Organizations Filed Purposes:
To meet social and spiritual needs of those in the community.
Food program/Global missions - We operate three food pantries serving all of Hawkins and Hancock Counties in Appalachian upper east Tennessee. 31,494 people were served with 1,368,728 pounds of food during 2019. We prepare and deliver hot meals to elderly seniors 5 days a week, delivering 5,068 meals in 2019. Through th use of 4 converted school buses, 8,545 lunches were delivered to children through the summer feeding program. 5,816 people were served by teh distribuion of 1,927 Thanksgiving or Christmas food boxes prepared for the holidays. Hancock County is the lowest income county in Tennessee and one of the lowest in our nation. It has lower income, higher poverty, and higher unemployment than many of the local counties of appalachia poverty found in Kentucky. Ministry leaders still find people living with no bathrooms in their homes and some without indoor running water.
Church Hill Medical Mission - We offer basic healthcare service to people in our community who have no jobs and have not insurance, for a $5 fee if they are able to donate. A $5 co-pay per patients ia also applicable on medications to assist with the related costs. All doctors and nurses are volunteers. Doctors have built a working relationship with groups that do free labs and x-rays and specialists that offer free proceedures when patients need to be referred for things that OOA Inc is unable to do. There were 675 patient visits, 4,148 prescriptions dispensed and 1,005 free labs done in 2019. Through the clinic, mission teams provided 3 dental clinics adn 1 health clinic on diabetes serving 311 additional patients. 63 residents were examined and fitted with new eyeglasses.
Thrift store operations - We provide up to $1,000 (used value) of items to families who have lost their homes through fire. This includes$600 in furniture, $300 in household items, 7 outfits, 2 pairs of shoes and 2 coats. The organization doesn't sell coats, but distributed 2,242 winter coats without charge to residents in 2019. We additionaly provided free merchandise to 4,761 people. This was primarily packages of diapers for babies and senior adults. Thrift store income pays overhead, utilities, insurance, and truck expenses for ministry programs. The organization operates thrift stores in Rogersville and Sneedville TN. Since the organization is the primary source of assistance in both counties, other organizations and churches refer people to us in emergencies.
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 |
|---|
| Sheldon Livesay | Executive Director | 40 | $34,690 |
| Rev Billy Ray Courtney | Board member | 0.25 | $0 |
| Carol Ann Breault | Board member | 0.25 | $0 |
| Cyntha B Jackson | Board member | 0.25 | $0 |
| Linda Dykes | Board member | 0.25 | $0 |
| Larry Kerns | Board member | 0.25 | $0 |
| Carolyn Byrd | Secretary | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stephanie Wesson | Treasurer | 2 | $0 |
| Loretta Winstead | Vice Chair | 0.5 | $0 |
| Frank Proffitt | Chairman | 3 | $0 |
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