WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE INC

Programs

1. Life lines services for former foster care, homeless and unaccompanied youth: provides housing, case management, counseling, financial, educational and employment support services (job training and placement) to help youth transition into healthy, independent adult living. Life lines is divided into three sub-categories: transitional housing (to prepare youth to live independently by age 21), permanent housing (to accommodate youth with two or more diagnosable disabilities) and independent living (to support youth living independently in the community). Services are also provided through home base, delaware's first drop-in center for former foster care, homeless and unaccompanied youth. West end currently has capacity to house 33 youth simultaneously in its 13 homes.

   $1,436,537 spentof which $440,745 as grants$35,750 earned by the program
   24% of program spending

2. Youth services: west end's youth programs provide a safe environment for young people in grades k-12 to participate in educational, cultural, social and recreational activities. Such activities include: after school & summer programming, evidence-based reading and academic support, career and college preparation (including tours of colleges and universities across the u.s.), paid employment training and internships (including horticultural training via west end's bright spot urban farm); evidence/research-based substance abuse prevention, organized and individual sports (including the 2022 national champion above 'xpectations' track team), as well as cultural excursions, the arts, and girls like us (a program focused on building the resilience, confidence, self-worth and empowerment of young african-american and hispanic girls).

   $1,372,610 spentof which $49,017 as grants$79,649 earned by the program
   23% of program spending

3. Adult and youth employment and educational services: includes ged instruction and test preparation, out-of-school youth and adult workforce training, career exploration, environmental employment certification training and placement, case management, mental health counseling, tax preparation and basic needs assistance (food, public assistance).

   $954,095 spentof which $118,014 as grants$1,900 earned by the program
   16% of program spending

4. Camp west:camp west serves youth ages 5-12 and is filled with the perfect blend of education, sports, and fun. Activities enable campers to develop and apply problem-solving skills, gain exposure to the arts, build teamwork skills, create friendships, practice using technology, experience the natural world, meet special guests, attend field trips, and so much more. Our team of dedicated and well-trained professionals works year-round to ensure that our camp programs are fresh, creative and exciting.

   $199,643 spentof which $108 as grants$32,907 earned by the program
   3% of program spending

5. Financial management & emergency assistance: services include the stand by me financial coaching program (one-on-one financial coaching, credit review and education, post-secondary education planning, tax preparation assistance); basic needs (utility, rent and mortgage payment assistance, food closet, thanksgiving meals and holiday adopt-a-family program). Rental assistance is also provided to ex-offenders re-entering society post-incarceration.

   $880,253 spentof which $235,876 as grants$4,609 earned by the program
   15% of program spending

6. Entrepreneurship training: provides 12 weeks of classroom instruction covering the fundamental requirements to start a small business, as well as technical assistance via group workshops and one-on-one coaching, in addition to assistance accessing credit and securing a business location.

   $667,954 spentof which $72,670 as grants$9,845 earned by the program
   11% of program spending

7. Bright spot ventures (bsv):bright spot farms operates a working farm and nursery/garden center through which it trains youth and sells bedding, plants, vegetable and herb starts, and fresh chemical-free vegetables to its wilmington and new castle county community. Bsv is an agriculture-focused training program of the west end neighborhood house. Founded in 2011 with the goal of providing paid employment training pathways for young adults, today, bright spot farm continues to provide meaningful hands-on work experience and training to 25 high school students from wilmington and new castle county each year. West end believes in the power of farming to transform people through building confidence and fostering leadership. The objective is to heal and empower the young people in our program by rooting the farming in an ethic of community service. The program provides subsidized fresh produce to low-income seniors and families.

   $450,262 spent$106,086 earned by the program
   8% of program spending

8. Miscellaneous

   $17,831 earned by the program

9. Management fee income

   $4,200 earned by the program

10. Rental income

    $127,761 earned by the program

The 10 programs described on its FY2023 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,961,354.