Ch Pennsylvania Under - 21

“Jeff cook, board member, has a family relationship with john ducoff, executive director.”

“The sole corporate member of covenant house pennsylvania is its parent organization, covenant house d/b/a covenant house international.”

“Pursuant to the organizing documents, covenant house international (parent) has the right to appoint and remove the directors of covenant house pennsylvania.”

“Covenant house pennsylvania's organizing documents have reserved certain rights to its sole member, covenant house international. Pursuant to the organizing documents, the by-laws may be amended or repealed by covenant house.”

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm in conjuction with the organization's accounting department and then reviewed by the parent organization, covenant house international, and the finance committee of the board. The finance committee approves the form 990 on behalf of the full board. Upon acceptance and approval of the return by the finance committee, it is then distributed to the full board and filed accordingly.”

“The organization requires annual disclosure and affirmation of the conflict of interest policy by all officers, directors and key employees. The disclosure statement requires each officer, director, and key employee to disclose any business or personal interests, direct or indirect, that the person may have in an organization that competes with or does business with covenant house international or any other organization business/ agency affiliated with covenant house international. If a conflict is determined to exist, it must be reported and addressed to the satisfaction of the organization. Any other person having a conflict, and attending said meeting, shall retire from the room in which the board or committee is meeting and shall not participate in the final deliberations or decisions regarding the matter under consideration. Any interested director shall also abstain during such vote. The minutes of the meeting of the board or committee shall reflect that the conflict of interest was disclosed and that the interested person was not present during the final discussion or vote and did not vote. A summary of the annual conflicts of interest and copies of the conflicts of interest reports from the directors, executive director, and officers of the organization are also sent to the parent organization, covenant house international. The parent, covenant house international also ensures the annual conflicts of interest reports are accomplished for each affiliate and that the required information is sent to them.”

“The executive director's compensation is determined by the compensation committee working in conjunction with the president of covenant house international (parent). A salary structure and range were determined using a compensation committee and independent consultant for the executive director. Factors considered were the size of the agency budget, program size and complexity, local market compatibility, and the cost of living, with compensation approved by the ch pa board of directors. In october 2014, jer consulting was engaged to conduct a market analysis of base salaries provided to executive directors positions in a cross section of markets comparable to those served by covenant house international. Salaries are determined with consideration to the study. All raises for the ed are determined by the board. Records of executive committee's compensation decisions are maintained in the covenant house international (parent) human resources department record. This process was last undertaken in fiscal year 2018. Compensation for key employees and other officers are determined based upon the market salary, along with the salary request and budgeted costs for the position. Compensation for key employees and other officers are screened by the human resources director or designee. Final selections are passed on to the executive director for consideration and then presented to ch pa board of directors. Members of the board of directors interview the candidate(s) from which a recommendation is made to full body. The final decision is made by the executive director, who approves the compensation.”

“The organization's audited financial statements and form 990 are posted on its website. The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are all available for public inspection upon request at 31 east armat street, philadelphia, pa 19144.”

“Covenant house international (parent) provides financial support as well as management and organizational support for its affiliated organizations. The parent conducts fundraising activities for its own programs and the programs of the affiliates including the sleep out event. The parent collects the funds from the sleep out event that each affiliate holds in their city online through software that they manage/operate. The funds are then disbursed to each affiliate that raised the funds through a grant from the parent. The parent combines contributions received from individuals, corporations and foundations, the sleep out event, plus a parent subsidy and appropriates funds classified as "branding dollars" to each covenant house affiliate. The parent reports the sleep out event in schedule g, part ii of their form 990. The filing organization reports the sleep out event income on part viii, line 1d as a contribution from a related organization.”

“Our five core principles are: immediacy: our young people are welcomed without question or cost. Our foremost goal is to provide quality services to youth in need in an immediate fashion. Sanctuary: covenant house provides a safe haven from the hardships of the streets and emphasizes the inherent worth of the young people we serve. Structure: street life is very unstructured. Often our kids go wherever their day takes them. Our program is structured in order to help our young people find direction and supports them to achieve their goals. Value communication: covenant house attempts to communicate values which are life enhancing and not destructive. We enter into a relationship with our youth based on honesty, love, trust and respect. Choice: our goal is to empower the young people we serve. The first step is to show them that they enter this relationship freely. They must choose to change and covenant house helps them make informed decisions about their future. Child protection services: covenant house, inc. ("chi") and covenant house pennsylvania ("chpa") recognize that saftey is a key component in a therapeutic community and foundational to social work practice. In response to the safety needs of our youth, chi and chpa have established a child protection committee charged with creating a common core of safety practices designed to reduce risk. The committee process is driven by the needs of the youth we serve, our mission, and our programs. The safety model's conceptual framework views risk management as an interaction among specific safety concerns, the vulnerabilities of at-risk youth, and the administration's capacity to shelter and protect youth proactively and respond to incidents quickly. The child protection system is an articulation that we will serve youth in a secure environment and that we will hold ourselves accountable for their safety. Youth come to us in states of crisis and providing them with a safe environment in which to heal is a fundamental part of our response to trauma and an essential practice in our field. In addition, chi and chpa are accredited by praesidium, a national leader in abuse risk management.”

“The process for selecting an independent accountant and establishing a committee that assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit has not changed from prior years.”