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Ray of Hope Mission Center, Port Deposit, Cecil County, Maryland

"Helping Our Neighbors In Need"

2004 Statistics Report for Ray of Hope
09/01/04 to 08/31/05

. Number Cost

Grants

EFSP Grant (food purchases) . $ 1,662.00
Snap grant (kitchen equipment) . $ 2,005.53
ETHS Homeless Grant (rent assistance) . $ 5,000.00
MEFP Grant . $ 2,000.00

Service Expenses.

Food purchased for pantry . $ 23,623.98
Food purchased for soup kitchen . $ 4,500.00
Equipment purchased for soup kitchen . $ 9,073.22
Electric Assistance . $  2,458.45
Rent Assistance . $  5,308.85
Medical Assistance . $  1.097.07
Other needed service expenses . $  3,107.46
Fuel Oil . $  4,498.03
Spiritual materials . $  1,589.81

Service Values

Holiday Christmas food baskets 124 .
Holiday Christmas toys over 2000 .
Holiday Christmas # of families 230 .
Holiday Christmas families adopted by community 100 .
Holiday Christmas # of children 351 .
Holiday Thanksgiving community dinner (Mission) 140 people .
Holiday Thanksgiving food baskets 65 .
Temporary housing in motels (number of days) 365 days .
Total number of adults & children placed in motels 82 people .
Total number of service clients on file this year 2156 families .
Total number of pantry clients on file this year 1842 families .
Number of families fed this year (every 3 weeks) 2,567 .
Number of adults fed from pantry 3,907 .
Number of children fed from pantry 2,993 .
Number of people fed in soup kitchen 2,047 .
Cost of clothing, furniture & household items given . $ 17,976.50
Value of 5 donated vehicles given to clients . $ 18,858.00
Total # of bags of food given to clients 25,670 .
Gov't USDA surplus food received 30.113 lbs .
Other food purchased  38,000 lbs .
Donated food 84,000,lbs .
Loaves of bread given away  (45,000 lbs.) 45,000 .
Food purchased at Food Bank of Del. ($0.30 / lb.) 62,158 lbs. .
Total Pounds of food given out from pantry 259,927 lbs. .
Thrift Shop Sales . $  37,501
Total Income for Year . $ 193,878
Total Expenses (operating & services) . $ 196,477
Grand Totals: 
operating, services and free items from store
. $ 233,039
Retail store value of pantry orders
2,567 orders times $100.24
(Average of 2 adults & 2 children)
. $ 257,316

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