NEIGHBORS INC

PROGRAM AND SERVICES FY 2024-25 DATA: HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM: - HOUSEHOLDS SERVED: 39,950 (DUPLICATED) - INDIVIDUALS SERVED: 110,639 (DUPLICATED) - POUNDS OF FOOD DISTRIBUTED: 1,279,142 LBS. WHOLE-PERSON SUPPORT: - FAMILIES RECEIVING VOUCHERS FOR CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TOTALING $12,767 - PROVIDED 42,637 AFFORDABLE ITEMS TO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE THRIFT STORE - PEOPLE RECEIVING HOLIDAY GIFT ASSISTANCE: 680 CHILDREN AND 70 SENIORS FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT: - IN JANUARY 2025, NEIGHBORS, INC. WAS NOTIFIED OF A $450,000 COMPETITIVE GRANT AWARD TO EXPAND ITS CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM SERVING LOW-INCOME AND BIPOC COMMUNITY MEMBERS, TARGETING FAMILY-SUSTAINING WAGES IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR, MANUFACTURING/ TRADES, HEALTHCARE AND IT FIELDS. - GREW ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY BY HIRING A SECOND CAREER COACH AND FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT MANAGER. - DEVELOPED FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH DAKOTA COUNTY TECHNICAL COLLEGE, INVER HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CENTURY COLLEGE AND CRESCENT CAREER CENTER. - NEIGHBORS PROVIDED PERSON-CENTERED FINANCIAL AND CAREER COACHING, WHICH RESULTED IN 15 CLIENTS BEGINNING NEW JOBS WITH AN AVERAGE INCREASE IN HOURLY WAGES OF $26.77. ROLE IN THE COMMUNITY AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS: NEIGHBORS, INC. IS DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE COMMUNITY, WORKING CLOSELY WITH LOCAL NONPROFITS, DAKOTA COUNTY REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, RIVER HEIGHTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, MULTIPLE ROTARY CLUBS WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA, AND OTHER PARTNERS TO SUPPORT THE HOLISTIC NEEDS OF FAMILIES. WE COMPLEMENT OUR OWN SERVICES WITH REFERRALS TO TRUSTED COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, ENSURING INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT. OUR REFERRAL PARTNERSHIPS ARE RECIPROCAL. NEIGHBORS, INC. NOT ONLY CONNECTS INDIVIDUALS TO VITAL SERVICES OFFERED BY OTHER NONPROFITS AND LOCAL AGENCIES, BUT WE ALSO RECEIVE A STEADY STREAM OF REFERRALS FROM THESE PARTNERS AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THIS ONGOING EXCHANGE REFLECTS THE DEEP COLLABORATION AND SHARED COMMITMENT WE HAVE WITH OTHERS WHO SERVE OUR NEIGHBORS. OUR WORK IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH FOUNDATIONS, CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND INDIVIDUAL DONORS WHO GENEROUSLY FUND OUR OPERATIONS AND PROGRAMMING. NEIGHBORS, INC. DOES NOT HAVE VOTING MEMBERS; ALL MEMBERS ARE NON-VOTING. THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MANAGING THE ORGANIZATION'S AFFAIRS RESTS SOLELY WITH OUR DEDICATED BOARD OF DIRECTORS.