Joppa

“Question 14 - at year-end, joppa did not have a written document rentention and destruction policy in place. However, at the time of filing, joppa is in the process of creating this policy.”

“Joe stevens jacki stevens president secretary husband & wife”

“A copy of the form 990 is presented to the board for approval prior to filing.”

“The board reviews the conflict of interest policy annually and discloses any conflicts.”

“The organization makes its governing documents and financial statements available to the public upon request. These documents are available for the same period of time as described in internal revenue code section 6104(d) for other public disclosure documents.”

“Joppa helps homeless people survive, find housing and rebuild their lives. Working with other service providers, joppa helps people living under bridges, in tents, shacks, vehicles and on the streets access existing resources and develops unique programs and services to meet unmet needs in outreach, housing and education.”

“Assistance including funding housing applications, providing deposits and first month's rents. Once people are back in housing, joppa volunteers maintain relationships, help people recover and rebuild their lives via an extensive 6-24 month aftercare program whereby we provide counseling, mentoring, help with budgeting, transportation, coins for laundry, help finding meaningful work and/or a volunteer role in the community, supplementing snap benefits with nutritious food and providing supplies not allowed by the snap program, such as personal hygiene items, tp, cleaning supplies and laundry detergent. We surround each individual with a "circle of friends" that provides social interactions and helps people continue moving forward.”

“Develop its first transitional tiny home village, to give people a safe place to go to get the help they need to gain a source of income and overcome other barriers to housing. In addition, joppa is developing permanent market-rate cottage homes for the elderly, disabled, vets and formerly homeless with rents starting at just 300/month.”

“Help future generations learn about homelessness and do something to help homeless people through service learning and other volunteer projects. Joppa also advocates on behalf of homeless clients with property managers, employers, medical professionals, city and government officials, family members, attorneys and others. We create awareness for issues affecting the local homeless community and ensure clients have proper identification and legal representation. We started and oversee the polk county street outreach coalition, which has been meeting monthly since 2009 to collaborate and coordinate efforts with the local coc and all the agencies and other homeless service providers in central iowa.”