Casa Guadalupana

“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| REFUND OF WORKMENS COMPENSATION INSURANCE, $342|”

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| OFFICE SUPPLIES, $169| PHONE, $1455| DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS LIABILITY INSURANCE, $898| FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES, $328| SPONSORSHIP COSTS DUE FROM RESIDENTS, $27702| SPONSORSHIP COSTS BY CASA GUADALUPANA, $3339| EXTERNAL ASYLUM SUPPORT, $500| FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, $1864| GARBAGE, $492| GENERAL LIABILITY INSURANCE, $771| APPLIANCE INSURANCE, $1008| MISCELLANEOUS, $120| WEB SITE, $252| SPECIAL NEEDS OF RESIDENTS, $1300|”

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| FIXED ASSETS LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION, $, $| NOTES RECEIVABLE, $15338, $|”

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| NOTE PAYABLE US TREASURY, $, $| PAYROLL WITHHELD LIABILITY, $, $|”

“| Explanation:| FORM 990-EZ PART III LINE 28- STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FROM 2015 TO EARLY 2018 CASA PARTNERED WITH THE ST PAUL COUNCIL OF CHURCHESNOW INTERFAITH ACTION AND THE FAMILY PLACE TO PROVIDE HOMELESS FAMILIES TEMPORARY HOUSING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND OTHER SERVICES FOCUSED ON GAINING PERMANENT HOUSING AND ENHANCING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. THE MODEL WAS EFFECTIVE AND ALLOWED OVER 80 FAMILIES TO MOVE INTO THEIR OWN HOUSING. UNFORTUNATELY THE EFFORT WAS NOT FINANCIALLY SUSTAINABLE AND THE PARTNERSHIP ENDED. AS THE PARTNERSHIP WOUND DOWN THE BOARD WAS INTRODUCED TO THE DIFFICULTIES INHERENT IN THE ASYLUM PROCESS. MORE SPECIFICALLY THAT THE PROCESS WAS LENGTHY AND THAT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS COULD SPEND YEARS LIVING IN UNCERTAINTY. THE NEED FOR SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING BECAME APPARENT. FOLLOWING A PERIOD OF DISCERNMENT AND COMPLETION OF RENOVATIONS TO THE HOME ALLOWED BY A GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE CITY OF ST PAUL IN 2017 CASA LAUNCHED AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR REFUGEE IMMIGRANT INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE APPLIED FOR ASYLUM AND ARE WORKING THROUGH THE ASYLUM PROCESS. IN JANUARY 2019 WE BEGAN WORKING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE AND THE ADVOCATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS. CURRENTLY WE ARE PROVIDING HOUSING TO TEN ADULTS AND A TODDLER AND THREE INFANTS. WE ARE ALSO PROVIDING MONTHLY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO A FAMILY LIVING OUTSIDE OF CASA TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR MONTHLY EXPENSES. WE ALSO MAINTAIN A ROOM TO HOUSE PERSONS IN TRANSITION OR WHO NEED TO COME TO MPLS ST PAUL TO MEET WITH THEIR ATTORNEY OR ATTEND A HEARING. SINCE 2017 SIX OF OUR PREVIOUS GUESTS HAVE RECEIVED WORK PERMITS ACHIEVED FINANCIAL STABILITY AND MOVED INTO THEIR OWN APARTMENTS. SEVERAL HAVE EARNED COLLEGE DEGREES AND ARE WORKING IN THEIR PROFESSIONAL FIELDS. AMONG OUR NEWER GUESTS TWO COUPLES WHO MET ON THEIR JOURNEY HAVE MARRIED AND EACH HAS RECENTLY GIVEN BIRTH. WE ARE MAINTAINING COMMUNICATION WITH THOSE WHO HAVE MOVED ON AND ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WHERE APPROPRIATE. OUR CURRENT RESIDENTS ARE FROM THE COUNTRIES OF OMAN ETHIOPIA COLUMBIA CUBA ANGOLA SAN SALVADOR AND VENEZUELA. PREVIOUS GUESTS HAVE COME FROM HONDURAS KENYA MEXICO OMAN RWANDA TANZANIA ZIMBABWE AND UGANDA. WE HAVE IN COLLOBORATION WITH DONORS ESTABLISHED SEVERAL DESIGNATED ACCOUNTS DESIGNED TO ASSIST OUR RESIDENTS IN MEETING EXPENSES THROUGH ISSUING NO INTEREST LOANS ASSOCIATED WITH PAYING FOR CHILD CARE GREEN CARDS OR ASYLUM FEES EDUCATION AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAINTENANCE OF A VEHICLE OR MOVING COSTS . AS A RESULT WE HAVE NOT ONLY RECEIVED FINANCIAL DONATIONS BUT A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS ACTIVELY ASSISTING OR RESIDENTS AS THEY NAVIGATE THE SOCIAL CULTURAL AND LEGAL CHALLENGES BEFORE THEM. WE AND OUR GUESTS HAVE BENEFITED GREATLY FROM THE EXPERTISE OF FOUR VOLUNTEERS EACH OF WHOM ARE AT CASA ONE TO TWO DAYS A WEEK. IN ADDITION TO FUNDING RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS AND CHURCHES WE CONTINUE TO RECEIVE FINANCIAL GRANTS FROM CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS. CASA RECENTLY HIRED A HALF TIME DIRECTOR AND ARE IN COMMUNICATION WITH HENNEPIN COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE TO EXPLORE POSSIBILITIES OF COLLABORATION IN SERVING THEIR IMMIGRANT CLIENTELE. ON OCTOBER 19 2023 CASA GUADALUPANA WAS THE RECIPIENT OF THE ROBERT HOBBINS COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD FROM THE IGNATIAN VOLUNTEER CORPS OF THE TWIN CITIES. CASA WAS RECOGNIZED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING EFFORTS PROVIDING A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE HOME TO ACHIEVE SAFETY AND STABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE BEEN FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES DUE TO WAR AND PERSECUTION AND A SEEKING ASYLUM IN THE UNITED STATES.”