2024-09-30T05:08:24-04:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 814754411 MERRIMACK VALLEY DREAM CENTER INC % Julio Meran MERR 9785661547 60 ISLAND ST Ste 96 Lawrence MA 01840 Julio Meran Executive Director 2024-09-30 false 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X http: merrimackvalleydreamcenter.org X X 188429 X 168159 1075 9598 1996 7602 0 0 0 9597 186433 74291 12292 4950 195 47707 139435 46998 172249 0 219247 112390 126833 59859 92414 172249 219247 172249 219247 X Merrimack Valley Dream Center MVDC ministries meet the immediate physical needs of people experiencing poverty or homelessness in the Merrimack Valley. MVDC programs include: 1 food distribution in bulk to families and through scheduled visits by MVDC outreach workers who visit locations where homeless persons congregate; 2 mobile showers and laundries for the indigent and homeless; 3 substance abuse recovery programs; 4 transportation; 5 longer-term housing for women transitioning from half-way houses; and 5 multi-agency collaborative hosts programs events and activities throughout the Merrimack Valley area. MVDC workers are mostly unpaid volunteers. MVDC's mission is to offer help hope and restoration to individuals and families who suffer from food insecurity substance abuse homelessness and mental health issues. The Mobile Food Pantry is a monthly outreach program where we go into the Merrimac Courts Housing project & Methuen housing and we provide free grocery bags to individuals and families who are under-resourced in the housing projects. Even a small bag of groceries is often just enough to help struggling families or individuals get through a difficult time. We not only help to address the issue of hunger but also help keep at-risk families from sliding into homelessness. In 2023 MVDC distributed approximately 40,000 pounds of food to approximately 1,500 households. 60 unpaid volunteers work in this program. 24102 24102 The Fresh Start Hygiene mobile shower & laundry units offer unhoused residents an opportunity for a hot shower and to wash & dry their clothes with dignity. Toiletries and other essentials are provided to our guests. During the periods when these showers are operational other social service agency outreach representatives are present. In 2023 MVDC supplied 488 showers distributed 700 hygiene kits and provided socks and underwear. There was one operational mobile shower unit in 2023; there will be two operational units in 2024. These mobile shower units require significant capital purchases. 24218 24218 The Canopy of Hope is a transition sober home designed to help graduates of halfway houses develop and execute an exit strategy enabling them to transition successfully from dependence from halfway houses into independent living to their full potential. During their stay Residents will have an opportunity to learn new skills like interview training resume building job-hunting saving continued sober living mentorship and eventually apartment housing 10000 25971 1 The Shuttle ministry provides rides to individuals who lack transportation. 120 persons were served by volunteer drivers. 2 The Celebrate Recovery program is a peer-to-peer support based group where individuals learn how to cope in healthy ways with addiction. Each week participants work from a nationally recognized curriculum to share personal insights about why they keep falling into the same negative patterns and with support from group facilitators how to break those patterns. There were approximately 900 attendees 42 guest speakers and 1,203 volunteer hours. 3 The Bridge ministry is a weekly outreach to serve the homeless and disadvantaged. Every Saturday MVDC teams walk the streets visiting shelters tent cities parks and under bridges to meet people and provide bagged lunches warm clothing socks sneakers tents personal care items and referrals to treatment centers and other community resources. 490 volunteers served approximately 2600 people. 0 11012 85303 X Julio Meran President and Executive Director 20 0 0 3000 Ernest J Simmons Jr Treasurer 6 0 0 0 Carolyn Hanson Clerk 5 0 0 0 Jeff Cuscuna Vice President 4 0 0 0 Randolph Dominguez Director 2 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false MA Julio Meran 60 ISLAND ST Ste 96 Lawrence MA 01840 9785661547 false false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 0 214826 168159 382985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214826 168159 382985 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 382985 0 0 0 42 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 42 0 0 0 42 0 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 214910 168159 383069 0.9998 0.00 0.0001 0.00 X Part III, line 12 | S.No:, Amount:, Description:| 1, $9597, Annual Fundraising Event| Part III, line 12 | S.No:, Year:, Description:| RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 8 | Other Revenues:, Amount:| Annual Fundraising Event, $9597| Part I, line 10 | Activity:, Grantee Name:, Grantee Address:, Amount:, Relationship:| Payments to multiple vendors for services and goods needed to operate the Mobile Shower Unit, Multiple Vendors, "Multiple Addresses", $24218.00, None| Payments to multiple goods and service providers to enable operation of the Canopy of Hope Halfway House for recovering substance abuse women., Multiple Vendors, "Multiple Vendor Addresses", $25971.00, None| Payments to multiple goods and service providers for the purposes of procuring and distributing food to families with food insecurity, Multiple Vendors, "Multiple Vendor Addresses", $24102.00, None| Part I, line 16 | Other Expenses:, Amount:| Vehicle & Trailer; Vehicle Registration; Fuel; Repairs & Maintenance; Vehicle & Trainer Rental, $1682.00| Office & Admin: Misc; Exec Director Stipend; Computer Equip; Software; Filing & Regis;, $6009.00| Other Business Expense: Conferences; Professional Development; Meals & Entertainment; Volunteer Training, $3322.00| Bank Fees; Fundraising Expenses; Insurance, $2835.00| Other: stationary & Forms; Social Media Coordinator; Other Program, $5728.00| Depreciation, $19953.00| Program Supplies - Non Consumables; Program Supplies - Consumables; Food Supplies, $8178.00| Part IV, List of Officers | Employee Name:, Description:| Julio Meran, Stipend to Cover Expenses incurred in his work for MVDC|