Organizations Filed Purposes:
UNITING COMMUNITY. INSPIRING DONORS. IMPROVING LIVES.
HELEN'S HOPE CHEST IS AN ORGANIZATION DESIGNED TO PROVIDE CLOTHING, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS ITEMS TO FOSTER CHILDREN. SINCE ITS ESTABLISHMENT IN 2009, AS A PROGRAM OF MESA UNITED WAY, HELEN'S HOPE CHEST HAS MORE THAN TRIPLED THE NUMBER OF FOSTER CHILDREN SERVED THROUGHOUT THE PHOENIX METROPOLITAN AREA. FOR 2019/20, OVER 13,000 FOSTER CHILDREN RECEIVED ASSISTANCE. IN SPITE OF THE SLOW DOWN DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. IN ADDITION TO CLOTHING AND OTHER NECESSARY ITEMS, HELEN'S HOPE CHEST DISTRIBUTED OVER 14,000 XMAS GIFTS TO FOSTER CHILDREN, THROUGH THE JAKELLE'S CHRISTMAS BOX PROGRAM. IN 2019, HELEN'S CREATED THE "FOSTER 360" PROGRAM. FOSTER 360 UTILIZES A UNIQUE PERSONAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM WHICH IS A COMBINATION OF HIGHLY TRAINED STAFF USING TECHNOLOGY AND EVIDENCE-BASED PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT MODALITIES. THE PERSONAL NAVIGATOR'S PRIMARY ROLE IS TO PARTNER WITH KIDS IN FOSTER CARE, STARTING AT AGE 14. THE NAVIGATOR'S MAIN JOB IS PREPARING OUR KIDS TO BUILD SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING LIVES. IN NOVEMBER 2020, HELEN'S HOPE CHEST, THROUGH THE FOSTER 360 PROGRAM, WILL OPEN A MULTI-RESIDENT FACILITY TO HOUSE FOSTER CHILDREN THAT ARE TURNING EIGHTEEN AND AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Young | PRESIDENT & CEO | 8 | $38,377 |
| W Richard James | V.P. OF BUSINESS & FINANCE | 6 | $30,414 |
| Anna Perez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Seth Marty | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Craig Henry | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sally Harrison | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Fleming | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Byron F Allen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Fimbres | ETHICS OFFICER (LEFT 2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Jo Wilson | ETHICS OFFICER | 1 | $0 |
| Spencer Dickson | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Christoper Jones | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Veronica Lewis | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Lynn Westergard | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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