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Weseeu Inc

ItStillTakesaVillage

Tampa, FL   |  Weseeuinc.org

Mission

WeSeeU Inc strives to fill the gap for hardworking families and individuals by providing assistance throughout the year through various initiatives and programs.

Notes from the nonprofit

The WeSeeU mission is to create a platform for people who have the heart to give and serve. We provide numerous volunteer and sponsorship opportunities for anyone to make a difference. Our goal is to continue to help those individuals that work hard everyday to make ends meet and sometimes fall short. Unfortunately, many times this subset of individuals do not qualify for government or other assistance. We make sure that they are still able to provide the extras for their families such as Holiday gifts, Back2School supplies, College Bound senior needs and food/clothing when needed. We also give and serve our homeless and migrant worker family population. WeSeeU provides Educational and Social training such as Financial Literacy, Technology and Diversity/Inclusive Training. WeSeeU also shows support to our active duty service members, teachers and first responders by collecting handwritten notes to these groups and distributing them through various initiatives. Join us!

Ruling year info

2019

President/Co-Founder

Tanya Cross

Main address

PO Box 48964

Tampa, FL 33646 USA

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EIN

84-3681830

NTEE code info

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

Human Service Organizations (P20)

IRS filing requirement

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

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

WeSeeU aims to identify and support hardworking individuals who sometimes need a helping hand for their families for life events such as Holidays, Back2School, College Bound Seniors, Nursing Home Family Members. In addition, WeSeeU likes to show love to society members such as the homeless, migrant families and our teachers, first responders and military members by creating a platform where these individuals are shown appreciation and recognized for their contributions to the youth and families.

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?

Holiday Angel Gift Giving

WeSeeU and members adopts families/children during the holidays and purchase gifts to provide a meaningful holiday full of love and hope.

Population(s) Served

Through this program, we partner with local Title One/Transformational schools. Students are identified that need one on one mentoring/tutoring to help them with Reading, Math, Spelling and Social Skills. Volunteers sign up and commit to this 13 week program (Feb 1 - April 30) and meet weekly by zoom with their assigned students for 30 minutes. We also partner with PwC, Dungy Family Foundation, CWAV to provide Financial Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion and Technology trainings to students in the underserved schools.

Population(s) Served

We assist graduating high schools that are preparing for their college experience. This program provides items off the student’s wish list for college. The items are presented at a special recognition dinner for the seniors and their immediate families where they are celebrated for their accomplishments. The group of seniors also participate in a Financial Literacy Boot Camp (8 hrs) to help them get better prepared for college.

Population(s) Served

WeSeeU provides a platform to receive and distribute handwritten notes to the following areas of service:

Write a note as a RBL activity to Active Military Service Members
Write a note as a RBL activity to Teachers
Write a note as a RBL activity to First Responders

These notes are collected and distributed during monthly/quarterly appreciation luncheons to teachers, first responders and given to Stano Foundation to provide in their quarterly military packages.

Population(s) Served

This campaign creates about 500 backpacks to contribute to 2 Back2School Drives in the Tampa Bay area. The backpacks are filled with school supplies and distributed to the students during these 2 drives. WeSeeU also provides 50 - 100 students in a selected underserved school with uniforms, backpacks and shoes in preparation for school.

Population(s) Served

This program identifies the needs of our homeless population and Migrant Worker families population. We create hygiene snack packs and distribute them to our homeless population in addition to clothing and shoes. WeSeeU works with the Migrant worker group to identify their needs and provide clothing, shoes, uber vouchers and mentoring/tutoring for the students as needed. The graduating high school seniors are also invited to be nominated for our College Bound Senior Program.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Awards

Steve and Sandy Lescher 2021

Steve and Sandy Lescher

Videos

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 accolades/recognition received from third-party organizations

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

Economically disadvantaged people, Immigrants and migrants

Related Program

Holiday Angel Gift Giving

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

2022 - City of Tampa Commendation Award 2022 - Steve and Sandy Lescher Award 2021 - Steve and Sandy Lescher Award 2020 - State Farm Community Award

Number of participants attending course/session/workshop

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Educational Enhancement Program

Type of Metric

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Financial Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion, Technology and Mentoring/Tutoring Programs with schools in the underserved communities.

Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

WeSeeU serves over 1,000 youth/individuals annually with all of our combined 8 programs.

Number of press articles published

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

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

2022 Florida Sentinel 2022 Tampa Tribune 2022 Bay News 9 2021 Florida Sentinel 2021 Tampa Tribune 2020 Florida Sentinel 2020 Tampa Tribune

Number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership

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

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Dungy Family Foundation PwC CWAV Young Lions Org Stano Foundation Paradise Oaks RV Resort

Number of attendees present at rallies/events

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our annual combined initiatives we serve over 1,000 people total.

Number of clients participating in educational programs

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

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Our Financial Literacy, Mentoring, Diversity and Technology sessions serve a number of students throughout various schools and counties.

Number of public events held to further mission

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

Context - describing the issue we work on

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

WeSeeU holds various initiatives throughout the year geared toward the community in which we serve. All of our programs can be found on our website: weseeuinc.org

Number of participants engaged in programs

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

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of new programs/program sites

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

Other - describing something else

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Due to Covid challenges, we are slowly getting back to introducing new programs and our old programs to full capacity.

Number of volunteers

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

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of corporate volunteers

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

Input - describing resources we use

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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.

WeSeeU's goal is to continue to create and provide a platform where people can get involved and make a difference by giving and/or volunteering in the various annual community initiatives that positively impact others.

WeSeeU has 8 annual initiatives each year that include Educational, Diversity and Inclusion, Holiday Initiatives, Back2School Initiatives, College Bound Senior Initiatives, Homeless Population Initiatives, Migrant Family Initiatives and Nursing Home Initiatives. We have individual and business sponsorship opportunities available as well as in person volunteer opportunities. WeSeeU believes that it takes a community to support the community and provides the platform to make it easy to give and serve.

WeSeeU reaches and supports over 1,000 youth/individuals annually with various items needed and Educational tools to enhance the youth. WeSeeU also has over 200 donors/volunteers that supports the various annual initiatives. Each year the need increases and the donors/volunteers increase by 20% at a minimal.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • 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

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome

Financials

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Operations

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

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Weseeu Inc

Board of directors
as of 01/31/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Tanya Cross

WeSeeU

Term: 2019 - 2026


Board co-chair

George Kimble

WeSeeU

Term: 2019 - 2026

Yvonne Mixon

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Michele Houson Hicks

USF

Mary Montsko

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George Kimble

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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 2/19/2021
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 01/31/2023

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 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 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 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.