The Opportunity Alliance
The Opportunity Alliance
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About this organization
Mission
The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals, families, and communities.
About
Service Area 1: Children and Family Services and SupportsThis area includes all of our early childhood development programming, our home visiting programming for expectant parents and the parents of toddlers, and our nutrition programming.-Early Head Start: a free family visiting program for qualifying families. "Parent Partners" make weekly home visits to pregnant mothers, and children age 0-3 and their families. -Head Start: a program that provides all children with a safe nurturing environment while supporting parents while they identify and meet their own goals and nurture the development of their children. Head Start sites are located throughout Cumberland County. Head Start is part/day part/year. Free program to qualifying families.-Public PreK Partnerships: Head Start partners with the Public School System. Head Start and Department of Education funds are used to deliver this model. In these classrooms, transportation is provided by the school districts. -Child Care: Offered full-day/full year. We serve children 6 weeks to 5 years old. Subsidized child care fees are on a sliding scale and are based on household income and family size. -Maine Families: Works in partnership with expectant parents and parents of babies and toddlers to ensure safe home environments, promote healthy growth and development for babies and young children, and provide key connections to needed services.-CDA Development Center: Offers training for the Child Development Associate credential. The CDA credential is recognized nationally as the quality standard for professional early childhood educators. CDA training helps teachers work effectively with infants, toddlers, preschoolers and their families in either a center-based or family childcare setting.Nutrition Services:Our Nutrition programs aim to promote child and family wellness by providing nutrition services that supplement and compliment those of the home and community. Our Nutrition Services include:-Women, Infants and Children (WIC): WIC is a nutritional education program which provides supplemental foods to promote good health for pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, and infants and children up to age 5.-Summer Food Service Program: We collaborate with numerous community partners and volunteers to ensure that meals are available Monday-Friday for children during the summer months when school is out. -Kids Katering: provides quality, nutritious affordable and accessible meals to children and seniors.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing documents outline the non-profit's mission as “Transforming our community by helping people in need build better lives.”.
When outlining the tasks it performs, they were referred to as: “Transforming our community by helping people in need build better lives.”.
- The non-profit's reported state of operation is ME as per legal requirements.
- The filing reveals that the address of the non-profit in 2020 is 50 Lydia Lane, South Portland, ME, 04106.
- As of 2020, the non-profit has 585 employees reported on their 990 form.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $513,317.
- The organization has 22 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1965.
- The organization pays $20,511,788 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $236,085 in fundraising expenses.
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