Meeting Emergency Needs With Dignity, Inc. A 501(c)(3) corporation (MEND) An Interfaith EMERGENCY FOOD Network Annual report 2012 37 Evergreen Place, East Orange, NJ 07018 973-266-7941 www.mendnj.org [email protected] THE MEND MISSION MEND works to end hunger in Essex County by supporting our network of interfaith food pantries. MEND provides funds, food, social services referrals, volunteers, and a forum for all member pantries. MEND advocates for policies to improve the quality of life for those in need in Essex County. 2012 Featured Programs >ĞƩ ĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŚĂŝƌŵĂŶ ^ƉƌŝŶŐ' ƌŽĐĞƌLJ' ŝŌĂƌĚWƌŽũĞĐƚ This year, Meeting Emergency Needs with Dignity will be marking its Thirty-fifth Anniversary. MEND was formed in 1979 with the help of a local Xerox executive who took a leave of absence to help other volunteers organize a system to support food pantries in Newark. Since its founding, MEND has seen no decrease in the demand for its services; in fact, that demand has increased and MEND has grown to a network of 18 faithbased food pantries serving those in need throughout Essex County. Initially, MEND depended largely upon the support of the Emergency Food and Nutrition Network of Catholic Charities (EFNN) for its funding. In late 2009, however, to develop its own presence as a separate and independent entity, MEND incorporated as a New Jersey not-for-profit corporation. MEND continues to receive administrative and logistical support from EFNN. The other work of MEND is carried out exclusively by volunteers, and MEND is most appreciative of their support and services. We are also especially grateful to the faith-based organizations, foundations, businesses, and numerous individuals who have contributed money and services to MEND to help us in our mission of service to those in need. In 2012 MEND was able to serve more than 81,000 individuals in Essex County. MEND and all of our pantries were very fortunate to receive an outpouring of assistance and donations that enabled our network to assist the many more thousands of individuals who came to us in the aftermath of Sandy. Yet, our pantries still have an ongoing critical shortfall of 27,500 pounds of food monthly that must be filled to enable our pantries to serve those who need our help. MEND has established two key goals for 2013: We will further develop our outreach programs to appeal to a broader group of local donors, businesses and other funding sources in order to address the shortfall of food, and we will increase the size of our board to address the additional skills and resources needed to better serve our MEND pantries. We thank all of our friends and supporters and hope for your continued support. Jamie Anthony Chairman, Board of Trustees dŚĂŶŬƐƚŽĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐĨƌŽŵĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĞƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚŽƚŚͲ ĞƌƐ͕ D E ǁ ĂƐĂďůĞƚŽƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞΨϯ ϱϬŝŶŐƌŽĐĞƌLJŐŝŌĐĂƌĚƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚŽĨ the 18 members of our pantry network. The pantries distributed the cards to their clients for their use in purchasing fresh produce and other perishables to supplement nonperishable items from the pantry. Kings SHOP to STOP Hunger Food Drive During the month of May, Kings grocery stores sponsored a week-long ĨŽŽĚĚƌŝǀ ĞĨŽƌƚŚĞD E ŶĞƚǁ ŽƌŬ͘ WƌŽŵŽƟŽŶĂůŇLJĞƌƐǁ ĞƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƚĞĚƚŽ ƐŚŽƉƉĞƌƐǁ ŝƚŚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĂďŽƵƚD E ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐƉƌŽďůĞŵŽĨ ŚƵŶŐĞƌ͕ ĂŶĚƐƵŐŐĞƐƟŶŐĨŽŽĚŝƚĞŵƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĚƌŝǀ Ğ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞĨŽŽĚ donated by its shoppers, Kings Food Markets gave MEND $1,650 in groĐĞƌLJŐŝŌĐĂƌĚƐƚŽƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞŝƚĞŵƐŝŶƐŚŽƌƚƐƵƉƉůLJ͘ Walk to End Hunger K ŶD ĂLJϰƚŚ͕ D E ĂŶĚƚŚĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ&ŽŽĚĂŶĚE ƵƚƌŝƟŽŶE Ğƚǁ ŽƌŬŽĨ ĂƚŚŽůŝĐŚĂƌŝƟĞƐ;&E E ͿĐŽ-sponsored the annual walk by 22 Essex ŽƵŶƚLJĨŽŽĚƉĂŶƚƌŝĞƐĂŶĚƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐĂŶĚĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐŝŶ downtown Newark. The walk is held to increase awareness of the increasing problem of hunger in Essex County and raise funds for hungry families who come to the pantries for help. In 2012, more than $13,000 was raised through this event. Cougar Soccer Tournament &ŽƌƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚĐŽŶƐĞĐƵƟǀ ĞLJĞĂƌ͕ ƚŚĞD E D ŝŶŝƐƚƌLJŽĨWƌŽƐƉĞĐƚWƌĞƐďLJͲ terian Church and the Cougar Soccer Club of Maplewood-South Orange conducted a food drive as part of the soccer club’s annual Memorial Day Weekend Soccer Tournament for 8 to 19 year-olds. The event resulted ŝŶƚŚĞĚŽŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶϱϬϬďĂŐƐŽĨŵƵĐŚ-needed food to MEND’s network of food pantries by the Cougar Soccer Tournament youth players and their families. ĐƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚ, ƵŶŐĞƌ /ŶĐŽŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶǁ ŝƚŚƚŚĞE ŽƌƚŚ:ĞƌƐĞLJD ĞĚŝĂ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ&E E ͕ MEND conducted an annual food drive in October in Bloomfield, Cedar Grove, Montclair, Millburn, and Nutley at local grocery stores to help supply its network of food pantries. In 2012 over 7,600 pounds of food ǁ ĞƌĞĚŽŶĂƚĞĚŝŶŽŶĞĚĂLJĂƚϭϰĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐƐŝƚĞƐŝŶƐƐĞdžŽƵŶƚLJ͘ Help a Family at Christmas This annual MEND program provided a wonderful opportunity to make ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐŚŽůŝĚĂLJƐďƌŝŐŚƚĞƌĨŽƌĐƌŝƟĐĂůůLJŶĞĞĚLJĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐŝŶƐƐĞdžŽƵŶƚLJ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚŚŽƐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐǁ ŚŽǁ ŽƵůĚŶ͛ ƚŽƚŚĞƌǁ ŝƐĞŚĂǀ ĞƚŚĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐƚŽ celebrate Christmas. Network pantries referred needy families to MEND and we linked them with donors. In 2012, 82 families were helped with ƚŽLJƐ͕ ŐŝŌƐĂŶĚŐƌŽĐĞƌLJŐŝŌĐĂƌĚƐ͘ D ĞĞƟŶŐŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJE ĞĞĚƐt ŝƚŚ ŝŐŶŝƚLJ MEND PANTRY STATISTICS 2012 Mend Pantry Network PANTRY CLIENTS SERVED ADULT CHILDREN Apostles’ House, Newark 4,994 57% 43% Bessie Green Community Center, Newark 1,100 81% 19% Bethel Church of Love & Praise, Bloomfield 7,469 73% 27% Blessed Sacrament Church, Newark 3,470 66% 34% Bloomfield Church on the Green 1,778 63% 37% Blum Street/Grace Reformed Church, Newark 2,655 49% 51% Church Women United Food Pantry, Irvington 3,741 59% 41% Elizabeth Ave. Presbyterian Church, Newark 1,307 44% 56% &ŝƌƐƚ, ŽƉĞǁ ĞůůĂƉƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚ͕ E Ğǁ ĂƌŬ 3,520 72% 28% &ŝƌƐƚ^Ğǀ ĞŶƚŚ ĂLJĚǀ ĞŶƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚ͕ D ŽŶƚĐůĂŝƌ 4,375 54% 46% Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, West Orange 4,421 60% 40% Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, East Orange 1,221 57% 43% Interfaith Food Pantry, Orange 8,316 62% 38% Our Lady of Sorrows Church, South Orange 4,225 85% 15% WĂƌŝƐŚŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŶƐĮ ŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ E Ğǁ ĂƌŬ 5,807 63% 37% St. James A.M.E. Church, Newark 12,164 69% 31% St. Joseph's Church, Maplewood 4,001 62% 38% St. Mary’s Church/Pierre Toussaint, Newark 7,235 47% 53% Total number of people served 81,799 Each MEND pantry provides canned and staple foods for those in need, and most also include personal hygiene and baby care products (as needed) within their emergency packages. Shelter is available at Apostles’ House for families. Grace Reformed and Holy Trinity Lutheran house day care centers for infants and preschoolers. Soup kitchens are also sponsored by Bethel Church of Love & Praise, Blessed Sacrament Church, Elizabeth Avenue Presbyterian Church, Bessie Green Community Center, Parish of the dƌĂŶƐĮ ŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂŶĚ^ƚ͘ :ĂŵĞƐ͘ D ͘ ͘ ŚƵƌĐŚ͘ Faith-Based Monetary Donors Bessie Green Community, Inc. Bethel Church of Love and Praise Blessed Sacrament Church Blessed Sacrament/St Charles Borromeo Church Bloomfield Presbyterian Church on the Green Bloomfield Presby. Church Deacons Fund ƌŽŽŬĮ ĞůĚŚƌŝƐƟĂŶŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ůŽŽŵĮ ĞůĚ Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Fdn. Cedar Grove Christ Church, Bloomfield Community Church of Cedar Grove, UCC ŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ^ŚŽŵƌĞŝŵŝŶĂŚ͕ D ŽŶƚĐůĂŝƌ &ŝƌƐƚ, ŽƉĞǁ ĞůůĂƉƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚ First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell &ŝƌƐƚ^Ğǀ ĞŶƚŚ ĂLJĚǀ ĞŶƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚ ' ůĞŶZŝĚŐĞŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶĂůŚƵƌĐŚ Grace Presbyterian Church Grace Reformed Church Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Holy Trinity Lutheran Church Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Morrow Memorial United Methodist Church E Ğǁ , ŽƉĞĂƉƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚ&ŽŽĚWĂŶƚƌLJ Our Lady of Sorrows, South Orange WĂƌŝƐŚŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŶƐĮ ŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ Park United Methodist Church, Bloomfield Pierre Toussaint Food Pantry/St Mary’s Church Prospect Presbyterian Church St Catherine of Siena Church, Cedar Grove St Francis of Assisi Church, Glen Ridge St James Emergency Food Pantry St James Episcopal Church, Montclair St Joseph’s Church, Maplewood St Kiril & St Melody Macedonian Orth., Cedar Grove ^ƚD ĂƌŬ͛ ƐŽƉƟĐK ƌƚŚŽĚŽdžŚƵƌĐŚ͕ ĞĚĂƌ' ƌŽǀ Ğ St Mary’s Catholic Church Temple Ner Tamid, Bloomfield Temple Sholom of West Essex h ŶŝƚĂƌŝĂŶh Ŷŝǀ ĞƌƐĂůŝƐƚŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ͕ D ŽŶƚĐůĂŝƌ United Methodist Women of Morrow Memorial Business/Community-Based Monetary Donors Before the Mast, Inc. Kirsch, Gelband & Stone Slavin & Cowen, PA Delicias De Minas Restaurant Maplewoodstock Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. East Orange Community Development E ŽƌƚŚ:ĞƌƐĞLJD ĞĚŝĂ' ƌŽƵƉ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ TCD Consultants &ŝĚĞůŝƚLJŚĂƌŝƚĂďůĞ' ŝŌ&ƵŶĚ North Star Academy Truist Federal Reserve Bank of NY Legal Dept. Sunshine Fund Nubia Morena Beauty Salon h ŶŝƚĞĚŝĚ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ GlaxoSmithKline WƌĞŵŝĞƌWƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐ>> Individual Monetary Donors Diane M Allen Jason Chambers ' ĂƌƌĞƩ ' ƌĂLJ Howard A Konicov Katherine S Murnane Kathleen Scherrer Jamie Anthony Grace Ciccone Barbara H Griffa Carol Kurtz John R Myers Patricia G Schlosser WĂƚƌŝĐŝĂĂƉƟƐƚĞ Robert Cooney Laurie B Haber-Goldberg Gail A Laughlin Ronald H Neill Thomas D Sheehan Ellen Baragona Susan J Dacey Steven M Hadley WĂƵů>ĞŐŐĞƩ Anne E O’Brien Paul Shields Vernon Barback Michele Delsordi Denise Hardie John Leigh Mark Olinsky Joanne W Shigo Cheeryl Barkin Patricia Demarco-Rowe Darlene P Harris Carol S Lerner Michael O’Shea Bernika K Simmons WĞƚĞƌĂƌŶĞƩ Michael P DiCharia Edward J Hayes, Jr. Lawrence Lipton John D Pearson Gwendolyn C Slaton Indira Baron Donald J Dougherty Jill Hayes Andrew D Lloyd Renard J Peterman Janis H Sledge Shelly L Bell Sara Dyson Charles E Howard Joan H Lowery Bill Powell Carol Spina Donald E Blaesser Vincenza M Farco Ian Hume Blanche A Macklin Dina Pressel Liga Z Stam ŽƌŽƚŚLJ<ƌŝƩ ŽŶ Maryann K Fairnet Jeanne Iuliani WĂƫ D ĂĚĚĂŵŵĂ Mary A Reid Judith Ann Tomlinson Helen Brooks Andre Farkas Elaine Jackson-Blue Luciene Mala Sharon Reilly-Tobin Arthur J Torre Julie Brooks Evelyn C Farkas David A Johnson Patricia A McGarrity Cynthia F Reynolds Mary K Trinity Mary A Brown Mary A Felt Dorothy E Johnson Marci McLarty Diane Riley H Bruce Turnbull Alison V Bryant Mary Fussell Kim E Joseph Mary Anne Miller Susan Nola Rupple George Veliky Alberta Butler Eva C Gary Lori F Kany Alberta Milligan Christopher Rusert Barbara J Vitkowsky Patricia Byrd-Harmon Healfdene H Goguen Kathryn Keenan Rosemary Monteyne Carolyn Russo Roger C Watson, Jr. ŚĂƌůŽƩ ĞĂĚĞ Bruce Goodman William R Keenan Owen D Moore ŽŶĐĞƩ Ă>^ĐŚĞŝĚ Dorothy C Young Faith-Based Food and Other Non-Monetary Donors Community Church of Cedar Grove St Aloysius Church, Caldwell Grace Presbyterian Church, Montclair St Catherine of Siena Church, Cedar Grove Morrow Memorial Church, Maplewood St Thomas the Apostle Church, Bloomfield Notre Dame Church, North Caldwell ^ŚĂƌŝŶŐK ĸ ĐĞ/ŶƚĞƌĨĂŝƚŚŽĂůŝƟŽŶ͕ >ŝǀ ŝŶŐƐƚŽŶ Prospect Presbyterian Church, Maplewood Temple Sholom of West Essex Business/Community-Based Food and Other Non-Monetary Donors John Alex and Family Kings, Verona ĐƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚ, ƵŶŐĞƌ ƌŝǀ Ğ;ϭϰƐƐĞdžŽƵŶƚLJ>ŽĐĂͲ ƟŽŶƐͿ Maplewood Middle School UMDNJ Student Senate, Newark D ĂƌƌŝŽƩ /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů h ŶŝƚĞĚŝĚ&ŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶ D ĂƩ ŚĞǁ ĞŶĚĞƌ͕ /ŶĐ͘ ͕ E Ğǁ WƌŽǀ ŝĚĞŶĐĞ WIC Office, East Orange South Orange Middle School YouGiveGoods Cougar Soccer Tournament, Maplewood Drinker Biddle Kings, Maplewood Kings, Montclair Shop Rite of Livingston Shop Rite of West Caldwell t ĞdŚĂŶŬdŚĞŵK ŶĞŶĚůů&ŽƌdŚĞŝƌŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ͊ STATEMENT OF ACTIVITY January 1 to DECEMBER 31, 2012 Revenues ĐƟŽŶŐĂŝŶƐƚ, ƵŶŐĞƌ $ Walk to End Hunger 2,437 13,622 , ƵŶŐĞƌ ŽĞƐŶΖƚdĂŬĞĂs ĂĐĂƟŽŶ 850 Help a Family at Christmas 6,000 Tribute Program 350 Unrestricted 24,886 Total Revenues $ 49,805 $ 14,800 Expenditures ĚŵŝŶŝƐƚƌĂƟǀ Ğ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚ ' ŝŌĂƌĚƐ 26,500 Food Purchases 1,850 Office Supplies and Services 2,795 Other 3,690 Total Expenditures Net Income $ $ 49,635 170 Opening Cash Balance 14,483 Closing Cash Balance $ 14,635 Approximately 44% of cash revenues received by MEND were from faith-ďĂƐĞĚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͖ ϰϮй ĨƌŽŵŝŶĚŝǀ ŝĚƵĂů ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚŽƌƐ͖ ϭϭй ĨƌŽŵĨŽƵŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂŶĚϯ й ĨƌŽŵĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ͘ /ŶĂĚĚŝƟŽŶƚŽĐĂƐŚĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐŐĞŶͲ erated by MEND, MEND-ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚĨŽŽĚĚƌŝǀ ĞƐĂŶĚĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶƐƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĚĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϳ ϵ͕ ϲϲϲƉŽƵŶĚƐŽĨĨŽŽĚ ĨŽƌƚŚĞD E ŶĞƚǁ ŽƌŬŽĨƉĂŶƚƌŝĞƐ͕ ĨŽƌĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƚŽĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐĂŶĚŝŶĚŝǀ ŝĚƵĂůƐŝŶŶĞĞĚ͘ MEETING EMERGENCY NEEDS WITH DIGNITY, INC. BOARD OF TRUSTEES :ĂŵŝĞ ŶƚŚŽŶLJ͕ŚĂŝƌ͖ ZĞƟƌĞĚƵƐŝŶĞƐƐdžĞĐƵƟǀ Ğ ^ŚĞůůLJĞůů͖ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨK ƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐ͕ >ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉE Ğǁ ĂƌŬ ŽŶůĂĞƐƐĞƌ͖ ZĞƟƌĞĚ ĐĐŽƵŶƚĂŶƚ , ĞůĞŶƌŽŽŬƐ͕ ^ĞĐƌĞƚĂƌLJ͖WĂŶƚƌLJD ĂŶĂŐĞƌĂŶĚZĞƟƌĞĚdĞĂĐŚĞƌ ' ĂƌƌĞƩ ' ƌĂLJ͕dƌĞĂƐƵƌĞƌ͖ ZĞƟƌĞĚŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ' ĞŶĞƌĂůŽƵŶƐĞů Sharon Reilly-dŽďŝŶ͖ ŝƌĞĐƚŽƌ͕ ŵĞƌŐĞŶĐLJ&ŽŽĚĂŶĚE ƵƚƌŝƟŽŶE Ğƚǁ ŽƌŬ͕ ĂƚŚŽůŝĐŚĂƌŝƟĞƐ Mary Trinity; Consultant, Non-profit Businesses THE MEND ADVISORY BOARD Jamie Anthony Prospect Presbyterian Church Maplewood Helen Brooks Blessed Sacrament Church Newark Julie Brooks Holy Trinity Lutheran Church East Orange Alison Bryant Church Women United Irvington Vicki Carter Morrow Memorial Methodist Church Maplewood Edwina Hale &ŝƌƐƚ, ŽƉĞǁ ĞůůĂƉƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚ Newark Alice Hoffman Holy Trinity Episcopal Church West Orange Anna Hooper ŚƵƌĐŚŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂŶƐĮ ŐƵƌĂƟŽŶ Newark Sister Barbara Howard The Sharing Office Livingston Sharon Reilly-Tobin ŵĞƌŐ͘ &ŽŽĚĂŶĚE ƵƚƌŝƟŽŶE Ğƚǁ ŽƌŬ East Orange Tina Scheid Notre Dame Church Caldwell Sister Linda Klaiss, S.S.J. St. Mary’s Church Newark Mildred Sifford St. James Emergency Food Pantry Newark Tracy Lassiter Apostles’ House Newark Diane Stein Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges Orange Lillie Love McCarey Grace Reformed Church Newark Pastor Paula Oliver &ŝƌƐƚ^Ğǀ ĞŶƚŚ ĂLJĚǀ ĞŶƟƐƚŚƵƌĐŚ Montclair Bruce Turnbull Bloomfield Presbyterian Church Bloomfield Joe Thomas North Reformed Church Newark Liz Petroccia St. Joseph’s Church Maplewood Winifred Waldron Elizabeth Avenue Presbyterian Church Newark LeWanda A. Pleasant Bethel Church of Love & Praise F.P. Bloomfield Mary Beth Zichelli Our Lady of Sorrows Church South Orange
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