Ramsbottom Center Inc.

“The children's home of bradford pa board has authority to appoint up to 5 members off the ramsbottom center, inc.'s board of directors.”

“The children's home of bradford pa reserves the right to draft and approve the ramsbottom center, inc.'s annual capital and operating budgets as well as all unbudgeted operating and capital expenditures in excess of 10,000. Children's home of bradford pa board of directors must also approve any substantive amendments to the corporation's articles of incorporations and bylaws before such amendments become effective.”

“The completed form 990 is presented to the board finance committee for detailed review and approval using a secured company website which is password protected. After approval by the board finance committee, the full board of directors is provided a copy of the return in a similar manner for their review indicating that the fianance committee has reviewed and approved the return. Hard copies of the return are made available at the request of the board member.”

“Each year at the annual board meeting, the board members are given a conflict of interest statement. They are required to sign it each year, making sure that if anything changes, it is noted at least annually. In the interim, if there are any changes, they are asked to report them to the assistant to the president, who will then give them a new statement to sign. If members are not in attendance at the annual board meeting, the conflict of interest statement is mailed to them, and followed up upon by the assistant to the ceo.”

“Compensation of the ceo and all other key employees is determined based on an independent study done by an outside consulting firm. This study and recommendations are then reviewed by the board of directors and salary adjustments, if appropriate, are then approved by the board of directors.”

“Compensation of the ceo and all other key employees is determmined based on an independent study done by an outside consulting firm. This study and recommendations are then reviewed by the board of directors and salary adjustments, if appropriate, are then approved by the board of directors.”

“Documents are made available to the public upon request.”

“Beacon light adult residential services”

“Form 990 part i, line 1 continued: ramsbottom offers treatment and structural guidance in daily living skills, provocation skills, communication skills and behavioral programming. The treatment that is provided is in a home-like environment that emphasizes the dignity of each individual.”

“Line 4b continued: the goal of the csru program is to increase independence in personal skills, home skills, community skills, and social skills, while managing challenging behaviors that result from the intellectual developmental disability or other mental health conditions. The intent of the csru is to diverty dually diagnosed adults from admissions to state hospitals, inpatient units, or state centers. Affording the individuals the necessary skills to return to their home communities to have productive lives is the overall goal of the csru program. In addition, another goal of the program is to promote permanency and foster stabilization. This is accomplished through individual psychotherapy, crisis management, collaboration and engagement with community resources, and medication management and education. It is anticipated that the length of stay will vary due to different factors with targeted length being no longer than six months. Line 4c continued: this program provides a less-restrictive setting than inpatient hospitallization, providing a home-like atmosphere within the community. Treatment is focused on the individuals' assessed needs and centers on interest, likes, dislikes, and strengths, while allowing opportunitites for choice and increased independence. The program is designed to serve twelve individuals (four in warren and eight in mckean).”

“Waiver services - a less restrictive community residential setting for individuals over the age of 18 with intellectual/developmental disabilities who can live semi-independently and require a limited amount of on-site care. 5 clients served.”