Common Thread International Inc

“Other revenue 5,000 total 5,000”

“Expenses office 2,559 insurance 7,496 non-investment depreciation 2,350 total 12,405”

“Equipment and depreciable assets 16,450 16,450 less accumulated depreciation 6,463 8,812 total 9,987 7,638”

“Payroll taxes payable 0 299 unemployment taxes payable 245 19 loans from officers 7,720 7,720”

“To provide access to healthful, quality food and information to our community, and to research food deserts and demographics.”

“The organization operated a "fresh wagon" trailer as a portable market for fresh fruits and vegetables. The market served to assist local farms by diversifying market share. It made regular stops at low income housing authorities, local health centers, the gainesville veterans hospital, the health services complex at the university of florida, and other food deserts to provide healthful food access, nutritional information, cooking demonstrations, vegetable identification and health info for those at risk of diabetes. In may of 2019, at the end of the growing season, the fresh wagon program was suspended. The usda grant that had funded the fresh wagon program has now expired.”

“Common thread is providing services through the melrose center, a senior community center venue serving the surrounding areas of melrose, florida, and providing day-time food through breakfast, lunch, and sometimes evening meals and entertainment including a music venue, a meeting space, card playing area, and gallery area for displaying art work.”

“The organization continues to maintain a "community of practice" website and has expanded it to social media on facebook under "the melrose center." the site provides consumers a place to provide feedback and receive information designed to offset the effects of food insecurity.”

“The organization has begun to manage senior center and community programs at the melrose center in melrose florida.”