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Millionair Club Charity 

Description

Since 1921 the Millionair Club Charity has changed thousands of lives by providing jobs and other essential support services to individuals who are homeless or unemployed in Seattle and King County.

We are addressing homelessness in our community by providing programs that develop economic opportunities for individuals while helping them build self-reliance.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Millionair Club Charity is to provide individuals support and services that encourage self-reliance, dignity and the development of employment skills.
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Millionair Club Charity
2515 Western Avenue 
Seattle 
WA
98121 
(206) 728-5627 

Jim Miller 
Executive Director 

Programs

Millionair Club Charity Programs

With the help of our donors and supporters, the Millionair Club Charity provides: 
  • Day labor and long-term temporary jobs to offer men and women an opportunity to earn a wage.
  • Employment services to get people back into permanent employment. Nutritious hot meals to fuel workers for their job.
  • Shower and laundry facilities to provide dignity to individuals who are homeless.
  • Eye care to support readiness to work. We provide free eyeglasses and exams through our volunteer optometrists and opticians.
  • Social services to open up access to other community services, including housing.
Since our founding, the Millionair Club Charity has been supported solely by private donations — with no direct reliance on government funds or taxpayer dollars. This allows us to remain self-directed and to focus on the needs of our community.Our unique strategy is a proven success, but it requires your support.

Recent Successes and Current Challenges

Our goal is to provide employment and support programs that develops economic opportunities for men and women while helping them become self-sufficient. In 2011, we dispatched more than 1,000 individual workers to 10,039 day labor jobs, providing an essential step in getting people quickly back to work.            

Many of the men and women in our programs are supporting families. Nearly one-fifth of the workers in our jobs program are struggling to not only feed and house themselves, but also to provide for their children.              

With support from our community, in 2011 we expanded our jobs program and add new employment services to help more individuals get on a path to permanent employment and permanent housing. These are necessary steps to providing security for their families.           

The Transitional Jobs Program helps get folks on the path toward permanent employment while the Housing Assistance Program works to help our participants find a stable place to call home.             

In addition to making a donation or pledging your support, you can get involved with the Millionair Club by making a planned gift through your will or living trust, by giving an in-kind gift of food, clothing or other supplies or by volunteering your time.

Evaluation

Millionair Club Charity (MCC)provides day labor jobs and opportunities for permanent employment to men and women who are homeless unemployed or under-employed. In addition, they have a meal program, operate a hygiene center, work in partnerships to provide a 70 bed shelter, and operate a free vision clinic in Seattle.

Proven Success
In 2011 they expanded their jobs program and added new employment services to help more individuals get on a path to permanent employment and permanent housing. For anyone entering the program they gather information on housing status and history, employment goals and history, education and training goals and history, as well as employment and personal references. They hope to build a connection between the staff and the participant and get a clearer understanding of the goals of the individual.

Collaboration
They provide shelter in their building is a joint effort of the Millionair Club, Operation Nightwatch and Compass Housing Alliance. The Millionair Club also has close relationships with area businesses who contribute in-kind donations to their Meals Programs and Food and Clothing Pantry.

They are collaborating with other housing providers to identify more locations for placement of current participants who are seeking housing. Additionally, they are reciprocating by accepting some referred intakes to their employment program of clients living in supported housing managed by our community partners.

Financial Health
The Millionair Club Charity has a long history in the community and a strong donor base to rely on. They have relied on reserves and bequests to cover budget deficits. To address their deficit issues they are doing several things. They hired two Major Gift Officers and hope to raise an additional $250,000 annually. They will continue to host their two special events and will add 6-8 smaller events, with a goal of raising $100,000 annually. They will control costs by enhancing our utilization of volunteers throughout the organization.

Grant History with The Seattle Foundation:

Grants Awarded through The Seattle Foundation Grantmaking Program:

DateAmountPurpose
6/26/2008 $25,000.00support general operating expenses.
3/16/2005 $25,000.00support general operating expenses.

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