2024-10-10T08:03:47-07:00 2023-12-31 542094611 Ann R McNair CPA 1909 Laurel Lake Drive Monteagle TN 373565023 990EZ 2023-01-01 815482686 Better OptionsTN BETT 6154240045 511 West Meade Blvd Franklin TN 37064 Luis Sura President & CEO 6154240045 2024-10-10 true true Ann R McNair CPA P00288677 6152681040 X 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X http://www.betteroptionstn.com/ X X 82408 X 82408 0 0 0 0 82408 71006 18160 7200 96366 -13958 18985 5027 18985 5027 18985 5027 18985 5027 Educational and Mentoring Grants for living and medical expenses for low-income or homeless families. Better Options TN provides housing assistance to qualifying families. Assistance includes the first months rent and deposit. We also cover physicals for children of immigrant and refugee families so that their children can enroll in school. 27119 Big Backpack Giveaway Grants for Backpacks and School Supplies for Children. Better Options TN gave 2000 backpacks filled with school supplies to students throughout Williamson County. School supplies were either donated or purchased with donations. The backpacks were distributed in Franklin, TN and at various non-profit community organizations throughout the county. It was truly a community wide effort of community leaders coming together to organize the event. Dozens of volunteers came to fill the backpacks with supplies and hand them out at the event. So many parents were grateful for the backpacks and supplies that their students received to help make their school year a success! 22779 B)Building Dreams Home Program Better Options TN provided emergency housing for 5 families in 2023 (21 people). Program Objectives: Our Building Dreams Home is a house providing transitional housing that has served recently arrived families who have transitioned from other countries to the United States. This home provides a safe and comfortable place for families for up to 90 days, rent free. Better Options TN offers a wide array of services, including: English and Culture Classes Legal assistance Job referrals Transportation to The Well Food Pantry Transportation to grocery stores School enrollment assistance Connections to community resources Rides to and from church and church related activities Bi-monthly counseling Life Coaching Our goal is to not only connect our new neighbors with resources in the community which will bridge their paths towards self-sufficiency and independence as they start their new lives in the United States. 21108 Luis Sura President & CEO 40.00 0 Andy Levine Chairman 8.00 0 Craig Harris Vice President 5.00 0 Amanda Fisher Secretary 2.00 0 Selva Montgomery Treasurer 2.00 0 Laurel Seibel Director 2.00 0 Yvonne Palacios Director 2.00 0 Anel Flores Director 2.00 0 Alfonso Mendez Director 2.00 0 Jaqueline LaBarbara Director 2.00 0 Mary Lehman Held Director 2.00 0 Samantha Shepherd Director 2.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false 0 0 false Luis Sura 511 W Meade Blvd Franklin TN 37064 6154240045 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 57646 25298 56114 82408 221466 0 0 57646 25298 56114 82408 221466 0 221466 0 0 0 221466 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1 Class of Activity: Backpacks/School Supplies | Donee's Name: Various | Donee's Address: Various Franklin TN 37064 | Relationship of Donee: No relationship | Cash Amount Given: $22779 Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.2 Class of Activity: Medical & Living Expenses | Donee's Name: Various | Donee's Address: Various Franklin TN 37064 | Relationship of Donee: No Relationship | Cash Amount Given: $27119 Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.3 Class of Activity: Monetary Grants | Donee's Name: Various | Donee's Address: Various Franklin TN 37064 | Relationship of Donee: No Relationship | Cash Amount Given: $21108