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“A copy of form 990 was distributed to the governing board for review prior to the filing of the return.”

“The organization does not make its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financials statements available to the public.”

“Available in english and spanish, it provides easy access to over 2400 local programs that serve the unhoused, housing-insecure and resource-insecure of all ages. Win also sends users alerts about important community services and events with the goal connecting them to a wide variety of local opportunities that can support their efforts to not only survive but to improve their lives. 2) hud housing eligibility screener, embedded within the win app, was released in 2023 to enable anyone to take an interactive quiz and learn if they qualify for hud housing and if so receive support on where to apply as well as other supportive services 3)the print directory of services for homeless, offers a comprehensive listing of free regional resources. It is used by librarians, teachers and social workers to connect homeless youth, adults and families to needed services; 4) team win is designed to offer homeless or formerly homeless youth the opportunity for training in social media. Team win mentors youth in marketing and outreach skills and trains them to promote win within the greater la community using direct outreach (such as presentations and tabling events) and social media channels (twitter, facebook, instagram. Team win also published voices for team win, a blog that writes about life of students who are struggling while attending college as well as cooking with pearl, a series of youtube cooking videos featuring low cost easy to prepare nutritious meals which are featured on ocla's social media channels 5) win community college outreach- this unique outreach educates struggling college students on how to use win to located helpful resources that they can access to mitigate food, housing and other insecurities they are experiencing while trying to attend local colleges. 6) ocla's outreach & education program focuses on high need communities. Our outreach coordinator trains local nonprofits to introduce win to their clients, as well as attends community events and resource fairs and offering presentations on the win app. We also have a door-to-door south la outreach direct outreach campaign developed to raise awareness about win in the south la community. A staff member who is a south la native, visits local businesses, service providers and residences, seeking local opportunities to introduce win to this high need community. 7)the oclawin.org website hosts the web version of the win app. It also offers additional community resources to those in need in the find help section. The website is also used to promote general community awareness about the plight of the homeless and to lift-up related news and research.”

“School districts as well as on ocla's website; and a website which offers access to the web versions of win and the directory as well as other resources. Our outreach programs look for opportunities to engage and employ those who have lived experience with homelessness.”

“Other program services include $47,754 of various expenses related to other miscellaneous programs”