Annual
Report
2019-2020
Annual
Report
2019-2020
Dear Friends,
My Dear Friends,
I’m pleased to share our Annual Report for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
The end of this fiscal year marked the beginning of the pandemic. It feels almost nostalgic to review the impact of our programs during this largely pre-COVID period of time, before our world changed. But let’s take a moment to reflect on the accomplishments of OSCS in the final year of leadership under retired Executive Director Sandy Aslaksen.
As you review this Annual Report, remember that every number tells a story. At the English Learning Center, our adult students have learned to better speak and understand, read and write, and meet their everyday needs using English. At Our Saviour’s Housing, our guests and residents have been able to move from the street to shelter, from shelter to transitional or permanent housing.
Our work changes lives, and we couldn’t do it without you. We are deeply grateful for the financial and volunteer support of our OSCS “extended family,” especially now, as we continue facing the challenges of the COVID pandemic.
Now I know, and I’m blown away! Working together, we are not only surviving the most severe global pandemic in modern history, we are responding with strength, compassion, and renewed commitment to address the systemic injustices it has revealed.
Thank you for helping us achieve the impact described in this report and for helping us meet this transformational moment with passion, vision, and resolve.
In Community,
David Fey, Interim Executive Director
English
Learning
Center
Our
Saviour’s
Housing
Volunteers
Donors
English
Learning
Center
Our
Saviour’s
Housing
Volunteers
Donors
Education For
302
Student Hours
25,581
Classes In
English, reading, math, citizenship, distance learning, and conversation
Education For
302
Student Hours
25,581
Classes In
English, reading, match, citizenship, distance learning, and conversation
Studying is very important. Being uneducated is like being in a dark room. My goal is to go to college or university and become something in life.
– ELC Student
Impact
Students say they are better able to
%
Writing
%
Reading
%
Speaking
%
Understanding
In English
Impact
Students say they feel more confident
%
Writing
%
Reading
%
Speaking
%
Understanding
In English
Studying is very important. Being uneducated is like being in a dark room. My goal is to go to college or university and become something in life.
– ELC Student
Congratulations to the 6 students of our school community who became new citizens!
Our
Students
- Identify as Female 67%
- Identify as Male 33%
- Ages 19-89
- 51% came to the United States with refugee status
- 42% have children under 18 at home
- 43% are in formal school for the first time
Because of school, students have
Learned about United States Culture
Gotten Jobs
Communicated with Neighbors
Answered the Phone
Made New Friends
Helped Their Communities
Asked for Directions
Used a Computer
Representing
24
Countries
Speaking
17
Languages
- 69% Somalia
- 9% Ethiopia
- 8% Ecuador
- 4% Mexico
- 74% Somali
- 13% Spanish
- 5% Oromo
- 2% Amharic
Congratulations to the 6 members of our school community who became new citizens!
Our
Students
- Identify as Female 67%
- Identify as Male 33%
- Ages 19-89
- 51% came to the United States as refugees
- 42% have children under 18 at home
- 43% are in formal school for the first time
Because of school, students have…
Learned about United States Culture
Gotten Jobs
Communicated with Neighbors
Answered the Phone
Made New Friends
Helped Their Communities
Asked for Directions
Used a Computer
Representing
24
Countries
- 69% Somalia
- 9% Ethiopia
- 8% Ecuador
- 4% Mexico
Speaking
17
Languages
- 74% Somali
- 13% Spanish
- 5% Oromo
- 2% Amharic
Shelter and
Housing For
513
What I like about Our Saviour’s is the fact that all of the residents and staff really come together to support each other. It’s essentially the best shelter I’ve ever been in. It’s impacted me every day that I’ve stayed there.
– Matt, Shelter Guest
Impact
%
Move from shelter into permanent housing
(of those who participated in case management)
%
Remained in transitional housing or moved into permanent housing
%
Remained permanently housed
Shelter and
Housing For
513
Impact
%
Moved from shelter into permanent housing
(of those who participated in case management)
%
Remained in transitional housing or moved into permanent housing
%
Remained permanently housed
What I like about Our Saviour’s is the fact that all of the residents and staff really come together to support each other. It’s essentially the best shelter I’ve ever been in. It’s impacted me every day that I’ve stayed there.
– Matt, Shelter Guest
361
Emergency
Shelter
18
Transitional
Housing
127
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
- Up to 90-day-stay
- 40 beds each night, plus 4 overflow winter beds
- Meals, laundry, showers, and storage
- 1-2 year program focusing on health, education, and stabilizing a livable income
- 2 houses for women, prioritizing survivors of domestive violence
- Sustained housing support for those who have experienced chronic homelessness and who live with a mental, physical, and/or chemical disability.
Our Residents
- Identify as Female 33%
- Identify as Male 66%
- Identify as Transgender 1%
- Ages 18-77
- In Emergency Shelter
- In Transitional Housing
- In Permanent Supportive Housing
46% have either been homeless for at least one year or four times in the past three years
73% report being survivors of domestic violence
79% report struggles relating to mental health, 28% to physical disability, and 24% to chemical dependency
Because of shelter and housing, residents have
Improved Health
Saved Money
Gained Employment
Volunteered
Gone to School
Our
Residents
- Identify as Female 33%
- Identify as Male 66%
- Identify as Transgender 1%
- Ages 18-77
- In Emergency Shelter
- In Transitional Housing
- In Permanent Supportive Housing
46% have either been homeless for at least one year or four times in the past three years
73% report being survivors of domestic violence
79% report struggles relating to mental health, 28% to physical disability, and 24% to chemical dependency
361
Emergency
Shelter
- Up to 90-day-stay
- 40 beds each night, plus 4 overflow winter beds
- Meals, laundry, showers, and storage
21
Transitional
Housing
- 1-2 year program focusing on health, education, and stabilizing a livable income
- 2 houses for women, prioritizing survivors of domestive violence
127
Permanent
Supportive
Housing
- Sustained housing support for those who have experienced chronic homelessness and who live with a mental, physical, and/or chemical disability.
Because of shelter and housing, residents have…
Improved Health
Saved Money
Gained Employment
Volunteered
Gone to School
Your
Time
2,395
Volunteers
As a teacher, I think my favorite parts are knowing that everyone’s voice will be heard as students read aloud and share their opinions, and to see their comprehension and confidence grow.
– Elizabeth, ELC teacher
14,583 =
Hours of Service
7
Full-Time Positions
Your
Time
2,395
Volunteers
As a teacher, I think
my favorite parts are knowing that everyone’s voice will
be heard as students read aloud and share their opinions, and to see their comprehension and confidence grow.
– Elizabeth, ELC teacher
14,583 =
Hours of Service
7
Full-Time Positions
Our Saviour's Housing
- 2,257 volunteers
- Donated 9,841 hours
- Served 15,920 meals, valued at $98,174
English Learning Center
- 138 volunteers
- Taught 2,985 class sessions
- Totaling 4,742 hours, valued at $139,612
- 76% have taught for two or more years
Our Saviour's Housing
- 2,257 volunteers
- Donated 9,841 hours
- Served 15,920 meals, valued at $98,174
English Learning Center
- 138 volunteers
- Taught 2,985 class sessions
- Totaling 4,742 hours, valued at $139,612
- 76% have taught for two or more years
Your
Generosity
In this time that is really challenging for so many, I find a glimmer of hope in donating to OSCS. I thankfully still have a job, and I’m able to financially give a little. That little gives me a lot in return. And I know makes a really big impact in other people’s lives.
– Tezra and Scott, OSCS Donors
Your Generosity
In this time that is really challenging for so many, I find a glimmer of hope in donating to OSCS. I thankfully still have a job, and I’m able to financially give a little. That little gives me a lot in return. And I know makes a really big impact in other people’s lives.
– Tezra and Scott, OSCS Donors
Your partnership means the world to us!
- 73% Government Grants $2,186,549
- 13% Private Gifts and Corporations $389,461
- 8% In-kind Contributions $237,786
- 4% Other Income $108,430
- 2% Rent Income $49,530
- <1% MHFA Debt Forgiveness $4,114
- <1% Interest Income $131
- 79% Our Saviour’s Housing $2,392,674
- 17% English Learning Center $504,444
- 3% General and Administrative $78,322
- 2% Fundraising $66,177
For a complete list of donors, audited financial statement, and 990 visit the Ways to Give page.
Board of Directors
*indicates concluded board service during the year
Daniel Bain
Anna Bergreen*
Craig Johnson
Jane Dunlap
Pr. Laurie Eaton
Elena Geiger-Simpson
Nate Hallanger
Tom Mulhere
Tezra Osthus
Nicholas Smith
James Unglaube
Angela Willson
Make a donation today to change lives.
2315 Chicago Ave. So.
Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone | 612.871.5900
Fax | 612.871.0017
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English Learning Center
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Phone | 612.874.9963
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