Vision

When Basic Needs are Met, Individuals and Families Thrive and communities are strengthened.

Goals

1. 1.Our current strategic plan includes expansion of: Operation School Bell, through which we clothe children TK-high school, referred by their school districts; Operation New Beginnings, where families are referred to us by local groups to select needed items from our Thrift Shops; and providing more of our educational scholarships (nursing, veterans, and police cadets in local colleges).
2. 2.In discussion with the school districts, we have learned that nutritional support for students and their families is a new, key concern. We have initiated "Fuel a Future" which will provide a combination of food (based on families suggestions) and grocery cards that children will be able to take home to help families over the weekends and holidays. We hope to partner with another nonprofit.
3. 3.Our strategic plan has included purchase of an information management system that can improve our tracking of donors and sponsors, communication with them and members, better collection and tracking of donations. We have had several different systems that don't "talk" to each other and are difficult to manage. In conjunction, ease of training and company support are being evaluated.