Christian Appalachian Project, Inc.

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Christian Appalachian Project, Inc.
General Information
Contact Information
Nonprofit Christian Appalachian Project, Inc.
Address 2528 Palumbo Drive
Lexington, KY 40509
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Email [email protected]
Contact Name Dennis Jacobs
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At A Glance
IRS Ruling Year 1966
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Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer
Donations are always welcome either by phone [phone]), mail (2610 Palumbo Drive, Lexington, KY,
40509), or online:
http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5994/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=8845. Gifts
may be undesignated or designated for a specific program or project. Volunteering is highly encouraged and an
important means of extending our reach to disadvantaged households in Appalachia. Prospective volunteers
may request a paper application by phone [phone]), in writing (CAP Volunteer Program, 310 Beiting
Lane, Mt. Vernon, KY 40456), or completing an application online: http://christianapp.org/vol/. Adults of all
ages and chaperoned youth groups are welcome to volunteer. Opportunities abound for several program areas,
including short term, long term (one year+) and summer camp positions.
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Statements & Search Criteria
Statements
Mission Statement
Christian Appalachian Project's mission is Building Hope, Transforming Lives, and Sharing Christ's Love
Through Service in Appalachia. Christian Appalachian Project is in its 51st year of helping people in need in
Eastern Kentucky. Our community of care embraces all people in need. We operate 18 human services
programs in 11 counties and our services extend across 15 states through the distribution of food and durable
goods in our Operation Sharing Program.
Background Statement
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) was founded in 1964 by Eastern Kentucky parish priest, Rev. Ralph
Beiting, who felt called to minister to the full range of needs in his midst. For 50 years since, CAP has provided
food, shelter, clothing, and a range of other vital services to people in need in Appalachia, with its primary target
populations being children and low-income families, the elderly, and the disabled. Through the efforts of
approximately 150 full-time staff, 50 long-term volunteers, and 1,100 short-term volunteers annually, CAP's
direct service programs touch the lives of more than 80,000 people each year within its primary service area of
Eastern Kentucky, home to the most concentrated generational poverty in America. CAP's direct programs
include housing repair, food and clothing banks, pre-school education, after-school programs, emergency
assistance, domestic violence shelters, family counseling, summer camps, elderly services, disaster relief, and
in-home respite services for families of individuals with disabilities. Through its Operation Sharing® program,
CAP also serves another 1 million people in need regionally, distributing $80 million in donated food and
supplies each year among more than 1,000 partner nonprofits in 13 Appalachian states, plus Arkansas and
Missouri. CAP's basic mission is to help end poverty across Appalachia, a region which spans 205,000 square-
miles from the New York Catskill Mountains to the Mississippi foothills and is home to 24.8 million Americans.
Impact Statement
Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) is in its 51st year of helping people in need in Eastern Kentucky. Our
community of care embraces all people in need. We operate 18 human service programs in 11 counties and our
services extend across 15 states through the distribution of food and durable goods in our Operation Sharing
Program. With the help of 150 employees, 1,100 short and long term volunteers, and thanks to financial support
of individual donors, foundations, and people who are concerned about the effects of poverty, CAP builds hope
by decreasing the impact of poverty.Some Highlights:CAP's Family Advocacy program provides food, clothing,
and furnishings in emergency situations. Our food pantry and thrift store annually serve 17,000 people.
Professional counselors provide services to 1,000 low-income individuals. Up to 1,000 youth-- many from
troubled homes or foster care-- attend CAP's summer camps. Students receive educational support through
preschool and after-school programs. Through our housing repair program, CAP makes 250 homes safe, warm,
and dry every year. Staff and volunteers provide disaster relief services and collaborate with bordering states in
emergencies.
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Needs Statement
As well as maintenance and capacity building in existing programs, Christian Appalachian Project is currently
engaged in a capital campaign to achieve the following goals over the next three years:1. Feeding the Hungry
The Need: People living below the poverty line in Rockcastle County often lack access to proper nutrition and
consistent food supplies.The Solution: Underwrite the operating costs of the Grateful Bread Food Pantry for
three years to serve over 2,000 individuals and 800 families.The Sharing: Many individuals who receive food
volunteer in the food pantry and pass along the nutritional knowledge they learn to other family members.2.
Repairing HomesThe Need: Children, their families, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities often live in
substandard housing, with unsafe plumbing, wiring, and inadequate protection from harsh winters. Nearly 500
substandard homes are on a waiting list, so many that we've had to stop taking applications.The Solution:
Providing the building materials that our staff and volunteers need to make homes Safe, Warm, and Dry.The
Sharing: If physically able, the clients participate in the home repair, learning valuable maintenance skills along
the way.3.Delivering HopeThe Need: Over 1,000 partner agencies, churches, schools, and other non-profits rely
on CAP to supply household goods, furniture, clothes, food, and other commodities their clients use.The
Solution: Help CAP distribute goods to over 1.5 M people in Appalachia.The Sharing: Many partner agencies
share the resources we give them with smaller agencies in their community so they can spend less time raising
funds and more time serving people in need.4. Expanding HorizonsThe Need: Children caught in the cycles of
generational poverty often lack the guidance and motivation to become leaders who can one day improve their
own families and communities.The Solution: Underwriting summer camp scholarships and leadership training
programs.The Sharing: Families only pay $10 toward the cost of summer camp. Campers are encouraged to
become camp volunteers as early as age 16 so they can be mentored to be leaders in their schools and
communities.
CEO/Executive Director Statement
For 50 years, Christian Appalachian Project (CAP) has been helping people in need in Appalachia through a
variety of non-evangelistic human service programs, and is today the largest human services charity indigenous
to Appalachia. In all, CAP touches the lives of more than 1 million people in need every year. Among CAP's
wide-ranging programs, one of the most notable is Operation Sharing®, which provides more than $80 million in
donated goods annually to distressed communities in 15 Appalachian and Ozark states. Through a partnership
with national gift-in-kind NGOs, CAP acquires these goods—including food and drinks, household and building
supplies, clothing, appliances, furniture, office supplies, and books—from across the nation and then distributes
them among more than 1,100 regional partner nonprofits. Often using such supplies donated, another of
CAP's programs, its Housing Repair program, addresses the widespread problem of substandard housing
conditions in Appalachia by providing minor repairs, extensive renovations, and in some cases completely new
homes to low-income homeowners in some of the region's poorest counties. In addition, the program provides
participants with budgeting classes, home ownership classes, and assistance in obtaining low-interest loans
when applicable. With a focus on families and education, CAP also operates two Child and Family
Development Centers in Eastern Kentucky which seek to break the cycle of poverty at its roots. At each of the
Centers, educators work with children to instill basic skills and a firm learning foundation as well as helping to
train and equip parents for the vital roles they play in the development of their children. CAP offers many other
programs that follow the common thread of helping those that are under-served and at-risk, including through
disaster relief, elderly services, family counseling, domestic violence shelters, summer camps and in-school
programs for children from low-income families, and in-home respite care for people with disabilities. Through
participation from more than 1,200 short- and long-term volunteers annually, CAP's large and well-established
volunteer program also helps provide the backbone of labor and love necessary to operate and extend the
impact of many of these programs. Founded in 1964, CAP continues year after year to serve people in need
in Appalachia, always looking for ways to both provide relief and to promote self-help so that participants, as
often as possible, receive not just a handout but a hand-up on their paths out of poverty.
Board Chair Statement
Because of donor support we are able to build hope, transform lives, and share Christ's love through service in
Appalachia. Your prayers and charitable support are not only sustaining our mission - they are sustaining
people in need because their lives matter to others. May God bless you.Guy Adams
Service Categories
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Primary Organization Category
Human Services / Human Services
Secondary Organization Category
Human Services / Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash)
Tertiary Organization Category
Housing, Shelter / Housing Rehabilitation
Geographic Areas Served
Areas
In a specific U.S. city, cities, state(s) and/or region.
Kentucky
Christian Appalachian Project is in its 51st year of helping people in need in Eastern Kentucky. Our community
of care embraces all people in need. We operate 18 human services programs in 11 counties and our services
extend across 15 states through the distribution of food and durable goods in our Operation Sharing Program.
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Impact
Impact
Goals
As well as maintenance and capacity building in existing programs, Christian Appalachian Project is currently
engaged in a capital campaign to achieve the following goals over the next three years:1. Feeding the Hungry
The Need: People living below the poverty line in Rockcastle County often lack access to proper nutrition and
consistent food supplies.The Solution: Underwrite the operating costs of the Grateful Bread Food Pantry for
three years to serve over 2,000 individuals and 800 families.The Sharing: Many individuals who receive food
volunteer in the food pantry and pass along the nutritional knowledge they learn to other family members.2.
Repairing HomesThe Need: Children, their families, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities often live in
substandard housing, with unsafe plumbing, wiring, and inadequate protection from harsh winters. Nearly 500
substandard homes are on a waiting list, so many that we've had to stop taking applications.The Solution:
Providing the building materials that our staff and volunteers need to make homes Safe, Warm, and Dry.The
Sharing: If physically able, the clients participate in the home repair, learning valuable maintenance skills along
the way.3.Delivering HopeThe Need: Over 1,000 partner agencies, churches, schools, and other non-profits rely
on CAP to supply household goods, furniture, clothes, food, and other commodities their clients use.The
Solution: Help CAP distribute goods to over 1.5 M people in Appalachia.The Sharing: Many partner agencies
share the resources we give them with smaller agencies in their community so they can spend less time raising
funds and more time serving people in need.4. Expanding HorizonsThe Need: Children caught in the cycles of
generational poverty often lack the guidance and motivation to become leaders who can one day improve their
own families and communities.The Solution: Underwriting summer camp scholarships and leadership training
programs.The Sharing: Families only pay $10 toward the cost of summer camp. Campers are encouraged to
become camp volunteers as early as age 16 so they can be mentored to be leaders in their schools and
communities.
Strategies
CAP will continue to pursue our mission of building hope, transforming lives, and sharing Christ's love through
service in Appalachia. To achieve this, CAP has engaged a strategic plan with four aspiration statements.
These are:• To serve and transform individuals, families, and communities through compassionate programming
that utilizes a self-help philosophy and emphasizes uplifting young people.• To expand our impact in Appalachia
through the leveraging of resources and partnerships.• To articulate, in a compelling way, the impact of our work
so that more constituents are inspired to be supportive.• To sustain and grow our capacity to serve by operating
efficiently, utilizing effective technologies, ensuring fiscal responsibility, and providing staff and volunteers with
innovative leadership development opportunities.
Capabilities
1. Gift-in-kind receipt and distribution - Distribution network across 13 Appalachian states, Missouri, and
Arkansas.2. Human Services Program Management- intake, evaluation of need versus resources, service
delivery, and outcomes measurement.3. Volunteer Program - Create and maintain an extensive network to
recruit volunteers, provide housing and training in a positive volunteer experience while maximizing benefits to
program participants.4. Funds Management - Skillful stewardship of resources toward maximum impact in
reducing the challenges brought on by poverty.
Indicators
We have separate indicators of progress appropriate to each of our different human services programs and
Operation Sharing. CAP is currently engaged in outcomes measurement across our organization to help us
identify new approaches, goals, and strategies to address the most pressing needs of our participants in
Appalachia.
Progress
We have separate indicators of progress appropriate to each of our different human services programs and
Operation Sharing. CAP is currently engaged in outcomes measurement across our organization to help us
identify new approaches, goals, and strategies to address the most pressing needs of our participants in
Appalachia.
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Programs
Programs
Operation Sharing®
Description CAP's widest-ranging program is Operating Sharing®. When the program
began 28 years ago, the goal was to provide a bridge to Appalachian
households in economic distress by donating basic commodities (food,
books, furniture, and building and cleaning supplies). The program has
grown into a major collaboration, among CAP, national charities
(Operation Compassion, Gifts-in-Kind America, and Feed the Children),
and over 1,200 grassroots pantries, churches, schools, and human
service agencies. With the help of CAP's three 18-wheel tractor-trailers
and its affiliation with the DMA Nonprofit Federation, Operation Sharing®
continues to have an impact. Non-cash (in-kind) donations are shipped to
one of the Federation's eight warehouse hubs nationwide. Next, CAP
sends an 18-wheel tractor-trailer to transport the donated commodities
from a hub to one of its three warehouses. Employees and volunteers sort
shipments and send notifications to local nonprofit partners, detailing
what's available and scheduling pick-up deliveries or transports to
nonprofit partners.Operation Sharing®, maintains detailed documentation
on all commodities acquired, including number, weight and monetary
value of transports by item and in aggregate. When the donations are
shipped out or picked up by our partner charities, the food/supplies are
also counted, weighed, and priced on the date they are distributed. CAP's
accounting records are tested and validated by a public accounting firm
which performs an annual audit (see attached). In FY 2014, CAP
distributed $53.7 M in food and goods to 1.5 million people in 15 states.
The total contribution over 29 years of the program is $1.5 Billion +.
Budget 1801954
Category Human Services, General/Other Human Services, General/Other
Population Served Poor,Economically Disadvantaged,Indigent, Children and Youth (0 - 19
years), Families
Program Short Term Success Short-term, Operation Sharing is able to provide instant relief for families
in need of various items and supplies such as food, hygienic materials,
and toys for children. This increase their confidence and quality of life.
Program Long term Success Operation Sharing is capable of increasing the capacity to serve for
hundreds of non-profits throughout Appalachia as well as increasing the
response time of disaster relief programs by having supplies on-hand.
Program Success Monitored By The Christian Appalachian Project keeps detailed documentation of which
non-profits it distributes to and how often it does so as well as how many
participants these nonprofits serve.
Examples of Program Success Operation Sharing was able to provide two truckloads of disaster relief
supplies to victims of Superstorm Sandy in West Virginia in November
2012.
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Housing Repair
Description Substandard housing conditions, which are 3-4 times more prevalent in
the region than nationally hinder the development of children and the
mobility of older people in Eastern Kentucky. Such conditions are
detrimental to the health and safety of everyone involved. Many low-
income households have to choose between the smallest of repairs and
buying food, gas, utilities, medicine, and other essentials. Upkeep and
maintenance cost are prohibitive. Those with urgent repair needs that they
cannot complete, due to age, finances, or disability, are extremely
vulnerable.CAP's Housing Repair program exists to help alleviate burdens
due to inadequate or unsafe housing conditions. Our goal is to assure that
all people living in our service area have homes that are safe, warm, and
dry. While CAP completes an average of 260 home repair projects
annually, at least 300 eligible homeowners remain on the program's
waiting list at any given time, evidence of just how much need persists in
the communities we serve. Whenever resources allow, we work to expand
our numbers and extend our service.While other organizations do good
work in housing repair, CAP is uniquely positioned for maximum impact
for five reasons: (1) a large, well-established, and well-organized
volunteer program, (2) the ability to secure donated supplies amounting to
approximately 20 percent of building supply needs, (3) a complementary
slate of human service programs to meet the broader needs of residents,
and (4) a 50-year presence as a trusted “good neighbor” to people in need
in Eastern Kentucky.
Budget 1745151
Category Housing, General/Other Home Repair Programs
Population Served Poor,Economically Disadvantaged,Indigent, Aging, Elderly, Senior
Citizens, Families
Program Short Term Success Short-term, New Hope helps put a roof over some participants' heads and
makes others (the elderly) more mobile. Participants see results as soon
as a repair, renovation, or rebuilding project is completed.
Program Long term Success Long-term, New Hope will provide participants with structurally sound
residences for years to come, help decrease heating and cooling costs
through weatherization, make residents more mobile through the building
of ramps, and make participants feel safer and more secure in their
homes.
Program Success Monitored By The Christian Appalachian Project keeps detailed records of who it helps,
the cost, and the length of time. This allows it to budget for projects and
leverage connections that help them get reduced or free building supplies.
This also allows the organization to do continual follow-ups and
evaluations with participants and ensure that they've received a long-
lasting, high-quality repair project.
Examples of Program Success Every year, New Hope completes over 250 projects for economically
disadvantaged, elderly, and disabled participants.
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Child & Family Development Centers
Description CAP operates two Child and Family Development Centers located in
McCreary and Rockcastle counties in Eastern Kentucky. Focusing
particularly on at-risk children and youth, each Center provides services
tailored to meet the particular needs of the surrounding community,
including daycare, preschool, family literacy, home visitation for infants
and toddlers, as well as after-school programming for school-age children
and teens.
Budget 830133
Category Human Services, General/Other Family-Based Services
Population Served Children and Youth (0 - 19 years), Families, Females
Program Short Term Success Short term, the centers are able to graduate 100% of all students onto
kindergarten, and they help decrease or eliminate issues caused by
developmental delays in 100% of applicable students.
Program Long term Success The Child and Development Centers help prepare students for
kindergarten and higher, give low-income students access to the best
educational opportunities in the area, help decrease or eliminate issues
caused by developmental delays, and give students access to positive
mentors. All of this will allow them to become capable students and
productive, well-educated members of society.
Program Success Monitored By The centers work with local therapists to chart and track the progress of
students and fulfill the standards of both the state and local educational
institutes.
Examples of Program Success One program, Parents Are Teachers, works with students with
developmental delays or who are risk to develop them. The current
teacher, Suzann Fenton, works with 18 students annually aged 3 and 4,
and is able to prepare them to either join the Christian Appalachian
Project's preschool or to move onto public or private preschools.
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Family Advocacy
Description The Family Advocacy program provides short-term emergency assistance
to people in need of food, utility assistance, shelter, medical supplies,
household goods, and clothing. The program works closely with
community-based organizations and other CAP programs to support each
family's long-term growth and particular goals. Self-help strategies are
encouraged to preserve the dignity of each family. The Family Advocacy
program also coordinates four major campaigns each year: the Christmas
Basket Program, School Readiness Backpack Program, Small Farms and
Gardens, and Women's Retreat.
Budget 254459
Category Human Services, General/Other Emergency Assistance
Population Served Unemployed, Underemployed, Dislocated, Females,
Program Short Term Success Short-term, Family Advocacy provides once-a-year emergency
assistance, often to families who have experienced burn-outs. This
assistance is usually financial and helps cover rent, utilities,
transportation, and medical expenses.
Program Long term Success Long term, the Family Advocacy programs aims to strengthen the family
unit and provide short-term assistance to them that will allow them to
gather their resources and develop new coping and budgeting strategies.
Program Success Monitored By The Christian Appalachian Project keeps detailed records of each family
and participant helped, when they were helped, and how they were
helped. This prevents repeat assistance throughout the year and allows
the organization to better understand the participants and their particular
problems.
Examples of Program Success Currently, the Family Advocacy program in McCreary County is helping
families develop payment plans for their home heating and cooling costs.
This has become especially important as cuts to LIHEAP have prevented
dozens of families from meeting their monthly heating bills.
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