JORDAN GOSPEL MUSIC MINISTRY INC
Kidz Matter!
Mission
Over 24 thousand children in Florida Foster Care, 21 thousand at-risk youth in the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice System, and over 59,000 arrested/intake in 2018. The suicide rate for kids ages 10 to 14 nearly tripled in the last decade around the nation. Children who feel abandoned, unwanted, unloved, rejected, and alone. This organization brings compassion and love from their supporters. Our mission is to utilize our programs by speaking hope and encouragement through inspiring true-life stories of our own heart healing experiences. Our purpose is to help instill confidence, worthiness, better self-esteem, and creating positive memory events. These at-risk children already have enough bad memories. It's about setting their hearts free to become the person they were meant to be!
Notes from the nonprofit
CREDENTIALS & MEMBERSHIPS
FLORIDA COUNCIL AND CRIME AND DELINQUENCY
FLORIDA SHERIFF'S YOUTH RANCHES, INC.
AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL CHAPLAIN ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN CORRECTIONAL ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS
Ruling year
1979
Co-Founder/Vice President
MaryAnn Jordan
Main address
4411 Bee Ridge Road Suite 246
Sarasota, FL 34233 USA
EIN
59-1711380
NTEE code
Religion Related, Spiritual Development N.E.C. (X99)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We are in the process of streamlining and expanding to reach a new generation. iGen / Gen Z - 1995 -2012, Gen Alpha - 2013 -2025. We are expanding our Youth Outreach by implementing our yearly programs to monthly programs in Detention Centers, Residential Youth Facilities, and Ranches. We do not want these vulnerable at-risk youth to end up in prison, where we have over 45 years working with the Department of Corrections. We know the cycle. Changing the organization from working with predominate inmates to at-risk youth and youth offenders requires a complete overhaul. We are starting from the ground up again.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Kidz Matter!
We work with at-risk youth in the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juvenile Residential Facilities between the ages of 3 to 18.
"You Are Special" programs to youth to let them know that not only does God care but their community cares for them too. So many of these children feel rejected, unloved, depressed, and missing home (even if the home was not a good environment). These children are the future and it takes all of us to raise a parent-less child into a responsible adult.
This program consists of donated items, funds to buy items that we may be short on, Pizza Parties, or other food-based parties during the year.
C-Day - Taking Christ & Christmas To Kidz!
We go into at-risk youth centers ages 3-18 during December with a "Happy Birthday Jesus" party. The homemade cookies and stocking stuffers donated by you are tangible proof to at-risk kids that the community loves them and Jesus loves them. We are sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the true meaning of Christmas, and healing broken hearts that have been hurt and feel abandoned.
Sharing The Vision
Speaking Engagements in Churches, Women's Groups, Community Groups, etc., about the vision, the purpose, and the mission of our organization's dedicated work of not only the past 46 + years but our present and future as well.
Can include a leader or leader and various team members. Can include speaking only or speaking and singing. Can include a full program/service or just 10-30 minutes.
Story-Land With Mama Jordan
A radio program on WSEB for children where Mama Jordan reads children's stories and explains how they can relate to us today in everyday settings. It is also on our website so anyone can listen globally.
Where we work
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of participants attending course/session/workshop
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Multiracial people, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people, Incarcerated people
Related Program
Kidz Matter!
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
In 2020 due to COVID-19, all facilities were on lockdown. Our organization has suffered from the pandemic. In 2019 we worked with 3,133 children/people. This includes both adults and children.
Number of individuals applying skills learned through the organization's training
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Multiracial people, Age groups, Family relationships, At-risk youth, Economically disadvantaged people
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all at-risk youth facilities were on lockdown.
Number of youth who report less likelihood to engage in criminal activity
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Adolescents, Multiracial people
Related Program
Kidz Matter!
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Of course almost 100% that attend the programs state that they will not engage in criminal activity. Not all facilities are for criminal activity but getting the children out of a harmful household.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. We would like to offer more availability to our programs, in more locations, by having more volunteers and funds to facilitate these extra programs that educate them on accountability, life skills, working on their inner self, and how to relate to others.
2. We are receiving new applications for volunteers that go through Ministry training and State DOC training.
3. We are raising funds for a new vehicle for volunteers that travel with the ministry for the donated supplies given for the youth and organizational program essentials.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We have been more involved in learning webinars, seminars, and taking courses to bring our nonprofit to the level we want it to be.
We are expanding our social media presence and advertising our fundraising events on social media. We started a new feature of sending email newsletters that are short and sweet but to the point. We wholly remodeled our website and continue modifying it to make it more concise to our work.
We have been researching new virtual fundraising ideas. We had to cancel our only fundraising banquet due to the pandemic, so we are looking for new methods.
We are researching and applying for grants related to our type of fieldwork. As well we are searching for a grant writer that has expertise in this field.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have begun to implement some of our ideas for our goals. We have booked more local church and group programs to spread the word and raise funds. We have created avenues to request more volunteers via the website and social media.
We just started a new awareness program for our outreach to raise funds, gather volunteers, and educate and bring together different generations. There has become such a generational gap in our society today. This new program is called "Generation BMX" Generation to Generation. We are really excited about this very new program and the response it's gathering.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
OUR STATISTICS OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED
HANDWRITTEN DECISIONS - 19,023
TO CHANGE ONE'S LIFE
INSTITUTIONAL PROGRAMS - 43,289
C-DAY COOKIES GIVEN - 3,331,065
ALL OCCASION CARDS - 431, 500
CHRISTMAS CARDS HANDMADE - 143,702
MINISTRY SERVICE HOURS - 2, 692
MILES TRAVELED - 12,800
Fundraising is a weak skill in our organization and COVID-19 has made it worse. We've not accomplished what we need in that area. We did not meet the guidelines for Federal relief as we do not have a payroll, we have all volunteers. We have excellent results but operate on a shoestring budget.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
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JORDAN GOSPEL MUSIC MINISTRY INC
Board of directorsas of 11/19/2021
Mr. Ed Longobardi
Jordan Gospel Music Ministry, Inc.
Mrs. MaryAnn Jordan
Jordan Gospel Music Ministry, Inc.
Ulysses Grant Salett
Salett Productions
Garry Clark
Fellowship of Englewood Church
Stephen Turner
Robert Shannon
Wings Of Faith Christian Worship Center
Ed Longobardi
MaryAnn Jordan
Jordan Gospel Music Ministry, Inc.
Solomn Hostetler
Board leadership practices
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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 ? Not applicable -
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? No
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