Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO BUILD STRONG AND HEALTHY FAMILIES, CREATE A SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND HELP EVERY INDIVIDUAL REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL. WE ARE BRIDGING THE GAP FROM SURVIVING TO THRIVING.
TO PROVIDE A SPECTRUM OF SERVICES FOR THE MANY DIVERSE RESIDENTS OF LOUISVILLE METRO. THESE SERVICES ENABLE PEOPLE TO DISCOVER AND UTILIZE RESOURCES TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES, CREATE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY AND REALIZE THEIR INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL.
FAMILY EDUCATION INITIATIVES ASSIST REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT AND U.S. BORN RESIDENTS OF LOUISVILLE METRO IN EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL TRANSITION, AND GROWTH. SERVED INDIVIDUALS THIS FISCAL YEAR THROUGH FAMILY EDUCATION, FAMILY COACHING, AND ADULT EDUCATION WHICH INCLUDES ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL), GED/ABE (ADULT BASIC EDUCATION), AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SERVED IN FY20 CAME FROM 101 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND 38 ZIP CODES THROUGHOUT LOUISVILLE METRO. IN FY20, THERE WERE 1,056 ESL ENROLLMENTS; 42 FAMILIES PARTICIPATED IN FAMILY EDUCATION; 221 ENROLLMENTS IN GED AND ADULT BASIC EDUCATION CLASSES; AND 53 STUDENTS ATTENDING CITIZENSHIP CLASSES BECAME U.S. CITIZENS. AMERICANA PARTNERS WITH JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION TO OFFER ESL, GED/ABE AND FAMILY EDUCATION CLASSES. JCPS DOES NOT PROVIDE REVENUE, THEREFORE, FAMILY INITIATIVE EXPENSES INCLUDE OPERATING AND OCCUPANCY COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THESE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS UTILITIES, INTERNET, JANITORIAL, AND FRONT OFFICE STAFF WHO ASSIST WITH INFORMATION FOR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS AMERICANA STAFF MEMBERS WHO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THESE PROGRAMS, SUCH AS THE FAMILY COACH AND FAMILY EDUCATION STAFF. JCPS HAS PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 250,000 IN SALARIES IN-KIND TO SUPPORT THESE PROGRAMS.
AMERICANA YOUTH PROGRAM PROVIDE YEAR ROUND OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMS TO REFUGEE, IMMIGRANT AND LOW-INCOME YOUTH. PROGRAMMING INCLUDES HOMEWORK ASSISTANCE, TUTORING, JCPS K-5 ESL CLASSES, MENTORING, MEALS, CREATIVE ARTS, RECREATION, INCENTIVE- BASED FIELD TRIPS AND OTHER ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS. IN FY20, 312 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAMMING, INCLUDING AFTER SCHOOL, DURING THE SUMMER, AND WINTER/SPRING BREAK PERIODS. AMERICANA STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PLAN AND SUPERVISE ALL YOUTH ACTIVITIES. MEALS ARE PROVIDED THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH DARE TO CARE FOOD BANK (KIDS' CAFE).
COMMUNITY SERVICES COMMUNITY SERVICES FOSTER COMMUNITY SUPPORT, PARTICIPANT ENRICHMENT, AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR MULTI-CULTURAL EXPERIENCES. AMERICANA IS A VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VISTA) SITE DURING TAX SEASON. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE FREE TAX PREPARATION TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH AN INCOME OF LESS THAN 50,000. THE VITA SITE IS COORDINATED BY AN AMERICANA STAFF MEMBER. 238 TAX RETURNS WERE PREPARED AT OUR VITA SITE IN FY20. THE AMERICANA FIBERWORKS IS AN ARTS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT WHERE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN LEARN AND PRACTICE VARIOUS FIBER ARTS, BUSINESS SKILLS, AND ESL COMPETENCY. TWELVE IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN PARTICIPATE IN THE AMERICANA FIBERWORKS PROGRAM REGULARLY. AMERICANA HOSTS AN ANNUAL AMERICANA WORLD FESTIVAL ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF JUNE TO CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. APPROXIMATELY 5,000 ATTEND THE ANNUAL AMERICANA WORLD FESTIVAL. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ARE INVITED TO AMERICANA FOR A FALL FESTIVAL AND TO A WINTER FESTIVAL EACH YEAR. YOUTH RECEIVE HATS AND GLOVES AT THE WINTER FESTIVAL, ALONG WITH A GIFT. IN ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY SERVICES SUMMARIZED ABOVE, AMERICANA PROVIDES PRO-BONO OR 1/YR LEASE MEETING AND OFFICE SPACE FOR MANY DIVERSE GROUPS (I.E. BURUNDI COMMUNITY, HISPANIC LATINO COALITION, SOUTH LOUISVILLE COMMUNITY MINISTRIES, SOMALI COMMUNITY, KENTUCKY AMERICAN INDIAN RESOURCE CENTER).
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 |
|---|
| Edgardo Mansilla | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $120,140 |
| Steve Woodworth | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Vawter | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Triplett | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Charles Theiler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Sowmya Telaprolu | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Alejandro Pousa | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Nazar | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Rana Latif | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Allison Ibrahim | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Gill Holland | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Ricky George | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Findley | CHAIR OF HR | 1 | $0 |
| Tracy Davis | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Katie Carter | CHAIR OF ADV | 1 | $0 |
| Hillary Bonistalli | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Bohnert | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| J Barry Barker | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Bagley | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Shawn Adams | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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