Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE KITCHEN, INC. BRINGS STABILITY AND PURPOSE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS. THE KITCHEN HAS MADE THE AFFIRMATIVE DECISION TO FOCUS ON FIVE PRIMARY AREAS: 1. DEVELOPING AFFORDABLE HOUSING: THE KITCHEN BELIEVES THAT SAFE, DECENT, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A PREREQUISITE TO PREVENTING FUTURE HOMELESSNESS AND ENSURING THAT HOUSEHOLDS EXITING HOMELESSNESS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR LONG-TERM STABLE HOUSING. 2. COMMUNITY HOUSING: FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WORKING TO END THEIR HOMELESSNESS, PLACEMENT IN INTEGRATED COMMUNITY HOUSING IS VITAL TO LONG- TERM SUCCESS AND STABILITY. 3. HOMELESS AND AT RISK YOUTH: HOMELESS EFFECTS MANY POPULATIONS, BUT NONE SO DRAMATICALLY AS YOUTH. BY PROVIDING A SAFE ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOUTH CAN ACCESS BASIC NEEDS AND EFFECTIVE SUPPORT SERVICES TO ADDRESS BARRIERS TO HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT AND TREATEMENT; WE BELIEVE THAT THESE EFFECTS CAN BE MITIGATED. FURTHER, WE BELIEVE THAT HOUSING INTERVENTIONS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL YOUTH AND ALLOW DEVELOPMENT IN THE C
THE KITCHEN, INC. BRINGS STABILITY AND PURPOSE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS.
THE KITCHEN'S HOUSING AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS WORK TO PREVENT AND END HOMELESSNESS IN THE GREATER SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY. TO AID IN THE TRANSITION FROM HOMELESSNESS TO COMMUNITY HOUSING, THE KITCHEN OPERATES SEVEN PERMANENT HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT ARE BOTH SITE AND COMMUNITY BASED. THE KITCHEN IS A COMMUNITY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION (CHDO) AND HAS WORKED ON SEVERAL PROJECTS INCLUDING LOW INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT PROJECTS. THE KITCHEN ALSO OFFERS A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF SUPPORT SERVICES TO HELP ENSURE LONG TERM STABILITY FOR THOSE WE SERVE. CASE MANAGEMENT, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH CARE, AND ACCESS TO MAINSTREAM BENEFIT PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE. THE KITCHEN PROVIDES FURNITURE, HOUSEWARES, CLOTHING AND MANY OTHER ITEMS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN PERMANENT 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 |
|---|
| Meleah Spencer | CEO | 40 | $83,026 |
| Simeon Shelton | TRUSTEE (UNT | 1 | $0 |
| Paulette Dunn | TRUSTEE (UNT | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Russell | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Peggy Wiessmueller | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Diane Winter Riedle | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Joan Pulley | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Lacey Potter | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Donald Mihalevich | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Joni Mashburn | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Deborah Lederer | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Hammock | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Gallian | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Erik Frederick | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Laura Duckworth | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Clark | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Milagros Calvetti | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Blacksher | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jason Clough | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Sr Catherine Hoegeman | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Rex Hansen | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Michele Kauffman | PRESIDENT | 5 | $0 |
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