Brevard Cares Inc.

“The board of directors shall be selected as follows: (a) the member shall appoint one (1) director of the corporation who shall serve as board chair; (b) all other directors shall be nominated by the board of directors of the corporation and elected by the member of the corporation at any meeting of the member. Each person appointed or elected as a director shall hold office for a term of one (1) year and until such director's successor shall have been elected and qualified or until such director's earlier resignation, removal from office or death.”

“The organization contracted audit firm reviews the form 990 with management and the board prior to filing.”

“Annually board members sign a disclosure of conflict of interest form where any potential conflict is disclosed. The board is made aware of any indicated potential conflicts and in the event that a decision comes before the board for a vote, a board member with a potential conflict is recused from the decision.”

“Minimally every two-three years the agency conducts in-depth salary surveys within the industry, local geographic area, budget size and in relationship to other lead agencies. This data is synthesized for presentation to the ceo. Recommendations, if any, for equity adjustments or salary range adjustments are made if appropriate. Final recommendations are presented to board of directors for approval.”

“Minimally every two-three years, the agency conducts in-depth salary surveys within the industry, local geographic area, budget size and in relationship to other lead agencies. This data is synthesized for presentation to the ceo. Recommendations, if any, for equity adjustments or salary range adjustments are made if appropriate. Final recommendations are presented to board of directors for approval.”

“All governing documents, the conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Form 990 part i line 1: brevard c.a.r.e.s seeks to assist families who are at risk for abuse and neglect by the implementation of an aggressive front end prevention program that is consumer driven. C.a.r.e.s is an acronym for collaboration, advocacy, resources, education and support. In this comprehensive strength based program, the family provides a vision and engages the family team conferencing process which allows them to have a voice, choice and ownership of the process.”

“Community prevention initiative is a family centered, strength-based and community-driven approach to child abuse prevention through our unique "wraparound- and "family team conferencing" approach. We offer a full continuum of care and support services to families experiencing stressors that may lead to neglect, abuse or abandonment. The program has had a positive impact on the families and children we serve, helping to prevent situations or events that would result in a child being removed from his or her home. Its success is due to the proactive participation of the families in need who openly engage in the process, building upon the successes and skills within their family unit that will sustain them long term. In the current year aggregated data for the four quarters indicated that 96% of clients who successfully completed the program did not have verified findings of child abuse after 6 and 12 months of program completion at the end of june 30,2024. 93% of the families engaged in the family team conferencing and 100% of the families who successfully completed the program were satisfied with the services they received through brevard cares. Brevard cares served 783 children and prevented more than 330 families from entering the formal dependency system.”

“Activity reported by brevard cares 86,615 activity reported by cbc -127,025 activity reported by family allies -41,760 activity reported by brevard family partnership 7,767 activity reported by brevard cares -86,615 activity reported by cbc 127,025 activity reported by family allies 41,760 activity reported by brevard family partnership -7,767 transfer to cbc -855,184 total -855,184”