Organizations Filed Purposes:
MOBILIZING OUR CITY TO WELCOME REFUGEES WITH COMPASSION, HOPE, AND HONOR AS THEY RESETTLE AND START A NEW LIFE IN HOUSTON.
STARTING ESSENTIALS - REFUGEES ARRIVE IN THE UNITED STATES WITH VERY LITTLE AND HAVE TO QUICKLY BEGIN THEIR LIVES OVER AGAIN. WELCOME KITS ARE FILLED WITH HOUSEHOLD ITEMS THAT PROVIDE THE STARTING ESSENTIALS FOR EVERY ROOM IN A REFUGEE FAMILY'S NEW HOME. VOLUNTEER MOVE-IN TEAMS PREPARE THE REFUGEE FAMILY'S HOME BY UNPACKING WELCOME KITS, DELIVERING GROCERIES AND A HOT MEAL, AND LEAVING NOTES OF WELCOME AND ENCOURAGEMENT. THIS PROGRAM EMPOWERS EACH REFUGEE FAMILY BY ALLOWING THEM TO REALLOCATE AN AVERAGE OF 1,700 OF THEIR RESOURCES TO MEET OTHER BASIC NEEDS. IN 2019, 59 REFUGEE FAMILIES TOTALING 276 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED THE GIFT OF WELCOME KITS. A TOTAL OF OVER 72,600 IN HOUSEHOLD GOODS WERE DISTRIBUTED, WELCOMING THESE FAMILIES WITH HOPE AND DIGNITY.
FRIENDSHIP - RESETTLING IN A NEW COUNTRY WITHOUT SPEAKING THE LANGUAGE, UNDERSTANDING THE CULTURE, OR KNOWING ANYONE SUDDENLY MAKES SIMPLE DAILY TASKS DAUNTING AND OVERWHELMING. THIS PROGRAM PARTNERS VOLUNTEER WELCOME TEAMS WITH A REFUGEE FAMILY DURING THEIR FIRST SIX MONTHS IN HOUSTON. TEAMS CONNECT REFUGEES WITH CRITICAL RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY, ACT AS A SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND ESTEEM REFUGEES WITH THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP. IN 2019, 38 FAMILIES TOTALING 190 INDIVIDUALS WERE HONORED WITH THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP BY A WELCOME TEAM DURING THEIR FIRST MONTHS IN HOUSTON.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION - WHILE MOST REFUGEES RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT DURING THEIR FIRST SIX MONTHS IN THE U.S., CASEWORKERS OFTEN SUPPORT MULTIPLE FAMILIES AT ONE TIME. THERE IS A TREMENDOUS NEED FOR THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TO COME ALONGSIDE REFUGEES AS THEY NAVIGATE LIFE IN A NEW COUNTRY. WITH OVER 60 TRAINING AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS PER YEAR, THIS PROGRAM EDUCATES AND EMPOWERS VOLUNTEERS, AND INCREASES AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR REFUGEES IN THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY. IN 2019, 544 VOLUNTEERS WERE MOBILIZED AND EQUIPPED THROUGH 63 ORIENTATIONS, TRAININGS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS HELD THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
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 |
|---|
| Molly Raney | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $51,372 |
| Amanda White | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Vaughn | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| John Sullivan | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Andria Rondon | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Adam Robertson | BOARD VICE C | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Rigo | VICE PRESIDE | 1 | $0 |
| Ann-Kristin Besancon | PRESIDENT, T | 1 | $0 |
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