Mission
Community Link strives to alleviate hunger by providing, at no charge, food and personal care items to those in need, covering 178 square miles in Northwest Tarrant County: 76052, 76114, 76131, 76135, 76137, 76177, 76179 (any family with a student attending EMS-ISD). Community Link also provides mental health counseling and case management.
Ruling year
2006
Principal Officer
Karen Fuller
Co Principal Officer
Lara Gay
Main address
300 South Belmont St
Saginaw, TX 76179 USA
EIN
20-3579283
NTEE code
Food Banks, Food Pantries (K31)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are working on two problems: 1. Making sure no one in our community goes hungry. 2. Helping people makes ends meet by filling the food gap.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Food Pantry
Community Link strives to alleviate hunger by providing, at no charge, food and personal care items to those in need.
Case Management
Services Provided
• Credit repair
• ID Recovery
• SNAP
• Medicaid
• TANF
• SSI
• SSDI
• Veterans Assistance
• Case management related to housing stability
• Provision of housing counseling
• Childcare assistance while looking for a job
• Transportation to access services
• Provision of rental or utility deposits, including pet deposits (excluding monthly rent charges for pets)
• Assist with rental payments and utility payments through the Texas Rent Relief Program
• Employment services and job training if job loss or loss of income was due to COVID‐19 and if needed to obtain or maintain access to housing
Community Link Counseling
Community Link now offers mental health counseling services free of charge to qualifying people.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of people within the organization's service area accessing food aid
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Age groups, Family relationships, Social and economic status
Related Program
Food Pantry
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of food donation partners
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Food Pantry
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Estimated dollar value of food donations distributed to community feedings programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Food Pantry
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Community Link strives to alleviate hunger by providing, at no charge, food and personal care items to those in need, covering 178 square miles in Northwest Tarrant County: 76052, 76114, 76131, 76135, 76137, 76177, 76179 (any family with a student attending EMS-ISD).
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Free groceries through our weekly food pantry.
Free produce and protein through our Large "Farmers" Community Market.
Upcoming: Mobile Community markets at our local high schools.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Ensuring donated food is quickly and efficiently put into the community in need.
Effectively collaborating with businesses, individuals, school districts, grocery stores, etc.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have grown 60% in the last four years. We are anticipating an 80% growth over the next 5 years due to population increase. We have established "Farmers" Community Markets on a monthly basis to ensure fresh health produce gets into the hands of our families and senior citizens in need. We have created a network within our school district of resources to assist our community in filling their homes with a variety of healthy foods.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Community Link Mission Inc
Board of directorsas of 11/10/2021
Dr. Jennifer Flippo
Child Health Strategies
Term: 2020 - 2023
Riley Watkins
Youth Minister - Saginaw Church of Christ
Term: 2016 -
Riley Watkins
Saginaw Church of Christ
Lisa Benedetti
Dean of Humanities - Tarrant County College NW
Joshua Monaco
Charles Schwabb
Dr. Linda Parker
Deputy Superintendent - EMS-ISD
Craig Backus
DRKM Strategies
Jennifer Flippo
RN, MSN, CPNP
Clarence Jacobs
Defense Contract Management Agency
Dr. Dana Barnes
Director of Educational Services - EMSISD
Travis Albritton
Banking Cneter Mgr/AVP of American Nation Bank
Krystal Bybee
The Rios Group
Alora Wachholz
CEcD
Michael Dimas
Oncor
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
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