Thea Bowman Center

“A copy of the federal form 990 was provide to the board of directors prior to filing”

“Board members submit a statement on an annual basis stating any possible conflict of interest with the organization.”

“Consistent with the requirements of section 6104 (d) of the internal revenue code and the requlations thereunder, copies of the organization's form 990 and governing documents shall be made available upon request, in a timely maner, and subject to the charges permitted by law to any individual who requests it.”

“Tbc have over 600 volunteers who provide and array of services to the organization. Volunteerism is an important part of the thea bowman center operation. Volunteers are of all ages, come from various communities, backgrounds, education and ethnicity. Volunteers participate in all programs and services upon receiving an orientation regarding the organization. Volunteers provides tutoring to adult education students 4 days/week. They participate in the children's after school and summer program providing tutoring, homework help and support four days per week the majority of the volunteers work in teams with the saturday hot meal program preparing and severing food to the residents of the community. The food pantry uses volunteers to process and provide food support for those in needed each week.”

“Health and wellness food support program: provides weekly groceries on saturday (12 - 1 pm) and the last tuesday (6:00pm) of each month to 6,300 mt. Pleasant residents annually. The center has a partnership with the cleveland food bank, the primary food linkage source. We receive limited monetary donations and food items from individuals and churches to support the food service operation. The goal of the program is to provide supplemental food support to residents in the 44104, 44105 and 44120 zip codes enabling them to have sufficient nutritional food to meet their needs for the month. The population served in 2018/2019 was 60+ years 19%, 18-59 years 49% and 0-17 years 32%. Hot buffet lunch: provided every saturday (11:30-12:30) by our five partner churches to the elderly, families and children. The program is totally supported by teams of volunteers who prepare and serve a meal to an average of 175 people each week. The goal of this program it to ensure that the residents of mt. Pleasant have a healthy and nutritious meal every saturday. Benefits services: the center provides residents information on community resources. The program helps mt. Pleasant residents with heat assistance, medicare, medicaid, food stamps, voter registration and free tax preparation. A free tax service is offered during tax season, over 300 residents received free tax services in 2019. Intergenerational garden: this program is available to seniors, children and families interested in planting, managing and harvesting their own fresh vegetables. The program operates from april through october each year and is in partnership with the ohio state extension program. Senior outreach connections: this program is open to seniors aged 60 or older. The participants meet bi-weekly to support and enhance healthy lifestyle skills. Seniors participate in socialization activities, food support and health workshops.”

“Children's programs after-school and summer programs @the center and after-school program @ nathan hale elementary school: these after-school programs are open to youth ages 5 - 13. The youth are provided tutoring services and/or help with their homework and other structured activities including computer- based activities at the center. Music and martial arts classes are offered at the nathan hale site. The summer program is open to youth ages 5-13 residing in the mt. Pleasant area m -th for eight weeks. In addition to tutoring services, the children are provided learning opportunities in arts through trips to our local museums. This program is funded by donations and a small registration fee from parents. The cleveland food bank provides meals for any child in the community whether participating in the summer program or not. The programs are supported by volunteers, part-time employees and youth interns and americorps/vista members. The goal of the program is to provide a safe and nurturing environment for neighborhood children to grow and learn.”

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