Must Ministries Inc

SERVING NEIGHBORS IN NEED AND TRANSFORMING LIVES AND COMMUNITIES IN RESPONSE TO CHRIST'S CALL. WORKING TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED, MUST MINISTRIES PROVIDES:-DAY SERVICE CENTERS TO PROVIDE FOOD, CLOTHING, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, INTERVIEW, ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL SERVICES.-INTEGRATED HOUSING PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO HELPING RESIDENTS BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.- MOBILE MUST AND NEIGHBORHOOD PANTRY PROGRAMS PROVIDES FOOD IN NEIGHBORHOODS & SCHOOLS.

MUST HOUSING PROGRAMS SUPPORT CLIENTS IN FOUR CORE AREAS ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS AND AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS: 1) MUST'S EMERGENCY SHELTER, MUST HOPE HOUSE, PROVIDES SHELTER FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES WHO ARE LIVING IN HOMELESSNESS, 2) MUST'S EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND WAS DRAMATICALLY EXPANDED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19, 3) MUST'S SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES LONGER-TERM STABLE HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE DISABLED AND CHRONICALLY HOMELESS, INCLUDING VETERANS AND 4) MUST'S RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAMS PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE WHO WERE LIVING IN HOMELESSNESS OR WHO ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS.MUST HOPE HOUSE SHELTER PROVIDED SHELTER TO 1,667 PERSONS WITH 44,833 BED NIGHTS AND SERVED AN ADDITIONAL 1,044 HOMELESS OUTREACH CLIENTS WITH FOOD AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. OUR SHELTER OFFERS A 30-DAY STAY AND CONNECTS CLIENTS TO CAREER-BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND CASE MANAGEMENT TO ASSIST IN CREATING A HOUSING STABILITY PLAN. 1,250 CLIENTS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY ENTERED A HOUSING STABILITY PLAN AND 921 CLIENTS COMPLETED ONE GOAL TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY (OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT, QUALIFIED FOR HOUSING, OR OBTAINED ONE MAINSTREAM BENEFIT). IN ADDITION, CLIENTS RECEIVED APPROPRIATE REFERRALS TO SERVICES FOR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. MUST OPENED ITS NEW 44,000 SQ. FT. SHELTER IN MAY 2022, DOUBLING THE CAPACITY FOR BEDS, ROOMS FOR FAMILIES, AND DINING, WHILE ALSO INCLUDING FACILITIES FOR EXPANDED OUTREACH SERVICES, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND A HEALTH CLINIC.MUST EVICTION PREVENTION PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED DUE TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 AND ASSISTED 2,839 PERSONS WITH MORE THAN $8 MILLION OF RENTAL AND UTILITY ASSISTANCE FUNDED THROUGH THE CARES ACT AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY.MUST SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM CONSISTENTLY SERVES 179 INDIVIDUALS WITH 44,203 BED NIGHTS IN LONGER- TERM STABLE HOUSING WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE, EDUCATION (GED PROGRAM) AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES. THESE SERVICES WERE RENDERED IN COBB AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES IN ORDER TO HELP INDIVIDUALS AND VETERANS MOVE TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITH STABLE HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND FINANCIAL BENEFITS.MUST RAPID RE-HOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS/FAMILIES WHO WERE LIVING IN HOMELESSNESS OR FACING THE RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS THROUGH EVICTION AND FOCUSES ON THOSE CLIENTS WITH INCOME LIMITS OF 50% OR LOWER OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) LEVELS. THIS PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY HOUSED CLIENTS IN COBB, CHEROKEE, BARTOW, DOUGLAS, PAULDING, AND PICKENS COUNTIES. OF THE 375 CLIENTS SERVED, MORE THAN 90% WERE STABLY HOUSED UPON COMPLETION OF THE PROGRAM.

MUST CLIENT SERVICES PROVIDES FOOD, HOUSING, CLOTHING, HYGIENE PRODUCTS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT, ADULT HEALTHCARE (CLINIC) AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WITH LITTLE TO NO INCOME. WITH THE HELP OF THOUSANDS OF VOLUNTEERS, 2,464,551 POUNDS OF GROCERIES WERE DONATED TO 42,030 INDIVIDUALS AND 178,100 CLOTHING ITEMS WERE GIVEN FREE OF CHARGE TO 13,706 INDIVIDUALS. THROUGH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, INCLUDING JOB READINESS AND INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC TRAINING, MUST HELPED 788 INDIVIDUALS AND 400 OBTAINED EMPLOYMENT RESULTING IN MORE THAN $12.9 MILLION IN GROSS INCOME RETURNING TO THE COMMUNITY. THE CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM PROGRAM COMPONENT WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR CURRENT SITUATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AS WELL AS GOAL SETTING AND OBTAINMENT, MAPPING THE WAY FOR A SECURE FUTURE. MUST ALSO EXPANDED SERVICES TO SENIORS OFFERING FOOD, HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND OTHER SENIOR-CENTRIC PERSONAL CARE ITEMS.THE MOBILE MUST PROGRAM DELIVERS HEALTHY FOODS TO PEOPLE IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS WHO ARE CHALLENGED BY DIFFICULTIES WITH POVERTY, UNEMPLOYMENT AND, MAYBE MOST IMPORTANT, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. AS WE REACH TO SERVE CLIENTS IN NEW WAYS, OUR VISION INCLUDES TAKING OUR SERVICES ON THE ROAD WITH A BUS TO DELIVER FRESH, HEALTHY FOODS IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS AND FOOD DESERTS. THE GREATEST CHALLENGE OUR CLIENT FAMILIES HAVE IN RECEIVING FOOD PANTRY ASSISTANCE IS TRANSPORTATION. MANY LOW-INCOME FAMILIES DO NOT HAVE VEHICLES, AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN THE SUBURBS IS SCANT. AS MANY AS 65% OF OUR CLIENT FAMILIES HAVE TROUBLE MAKING IT TO OUR 30 SCHOOL PANTRIES TO PICK UP THEIR GROCERIES. THE MOBILE MUST PROGRAM WILL IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO FEED THEIR FAMILIES. WHEN FOOD IS BROUGHT TO AN AREA CLOSER TO LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOODS, IT ELIMINATES THE TRANSPORTATION ISSUES OR MINIMIZES THE COMMUTE AND GAS USE. IT ALSO FREES UP GROCERY MONEY THAT CAN BE SPENT ON OTHER ESSENTIAL ITEMS SUCH AS SHELTER, UTILITIES, OR OTHER BILLS. THIS PROJECT WILL BE MOST HELPFUL TO THE FAMILIES UNDER THE GREATEST STRESS IN DESERTS. THE MOBILE PANTRY IS A FARMER'S MARKET STYLE VEHICLE IN WHICH PRODUCE, MEAT, DAIRY AND OTHER FOOD ITEMS ARE BROUGHT TO 15 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN 4 COUNTIES MONTHLY. LOCATIONS INCLUDE SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, EXTENDED STAYS, ETC. ANYWHERE THAT PEOPLE NEED HELP. DURING THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR. A TOTAL OF 11,253 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND 468,094 POUNDS OF FOOD AND TOILETRIES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO FAMILIES.

MUST'S COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDE SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD AND HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILIES. MUST'S SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM DELIVERS LUNCHES EACH WEEKDAY TO AT-RISK SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN WHO RECEIVE FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, AS WELL AS THEIR YOUNGER SIBLINGS. PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS 544,450 MEALS WERE DELIVERED TO 5,789 CHILDREN IN 8 COUNTIES IN JUNE AND JULY 2022. MUST'S TOY SHOP PROVIDED CHRISTMAS GIFTS (INCLUDING BLANKETS, HATS, SCARVES, GLOVES, PAJAMAS, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND TOYS) TO 5,789 CHILDREN IN THREE COUNTIES AND MUST'S HOLIDAY PROGRAM PROVIDED 1,230 FAMILIES WITH HOLIDAY MEALS COMPLETE WITH A GIFT CARD FOR A HAM OR TURKEY AND ALL OF THE ACCOMPANYING HOLIDAY FOOD ITEMS NEEDED FOR A TRADITIONAL CELEBRATION WITHIN THEIR OWN HOMES.