2014-05-14T10:38:06-07:00 2013-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2013-01-01 760044172 Memorial Assistance Ministries MEMO 7134684516 1625 Blalock Rd Houston TX 77080 Martha Macris Executive Director 2014-05-14 true Jody Blazek P00072674 7134395739 X 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z Martha Macris 1625 Blalock Houston TX 77080 4786671 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. 12 12 41 891 0 1434963 3338243 1120 305 12312 523112 -3990 1958380 3347685 962548 1023888 0 823707 1375175 18750 0 314425 277192 654234 2082197 3053297 -123817 294388 9396130 9491880 288165 46406 9107965 9445474 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. true false 823092 263441 1120 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 Management, English as a Second Language and complementary programs provided at MAM by partner organizations. In late 2013 in partnership with Catholic Charities' Cabrini Center for Immigration Legal Services, MAM made immigration education and application assistance available to the community. MAM assisted 606 people seeking employment in 2013 by providing them with the education, tools, and support needed to obtain gainful employment in order to stabilize the family; including 1,442 job coaching sessions, 190 mock interviews and 1,205 computer training sessions. Additionally, 74 clients graduated from the Employment Certification program with 66% obtaining jobs. Case Managers work with families to develop self-sufficiency plans that include MAM financial assistance in decreasing amounts as family budgets become balanced. The Case Manager also coordinates public benefits and other social service resources for families in need. Case Managers worked with 260 families in 2013. English as a Second Language offers 6 levels of basic and vocational English classes to adult learners at 5 sites and evening classes are available at certain locations. 59% (324) of students who enrolled in classes completed their courses. 10 students who took the Citizenship Preparation Classes became citizens of the United States of America. Immigration services clients may attend information sessions and have a brief consultation with an attorney or legal case worker at no cost. If the case is eligible for our services, a consultation fee will be charged at intake. In 2013, MAM offered these services for two months and educated 14 clients, 7 of them qualified for intake interviews. Those 7 clients included Family Petition, DACA, Application for Employment Authorization Documents and an Adjustment of Status for a Refugee. Complementary programs offered at MAM include free income tax services (2,856 returns with gross refunds totaling $4.6 million), enrollment in public benefits (1,455 clients assisted in HCHD Gold Card, SNAP, Medicaid, CHIP registration), mental health counseling (224 individuals had 812 sessions), Immunizations (762) and health screenings (284), GED (123 learners), financial literacy (284 clients) and legal counseling (369 individuals). 718958 469120 MAM offers FAMILY EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE to help families facing financial crisis avoid homelessness. This program includes: Shelter and Utility, Medical/Health, Food/Household, and Clothing/Transportation. Shelter and Utility assistance helped to prevent eviction for 1,682 clients. In many cases this means that the primary wage earner will spend less time seeking assistance and more time earning a salary. Children are able to stay in the school where they are enrolled, rather than transferring midyear. Qualified clients receive a pledge and the funds are paid directly to the landlord or utility (gas and water) company. Medical/Health assisted 927 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 283 sack lunches and MAM partners with two area food pantries to alleviate hunger, provided families home care packs with cleaning and toiletry items to relieve household expenses. Clothing/Transportation: 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 2013, 1,261 families qualified for clothing. Transportation/Other: 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 994 clients this way. MAM helped 292 people pay for documents necessary to find work, enroll children in school, etc. These included driver's licenses, birth certificates, and state ID cards. 844 clients received additional miscellaneous help with things such as personal grooming aids, home care packs or vouchers to buy specialty items deemed necessary. 662650 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. 1,261 families qualified for such support in 2013. 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. 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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. The primary objective of the endowment fund is long-term appreciation. MAM's objective for the endowment's investment portfolio is moderate capital growth while achieving performance at least equal to appropriate benchmarks, and with some focus on income for distribution to MAM. Spending policies include provisions for appropriating up to 50% of the prior year dividends and interest earned on the fund to be withdrawn at the start of each calendar year to be used for ongoing support of operations. Funds may be withdrawn in the event of an emergency, unbudgeted maintenance, or unbudgeted capital requirements, with the approval of the Board of Directors. false Gala 461583 344965 116618 49043 4000 100688 Shred Day 8756 8756 300 1 8272 3310 4962 150 200 3376 478611 348275 130336 49493 4200 104064 157757 -27421 true East Spring Branch Food Pantry 7901 Westview Houston TX 77055 741319924 501(c)(3) 10560 0 General support Fair Haven Food Pantry 1330 Gessner Houston TX 77055 741388559 501(c)(3) 21408 0 General support 2 0 Shelter and Utilities 1942 550853 Food, Clothing, & Households 3061 2164 65217 FMV Clothing, vouchers for resale shop, sack lunches Back to School Program 5925 219705 Medical, Eye Care & Dental 1245 75244 Transportation & Other 1286 26715 Christmas Project 772 4435 47587 FMV Gift cards, clothing, toys 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 1383872 FMV X 2 35147 FMV X Auction items 185 93782 Cost X Laptop computer 50 12500 FMV X Christmas gifts 199 47587 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. Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New Services In late 2013 in partnership with Catholic Charities' Cabrini Center for Immigration Legal Services, MAM made immigration education and application assistance available to the community. Immigration services clients may attend information sessions and have a brief consultation with an attorney or legal case worker at no cost. If the case is eligible for our services, a consultation fee will be charged at intake. In 2013, MAM offered these services for two months and educated 14 clients, 7 of them qualified for intake interviews. Those 7 clients included Family Petition, DACA, Application for Employment Authorization Documents and an Adjustment of Status for a Refugee. 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. 1,261 families qualified for such support in 2013. 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 Faith congregations in our service area are eligible for membership in Memorial Assistance Ministries. 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 Executive Director 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 Executive Director 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.