West Side Community House

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside accounting firm and reviewed by board and management prior to filing.”

“Management regularly reviews compliance with conflict of interest policy.”

“Compensation of the executive director is determined by the governing board considering key factors”

“Governing documents are made available upon request”

“Family-to-family - provides supportive services to foster and adoptive families, identifies families in crisis through community referrals and self-identification and provides wraparound services to prevent the need for county involvement. Professional social work staff link families to hundreds of services in the community. Family team meetings and parent support groups are key elements of the success of this program. In 2018 staff members held ten collaborative meetings attended by 230 direct service staff members from community service providers and made 6,200 referrals for 763 families linking them with services in the community to help stabilize and connect them with the supports they need to become strong and resilient. (in 2018 we served 763 families with 2,300 children under the age of 18. A majority of these families (80%) live below 200% of the federal poverty level.)”

“Community wrap around school - west side community house is the lead agency for the united way wraparound school project at h. Barbara booker school. During 2017-18, we provided services for and engaged with 400 students and their families. We facilitated six afterschool programs for booker scholars that challenged them to increase their reading and math skills. (over 95% of participants live at or below the poverty level.) wrap for success (w4s) - empowers parents through the successful completion and comprehension of the act course including w4s warm up and graduation sessions, and attendance at monthly family night and first fridays meetings where they participate in interactive workshops with other community parents that are responsive to the challenges and needs that they identify. In addition, as appropriate, we make referrals both internally to our family and youth programs, and externally to community partners. (in 2018, 54 parents participated in 8 wrap sessions and 321 parents and children attended 29 group meetings including family nights, parents with a purpose, parent leadership group and financial literacy training. Over 90% of participating parents are currently or were previously system involved.) youth services - activities are geared toward building strong educational values, high literacy, self-esteem, self-discipline and independence. Sisterhood is an after-school and summer arts program that prepares girls ages 10 - 18 for womanhood and their life beyond. In 2017- 18, we served 74 girls. Forty percent live at or below the federal poverty level, 53% are between poverty and 200%. Sisterhood participants come from as far west as olmsted falls and as far east as euclid.”

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