Organizations Filed Purposes:
EMERGENCY SHELTER & PANTRY - A LOVING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY THAT SHELTERS, NOURISHES, AND EMPOWERS PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS AND HUNGRY
THE EMERGENCY SHELTER HAS THE CAPACITY TO HOUSE 13 MEN WHO ARE HOMELESS. WE PROVIDE BASIC NEEDS, VISITOR SUPPORT SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE CONNECTION, AND ONGOING SUPPORT WHEN PEOPLE MOVEINTO HOUSING. HOUSING AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY ARE THE ULTIMATE GOALS; HOWEVER, WE VALUE THE INCREMENTAL OUTCOMES ALONG THE WAY THAT LEAD TO STABILIZATION AND IMPROVED QUALITY OF LIFE. SPECIFICALLY, WE HELPCONNECT PEOPLE TO THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES: IDENTIFICATION,TRANSPORTATION, HEALTHCARE (I.E. PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH), EMPLOYMENT/INCOME, HOUSING, LEGAL/FINANCIAL, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT. WE SERVE 13 MEN AT A TIME AND UP TO 16 MEN DURING THE COLDEST MONTHS.
AT THE PRIMARY FOOD PANTRY, WE PROVIDE NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED FOOD BASKETS TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, IMPLEMENT PROGRAMMING TO ADDRESS HUNGER, AND FACILITATE OUTREACH TO GET PEOPLE CONNECTED TO ADDITIONAL RESOURCES TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER. WE SERVED OVER 640 F AND GIVE AWAY AN AVERAGE OF 39,000 POUNDS OF FOOD EACH MONTH. WE EMPLOY THE CHOICE MODEL OF FOOD DISTRIBUTION, A NATIONAL BEST PRACTICE, WHERE CLIENTS CAN CHOOSE THEIR OWN FOOD. INCORPORATING NUTRITION EDUCATION IS A KEY COMPONENT TO THE CHOICE MODEL, AS WE CAN BEGIN TO ADDRESS THE HEALTH NEEDS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN POVERTY.
AT THE SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PANTRY IN WEST FARGO, WE PARTNER WITH HOLY CROSS CHURCH TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL SITE WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACCESS PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS AS PART OF GREAT PLAINS FOOD BANK'S DAILY BREAD PROGRAM. WE SERVE A LARGE POPULATION OF ELDERLY AND IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FAMILIES AT THIS LOCATION. THIS SITE IS OPERATED BY A CORE GROUP OF 7-10 VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE COMMITTED MANY YEARS OF SERVICE TO HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS IN NEED. PEOPLE CAN COME ONCE A WEEK TO RECEIVE THESE PERISHABLE ITEMS MEANT TO SUPPLEMENT OTHER FOOD RESOURCES. IN 2018, AN INCREDIBLE 782,387 POUNDS OF DONATED FOOD WAS DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 11,000 FAMILIES.
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 |
|---|
| Sonja Hunter | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $51,245 |
| Jess Spieker Ferden | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Angie Bernston | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Adair Boening | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Joe Joseph Halvorson | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Voigtschild | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bonnie Steen | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Bill William Beutler | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Karin Almjeld | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Josh Lysne | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Parkinson | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Haugo | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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