Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOUNDATION IS A NON-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY WHOSE MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE NECESSARY RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THE CAUSES AND CONDITIONS OF POVERTY IN WYANDOTTE COUNTY TO ASSIST LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS IN MOVING TOWARDS SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
DIRECT CUSTOMER SERVICES EOF RECEIVES GRANT FUNDING, PRIMARILY FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT (CSBG)TO PROVIDE DIRECT SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS. SERVICES PROVIDED DURING THE AGENCY'S 2019 FISCAL YEAR INCLUDE 1)EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE - WHICH HELPS FAMILIES OBTAIN NEEDED SUPPORTS, SUCH AS UTILITY AND RENT ASSISTANCE AND MORTGAGE DEFAULT COUNSELING,TO ADDRESS EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, 2)EMPLOYMENT SERVICES - WHICH HELPS UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS WITH JOB PREPARATION AND PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE, 3)CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES - WHICH HELPS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WORK ON ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND GOAL ACHIEVEMENT, 4)SENIOR COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION - WHICH PROVIDED FOOD ASSISTANCE TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED INDIVIDUALS, AND 5)HOUSING SERVICES - WHICH HELPS LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS ADDRESS CURRENT HOMELESSNESS OR HELP THOSE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. DURING THE 2019 FISCAL YEAR, EOF SERVED THREE HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO FAMILIES (392)IMPACTING 750 INDIVIDUALS. IN ADDITION, EOF SERVED AN AVERAGE OF SIXTY-FIVE (65) SENIORS EACH MONTH FOR A TOTAL OF SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY (780) BOXES OF COMMODITIES THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2020.
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 |
|---|
| Rita Adams | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $73,492 |
| Marvin Robinson | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
| Ondra Penn | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
| Scott Mackey | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
| Richard Mabion | V.P. AND TRE | 0 | $0 |
| James Morris Letcher | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
| Maxine Johnson-Burley | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
| James W Harrell Ii | VICE PRESIDE | 0 | $0 |
| Henry Hank Chamberlain | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
| Yvonne Brown | TRUSTEE | 0 | $0 |
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