Organizations Filed Purposes:
Inspiration Corporation's mission is to help people who are affected by homelessness and poverty, to improve their lives and increase self-sufficiency through the provision of social services, employment training and placement, and housing. Additionally, the Foodservice Training program, operated within Inspiration Corporation's restaurants, provides skill-specific job training and employment placement.5840 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, LLC provides affordable and permanent supportive housing to low-income families, including those experiencing homelessness, in Chicago.
Social services, employment training and placement, and housing for homeless people
Housing Services program provides formerly homeless individuals and families with an apartment and the wraparound services and support they need to make their new place a home.Case managers connect with individuals and families experiencing homelessness, help them identify a new home, and work with their new landlord to make sure that they transition smoothly into their unit. We strive to help our participants increase their self-sufficiency with the ultimate goal of helping them exit poverty for good.We work with more than 100 households and landlords, administering rental subsidies paid through federal and state contracts. Each contract requires us to match a percentage of the total amount with funds raised from private donors.
Job training is located in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. Inspiration Kitchens, our restaurant and Foodservice Training program site has offered low-income individuals the opportunity to learn to cook professionally at a restaurant open to the paying public, helping them gain the skills and experience they need in the food service industry.Our 12-week program is free to participants, and includes hands-on instruction, kitchen demonstrations, classroom culinary instruction, nutrition education, and employment and life skills classes. We also provide them with the services they need to overcome obstacles like homelessness, criminal backgrounds, mental or physical disabilities, substance addictions, and mental illness.The Lori Jericho Memorial Education Fund links individuals to vocational training or education programs. We provide limited scholarships and financial support for textbooks, entrance exams and other related expenses.
Inspiration Corporation's first program, Inspiration Cafe, serves hot, nutritious meals to our participants in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. Our cafe is open to our participants every day of the year and operates like any other full-service restaurant in the city. More than just a place to eat, Inspiration Cafe is a refuge from the streets where participants can connect with fellow diners, volunteers, and staff, and form a supportive community. During times of COVID-19 dining restrictions, Inspiration Cafe transitioned to distributing daily to-go meals which included one hot meal and one cold meal each day.Homeless Outreach Services provides basic street outreach to those who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of experiencing homelessness in and around the Uptown neighborhood of Chicago. Needs assessments are performed and resources provided related to mental health, benefits eligibility, housing, employment, medical care, and substance use with the ultimate goal of assisting clients in obtaining safe, suitable housing.
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 |
|---|
| Shannon K Stewart Msw | Executive Director | 40 | $111,909 |
| Kimberly Davis | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $79,536 |
| John Shapiro | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Blake Overlock | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Kaitlin Roe | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Bankhurst | Director | 1 | $0 |
| John Bernard Potter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Travis Hughes | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Sitter | Director | 1 | $0 |
| George Semaan | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Lynch | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Ann O'Shaughnessy | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Hampton | Director | 1 | $0 |
| April Williams | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Jericho | Director | 1 | $0 |
| Emily Blum | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Bill Pekin | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Kristen Nomura | Vice Chair-External Relati | 5 | $0 |
| Larissa Chaikowsky | Vice Chair-Board Developme | 5 | $0 |
| Vinu Ramasamy | Vice Chair-Program Develop | 5 | $0 |
| Elisabeth Payne | Chair | 5 | $0 |
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