Youth Communication New York Center Inc.

“The by-laws describe members as board members. These board members have power to elect board members”

“The by-laws describe members as board members. These board members have power to elect board members.”

“The form 990 is provided to each board member before filing. Once approved it is then filed.”

“Board members annually review the conflict of interest policy. Board members complete conflict of interest statements each year to disclose any conflicts of interest which may exist.”

“Management compensation is reviewed annually and compared to organizations of similar size, mission and geographical location using comparable data. Executive compensation and subsequent substantiation of the approval of the compensation is documented in the board minutes.”

“Management compensation is reviewed annually and compared to organizations of similar size, mission and geographical location using comparable data. Executive compensation and subsequent substantiation of the deliberation for the ceo, is reflected in the board minutes.”

“The organization discloses the governing documents, policies, and financial statements by filing with public charities. Copies of these documents are provided upon request.”

“Writing program: we base our professional development programs (see section 4b below) on autobiographical stories by teens in our writing and youth development program. Each year, our instructors work intensively with 50 teens (including 15 in foster care) as they write about personal experiences and social issues. Most writers are young people of color and/or are from lower income households. Last year writers produced stories on mental health racial justice, inequality, race, friendship, grief, gender, sexuality, foster care, families, and immigration. More than 22,000 teachers, foster care staff, advocates, parents, and other significant adults in teens' lives are reached through the stories. These stories offered educators insights into the lives, strengths, struggles, and aspirations of the youth they teach and counsel. These insights helped educators to build more supportive learning settings and to improve staff-youth relationships.”

“Professional development: we train educators to use story-based curricula to strengthen youths' social-emotional learning skills (sel). These stories-developed by teens in our writing program- highlight sel skills defined by the collaborative for academic, social and emotional learning: self-awareness, social awareness, responsible decision-making, self- management, and relationship management. Our training enables them to create settings that foster engagement, nurture positive staff-youth relations, and make all students feel welcomed and valued. Staff also improve their facilitation skills: leading open-ended discussions, drawing out reluctant participants, active listening, etc. Last year, we trained over 1700 educators at schools, afterschool programs, foster care agencies, and other organizations. They worked with more than 25,000 youth. We launched our culturally responsive training program, mirrors and windows. It provides unique professional development, centered on youth voices, and concrete strategies to youth-facing adults to help them build supportive classrooms.”

“Consultant 113,798 28,043 38,360 60,218 0 0 total 174,016 28,043 38,360”