITHOUT OUR PROGRAM MANY CLIENTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD ADEQUATE NUTRITION FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. OUR FOOD PANTRY PROVIDED 447,876 MEALS FOR THE YEAR 2013, AND, WE WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL NEW ITEMS SUCH AS DAIRY PRODUCTS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NUTRITION TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AND ENABLE THEM TO HAVE MORE DISPOSABLE INCOME TO USE FOR RENT AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. PARTICIPANTS WILL HAVE ADEQUATE FOOD, HAVE ACCESS TO ADDITIONAL HOPE SERVICES AND WILL NOT BE FORCED TO CHOOSE BETWEEN USING THEIR INCOME FOR FOOD OR RENT.OUR FOOD PANTRY RECEIVES FOOD DONATIONS FROM COUNTY HARVEST. IN ADDITION, LOCAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, COMMUNITY GROUPS, SYNAGOGUES AND CHURCHES PROVIDE VOLUNTEER LABOR AND IN-KIND SUPPORT.OUR SOUP KITCHEN IS OPEN EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY AND THE LAST TWO MONDAYS OF EACH MONTH, 52 WEEKS OF THE YEAR. OUR SOUP KITCHEN PROVIDED 31,258 MEALS DURING 2013. SOME OF THESE MEALS WERE EXTRA TAKE-OUT MEALS WE PROVIDE AT THE END OF EACH MEAL. WE ALSO SERVE SPECIAL HOLIDAY DINNERS ON THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, EASTER, CINCO DE MAYO AND FOURTH OF JULY. OUR SOUP KITCHEN IS OUR PRIMARY OUTREACH TOOL. PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO KITCHEN FACILITIES, LACK THE ABILITY TO COOK OR DO NOT HAVE FOOD TO PREPARE USE OUR SOUP KITCHEN AS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF NUTRITION. OUR SOUP KITCHEN SERVES MANY PEOPLE WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. WE ALSO SERVE DAY LABORERS, THE ELDERLY AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN.OUR SOUP KITCHEN SERVES AS A TOOL FOR HELPING RESIDENTS STRETCH THEIR FOOD DOLLARS AND THUS BE ABLE TO SECURE AND MAINTAIN PERMANENT HOUSING. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP LOW INCOME RESIDENTS MAINTAIN ADEQUATE NUTRITION AND PROVIDE A POINT OF ENTRY TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THE SOUP KITCHEN ALSO PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE FOR HOMELESS CLIENTS AND RUN-AWAY YOUTH, AND PROVIDES A PLACE FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS WHO LIVE ALONE TO INTERACT. CLIENTS WILL RECEIVE ADEQUATE FOOD TO SUSTAIN THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. FOR MANY THEIR NUTRITION WILL IMPROVE BY ACCESS TO FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES AS WELL AS DAIRY PRODUCTS FOR THEIR CHILDREN. CLIENTS WILL ALSO OBTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM AND BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF FREE FLU SHOTS AND HEALTH SCREENING FAIRS. ADDITIONALLY MANY WILL BECOME PART OF THE HOPE COMMUNITY AND FEEL A SENSE OF COMMUNITY SUPPORT. 184145 122655 SEE SCHEDULE OHOUSING STABILIZATION PROGRAM SEEKS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING RENT ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES. IT OPERATES THREE MAJOR HOUSING PROGRAMS FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE, WHICH OFFERS CRITICAL HOUSING SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS.CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE RE-HOUSING INITIATIVE (CNR) IS A PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAM FOR ELIGIBLE HOMELESS RESIDENTS OF WESTCHESTER WHO HAVE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH DISABILITIES. THE PROGRAM BENEFITS INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE DEEMED TO BE HOUSING-READY WITH A FOCUS ON HOMELESS VETERANS. IN ADDITION TO PLACING THEM IN HOUSING THE PROGRAM PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRALS TO SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IT IS FEDERALLY FUNDED THROUGH HUD. 54333 SEE SCHEDULE OOUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH/SELF SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM OFFERS WALK-IN CRISIS INTERVENTION, PROBLEM SOLVING AND REFERRALS MON., TUES., WED., AND FRI., 10 AM TO 4 PM, HELPING LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS ACCESS ENTITLEMENTS, FIND JOBS, OBTAIN HEALTH CARE AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT.OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH/SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM WILL ENGAGE 298 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS: HELP 100 PEOPLE TO BECOME CITIZENS THROUGH OUR CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, AND HOLD TWO SESSIONS PER MONTH OF THE MOTHERS' EMPOWERMENT GROUP. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH WE WILL ADD 15 NEW MEMBERS TO THE GROUP, REFER 67 PEOPLE TO MEDICAL, MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT, AND HELP 50 FAMILIES OBTAIN FOOD STAMPS. WE WILL REFER ALL CLIENTS TO OUR SOUP KITCHEN AND FOOD PANTRY, AND IF NEEDED TO OUR HOPWA PROGRAM, THE LEARNING CENTER, BOCES, LEGAL SERVICES OF HUDSON VALLEY, ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAM AND DSS. OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE A VENUE WHERE CLIENTS CAN COME TO SOLVE PROBLEMS OF DAILY LIVING, AND HELP LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS MOVE TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH JOB TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT, PERMANENT HOUSING, EDUCATION, AND REFERRALS TO NEEDED SERVICES BOTH PRIVATE AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.WE COLLABORATE WITH THE GUIDANCE CENTER, WESTCOP, ST. VINCENT'S HOSPITAL, SOUNDSHORE HOSPITAL, THE HISPANIC ADVISORY COUNCIL, NEW ROCHELLE COUNCIL OF COMMUNITY SERVICES, CATHOLIC CHARITIES, LEGAL SERVICES OF HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK COVENANT CHURCH, THE WESTCHESTER COALITION FOR THE HUNGRY AND HOMELESS, THE BRIDGE FUND, GRACE CHURCH COMMUNITY SERVICES, WESTCHESTER RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITIES, INC, AND THE WESTCHESTER DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES. 650563 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 15 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 NY X X CAROLE TROUM-MULCHY 9146364010 50 WASHINGTON AVE NEW ROCHELLE NY 10801 DOROTHY MEEHAN PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SEAN CORRIGAN DIRECTOR-TERM ENDED 8/2013 1.00 X 0 0 0 JIM HENRY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 AMARILYS CORTIJO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCES SHAHAR VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 REV DR WILLIAM P CRAWFORD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MSGR FERDINANDO D BERARDI DIRECTOR-TERM ENDED 8/2013 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN LEONARD DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALIDA YOGUEZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERTO LOPEZ DIRECTOR-TERM ENDED 8/2013 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN T FARRIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ERNEST S WONG TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 STEVE O'ROURKE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATHY DOSCHER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARTHA GUTTIEREZ DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN COLLINS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL BALIK DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALI GREENE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CAROLE TROUM-MULCHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 90548 0 0 90548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 909 82145 189926 463645 150750 736625 754 754 26530 82145 23541 2989 2989 740368 0 0 3743 273405 273405 90548 72863 13572 4113 173726 139795 26039 7892 35294 28919 4897 1478 29790 24410 4133 1247 1805 1805 14875 14875 2300 2300 52817 35652 17165 54605 49070 5535 1527 1527 1255 1255 3278 3278 11781 11781 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 6769 6769 753775 650563 88482 14730 92506 74756 75000 76528 13138 5469 206144 196352 6870 9792 187514 166545 15324 7762 15324 7762 X 148291 136959 23899 21824 172190 158783 187514 166545 -13407 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 424595 671813 750997 577924 683860 3109189 424595 671813 750997 577924 683860 3109189 210147 2899042 36750 41500 258 754 79262 2989 2989 3191440 14123 0.90840 0.92440 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 120091 120091 0 86053 76261 9792 9792 X 740368 0 740368 0 740368 753775 0 753775 0 753775 PART X, LINE 2: HOPE RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF TAX POSITIONS ONLY WHEN THEY ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT HOPE HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. HOPE IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY THE APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR PERIODS PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2010. ANNUAL GALA 108675 82145 26530 2000 14394 7147 108675 82145 26530 2000 14394 7147 23541 2989 1 IN TOTAL, 12 PEOPLE HAVE RECEIVED HPRP RENTAL ASSISTANCE. 12 122655 DONATED MEALS, FOOD PANTRY 20234 140000 FMV FOOD FOR FAMILIES IN NEED STOP & SHOP GIFT CARDS 200 10750 FMV FOOD FOR FAMILIES IN NEED PART I, LINE 2: CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE RE-HOUSING INITIATIVE: TWO EXCEL SPREADSHEETS HAVE BEEN CREATED TO MONITOR THE MONTHLY AND OVERALL TOTAL SPENT ON EACH CLIENT. IN ADDITION TO THE SPREADSHEETS, EACH CLIENT IS ENTERED INTO THE HMIS DATABASE WHICH IS UPDATED MONTHLY. HMIS TRACKS THE CLIENT'S TOTALS INDIVIDUALLY AND THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE GRANT SPENT. HMIS ALSO TRACKS THE NUMBER OF MONTHS A CLIENT RECEIVES ASSISTANCE, TO ENSURE A CLIENT DOES NOT GO OVER THE MAXIMUM 18 MONTHS ALLOWED BY FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ALL PAYMENTS ARE MAILED DIRECTLY TO THE LANDLORD. ALL CLIENTS HAVE TO MEET THE FEDERAL AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROGRAM; IF A CLIENT HAS MET THOSE REQUIREMENTS THEY CAN RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. THE GRANT FOR THIS PROGRAM IS VERY SPECIFIC AS TO THE POPULATION IT TARGETS. TO QUALIFY THE INDIVIDUAL MUST BE HOMELESS, RESIDE IN A SHELTER, AND HAVE A DIAGNOSIS OF MENTAL ILLNESS OR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ADDICTION. THE GRANT IS A PERMEANT HOUSING ASSISTANCE FOR SINGLE INDIVIDUALS. THE RECIPIENT ONLY PAYS 30% OF THEIR INCOME TOWARDS THE RENT AND THE GRANT PAYS THE DIFFERENCE. DONATED MEALS, FOOD PANTRY AND GIFT CARDS: THERE ARE NO REQUIREMENTS FOR RECEIVING MEALS, ANYONE WHO COMES TO THE SOUP KITCHEN GETS A MEAL. IN THE FOOD PANTRY PEOPLE ARE REQUIRED TO REGISTER. THEIR INCOME MUST MEET FEDERAL GUIDELINES FOR LOW INCOME. GIFT CARDS ARE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE FOOD PANTRY. X 2 150750 FAIR MARKET VALUE 0 0 0 PART I, COLUMN (B): THE ORGANIZATION IS REPORTING THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTORS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 IN SUPPORT OF THE ORNIGANIZATIONS MISSION, THE HOUSING STABILIZATION PROGRAM AND CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE RE-HOUSING INITIATIVE TOOK EFFECT IN 2013. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 HOPE COMMUNITY SERVICES INC. HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM AND HAS ESTABLISHED THE FOLLOWING REVIEW PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT THE INFORMATION REPORTED IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE. WHEN THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN PREPARED, REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND IS READY TO BE FILED WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IT IS ELECTRONICALLY SENT TO THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ANY COMMENTS. ANY COMMENTS ARE THEN GROUPED, SUMMARIZED AND PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS. EACH ISSUE IS DOCUMENTED AND ADDRESSED UNTIL THE RETURN IS FINALIZED AND APPROVED FOR FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS APPLICABLE TO ALL EMPLOYEES, BOARD MEMBERS, AND OFFICERS. THE CONFLICTS ARE MONITORED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION. IF ANY POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL CONFLICTS WERE TO ARISE, THE BOARD MEMBER WOULD BE RECUSED FROM VOTING. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITEE OF THE BOARD WOULD REVIEW THE CONFLICT. THE RESOLUTION IS DETERMINED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. ANY VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY WILL RESULT IN DISCIPLINARY ACTION UP TO AND INCLUDING TERMINATION. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE SALARIES OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. INCREASES ARE DECIDED UPON AT BOARD MEETINGS AND DOCUMENTED ON THE BOARD MINUTES INCLUDE THE DECISION. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY WAS INCREASED IN JUNE 2012. THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO SALARY FOR 2013. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE BY POSTING IT ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST AT 50 WASHINGTON AVE, NEW ROCHELLE, NY 10801...OR BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY AT 914-636-4010. FORM 990, BOX B, AMENDED RETURN PART IV, CHECKLIST PART VIII, STATEMENT OF REVENUE SCHEDULE A SCHEDULE G