To share the Bounty of our Community with all those in need without question and without criticism.
Origins
Developed as a response to the “Morrison” Report on Homelessness in Greater Moncton completed in 2001;
Those in homeless and near homeless conditions expressed concern that they had no access to meals in evenings and on week-ends.
Administration
Our Policy on Public Accountability & Transparency
Ever since that fateful day, May 17, 2001, when the representatives of the City’s two stationary soup kitchens, five operating food banks and other interested parties gathered around a table in the Ray of Hope Needy Kitchen to begin the process of looking for a workable solution to a problem identified in the Morrison Report on Homelessness in Greater Moncton. The challenge was to resolve the expressed need to provide for those living in homeless and near homeless conditions with meals in the early hours of the evening and on weekends.
From the outset, our Founder expressed the need for a very public and transparent organization. It was his view that if the General Public, the Service & Fraternal Organizations, the many Faith Communities, and, the Corporate Community were going to be asked to donate funds or to participate in our fundraising projects, they had the right to know where their money was being spent. To this end, we are the only Food Bank or Soup Kitchen among the 22 such agencies in Southeast New Brunswick to post the latest “Auditor’s Review” of our finances on its website. As can readily be appreciated, a small charitable organization such as ours could not sustain the high costs associated with a full audit on an annual basis and, yet, those who are responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Corporation and our donors need to be assured that we have all the right and proper safeguards in place to be fiscally responsible for the funds entrusted to our management. The less costly but just as effective “Auditor’s Review” was chosen as the most cost effective method.
Board Governance & The Transition Period
The affairs of Mobile One Community Services Inc. are directed by an elected Board of Directors, most of who are drawn from the Community. Terms on the Board of Directors are for a period of 2 years with a maximum of 6 years unless the Board should decide otherwise. Elections are conducted at the Annual General Meeting which is usually held on the last Saturday in April of each year.
The day-to-day management of the Corporation is in the hands of an Executive Director who is under a personal services contract on a part-time basis. The Executive Director reports, through the President, to the Board of Directors. Supporting and reporting to the Executive Director are various volunteer and part-time contract persons with assigned responsibilities.
Our Founder has been responsible for the day to day management of Mobile One since the first meeting was held in May of 2001. Following a recent major heart operation, it became very clear that there was a concern within the Community and by the Executive Director, himself, for the future of the Mobile One Project. Bearing this in mind, our Founder has expressed the desire to retire from the day-to-day management.
With this in mind, the Board has begun a transition period which will extend over the next two years. This time frame has been agreed to by the Board of Directors and the Executive Director in order to give the Board sufficient time to put in place and take all the necessary steps to effect a smooth succession plan as our Founder steps down and a new Executive Director is chosen to take up the many challenges of the day-to-day management of the Corporation.
• Note: over the past few years, the special projects have included
o the High Street Mobile Food Bank Project ( Dec 2006 – Jan 2008)
o the Mobile Support Services Project (2007-2009)
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