Children'S Optimal Health

“Children's Optimal Health provides a vehicle through which other organizations in the Austin Area may collaborate to share information to identify areas of need to improve the lives of children through policy change, community action, operations change and research in the public.”

“Action reserved to the Charter Members. The following matters are reserved to the Charter Members and shall require the affirmative action of the Charter Members to be effective:(a)Confirmation of the annual operating and capital budgets of the Association; (b)Confirmation of the appointment and removal of officers in accordance with Article 5 of these Bylaws of the Association; (c)Alteration, amendment, or repeal of the Bylaws of the Association in accordance with Article 13 of these Bylaws; (d)Confirmation of appointment and removal of additional Charter Members”

“The Executive Director reviews and shares the 990 with the Executive Committee and emails the return to all voting members for review and comment.”

“Monitoring of our conflict of interest policy with the COH Board and Staff occurs annually.”

“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made”

“Following 18 to 24 months of negotiation the board of directors of Children's Optimal Health voted to support a merger of the organization with United Way for Greater Austin. The board of directors for UWATX similarly voted to support the merger. All assets of COH were transferred to UWATX. The two employees of COH became employees of UWATX. Both boards were in agreement that the merger provided greater value to the community since UWATX provides a larger platform for the work of COH while the employees of COH provide talent and capacity that extends the ability of UWATX to pursue work aligned with both organizations related to improving access to social care for persons and families in need to improve health and educational outcomes and equity. The merger became official July 1, 2022.”