Impact of Southern Arizona

“No formal minutes are taken at committee meetings, however they do not have the authority to act on behalf of the board. Their roles are limited to making recommendations to the board.”

“The Board President and Executive Director review the 990 before it is signed and submitted to the IRS.”

“The policy and personnel commmittee of the board of directors gathers information from salary surveys and studies about comparable Executive Director commpensation packages, reviews the Executive Directors performance, and proposes a compensation package for the upcoming year to the board of directors. The committees proposal is made to the board of directors at a regularly scheduled meeting, typically in June of each year, and voted upon.”

“Copies of all documents are on file at the organizations main office, and available to the public during business hours.”

“Part III - Statement of Program Accomplishments:Emergency Food Assistance IMPACT continues to serve the communities of SE Pinal County, NW Tucson and SE Pima County. These areas are predominantly rural, with many low to moderate income households, and demand for services continued to grow this past year. Our Food Bank participation grew 29% from the year before to 4512 unduplicated individuals! On average, more than 600 families of various age, race and ethnicity received emergency food assistance each month. We provided fresh fruits and vegetables as well as meats and dairy to supplement our shelf stable distribution. Between 35 and 50 children in the Vail area, who were identified by school counselors as being at risk of having no food over the weekends, went home each Friday afternoon with backpacks that included six meals and two snacks to curb weekend hunger. Overall people had better access to food and ate more nutritionally. We worked diligently to reduce hunger in our communities. Clothing Bank - IMPACT of Southern Arizona funded the clothing distribution program including the value of clothing donated to this program. Community donations and IMPACT purchases make this program possible. We are open five days each week, and serve an average of 650 households each year, reaching more than 1750 unduplicated individuals. This program is designed not only to provide needed clothing, but just as importantly to free up household income so it can be applied to other necessities such as rent, mortgage, utility payments, medications and additional groceries. For this reason, this service is free to qualifying low to moderate income clients. Typically more than 4250 items were distributed each month. Overall we distributed 56,661 linens and clothing items to area households. Senior Meals Program - IMPACT of Southern Arizona funded the Senior Center and related activities this past year. The number of seniors receiving home delivered meals or who chose to attend the congregate meals program continues to increase each year, especially in our homebound population. New activity and commercial kitchen facility with a larger kitchen and dining space to accommodate the growing number of local struggling seniors. We hosted a variety of activities to foster an environment that helps seniors thrive as they age, and allows them to stay in their homes independently as long as safely possible. We served more than 24,000 meals to seniors last year, with 87% of those being delivered to the homebound. We have a new Program Manager and will be adding cooking classes for our seniors to give them ideas of easy recipes to prepare for one person, and with nutritional value added for the aging body.Youth Programs - IMPACT of Southern Arizona funded community based youth programming including a daily afterschool leadership program in which at risk middle-school aged children were fed a healthy snack, learned about nutrition and health, got help with homework, built self-esteem and learned to be active advocates in their community. IMPACT of Southern Arizona hosted its annual Youth Day celebration in Catalina which serves as an agency fair to connect people in the area to service providers who can improve and enrich their lives. Typically more than 400 people attend, and are fed a free lunch BBQd by IMPACT Board Members. Expenses incurred during the holiday season included Christmas gifts, seasonal clothing, jackets, hats, gloves, etc. Summer programs were held to encourage children to get off the couch and out from behind the television. Programs were designed to stimulate minds and bodies. Our Back to School program supplied more than 208 children with new clothing outfits, backpacks and supplies. Community Education is a growing area for us. We offer ESL classes, citizenship classes, many community workshops and special events geared to improve residents lives. Three individuals graduated our Citizenship course and became naturalized this year. Dozen”