2025-06-03T12:36:07-07:00 2024-12-31 843690049 DAVID A SANTINI CPA LLC 16 BROAD ST SUITE 6 WASHINGTON NJ 07882 990 2024-01-01 833788777 THE OUTREACH CONNECTION INC OUTR 9083990341 432 ROUTE 31 SOUTH WASHINGTON NJ 07882 GAYLE SHANNON LAUL TREASURER 9083990341 2025-06-03 true true DAVID A SANTINI P00584199 9082231007 2025-06-03 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SHANNON LAUL 3 BOULDER FIELD RD CALIFON NJ 07830 593509 false X N/A X 2019 NJ IT IS THE MISSION OF THE OUTREACH CONNECTION TO STREGNTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO THOSE FACING HARDSHIP. WE STRIVE TO ENGAGE VOLUNTEERISM AND TO FACILITATE ENRICHING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT FURTHER UNITE OUR COMMUNITY. 3 3 4 45 0 0 303367 427167 0 0 0 0 303367 427167 0 0 86017 99742 0 71785 243007 245420 329024 345162 -25657 82005 161650 243655 0 161650 243655 IT IS THE MISSION OF THE OUTREACH CONNECTION TO STREGNTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FOOD AND ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES TO THOSE FACING HARDSHIP. WE STRIVE TO ENGAGE VOLUNTEERISM AND TO FACILITATE ENRICHING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT FURTHER UNITE OUR COMMUNITY. false false 195769 0 0 IN 2024, THE OUTREACH CONNECTION MADE REMARKABLE STRIDES IN COMBATING FOOD INSECURITY AND EXPANDING ITS SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. WE PROVIDED OVER 160,000 POUNDS OF SUPPLIES AND WELCOMED 12,789 INDIVIDUAL VISITS TO OUR CLIENT-CHOICE PANTRY. THIS EMPOWERING MODEL ALLOWS CLIENTS TO SELECT THE ITEMS THEY NEED, ENSURING THEY RECEIVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR DIGNITY AND AUTONOMY. ADDITIONALLY, THROUGH OUR FOOD PANTRY, WE WERE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE 100 THANKSGIVING MEALS TO FAMILIES IN NEED AND PROVIDE 104 BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. A SIGNIFICANT NEW DEVELOPMENT THIS YEAR WAS OUR EFFORTS TO EXPAND THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO OUR CLIENTS. WE BEGAN INVITING PARTNER AGENCIES TO SET UP WITHIN OUR FACILITY, ALLOWING CLIENTS TO ACCESS A WIDER RANGE OF SERVICES WHILE PICKING UP THEIR FOOD. THESE COLLABORATIONS INCLUDED ACCESS TO FREE PRODUCE MARKETS, SNAP ASSISTANCE, FAMILY SERVICES, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PROGRAMS, MAKING IT EASIER FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO RECEIVE THE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT THEY NEED. THIS NETWORK OF RESOURCES ENHANCES OUR PANTRYS ABILITY TO MEET THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY, PROVIDING CLIENTS WITH THE TOOLS AND GUIDANCE TO IMPROVE THEIR OVERALL WELL-BEING. BEYOND THE PANTRY, OUR RESOURCE MENTORS PLAYED A CRUCIAL ROLE IN OFFERING GUIDANCE TO INDIVIDUALS, HELPING THEM CONNECT WITH LOCAL AGENCY PROGRAMS. MANY PANTRY VISITORS ARE UNAWARE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM OR FACE CHALLENGES IN ACCESSING THE SERVICES THEY NEED. BY UNDERSTANDING EACH PERSONS UNIQUE SITUATION, WE CONNECTED THEM WITH VITAL PROGRAMS SUCH AS HOUSING ASSISTANCE, HEALTHCARE SERVICES, AND JOB TRAINING. THIS PERSONALIZED SUPPORT EMPOWERS CLIENTS TO ACCESS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO IMPROVE THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES AND WORK TOWARD GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY. 52041 0 0 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WAS ALSO A KEY FOCUS FOR US IN 2024. OUR DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTED AN IMPRESSIVE 7,403 HOURS TO SUPPORT OUR GROWING PROGRAMS. THEIR EFFORTS INCLUDED WORKING DIRECTLY IN THE PANTRY, ASSISTING AT 31 THREADS (OUR CLOTHING THRIFT STORE), AND SUPPORTING VARIOUS PROJECTS AND COMMITTEE WORK. 31 THREADS SERVES A DUAL PURPOSE. NOT ONLY DOES IT RAISE FUNDS FOR THE PANTRY, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES AFFORDABLE, QUALITY CLOTHING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. THIS INITIATIVE HELPS ENSURE EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CLOTHING, WHILE ALSO FOSTERING DIGNITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE FUNDS RAISED FROM 31 THREADS ARE ESSENTIAL IN SUSTAINING OUR PANTRY OPERATIONS AND SUPPORTING THE BROADER NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS, EXPANDED PARTNERSHIPS, AND THE INVALUABLE SUPPORT OF OUR VOLUNTEERS, THE OUTREACH CONNECTION CONTINUES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS FOOD AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, FOSTERING A STRONGER, MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITY. TOGETHER, WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTURE. 247810 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false 0 0 4 true false false false false false false false false false false X 3 3 true false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false SHANNON LAUL 9085742292 3 BOULDER FIELD RD CALIFON NJ 07830 GAYLE SHANNON LAUL VICE PRESIDENT/TREASURER 10.00 X 0 0 0 MARK WEBER PRESIDENT 10.00 X 0 0 0 STEFFI-JO DECASIS SECRETARY 5.00 X 0 0 0 MARC LAUL BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5.00 X 0 0 0 NICOLE GRECO BOARD OF DIRECTORS 5.00 X 0 0 0 RACHEL LAUL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 51877 0 0 51877 0 0 false false false 427167 276709 427167 166342 166342 427167 0 0 0 51877 20751 20751 10375 41913 19955 0 21958 5952 2619 1309 2024 0 0 0 0 1145 1011 0 134 104930 79378 46 25506 9320 6990 0 2330 8496 4249 849 3398 SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS 19099 11804 1538 5757 MISCELLANEOUS 1210 786 121 303 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 953 0 953 0 IN KIND GIVING 100267 100267 0 0 345162 247810 25567 71785 87166 129725 62816 74810 61435 22315 11668 39120 161650 243655 0 0 X 161650 243655 161650 243655 161650 243655 82005 X false false false X 0 200244 347953 274617 303367 427167 1553348 0 0 200244 347953 274617 303367 427167 1553348 0 1553348 0 0 0 1553348 1.00000 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 61435 22315 39120 39120 X 183906 FMV X 48335 92803 $1.92 PER POUND false false false Pt VI, Line 11b FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS AVAILABLE TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW Pt VI, Line 2 GAYLE SHANNON LAUL AND MARC LAUL ARE MARRIED. RACHEL LAUL IS THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF GAYLE SHANNON LAUL AND MARC LAUL.