Covenant House New Orleans
Covenant House New Orleans
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About this organization
Mission
Covenant House serves young people facing homelessness and trafficking by providing relentless support, absolute respect, and unconditional love. Since 1987, we have served over 30,000 youth, offering food, emergency shelter, clothing, medical attention, individual & family counseling, educational assistance, vocational & job training services, life skills, short & long term housing, and so much more. In the past 10 years, our average daily census has increased from 45 to 220 kids per night. As a private nonprofit, we are dependent on charitable donations for 64% of our funding.
About
Shelter and crisis care and mother/child avg. daily census - 62. The shelter and crisis care program provides crisis care, shelter, food, clothing, case management, childcare, counseling, legal advice, life skills, job coaching, training and placement to abandoned, at risk and runaway youths. Net FMV of contributed services totaled $0 for FY18. Total unaccompanied youth served during FY18 - 404; avg daily census - 49 or 17,885 nights of care. Total mother and children served during FY18 - 79; avg daily census - 14 or 5,110 nights of care. Total crisis center youth and families served during FY18 - 483; avg daily census - 62 or 22,630 nights of care.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as stated in the filing, is “We who recognize god's providence and fidelity to his people are dedicated to living out his covenant among ourselves and those children we serve, with absolute respect and unconditional love. [see continuation on schedule o]that commitment calls us to serve suffering children of the street, and to protect and safeguard all children. just as christ in his humanity is the visible sign of god's presence among his people, so our efforts together in the covenant community are a visible sign that effects the presence of god working through the holy spirit among ourselves and our kids.”.
When referring to its actions, they were outlined as: “See schedule ocovenant house new orleans (the organization) is a not-for-profit organization affiliated with similar organizations in other locations, all of which are affiliates of covenant house international (parent affiliate). the organization's mission of serving runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth with absolute respect and unconditional love is fulfilled by offering shelter, food, clothing, counseling, medical attention, crisis intervention, and an array of other supportive services. in the spirit of open intake, services are offered to all youth who seek help, with a priority of concern and commitment to those for whom no other service is available. during the past year the organization's average census was 161 kids served per day/night.”.
- The non-profit has complied with legal obligations by reporting their state of operation as LA.
- The non-profit's address in 2019 is noted in the filing as 611 NORTH RAMPART STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 70112.
- The non-profit's form for 2019 reports a total of 117 employees.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $362,577.
- The organization has 23 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1984.
- The organization pays $3,373,404 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $420,009 in fundraising expenses.