Key Human Services Inc.

“Keystone Human Services (KHS), acting as the Parent, which is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation, is the sole member of Key Human Services, Inc., the Corporation. The Parent shall have the chief duty to direct, oversee, and monitor the performance and mission of the Corporation.”

“Officers of Keystone Human Services (KHS), the parent, may serve as voting members of the Board, at the direction of the Parent Corporation. Directors shall be appointed by the Parent for a term of one year commencing the first day of January. The Leadership Development Committee of KHS shall receive and consider recommendations of the associated subsidiaries for appointment of Board Members to subsidiary corporations and present the final slate of directors to the membership of the associated subsidiary. Based on the recommendation of the Leadership Development Committee, the President maintains the authority to appoint candidates to subsidiary boards.”

“It is the policy of Keystone Human Services (KHS), the parent, to direct operations of its subsidiary agencies through Boards of Directors. Members of KHS subsidiary boards are responsible for the governance and stewardship of the subsidiary agency's resources, programs, services and capacity. Subsidiary Board Members are accountable to the Board of KHS and are responsible for implementing effectively the policies, strategy, mission and vision of KHS.”

“The Form 990 is prepared by outside accountants. The form is reviewed by Keystone Human Service's (KHS, the parent company) VP of Finance and audit committee. The board of directors of the Corporation will also perform a detailed review of the form 990 prior to its filing. All board members will have an opportunity to ask questions.”

“Directors and Officers shall timely disclose in writing to the VP of Quality and Corporate Integrity, all circumstances that constitute an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest. In addition, the Compliance Department will circulate the Annual Disclosure Statement. All Board members, Directors and Officers must complete the Statement upon affiliation with the Organization and annually thereafter. Disclosure Statements shall be completed annually and forwarded to the Corporate Compliance Department.”

“It is the policy of Keystone Human Services (KHS, the parent company) to use a compensation system for the KHS President and Officers that will determine the current market value of a position based on the skills, knowledge and behaviors required of a fully competent incumbent. The system and practice will be in compliance with Federal IRS "Intermediate Sanctions" regulations. KHS will use a professional compensation consultant and system recommended by executive management and approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The KHS Board shall set the position level, salary and benefit components of the total compensation package for the KHS President. Officers are executive positions identified and approved by the KHS Board of Directors. The KHS President shall set the position level, salary and benefit components of the total compensation package of officers designated by the Board of Directors. The compensation of the President and CEO of Key Human Services (the corporation) shall be set by the corporation's Board of Directors using comparative salary studies. The President and CEO of Key Human Services will determine the compensation of the corporation's employees.”

“Key Human Services, Inc.'s governing documents (Article of Incorporation and By-Laws), policies, Form 990, and audited financial statements are available upon request. In addition, Key's current and prior 990's are available at www.guidestar.org.”

“Key Human Services, Inc. (Key) is a non-profit, Connecticut corporation, established in Connecticut in 1989, that provides a variety of community based support programs intended to help people live as independently as possible in their local communities. Key Human Services, Inc. provides services in the central part of the state extending from the Massachusetts border to the Long Island Sound. Key Human Services, Inc. is supported primarily through contracts from governmental sources and other non-profit organizations. Key furthers its mission by providing services in four divisions or areas, which are Community Living Arrangements Division, Individual and Family Support Division, Birth to Three Area, and Key Nursing Services Area. The program service accomplishments of each division or area are described on Form 990, Part III, Statement of Program Accomplishments.”

“The process has not changed from prior years.”