Catholic Family Services

“Catholic family services, a corporation, is established on a membership, non-stock basis, and the sole member is the roman catholic bishop of the diocese of kalamazoo (the "member").”

“The board of directors, serving without compensation, is the governing body of the corporation, and shall be appointed or approved by, and may be removed by, the member. Board members shall recruit prospective board members. A written list of candidates for the board shall be prepared by the board and shall be furnished to the member. After approval and appointment by the member, the list of candidates shall be submitted to the directors and an election shall be held as detailed in the bylaws.”

“The member shall have the power to review and ratify or veto all decisions of the board and the officers, including any policy or program adopted by the board. The corporation shall forward the member, as soon as possible after any meeting of the board, the minutes of the meeting. The corporation shall also provide to the member such other minutes or reports as he may request from time to time. An annual financial report, certified by independent auditors, shall be forwarded to the member within 150 days after the end of the corporation's fiscal year.”

“The form 990 and schedules are submitted via email to the board of directors for review and comments. After all questions and comments are addressed with the board, the form 990 is signed by the ceo and filed.”

“The process of monitoring conflict of interest transactions includes procedures that require specific disclosures to be made as follows: 1) all board members and the executive director should complete the statement of disclosure at the first meeting of each year. A disclosure reminder statement is printed on the bottom of each board agenda. 2) all staff members engaging in private practice need to disclose this activity and gain approval of the executive director as per agency policy and procedures. 3) the executive director must disclose intent to engage in outside employment and gain approval from the board to do so. 4) any area covered by the conflict of interest policy must be followed. In order to maintain high standards of ethical conduct, board members, personnel (employees and volunteers) and/or consultants are required to disclose situations that might be perceived to be conflict of interest or a circumstance of unfair gain. Conflicts of interest should be discussed as soon as they are discerned or anticipated, regardless of where the conlict may be. These can be resolved through counsel and/or, if there is a disagreement, through invlovement of a higher authority within the agency. Board members are required to abstain from voting on issues when a conflict of interest exists.”

“The board conducts an annual performance evaluation of the executive director. The compensation is then set based on the evaluation with available funding taken into account.”

“No compensation is paid to any director or officer from this corporation with the exception of the ceo & president, which is described in the compensation process for the top official.”

“Catholic family services makes the form 990 completed in the last three years, governing documents (by-laws and articles of incorporation), conflict of interest statement, and the most recently completed audit available to the public for inspection during regular business hours at the organization's principal office. Copies of these documents can be requested through the agency's website or via written request. Requested documents will be mailed within 30 days.”

“KALAMAZOO”

“Days of housing assistance to 49 youth. The ark outreach program helps homeless youth on the streets, offers free education and prevention workshops in schools and other organizations and helps promote the ark services. In 2015, staff made 282 presentations and provided 427 hours of crisis intervention services to 7,635 youth. Through community support, assistance in the form of household items valued at 10,821 were distributed to eligible youth served through these programs.”

“Bargo manor (otsego senior apartments) in otsego provides affordable and safe living for adults age 62 or older and/or mobility-impaired adults. There are 48 one-bedroom units. Amenities include a community center and laundry facilities on each floor. Staffing includes a service coordinator and a maintenance manager. In 2014, 54 adults were provided with 17,422 days of residence. The heating assitance program, offered in collaboration with the diocese of kalamazoo, helps low-income families and individuals with their winter heating bills. In 2014, 64,085 passed through our agency from the diocese of kalamazoo and was disbursed to 286 families (895 people) in the nine county region of the diocese. This program is administered each y ear by volunteers.”