J-JIREH MINISTRIES INC

The next immediate goal for JJM is to establish Open Arms Home. Open Arms Home will be a transitional Shelter that will house up to 70 teens who have aged out of Foster Care. We will provide a safe and loving home where they can learn job and life skills to assist them in becoming productive citizens of society. Teens aging out of Foster Care at age 18 have not been taught how to care for themselves. Most, if not all, have never had a job, don't know how to cook, manage money, handle bank accounts, drive a car, participate in community service, shop for themselves or make a productive contribution. They will be taught all of that and more. We will help them get their GED or college credits while finding and holding down a job. These young adults are sadly the target audience that gets involved in drugs, prostitution, human trafficking or suicidal tendencies if they are not nurtured and assisted in becoming productive and self-sufficient adults. Open Arms Home will provide the safe housing, support systems and teaching they need to thrive in life.

Strategies for the Open Arms Home include purchasing or doing a Lease Purchase with a property such as an abandoned nursing home, small hotel or multi-unit complex that would provide the housing needed along with the rooms, kitchen and great spaces for counseling, activities and studies. Grant writing and fundraising are also a big part of our strategic plan. Depending on the property and the agreement for purchase, Open Arms Home could be self-sustained within 3-5 years. Our strategy also includes lowering our overhead by adding green technologies to the structures, adding traditional and hydroponic greenhouses, gardens and orchards to grow our food as well as preserving the harvest. We will also capture rain, recycle grey water and use solar water heaters and solar and hydro devices for lights and power. Our plan to be completely self-sustained in 3-5 years is very possible.

We have an "Adoption" Partners Program in place to connect and engage with individuals and businesses that wish to financially support Open Arms Home on a monthly basis. Our strategy is to grow this Adoption Program each year and create other income streams.

JJM has projections of Salaries, Expenses & Income for 5 years for up to 100 children for the Open Arms Home. A property has been identified and negotiations are underway for a Lease Purchase. The organizational capacities are in place and the fundraising and grant writing has begun and will continue until fully funded. Policies and Procedures have been written up.

The Foster to Adopt Placement Agency has begun with simply a Manager. As it grows, a Director and more case workers will be hired. JJM began by collaborating with an established Foster Placement Agency to learn and grow without any heavy overhead. Policies and Procedures are in place.

The Christmas Shoebox Gift Program has been growing steadily by 75-100% for the last twelve years and each year the partnerships and volunteer base grows; with the exception of the 2 Covid years. This year we will add a Volunteer and Program Coordinator to oversee this much needed Gift and Healing Program.

Over the 28 years since inception, we have established many great connections with licensed and highly experienced case managers, caretakers and Practitioners that could fill staff positions quickly.

We have received a donation pledge of $3,000,000 for the purchase of our Open Arms Home.

We have also received a donation pledge of $500,000 for 3 years (total $1.5M) for Operating Costs contingent on getting a "matching" amount. This will cover our total operating costs for the first 3 years.

We have identified a very suitable property for our first Open Arms Home and negotiations are underway for a Lease Purchase Agreement. Other properties are also being identified, if and when needed.

We have met with DFPS and CPS case workers to discuss our plans, strategies and tour the potential property.

We have re-taken the certification course from DFPS to become current.

We have conducted initial interviews with key people for Directors, Administrators, Caretakers and others.

We have obtained "Adoption Partners" that have agreed to financially support the Shelter on a monthly basis for 3+ years. We will be meeting with others. Our first goal is to obtain 100+ Adoption Partners.

We continue to write grants.