SERVING OUR NEIGHBORS MINISTRIES INC

THE FESTA 3-GENERATION FAMILY ESL PROGRAM TAKES PLACE EVERY MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING FROM SEPTEMBER-APRIL AND WELCOMES IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES OF ALL AGES SEEKING TO LEARN ENGLISH. PARENTS CAN BRING THEIR CHILDREN TO FESTA FRIENDS CLUB, WHICH PROVIDES PROGRAMMING, ACADEMIC SUPPORT, AND DINNER FOR CHILDREN IN GRADES K-8, OR TO OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOMS WHICH PROVIDE INFANT CARE AND PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING FOR TODDLERS. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN OUR TEEN INTERNSHIP PROGRAM WHERE THEY ASSIST FESTA STAFF IN LEADING ACTIVITIES, PROVIDING DINNER AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT. THIS YEAR, OUR 3-GENERATION FAMILY ESL PROGRAM SERVED FAMILIES FROM 59 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES AND SERVED PEOPLE FROM INFANTS TO GRANDPARENTS, AND EVERYONE IN BETWEEN WE WELCOMED FAMILIES FROM 58 DIFFERENT ZIP CODES ACROSS CENTRAL OHIO, AS WELL AS A VIRTUAL CLASSROOM FOR STUDENTS WITHOUT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION, OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE, TO JOIN OUR PROGRAM AND THE WELCOMING COMMUNITY THAT EXISTS AT FESTA. DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, WE WELCOMED 690 ADULTS (136 ONLINE AND 554 IN PERSON) WITH 476 CHILDREN TO TOTAL: 1166 PEOPLE SERVED BY THIS PROGRAM. HALF OF OUR MISSION IS TO MOBILIZE THE COMMUNITY TO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS AND IN THIS PROGRAM, WE RECRUITED, TRAINED AND MOBILIZED 496 VOLUNTEERS (CHILD AND ADULTS) WHO SERVED 7,773 HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPENSE REPORTED ABOVE, THERE WAS 60,648 IN DONATED RENT AND 60,253 IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHICH WERE REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS CONTRIBUTIONS IN PROGRAM EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THAT CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.

FREE SUMMER LUNCH CAMP NOW IN ITS 19TH YEAR, THE FESTA'S FREE SUMMER LUNCH CAMP WELCOMES CHILDREN FACING POVERTY FROM CULTURALLY DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS TO JOIN US DAILY FOR FRIENDSHIP, RECREATION, READING SUPPORT, SPECIAL ACTIVITIES, AND A NUTRITIOUS, FREE LUNCH. CHILDREN WHO ATTEND WILL PARTICIPATE IN AGE-APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING AND EAT A NUTRITIOUS MEAL DAILY THE SUMMER LUNCH CAMP HELPS CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED LUNCH AT SCHOOL WHILE SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION BY SERVING FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH WHILE FACILITATING CAMP ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ENTREPRENEURIAL LEARNING. THIS PROGRAM COMBATS SUBURBAN POVERTY BY PROVIDING CHILDREN WITH A SAFE SPACE TO GROW, LEARN, AND BE PART OF A SUPPORTIVE AND POSITIVE COMMUNITY. DURING SUMMER 2025, WE WELCOMED 737 CHILDREN AND SERVED A TOTAL OF 8132 MEALS WITH 191 VOLUNTEERS SERVING 3146 HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE EXPENSE REPORTED ABOVE, THERE WAS 84,418 IN DONATED RENT AND 876 IN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WHICH WERE REPORTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS CONTRIBUTIONS IN PROGRAM EXPENSE. FOR FORM 990, HOWEVER, THE IRS REQUIRES THAT CONTRIBUTED SERVICES AND USE OF FACILITIES BE EXCLUDED FROM BOTH REVENUE AND EXPENSE.