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Were Here Non Profit

When all else fails Were Here Nonprofit is here to help

Bakersfield, CA   |  http://www.wereherenonprofit.org/

Mission

Were Here Nonprofit mission is to empower vulnerable individuals and families with resources that help them realize their full potential for long- term security and stability. Our vision is to inspire healthier communities by connecting members to resources that enhance their mental, emotional, and financial wellbeing. Were Here collaborates with other 501c3 organizations and philanthropic projects by providing capacity building, leadership training to those providing outreach for disadvantaged, at risk, and vulnerable populations so as to further our mission to provide integrative and relevant supportive services to the underprivileged and disenfranchised across America who support homelessness, cultural awareness, and mental health resources

Notes from the nonprofit

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Ruling year info

2016

Founder

Ms Tatiana Barnes

Treasurer

Mr. Montravan Terrell Montgomery II

Main address

2623 F Street ste F

Bakersfield, CA 93301 USA

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EIN

46-4925474

NTEE code info

Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (S20)

Human Services - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (P99)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

Communication

Blog

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Were Here Nonprofit Charitable Foundation addresses the problems of the disadvantaged and underprivileged who are suffering from the effects of homelessness, mental deficiency, or medical incapacity. These populations, consisting of all genders and varying age ranges have been disproportionately and consistently misrepresented in the distribution of resources and are in desperate need of tools and opportunities that make their lives easier. Were Here offers fundamental and relevant resources to nonprofits and projects who support these disadvantaged populations in the form of financial means, leadership training support, and dedicated experienced talent year round.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Were Here Nonprofit Programs


Homeless Outreach Initiative
Resources and Tools for Individuals and families experiencing transition or chronic homelessness.

Advancement of Community Based Sustainability Integration
A project to support families and marginalized people in the US in Kern county California and Bunker Hill Indiana.

Community Garden
Designed to reconstruct and beautify blighted areas in dilapidated, impoverished, and ignored communities.

The Path to Excellence Through Art Movement
Artistic projects and activities from various genres designed to enrich and enlighten participants.

Entrepreneurship and Professional Skill Building
Career Assessment and Job Leads self-esteem building by promotion of entrepreneurship and professional skill building as well as wellness support.

Cannabis for Wellness Advocacy Campaign
Awareness and support resources for those who benefit from Cannabis for medicinal purposes.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of free participants in conferences

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Social and economic status

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Total number of free admissions

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of homebuyers/tenants with low incomes receiving housing subsidies as a result of the nonprofit's efforts

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Social and economic status

Type of Metric

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Were Here Nonprofit seeks to strengthen the foundation of nonprofits by consulting and advising them in the areas of capacity building that will help them to help, meet, and maintain the needs of their participants. Our desire to help these community members exponentially increases by effective collaboration and resource sharing methods. Target participants who often attest to receiving staggering and inconsistent resources will now be able to receive specific services that will benefit them until they show improvement in the areas of their primary concern.

*Collaborations with other organizations and similar agendas for additional team members
*Increase availability for participants to have access to technological resources that allow for further access to needs.
*Specified case management to incorporate more targeted resource provisions per client served
*Increase relationships with philanthropic organizations to create activities and events centered around outreach and awareness campaigns
*Fostering at minimum 100 nonprofit's organizational development platforms for sustainability in 2021
*Increase participant outreach by 1000% in 2021

Were Here is collectively pooling its resources and utilizing its more than 30 years of collective experience to implement a collaboration plan that encompasses financial and educational resource provisions to nonprofits which in turn will allow their constituents to benefit long term from the resources they are provided.

Were Here Nonprofit have been providing resources and programs since Dec 2013 by providing direct resources to individuals.
Our accomplishments include facilitating youth outreach programs, remitting hygiene products, food, rent, utility, and other critical resources to families as a service provider listed with 211 and other directories consistently since 2013.
Our campaigns have reached 100s of sponsors and donors and many more have been moved to volunteer and support our initiatives out of the kindness of their heart.
Since 2013 we have helped over 1,000 individuals with essential and critical services.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Were Here Non Profit

Board of directors
as of 01/22/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr Vandrick Towns

Were Here Nonprofit

Term: 2013 -

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • 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

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 12/3/2023
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Decline to state

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Decline to state

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/17/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.