Organizations Filed Purposes:
WORK WITH IMMIGRANTS AND FARMWORKERS TO SETTLE AND THRIVE IN MAINE.
ACCESS & ADVOCACYACCESS TO ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND ADVOCACY ADDRESS THE LACK OF EFFECTIVE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO IMMIGRANTS AND FARMWORKERS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY THAT PREVENT THESE COMMUNITIES FROM MEETING BASIC NEEDS OR PURSUING LONG-TERM GOALS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDE: ANSWERING 650 REQUESTS FOR ASSISTANCE, WELCOMING 800 MIGRANT AND SEASONAL WORKERS DURING THE WREATH SEASON, DISTRIBUTING 13,000 POUNDS OF FOOD, HOSTING 20 WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY MEETINGS, HOSTING 5 COMMUNITY EVENTS, AND DISTRIBUTING $18,750 IN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS.
HOUSINGWE PROVIDED SIX UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FARMWORKERS AT HAND IN HAND APARTMENTS, WHICH HOUSED 25 PEOPLE IN 2019. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FAMILIES PAY 30% OF THEIR INCOME IN RENT - INCLUDING UTILITIES. FAMILIES SAVED NEARLY $30,000 IN 2019 COMPARED TO MARKET RATE RENTS. WE ALSO COMPLETED PLANNING FOR THE WELCOME INITIATIVE, A PILOT PROJECT TO BUILD/RENOVATE 8 UNITS OF HOUSING IN THE AREA TO ALLOW MORE FAMILIES TO MOVE TO WASHINGTON COUNTY IN THE FUTURE.
MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAMMANO EN MANO PARTNERS WITH THE MAINE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTER THE MAINE MIGRANT EDUCATION PROGRAM (MEP). THROUGH THIS PROGRAM MANO EN MANO PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES TO MIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH, FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 20, ACROSS MAINE. MEP PROGRAMMING AIMS TO HELP MIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH ACHIEVE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS, WITH A FOCUS ON EDUCATIONAL TRANSITION SUPPORT, SEASONAL INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT, AND ADVOCACY SUPPORT WITHIN SCHOOL AND EDUCATION SYSTEMS. IN 2019, WE SERVED 326 MIGRANT CHILDREN AND YOUTH THROUGH ADVOCACY, PARENT INVOLVEMENT, AFTER SCHOOL TUTORING, AND SUMMER SERVICES, INCLUDING THE BLUEBERRY HARVEST SCHOOL, A FOUR-WEEK SUMMER SCHOOL FOR MIGRANT STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY DURING THE BLUEBERRY HARVEST. 15 STUDENTS GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL IN 2019.
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 |
|---|
| Ian Yaffe | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $85,979 |
| Scott Peasley | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Rebeca Ortiz | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Laura Thomas | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Brian Dyer Stewart | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Beth Russett | BOARD MEMBER - THROUGH 4/20/19 | 2 | $0 |
| Suzen Polk-Hoffses | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Peters | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Esther A Kempthorne | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Clemencia Garcia | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Adan Delgado | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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