2023-03-20T14:16:47-07:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 471391639 GARDERE INITIATIVE INC GARD 2257690305 8435 Ned Avenue Apt A Baton Rouge LA 70820 John Monu Treasure 2257674512 2023-03-16 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X www.gardereinitiative.org X X 198072 X 198072 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 198072 0 0 29562 28200 72577 37597 36357 204293 -6221 52280 3638 49697 52280 49697 0 0 0 0 52280 49697 0 0 52280 49697 To address substance abuse and other social ills in the Gardere area that adversely affect the children, neighboring subdivisions and the city in general through collaboration, partnership and Spiritual intervention * Opened an Office and two Learning Centers at 8435 and 8425 Ned Avenue in January2014. * Provide an After-School Tutoring Program with a qualified math teacher with over 75 enrolled. * Offer a free eight-week Summer Program and year-round teen development through the Gardere Youth Coalition which has produced 9 college attending youth. * Initiated and built the KABOOM! BREC $15,000 playground in 2015. * Initiated the $350,000 renovation of BREC's Hartley-Vey Park that includes a regulation-sized basketball court, raised garden, covered pavilions, quarter mile walking path with enhanced activity stencils initiated by LSU Ag Center. * Added more community voices in advocating with the Mayor's Office for the installation of Gardere Lane sidewalks at a cost of $600,000. 32000 32000 * Offers After-School tutoring to approximately 25 students, M-TH, 3:30-6pm, during the school year with qualified math teachers, student volunteers from Southern University and LSU, and other volunteers from the Baton Rouge area. * Serving over 100 children and youth during the three-day EBR Spring Break with Front yard Bikes, full display of EBRSO's equipment including helicopter, April 2-4) * Treated 20 children during EBR Fall Break with Skating and Bowling at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church. * Served 100 children/youth during two-day Thanksgiving Break with Frontyard Bikes and DEA's Chasing the Dragon movie. * MLK Celebration with presentation from physicians "Pulse3 of Perseverance", hanging "Be Respectful" signs throughout the community. * Grand Opening of the $350,000 renovated Gardere Lane Hartley-Vey Park, August * Dr. Broussard's LSU Public Relations Class Projects (Spring & Fall Semesters) that included a renovation of the Gardere site in the Spring and a Community Day in the park, November 16 with 65 participants. * St. John's Methodist Church becomes a Gardere Initiative Stakeholder and hosted SAMHSA visit. * Annual Community Meeting at Aposento Alto with representation from EBR Sheriff's Office, District Attorney's Office, Crime Stoppers, EBR School District * Frontyard Bikes receives funding to establish site at Gardere's Hartley-Vey Park, Tuesdays & Thursday, 3:30-5:30, beginning, January 22, * Established as a VISTA site with English & Spanish-Speaking Volunteer positions and hiring 9 Summer Associates * Collaborated with the Mayor's Office to hire 10 youths for the Summer Program * Collaborated with EBR Sheriff's Office to host the 12th Annual Trick or Treating with the Deputies 48781 48781 * Monthly dinner meetings for approximately 45 youths with exposure to career opportunities, mental and emotional health, substance use prevention and other relevant topics. * Collaborated with Front Yard Bikes to install a permanent site in the Hartley-Vey Park where youth can learn to diagnose problems, learn how to use tools and make repairs. * Coordinated the delivery of food to 700 children from March-July 2020 during the COVID pandemic and partnered with BREC to provide internet access during the 2020-2021 school year. * 2021 Winner, Knock Knock Children's Museum Neighborhood Challenge (Most Participation) and 2017 Mentoring in Real Life Community Mentoring Award * Monthly meetings for the past 8 years to continuously inform stakeholders, partners and collaborators of progress, needs and achievements. * Countless hours of being a safe place for the kids, resources for parents, employment applications for our neighbors, faxing, printing, community prayer walks, meeting nutrition needs and a range of social services. 30000 30000 * After School Tutoring Program, 3:30-5:30pm, M-Th, funded by Wilson Foundation, average attendance 40 * Christmas & New Year Break with Skating and Bowling at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church 100 * Thanksgiving Break with Frontyard Bikes Neighborhood Ride 88 * MLK Celebration with LSU Museum of Art, Gardere Community Christian School 95 * Dr. Broussard's LSU Public Relations Class Projects (Spring & Fall) Community Day in the Park 96 * South Baton Rouge Presbyterian Church becomes a Gardere Initiative Stakeholder * Annual Community Meeting at Aposento Alto with representation from EBR Sheriff's Office, District Attorney's Office, Crime Stoppers, EBR School District * Frontyard Bikes stations container onsite in Gardere's Hartley-Vey Park * Collaborated with EBR Sheriff's Office to host the 14th Annual Trick or Treating with the Deputies * Hosted 13th Annual Back to School Extravaganza with distribution of 700 school supply kits 845 attendance * Hosted 13th Annual Love Fest at Aposento Alto with distribution of 1100 gifts; thanks Leila & group from Ascension Parish. 531 registered; 593 total attendance * Hosted Pennington's First Rolling Store with 42 attendance including the Mayor. 35678 35678 Outcomes 1) By April 14, 2022, approximately 90 African American and Latino children, PreK to Grade 7, will have engaged in 40 hours of educationally (and physically stimulating activities as measured by sign-in sheets; 2) By April 14, 2022, approximately 90 African American and Latino children will have been exposed to 2 field-trip related experiences (skating/bowling and BREC Swamp Center) beyond their community as measured by sign-in sheets; 3) By April 14, 2022, ten middle and high school students will have experienced training in leadership positions through their planning, supervision and evaluation of the proposed activities as measured by sign-in sheets and satisfaction surveys. Research shows that Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) negatively impacts brain development. On the other hand, play, creative and physical activities stimulate brain connections and, hence, academic performance. We cannot measure these effects, but we know that providing safe and healthy experiences for children reduces the negative impact of living in a densely populated environment such as the Gardere community. Our middle and high school youths worked during our 8-week summer program and retaining their engagement assures continued leadership development and a commitment to community involvement. Also, the work teaches basic work skills that include punctuality, teamwork, respect for supervision, responsibility among others. Transportation is a major barrier for our youth to gain work experience other than the opportunities we provide. We have a standard evaluation tool that includes feedback from supervises and peers. 27250 27250 * Awarded $4,000 Bishop Ott Peace to address youth violence * Awarded $40,000 via Big Buddy from the Wilson Foundation * Awarded $25,000 Basic Needs Grant from Capital Area United Way * Awarded $60,000 Project SOAR from the Wilson Foundation to address ALICE population * Awarded $35,000 Governor's Louisiana's Youth for Excellence * Partnered with LSU School of Journalism Public Relations Class to offer field experience to students * Partnered with LSU Professor Rafael Orozco, Professor of Spanish, Chair, Department of World Languages, Literatures & Cultures to provide Spanish-speaking students for our After School & Summer Programs * Collaborated with Line4Line, Emergent Method FYB and the Mayor's Office to host MLK Day * Providing skating opportunity for 90+ children and youth at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church * Member of Baton Rouge Area Youth Network (BRAYN) * Presented at the 2022 John Breaux Symposium: Civic Engagement for the Common Good | March 3 17834 17834 Program and others. Aposento Alto is our Spanish-speaking faith-based stakeholder. * Egg-travaganza with EBRSO to host a community helicopter egg drop before Easter. * Collaborated with the Big Buddy Program to host an 8-week Summer Program that provided employment for 26 middle & high school students and swim lessons for 80 participants * Recognized by Together Baton Rouge as the best model to address violence * NOLA/BR DEA Operation Engage Family Community Conversation, August 25 * Town Hall Meeting, Unite Against Hate, US Attorney Gathe, November 16, Aposento Alto 10750 10750 202293 James Vilas Attorney 3.00 0 0 0 Carol Goldsmith Board Member 3 0 0 0 M Schneider Secretary 3 0 0 0 Mary Johnson Board member 3 0 0 0 Joel Scales Board Member 3 0 0 0 G Coleman Board Nember 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LA John Monu 8435 Ned Avenue Apt A Baton Rouge LA 70820 2257674512 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 93164 96922 69486 144365 198072 602009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93164 96922 69486 144365 198072 602009 0 602009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 602009 0 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 2018 Ford Vehicle Purchased Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 This due to late deposit of 5 Weeks period in December