We Are Family Senior Outreach Network Inc.
We Are Family Senior Outreach Network Inc.
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About this organization
Mission
WE ARE FAMILY SERVES SENIORS IN THE SHAW, NORTH CAPITOL STREET, ADAMS MORGAN, PETWORTH AND COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOODS. WE BRING ADVOCACY SERVICES, ORGANIZING AND COMPANIONSHIP INTO THE HOMES OF THE ELDERLY, WHILE HELPING TO BUILD FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS BOUNDARIES LIKE RACE, CLASS, RELIGION, AGE, CULTURE AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION.
About
We Are Family Senior Outreach Network was born in 2004 with $15,000 donated by the multi-platinum punk band Good Charlotte and its ally, Positive Force DC, to a small knot of senior leaders and their friends at inner-city Catholic parish, St. Aloysius. This unique intersection of young and old, urban and suburban, black, white and brown, faith-based and secular, came together to address a worrisome gap in senior services amidst a community crisis in the North Capitol/Shaw community, a low-income area five blocks north of the U.S. Capitol. In 2007, we added a second, similarly challenged service area in the nearby Columbia Heights/Petworth neighborhood. We Are Family mobilizes volunteers to bring free services, advocacy, and friendship directly into seniors' homes in these areas. We have gone from helping about 50 seniors in 2004 to serving more than 800 in 2018. Last year, We Are Family: * delivered more than 8,760 grocery bags, *delivered 3,817 produce bags in the summer and fall * provided more than 250 round trip rides, * conducted 550 outreach visits to seniors in their homes, * delivered 460 personalized birthday cards, * provided 803 Thanksgiving baskets, * delivered 733 holiday gifts, and * saved 3 seniors from eviction. All of this was done with two paid staff and a volunteer roster that exceeds 4,000, over 150 of which are regular helpers. More broadly, we aim to build lasting friendships across boundaries like race, class, age, religion, and sexual orientation. Grounded in grassroots senior leadership, and driven by our diverse corps of volunteers, We Are Family walks beside our seniors to face whatever challenges life may bring. Together, we build a network of caring eyes and ears - a community that honors its elders, where neighbors look out for each other, where no one is forgotten, and where everybody matters. We Are Family is not simply a social service agency; it is a bold experiment in building caring, just, and inclusive community. Your tax-deductible donation or volunteer time can make a big difference in the life of a senior! JOIN US IN STANDING WITH OUR SENIORS! We Are Family Senior Outreach Network Inc 1525 Newton St. NW Washington, DC 20010 PHONE # 202-487-8698 www.wearefamilydc.org info @wearefamilydc.org
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The purpose of the non-profit, as set forth in the filing, is “We are family serves seniors in the shaw, north capitol street, adams morgan, petworth and columbia heights neighborhoods. we bring advocacy, services, organizing, and companionship into the homes of the elderly, while helping to build friendships across boundaries like race, class, religion, age, culture and sexual orientation.”.
When discussing its purpose, they were characterized as: “We are family serves seniors in the shaw, north capitol street, adams morgan, petworth and columbia heights neighborhoods. we bring advocacy services, organizing and companionship into the homes of the elderly, while helping to build friendships across boundaries like race, class, religion, age, culture and sexual orientation.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is legally authorized to operate is DC, as reported.
- The filing confirms that the non-profit's address in 2019 was 1525 Newton Street NW, Washington, DC, 20010.
- The form of the non-profit reports 2 employees as of 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $66,084.
- The organization has 21 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2004.
- The organization pays $204,448 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $12,742 in fundraising expenses.