Valley Outreach

Filing Period

Oct 1, 2011 to Sep 30, 2012

Signed

Jan 26, 2013

Return Version

2011v1.2

Gross Receipts

$1,424,500

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Clothing closet: the valley outreach clothing closet has been providing clothing and accessories to our families since 2005, household essentials since 2008, and currently serves more than 400 households every month. In our 2011/2012 fiscal year, we gave 62,705 items of clothing and accessories and 6,000 household essential items to clients on 7,375 individual visits. The selection of clothing available to adults gives clients the opportunity to dress confidently for interviews and in the workplace. We provide young women with prom dresses and all the accessories each year. The clothing closet serves residents of washington county, portions of eastern ramsey county, and western st. Croix county in wisconsin.

Activity 3

Emergency fund: our emergency fund has been providing emergency financial assistance to families in crisis since 2005. Through the emergency fund, we: provide rental or mortgage assistance; maintain heat and utility services; repair cars so their jobs can be maintained (particularly given the lack of public transportation in washington county); help provide access to much-needed healthcare and prescription medications, and provide homeless families and individuals with short-term (1 or 2 nights) emergency shelter at local motels and hot meals. During client intake interviews we provide clients with referral information for other programs and services available through washington county and other local nonprofit organizations which may meet other needs the clients may have. We currently provide between 7,000 and 10,000 in emergency financial assistance to an average of 30 families every month through this critical program; we provided 87,445 in emergency financial assistance to 873 individuals in 2011/2012 fiscal year.

Filer

EIN

41-1452973