Organizations Filed Purposes:
The Organization provides good and services to the indigent and underprivilidged residents of Key West. The services are provided with respect and compassion with no costs to the individuals served.
Star of the Sea Foundation (SOS) distributes Food, clothing and household items and Services to the indigent and underprivileged residents of the Florida Keys. Our emphasis is on food. Our services include providing access and information about applying for food stamps, temporary cash assistance, Medicaid and other services as needed and appropriate.In 2019, volunteers gave 10,897 hours to help us achieve our mission. Almost 2 million pounds of food was donated to or purchased by SOS and redistributed to residents of Monroe County who were in need. An average of 7,400 people per month were served by our food pantries in Key West and Key Largo. In addition our community kitchen prepared meals for kids, adults an seniors.With over half of Monroe County, Florida residents struggling with the cost of living and lack of affordable housing, SOS Foundation steps in to ensure that all families or individuals have the food support they need so they can concentrate on other aspects of life that will help them reach their goal of lifting out of poverty. We provide healthy food access along with nutrition education that benefits the health of our entire community.40% of the food in the United States never reaches the dinner table and enters the waste stream to decompose. Utilizing food that would otherwise be wasted is the most efficient way to address the epidemic of hunger facing our community. Since 2006, the Star of the Sea Foundation has been recovering perfectly edible food from South Florida Farmers as well as local businesses and groceries, and redirecting it to our neighbors' dinner tables. Any food that can't be recovered for human consumption is given to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office Animal Farm for animal feed.
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 |
|---|
| Thomas M Callahan | Executive Dir. | 35 | $0 |
| Erica Hughes-Sterling | Secretary | 2 | $0 |
| Patricia Nossov | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| Doria Goodrich | President | 2 | $0 |
| Nathan Eden | Member | 2 | $0 |
| Matthew Helmerich | Member | 2 | $0 |
| Danny Hughes | Director | 2 | $0 |
| Peter H Batty | Director | 2 | $0 |
| John C Baker | Director | 35 | $0 |
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