The Eli Home Inc

COMMUNITY PROGRAM: The Eli Home's place-based initiative, the East Street Community Renewal Initiative (ESCRI), provides a broad based, systemic approach toward child abuse and family violence prevention. ESCRI targets a 3 square mile area surrounding Eli Home's store and offices, a predominantly low income, immigrant, densely populated, and high crime area. The environment can create stressors that may result in family violence. Now in its 14th year, ESCRI is a well-known community resource, part of its community. Individuals and families benefit from a wide range of free programs, including job training and placement, parent education, after school tutoring, food distribution, financial literacy, ESL training, citizenship classes, business training, and referral services. Staff coordinates events that engage and empower the community and create strong families. This year, financial management classes, health professional presentations, homework club, and community service "popup" events highlighted involvement in and with the community. Food and school supplies were distributed at the organization's store. Total persons served exceeded 1,500.

HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS, GENERAL/OTHER: The organization provided job training and placement in its charity store, provided emergency shelter, crisis assistance and support to the children and family members of victims of domestic violence, referral services to appropriate care providers, and low cost and free clothing, food, and household goods to at-risk families. The organization provided special holiday events, outings, and assistance to existing and past clients and others at-risk. Child abuse prevention materials were distributed. Over 61 volunteers logged more than 1200 service hours to support these programs. Housing Navigation was provided to 46 families. Per IRS rules, stated expense does not include donated professional services ($ 17,885) or donated rent ($12,000). Served in excess of 2,500 persons.