2018-06-18T13:57:13-05:00 2017-12-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2017-01-01 432043910 SOUTH SUDANESE ENRICHMENT FOR FAMILIES INC SOUT 7813220063 PO BOX 492 LINCOLN MA 01773 SUSAN WINSHIP KOENIG EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & PRESIDENT 7813220063 2018-06-18 1 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2018-06-18 2017 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SUSAN WINSHIP KOENIG PO BOX 492 LINCOLN MA 01773 305727 0 X WWW.SSEFBOSTON.ORG X 2004 MA SOUTH SUDANESE ENRICHMENT FOR FAMILIES (SSEF) PROVIDES WHOLE-FAMILY PROGRAMMING FOR EDUCATION, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENT FOR THE GREATER BOSTON SOUTH SUDANESE COMMUNITY. SSEF IS THE ONLY WHOLE-FAMILY RESOURCE DEDICATED TO SOUTH SUDANESE WHO HAVE RESETTLED IN MASSACHUSETTS. COMMITTED TO ENHANCING STRENGTHS, BUILDING SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY, SSEF ASSISTS WITH NAVIGATING SYSTEMS, ACCESSING RESOURCES, BUILDING SKILLS, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE SOUTH SUDAN'S HISTORY AND DISTINCT CULTURAL HERITAGE. SSEF DOES THIS BY CONNECTING SOUTH SUDANESE ADULTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE FOLLOWING: - ACCESSIBLE PRESCHOOL- SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES- COMMUNITY-BASED ENRICHMENT- ASSISTANCE WITH FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING- WHOLE-FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS THAT MEET THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR- OUTREACH PROGRAMS, CROSS-CULTURAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 16 15 10 44 0 0 146690 145869 0 0 8909 109858 0 0 155599 255727 14702 10880 0 0 141031 123897 0 0 23371 68944 40606 224677 175383 -69078 80344 57738 138082 0 0 57738 138082 X SOUTH SUDANESE ENRICHMENT FOR FAMILIES (SSEF) PROVIDES WHOLE-FAMILY PROGRAMMING FOR EDUCATION, CULTURAL AND SOCIAL ENRICHMENT FOR THE GREATER BOSTON SOUTH SUDANESE COMMUNITY. SSEF IS THE ONLY WHOLE-FAMILY RESOURCE DEDICATED TO SOUTH SUDANESE WHO HAVE RESETTLED IN MASSACHUSETTS. COMMITTED TO ENHANCING STRENGTHS, BUILDING SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND PROMOTING COMMUNITY, SSEF ASSISTS WITH NAVIGATING SYSTEMS, ACCESSING RESOURCES, BUILDING SKILLS, AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE SOUTH SUDAN'S HISTORY AND DISTINCT CULTURAL HERITAGE. SSEF DOES THIS BY CONNECTING SOUTH SUDANESE ADULTS AND THEIR CHILDREN WITH THE FOLLOWING: - ACCESSIBLE PRESCHOOL- SUMMER CAMP OPPORTUNITIES- COMMUNITY-BASED ENRICHMENT- ASSISTANCE WITH FINDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING- WHOLE-FAMILY EDUCATIONAL SESSIONS THAT MEET THROUGHOUT THE ACADEMIC YEAR- OUTREACH PROGRAMS, CROSS-CULTURAL EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS 0 0 29560 SATURDAY BRIDGES PROGRAM: STARTED IN 2010, THE SATURDAY BRIDGES PROGRAM BRINGS TOGETHER SUDANESE CHILDREN, PARENTS, LOCAL STUDENTS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PROFESSIONALS FOR ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY PROVIDES: PRESCHOOL SESSIONS WITH PRE-LITERACY AND EARLY LITERACY SUPPORT FOR OUR 3-4 YEAR OLDS; OUTDOOR EXPERIENTIAL EDUCATION FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS AT DRUMLIN FARM; AN INFANT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES STIMULATION AND ENGAGEMENT FOR OUR YOUNGEST PARTICIPANTS; COLLEGE READINESS AND SUMMER EMPLOYMENT GUIDANCE FOR TEENS; WORKSHOPS FOR ADULTS COVERING A RANGE OF TOPICS, INCLUDING FINANCIAL LITERACY, HOUSING, AND JOB SEARCH, PARENTING, AND LIFE SKILLS; AND PERSONALIZED TUTORING IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS. PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS EXPERIENCE A RICH CULTURAL EXCHANGE, AND BEYOND FUNCTIONING AS A SOCIAL HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY, WHOLE-FAMILY PROGRAMMING OFFERS A MODEL OF LIFE-LONG LEARNING. IN FALL 2017, ON AVERAGE, SATURDAY BRIDGES SERVED 81 SOUTH SUDANESE EACH SESSION AND INVOLVED ALMOST 50 VOLUNTEERS. 31338 10880 0 SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM: EACH SUMMER, FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, SSEF HAS SENT CHILDREN, 8 YEARS AND OLDER, TO OVERNIGHT CAMP. IN 2017, 40 CHILDREN WENT TO CAMP THROUGH SSEF, AND WE CONTINUE TO EXPAND OUR CAMP PROGRAM BY LOOKING INTO MORE OPTIONS FOR UPCOMING SUMMERS, INCLUDING DAY CAMP, PARTNERSHIPS WITH NEW OVERNIGHT CAMPS, AND SPECIALIZED SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR COLLEGE-BOUND TEENS. 58402 0 0 SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM: ANYONE WHO HEARS THE STORY OF HOW THE BOSTON-AREA SOUTH SUDANESE COMMUNITY ARRIVED HERE IS INSPIRED. BUILDING CROSS-CULTURAL BRIDGES OF UNDERSTANDING BY TELLING THAT REFUGEE STORY AND SHARING ASPECTS OF SUDANESE HERITAGE HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT. THE SCHOOL OUTREACH PROGRAM BRINGS THIS LIVING STORY TO STUDENTS. LOCAL SOUTH SUDANESE DELIVER OUR CURRICULUM, INCLUDING A SLIDESHOW PRESENTATION AND TALK, READINGS, AND VIDEOS. 33 0 0 HOUSING PROGRAM: SSEF ASSISTS FAMILIES IN FINDING HOUSING BY NAVIGATING THE CONFUSION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING LISTS IN SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND BY CONNECTING FAMILIES WITH OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING INITIATIVES, HOUSING WORKSHOPS, AND MENTORS.EARLY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: THE SEEDS FOR SSEF'S EARLY ENRICHMENT PROGRAM WERE PLANTED IN 2017 WITH EFFORTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS AND RESOURCES VIS A VIS PRESCHOOL. WE CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY WIDE SURVEY TO CLARIFY DEMOGRAPHICS. OUR COMMUNITY LIAISON RESEARCHED RESOURCES WITHIN THE TOWNS AND CITIES IN WHICH OUR STAKEHOLDERS LIVE. 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