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        <ReturnReference>FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS</ReturnReference>
        <Explanation>FORM 990, PART III, STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS, LINE 1, CONTINUED: METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES STRIVES TO ALLEVIATE SUFFERING , PROMOTE DIGNITY, AND INSTILL SELF-SUFFICIENCY TO POOR AND HOMELESS FAMILIES THROUGHOUT TAMPA BAY. LAST YEAR METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES EXPERIENCED TREMENDOUS GROWTH (2X TO 3X) IN MULTIPLE SERVICE AREAS. IN THE CATEGORY OF ALLEVIATING SUFFERING, 50,865 FAMILIES WERE HELPED AT OUR OUTREACH CENTERS IN TAMPA AND PASCO COUNTY, A 2X IMPACT IN SERVICE DELIVERY. 1,632,803 MEALS WERE SERVED THROUGHOUT TAMPA BAY VIA OUR HOT MEAL AND PANTRY PROGRAMS. AT THE HOLIDAYS WE SUPPORTED 22,638 FAMILIES AND 19,126 CHILDREN RECEIVED TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS. WE PROVIDED CLOTHING TO 3,020 CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND OVER 3,500 BACKPACKS TO CHILDREN. WE PROVIDED WATER AND ELECTRICITY ASSISTANCE TO 3,846 FAMILIES. IN THE CATEGORY OF PROMOTING DIGNITY, OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS EXCELED BY LEVERAGING DEEP COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY HEADSTART, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THE PATEL CONSERVATORY, AND MANY OTHERS. TOGETHER WE EDUCATED 96 CHILDREN IN OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER, 93 CHILDREN IN OUR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, AND 193 INDIVIDUALS IN OUR GED PROGRAM. IN ADDITION, WE OPENED OUR NEW STATE OF THE ART PROMISELAND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER WITH CAPACITY FOR 150 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN. IN THE CATEGORY OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY WE WITNESSED 107 FAMILIES BENEFIT FROM OUR UPLIFT U RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. OUR OUTCOMES ILLUSTRATED 97% OF OUR FAMILIES HAVE MAINTAINED THEIR HOUSING AFTER GRADUATING AND 75% HAVE MAINTAINED OR INCREASED THEIR INCOME. WE PROVIDED JOB PREP, JOB TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT BOOT CAMP PROGRAMS WHICH HELPED 110 OF OUR ADULT RESIDENTS FIND EMPLOYMENT. WE ALSO OPENED MIRACEPLACE WHICH ADDED 52 TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS ON OUR CAMPUS TO PROVIDE INCREASED CAPACITY FOR TWICE AS MANY FAMILIES TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY SHELTER, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, AND PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING SERVICES ALL ON OUR CAMPUS. THE CHILDREN'S BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PROVIDED FUNDING FOR THE FIRST HUG PROGRAM WHICH ALLOWS METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES CASE MANAGERS TO CARE FOR OVER 140 FAMILIES OFF-SITE VERSUS. HAVING FAMILIES COME TO OUR FRONT DOOR FOR SERVICES. FINALLY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH THE SUPPORT OF 21,826 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 136,000 HOURS TO HELP US LOWER STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS. AS MENTIONED ABOVE MANY COMMUNITY PARTNERS HAVE COME TOGETHER TO HELP US CARE FOR MORE FAMILIES THAN EVER BEFORE. THIS PAST YEAR WE EXPERIENCED A 3X IMPACT TO THE NUMBER FAMILIES WE WERE ABLE TO HOUSE AND CASE MANAGE ON AND OFF OUR CAMPUS BECAUSE OF THE COLLABORATIVE SUPPORT WE EXPERIENCED THIS PAST YEAR. TOTAL EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE MINISTRIES' PROGRAM SERVICES WERE $13,929,979 PER OUR AUDITED ANNUAL REPORT, WHICH REPRESENTS OVER 85% OF TOTAL EXPENSES. THIS INCLUDES $3,974,515 OF IN-KIND FOOD AND MATERIAL DONATIONS OVER AND ABOVE THE FINANCIAL DONATIONS TO HELP US MEET THE NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE TAMPA BAY REGION. IN ADDITION THE MINISTRIES RECEIVED $918,514 OF IN-KIND SERVICES AND SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS OF VOLUNTEER TIME VALUED AT MORE THAN $2.5 MILLION, WHICH ARE NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE IRS THAT WERE USED FOR THESE PROGRAMS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A: OUTREACH AND PREVENTION SERVICES: THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS REACHING OUT TO THE HUNGRY PEOPLE AND PREVENTING HOMELESSNESS. OUTREACH SERVICES LAST YEAR ALLEVIATED SUFFERING, AS DESCRIBED ABOVE ON THE PRECEDING PAGE. THE MINISTRIES ALLEVIATES HUNGER BY PROVIDING HOT MEALS TO ALMOST 30 PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS, LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE FOUR-COUNTY GREATER TAMPA BAY AREA. THESE PARTNERSHIPS ENABLE METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES TO DISTRIBUTE HOT MEALS EVERYDAY WHERE PEOPLE ARE HURTING. FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO LIVE IN THEIR OWN HOME, BUT ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, THE MINISTRIES PROVIDES EMERGENCY FOOD BOXES, CLOTHING, RENT AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE, HOUSING ASSISTANCE, HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY AGENCIES TO MEET THEIR ADDITIONAL NEEDS. ACCESS TO MEDICARE AND FOOD STAMPS AND EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE. GED PREPARATION, JOB READINESS TRAINING AND COMPUTER LAB ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUTREACH CLIENTS. ALL SERVICES ARE OFFERED IN A MANNER THAT RESPECTS EACH INDIVIDUAL'S DIGNITY AND WORTH. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B: UPLIFT U RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM UPLIFT U PREPARES OUR HOMELESS CLIENTS TO PROVIDE THEM SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AS DESCRIBED ON THE PRECEDING PAGE. UPLIFT U IS A TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH ADDRESSES THE ISSUES OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS BY FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL. IT CONSISTS OF EIGHT BROAD SERVICE COMPONENTS, THAT WHEN BLENDED TOGETHER, OFFERS EACH FAMILY AND PERSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE COMPONENTS OF THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM INCLUDE RESIDENCE SERVICES, AS WELL AS SERVICES IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: COUNSELING, FOOD AND NUTRITION, EDUCATION AND LITERACY, RECOVERY AND SOBRIETY, EMPLOYMENT, LIFE SKILLS, COMMUNITY LIVING AND PASTORAL CARE, AS WELL AS A CHILDREN'S PROGRAM. RESIDENCE SERVICES OUR FAMILY CARE CENTER ACCOMMODATES FAMILIES, WHO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE WHILE WORKING TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE RESIDENTIAL STAY, DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL, COULD LAST FROM A FEW WEEKS UP TO 18 MONTHS. THE AVERAGE STAY IS APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS. COUNSELING COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT ARE THE CORE OF THE UPLIFT U PROGRAM AND INCLUDE EMERGENCY CRISIS INTERVENTION, COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS, CASE MANAGEMENT AND FAMILY COUNSELING, AND AN INDIVIDUALIZED, ACHIEVABLE SELF-SUFFICIENCY PLAN, WHICH MAY INCLUDE GED ATTAINMENT, EDUCATION OR TRAINING. FOOD AND NUTRITION THE MINISTRIES PROVIDES PREPARED MEALS ON-SITE FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THE MINISTRIES PROMOTES HEALTHY FOOD AS PART OF A HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAM, WHICH EXPOSES RESIDENTS TO HEALTHY FOOD AND EXERCISE. THIS COMPONENT IS DESIGNED ALSO TO MEET SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS FOR RESIDENTS AND PROVIDES CLASSES IN FOOD SAFETY, SHOPPING AND COOKING ON A BUDGET, AS WELL AS FOOD SERVICES TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR RESIDENTS. EDUCATION AND LITERACY THROUGH COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, ADULT RESIDENTS PARTICIPATE IN COMPREHENSIVE ADULT LITERACY, GED, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE AND OTHER EDUCATION CLASSES THAT PROVIDE THEM WITH THE LIFE SKILLS AND TRAINING THEY NEED TO BE SELF-SUFFICIENT (INCLUDING BUDGETING AND CREDIT EDUCATION). AN ON-SITE COMPUTER LAB AND TRAINING ARE PROVIDED FOR RESIDENTS. EXTENSIVE EDUCATIONAL ASSESSMENT IS PROVIDED UTILIZING FLORIDA CHOICES AND ON-SITE TABE (TEST OF ADULT BASIC EDUCATION). THE SUCCESS OF METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES' GED CLASSROOM IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. COUNTY STAFF OVERSEE AND IMPLEMENT INSTRUCTION, WHILE THE MINISTRIES SUBSIDIZE THE COST OF MATERIALS, TESTING, AND PROVIDES LUNCH EACH DAY FOR PARTICIPANTS. RECOVERY AND SOBRIETY A FULL RANGE OF RECOVERY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ALL UPLIFT U PARTICIPANTS WHO STRUGGLE WITH ADDICTION ISSUES. SERVICES INCLUDE ON-SITE ADDICTION ASSESSMENT AND CLASSES, AA (ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS) AND NA (NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS) MEETINGS, A RECOVERY COUNSELOR AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY RECOVERY PROGRAMS. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE FAMILY INTERVENTION, CO-DEPENDENCY AND PREVENTION CLASSES. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES A CONTINUUM OF EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FROM JOB READINESS TO JOB PLACEMENT AND LONG-TERM TRAINING IS PART OF THE PROGRAM. JOB READINESS AND PREPARATION IS THE KEY ELEMENT AND INCLUDES ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING, LEARNING AND DEMONSTRATING "SOFT SKILLS" SUCH AS PUNCTUALITY, ON-TASK BEHAVIOR AND TIME MANAGEMENT. IF RESIDENTS ALREADY HAVE THESE SKILLS, THEY ARE ASSISTED WITH JOB PLACEMENT SERVICES AND LONG-TERM TRAINING PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. A COMPUTER LAB IS AVAILABLE FOR JOB SEARCH. COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THE JOB PREPARATION AND SEARCH INDUSTRY REGULARLY SPONSOR EMPLOYMENT BOOT CAMP EVENTS, AND VOLUNTEER IN THE MINISTRIES' COMPUTER LABS TO LEND THEIR EXPERTISE TO SPECIFIC NEEDS. METROPOLITAN MINISTRIES NEW SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROJECT, INSIDE THE BOX CAFE AND CATERING, ALSO PROVIDES TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR CURRENT AND FORMER RESIDENTS WHILE GENERATING SUSTAINABLE FUNDING FOR THE MINISTRIES' TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER THROUGH ITS MEAL SITE AND FOOD PROGRAMS. THE RELATED CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM EQUIPS RESIDENTS AND AGED-OUT FOSTER CARE CHILDREN WITH FOOD SERVICE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE SKILLS, BETTER EQUIPPING THEM TO FIND EMPLOYMENT AND ATTAIN SELF-SUFFICIENCY. COMMUNITY LIVING AND PASTORAL CARE SERVICES INCLUDE PASTORAL CARE, COUNSELING, WORSHIP SERVICES, A YOUTH GROUP, BAPTISMS AND WEDDINGS AND A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT THAT PREPARES RESIDENTS FOR SELF-GOVERNANCE, ADVOCACY, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY WHEN THEY LEAVE MINISTRIES.</Explanation>
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