INTERFAITH MINISTRIES GREATER HOUSTON
3303 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002 www.imgh.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston brings people of diverse faith traditions together for dialogue, collaboration, and service, as a demonstration of our shared beliefs. Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston provides meals and more to homebound seniors and their pets, resettlement and supportive services for refugees, interfaith relations services, and facilitation of volunteerism and community partnerships.

Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston provides meals and more to homebound seniors, refugee resettlement services, interfaith relations services, and support for volunteerism and community partnerships.

Senior Services includes the Meals on Wheels program and the AniMeals on Wheels program. Meals on Wheels delivers nutritious weekday meals to homebound seniors and disabled individuals across five counties, as well as breakfast and weekend meals to the most frail and isolated seniors. IMGH delivered over 1.75 million meals, with an average of 4,333 seniors served each weekday. Over 1,390 individuals received additional breakfast and/or weekend meals to supplement their daily lunch delivery. Approximately 7,100 seniors were assessed by IMGH's social services staff for nutritional and non-nutritional needs, and many were provided case management services and referrals to partner agencies for additional services. IMGH's special Thanksgiving meal, which was delivered almost exclusively by volunteers, brightened the holiday of 4,300 seniors. During the pandemic, over 8,400 shelf stable meal packs were delivered in case Covid-19 disrupted normal meal deliveries. Meals on Wheels participants also received shelf-stable meal boxes in the summer and winter in case of weather emergencies. IMGH delivered thousands of donated items to seniors, including fans, blankets, medical supplies and holiday gifts. The AniMeals on Wheels program delivers pet food to seniors with pets, so they do not have to share their limited food resources with their animal companions. This volunteer-driven service delivered 129,000 pounds of donated pet food to over 1,250 pets, and almost 50 pets received preventative veterinary care. The Senior Services program received $23,000 in donated facility space and $12,000 in donated veterinary services/pet transportation during this fiscal period.

The Refugee Services program assists in the resettlement of refugees fleeing their homeland in fear of political, social or religious persecution. Services provided include food, housing, transportation and medical assistance; donated furniture, home furnishings and clothing; cultural orientation and case management; vocational training and employment assistance; translation and educational assistance; and other services designed to help refugees become self-sufficient within six months of arrival in Houston. Refugee Services partners with local congregations and civic groups to welcome refugees, and the program staff speaks 19 languages, making refugees feel more at home in Houston. IMGH resettled 140 refugees from 23 countries, over 90% of whom were self-sufficient within six months. IMGH also assisted another 1,085 clients with case management, employment and other supplemental services, for a total of 1,225 individuals served. The Women's Empowerment group held regular gatherings for 70 refugee women to help overcome social isolation, learn new skills and promote independence. The Refugee Services program received $40,000 in donated refugee housing and $13,000 in other donated services during this fiscal period.

Explanation of IM Support - IM Support was organized in August 2013 as a Texas nonprofit corporation to secure New Market Tax Credits financing for the construction of the W.T. and Louise J. Moran Building and the renovations of the Albert and Ethel Herzstein Building, and to hold ownership of these properties for use by Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston. The grant represents assets donated to IM Support from Interfaith Ministries.

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