TY 2014 Form 990EZ


	1	Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received...............	1	160,142
2	Program service revenue including government fees and contracts ............	2
3	Membership dues and assessments......................	3
4	Investment income...........................	4
5a	Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory........	5a
b	Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses...........	5b
c	Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a) ......	5c
6	Gaming and fundraising events
a	Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000) .	6a
b	Gross income from fundraising events (not including $ of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the
	sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000)	6b
c	Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events.......	6c
d	Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c)	6d
7a	Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances........	7a
b	Less: cost of goods sold.................	7b
c	Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a) .........	7c
8	Other revenue (describe in Schedule O) .....................	8
9	Total revenue. Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8..............	9	160,142
	10	Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O) .................	10
11	Benefits paid to or for members........................	11
12	Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits................	12	101,033
13	Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors............	13	22,268
14	Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance...................	14	3,073
15	Printing, publications, postage, and shipping...................	15
16	Other expenses (describe in Schedule O) ....................	16	24,146
17	Total expenses. Add lines 10 through 16 .................	17	150,520
	18	Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9)............	18	9,622
19	Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
	end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return)................	19	8,426
20	Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O) ..........	20
21	Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20.........	21	18,048

Part IIIStatement of Program Service Accomplishments (see the instructions for Part III) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III .	Expenses (Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose? OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND EMPOWER THE NEWLY RESETTLED REFUGEE-IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM BURMA TO BECOME INFORMED, SELF- SUFFICIENT, INDEPENDENT, AND POSITIVE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE BROADER SOCIETY IN INDIANAPOLIS AREAS AND BEYOND THROUGH FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS LEADING TOWARDS THEIR SELF-REALIZATION, CONFIDENCE AND SUFFICIENCY. INFORM THE COMMUNITIES IN INDIANAPOLIS AREA AND THE STATE OF INDIANA AT THE LARGE ABOUT THE DIVERSITY BROUGHT TO THEM BY THESE BURMESE ETHNIC GROUPS THROUGH INTERCULTURAL EVENTS, FELLOWSHIP, AND INTER-COMMUNITIES COOPERATION OF GREATER INTEGRATION.
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28 EDUCATIONAL: THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SELF-EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, BCCE HAS BEEN ABLE TO BETTER SUPPORT AND EXPAND ITS EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ESTABLISH NEW PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS FALL WITHIN TWO MAJOR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES - "EDUCATION FIRST" AND "THROUGH EDUCATION." THE "EDUCATION FIRST" PROGRAMS FOCUS ON SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORTS AS WELL AS MENTORING. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) PREPARATORY STUDY PROGRAM; (2) MENTORING FOR A STRONGER LIFE; (3) GROWTH PROGRAM (4) WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM; (5) INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAM; (6) BCCE YOUTH ST(W)ARRIORS OF INDIANAPOLIS; (7) YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; (8) WRITER'S PROJECT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED ON A SEMESTER-BY- SEMESTER BASIS. DURING THE SPRING 2014, SUMMER 2014, AND FALL 2014 SEMESTER, A TOTAL OF 552 STUDENTS (THIS COUNT REPRESENTS SOME OVERLAP IN STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE PROGRAMS) PARTICIPATED IN 942 HOURS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. WINTER AND SUMMER SCHOOL ARE PART OF BCCE'S YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. DECEMBER 2014 MARKED THE FIFTH OFFERING OF WINTER SCHOOL. THE 6-DAY PROGRAM SERVED STUDENTS FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDING 36 HOURS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL STRUCTURED LEARNING. IN TOTAL, 86 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2014 WINTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, 20 STUDENT-VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH THE PROGRAMS AND 4 CORE VOLUNTEER-TUTORS LED THE INSTRUCTION. FOR SUMMER 2014, THE 10-DAY PROGRAM SERVED 141 STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 16 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED THE SUMMER PROGRAMMING. BCCE'S WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM IS AIMED AT PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY LEVEL STUDENTS TO ASSIST WITH HOMEWORK. THE PROGRAM BEGAN INFORMALLY IN THE FALL OF 2011 WITH 4 YOUNG CHILDREN. TWO OF THESE STUDENTS WERE STILL NEW TO THE COUNTRY AND THE OTHER TWO WERE OUT OF SCHOOL TEMPORARILY DUE TO FAMILY ISSUES INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES. SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF PARENTS' REQUESTS AND IS OFFERED AT TWO LOCATIONS (FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INDIANAPOLIS AND CARL WILDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL). UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF BCCE'S FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM DOES NOT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO REGISTER. RATHER, STUDENTS AND PARENTS SIGN IN AS THEY COME. A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT IT ALLOWS OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER AND BUILD LEADERSHIP CAPACITY. WITH THE GUIDANCE OF BCCE STAFF AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS, THE OLDER STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PUT WHAT THEY LEARN INTO PRACTICE. MOREOVER, BCCE INTENDS TO INSTILL IN THE NEW GENERATION AN ETHIC OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THESE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DO SO BY ASSISTING AND MENTORING THE YOUNGER ONES. IN SPRING 2014, THE WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED BY 3 DAYS/WEEK TO REACH STUDENTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS. THIS EXPANSION TO WEST INDIANAPOLIS - WHERE A GROWING COMMUNITY OF BURMESE FAMILIES (MAINLY KAREN) RESIDE - WAS IN RESPONSE TO PARENT REQUESTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS' ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM, BCCE'S EXPANDED WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM IS HOSTED AT CARL WILDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO APPROXIMATELY 70 STUDENTS SERVED BY THE WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM HOSTED AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, THERE ARE TYPICALLY 20-25 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE WALK-IN PROGRAM (WEST SIDE). IN THE SPRING 2014, 14 VOLUNTEER-STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNGER STUDENTS WHILE THE FALL 2014, 29 STUDENT-VOLUNTEERS FROM BCCE SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS HOSTED AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND CARL WILDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. BCCE BELIEVES THAT FOR EDUCATION TO SERVE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL INVOLVED ENGAGE IN DEEP AND CRITICAL REFLECTION ON THEIR OWN PRACTICES AS WELL AS BCCE'S PRACTICES. CONSEQUENTLY, BCCE HAS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF LEADERSHIP TRAININGS FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEER TUTORS. TRAININGS WERE DELIVERED IN MARCH, JUNE, AND AUGUST OF 2014 SO THAT BCCE VOLUNTEER TUTORS' COULD REVIEW AND REFLECT ON THEIR EFFORTS AS PART OF THE YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. BCCE STAFF MEMBERS LED THE REVIEW AND REFLECTION WITH 16, 10, AND 26 STUDENT-VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING ON RESPECTIVE DATES. BCCE HOPES TO INSTILL IN THESE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AN ETHIC OF CONTRIBUTING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN VARIOUS AREAS. BCCE HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO SEE A RETURN ON THIS INVESTMENT. THREE OF BCCE'S HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENT VOLUNTEERS (SHAR KAPRU SAY, LA ERH, AND SUN LIGHT) DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION ENTITLED "PREPARING FOR A STEP FORWARD." EIGHTEEN STUDENTS AND PARENTS ATTENDED THE SESSION WHOSE OBJECTIVE WAS TO INFORM MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT ACADEMIC OPTIONS AND SUPPORTS IN HIGH SCHOOL. VOLUNTEERS DESCRIBED THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN TYPES OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE TO THEM AND THE COURSES STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IN HIGH SCHOOL TO OBTAIN THESE. VOLUNTEERS ALSO DESCRIBED TYPES OF SUPPORTS AND ACTIVITIES (ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL) THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE YOUNGER STUDENTS TO INQUIRE INTO. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR LABOR TO THE COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARMING PROJECT AND ASSISTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ACCLIMATING TO THEIR NEW HOMES. THE "THROUGH EDUCATION" PROGRAMS FOCUS ON INFORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND OTHER YOUNG ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE "THROUGH EDUCATION" PROGRAMMING AIMS TO HELP THE DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY BY TALKING AND LISTENING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND LEARNING ABOUT THEIR NEEDS. THE THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION; (2) COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION; (3) FOCUS ON CULTURE AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY; AND (4) CIVIC EDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIP. AS ONE OF BCCE'S MOST PROMINENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC EDUCATION WORKSHOP INCLUDED 4 SESSIONS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD (FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY). 43 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKSHOP. THE FIRST SESSIONS WERE HELD ON FEBRUARY 8TH ("CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENS"), MARCH 1ST ("FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"), APRIL 12TH ("STATE GOVERNMENT"), AND MAY 3RD ("LOCAL GOVERNMENT"). WE ANTICIPATE THAT ONE THIRD OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE READY TO APPLY FOR NATURALIZATION. AN ADDITIONAL SESSION WAS OFFERED IN OCTOBER TO REVIEW SAMPLE QUESTIONS COVERED ON THE CITIZENSHIP EXAM. NUTRITION WORKSHOP NOT HAVING OR HAVING ENOUGH FOOD WAS A CONSISTENT NUTRITIONAL PROBLEM IN BURMA AND BURMESE REFUGEE CAMPS. IN THE UNITED STATES, HOWEVER, MANY BURMESE FORMER REFUGEES TEND TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO FOOD ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE HEALTHY FOOD. WITH AN AIM TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EDUCATION ON NUTRITION, PROMOTE THE HABIT OF HEALTHY EATING, AND PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY WITHIN THE BURMESE COMMUNITY, BCCE ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP TITLED EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH: MOTHERS, CHILDREN UNDER 5, AND NUTRITION. THE WORKSHOP WAS LED BY HAYMOOPAW WINLWIN, A CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH WOMEN INFANTS CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 FOR A TOTAL OF 2 HOURS. 23 PARENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE. (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			28a	44,620
29 FAMILY SOCIAL HEALTH: WITHIN THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH DOMAIN, BCCE CONTINUES TO INVEST IN ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARMING PROJECT, THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM, AND INTENSIVE CASES. BCCE INITIATED THE COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARMING PROJECT IN THE SPRING OF 2011. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO RECONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH ITS CULTURAL ROOTS, PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING THROUGH HEALTHY EATING, AND TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION. THE YEAR 2014 MARKS THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PROJECT AND INVOLVES THE PARTICIPATION OF 30 FAMILIES, BCCE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS BCCE SERVES. BCCE CONTRIBUTES SEEDS, ORGANIC FERTILIZER, COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT, AND THE LABOR OF STUDENTS AS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE FAMILIES TEND TO RANDOMLY ASSIGNED PLOTS TOTALING ABOUT AN ACRE OF LAND ACROSS TWO SITES. INDOOR SEED GERMINATION BEGAN DURING THE SECOND QUARTER IN THE CARE OF 10 FAMILIES. THE FARMERS HARVESTED PRODUCE IN JUNE AND CONTINUED HARVESTING UNTIL MID-OCTOBER. THE END OF OCTOBER WOULD MARK THE END OF FARM SEASON. POST-GROWING SEASON WORK SUCH AS CLEARING THE FIELDS, CLEANING AND STORING TOOLS AND SEEDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. THE BCCE WAS ABLE TO ORGANIZE A FARM STAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INDIANAPOLIS. THE BURMESE COMMUNITY FARM STAND BEGAN SELLING COMMUNITY PRODUCE TO THE PUBLIC ON JULY 12, 2014 AND ON EVERY SATURDAY THEREAFTER FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM. THE AIMS WERE TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY INTERACTION BETWEEN BURMESE FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF THE BROADER INDIANAPOLIS COMMUNITY, TO MAKE FRESH AND AFFORDABLE PRODUCE EASILY AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITIES, AND TO GENERATE SOME INCOME FOR THE PARTICIPATING FARMERS. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO INTRODUCE SOME PRODUCE SUCH AS LONG BEANS AND ROSELLE - TWO BURMESE FAVORITES THAT ARE NOT NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA - TO NON-BURMESE SHOPPERS. THE FARM STAND OFFICIALLY CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2014. ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO THE FARMERS. THE PROJECT OPERATES ON TWO SITES AND IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. THE PRIMARY SITE IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INDIANAPOLIS GROUNDS WHERE THE LAND, TILLING, AND WATER ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CHURCH. THE SECOND SITE IS MAINTAINED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REFUGEE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (RRRI). THROUGH RRRI'S RELATIONSHIP WITH LAFAYETTE SQUARE MALL LANDOWNERS, APPROXIMATELY 1/3 ACRE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO BURMESE FAMILIES. RRRI ALSO CONTRIBUTES SEEDS AND MAKES HAND TOOLS AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES. THE FAMILIES CONTRIBUTE LABOR, SEEDS, TILLING, AND MAINTENANCE WHILE BCCE COORDINATES AND MANAGES THE PROJECT AND ASSUMES COSTS OF WATERING. FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING EFFORTS, BCCE CONTINUES TO SEE THE NEED FOR "JUST-IN-TIME" SUPPORTS. AS A RESULT OF THE FEDERAL GRANT MONIES RECEIVED IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, BCCE HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND ITS OFFICE HOURS ALONG WITH HOURS FOR "FAMILY WALK-IN" FROM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM IS AIMED AT SUPPORTING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF FAMILIES. THUS, THERE ARE A RANGE OF ISSUES ADDRESSED FROM SORTING THROUGH MAIL, TO SCHOOLING ISSUES, TO HOUSING CONCERNS, TO MEDICAL AND HEALTH CONCERNS, TO MORE COMPLEX FAMILY MATTERS THAT REQUIRE ONGOING SUPPORT. IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, A FEW MAIN AREAS OF CONCERN HAVE EMERGED AS MOST PRESSING IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING OF AND ENROLLMENT IN THE HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE, GENERAL SOCIAL SUPPORTS, IMMIGRATION ISSUES, AND HOUSING. FROM JANUARY 2014 TO DECEMBER 2014, WE HAVE SEEN A STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF FAMILY WALK-IN VISITS RANGING FROM 108 TO 266 VISITS PER MONTH. IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, BCCE PROVIDED SUPPORTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO APPROXIMATELY 2,187 NON-UNIQUE VISITORS. IN ADDITION, OVER THE LAST TWO QUARTERS, WE HAVE BEGUN TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY BCCE'S SERVICES. THAT IS, WHILE THE COUNT OF NON-UNIQUE VISITORS REPRESENTS INDIVIDUALS WHO SOUGHT OUT SUPPORT, AT A MINIMUM, THESE INDIVIDUALS' FAMILIES WERE OFTENTIMES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE SUPPORTS AS WELL. TO BEGIN CAPTURING THIS INFORMATION, WE BEGAN TO LOG THE NUMBERS OF FAMILY MEMBERS IMPACTED ASSOCIATED WITH THE TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED. OVER THE LAST TWO QUARTERS, THIS MEANS THAT BCCE'S SERVICES HAD NEARLY 5,000 POINTS OF CONTACT AND IMPACT IN THE BURMESE COMMUNITY ALONE THROUGH THIS ONE PROGRAM. INTENSIVE CASES AS NOTED IN THE BCCE COMMUNITY SELF-EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION, BCCE USES A MULTI-LEVELED CULTURE-BASED WRAPAROUND MODEL THAT ENSURES OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SPARED A ONE-SIZE-FITS- ALL SOLUTION TO PARTICULAR NEEDS. FURTHER, THE TIERED APPROACH TO SUPPORTS ALLOWS PROGRAM STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP APPROPRIATE STRUCTURES FROM INTENSIVE TO LOW-INTENSITY SUPPORTS AS APPROPRIATE TO EACH SITUATION. WE ANTICIPATE SUPPORTING FAMILIES THROUGH INTENSIVE SUPPORTS ON A SELECTIVE BASIS DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY, SENSITIVITY, AND ONGOING NATURE OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED. THE BCCE HAVE TO INTERVENE IN CRISIS SITUATIONS FOR A NUMBER OF FAMILIES FACING HOMELESSNESS, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THEIR BREADWINNERS. THE BCCE SET UP AND RAISE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORTS THOSE FAMILIES. IMMIGRATION STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP. MOST OF THE FAMILIES BCCE SERVES IN THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AREA HAVE ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THUS, IMMIGRATION STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP ARE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN FOR OUR FAMILIES. WHILE WE ADDRESS CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE PRIOR SECTION UNDER THE "EDUCATION" DOMAIN, BCCE BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY CANNOT BE REALIZED APART FROM AN EDUCATION OF AND FOR CITIZENSHIP. MOREOVER, WE BELIEVE THAT FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH ARE INTERTWINED WITH A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IT IS TO BE A DEMOCRATIC CITIZEN WITH PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. THUS, WE FEEL THAT OUR APPROACH TO CITIZENSHIP FULFILLS OUR COMMITMENTS TO BOTH THE EDUCATION AS WELL AS FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH DOMAINS. IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, BCCE HAS ASSISTED IN THE INTENSIVE PROCESS OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS ADJUST THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. FOR THE YEAR 2014, BCCE HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED SEVEN FAMILIES (29 INDIVIDUALS) THROUGH THE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS INCLUDING OBTAINING ALL REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS, CIVIL SURGEON LETTERS, AND IN THE PROCESS OF BIOMETRIC INTERVIEWS IN ORDER TO MOVE FROM REFUGEE TO PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DOMAIN, BCCE IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A "JUST-IN-TIME" APPROACH. SIMILAR TO THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH DOMAIN, BCCE'S EXTENDED HOURS FOR THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO WORK WITH BCCE STAFF TO RESOLVE WORK-RELATED ISSUES. TWO PRIMARY AREAS OF CONCERN HAVE EMERGED OVER THE YEARS: (1) UNDERSTANDING OF AND ACCESS TO LIVING WAGE WORK AND JOB BENEFITS AND (2) TRANSPORTATION AS A MEDIATING FACTOR IN ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT. THESE ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW ALONG WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW PROGRAM THAT SERVES THE GOALS OF TRAINING AND EMPOWERING MOTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS LIVING WAGE WORK AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE LEARNING OF CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 4. OVER THE YEAR, BCCE HAS ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS IN APPLYING FOR JOBS AND DEVELOPING RESUMES UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THERE ARE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE CITY WITH EXPERTISE AND OBLIGATIONS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN GAINING EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS OF ARRIVAL, BCCE HAS DIRECTED MOST INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK OUT THESE SERVICES TO KEEP FROM DUPLICATING EFFORTS ACROSS FEDERALLY FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS. HOWEVER, BCCE BELIEVES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS BEYOND THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF APPLYING FOR JOBS. BECAUSE BCCE IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY AND ADVANCING SELF-DETERMINATION, WE ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING WAYS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO FIND SUSTAINABLE WORK THAT PROVIDES A LIVING WAGE. CONSEQUENTLY, BCCE HAS ALSO CONSCIENTIOUSLY EXPLAINED WHAT JOBS ENTAIL AS WELL AS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SO THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE NATURE OF THE JOBS TO WHICH THEY ARE APPLYING. AS BCCE HAS LEARNED OVER THE YEARS, ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT IS GREATLY MEDIATED BY TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE IN A LARGE CITY SPREAD OVER A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. FURTHER, THIS IS CRITICAL FOR MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WHERE WORK IS MANY TIMES 80 TO 110 MILES OUTSIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS AT TYSON FOODS AND PERDUE FARMS IN FOOD PROCESSING AND PACKAGING FACTORIES. THROUGH THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM, WE HAVE FOUND THAT ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, COURT APPEARANCES, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CAR INSURANCE ARE IMPORTANT AREAS BEING ADDRESSED WITH THE COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE CHALLENGES OF RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			29a	54,216
30 (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here ...			30a
31 Other program services (describe in Schedule O) (Grants $ ) If this amount includes foreign grants, check here...	31a
32 Total program service expenses (add lines 28a through 31a)..........	32	98,836

(a) Name and title	(b) Average hours per week devoted to position	(c)Reportable compensation (Forms W-2/1099-MISC) (if not paid, enter -0-)
A MAYOO MUTRAW PRESIDENT	40.00	42,000
NEINEH PLO SECRETARY	40.00	18,000
JERRY HTOO TREASURER	40.00	18,000
HTAY KU PAW DIRECTOR	1.00	0
CORT GILLETT DIRECTOR	1.00	0
MIN THU MYO DIRECTOR	1.00	0
MICHELLE SMITH DIRECTOR	1.00	0

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SCHEDULE A
(Form 990 or 990EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Public Charity Status and Public Support

Complete if the organization is a section 501(c)(3) organization or a section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust.
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Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2014

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

BURMESE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR
EDUCATION INC

Employer identification number

27-3797926

Part I

Reason for Public Charity Status (All organizations must complete this part.) See instructions.

The organization is not a private foundation because it is: (For lines 1 through 11, check only one box.)

A church, convention of churches, or association of churches described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(i).

A school described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii). (Attach Schedule E.)

A hospital or a cooperative hospital service organization described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii).

A medical research organization operated in conjunction with a hospital described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(iii). Enter the hospital's name, city, and state:

An organization operated for the benefit of a college or university owned or operated by a governmental unit described in

section 170(b)(1)(A)(iv). (Complete Part II.)

A federal, state, or local government or governmental unit described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(v).

An organization that normally receives a substantial part of its support from a governmental unit or from the general public described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

A community trust described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(vi). (Complete Part II.)

An organization that normally receives: (1) more than 331/3% of its support from contributions, membership fees, and gross

receipts from activities related to its exempt functions—subject to certain exceptions, and (2) no more than 331/3% of

its support from gross investment income and unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 tax) from businesses

acquired by the organization after June 30, 1975. See section 509(a)(2). (Complete Part III.)

An organization organized and operated exclusively to test for public safety. See section 509(a)(4).

An organization organized and operated exclusively for the benefit of, to perform the functions of, or to carry out the purposes of one or more publicly supported organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or section 509(a)(2). See section 509(a)(3). Check the box in lines 11a through 11d that describes the type of supporting organization and complete lines 11e, 11f, and 11g.

Type I. A supporting organization operated, supervised, or controlled by its supported organization(s), typically by giving the supported organization(s) the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the directors or trustees of the supporting organization. You must complete Part IV, Sections A and B.

Type II. A supporting organization supervised or controlled in connection with its supported organization(s), by having control or management of the supporting organization vested in the same persons that control or manage the supported organization(s). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and C.

Type III functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with, and functionally integrated with, its supported organization(s) (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A, D, and E.

Type III non-functionally integrated. A supporting organization operated in connection with its supported organization(s) that is not functionally integrated. The organization generally must satisfy a distribution requirement and an attentiveness requirement (see instructions). You must complete Part IV, Sections A and D, and Part V.

Check this box if the organization received a written determination from the IRS that it is a Type I, Type II, Type III functionally integrated, or Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organization.

Enter the number of supported organizations .............................

Provide the following information about the supported organization(s).

(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	(iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document?		(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)
(i)Name of supported organization	(ii) EIN	Yes	No	(v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions)	(vi) Amount of other support (see instructions)


Total

For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the Instructions for Form 990 or 990EZ.

Cat. No. 11285F

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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Part II

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Sections 170(b)(1)(A)(iv) and 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 5, 7, or 8 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part III. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part III.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(d) 2013	(e) 2014	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") ....	26,438	160,142	186,580
2	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.......
3	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
4	Total. Add lines 1 through 3	26,438	160,142	186,580
5	The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f)..
6	Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4.			186,580

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(d) 2013	(e) 2014	(f) Total
7	Amounts from line 4..	26,438	160,142	186,580
8	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources...
9	Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on..
10	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.)..
11	Total support Add lines 7 through 10.			186,580

Gross receipts from related activities, etc. (see instructions) ..................

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization, check this box and stop here........................................ right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2014 (line 6, column (f) divided by line 11, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage for 2013 Schedule A, Part II, line 14 ...............

16a

33 1/3% support test—2014. If the organization did not check the box on line 13, and line 14 is 33 1/3% or more, check this box
and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....................... right arrow

33 1/3% support test—2013. If the organization did not check a box on line 13 or 16a, and line 15 is 33 1/3% or more, check this
box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ..................... right arrow

17a

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2014. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, or 16b, and line 14
is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here. Explain
in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported
organization ..................................................... right arrow

10%-facts-and-circumstances test—2013. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, or 17a, and line
15 is 10% or more, and if the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test, check this box and stop here.
Explain in Part VI how the organization meets the "facts-and-circumstances" test. The organization qualifies as a publicly
supported organization ................................................ right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 13, 16a, 16b, 17a, or 17b, check this box and see
instructions ..................................................... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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Part III

Support Schedule for Organizations Described in Section 509(a)(2)
(Complete only if you checked the box on line 9 of Part I or if the organization failed to qualify under Part II. If the organization fails to qualify under the tests listed below, please complete Part II.)

Section A. Public Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2010	(b) 2011	(c) 2012	(d) 2013	(e) 2014	(f) Total
1	Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .
2	Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose......
3	Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513..
4	Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf...
5	The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge..
6	Total. Add lines 1 through 5.
7a	Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons...
b	Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year.
c	Add lines 7a and 7b..
8	Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.)

Section B. Total Support

Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in)		(a) 2010	(b) 2011	(c) 2012	(d) 2013	(e) 2014	(f) Total
9	Amounts from line 6...
10a	Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources..
b	Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975.
c	Add lines 10a and 10b.
11	Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.
12	Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) ..
13	Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.)..

First five years. If the Form 990 is for the organization's first, second, third, fourth, or fifth tax year as a section 501(c)(3) organization,
check this box and stop here............................................. right arrow

Section C. Computation of Public Support Percentage

Public support percentage for 2014 (line 8, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) .........

Public support percentage from 2013 Schedule A, Part III, line 15 ...............

Section D. Computation of Investment Income Percentage

Investment income percentage for 2014 (line 10c, column (f) divided by line 13, column (f)) ......

Investment income percentage from 2013 Schedule A, Part III, line 17 .............

19a

33 1/3% support tests—2014. If the organization did not check the box on line 14, and line 15 is more than 33 1/3%, and line 17 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization ....... right arrow

33 1/3% support tests—2013. If the organization did not check a box on line 14 or line 19a, and line 16 is more than 33 1/3% and line 18 is not more than 33 1/3%, check this box and stop here. The organization qualifies as a publicly supported organization .... right arrow

Private foundation. If the organization did not check a box on line 14, 19a, or 19b, check this box and see instructions .... right arrow

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations

(Complete only if you checked a box on line 11 of Part I. If you checked 11a of Part I, complete Sections A and B. If you checked 11b of Part I, complete Sections A and C. If you checked 11c of Part I, complete Sections A, D, and E. If you checked 11d of Part I, complete Sections A and D, and complete Part V.)

Section A. All Supporting Organizations

Yes

Are all of the organization’s supported organizations listed by name in the organization’s governing documents?
If "No," describe in Part VI how the supported organizations are designated. If designated by class or purpose,
describe the designation. If historic and continuing relationship, explain.

Did the organization have any supported organization that does not have an IRS determination of status under section 509(a)(1) or (2)? If "Yes," explain in Part VI how the organization determined that the supported organization was described in section 509(a)(1) or (2).

Did the organization have a supported organization described in section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6)? If "Yes," answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization confirm that each supported organization qualified under section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) and satisfied the public support tests under section 509(a)(2)? If "Yes," describe in Part VI when and how the organization made the determination.

Did the organization ensure that all support to such organizations was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes? If "Yes," explain in Part VI what controls the organization put in place to ensure such use.

Was any supported organization not organized in the United States ("foreign supported organization")? If “Yes” and if you checked 11a or 11b in Part I, answer (b) and (c) below.

Did the organization have ultimate control and discretion in deciding whether to make grants to the foreign supported organization? If “Yes,” describe in Part VI how the organization had such control and discretion despite being controlled or supervised by or in connection with its supported organizations....

Did the organization support any foreign supported organization that does not have an IRS determination under sections 501(c)(3) and 509(a)(1) or (2)? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI what controls the organization used to ensure that all support to the foreign supported organization was used exclusively for section 170(c)(2)(B) purposes.

Did the organization add, substitute, or remove any supported organizations during the tax year? If “Yes,” answer (b) and (c) below (if applicable). Also, provide detail in Part VI, including (i) the names and EIN numbers of the supported organizations added, substituted, or removed, (ii) the reasons for each such action, (iii) the authority under the organization's organizing document authorizing such action, and (iv) how the action was accomplished (such as by amendment to the organizing document).

Type I or Type II only. Was any added or substituted supported organization part of a class already designated in the organization's organizing document?

Substitutions only. Was the substitution the result of an event beyond the organization's control?

Did the organization provide support (whether in the form of grants or the provision of services or facilities) to anyone other than (a) its supported organizations; (b) individuals that are part of the charitable class benefited by one or more of its supported organizations; or (c) other supporting organizations that also support or benefit one or more of the filing organization’s supported organizations? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did the organization provide a grant, loan, compensation, or other similar payment to a substantial contributor (defined in IRC 4958(c)(3)(C)), a family member of a substantial contributor, or a 35-percent controlled entity with regard to a substantial contributor? If “Yes,” complete Part I of Schedule L (Form 990) .

Did the organization make a loan to a disqualified person (as defined in section 4958) not described in line 7? If “Yes,” complete Part II of Schedule L (Form 990).

Was the organization controlled directly or indirectly at any time during the tax year by one or more disqualified persons as defined in section 4946 (other than foundation managers and organizations described in section 509(a)(1) or (2))? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did one or more disqualified persons (as defined in line 9(a)) hold a controlling interest in any entity in which the supporting organization had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

Did a disqualified person (as defined in line 9(a)) have an ownership interest in, or derive any personal benefit from, assets in which the supporting organization also had an interest? If “Yes,” provide detail in Part VI.

10a

Was the organization subject to the excess business holdings rules of IRC 4943 because of IRC 4943(f) (regarding certain Type II supporting organizations, and all Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations)? If “Yes,” answer b below.

10a

Did the organization have any excess business holdings in the tax year? (Use Schedule C, Form 4720, to determine whether the organization had excess business holdings).

10b

Has the organization accepted a gift or contribution from any of the following persons?

A person who directly or indirectly controls, either alone or together with persons described in (b) and (c) below, the governing body of a supported organization?

11a

A family member of a person described in (a) above?

11b

A 35% controlled entity of a person described in (a) or (b) above? If “Yes” to a, b, or c, provide detail in Part VI.

11c

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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Part IV

Supporting Organizations (continued)

Section B. Type I Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the directors, trustees, or membership of one or more supported organizations have the power to regularly appoint or elect at least a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees at all times during the tax year? If “No,” describe in Part VI how the supported organization(s) effectively operated, supervised, or controlled the organization’s activities. If the organization had more than one supported organization, describe how the powers to appoint and/or remove directors or trustees were allocated among the supported organizations and what conditions or restrictions, if any, applied to such powers during the tax year.

Did the organization operate for the benefit of any supported organization other than the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised, or controlled the supporting organization? If “Yes,” explain in Part VI how providing such benefit carried out the purposes of the supported organization(s) that operated, supervised or controlled the supporting organization.

Section C. Type II Supporting Organizations

Yes

Were a majority of the organization’s directors or trustees during the tax year also a majority of the directors or trustees of each of the organization’s supported organization(s)? If “No,” describe in Part VI how control or management of the supporting organization was vested in the same persons that controlled or managed the supported organization(s).

Section D. All Type III Supporting Organizations

Yes

Did the organization provide to each of its supported organizations, by the last day of the fifth month of the organization’s tax year, (1) a written notice describing the type and amount of support provided during the prior tax year, (2) a copy of the Form 990 that was most recently filed as of the date of notification, and (3) copies of the organization’s governing documents in effect on the date of notification, to the extent not previously provided?

Were any of the organization’s officers, directors, or trustees either (i) appointed or elected by the supported organization(s) or (ii) serving on the governing body of a supported organization? If "No," explain in Part VI how the organization maintained a close and continuous working relationship with the supported organization(s).

By reason of the relationship described in (2), did the organization’s supported organizations have a significant voice in the organization’s investment policies and in directing the use of the organization’s income or assets at all times during the tax year? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role the organization’s supported organizations played in this regard.

Section E. Type III Functionally-Integrated Supporting Organizations

Check the box next to the method that the organization used to satisfy the Integral Part Test during the year (see instructions):

The organization satisfied the Activities Test. Complete line 2 below.

The organization is the parent of each of its supported organizations. Complete line 3 below.

The organization supported a governmental entity. Describe in Part VI how you supported a government entity (see instructions)

Activities Test. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Yes

Did substantially all of the organization’s activities during the tax year directly further the exempt purposes of the supported organization(s) to which the organization was responsive? If "Yes," then in Part VI identify those supported organizations and explain how these activities directly furthered their exempt purposes, how the organization was responsive to those supported organizations, and how the organization determined that these activities constituted substantially all of its activities.

Did the activities described in (a) constitute activities that, but for the organization’s involvement, one or more of the organization’s supported organization(s) would have been engaged in? If "Yes," explain in Part VI the reasons for the organization’s position that its supported organization(s) would have engaged in these activities but for the organization’s involvement.

Parent of Supported Organizations. Answer (a) and (b) below.

Did the organization have the power to regularly appoint or elect a majority of the officers, directors, or trustees of each of the supported organizations? Provide details in Part VI.

Did the organization exercise a substantial degree of direction over the policies, programs and activities of each of its supported organizations? If "Yes," describe in Part VI the role played by the organization in this regard.

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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Part V – Type III Non-Functionally Integrated 509(a)(3) Supporting Organizations

1. Check here if the organization satisfied the Integral Part Test as a qualifying trust on Nov. 20, 1970. See instructions. All other Type III non-functionally integrated supporting organizations must complete Sections A through E.

	Section A - Adjusted Net Income		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Net short-term capital gain	1
2	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	2
3	Other gross income (see instructions)	3
4	Add lines 1 through 3	4
5	Depreciation and depletion	5
6	Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions)	6
7	Other expenses (see instructions)	7
8	Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4)	8

	Section B - Minimum Asset Amount		(A) Prior Year	(B) Current Year (optional)
1	Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year):	1
a	Average monthly value of securities	1a
b	Average monthly cash balances	1b
c	Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets	1c
d	Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c)	1d
e	Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI):
2	Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets	2
3	Subtract line 2 from line 1d	3
4	Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions).	4
5	Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3)	5
6	Multiply line 5 by .035	6
7	Recoveries of prior-year distributions	7
8	Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6)	8

	Section C - Distributable Amount		Current Year
1	Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A)	1
2	Enter 85% of line 1	2
3	Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A)	3
4	Enter greater of line 2 or line 3	4
5	Income tax imposed in prior year	5
6	Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions)	6
7	Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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Section D - Distributions		Current Year
1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes
2 Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity
3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations
4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets
5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required)
6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions
7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6.
8 Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions
9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6
10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount

Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions)		(i) Excess Distributions	(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014	(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014
1 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6
2 Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions)
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014:
a From 2009.......X
b From 2010.......X
c From 2011.......X
d From 2012.......X
e From 2013.......
fTotal of lines 3a through e
g Applied to underdistributions of prior years
h Applied to 2014 distributable amount
i Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions)
j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f.
4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7:
$
a Applied to underdistributions of prior years
b Applied to 2014 distributable amount
c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4.
5 Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
6 Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions)
7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c.
8 Breakdown of line 7:
a From 2010.......X
b From 2011.......X
c From 2012.......X
d From 2013.......
e From 2014.......

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) (2014)

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

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Part VI

Supplemental Information. Provide the explanations required by Part II, line 10; Part II, line 17a or 17b; Part III, line 12; Part IV, Section A, lines 1, 2, 3b, 3c, 4b, 4c, 5a, 6, 9a, 9b, 9c, 11a, 11b, and 11c; Part IV, Section B, lines 1 and 2; Part IV, Section C, line 1; Part IV, Section D, lines 2 and 3; Part IV, Section E, lines 1c, 2a, 2b, 3a and 3b; Part V, line 1; Part V, Section B, line 1e; Part V Section D, lines 5, 6, and 8; and Part V, Section E, lines 2, 5, and 6. Also complete this part for any additional information. (See instructions).

Facts And Circumstances Test

Return Reference	Explanation

Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) 2014

Additional Data

Software ID:
Software Version:

- TIN:

SCHEDULE O
(Form 990 or 990-EZ)

Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service

Supplemental Information to Form 990 or 990-EZ

Complete to provide information for responses to specific questions on
Form 990 or 990-EZ or to provide any additional information.
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Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at
www.irs.gov/form990.

OMB No. 1545-0047

2014

Open to Public
Inspection

Name of the organization

BURMESE COMMUNITY CENTER FOR
EDUCATION INC

Employer identification number

27-3797926

Return Reference	Explanation
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES BOOKS, SUB. & REFERENCE 31 BOOKS, SUB. & REFERENCE 19 SOFTWARE 265 SOFTWARE 75 TRAVEL 6,224 TRAVEL 3,501 INSURANCE PROPERTY 16 INSURANCE PROPERTY 9 D & O INSURANCE 1,152 D & O INSURANCE 648 COMMUNITY ER FUND 1,317 STAFF TRAINING 230 STAFF TRAINING 130 PAYROLL EXPENSE - OTHER 338 PAYROLL EXPENSE - OTHER 190 TRAINING CPR AND ELP 5,126 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 461 VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION 259 STUDENT INTERN 762 STUDENT INTERN 428 EDUCATION 695 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 2,270 TOTAL 24,146
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	2,186 9,405 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 109 2,379 TOTAL 2,077 7,026
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 0 405
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	OUR PRIMARY MISSION IS TO STRENGTHEN AND EMPOWER THE NEWLY RESETTLED REFUGEE-IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES FROM BURMA TO BECOME INFORMED, SELF- SUFFICIENT, INDEPENDENT, AND POSITIVE CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS OF THE BROADER SOCIETY IN INDIANAPOLIS AREAS AND BEYOND THROUGH FORMAL AND INFORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS LEADING TOWARDS THEIR SELF-REALIZATION, CONFIDENCE AND SUFFICIENCY. INFORM THE COMMUNITIES IN INDIANAPOLIS AREA AND THE STATE OF INDIANA AT THE LARGE ABOUT THE DIVERSITY BROUGHT TO THEM BY THESE BURMESE ETHNIC GROUPS THROUGH INTERCULTURAL EVENTS, FELLOWSHIP, AND INTER-COMMUNITIES COOPERATION OF GREATER INTEGRATION.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	EDUCATIONAL: THROUGH THE COMMUNITY SELF-EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM, BCCE HAS BEEN ABLE TO BETTER SUPPORT AND EXPAND ITS EXISTING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AS WELL AS ESTABLISH NEW PROGRAMS. THESE PROGRAMS FALL WITHIN TWO MAJOR EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES - "EDUCATION FIRST" AND "THROUGH EDUCATION." THE "EDUCATION FIRST" PROGRAMS FOCUS ON SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN IN THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR ACADEMIC SUPPORTS AS WELL AS MENTORING. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) PREPARATORY STUDY PROGRAM; (2) MENTORING FOR A STRONGER LIFE; (3) GROWTH PROGRAM (4) WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM; (5) INTENSIVE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING PROGRAM; (6) BCCE YOUTH ST(W)ARRIORS OF INDIANAPOLIS; (7) YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; (8) WRITER'S PROJECT. THESE PROGRAMS ARE CONDUCTED ON A SEMESTER-BY- SEMESTER BASIS. DURING THE SPRING 2014, SUMMER 2014, AND FALL 2014 SEMESTER, A TOTAL OF 552 STUDENTS (THIS COUNT REPRESENTS SOME OVERLAP IN STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN MULTIPLE PROGRAMS) PARTICIPATED IN 942 HOURS OF EDUCATION PROGRAMMING. WINTER AND SUMMER SCHOOL ARE PART OF BCCE'S YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. DECEMBER 2014 MARKED THE FIFTH OFFERING OF WINTER SCHOOL. THE 6-DAY PROGRAM SERVED STUDENTS FROM PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL PROVIDING 36 HOURS OF OUT-OF-SCHOOL STRUCTURED LEARNING. IN TOTAL, 86 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE 2014 WINTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION, 20 STUDENT-VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH THE PROGRAMS AND 4 CORE VOLUNTEER-TUTORS LED THE INSTRUCTION. FOR SUMMER 2014, THE 10-DAY PROGRAM SERVED 141 STUDENTS. ADDITIONALLY, 16 STUDENT VOLUNTEERS SUPPORTED THE SUMMER PROGRAMMING. BCCE'S WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM IS AIMED AT PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY LEVEL STUDENTS TO ASSIST WITH HOMEWORK. THE PROGRAM BEGAN INFORMALLY IN THE FALL OF 2011 WITH 4 YOUNG CHILDREN. TWO OF THESE STUDENTS WERE STILL NEW TO THE COUNTRY AND THE OTHER TWO WERE OUT OF SCHOOL TEMPORARILY DUE TO FAMILY ISSUES INVOLVING THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN'S SERVICES. SINCE THEN, THE PROGRAM HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST PROMINENT PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF PARENTS' REQUESTS AND IS OFFERED AT TWO LOCATIONS (FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INDIANAPOLIS AND CARL WILDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL). UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF BCCE'S FORMAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM DOES NOT REQUIRE STUDENTS TO REGISTER. RATHER, STUDENTS AND PARENTS SIGN IN AS THEY COME. A UNIQUE FEATURE OF THIS PROGRAM IS THAT IT ALLOWS OUR MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO VOLUNTEER AND BUILD LEADERSHIP CAPACITY. WITH THE GUIDANCE OF BCCE STAFF AND ADULT VOLUNTEERS, THE OLDER STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PUT WHAT THEY LEARN INTO PRACTICE. MOREOVER, BCCE INTENDS TO INSTILL IN THE NEW GENERATION AN ETHIC OF GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THESE STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO DO SO BY ASSISTING AND MENTORING THE YOUNGER ONES. IN SPRING 2014, THE WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM WAS EXPANDED BY 3 DAYS/WEEK TO REACH STUDENTS ON THE WEST SIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS. THIS EXPANSION TO WEST INDIANAPOLIS - WHERE A GROWING COMMUNITY OF BURMESE FAMILIES (MAINLY KAREN) RESIDE - WAS IN RESPONSE TO PARENT REQUESTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH INDIANAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS' ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM, BCCE'S EXPANDED WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM IS HOSTED AT CARL WILDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. IN ADDITION TO APPROXIMATELY 70 STUDENTS SERVED BY THE WALK-IN TUTORING PROGRAM HOSTED AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, THERE ARE TYPICALLY 20-25 STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN THE WALK-IN PROGRAM (WEST SIDE). IN THE SPRING 2014, 14 VOLUNTEER-STUDENTS CONTRIBUTED TO THE EDUCATIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF YOUNGER STUDENTS WHILE THE FALL 2014, 29 STUDENT-VOLUNTEERS FROM BCCE SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS HOSTED AT THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH AND CARL WILDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. BCCE BELIEVES THAT FOR EDUCATION TO SERVE BOTH INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT ALL INVOLVED ENGAGE IN DEEP AND CRITICAL REFLECTION ON THEIR OWN PRACTICES AS WELL AS BCCE'S PRACTICES. CONSEQUENTLY, BCCE HAS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF LEADERSHIP TRAININGS FOR STUDENT VOLUNTEER TUTORS. TRAININGS WERE DELIVERED IN MARCH, JUNE, AND AUGUST OF 2014 SO THAT BCCE VOLUNTEER TUTORS' COULD REVIEW AND REFLECT ON THEIR EFFORTS AS PART OF THE YOUTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. BCCE STAFF MEMBERS LED THE REVIEW AND REFLECTION WITH 16, 10, AND 26 STUDENT-VOLUNTEERS PARTICIPATING ON RESPECTIVE DATES. BCCE HOPES TO INSTILL IN THESE STUDENT VOLUNTEERS AN ETHIC OF CONTRIBUTING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP IN VARIOUS AREAS. BCCE HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO SEE A RETURN ON THIS INVESTMENT. THREE OF BCCE'S HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENT VOLUNTEERS (SHAR KAPRU SAY, LA ERH, AND SUN LIGHT) DEVELOPED AND DELIVERED AN INFORMATIONAL SESSION ENTITLED "PREPARING FOR A STEP FORWARD." EIGHTEEN STUDENTS AND PARENTS ATTENDED THE SESSION WHOSE OBJECTIVE WAS TO INFORM MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS ABOUT ACADEMIC OPTIONS AND SUPPORTS IN HIGH SCHOOL. VOLUNTEERS DESCRIBED THE DISTINCTIONS BETWEEN TYPES OF DIPLOMAS AND CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE TO THEM AND THE COURSES STUDENTS WOULD HAVE TO TAKE IN HIGH SCHOOL TO OBTAIN THESE. VOLUNTEERS ALSO DESCRIBED TYPES OF SUPPORTS AND ACTIVITIES (ACADEMIC AND SOCIAL) THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE YOUNGER STUDENTS TO INQUIRE INTO. IN ADDITION, STUDENTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED THEIR LABOR TO THE COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARMING PROJECT AND ASSISTED COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ACCLIMATING TO THEIR NEW HOMES. THE "THROUGH EDUCATION" PROGRAMS FOCUS ON INFORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND OTHER YOUNG ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THE "THROUGH EDUCATION" PROGRAMMING AIMS TO HELP THE DREAM OF A BETTER LIFE FOR OUR COMMUNITY BY TALKING AND LISTENING TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AND LEARNING ABOUT THEIR NEEDS. THE THROUGH EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: (1) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND ECOLOGICAL PRESERVATION; (2) COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION; (3) FOCUS ON CULTURE AND ETHNIC DIVERSITY; AND (4) CIVIC EDUCATION AND CITIZENSHIP. AS ONE OF BCCE'S MOST PROMINENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC EDUCATION WORKSHOP INCLUDED 4 SESSIONS DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD (FEBRUARY THROUGH MAY). 43 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN IN THE UNITED STATES FOR AT LEAST THREE YEARS SIGNED UP TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKSHOP. THE FIRST SESSIONS WERE HELD ON FEBRUARY 8TH ("CONSTITUTION AND CITIZENS"), MARCH 1ST ("FEDERAL GOVERNMENT"), APRIL 12TH ("STATE GOVERNMENT"), AND MAY 3RD ("LOCAL GOVERNMENT"). WE ANTICIPATE THAT ONE THIRD OF THE PARTICIPANTS WILL BE READY TO APPLY FOR NATURALIZATION. AN ADDITIONAL SESSION WAS OFFERED IN OCTOBER TO REVIEW SAMPLE QUESTIONS COVERED ON THE CITIZENSHIP EXAM. NUTRITION WORKSHOP NOT HAVING OR HAVING ENOUGH FOOD WAS A CONSISTENT NUTRITIONAL PROBLEM IN BURMA AND BURMESE REFUGEE CAMPS. IN THE UNITED STATES, HOWEVER, MANY BURMESE FORMER REFUGEES TEND TO HAVE MORE ACCESS TO FOOD ALTHOUGH IT MAY NOT ALWAYS BE HEALTHY FOOD. WITH AN AIM TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL EDUCATION ON NUTRITION, PROMOTE THE HABIT OF HEALTHY EATING, AND PREVENT CHILDHOOD OBESITY WITHIN THE BURMESE COMMUNITY, BCCE ORGANIZED A WORKSHOP TITLED EARLY CHILDHOOD HEALTH: MOTHERS, CHILDREN UNDER 5, AND NUTRITION. THE WORKSHOP WAS LED BY HAYMOOPAW WINLWIN, A CERTIFIED NUTRITIONIST WHO PREVIOUSLY WORKED WITH WOMEN INFANTS CHILDREN IN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND WAS HELD ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 FOR A TOTAL OF 2 HOURS. 23 PARENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29	FAMILY SOCIAL HEALTH: WITHIN THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH DOMAIN, BCCE CONTINUES TO INVEST IN ONGOING PROJECTS INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARMING PROJECT, THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM, AND INTENSIVE CASES. BCCE INITIATED THE COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARMING PROJECT IN THE SPRING OF 2011. THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT ARE TO RECONNECT THE COMMUNITY WITH ITS CULTURAL ROOTS, PROMOTE HEALTHY LIVING THROUGH HEALTHY EATING, AND TO EDUCATE ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION. THE YEAR 2014 MARKS THE THIRD YEAR OF THE PROJECT AND INVOLVES THE PARTICIPATION OF 30 FAMILIES, BCCE STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS, AS WELL AS THE STUDENTS BCCE SERVES. BCCE CONTRIBUTES SEEDS, ORGANIC FERTILIZER, COORDINATION, MANAGEMENT, AND THE LABOR OF STUDENTS AS SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. THE FAMILIES TEND TO RANDOMLY ASSIGNED PLOTS TOTALING ABOUT AN ACRE OF LAND ACROSS TWO SITES. INDOOR SEED GERMINATION BEGAN DURING THE SECOND QUARTER IN THE CARE OF 10 FAMILIES. THE FARMERS HARVESTED PRODUCE IN JUNE AND CONTINUED HARVESTING UNTIL MID-OCTOBER. THE END OF OCTOBER WOULD MARK THE END OF FARM SEASON. POST-GROWING SEASON WORK SUCH AS CLEARING THE FIELDS, CLEANING AND STORING TOOLS AND SEEDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER. THE BCCE WAS ABLE TO ORGANIZE A FARM STAND IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INDIANAPOLIS. THE BURMESE COMMUNITY FARM STAND BEGAN SELLING COMMUNITY PRODUCE TO THE PUBLIC ON JULY 12, 2014 AND ON EVERY SATURDAY THEREAFTER FROM 8 AM TO 11 AM. THE AIMS WERE TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY INTERACTION BETWEEN BURMESE FAMILIES AND MEMBERS OF THE BROADER INDIANAPOLIS COMMUNITY, TO MAKE FRESH AND AFFORDABLE PRODUCE EASILY AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITIES, AND TO GENERATE SOME INCOME FOR THE PARTICIPATING FARMERS. WE WERE ALSO ABLE TO INTRODUCE SOME PRODUCE SUCH AS LONG BEANS AND ROSELLE - TWO BURMESE FAVORITES THAT ARE NOT NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA - TO NON-BURMESE SHOPPERS. THE FARM STAND OFFICIALLY CLOSED ON SEPTEMBER 13, 2014. ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO THE FARMERS. THE PROJECT OPERATES ON TWO SITES AND IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH STRONG PARTNERSHIPS. THE PRIMARY SITE IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF INDIANAPOLIS GROUNDS WHERE THE LAND, TILLING, AND WATER ARE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CHURCH. THE SECOND SITE IS MAINTAINED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE REFUGEE RESOURCE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (RRRI). THROUGH RRRI'S RELATIONSHIP WITH LAFAYETTE SQUARE MALL LANDOWNERS, APPROXIMATELY 1/3 ACRE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO BURMESE FAMILIES. RRRI ALSO CONTRIBUTES SEEDS AND MAKES HAND TOOLS AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILIES. THE FAMILIES CONTRIBUTE LABOR, SEEDS, TILLING, AND MAINTENANCE WHILE BCCE COORDINATES AND MANAGES THE PROJECT AND ASSUMES COSTS OF WATERING. FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM. IN ADDITION TO SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING EFFORTS, BCCE CONTINUES TO SEE THE NEED FOR "JUST-IN-TIME" SUPPORTS. AS A RESULT OF THE FEDERAL GRANT MONIES RECEIVED IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, BCCE HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPAND ITS OFFICE HOURS ALONG WITH HOURS FOR "FAMILY WALK-IN" FROM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM IS AIMED AT SUPPORTING IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF FAMILIES. THUS, THERE ARE A RANGE OF ISSUES ADDRESSED FROM SORTING THROUGH MAIL, TO SCHOOLING ISSUES, TO HOUSING CONCERNS, TO MEDICAL AND HEALTH CONCERNS, TO MORE COMPLEX FAMILY MATTERS THAT REQUIRE ONGOING SUPPORT. IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, A FEW MAIN AREAS OF CONCERN HAVE EMERGED AS MOST PRESSING IN THE BROADER COMMUNITY INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING OF AND ENROLLMENT IN THE HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE, GENERAL SOCIAL SUPPORTS, IMMIGRATION ISSUES, AND HOUSING. FROM JANUARY 2014 TO DECEMBER 2014, WE HAVE SEEN A STEADY INCREASE IN THE NUMBERS OF FAMILY WALK-IN VISITS RANGING FROM 108 TO 266 VISITS PER MONTH. IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, BCCE PROVIDED SUPPORTS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM TO APPROXIMATELY 2,187 NON-UNIQUE VISITORS. IN ADDITION, OVER THE LAST TWO QUARTERS, WE HAVE BEGUN TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY BCCE'S SERVICES. THAT IS, WHILE THE COUNT OF NON-UNIQUE VISITORS REPRESENTS INDIVIDUALS WHO SOUGHT OUT SUPPORT, AT A MINIMUM, THESE INDIVIDUALS' FAMILIES WERE OFTENTIMES DIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE SUPPORTS AS WELL. TO BEGIN CAPTURING THIS INFORMATION, WE BEGAN TO LOG THE NUMBERS OF FAMILY MEMBERS IMPACTED ASSOCIATED WITH THE TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED. OVER THE LAST TWO QUARTERS, THIS MEANS THAT BCCE'S SERVICES HAD NEARLY 5,000 POINTS OF CONTACT AND IMPACT IN THE BURMESE COMMUNITY ALONE THROUGH THIS ONE PROGRAM. INTENSIVE CASES AS NOTED IN THE BCCE COMMUNITY SELF-EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION, BCCE USES A MULTI-LEVELED CULTURE-BASED WRAPAROUND MODEL THAT ENSURES OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE SPARED A ONE-SIZE-FITS- ALL SOLUTION TO PARTICULAR NEEDS. FURTHER, THE TIERED APPROACH TO SUPPORTS ALLOWS PROGRAM STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO COLLABORATIVELY DEVELOP APPROPRIATE STRUCTURES FROM INTENSIVE TO LOW-INTENSITY SUPPORTS AS APPROPRIATE TO EACH SITUATION. WE ANTICIPATE SUPPORTING FAMILIES THROUGH INTENSIVE SUPPORTS ON A SELECTIVE BASIS DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY, SENSITIVITY, AND ONGOING NATURE OF THE ISSUES ADDRESSED. THE BCCE HAVE TO INTERVENE IN CRISIS SITUATIONS FOR A NUMBER OF FAMILIES FACING HOMELESSNESS, FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF THEIR BREADWINNERS. THE BCCE SET UP AND RAISE COMMUNITY EMERGENCY FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORTS THOSE FAMILIES. IMMIGRATION STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP. MOST OF THE FAMILIES BCCE SERVES IN THE INDIANAPOLIS METROPOLITAN AREA HAVE ARRIVED IN THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THUS, IMMIGRATION STATUS AND CITIZENSHIP ARE MAJOR AREAS OF CONCERN FOR OUR FAMILIES. WHILE WE ADDRESS CITIZENSHIP AND CIVIC EDUCATION IN THE PRIOR SECTION UNDER THE "EDUCATION" DOMAIN, BCCE BELIEVES THAT EDUCATION IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY CANNOT BE REALIZED APART FROM AN EDUCATION OF AND FOR CITIZENSHIP. MOREOVER, WE BELIEVE THAT FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH ARE INTERTWINED WITH A WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IT IS TO BE A DEMOCRATIC CITIZEN WITH PARTICULAR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. THUS, WE FEEL THAT OUR APPROACH TO CITIZENSHIP FULFILLS OUR COMMITMENTS TO BOTH THE EDUCATION AS WELL AS FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH DOMAINS. IN THE LAST FOUR QUARTERS, BCCE HAS ASSISTED IN THE INTENSIVE PROCESS OF HELPING INDIVIDUALS ADJUST THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS. FOR THE YEAR 2014, BCCE HAS SUCCESSFULLY SUPPORTED SEVEN FAMILIES (29 INDIVIDUALS) THROUGH THE ADJUSTMENT PROCESS INCLUDING OBTAINING ALL REQUIRED IMMUNIZATIONS, CIVIL SURGEON LETTERS, AND IN THE PROCESS OF BIOMETRIC INTERVIEWS IN ORDER TO MOVE FROM REFUGEE TO PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT DOMAIN, BCCE IS CURRENTLY FOCUSED ON SUPPORTING COMMUNITY ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH A "JUST-IN-TIME" APPROACH. SIMILAR TO THE FAMILY AND SOCIAL HEALTH DOMAIN, BCCE'S EXTENDED HOURS FOR THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO WORK WITH BCCE STAFF TO RESOLVE WORK-RELATED ISSUES. TWO PRIMARY AREAS OF CONCERN HAVE EMERGED OVER THE YEARS: (1) UNDERSTANDING OF AND ACCESS TO LIVING WAGE WORK AND JOB BENEFITS AND (2) TRANSPORTATION AS A MEDIATING FACTOR IN ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT. THESE ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW ALONG WITH DESCRIPTION OF A NEW PROGRAM THAT SERVES THE GOALS OF TRAINING AND EMPOWERING MOTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TOWARDS LIVING WAGE WORK AS WELL AS SUPPORTING THE LEARNING OF CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 4. OVER THE YEAR, BCCE HAS ASSISTED INDIVIDUALS IN APPLYING FOR JOBS AND DEVELOPING RESUMES UPON REQUEST. HOWEVER, BECAUSE THERE ARE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE CITY WITH EXPERTISE AND OBLIGATIONS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY IN GAINING EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THEIR FIRST FIVE YEARS OF ARRIVAL, BCCE HAS DIRECTED MOST INDIVIDUALS TO SEEK OUT THESE SERVICES TO KEEP FROM DUPLICATING EFFORTS ACROSS FEDERALLY FUNDED ORGANIZATIONS. HOWEVER, BCCE BELIEVES THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS BEYOND THE TECHNICAL ASPECT OF APPLYING FOR JOBS. BECAUSE BCCE IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY AND ADVANCING SELF-DETERMINATION, WE ARE INTERESTED IN FINDING WAYS TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THEIR EFFORTS TO FIND SUSTAINABLE WORK THAT PROVIDES A LIVING WAGE. CONSEQUENTLY, BCCE HAS ALSO CONSCIENTIOUSLY EXPLAINED WHAT JOBS ENTAIL AS WELL AS EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SO THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE NATURE OF THE JOBS TO WHICH THEY ARE APPLYING. AS BCCE HAS LEARNED OVER THE YEARS, ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT IS GREATLY MEDIATED BY TRANSPORTATION. THIS IS PARTICULARLY TRUE IN A LARGE CITY SPREAD OVER A LARGE GEOGRAPHIC AREA. FURTHER, THIS IS CRITICAL FOR MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WHERE WORK IS MANY TIMES 80 TO 110 MILES OUTSIDE OF INDIANAPOLIS AT TYSON FOODS AND PERDUE FARMS IN FOOD PROCESSING AND PACKAGING FACTORIES. THROUGH THE FAMILY WALK-IN PROGRAM, WE HAVE FOUND THAT ACCESS TO RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION, CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF TRAFFIC REGULATIONS, TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS, COURT APPEARANCES, AND REQUIREMENTS FOR CAR INSURANCE ARE IMPORTANT AREAS BEING ADDRESSED WITH THE COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE CHALLENGES OF RECRUITING PARTICIPANTS TO PARTICIPATE IN WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING

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