Uplift North

“Changes were made to conform to our national organization's terminology. There were also a number of wording clarifications and program, title or committee name changes. We restructured how we send our delegates to the national meeting, to conform to national policy. The program Operation Graduation was discontinued and all mentions were deleted.”

“Membership as a voting or non-voting member is open without discrimination to all individuals as long as they comply with the responsibilities of membership. Annual dues are a requirement. Membership has no age limitation.”

“A nominating committee (composed of 2 members & 1 alternate from the board plus 3 members & 1 alternate from the voting membership) is elected by the membership & prepares a slate of nominees for officers on the board. This slate is submitted to the membership one month prior to the April election meeting.”

“Proposed expenditures of unbudgeted funds in excess of $250 are presented to the Board & membership for approval with the exception that the philanthropic program chairmen may spend over their budget by $250 or 1%, whichever is greater without Board or membership approval. The annual budget must be approved by membership prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. A 2/3 vote of voting membership is required to adopt a new philanthropic program.”

“The Treasurer leads a review discussion at a regularly scheduled board meeting prior to filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy applies to all membership. Any conflict of interest issue is reviewed & resolved by the President of the Organization. If the President is involved in the conflict of interest issue, then the President elect reviews and resolves the issue. The President or the President elect may, but shall not be obligated to, seek the advice & consent of the Assistance Leagues Board of Directors in reaching a decision.”

“Copies of documents are provided upon request or they are available on the organizations website.”

“We have ended our Operation Graduation program as it became a duplication of services that were being provided by other organizations and the state changed GED testing to an online format that no longer fit our program.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Community Outreach- Available Hands meets one-time or short-term community needs for goods and/or services. In the fiscal year ended 5/31/17 students in 1 Minneapolis and 2 Richfield schools received clothing items such as pants, polo shirts and underwear. Students in St. Paul schools received warm winter boots. A pilot program in Richfield schools allowed us to provide winter clothing, toiletries and school supplies to over 635 students. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Food for Kids provides biodegradable bags filled with kid-friendly food to feed students for the weekend. Approximately 175 students in 3 Minneapolis schools were served on a weekly basis through this program in the year ended 5/31/17. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Operation School Bell Literacy Plus provides books and tutors to elementary school children to promote reading at grade level. In the fiscal year ended 5/31/17, 54 students received individual tutoring, 1000 students received books and over 2000 books were distributed. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 8: READY-SET-READ (formerly TABBY(Take A Book Bag with You)) is a preschool literacy program designed to encourage the love of reading. Approximately 60 students were served in the fiscal year ended 5/31/17.”