Family Services Inc.

“During the engagement and contracting process with an auditing firm, family services includes the stipulation that the form 990 be electronically submitted by the auditors to the organization prior to filing with the internal revenue service. Once family services receives the 990, the organization's ceo, cfo and board of directors audit committee convenes to review and approve the draft version. The review consists of a comprehensive, line by line evaluation and analysis of both financial and narrative information. After this review family services distributes the form 990 to the organization's entire governing body and files with the internal revenue service.”

“Annually, directors, officers, and key employees are asked to review and sign a new statement regarding conflicts of interest. The policies are distributed to the board and staff through manuals and employee handbooks. If at any time during a term of service, a director, officer, or key employee acquires any interest which may pose as a conflict, the interest or conflict must be promptly disclosed to the chair of the board. Additionally, the director, officer, or key employee in question shall revise their conflict of interest statement.”

“At least annually, the board of directors and/or the executive committee shall engage in a compensation analysis of the ceo and other top management officials to run concurrently with the annual performance evaluation of such employee(s). The board of directors and/or the executive committee, shall, after due deliberation and discussion regarding the total compensation, render a determination regarding whether the compensation is reasonable and whether sufficient, comparative information existed from like, or similar entities, to conclude that the total compensation of the ceo, or any other top management officials, is reasonable.”

“At least annually, the board of directors and/or the executive committee shall engage in a compensation analysis of the officers and other key employee(s) to run concurrently with the annual performance evaluation of such employee(s). The board of directors and/or the executive committee, shall, after due deliberation and discussion regarding the total compensation, render a determination regarding whether the compensation is reasonable and whether sufficient, comparative information existed from like, or similar entities, to conclude that the total compensation of the officers, or any other key employee(s), is reasonable.”

“Family services makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the irs code by making it available on its website and upon request. Forms 990 and 1023, as well as financial statements, governing documents and the conflict of interest policy, are available by calling the organization directly at 845-452-1110. Forms are also available on guidestar.org and other similar websites.”

“Family services is a well respected human service agency with a proven track record of serving the citizens of the hudson valley for nearly 135 years. Family services has sought to meet the changing needs of individuals and families in the community. The organizational mission is to help families and individuals help themselves through direct services, collaboration and advocacy, with the clear understanding that the well- being of families are the foundation of the community's well-being and the well-being of the individual. The healthy whole family is far greater than the sum of its parts.”

“Family services utilizes volunteers in a wide variety of ways. Volunteers provide direct support to clients we serve wherever appropriate, including after school programs, victim services, and family support services. All volunteers receive the necessary training and background clearances. Family services also utilizes volunteers to assist with marketing, outreach and administrative duties.”

“Ocfep - the orange county family education program works with families already involved with the department of social services. We work in a nonjudgmental manner in partnership with the family, providing modeling and coaching on effective parenting skills. Our program goal is to stop the inter-generational cycle of child abuse and neglect by teaching positive parenting behaviors. Snug - snug is an evidence-based street outreach program based on the cure violence model in chicago, which treats gun violence like a disease by identifying its causes and interrupting its transmission. The program focuses on youth between the ages of 14 and 24 who are at high risk for involvement with gun violence. The snug team develops and implements risk- reduction strategies to reduce that involvement with the goal of saving lives and helping individuals turn their lives around.”

“Domestic violence, domestic abuse response team, high risk case management, and the lethality assessment program. In 2017 cvss provided services to 2961 victims of crime, of those 643 were victims of sexual assault, and 2,249 were victims of domestic violence. The staff responded to more than 4,000 hotline calls from community members and community partners in need. Our high risk case management program celebrated its 5 year anniversary and released a 5 year outcomes report highlighting the impact of this initiative. Notable results from the 5 year period include, 128 victims identified as high risk for homicide received interventions to enhance their safety by a multi-disciplinary team, and the lethality assessment program expanded to include 11 of 15 local police departments. The project continues to receive statewide recognition for being an innovative homicide prevention initiative in nys.”

“Offending family members and provides treatment to 8 clients weekly on an individual basis.”

“Other program services include domestic abuse awareness classes, dc court childcare center, supervised visitation, teen resource activity center, afterschool programs, personal empowerment and conflict education, uc substance abuse prevention council, orange county family education program, and snug.”