Passages Family Support

“A copy of the 990 is provided to the ceo who reviews the form, schedules and related attachments. Any comments or questions are addressed with the preparer and a final draft is presented to the board of directors who then approve the 990. Once management is satisfied with the 990, the ceo signs the form 8879-te authorizing the preparer to e-file the return.”

“Board members receive, review, and sign the conflict of interest policy when they become a member. Ongoing enforcement occurs through self disclosure as potential issues may arise during the member's term. If an issue arises, the interested person is excused from the meeting and the issue is voted on. The ceo monitors and enforces the policy.”

“The main source available to passages is an annual wage and benefit survey through united way for surrounding counties. This survey is utilized by the board in determining the ceo's compensation.”

“The ceo is the only officer or key employee. See form 990, part vi, line 15a.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“To provide a peer support organization that strives to form healthy partnerships with clients by providing recovery-based support services, coordination of care, classes, and advocacy to families, youth, and children living in spokane county and facing mental health challenges.”

“Other program services include medication management, peer bridger, peer pathfinder, intensive residential treatment, northeast family youth, system partner roundtable, and better health together. Medication management provides the prescribing and monitoring of psychotropic medications to individuals enrolled in gos, wise, and the irt programs. Peer bridger's are our certified peer counselors who work closely with the eastern state hospital (esh) to identify individuals in the care of esh, who with support and skill development can live successfully in the community. Peer bridgers start working with individuals prior to discharge from esh and stay connected to those individuals post-discharge to help ensure a successful transition from the in-patient setting to community living. Peer pathfinder's are our certified peer counselors who work closely with the local corrections facilities to identify individuals transitioning out of incarceration, who with support and skill development can live successfully in the community. Peer pathfinders start working with individuals prior to release from correction facilities and stay connected to those individuals post-release to help ensure a successful transition from the jail setting to community living. Intensive residential treatment (irt) provides services for individuals being discharged or diverted from state hospitals who need extra support to be successful in their transition into their community. The northeast family youth brings together diverse system partners including families and youth in public systems to learn about regional resources and to identify regional strengths and challenges within publicly funded programs that serve at-risk children and youth. The ne fysprt convener and tri-leads participate in the washington state health care authority/ division of behavioral health & recovery state family youth system partner roundtable. Through our regional accountable community of health, better health together, we participate in the integrated managed care initiative to improve health outcomes in northeast washington. Passages receives medicaid funding through managed care organizations. General state funds and mental health and substance use disorder federal block grant funding through the spokane county regional behavioral health administrative services organization and the washington state health care authority. We also are recipients of small grants from regional foundations and capital grants from the washington state department of commerce.”