Organizations Filed Purposes:
ECHO'S MISSION IS DEDICATED TO MEETING HOUSING, FOOD AND OTHER BASIC HUMAN NEEDS AND ADDRESSING THE BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. ECHO HELPS PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES THROUGH ITS SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AND ASSISTS THEM IN UTILIZING EXISTING SERVICES AND PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ITS ASSISTANCE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE JANESVILLE AREA, ECHO UTILIZES A COMBINATION OF PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER STAFF TO SERVE PRIMARILY LOW INCOME PEOPLE OR PEOPLE WITH AN EMERGENCY NEED. ECHO ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION THROUGH THE USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED FROM FAITH COMMUNITIES, INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, BUSINESSES, LOCAL FOUNDATIONS, AND SOME PUBLIC FUNDING SOURCES, AS WELL AS VOLUNTEERS AND DONATED SERVICES AND GOODS. ECHO ASSISTS FAITH COMMUNITIES WITH THEIR SOCIAL SERVICES OUTREACH BUT DOES NOTIMPOSE A THEOLOGICAL OR A POLITICAL VALUE SYSTEM UPON THOSE SERVED.
TO MEET HOUSING, FOOD AND OTHER BASIC HUMAN NEEDS & ADDRESS THE BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
FOOD SERVICES - PROVIDES GROCERIES FROM THE FOOD PANTRY, CONSISTING OF A WEEK'S SUPPLY OF FOOD FOR A FAMILY, ONCE A MONTH. ECHO ALSO SERVES PEOPLE THROUGH ITS OTHER FOOD SERVICES, SUCH AS BABY FOOD, SENIOR STOCK BOXES, COMMUNITY MEAL, FARMERS MARKET, THANKSGIVING GROCERIES, CHRISTMAS DINNER, AND EMERGENCY FOOD AT GROCERY STORES. ECHO ALSO HELPS OTHER PANTRIES, NURSING AND GROUP HOMES, SENIOR CENTERS, AND OTHER GROUPS WHEN THEY HAVE AN ABUNDANCE OF CERTAIN ITEMS, FOR EXAMPLE: BREAD, PRODUCE, SNACKS, ETC.
HOUSING SERVICES - HOUSING SERVICES FALL INTO TWO SUB-CATEGORIES, BOTH OF WHICH INCLUDE CASE MANAGEMENT: LODGING IN MOTELS AND RENT ASSISTANCE. RENT SMART IS INHERENT IN BOTH PARTS OF THE HOUSING PROGRAM. LODGING IN MOTELS IS PROVIDED TO HOMELESS PEOPLE FOR 1-6 WEEKS. THIS PLAN IS CUSTOMIZED TO THE PERSON'S PERSONAL STRUGGLES AND BARRIERS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. RENT ASSISTANCE IS USUALLY ONE-MONTH ASSISTANCE ONCE A YEAR, UNLESS THE PERSON IS PART OF A GRANT-SPECIFIC PROGRAM ALLOWING FOR MULTIPLE MONTHS OF RENT ASSISTANCE, COUPLED WITH OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES AND MONTHLY CASE MANAGEMENT. CASE MANAGEMENT IS CUSTOMIZED TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S NEEDS AND MAY INCLUDE BUDGETING, CREDIT, LEASES, COMMUNICATION, HOME CARE, TENANT AND LANDLORD RIGHTS, LINKING TO OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES, ETC.
OTHER SERVICES-INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PERSONAL SUPPLIES, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND MUCH MORE. JUST A FEW OF THESE SERVICES INCLUDE GASOLINE, BUS TOKENS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, AND CHRISTMAS GIFTS TO CHILDREN THROUGH ECHO'S CHRISTMAS ADOPT-A-FAMILY PROGRAM.
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 |
|---|
| Karen Lisser | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $59,808 |
| Anne Wanke | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Lexa | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandy Kraft | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Brings | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cliff Badger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ortrude Badger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Julie Nath | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Betty Gilbert | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ruth Watt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Siemens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David Schollmeier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Wesley Green | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Clem | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kathy Schumacher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Hanson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Martin Huckstep | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Schumacher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Larson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Mayer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Andrea Morse | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Kraft | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Gloria Huschka | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Dori Macfarlane | MEMBER AT LARGE | 1 | $0 |
| Maureen Birchfield | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Mueller | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Heidi Jensen | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Nancy Hansen-Bennett | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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