Joppa

“Joe stevens jacki stevens president vice president husband & wife”

“Organization's process to review form 990 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 compensation committee of the board of directors review and approve the compensation of the president and vice-president using comparability data.”

“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. Our mission is to create communities of unconditional love, support and hope for the homeless, as we work together to prevent and ultimately end homelessness.”

“Homeless services: each week, trained joppa volunteers visit families and individuals living under bridges, in tents, and in vehicles. We build relationships; provide food, water, and other essential survival items; and connect people with existing resources. During winters, joppa provides heater systems, insulated boots, winter gear, and tents, and our heat teams make weekly fuel deliveries to help people survive the brutally cold weather. Joppa also offers usps mailing addresses and mail deliveries, a homeless nutrition program, transportation, job development, and housing assistance. Joppa has helped over 600 people off the streets, more than 80% of whom remain in housing today. We do this by working with existing housing agencies, social service agencies, private landlords, and property owners to connect clients with housing options. We maintain relationships after clients transition into permanent housing through our aftercare program. Volunteers make weekly visits to check in and deliver supplies not provided by the snap program, such as personal hygiene items, toilet paper, and laundry detergent. We surround each client with a "circle of friends" to support them as they recover from homelessness and take positive steps in their health, relationships, and personal fulfillment.”

“Housing development: as part of our mission to prevent and end homelessness, joppa is also developing fundamental housing solutions. We are working with city and county officials to build iowa's first tiny home village to provide a safe, permanent supportive housing community for chronically homeless people to live out their lives. Cottage home program: joppa has begun building permanent cottage home rental units affordable for people transitioning out of homelessness and other extremely low-income households (eli). Cottage homes provide permanent housing that's truly affordable for seniors, veterans, disabled individuals, and others living on fixed or part-time incomes, including those who are formerly homeless. The homes are practical alternatives to apartment buildings and other traditional low-income housing.”

“Education advocacy: joppa educates the community-from kids to adults-about the root causes of homelessness, which helps build understanding and overcome misconceptions and stigmas. Whether through video productions, newsletters, social media, group presentations, classes, or a one-on-one conversation, we are dedicated to raising awareness and softening hearts. Joppa organizes the following signature events yearly to engage and educate the public: iowa homeless memorial, homeless christmas celebration, project pj, joppa community cleanups, and the down & out homeless fundraiser. Joppa also advocates for people experiencing homelessness and creates awareness for issues affecting the local homeless community. We established the polk county street outreach coalition, which has been meeting monthly since 2009 to collaborate and coordinate efforts with the local continuum of care, veterans administration, other social service agencies, and homeless service providers in central iowa. Joppa has a nonprofit thrift store, dba "thriftmart", to help us achieve our mission by providing a sustainable source of income for core operations. It also raises awareness about homeless issues and solutions and offers job training opportunities for people working their way out of homelessness.”