Northern Valley Catholic Social Service Inc

“Nvcss corporation shall have one member: the roman catholic bishop of sacramento, a corporation sole.”

“The members shall appoint, and may remove, at their sole discretion, members of the board of directors of this corporation.”

“One member votes with the rest of the board of directors regarding the duties and responsibilities that govern the organization.”

“The full board has one week to review the return prior to submission to the irs.”

“At the time of hire, staff are given the conflict of interest form. Any new board members are given conflict of interest forms as well. Once a year, a committee reviews all forms. In addition, the form is always available if changes need to be made.”

“Annually, the compensation of the cfo and executive director are reviewed by the executive committee and ratified by the board of directors. The source is the compensation and benefits survey conducted by the center for nonprofit management. Salary comparison takes into consideration industry, size of budget, and geographic location and provides a benchmark for these two positions.”

“Annually, the board reviews and approves salary ranges for key staff. No compensation is offered to board members.”

“The application and return are available in hard copy or in electronic version upon request. Governing and organizing documents are available to the public in hard copy on site. The conflict of interest policy is available via e-mail or hard copy upon request. The audited financial statements and related auditor's report are available to the public upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Community Supportive Services and Programs This area of service covers a wide spectrum including resource centers offering nutritional education and food distribution, clothing programs, educational support programs, foster youth assistance, community-based multicultural programs, senior programs, and homeless assistance. The Organization strives to assist individuals and families to enhance their lives and strengthen the families within our communities. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) The Organization operates CASA programs in Butte, Glenn and Shasta counties. Volunteers are recruited and attend extensive training to become a CASA. Once sworn in by the court, the CASA is assigned a child in the dependency court that can benefit from a CASA. The CASAs role is to advocate on behalf of that child, attend all court dates, and submit written reports to the court that represent the voice for that child. The CASA will remain assigned to that child until the child has been returned home, adopted, or has a permanent placement. The funding for this worthy program is from the Administration of the Courts (AOC) and has recently been reduced. CASA requires a commitment on the part of the agency to raise the additional funds necessary through donations, fundraisers, etc. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: OTHER - Other programs not categorized include Kohl's Cares for Kids, Adopt-a-Family, and Washington Plaza. These programs, with the exception of Adopt-a-Family and Washington Plaza, are designed to bring in revenue to support the short fall of other programs along with the different fundraisers. Adopt-a-Family is a program that provides struggling families with the best possible holiday through generous donation from the community. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Wild Fire Relief - The Organization operates two programs to supportw ild fire relief efforts.CalHOPE is a program designed to offer emotional support and resources to thoseaffected by the fire. This program operates with a program manager, team lead(s) andcrisis outreach workers. The outreach workers go in pairs to affected areas,businesses, schools, community centers and events, homes, etc., to provide emotionalsupport and resources to those in need. The program is designed to offer a lighttouch of casework to ensure anyone in any fashion who has been affected by thedisaster receives support and resources as needed.Disaster Case Management Program (DCMP) is a program designed to assist thosewho have lost or damaged homes to rebuild their homes. This program focusesprimarily on those who were underinsured or uninsured. This program connectsclients to the Community Recover Team (CRT) or Long Term Recovery Group (LTRG)where funding within the community, in addition to various resources, are used toassist the community with rebuilding homes. Case managers work with referredclients to assess needs, gaps in funding, and assist from start to finish with the rebuild process.”