Evergreen Christian Outreach

“The form 990 is reviewed by the organization's executive director. All board members are provided a copy via email prior to filing, and have an opportunity to review it.”

“Members of the board of directors sign a board committment statement each year, which includes a conflict of interest clause.”

“The personnel committee of the board, headed by the board vice president, recommends the compensation for the executive director. The committee looks at salary surveys to make sure compensation is appropriate.”

“Governing and financial documents are available upon request.”

“Echo fulfills its mission by offering immediate help, future opportunities, programs and education - to move people from the crisis at hand. Individuals seeking assistance work with echo client advocates to address and assess their needs and together develop an individual action plan to encourage and support them as they move forward. Our biggest success is moving individuals from the crisis at hand to a place of hope and stability.”

“In 2024 echo client advocate and program staff had over 19,000 interactions with over 2400 individuals. Echo's food pantry, case management services, educational program, and shelter program all are designed to address a specific need and support residents of our rural mountain communities. The advocates provided financial assistance to 523 households. Assistance included vehicle repairs/tires, rent and deposit assistance, utility assistance, medical expenses, transportation expenses, etc. They also engage in approximately 2000 consultations with medical providers, mental health providers, jefferson county, social security, landlords, attorneys, vendors, etc, in order to ensure continuity of care. Often these consultations resulted in increased housing stability, increased access to medical and mental health care, and continued benefits form jefferson county. Echo's food pantry served 1155 unique households that made 15,700 visits providing food for 500,000 meals.”

“Echo's resale store offers used clothing, furniture, and other household goods donated by individuals, at affordable prices to the mountain communities surrounding evergreen. Resale is a key component of echo's mission to assist people in our community with basic and urgent needs and to help them move from survival to success. Basic needs are not just food, but also affordable clothes for children and household goods that help provide a healthy and safe place to live. For many on fixed incomes, resale enables them to maintain a level of self-sufficiency in a similar way to our food pantry. Echo will provide goods free of charge to individuals if the costs are an economic barrier. Echo's client advocates use the donated goods to provide furnishings for clients as they move out of homelessness. In 2023 echo resale moved 16 homeless clients into permanent housing and furnished them.by providing the resale program, echo keeps valuable items out of landfills, recycles usable goods, supports the vision of nurturing hope, health, and security, and provides opportunities for individuals and groups to volunteer.”