Sheltercare

“Each year, prior to the filing of the form 990, the audit/finance committee of the board of directors reviews the draft form 990 as soon as it is available. Once the draft 990 has been reviewed and any changes are made, the revised 990 is sent to the full board. It is approved by the full board at its next board meeting. The draft audit is reviewed with the auditor at a finance committee meeting and any questions are answered. At the next full meeting of the board of directors, the audit/finance committee chair presents a summary of the audit to the full board for its acceptance and approval. The full board is sent the form 990 by email as soon as it is available.”

“Sheltercare rarely has a situation that involves a conflict of interest. The organization chooses not to do business with the board members or family members of board members or their companies whenever possible to keep the opportunity for a conflict to a minimum. If there is a conflict of interest, the board member is asked to abstain from voting on any matter where the conflict of interest comes into play.”

“The salary for the chief executive officer is determined by reviewing a bi-annual survey provided by an independent organization of agencies in our area doing similar work with similar budgets and by using comparable data gathered from local sources like the employment department, register guard and email notification of local postings. This information is gathered by the human resources manager and presented to the chair of the personnel committee of the board of directors when determining increases in the salary of the chief executive officer. In the case of sheltercare, the salary of the chief executive officer is below comparable positions in our area based on the two ways we have of gathering data.”

“Sheltercare does not compensate its board members in any way. The salaries for the key employees for the organization are determined by reviewing a bi-annual survey provided by an independent organization of agencies in our area doing similar work with similar budgets and by using comparable data gathered from local sources like the employment department, register guard and email notification of local postings. For key employees, the information is provided to the chief executive officer for analysis and ultimate decision on salaries. In the case of sheltercare, the salaries of key personnel are below or close to average minimum comparable to positions in our area based on the two ways we have of gathering data.”

“The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public at the physical location upon request.”

“Sheltercare offers a variety of housing and support services for people who are homeless or those facing homelessness with a committed focus on the community's most vulnerable individuals dealing with psychiatric disabilities, acquired brain injuries and homeless families. Sheltercare provides emergency housing, short term housing and permanent supported housing and behavioral health services. Additionally, sheltercare provides support to build skills for independent living and household stability.”

“Volunteers assist sheltercare in a variety of activities including working with admin and program staff. They may work on special projects such as doing market research or advising on ways to improve efficiency in our programs. They assist program staff with providing services to our clients such as life skills training and money management skills. They may also possess skills that our staff may lack such as providing haircuts. In addition, volunteers assist our program staff in providing mentoring, crisis intervention, and some limited case management for program participants. Volunteers provide a considerable amount of socialization opportunities (both within the program and in the community) to clients as well.”

“Homeless services: sheltercare provides emergency housing, transitional housing, and prevention services to unhoused community members or those at risk of losing their housing. 596 families were provided financial assistance and case management to avoid losing their housing. 12 families were temporarily housed when experiencing a crisis in their housing. During their stay, those families work with staff to secure permanent affordable housing and upon exit, 9 out of 12 transitioned to permanent housing. In addition, sheltercare also provided short term housing for 50 homeless adults who needed a safe place to continue recovery after a hospital stay. 25 of those individuals were chronically ill. The commons on mlk also provided 69 chronically homeless individuals with permanent supportive housing.”