2026-01-13T06:45:50-08:00 2025-02-28 133774222 BERARD & ASSOCIATES CPAS PC 44 PARK AVE SUFFERN NY 10901 990 2024-03-01 133602455 TOUCH- TOGETHER OUR UNITY CAN HEAL INC TOUC 8452688023 209 ROUTE 9W CONGERS NY 10920 ERIC JIMINEZ President 2026-01-13 true true DONALEE R BERARD P00106728 8453575668 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ERIC JIMINEZ 209 ROUTE 9W CONGERS NY 10920 5022153 false X WWW.TOUCH-NY.ORG X 1990 NY TOUCH - Together Our Unity Can Heal, Inc. is a non-profit agency providing humane and holistic services to people living with chronic illness in Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster Counties, New York. 6 6 21 234 0 4884642 4374234 541236 647761 -33 158 0 5425845 5022153 3755229 3378812 0 847505 884300 0 0 888738 886799 5491472 5149911 -65627 -127758 1013983 910894 302055 326724 711928 584170 X TOUCH - Together Our Unity Can Heal, Inc. is a non-profit agency providing humane and holistic services to people living with chronic illness in Orange, Rockland, Sullivan and Ulster Counties, New York. false false 3403330 Get Fresh and Food Recovery Programs In 2010, TOUCH led the Get Fresh initiative to recover and distribute food from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York (RFBNNY). Since the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in March 2020, TOUCH has taken the lead in significantly increasing the amount of food distributed through Get Fresh.This program emphasizes distributing fresh produce to help support the nutritional needs of our chronic illness members as well as others facing food insecurity. TOUCH is the founding member and lead agency for the, Rockland Community Against Hunger (RCAH). The RCAH community collaborative has established linkages with over forty other food pantries and feeding programs in Rockland County that can now provide more fresh food to their clients. The Get Fresh Program provides a large amount of food to other pantries. A notable outcome has been that other pantries have started to provide healthier food items in general to their clients as a greater understanding of nutrition and health outcomes develops in our community.In 2018, we expanded Get Fresh to include a Food Recovery Program whereby we recover food from additional sources such as supermarkets, bakeries, farms and farmers markets. During the year ended February 28, 2025, TOUCH was given a combined total of 1,692,592 pounds of food. RFBNNY values this food at $1.90 per pound. Therefore, the total value of in-kind Food for the year ended February 28, 2025, was $3.217,078. For the year ended February 28, 2025, of the 1,692,592 pounds of food received, TOUCH distributed 1,550,695 pounds to local food pantries and feeding programs and kept 141,897 pounds to distribute from our in-house pantry. 735577 Nutrition Program ServicesThe food and Nutrition Program comprehensively addresses the unique needs of people living with chronic health conditions. The program adheres to Food as Medicine principals and follows the Medical Nutrition Therapy model. The program includes a Registered Dietitian who understands chronic health conditions and the causes and effects of medical intervention with regards to nutritional needs to improve health outcomes. TOUCHs Nutrition Program provides nutritional counseling, linkage to primary care, weekly food provided either through our client choice food pantry, or via home delivered pantry packages of perishable (fresh and frozen) and non-perishable grocery items. In addition, a monthly grocery store voucher is provided following guidelines from the Registered Dietitian. 508278 Pharmacy 340B ProgramThe 340B Drug Discount Program was established in 1992 under the Federal Public Health Services Act. The Act requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations and covered entities at significantly reduced prices. The program passes along savings from reduced drug prices to covered entities to allow them to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing additional needed services. TOUCH has been registered as a covered entity with HRSA since 2018. In this capacity, eligible TOUCH clients may enroll in this program at a participating pharmacy that has an agreement with TOUCH. Designated prescriptions are filled by registered pharmacies on behalf of TOUCH clients. The Pharmacy then sends detailed reconciliation information about each clients prescriptions to TOUCH on a monthly basis along with the associated revenue to cover these drugs. In turn, TOUCH, verifies the information, pays the associated drug company(ies), monitors adherence to the prescribed medications and provides additional services to people living with HIV. 337639 Case Management Program This program provides Medical Case Management services to members/clients and family members assisting them in navigating the system of health care and public benefits. This may include help in arranging doctor appointments, family permanency planning and medication compliance. In addition, these services include disease and treatment assessment and adherence education, service planning and care coordination, and linkages to referral services for primary care, benefits and other services such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, substance use / abuse treatment, legal services and mental health counseling. Responding to the needs of the community, TOUCH also conducts Support and Education Groups as part of the Nutrition and Case Management Programs. These groups offer education and discussion on topics such as chronic illness, nutrition, wellness and prevention. 337639 4984824 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 21 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 6 6 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false NY X JULIAN PALMER 8452688023 209 ROUTE 9W CONGERS NY 109201740 JULIAN PALMER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 118829 0 0 MELANIE HOPKINS Treasurer 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIC JIMINEZ President 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARIN CLARY Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANGEL CUADRADO Secretary 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JEMAR WARD Director 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIGUEL ANDRES ORTIZ-CRANE Director 5.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 118829 1 false false false 0 785133 3589101 3375740 4374234 Pharmacy 304B Program 621400 647761 647761 647761 158 158 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5022153 647761 158 0 3378812 3378812 0 0 118829 107184 11645 0 645145 586660 58485 0 0 120326 109034 11292 0 0 13150 13150 0 0 0 32581 29400 3181 8930 150 8780 0 24153 20323 3830 0 100648 95723 4925 6438 551 5887 0 0 0 0 25531 15318 10213 27205 27205 PHARMACY DRUG PASS THROUGH 401545 401545 FOOD & CONSUMABLE SUPPLIES 190865 190192 673 TRAVEL FOOD DELIVERY 34169 34064 105 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 15952 14093 1859 5632 1775 3857 5149911 4984824 165087 0 501 505 450079 190594 77380 237656 73736 141499 0 0 0 0 9919 259884 149254 136163 110630 1649 1715 0 0 0 274475 218376 1013983 910894 32053 60531 52292 270002 213901 302055 326724 X 711928 584170 711928 584170 1013983 910894 -127758 X false true X true false X 3217396 3580022 4629338 5394907 5021994 21843657 0 0 3217396 3580022 4629338 5394907 5021994 21843657 0 21843657 109 341 282 99 89 920 0 0 21844577 1.00000 1.00000 X 24000 12304 11696 235884 136950 98934 110630 ROUA 213901 SECURITY DEPOSITS 4475 218376 lEASE lIABILITY 213901 213901 X 5022153 5022153 5022153 5149911 5149911 5149911 Part X : FIN48 Footnote TOUCH qualifies as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and, therefore, has no provision for federal income taxes. The agency has not been classified as a private foundation.Additionally, TOUCH has filed Internal Revenue Service Form 990 informational returns, as required, and all other applicable returns in jurisdictions where so required. there were no interest or penalties recorded or included in the statement of activities. false 0 0 FOOD & NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE 35630 3374610 FAIR MARKET VALUE FOOD & NUTRITIONAL ASSISTANCE HOUSEHOLD GOODS AND TOILETRIES 200 1130 FAIR MARKET VALUE COSMETICS, HOUSEHOLD AND TOILETRIES 3375740 1.90 PER LB false false false Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EACH YEAR THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a EVERY FEW YEARS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE COMPENSATION SCHEDULE WITH OTHER SIMILAR AGENCIES IN THE STATE Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE AGENCY'S ADDRESS FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Get Fresh and Food Recovery Programs In 2010, TOUCH led the Get Fresh initiative to recover and distribute food from the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York (RFBNNY). Since the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food insecurity in March 2020, TOUCH has taken the lead in significantly increasing the amount of food distributed through Get Fresh. This program emphasizes distributing fresh produce to help support the nutritional needs of our chronic illness members as well as others facing food insecurity. TOUCH is the founding member and lead agency for the, Rockland Community Against Hunger (RCAH). The RCAH community collaborative has established linkages with over forty other food pantries and feeding programs in Rockland County that can now provide more fresh food to their clients. The Get Fresh Program provides a large amount of food to other pantries. A notable outcome has been that other pantries have started to provide healthier food items in general to their clients as a greater understanding of nutrition and health outcomes develops in our community.In 2018, the Organization expanded Get Fresh to include a Food Recovery Program whereby they recover food from additional sources such as supermarkets, bakeries, farms and farmers markets. RFBNNY values this food at $1.93 per pound. Therefore, the total value of in-kind food for the year ended February 29, 2024, was $3,643,419. For the year ended February 29, 2024, of the 1,887,150 pounds of food received, TOUCH distributed 1,762,076 pounds to local food pantries and feedingprograms and kept 125,074 pounds to distribute from their in-house pantry. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Pharmacy 340B ProgramThe 340B Drug Discount Program was established in 1992 under the Federal Public Health Services Act. The Act requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations and covered entities at significantly reduced prices. The program passes along savings from reduced drug prices to covered entities to allow them to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing additional needed services. TOUCH has been registered as a covered entity with HRSA since 2018. In this capacity, eligible TOUCH clients may enroll in this program at a participating pharmacy that has an agreement with TOUCH. Designated prescriptions are filled by registered pharmacies on behalf of TOUCH clients. The Pharmacy then sends detailed reconciliation information about each clients prescriptions to TOUCH on a monthly basis along with the associated revenue to cover these drugs. In turn, TOUCH, verifies the information, pays the associated drug company(ies), monitors adherence to the prescribed medications and provides additional services to people living with HIV. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C - PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Nutrition Program ServicesThe food and nutrition Program comprehensively addresses the unique needs of people living with chronic health conditions. The program adheres to Food as Medicine principals and follows the Medical Nutrition Therapy model. The program includes a Registered Dietitian who understands chronic health conditions and the causes and effects of medical intervention with regards to nutritional needs to improve health outcomes. TOUCHs Nutrition Program provides nutritional counseling, linkage to primary care, weekly food provided either through our client choice food pantry, or via home delivered pantry packages of perishable (fresh and frozen) and non-perishable grocery items. In addition, a monthly grocery store voucher is provided following guidelines from the Registered Dietitian. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES DESCRIPTION Case Management Program This program provides Medical Case Management services to members/clients and family members assisting them in navigating the system of health care and public benefits. This may include help in arranging doctor appointments, family permanency planning and medication compliance. In addition, these services include disease and treatment assessment and adherence education, service planning and care coordination, and linkages to referral services for primary care, benefits and other services such as food, clothing, housing, transportation, substance use / abuse treatment, legal services and mental health counseling. Responding to the needs of the community, TOUCH also conducts Support and Education Groups as part of the Nutrition and Case Management Programs. These groups offer education and discussion on topics such as chronic illness, nutrition, wellness and prevention. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B - FORM 990 REVIEW PROCESS THE 990 IS GIVEN TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C - EXPLANATION OF MONITORING AND ENFORCEMEN EACH YEAR THE BOARD IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION REVIEW & APPROVAL PROCESS - EVERY FEW YEARS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEW THE COMPENSATION SCHEDULE WITH OTHERSIMILAR AGENCIES IN THE STATE FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - OTHER ORGANIZATION DOCUMENTS PUBLICLY AVA AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST TO THE AGENCY'S ADDRESS