2024-11-12T00:45:37-07:00 2023-12-31 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990EZ 2023-01-01 820903326 ONE WORLD ONE LOVE A NJ NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ONEW 9739975307 561 SPRINGFIELD AVE SUMMIT NJ 07901 CATRIONA SMITH TREASURER 9739975307 2024-11-12 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2024-11-12 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X oneworldonelovenj.org X X 130439 X 130439 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130439 46850 0 0 47269 0 399 6470 100988 29451 178809 342 208602 178809 208602 0 0 0 0 178809 208602 0 0 178809 208602 OUR MISSION IS TO WELCOME REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS INTO OUR COMMUNITY WITH DIGNITY AND LOVE, AND FOSTER INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES THAT CELEBRATE THE RICH HERITAGE AND GIFTS THAT IMMIGRANTS AND CITIZENS ALIKE HAVE TO SHARE WITH ONE ANOTHER. ONE WORLD ONE LOVE A NJ NONPROFIT CORP. PROVIDES ITS CLIENTS WITH BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE, ESL TUTORING, JOB-SEARCH SUPPORT, ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES, FINANCIAL AID, MENTORING, SPECIAL EVENTS AND LEGAL SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE ONLY POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF OUR MORE THAN 2,000 SUPPORTERS AND 200 ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO BELIEVE IN OUR MISSION. IN 2022, WE SUPPORTED 522 REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS IN 146 HOUSEHOLDS. THEY CAME FROM 18 COUNTRIES, AND MANY RECEIVED SERVICES FROM SEVERAL OF OUR PROGRAMS. BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM - IN 2023, ONE WORLD ONE LOVE VOLUNTEERS PREPARED 84 FULLY-FURNISHED APARTMENTS FOR 376 REFUGEES FROM 15 COUNTRIES, SETTING A NEW RECORD. IN ADDITION TO PREPARING APARTMENTS FOR NEW ARRIVALS, OUR BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 83 BICYCLES TO MORE THAN 50 FAMILIES AND PROVIDED DIAPERS AND BABY ESSENTIALS TO 29 FAMILIES MONTHLY. WE ALSO ORGANIZED A LARGE-SCALE EMERGENCY DISTRIBUTION OF WINTER COATS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR RESETTLEMENT ASSISTANCE. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 1,000 NEW AND GENTLY-USED WINTER COATS AT THE EVENT. OUR VOLUNTEERS AND SUPPORTERS WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO THESE EFFORTS, DONATING THEIR TIME, TALENT AND FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKE THEM SUCCESSFUL. IN ALL, THE BASIC NEEDS PROGRAM ENGAGED MORE THAN 150 VOLUNTEERS FOR A TOTAL OF 4,414 VOLUNTEER HOURS. 23503 38503 EMPOWER - WE PROVIDED 39 NEWCOMERS FROM 7 COUNTRIES WITH INDIVIDUALIZED CAREER COUNSELING AND JOB-SEARCH SUPPORT. OUR VOLUNTEERS HELPED NEWCOMERS WRITE RESUMES, APPLY FOR JOBS, ATTEND JOB FAIRS, RESEARCH TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, AND PRACTICE ENGLISH FOR JOB READINESS. THROUGH GRANTS RECEIVED, IN JUNE 2022 WE ESTABLISHED THE AFGHAN ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT FUND TO GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS TO AFGHAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES. THE FUND CLOSED IN JULY 2023, HAVING AWARDED $42,460 IN SCHOLARSHIPS TO OVER 50 AFGHAN NEWCOMERS. A SEPARATE SCHOLARSHIP FUND OPEN TO ALL NEWCOMERS AWARDED $4,844 IN GRANTS FOR DRIVING SCHOOL, PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND OTHER JOB-RELATED EXPENSES. TWELVE RECIPIENTS - 9 WOMEN, 3 MEN - FROM FOUR COUNTRIES RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 2,905 OF SERVICE THROUGH THE EMPOWER PROGRAM. 18593 35143 GENERAL PROGRAMS - YOUTH AND TEENS: THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, WE SECURED FULL SCHOLARSHIPS FOR 9 CHILDREN FROM 3 FAMILIES TO ATTEND SUMMER CAMP FOR FREE. OUR VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED TRANSPORTATION TO/FROM CAMP. IN 2023, WE ALSO LAUNCHED HELPING HANDS, A TEEN SERVICE CLUB FOR REFUGEE YOUTH AND U.S.-BORN TEENS. THE CLUB HELD TWO SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY-SERVICE EVENTS ATTENDED BY 25-30 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND WE ARE DOUBLING THE NUMBER OF SERVICE DAYS IN 2024. SOCIAL CONNECTIONS: TO COUNTER SOCIAL ISOLATION, WE HOSTED A 10-WEEK PARENTING WORKSHOP FOR 6 AFGHAN MOTHERS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. THE GROUP MET WEEKLY AT A LOCAL LIBRARY TO SHARE PARENTING EXPERIENCES, LEARN ABOUT CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND MAKE FRIENDS. WE CELEBRATED WORLD REFUGEE DAY IN JUNE AT OUR ANNUAL POTLUCK PICNIC, ATTENDED BY OVER 125 NEWCOMERS AND VOLUNTEERS. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE: WE AWARDED $1,750 IN EMERGENCY AID TO FAMILIES IN CRISIS. 2393 17186 OTHER PROGRAMS: NEIGHBORS FOR REFUGEES, SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND AND FAMILY FRIENDS FUND. 2361 6375 97207 SALLY EL-SADEK DIRECTOR 7 0 0 0 GRANT LUCKING DIRECTOR 7 0 0 0 CYNTHIA THEK CHAIR 10 0 0 0 JULIE YARBOROUGH VICE CHAIR 10 0 0 0 GINNY DEVINE DIRECTOR 10 0 0 0 JENNIFER GILL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 30 42000 0 0 CATRIONA SMITH TREASURER 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NJ EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 2082874777 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 116708 92390 138577 132666 130439 610780 116708 92390 138577 132666 130439 610780 70001 40600 110601 0 0 0 0 70001 40600 110601 500179 116708 92390 138577 132666 130439 610780 0.81892 0.8625 0 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 GRANTS AND OTHER ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^PROGRAM SPECIFIC EXPENSES;1658|OFFICE EXPENSES;3722|INSURANCE;653|TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENSES;437^Total;6470^ Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Description;Amount^PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT;342^Total;342^