Manchester Youth Development Center Inc.

“An ad hoc committee is charged with reviewing and approving the audit and form 990. The committee performs a detailed review of both the audit and form 990, and makes a recommendation to the full board for approval after the committee is satisfied with the accuracy and completeness of the audit and form 990.”

“All board members are required to sign an annual conflict of interest statement, certifying that they are in compliance with the organizations conflict of interest policy. In addition, if a potential conflict is identified at an interim period, the parties are asked to review the conflict of interest policy and re-certify his/her compliance with the same.”

“An ad hoc committee is charged with an annual review of the executive director. This committee determines any adjustment to compensation of the executive director. Their decision is based on a performance review and comparison of compensation of executive directors of similar organizations.”

“Executive director determines compensation for all other employees.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public. All of these documents are available for review at the organization's office during normal business hours.”

“The manchester youth development center (mydc) was established in 1968 amidst an atmosphere of social and racial tensions. Mydc was founded as a recreational facility and alternative to street life for local community youth. Mydc officially incorporated in 1975 with a school-based curriculum in an after school setting for children 9 to 13 years of age. In 1993, a local preschool known as training wheels childcare center, moved under the mydc umbrella in an effort to provide an affordable, educationally-based, pre-school opportunity to manchester preschoolers ages 2 to 5 years. In 1997, mydc played an integral part in the development of the manchester academic charter school (macs), serving grades k to 8. Mydc shares facilities with the charter school, in a mutually beneficial relationship that provides savings in maintenance and operations, services such as fiscal monitoring and other overhead costs. Mydc is a nonprofit organization and a local economic resource for the manchester community, with over 60% of its employees residing in the north side neighborhoods of pittsburgh and 50% of its employees residing within a 3 block radius of the center itself. Twenty two percent of staff members are former mydc students and nearly 50% are parents of present and former students. Mydc seeks to replace negative behaviors with positive goals, through mobilizing families from the community to participate in the development of the youth. The center recognizes that being problem-free is not the same as being fully prepared and thus focuses on the development of the whole child to become productive and engaged citizens.”