Miss Carlys Inc

TO PROVIDE FOOD, SUPPORT AND SUPPLIES FOR THOSE IN NEED

MEAL SERVICE: MAKING READY TO EAT FOOD ACCESSIBLE TO THOSE IN NEED 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEKK, 365 DAYS A YEAR. WE DO THIS TO HELP PEOPLE GET OUT OF THE SUBSISTENCE LEVEL EXISTENCE IN WHIC HTHEY ARE WAITING FOR THEIR NEXT MEAL TIME ALL DAY LONG AND CANNOT ACCOMPLISH ANYTHING ELSE FOR FEAR OF GOING HUNGRY. WE PROVIDE SACK LUNCHES AT THE DOOR, NO QUESTIONS ASKED, NO HASSLE, TO ANYONE WHO IS HUNGRY. IN 2022, A TOTAL OF 210,778.51 WAS SPENT ON MEALS. SACK LUNCHES WERE PREPARED AND HANDED OUT, AN AVERAGE OF 800 SACK LUNCHES PER DAY, SOME DAYS WERE OVER 1,000 SACK LUNCHES. EACH SACK LUNCH INCLUDED SANDWICH, DRINK, COOKIES, CHIPS (OR SIMILAR).

RECOVERY OUTREACH/ASSISTANCE: PROVIDING ASSISTANCE AND UTILIZING PEER DYNAMIC ORGANICALLY PRESENT IN OUR VOLUNTEER BASE TO MODEL THE RECOVERY LIFE TO THOSE WHO MAY BE CONSIDERING LEAVING THE STREET LIFE BEHIND. WE WORK EVERY DAY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS, BRIDGE THE GAPS AND PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OTHERS WHO HAVE DECIDED TO LIVE A LIFE OF RECOVERY. IN 2022, A TOTAL OF 267,810 WAS SPENT ON RECOVERY OUTREACH/ASSISTANCE. THE MAJORITY OF THIS AMOUNT WAS SPENT ON SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS DURING AND AFTER INPATIENT DRUG/ALCOHOL TREATMENT: -TRANSPORTATION TO INPATIENT DRUG/ALCOHOL ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER (PRIMARILY OUTSIDE OF ROCKFORD) -BASIC NEEDS FOR THE DURATION OF THE TREATMENT (28+ DAYS); -UPON GRADUATION FROM TREATMENT, TRANSPORTATION TO A GROUP SOBER LIVING HOUSE, PAYMENT OF RENT, GROCERIES, HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES, BEDDING, AND OTHER NECESSITIES REQUIRED IN ORDER TO LIVE IN A SUPPORTIVE LIVING ENVIRONMENT; AND -COUNSELING SERVICES AND OTHER SERVICES AS NEEDED WHILE IN SUPPORTIVE LIVING. ADDITIONALLY, MONIES WERE SPENT BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OUR VOLUNTEERS AND OTHER VULNERABLE INDIVIDUALS IN THE COMMUNITY (I.E. TRAFFICKED WOMEN). THIS AMOUNT ALSO INCLUDED PROVIDING MEALS AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR OUR VOLUNTEERS (100+ DURING THE YEAR).

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE/HOUSING: EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS. THESE SERVICES ARE OFTEN PROVIDED OUTSIDE OF NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS. OFTEN PEOPLE ARE BROUGHT TO US BY OTHER AGENCIES AND FIRST RESPONDERS WHO ARE NOT EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE REAL-TIME FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY HOUSING, EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS. IN 2022, A TOTAL OF 89,496 WAS SPENT ON EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE/HOUSING NEEDS AND PRIMARILY CONSISTED OF HOTEL COSTS, TRANSPORTATION TO THE HOTEL, GIFT CARDS FOR FOOD AND OTHER BASICS NEEDED IN A CRISIS SITUATION.