Corporate Alliance for Drug Education

“The 990 draft was circulated to members in advance, then reviewed at an executive committee meeting. Any needed changes are incorporated and reported to the board at the board meeting.”

“The conflict of interest policy questionnaire is completed annually by each board member. It is up to each board member to declare a conflict when it exists. There is no specific activity of the board that actively monitors compliance with the disclosures.”

“A committee of the board is appointed by the president to review the performance of the executive director annually. The committee historically discusses compensation for the executive director with persons outside of the organization to determine what is reasonable compensation and reasonable increases. Some of the persons consulted include the executive search firm that was retained to identify former candidates for the executive director position.”

“The conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request of the administrative offices.”

“Cadekids teaches and mentors philadelphia public school students to rise above desperate circumstances-violence, poverty, and apathy-to build lives that match their dreams. Founded in 1987, cadekids is a pennsylvania-registered charitable organization that helps k-8th grade public school students make good decisions by teaching them how to control their impulses and avoid violence and drug use. In 2013-14, we served nearly 8,400 students in 23 schools: 5,800 in our core prevention programs and 2,600 through problem gambling prevention lessons. Racially, our participants are 57% black, 29% white, 4% asian, and 10% other; ethnically, 31% are latino. Cadekids focuses on elementary and middle schools located in philadelphia's most-stressed zip codes, which have the highest concentration of shootings, death with drugs present, and property crimes. Our best-practice model helps students recognize their emotions to avoid self-destructive conflict. Dedicated prevention specialists (pss) maintain a year-long presence in their schools and provide students with life skills essential for academic success and staying on track for high school graduation. Our pss teach kids information that really "sticks;" a lesson taught today stays with our kids all week and is supported by the teachers, long term. Pss spend five days per week onsite at their designated schools using proven curricula featuring social decision-making lessons, which research demonstrates is instrumental in decreasing bullying and increasing a sense of self-control-key factors in positive self esteem. Many of our pss grew up in the same neighborhoods as the kids they serve and are able to build a unique rapport with them. As a result, pss are well positioned to identify at-risk students, provide early intervention, and make key referrals when necessary. Cadekids helps change attitudes by teaching students how to think before they act. As they practice using smart decisions in interactions with others, the schools see results such as better attendance and fewer angry outbursts, violent incidents, and bullying. This impact is felt from classroom teachers to principals and administrators. By validating kids value to their communities at such pivotal ages, cadekids not only prevents violence, addiction and unhealthy decisions, it creates a positive, ongoing impact; hence our name: cadekids - "changing attitudes, decisions, and environments for kids." by helping children see their own potential for becoming good people and contributing members of their communities, cadekids helps stem some of the worst and most costly trends - - a cost-effective way to improve children's resilience ($100 per classroom student per year); otherwise, wrap-around treatment services for children are philadelphia's most expensive behavioral health expense. - $46,000 per gunshot treatment (tu trauma center): exceeds the cost of a cadekids prevention specialist in a school for a year ($30,000, salary & benefits), reaching up to 1,000 students each. - if the 30,000 students who began ninth grade but left without earning a high school diploma (2005 data) had stayed in school, $275 million of lost wages would be gained annually, plus $88 million in tax revenue. Cadekids has statistically significant evidence of effectiveness. In an august 2010 study of 6,200 program participants and 7,900 control group students, well-known education researcher katherine meyers found "remarkable" fy09 results for cadekids' students, concentrated in philadelphia's lowest-performing public schools. Middle (ms) and elementary school (es) students who participated in cadekids- - were significantly more likely to have friends who did not use drugs (ms, 72%; es, 74%), alcohol (ms, 68%; es, 81%), or cigarettes (ms, 70%; es, 71%), after participating. - significantly reduced approval of hitting back (ms, 59%; es, 63%) pushing others around (ms, 58%; es, 32%), and saying mean things (ms, 59%; es, 22%). Participant school attendance r”

“The board of directors assume the responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and the selection of an independent accountant. This process remains unchanged from the prior year.”