Master Staff
Executive Director
30 Year Service
Administrator
25 Year Service
Operations Manager
17 Year Service
Driver
25 Year Service
Grocery Packer
10 Year Service
Pastor Paul S Arnopoulos, Executive Director
The founder of Pastor
Paul's Mission who is the final authority regarding legal
contracts settling all disputes and grievances. He is the final
authority of all operations who directs events. As a group speaker,
he solicits donations. He represents The Mission to all media
including television, radio, and newspapers.
Jeanine Arnopoulos, Administrator
Responsible
for all financial operations that include annual audits, monthly
bookkeeping, accounts payable, contributions revenues, payroll, annual
budgets. She is the fundraiser and development coordinator
responsible for all correspondence, meetings, and public relations.
She is responsible for all computer and database development,
acquisitions hiring all related consultants and all Web development
projects.
Carolyn Lee, Operations Manager
Responsible
for Mission
operations that include supervising all staff, coordinating volunteer
groups, keeping inventories organized and stocked. Daily she works
with clients processing grocery orders updating client records.
Answering the telephone, she coordinates food donation pick-ups with
the driver. She answers all telephone inquiries regarding
volunteering, food donations, and client qualifications for the
Grocery Shelf.
Jim Robertson, Driver
Solicits
and picks up all food donations and orders. He is responsible for all
warehousing, parking lot maintenance, and waste removal. He repairs
and maintains all vehicles, forklifts, and warehousing equipment. He
makes building repairs as needed.
Jerry
Parent, Grocery Packer
Packs all
dry bags and helps to keep warehousing organized. He packs baby bags
distributed daily to children under two. His duty is to repackage
bulk food and make double and single bags. Packs all produce bags and
restocks coolers with inventory. He is responsible to keep the
packaging area and coolers clean and organized and remove waste.
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Personnel Policies
Personnel policies are minimal because there are just
5 employees.
Sick days are very rare and usually paid. Because the employees are
dedicated to their work they usually work longer than they are
scheduled.
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Staff
The staff consists of 4 FTE and 1 PTE
Key
staff have developed the operation.
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No fees are required for any of the
programs.
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Pastor Paul's Mission
is located In
North Minneapolis
and is
serving
Greater Minnesota |
Fast Facts
Goals and Objectives
To provide fresh and
nutritious groceries to improve the nutritional status of the
disadvantaged poor, as well as, assess their need for future programs.
The Mission's
objectives are to improve the nutritional status of needy clients. The
Mission Outreach Programs available provide nutritious food.
Providing information about other resources available from
other resources within the greater community helps to supplement
client needs.
The Mission's goals
are to provide grocery orders monthly to registered households and to
provide perishable staples such as bread and potatoes daily outside
and to schedule a weekly food distribution giving food away by the
case. By providing a sufficient amount of quality food enables
recipients to improve their nutritional status.
Target Population
The Mission's programs
serve Families, Children, Disabled and Senior adults.
Infants, small children, teens, senior adults, families and the
disabled who are not able to pay for sufficient food supplies due to
limited cash flow because of the increased cost of living and housing
experience hunger. Many families are unemployed or more
frequently underemployed. Many families consist of single heads
of household with only one source of income that is below the federal
poverty level. Others are adult seniors who live alone and
receive Social Security benefits that do not cover their cost of
living because of high prescription and housing costs. Families
who need food are caught short of cash to pay for it.
Race:
Asian 7%; Black 45%; Hispanic 4%; Indian 3%; Russian 24%; White/Other
17%
Age
& Gender:
40% Children; 35%
Women; 25% Men
Family Status:
1% Men headed, 7% Women headed, 86%
Co-headed, 6% Disabled
Outreach Programs
Grocery Shelf
Over 5,993 households
are registered representing 18,748 people. The head of the house can pick up groceries once a
month. A picture ID and current address verification is required each
month. New households must register.
Grocery Shelf Hours
Mon-Fri from 9:30-11:20am New
Registration Call
Mon-Fri 1:00--3:00pm
The grocery order averages 150-165 pounds of food. Dry goods, cereal &
breads, fruits & vegetables, dairy & meats, frozen foods, and hygiene
& cleaning products are given.
Staff
Four key staff have
served more than twenty four years and have developed the operation. Two
part-time staff are new employees. One who volunteered for more than seven
years before joining the team. All are dedicated to serving the poor.
Facility
Disciples Ministry
Church's historic Mikro Kodesh synagogue built in 1926 and located at
1000 Oliver Avenue North has served the communities poor with Outreach
Programs since 1980.
Placement Procedure
Registration is required
for the Grocery Shelf. A form is used for database processing. A
picture ID, current address and family member verification is needed
to register. Eligibility is limited to families with 2 or more,
seniors 60yrs+, and disabled with proof.
No boundary
restriction limits
Funding Sources
Revenues are received
from Hennepin County, State of MN, MN FoodShare, Corporate and Foundation
Grants, Small Business, Private Contributors, Special
Events and Board of Directors.
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