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HERE, THEY RECEIVE A FULL-CIRCLE CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT INCLUDES THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND MUCH MORE-IN-DEPTH EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH SCHOOL, AND FUTURE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF HAITI AFTER GRADUATION. THIS PROVIDES ONCE HOPELESS CHILDREN WITH THE BUILDING BLOCKS THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR CHRIST. THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ARE MANAGED THROUGH NOUVELLE AUBE, WHICH OPERATES MULTIPLE LSM BUSINESSES IN HAITI WHICH SUPPORT LSM'S HOMES OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN. THESE BUSINESSES PROVIDE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LSM YOUTH WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM TRADE SCHOOLS OR UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF HAITI'S VAST UNEMPLOYED POPULATION. THE BUSINESSES ARE ALSO USED TO TEACH THE CONCEPT THAT BUSINESSES CAN BE OPERATED AS A MINISTRY WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE THE FUNDING NEEDED FROM DONORS AND MAKE THE HOMES OF HOPE SELF SUSTAINABLE. 734249 USA PROGRAM - LSM MAKES THE ADOPTION PROCESS LESS COMPLICATED AND OVERWHELMING FOR US INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES WHO ARE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ADOPTION. OUR SERVICES ARE AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. OUR GOAL IS TO SAVE PARENTS TIME-CONSUMING, EXPENSIVE AND POTENTIALLY HEARTBREAKING HASSLES ASSOCIATED WITH ADOPTION. WE ALSO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER US CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS TO GET INVOLVED WITH HELPING VULNERABLE CHILDREN BY PROVIDING CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR HOME OF HOPE FAMILIES IN HAITI, FREE PRACTICAL RESOURCES FOR STARTING ORPHAN CARE MINISTRIES, AND EVENTS GEARED TO HELP THE CHURCH UNDERSTAND GOD'S HEART FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. LSM ALSO SUPPORTS LOCAL FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FREE COUNSELING AND OFFERING THEM FREE ACCESS TO OUR RESPITE HOME, WHERE THEY CAN RECHARGE. 263045 ETHOPIA - LSM WORKS WITH LOCAL ETHIOPIAN CHURCHES TO HELP THE CHILDREN OF SINGLE MOTHERS REACH THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR CHRIST. BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT AND RESOURCES FOR THESE CHILDREN AS WELL AS PROVIDING THEIR MOTHER WITH SMALL BUSINESS TRAINING, MENTORING, AND SUPPORT THROUGH THE LOCAL CHURCH, THESE FAMILIES ARE GETTING THE TRANSFORMATIONAL SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BREAK GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF POVERTY AND CREATE LASTING POSITIVE CHANGE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. INTERNATIONAL-LSM OCCASIONALLY SUPPORTS NEEDS THAT ARISE IN OTHER COUNTRIES BESIDES HAITI, ETHIOPIA AND THE UNITED STATES. 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HERE, THEY RECEIVE A FULL-CIRCLE CONTINUUM OF CARE THAT INCLUDES THEIR BASIC NEEDS AND MUCH MORE-IN-DEPTH EDUCATIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING AS THEY PROGRESS THROUGH SCHOOL, AND FUTURE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF HAITI AFTER GRADUATION. THIS PROVIDES ONCE HOPELESS CHILDREN WITH THE BUILDING BLOCKS THEY NEED TO REACH THEIR GOD-GIVEN POTENTIAL SO THAT THEY CAN TRANSFORM THEIR COMMUNITIES FOR CHRIST. THE BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES ARE MANAGED THROUGH NOUVELLE AUBE, WHICH OPERATES MULTIPLE LSM BUSINESSES IN HAITI WHICH SUPPORT LSM'S HOMES OF HOPE FOR CHILDREN. THESE BUSINESSES PROVIDE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR LSM YOUTH WHEN THEY GRADUATE FROM TRADE SCHOOLS OR UNIVERSITIES AS WELL AS OPPORTUNITY FOR SOME OF HAITI'S VAST UNEMPLOYED POPULATION. THE BUSINESSES ARE ALSO USED TO TEACH THE CONCEPT THAT BUSINESSES CAN BE OPERATED AS A MINISTRY WITH A GOAL TO REDUCE THE FUNDING NEEDED FROM DONORS AND MAKE THE HOMES OF HOPE SELF SUSTAINABLE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B USA PROGRAM - LSM MAKES THE ADOPTION PROCESS LESS COMPLICATED AND OVERWHELMING FOR US INDIVIDUALS AND COUPLES WHO ARE IN THE BEGINNING STAGES OF INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ADOPTION. OUR SERVICES ARE AT NO COST TO FAMILIES. OUR GOAL IS TO SAVE PARENTS TIME-CONSUMING, EXPENSIVE AND POTENTIALLY HEARTBREAKING HASSLES ASSOCIATED WITH ADOPTION. WE ALSO EDUCATE AND EMPOWER US CHURCHES AND INDIVIDUALS TO GET INVOLVED WITH HELPING VULNERABLE CHILDREN BY PROVIDING CHURCH PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR HOME OF HOPE FAMILIES IN HAITI, FREE PRACTICAL RESOURCES FOR STARTING ORPHAN CARE MINISTRIES, AND EVENTS GEARED TO HELP THE CHURCH UNDERSTAND GOD'S HEART FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN. LSM ALSO SUPPORTS LOCAL FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FREE COUNSELING AND OFFERING THEM FREE ACCESS TO OUR RESPITE HOME, WHERE THEY CAN RECHARGE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D INTERNATIONAL-LSM OCCASIONALLY SUPPORTS NEEDS THAT ARISE IN OTHER COUNTRIES BESIDES HAITI, ETHIOPIA AND THE UNITED STATES. THESE INSTANCES ARE RARE AND ARE REVIEWED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B ETHIOPIA, HAITI FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 DOUG ISCH ED SCHWARTZ PRESIDENT DIR NEW INIT DOUG IS ED'S SON-IN-LAW FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ELECTRONIC COPIES OF FORM 990 ARE PROVIDED TO BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE THE TAX RETURN IS ELECTRONICALLY FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C REVIEWED AT BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE AND REVIEW COMPENSATION FOR MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDS COMPENSATION FOR ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES BUT FINAL APPROVAL IS GIVEN BY THE INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 17 PENNSYLVANIA, CONNECTICUT, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, INDIANA FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 428