Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF VETERANS BRIDGE HOME IS: A STRONGER COMMUNITY. ONE VETERAN AT A TIME.
VETERANS BRIDGE HOME SERVES AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR NCSERVES METROLINA AS A COORDINATED CARE NETWORK CONNECTING VETERANS, SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO SERVICES THROUGH A COLLECTIVE IMPACT MODEL TO IMPROVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. IN 2019, VETERANS BRIDGE HOME AND NCSERVES METROLINA CONNECTED 1,841 VETERAN SERVICE MEMBER FAMILIES, A 38% INCREASE, TO 3,934 SERVICES, AN AVERAGE OF 2.1 SERVICE PER FAMILY. THE TOP THREE NEEDS FOR 2019 WERE: HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENT, WITH THESE CATEGORIES MAKING UP 67% OF ALL NETWORK REQUESTS. IN 2019, THE NETWORK RESOLVED 85.88% OF ALL REQUESTS FAVORABLY. VBH AND THE NCSERVES NETWORK ARE COMMITTED TO SERVING A DIVERSE POPULATION OF VETERANS THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY; IN 2019, 24% OF VETERANS SERVED WERE FEMALE, AND 61% OF VETERANS SERVED WERE AFRICAN AMERICAN. VETERANS BRIDGE HOME CONTINUES TO STRIVE TO BUILD A STRONGER COMMUNITY ONE VETERAN AT A TIME.
OUR ORGANIZATION LEADS THE CHARLOTTE REGION IN SOCIAL CAPITAL WITH A RECORD 5,255 VETERANS AND SUPPORTERS ATTENDING 277 EVENTS. IN ADDITION, OUR COMMUNITY RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY $48,000 IN VOLUNTEER VALUE THROUGH 75 VOLUNTEERING EVENTS WITH 929 PARTICIPANTS. WE NOW ENGAGE WITH OVER 10,000 VETERANS & SUPPORTERS IN OTHER OPPORTUNITIES SUCH AS NETWORKING, FITNESS, RECREATION, SPECIAL EVENTS AND VOLUNTEERING. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THESE VETERANS WITH MEANS TO INCREASE THEIR SOCIAL CAPITAL, RESULTING IN A MORE SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY AND AN INCREASED SENSE OF INDIVIDUAL WELLBEING.
THOUGH NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES ARE LOW AT LESS THAN 3.2%, VETERAN EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT REMAINS A TOP NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2019, 23% OF ALL SERVICE REQUESTS TO VETERANS BRIDGE HOME WERE FOR EMPLOYMENT; OVER 930 INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS FOR EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE. OUR ORGANIZATION WORKS WITH OVER 23 VETERAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS IN AND OUT OF NETWORK TO PROVIDE VETERANS WITH JOB-READINESS WORKSHOPS, INTERVIEW SKILLS AND ENGAGEMENT IN HIRING EVENTS. IN 2019, WE ASSISTED IN EMPLOYING ALMOST ONE VETERAN/SPOUSE A DAY. WE ALSO WORK AND DEVELOP STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITH OVER 230 LOCAL EMPLOYERS; SOME WHO ARE NATIONAL, TO ASSIST THEM TO RECRUIT, HIRE AND RETAIN VETERAN TALENT.
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 |
|---|
| T Blake Bourne Vi | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 50 | $120,000 |
| Richard Worrell | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Whaley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erika Thompson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hb Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jared Rorrer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Monte | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kenneth Miller | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Martin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Russ Major | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Heslin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Eckert | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Melissa Bodford | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrew Barnes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amaris Mccomas | VICE CHAIRMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Thomas Norman | CHAIRPERSON | 5 | $0 |
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