University Settlement Inc.

“Cheryl o'malley and brian hagan have a family relationship. Jeanne mattern and tamera stires have a business relationship. Sean kilbane and brandon morris have a business relationship.”

“Prior to filing, the form 990 is presented to the finance committee, finance staff, and the executive director for review and approval. At the next regularly scheduled board meeting, the 990 is presented to the full board of directors for review. The form 990 is distributed in advance of the board meeting in order to ensure that directors have an opportunity for meaningful review. A board officer signs the 990.”

“Conflict of interest statements are signed annually by officers and directors. Conflicts of interest noted are circulated to committee chairs in order to require a volunteer(s) recusal on matters where a conflict of interest exists, if any.”

“15-a: the executive committee is the responsible body for the annual compensation review of the executive director. Compensation is awarded commensurate with performance and is evaluated in relation to other northeastern ohio nonprofits of similar missions and financial capacities. 15-b: the executive director is responsible for the annual compensation review of the other officers and key employees of the organization. Compensation is awarded commensurate with performance and is evaluated in relation to other northeastern ohio nonprofits of similar missions and financial capacities.”

“The organization's governing documents, form 990, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. The form 990 can also be found on several publicly accessible websites.”

“This process has not changed since last year.”

“University settlement's (us) hunger center has services that are comprised of a choice model food pantry, a community meal, and a monthly mobile pantry. The pantry is open tuesday through friday 11:30am-2pm and on tuesday evenings from 6pm-7pm. Neighbors can visit the pantry once a month to select 3-5 days' worth of groceries. Families and individuals can receive pantry staples that include fresh bread, fresh produce, and various perishable and non-perishable items. Every tuesday evening, community residents can join us for a free, hot community meal. The first monday of the month us hosts a mobile pantry through the greater cleveland food bank (gcfb). At each mobile pantry, us receives 10-12k pounds of fresh produce. During the last program year, the pantry served an average of 1,868 households. The us community meal served 5,727 hot meals to the community. Each week, an average of 30 meals are prepared and delivered to the alexia and lourexis apartments. Collaborating with the gcfb allowed the hunger center to distribute 131,194 lbs. Of fresh produce to 1,479 households each month. The strengthening family program offers strength-based case management and family-centered education sessions. The program also hosts parent cafes, an event where clients can provide feedback to program staff. Once enrolled in the program, clients work with staff to identify their needs and set personal goals in five areas - healthcare, employment, legal issues, parenting, and education. Staff meet with clients regularly to track progress toward meeting their goals; however, the duration of case management is dependent on the individual needs of the family. Often, program staff utilize wraparound support to provide clients with items such as bus passes, cleaning supplies, and rental assistance to ensure that clients can continue to attend the program, and that both parents and children remain safely housed. In addition, many of those served by the program attend an eight-week family education class designed to support clients and community members as they identify, and work toward overcoming their barriers to success. Three parent cafes are held throughout the year to support clients after they have completed the program fatherhood connections focuses on fathers at the following schools: mound, albert bushnell hart school and warner road girl's academy. The program offers case management, support groups, father child activities and events, and parent education sessions. In the last program year, 249 fathers participated in various program activities. One hundred nine fathers participated in weekly support groups and 36 fathers received case management. Thirty-one fathers were trained as coaches to assist, recruit, and encourage other men to participate in the program. Approximately 400 fathers and their daughters attended the third annual village dance. The transition-in-place housing program provides four months of intensive case management to newly housed families exiting the cuyahoga county shelter system. While participating in case management, families also receive a temporary rental assistance voucher through eden, inc. Program services adhere to the rapid re-housing (rrh) model. Staff and families collaborate to address the barriers that led to homelessness, and together they create a housing stabilization plan. This benchmark system requires staff and families to meet regularly to assess progress and link families to additional services in-house and throughout the community. On-site, clients are regularly referred to the hunger center and family stabilization services as well as the neo skill corps. The neo skill corp helps families with financial literacy, budgeting, and job readiness. Off-site, clients are referred to mental health services, ohio means jobs, the ohio department of job and family services among others. When clients complete their four months of case management, program staff refer them to the collaborative in their commun”