Crosswinds Youth Services Inc.

“990 is reviewed and approved by members of the board of directors, as well as the chief financial officer and president/chief executive officer before filing.”

“Conflicts of interest are resolved by the board of directors with the person having the conflict of interest forfeiting their right to vote.”

“Compensation of key management must have full board approval.”

“Compensation of key management must have full board approval.”

“Governing documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Crosswinds youth services creates opportunities for young people to succeed - embodies the organization's primary goal of helping young people in crisis to reach their full potential. This mission is realized through programs designed to strengthen families, reduce barriers to success, and provide young people with support, safety, and opportunity.”

“With a commitment to helping runaway, homeless, and other young people in crisis, the organization now known as crosswinds youth services was incorporated in brevard county in 1974. That year, crosswinds opened its first program - an emergency children's shelter. Over 42 years later, crosswinds, a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, has grown to become a leading provider of youth services in the area, offering a wide variety of programs for young people and their families. Crosswinds is accredited by the council on accreditation (coa) for achieving the highest standards of professional practice for its services. Coa's program of quality improvement is designed to identify providers that have set high performance standards and have made a commitment to their constituents to deliver the very best quality services. Crosswinds is a fiscally stable organization with a strong infrastructure in place. Both the organization and the youth and families that use its services benefit from exceptional community support and vital collaborative partnerships. Robert e. Lehton children's shelter offers emergency shelter on demand, 24 hours a day, 7 days per week for children under age 18 who have run away, are homeless, are awaiting foster care placement or in respite, or who are experiencing serious family or other crises. The program provides safe, supervised shelter; nutritious meals and snacks; and other basic necessities. The shelter also provides counseling and other supportive services for youth and their families. Transitional living program (tlp) helps homeless youth ages 16-24 gain the resources and skills they need for self-sufficiency. The program provides transitional housing and supportive services, such as educational and employment assistance; assistance with securing permanent housing; counseling; and life skills training in budgeting, meal planning, health, and other topics. Community counseling provides counseling and case management to vulnerable youth ages 6 -17 and their families. Counselors in this community-based program work with youth and families to find solutions to issues, such as school performance, hard to manage behaviors at home or in the community, truancy, runaway behaviors, and family conflicts. Juvenile assessment center (jac) is the central point of entry for coordinated service delivery for delinquent and at risk youth, as well as the central point of contact for law enforcement. The jac's goal is to provide the youth and family with the timeliest intervention, which includes comprehensive assessment, referrals to crosswinds and other community services, and life skills applications. Civil citation is an innovative alternative to arrest for young people with certain misdemeanor offenses, which holds them accountable for their actions, while offering counseling and other timely services youth and their families need. Independent living services (ils) assists youth who are aging out of foster care in making a successful transition to independent adulthood with the goals of developing self-sufficiency and independent living skills and preparing each youth to enter the workforce and/or post-secondary education. Street outreach program (sop) targets homeless, runaway, and vulnerable youth and young adults through a mobile outreach team, who provide survival aid, such as food, clothing, and hygiene products, and distribute prevention and referral information for other needed services, with the goal of helping youth leave the streets. Safe place helps children get immediate assistance from crosswinds by entering any one of over 100 brevard businesses or public buildings displaying a safe place sign. 2015-2016 highlights -crosswinds has an ongoing and very productive collaborative working relationship with brevard county public schools, local law enforcement and many other community agencies. -training programs for direct care staff continue to be enhanced and standardized. This has stabilized the robert e”

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