2022-09-12T09:44:26-07:00 2021-12-31 203417843 DONALD W LACROIX CPA 3951 TIMBER TRL MEMPHIS TN 38115 990 2021-01-01 452620705 Ashas Refuge ASHA 9012923101 1035 Winchester Road A216 Collierville TN 38017 Jamie K Jones President 2022-09-08 true Jamie K Jones 999009999 Donald W LaCroix CPA P00185713 9014135700 X 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z 1035 Winchester Road A216 Collierville TN 38017 287701 false X ashasrefuge.org X 2011 TN Inspired by the love of Christ, we are a nonprofit organization that exists to help refugees achieve successful resettlement in the Memphis, TN area. 8 7 8 0 182464 271620 8275 14710 13 7 185 376 190937 286713 26641 0 80361 155078 0 20182 102085 68235 182446 249954 8491 36759 91698 131631 2021 5194 89677 126437 Our mission is to serve and speak up for the persecuted throughout the world, seeking first to assist refugees, asylees and other lawfully present individuals in our own community. Asha's Refuge helps to bridge the gap between our clients and the community that is eager to serve them, all inspired by the love of Jesus. false false 112780 24441 14235 General Refugee Assistance: Family Services Family Services provides a wide range of refugee assistance such as mentoring to new mothers, transportation to appointments, help with navigating the medical systems, educational services, health insurance, and other community services, job search, application process, and interview support, assistance locating and obtaining housing, home ownership training and assistance purchasing a home, and other assistance clients may need. In 2021 we served 446 clients in our Family Services Department. Immigration Services: Throughout the 2021-year God has continued to enable us to effectively use our resources to push through the very difficult season of uncertainties due to the worlds Covid19 health concerns. Over 800 clients (which includes 82 new and the rest existing) were able to lean on Asha's Refuge and our partnering agencies to access assistance. While it's difficult to capture each area of service Asha's Refuge provides to clients as we daily serve individuals, there were approximately 2,000 various needs met through calendared client appointments in 2021. The end of December 2021, Asha's Refuge partnered with agencies to help in the welcome and resettlement process of individuals from Afghanistan. Asha's Refuge has also worked alongside the local resettlement agency and other local organizations to assist with critical wrap-around services for other incoming lawfully present migrants. Asha's Refuge anticipates a growing number of new individuals working to resettle in Memphis by the end of year 2022. 46576 2200 The Next Generation program is designed for young adults with an interrupted education who are too old for high school, but need a high school diploma, American life and/or job skills to advance in life, as well as teens who are preparing for college. Participants with an interrupted education are offered a unique opportunity to obtain a high school diploma, and prepare to reach their goals of college, employment or trade school. The program also provides leadership training to empower students to share their knowledge, skills and connections with their communities. Various aspects of the program are also available to High School age students who are in need of additional encouragement and tutoring to succeed with their diploma goals. The program empowers young adults through education and basic life skills which we believe will have a far-reaching impact on the refugee community by improving families economic status and demonstrating the value of education to future success for their children. Clients are given the tools, tutoring and mentorship needed to achieve their goals of obtaining their high school diploma, a path to a driver's license, better grammar and English comprehension, English reading, speaking and writing confidence, good resume and job search abilities, basic computer skills, financial literacy, and assistance in applying for and enrolling in college. The program supports counseling for those that may have a need. Basic life, computer, finance, and job skills were taught to approximately 25 students with 3 students needing college preparation and applications assistance. Asha?s Refuge partnered with Hope Works and other agencies to help fill the gaps with tutoring, interpretation, and application processes to provide educational services to clients. 35456 475 Our Education Department continued to meet in small groups or individually for tutoring during the 2021 year. Our teaching lessons were designed to meet specific client job and life skill needs for understanding bill payment, money, time management, cultural understanding, apartment living, healthy habits, calendar, driving, computers, applying for jobs, and other skills necessary for successful resettlement in America. We served 123 clients in this department during 2021. 194812 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 true 8 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 8 7 false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true true false false TN X Erica Stubblefield 9016193998 1035 Winchester Blvd Collierville TN 38017 Jamie Jones President 40.00 0.00 X X 43833 0 0 Deborah Eaton Chairman 30.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Erica Stubblefield Secretary 16.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 David Loy Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Henrietta Belcher Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jenny McFarland Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Mary Lou Baker Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AJ Kamer Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 43833 0 false false false 0 271620 271620 Class Fee 475 475 Paperwork Fee 14235 14235 14710 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1364 988 376 376 0 286713 15086 7 0 26641 26641 0 0 43833 31952 11222 659 0 98761 75171 12916 10674 0 1576 1151 394 31 10908 8195 1846 867 0 0 400 400 0 0 0 0 1133 567 566 12591 10174 1846 571 8830 2769 1175 4886 0 32607 29346 3261 1721 1210 111 400 0 1382 1238 144 0 0 2728 2591 137 5225 3807 1418 T-Shirts 774 774 Fundraising 664 664 State Registration Fees 180 90 90 0 249954 194812 34960 20182 71968 112673 15686 15694 0 0 0 0 0 90 288 1226 2976 23169 23169 2728 0 0 0 0 0 0 91698 131631 2021 5194 2021 5194 X 77640 91167 12037 35270 89677 126437 91698 131631 X 36759 1 X false false false X 125849 173654 133554 182464 271620 887141 0 0 125849 173654 133554 182464 271620 887141 103011 784130 3 10 46 13 72 0 0 887213 0.88380 0.87200 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 23169 23169 false 0 0 General Refugee Assistance 117 12770 2572 FMV Food, Toys, Clothes, etc AR Next Generation 33 2200 Benevity Fund (Rent/Utitlites asst) 16 4666 Transportation 20 1269 Translation 20 1110 Afghan Family Resettlement 9 2053 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process The financial results are reviewed by board prior to 990 completion, then 990 sent out for review via email after completion Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts The corporate officers monitor the conflict of interest policy by periodic reminders of the policy and ask each board member to review their own circumstances and disclose to us any conflict or confirm in writing that they have no conflicts Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management Executive Director is not a voting?member of the board when it pertains to her/his compensation. The board meets without Executive Director regarding Executive Directors performance, pay or any other employment concern to ensure there is no conflict?of interest.? Comparable data and performance measurements are used to determine compensation. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available No documents available to the public. Other Changes In Net Assets Or Fund Balances - Other Increases Rounding = $1