Familymeans

“The audit committee reviews the 990 and approves it. The minutes of the audit committee meeting and the 990 are included in an email to the board for the board meeting. The 990 is available to all board members who are interested in reviewing it.”

“Annually the full board and all of the officers of the agency fill out and sign a new conflict of interest disclosure form. At the board and management meetings, where the forms are signed, everyone in the room is asked at that time, to verbally disclose any possible conflict of interest. If at that time, any board or management member felt that a conflict existed, the full board would review, and if necessary implement any possible restrictions on the person with the conflict. The president of familymeans leaves the board room when the board is discussing her annual performance review and any possible salary adjustments. Other than this, there have been no issues brought before the board that might create a conflict of interest. All employees of familymeans sign a conflict of interest disclosure at the time of their initial employment. The hr manager and president review the disclosures to determine if any conflict does indeed exist.”

“Compensation for the president of familymeans is established by the board of directors, based on comparable data available from various nonprofit salary surveys. On an annual basis the board chair reviews the president's performance. A summary of this review is brought to the full board. In a closed meeting the board reviews both performance and pay. Salary adjustments, if any, are made at this time. The board chair keeps minutes of the review process. This process was most recently undertaken in march 2017. .”

“Financial statements, articles of incorporation, bylaws and the conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Counseling and therapy familymeans is a mn and wi licensed mental health community center with offices in hudson, stillwater, st. Paul and 35 schools located in 3 minnesota and three wisconsin districts. Services include outpatient assessment and counseling services to address a wide variety of mental health issues to all who request services, regardless of ability to pay. The center for grief & loss in st. Paul offers specialized outpatient services for clients who have experienced complicated or ambiguous loss, and significant trauma. The goal of the mental health and counseling program is to help clients understand their problems and see ways to begin solving these problems. Individual assessments are completed and therapy is offered to children, adolescents, and adults to mitigate issues such as emotional disturbances of depression or anxiety, school/employment problems, and other personal or relationship concerns. Family therapy assists groups of people functioning as a family unit with issues such as communication, conflict, and parenting. Group therapy is topic-specific and variable; groups may be in long-term or time-limited formats. School-located counseling programs allow students to access mental health therapy without transportation, financial or scheduling concerns; children in transition groups in elementary schools are offered to students whose parents are divorcing, and a mental health screening is offered to 7th and 9th graders in new richmond. Our scheduling goal is to arrange appointments within 3 weeks of an initial call for help. In 2017, we provided counseling services to 1,190 people in our stillwater and hudson offices, 452 in st. Paul, and school-based counseling served over 872 students.”

“Financial solutions financial solutions offers budget and debt counseling, debt management programs, credit report review counseling, student loan counseling, and financial education to help individuals and families develop the skills needed to establish and maintain financial stability. The 90-minute budget and debt counseling session with a certified credit counselor is offered without fee and provides clients an opportunity to assess their financial situation, explore options, build a practical budgeting plan, and establish long-term goals. For some, enrollment in our debt management program allows them to repay unsecured debt in a fixed period of time while learning to budget and gain financial stability. Credit report review counseling is a service to help clients understand their credit report information and correct errors if necessary. Student loan counseling helps clients to evaluate federal student loan repayment options. Our financial education programs are offered to students and adults in a variety of settings; the goal is to teach the money management skills to eliminate or reduce problems. In 2017 we provided budget and debt counseling to 1,093 families and helped 1,237 families repay over $5.5 million in unsecured debt. In addition, we conducted 17 credit report review sessions, 8 student loan counseling sessions and presented 224 financial education programs to 3,868 individuals of all ages.”

“Caregiving and aging providing care to a frail older adult or a younger person with special needs can become a strain for the caregiver emotionally, physically, and financially. Since 1986, familymeans has offered a variety of services to help these unpaid family and friend caregivers effectively manage and sustain this important role while staying well themselves. We provide education, counseling, information and referral, support groups, and group and in-home respite. Caregivers receive guidance, resource connections, professional and peer support, and regular respite breaks that give them time to themselves. As a result, caregivers' stress and isolation decrease, and their confidence and capability increase. Recognizing the aging of our community and the increasing prevalence of dementia, we have specialized programming focused on older adults and families experiencing memory loss. We provide education and guidance to individuals who are exploring the possibilities of their older years, offer memory screenings, specialized dementia-related support groups, and meaningful opportunities for families to be together despite physical and cognitive challenges. And to work toward long-term change, we engage community partners to plan and act together to develop into a more age-friendly community. In 2017, we provided 9,524 hours of caregiver support and aging services for 1,820 participants.”

“Contracted therapists/center for grief: program service expenses 465,678. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 465,678. Clinical billing contract: program service expenses 18,633. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 18,633. Contracted psyd.: program service expenses 8,415. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 8,415. Cccs contracts: program service expenses 32,950. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 32,950. Other contracts: program service expenses 12,926. Management and general expenses 9,367. Fundraising expenses 10,868. Total expenses 33,161. Caregiver support and aging services: program service expenses 3,790. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 3,790. Youth development contracts: program service expenses 11,021. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 11,021.”

“The organization's oversight process for the audit and process for selection of an independent accountant has not changed.”