Greater Kc Linc Inc.

“Form 990 review process an independent cpa firm prepares and reviews the 990. The 990 is then reviewed by the agency finance team and senior executives. Questions or concerns raised by these individuals are addressed and corrections or clarifications are made at this time. The 990 is then presented to the finance and audit committee of the board for their review. All questions, concerns, changes or clarifications raised by the committee are addressed. The final 990 is presented to the commission for comment prior to filing of the 990.”

“Conflict of interest policy conflict of interest arises whenever the personal or professional interest of a board member, officer or key employee is potentially at odds with the best interest of greater kc linc inc. Although the legal standards for avoiding conflict of interest for nonprofit organizations are fairly limited, greater kc linc inc. Will avoid where possible even the appearance of the potential for impropriety. Individuals and businesses qualified to provide goods and services in the greater kc linc inc. Area are limited. When situations arise that involve potential conflict of interest the following procedures apply. If an issue is to be decided by the board that involves a potential conflict of interest for a board member, it is the responsibility of the board member to: 1. Identify the potential conflict of interest 2. Not participate in the discussion of the program or motion being considered. 3. Not vote on the issue. It is the responsibility of the board to: record in the minutes of the board meeting the potential conflict of interest, and the use of the procedures and criteria of this policy. Although it is not a conflict of interest to reimburse board members for expenses incurred (such as the purchase of supplies), board members are not being paid for serving on the board. Conflict of interest forms are provided to the board members for completion each year. The form collects information on the conflicts or potential conflicts of the board members. A report from this exercise is provided to the audit committee.”

“Compensation review executive salary: is based upon performance targets set for the president the previous year. Performance targets for the president are established by the personnel committee. The personnel committee reviews the performance targets at the end of the year and determines what, if any salary adjustment should be made for the president. Peer review occurs routinely for the personnel committee to arm them with additional information in making their decision.”

“Other officers compensation review linc uses the following procedure for compensation of employees as reflected in the board governance manual adopted by the board on february of 2009. General full time salaries: linc staff makes a recommendation to the personnel committee. Staff recommendation is based upon the local consumer price index - urban wage earners and clerical workers. This recommendation is made to the personnel committee and they make a decision based upon their assessment of the recommendation.”

“Availability of governing documents the organization's governing document, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public at www.kclinc.org or upon request.”

“Average hours per week for officers & directors average hours of service per week are baseline/approximate.”

“Mission statement to provide leadership and influence to engage the kansas city, missouri community as well as the surrounding communities in creating the best service delivery system to support and strengthen children, families and individuals, holding that system accountable, and changing public attitudes towards the system. The purpose of linc includes being a state-wide resource for missouri for certain data and communications needs and services.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT CARING COMMUNITIES Helping Students, Parents and Neighbors: LINC provides support for school and neighborhood services in multiple school districts. Major efforts include building community schools, operating out-of-school programs in area districts and charter schools, implementing federal 21st Century Community Learning Center grants, and operating the area's Community Partnership initiative. Other smaller, similar programs are also included in the category. In total, as of June 30, 2015 there were 86 Caring Community sites spread across seven school districts, two charter schools, and two community centers. Out-of-School-Time: As noted, Out-of-School-Time programming (also referred to as Before and After School Care) is a major programming component for many Caring Communities locations. Currently 41 school sites offer LINC-facilitated Out-of-School-Time activities to an enrolled program population in excess of 5,400 children. These programs operate every day school is in session during the regular school year, with summer programming historically offered at a reduced number of sites. In all cases, LINC strives to work closely with the Site Councils, Districts, and individual youth and families to ensure each site's programming is supportive of that neighborhood's unique needs and goals. 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21CCLC): Three 21st Century grants awarded by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education are helping fund after-school academic enrichment, youth involvement, and expanded parent and community involvement at 17 of LINC's local school sites. The academic component of these grants focus heavily on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) activities, with an equally important emphasis on youth development and project learning activities. This combination will build student skillsets necessary for success in middle and high school grade levels and beyond. For FY15, this service served approximately 58,927 people. In total, at June 30, 2015, there were 86 LINC Caring Community sites. In FY15, LINC touched the lives of 211,751 individuals through direct service delivery, recruitment in volunteer activities, and engagement in site and community activities.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT Work Skills Under a contract with the State of Missouri to support its Missouri Work Assistance Initiative (MWA) LINCWorks is responsible for serving unemployed and underemployed adults in the counties of Jackson, Clay, and Platte. These counties cover the Kansas City Missouri metropolitan area and surrounding region. Through development, planning, contracting, and monitoring community-based welfare-to-work systems LINCWorks focuses on job retention issues including: child care, job readiness, personal skills, employer training and public transportation. For FY15, this program served approximately 4,327 people.”

“PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT Community Assistance The Caring Communities concept is built around a holistic approach to resolving individual, family, and neighborhood issues. Eliminating the obvious issue often requires addressing several that are much less obvious. To accomplish this, LINC facilitated Caring Community sites offer services such as Utility Assistance, Grandparents as Parents support, food pantries, clothes closets, and other supports applicable to the needs of each site's residents. These programs served more than 306 individuals in FY15.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Youth Development Protecting Children & Youth: LINC is actively involved in addressing community child and adolescent issues. These programs improve outcomes for (and extends services to) at-risk families, particularly those at risk for child abuse and neglect and those who have been involved with the juvenile court system. Emphasis is put on enhancing community awareness and training, and developing data systems to support better service delivery by the state child welfare agency. These efforts also include: 1. Coordinating a regional effort to work with teenage children leaving the foster care system so they are successful in moving towards an independent and productive adulthood. 2. Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) provides training for youth on making safe choices. 3. Financial infrastructure support for three regional Adoption Resource Centers located in Missouri. 4. Mentoring services to assist youth who for a variety of reasons may benefit from additional role models in their lives. 5. Staffing and operational support for the Missouri Department of Youth Service's Star School - an online "virtual school" which delivers a unique educational approach with supports designed for at-risk youth. Health Initiatives: These programs improve outcomes for (and extends services to) at-risk, underserved youths and their families, particularly those without ready access to health services and/or insurance. Often these programs are driven by concerned citizens striving to improve health conditions in their neighborhoods, with LINC providing the infrastructure to enable them to move forward on their vision. LINC's receipt of a recent grant from the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City (effective July 1, 2014) on behalf of the Marlborough and Historic East Neighborhood's Healthy Eating and Nutrition initiative is one such example. For FY15, this program served approximately 19,079 people. Childcare Education & Support Educare: LINC has a long history of working closely with local childcare providers and other organizations who share a common vision of quality childcare. As an integrated community-wide asset the childcare service network holds high value not only to family's dependent upon it, but to the metropolitan area as a whole. A critical component in quality care is training. Educare services offered by LINC represent one of the first steps in a range of training opportunities available for childcare providers in the Kansas City area. Critical skillsets and on-site technical support are made available to providers with the goal of them being able to operate safe, viable, businesses and to increase their desire for more advanced training, accreditation, and perhaps pursue a degree in early childhood. Educare is designed to enhance the early childhood development of children between the ages of zero to three years old. The program offers training, educational resources and home visits to family care providers located in Jackson, Clay and Platte County, Missouri, and addresses core competencies for early care and education professionals. For FY15, the Educare program served approximately 2,431 people. Childcare Provider Registration & Support: LINC's Childcare Provider Support team handles registration and subsidy payment processing for childcare providers in the Kansas City metropolitan area on behalf of the State of Missouri. This service effectively complements other provider supports offered by LINC by creating an additional communications channel between LINC staff and provider needs. For FY15, the Early Childhood program served approximately 3,758 people.”

“Description:contracted personnel total fees:1331251”

“Description:purchased services total fees:1790640”

“Description:professional services total fees:292185”