Daystar Life Center Inc

1) To provide compassionate assistance to those in need of basic life necessities in times of emergency.

2) To provide support to move people toward stability and self-sufficiency.

3) To identify and secure resources to meet current community needs and ensure our ability to meet future needs.

4) To engage volunteers of all ages and skills in service to our community's poor and needy.

5) To raise awareness in the community of economic hardships and daily struggles of those with limited resources, our ALICE population.

6) To advocate for systemic changes to policies that impede individuals' ability to care for themselves.

7) To maintain a clean, welcoming facility that demonstrates respect for all those seeking Daystar's services.

1) Offering services that assist in obtaining employment; stabilizing housing; meeting nutritional, health, and personal hygiene needs; meeting transportation needs, offering financial literacy information; and allowing clients to maintain critical contacts by mail, phone, and computer.

2) Actively recruiting, training, and retaining compassionate volunteers to offer services to our clients.

3) Listening to and understanding the circumstances of those who seek our assistance; we value the feedback we receive from those we serve.

4) Reaching out to individuals, the faith community, businesses, and other community groups for monetary and in-kind donations, and grant opportunities.

5) Reaching out to a wide range of audiences to understand the human impact of poverty in our community.

6) Raising the awareness of decision-makers of the negative impact of economic stress in our community by participation on committees, councils and task forces.

7) Partnering with other local nonprofits to address the community's needs.

1) The Executive Director is a seasoned professional with over 40 years of experience in providing human services in Pinellas County, Florida.

2) Our staff is knowledgeable and experienced in providing services to our clients.

3) Our volunteers are trained, compassionate, and committed to helping our clients.

4) Our Board members are from varied backgrounds and are actively involved in fundraising and sustaining the financial health of Daystar, monitoring program development and implementation, and representing Daystar in the community.

5) We receive financial support from individuals, foundations, community organizations; and city, county, and private grantors.

6) We receive a significant amount of donated food, clothing, and household goods from the community that supplements our financial resources.

7) We have offered services without interruption since 1982.

8) We have endowment funds that will provide an income stream into the future.

Accomplished: We offer a variety of services to meet the needs of our community

Accomplished: We have optimized the use of our financial and in-kind resources to meet current needs.

Accomplished: Utilize the skills of a large dedicated corps of volunteers to perform many functions so that we can operate with minimal staff and devote 95% of our income to client services.

Accomplished: Receive funding from a diversity of individuals, businesses, community organizations, and grantors.

Accomplished: Increased our outreach with frequent social media posts and a monthly email newsletter to stakeholders.

What's Next: Develop additional community partnerships to strengthen our nutritional education and financial literacy programs.

What's Next: Actively recruit more corporate sponsorships.

What's Next: Transition to real-time technology for collecting and analyzing data.

What's Next: Recruit more volunteers, especially those with technology skills.

What's Next: Recruit a grant specialist to diversify and increase our grant revenue.

What's Next: Update the Daystar website.

What's Next: Issue an Annual Report at the end of every fiscal year.