2024-11-15T12:25:41-00:00 2023-12-31 823666935 STEARNS & CLEEK LLC 411 W SENECA ST ITHACA NY 14850 990 2023-01-01 821987282 ITHACA WELCOMES REFUGEES INC ITHA 315 N CAYUGA ST ITHACA NY 14850 CASEY VERDEROSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2024-11-15 true true JONATHAN L CLEEK P01461316 6073301161 2024-11-15 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z CASEY VERDEROSA 201 MURIEL ST ITHACA NY 14850 269151 false X ITHACAWELCOMESREFUGEES.ORG X 2018 NY Ithaca Welcomes Refugees partners with newly arrived refugees and immigrants as they rebuild their lives in Tompkins County. 10 10 10 0 259543 9608 0 0 269151 46699 0 119971 0 15930 23445 190115 79036 117399 195695 740 0 116659 195695 X Ithaca Welcomes Refugees is a volunteer-led community initiative that fosters a welcoming and fair environment for refugees and immigrants who come to our region. Our hope is that these efforts will continue the development of Ithaca as a welcoming host community in times of great global need. false false 89082 GLOBAL ROOTS PLAY SCHOOL - IWRs Global Roots Play School was established to allow parents of children aged 18 month to 5 years to attend English as a Second Language ESL classes. This part-time school is a play-based, trauma-informed early childcare environment which primarily serves refugee and immigrant families. It is staffed by a part-time program director and part-time teachers. In 2023, 17 children were enrolled, allowing 27 caregivers to pursue their goals during school hours, most commonly by attending ESL classes. Children develop trusting relationships with adults outside the home, self-confidence, peer relationships, and kindergarten readiness. 44569 RESPONSE PROJECTS - Response Projects are teams of 1-4 IWR volunteers assigned to each family or individual with whom IWR works. Each Response Team works with new arrivals towards self-expressed resettlement goals for a period ranging most commonly from 6 months to 2 years and represents the bulk of IWRs work. In 2023, Response Team volunteers supported 102 people. While volunteers are unpaid, through this program IWR provides newcomers with welcome cash assistance when they first arrive 12,250 in 2023, housing aid 16,059.05 in 2023, and miscellaneous financial support, most commonly used for driving lessons 5,355.55 in 2023. 11861 IWR established a crisis fund in 2023 to respond to the loss of a father of a family of 6 who had arrived in the US mere weeks earlier. The father was meant to be the familys sole income earner and was the only person fluent in English. We have been using the fund to cover some of the familys basic living expenses utilities, medical expenses for a year and a half and the fund is available to help others in our service population during times of crisis. 619 146131 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 true 10 true false false false false false false false false false false false false 10 10 false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false NY X ITHACA WELCOMES REFUGEES INC 6318483530 315 N CAYUGA ST ITHACA NY 14850 CASEY VERDEROSA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 030.00 X 38850 0 0 BRONWYN LOSEY DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL ROOTS PLAY SCHOOL 015.00 X 23036 0 0 DOUG STAYMAN BOARD CHAIR 005.00 X X 0 0 0 BRIDGETTE NUGENT BOARD SECRETARY 005.00 X X 0 0 0 FLORIANNA BLANTON BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 NATE FOSTER BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 MARY HUTCHENS BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 SAW THU KA EE BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE LEMONDA BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 PEDRO MOLINA BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 KAREN SCHACHERE BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 THITIRAT BOONYANUPHONG BOARD MEMBER 005.00 X 0 0 0 61886 false false false 5375 7431 50000 196737 259543 GLOBAL ROOTS TUITION 624410 8759 BACKGROUND CHECK INCOME 561000 849 9608 7431 269151 0 46699 46699 0 0 61886 30805 17483 13598 0 47777 46637 860 280 0 0 10308 7423 1623 1262 0 0 1170 261 909 0 0 0 0 3807 591 3216 0 0 6200 6200 0 0 0 0 0 0 6289 2786 3503 GLOBAL ROOTS PRESCHOOL SUPPLIES 3634 3634 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 820 720 100 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 790 790 735 375 360 190115 146131 28054 15930 117399 195695 117399 195695 740 740 0 X 109715 121365 6944 74330 116659 195695 117399 195695 79036 X true X false false false X 73230 20684 166167 124897 259543 644521 12290 1406 147 6420 9608 29871 85520 22090 166314 131317 269151 674392 674392 0 0 0 0 85520 22090 166314 131317 269151 674392 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 619, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 WELCOME HOME - Volunteers of IWR help gather supplies and furniture to set up apartments and living spaces for refugees when they first arrive.