Help USA Inc

“The member is csc human services corp.”

“As member, csc human services corp can elect and appoint members to the boards of these entities.”

“The draft copy of 990 is reviewed by the audit committee of the board. The final copy of 990 is distributed to the board prior to its filing.”

“Conflict of interest policy is signed by directors, officers, and key employees of the organization annually. The board of directors and the audit committee review the conflict of interest statements. If a potential conflict exists, it is resolved by the vote of the board of directors or executive committee. Any interested person shall abstain during such vote. Any committee decision is reported to the full board. After full disclosure is made, the board, the executive or finance committee have the right to authorize to do business with the vendor in conflict or not.”

“Help usa has a compensation committee which is used to determine the salaries of its employees. The compensation committee reviews and recommends to the full board for approval the compensation including base salary and other significant terms of employment of the president and chief executive officer, vice president, senior management. The committee has sole authority to retain and terminate outside counsel, compensation consultants retain to assist the committee in determining the compensation of the president and chief executive officer or senior executive officers, as it deems appropriate. The compensation committee last met formally in 2007.”

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“Help usa is a national not-for-profit organization committed to assisting families and individuals who are homeless, at-risk of homelessness, formerly homeless or low-income to become and remain stably housed and self-reliant. Since its founding in 1986 as a provider of transitional housing to homeless families in new york city, help usa has grown to become a builder and operator of service-enriched transitional and low-income permanent housing in five states. Help usa operates 2,875 housing units at 32 residential sites across the country, comprising 825 units of permanent affordable and supportive housing, 964 units of transitional housing for homeless families with children, and 1,096 units of transitional housing for homeless single adults. Help usa's housing models include transitional housing for homeless adults, families, victims of domestic violence, and veterans; and permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless, low-income, and special-needs adults and families, including veterans. Help usa is also a provider of social services targeted to residents in its housing programs as well as members of the communities we serve. Help usa's programs currently serve more than 20,000 homeless and low-income individuals annually and have helped over 350,000 men, women, and children over the past 29 years.”

“The audit committee of help usa, inc., is responsible for oversight and review of annual consolidated audits and the selection of independent auditors. This process has not changed from the prior year.”