People Helping People
Each month, more than 9,300 hours are donated by volunteers from a broad range of backgrounds and income levels; all joining together to act as people helping people. Each person plays a vital role in meeting the mission of MEND.
Our Unique Characteristics
- 99% volunteer driven
- Privately funded - NO government
grants
- Low overhead costs (less than 5%)
- Public relations and fund raising work done by volunteers
- Seeks to develop self-reliance
among recipients
- Staff is hired only when programs
grow too large for volunteers to
handle
Web Design donated by:
The Center for Visual Communication
Excited and Happy!
Rosa has seven years of experience as a medical assistant, but since the birth of her daughter Amanda, she’s been staying at home to care for her new baby. Being off work over the summer meant she didn’t have to pay a babysitter to care for her other children, Anthony, who is 7, Esmeralda, 5, and Vanessa, who just turned 4, but it also meant a drop in the family’s income.
She’ll return to work in the next few months when the kids go back to school but since work has slowed for the children’s father as well, the family is facing hard times. “I tried to apply for welfare, but they told me I needed an approval.”