FAITH IN ACTION FREMONT COUNTY

Taxi Service by Faith in Action: To deliver community service at the level needed, we contract with Access 2 Care as Non Emergency Medical Transportation Provider. Southwest Iowa Planning Council the Regional Transit Authority provided 3 wheelchair accessible vans for our use to transport our NEMT rides for Medicaid members and for the public. SWIPCO paid registration and insurance for these 3 vans valued @ $9825. SWIPCO and the Area Office on Aging subsidized the non-Medicaid rides we provided @ $5317. FIA submitted monthly van log reports to SWIPCO to document each vehicle's activity including miles, hours, total rides and rides eligible for the subsidy. FIA paid the fuel costs and maintenance and shared the repair costs for all Taxi vehicles. With the wheelchair vans plus our two owned SUVs, we donated rides to the public for a value of $19,751, calculated at $2.16 per mile, the A2C rate. Required by Access to Care our Medicaid Transportation Broker, in 2024 we began the transition to all digital record keeping. We purchased software and hired a tech-savvy young man to implement the new system. Our long-time volunteer with a data processing background worked with him for 6 months to incorporate all aspects of our operation: 3,888 hours. The same volunteer helped set-up Quick Books with the Chart of Accounts reflecting the required 990 information. 1,080 hours including Quick Books set-up and with the initial data entry on the 2024 990. 4,968 volunteer hours valued at $27 per hour equals $134,136. We have not found a local accountant or 990 tax prep pro with availability and are still looking.

TNR of Community Cats: "One pair of unspayed/unneutered cats and their offspring can produce 420,000 cats in just seven years." In 2024 with input from Fremont and Page County community members and the skilled help of volunteers, we transported 64 cats to Hearts United for Animals and other low-cost S/N clinics. 120 volunteer hours @ $27= $3240. 2277 miles were logged @ $1.00 to transport the cats = $2,277. Surgery cost @ $50 each = $3,200. Some cats needed vet care, vaccinations or medications. Pet owners and colony caregivers benefited from our support with donations of food and other supplies valued @ $3,878 for the year. Donations from the public to our TNR program = $3,566.