We feel that given the state of the economy and the increased demand for our services, combined with our status as a relatively new non-profit organization, we have outperformed our first annual operating budget in terms of services offered. For 2009, we operated on an average monthly budget of $4000 that includes 3 full-time employees, several part-time workers and the compensation for the members of our work program. We feel we maximize the use of our donations. In fact, over 18% of our budget in 2009 was devoted to direct assistance to individuals, and in 2010 we have dedicated 20% of our budget to direct assistance. Again, given the number of clients we serve in our programs with the soup kitchen and clothes closet, this additional 18-20% of direct financial assistance is a significant financial achievement.

It would take a long time to come up with a comprehensive list of what we are doing, but to give you a short glimpse of what we are accomplishing – and thanks to our volunteers (that’s you!) and staff – in the past year, Horizons Social Services of Adams County has successfully:
- served approximately 14,000 individual hot meals since January 2009;

- regularly fed lunch (5 days per week, every week) to over 1,800 different people in the Quincy community, including some who are homeless, low income workers, recently released ex-convicts or those struggling with medical bills or other financial debts;

- employed over 40 different people, finding long-term employment for 6 people, since January through the Quincy Transitional Work program;

- mentored 3 fathers, all ex-convicts, about parenting duties and roles;

- collected and donated dozens of coats, gloves, shoes, shirts, sweaters, socks, shirts, umbrellas, and other clothing items directly to needy families;

- hired or received the pro bono services of 3 full-time program managers, plus 3 part-time licensed cooks, a CPA and a web site creator and manager;

- donated a car and several bicycles to individuals in the Quincy Transitional Work Program in need of transportation;

- encouraged and supported 12 individuals and three families in attending and getting involved in 6 different area churches;

- supported a husband/father in successfully completing the Addicts Victorious recovery program for recovery from alcoholism; and,

- mobilized over 350 volunteers per month from 11 different area churches.