The Center for Prevention and Counseling Inc.

“Board members shain steffens and shawn steffens are brothers.”

“The center for prevention & counseling has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the form 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with the internal revenue service, it is provided to the members of the organizations governing body for any comments prior to its submission. The governing body is provided with a reasonable amount of time to review the form 990. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided through management to the outside accounting firm. Any applicable issues are addressed prior to the return being finalized and approved for filing.”

“The center for prevention & counseling currently has in place a conflict of interest policy which it regularly monitors and enforces. The board mandates that all members of management and the governing body annually sign a conflict of interest policy and disclose any potential or actual conflicts that may exist. If a potential or actual conflict of interest exists, governing body and management will investigate the issue. If a conflict of interest is determined to exist management and the governing body will be notified immediately. The member will not be allowed to vote or be a part of any decisions about any such transactions that have to do with the conflict until such time that there is no longer a conflict.”

“An annual review of the executive director's performance is completed by the board under the leadership of the board president. The board sets and approves the executive director's salary. The executive director sets all other salaries and provides employees with annual reviews. All salaries are included in the organization's annual budget which is approved by the board finance committee.”

“The center for prevention and counseling makes its form 990 available for public inspection as required under section 6104 of the internal revenue code upon written request at the organizations office at 61 spring street, newton, nj 07860. In addition form 1023 as well as the financial statements, and conflict of interest policy are available upon written request at the organizations office at 61 spring street, newton, nj 07860.”

“To promote health, hope and recovery among all people by fostering a community in which individuals and families thrive. Center for prevention and counseling (cfpc), newton, nj, is a healthy non-profit in sussex county for over 45 years dedicated to community wellness and recovery from substance use disorder. With federal, state and local grants as well as private and public donations, cfpc is a grant and donation driven agency overseeing three important pillars of work in the sussex county area as well as within northern new jersey. The cfpc prevention, treatment and recovery staff team members work in concert with each other bringing together an educated and evidence-based community approach to healthy living, free from substances. With incredibly passionate staff members and an engaged board of directors, cfpc has made a positive impact on sussex county since 1973, in its humble beginnings as an information center for anyone interested in learning about recovery from alcohol and other drug use. Cfpc has a certified prevention staff offering engaging and relevant presentations and evidence-based prevention programs and services to a variety of populations utilizing strategies to reduce substance use and promote health for schools, businesses, communities, youth, adults and older adults. Prevention coalitions meet monthly in newton and vernon increasing the community understanding of how to implement drug prevention locally. The cfpc prevention staff is often recognized statewide for their professionalism, dedication and proactive work in advocating for policies and practices creating communities free from the harms of illicit drug use. The cfpc clinical services team is staffed by credentialed counselors and clinicians providing a variety of free or low cost outpatient services for both adolescents and adults through different grant funding, medicaid and a sliding scale/ self-pay options. In newton, at cfpc's 61 spring street main office, the clinical team is dedicated to ensuring best practices in the treatment of substance use, mental health and co-occurring disorders. All team members are trained in a variety of treatment interventions meeting regularly each week to ensure the needs of clients are being. Most recently, cfpc's medication assisted treatment program offers a new approach to sustaining recovery for those who have experienced setbacks, struggling with substance use disorder. The cfpc recovery support services staff assists people with substance use disorders before, during, after and instead of treatment and throughout their ongoing process, as well as offering programs for family members and friends. These free recovery support services are based at the cfpc sussex county recovery community center, 65 newton-sparta road, newton.”

“There was no change from the prior year.”

“The organization is required to follow the audit requirements of title 2 u.s. Code of federal regulations part 200, uniform administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for federal awards(uniform guidance) which supercedes omb circular a-133.”