2025-02-13T07:54:45-05:00 2024-09-30 990 2023-10-01 821274285 HOME FOR REFUGEES USA % Aaron Schweizer HOME 9499301119 15615 ALTON PKWY SUITE 450 Irvine CA 92618 Aaron Schweizer CFO 2025-02-13 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Aaron Schweizer 26682 AVENIDA ARIVACA MISSION VIEJO CA 926912606 242109 false X www.homeforrefugeesusa.org X 2017 CA To empower refugees to sustain new homes find new hope and fully experience life. We do this so that every refugee will have a home that supports safety freedom and dignity. What enables us to do this is the guiding belief that within every city where a refugee resettles exists the resources to help them find a place to call home through the support of their new community. 7 0 6 30 0 0 356825 242105 0 0 38 4 52 0 356915 242109 0 0 0 0 467405 242957 0 0 45825 216077 114023 683482 356980 -326567 -114871 175517 36033 29715 5102 145802 30931 To empower refugees to sustain new homes find new hope and fully experience life. We do this so that every refugee will have a home that supports safety freedom and dignity. What enables us to do this is the guiding belief that within every city where a refugee resettles exists the resources to help them find a place to call home through the support of their new community. false false 212349 0 0 The Home Team program provides four pathways for welcoming refugees broadly defined as forcibly displaced individuals. The first is the co-sponsorship pathway where refugees and Special Immigrant Visa SIV holders are resettled through a Resettlement Agency RA with Home Teams working alongside the RA to support them. The second focuses on asylum seekers asylees and individuals on humanitarian parole ensuring that those with limited resources receive necessary assistance. The third involves PCHNV and Ukraine Sponsor Circles while the fourth is the Welcome Corps a new U.S. private sponsorship initiative. Volunteers from faith and community groups form Home Teams to provide holistic support to refugees and assist them in adapting to their new environment. These Home Teams undergo recruitment training and matching with refugee families or individuals offering guidance for a period of three months to a year. The primary goal is to foster safe trusting and consistent relationships that aid in the resettlement process. Home Teams help refugees navigate essential services including healthcare food distribution education ESL classes transportation employment opportunities and low-income housing. Additionally they assist with integrating into the community finding religious support and understanding cultural norms. Through these efforts refugees gain practical knowledge about financial management social services and workplace expectations empowering them to become self-sufficient. The impact of Home Teams extends beyond immediate resettlement needs. Refugees who work with these teams experience lower stress levels develop meaningful friendships and gain confidence in their ability to navigate life in the United States. As a result they are more successful in their resettlement journey and often go on to support others in similar situations. By building strong community connections and providing crucial support the Home Team program plays a vital role in ensuring that refugees can integrate successfully and thrive in their new homes. 7105 0 0 UC Irvine School of Nursing partnership teaching program. We assist with an elective course that exposes students to vulnerable populations and training them to assist with the medical needs of individuals and families. This has helped dozens of refugee families receive healthcare advice and better understand the healthcare system in order for them to be empowered to make decisions on their own. 0 0 0 0 0 0 219454 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 6 true false false false false false false false false X 7 0 true false false false false false false true true false false true true true true false false true false false CA X X Aaron Schweizer 9497021563 15615 Alton Pkwy Suite 450 Irvine CA 92618 Minda Schweizer Executive Director 50.00 0.00 X X 42125 0 40375 Aaron Schweizer Business Director 10.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bobbie Cunningham Board Member Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Angie Roundy Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bethany Ayala Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Rasmussen Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Scott Bullock Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Jin Cho Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 42125 0 40375 0 true false false 0 0 56078 0 0 186027 0 242105 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 4 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 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 242109 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93997 42299 32898 18800 0 0 0 0 126824 113792 8471 4561 6970 3136 2440 1394 0 0 0 0 15166 13649 986 531 6997 0 0 6997 1387 1387 0 0 4336 0 4336 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2070 0 1135 935 29989 0 17382 12607 9772 0 9772 0 0 0 0 0 43144 43144 0 0 7239 2047 5192 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 0 0 0 0 0 2800 0 2800 0 6270 0 6270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 356980 219454 91701 45825 0 0 0 0 167117 30433 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14000 8400 8400 5600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 175517 36033 29715 5102 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29715 5102 X 77024 17499 68778 13432 145802 30931 175517 36033 -114871 0 0 0 0 0 X false false false X 69691 321809 629669 356825 186027 1564021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69691 321809 629669 356825 186027 1564021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1564021 0 9 0 38 0 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 38 0 47 0 0 0 52 0 52 0 38502 0 0 0 38502 69691 360320 629669 356915 186027 1602622 X Part III - Line 12 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| 2019, 0.0000, | 2020, 38502| 2021, 0| 2022, | 2023, | RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 14000 8400 5600 5600 Gala 54369 0 54369 0 0 2345 4274 750 11373 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54369 0 54369 0 0 2345 4274 750 11373 18742 35627 X true true X X X false false false false false false false false false Minda Schweizer Executive Director 42125 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40375 0 82500 0 0 0 Part VI, Line 2 | Employee: Relationship: Employee:| Minda Schweizer Family Relationship Aaron Schweizer| Part VI, Line 11b Form 990 was posted in a shared drive for all board members to review. A five day period was given to review and ask questions. At the end of the 5 day period an electronic vote was taken to approve submission to the IRS. Part VI, Line 12c The conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually and whenever a perceived conflict of interest might occur. Any conflicts are raised at our quarterly board meeting and determined in a conflict of interest has occured. Steps are taken according to the conflict of interest policy if an incident has occured. No such incidents occurred during this tax year. Part VI, Line 15 | Name of the Person: The process used to establish compensation of the person who served in:| The year in which this process was last undertaken:| Minda Schweizer A working group of board members found comparable salaries of executive directors. The working group made a proposal to the board for compensation. The board voted to approve the executive directors compensation. Part VI, Line 19 The organization made its governing documents conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request and its financial statements available on the website as well.