Caring Communities Inc.

“An independent accounting firm prepares and reviews the 990. The 990 is then reviewed by the organization's accounting personnel. Any questions or concerns the organization's accounting personnel have are addressed and any corrections that need to be made are made. The 990 is then reviewed by the organization's executive director and any corrections or clarification that needs to be made are made. The final form 990 with all required schedules is then provided to all voting members of the board prior to filing the 990.”

“The conflict of interest policy for the family and community trust requires that all staff members, board members and volunteers disclose annually and in writing to the board of directors all conflicts of interest. Following full disclosure of a possible conflict of interest or any condition listed above, the board of directors shall determine whether a conflict of interest exists and if so the board shall vote to authorize or reject the transaction or take any other action deemed necessary to address the conflict and protect fact's best interests. Both votes shall be by a majority vote without counting the vote of any interested director, even if the disinterested directors are less than a quorum provided that at least one consenting director is disinterested. An interested board member, officer, or staff member shall not participate in any discussion or debate of the board of directors, or of any committee or subcommittee thereof in which the subject of discussion is a contract, transaction, or situation in which there may be a perceived or actual conflict of interest.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request during normal business hours at the office of the family and community trust.”

“THE MISSION OF THE FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TRUST (FACT) BOARD IS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT EFFECTIVE PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT TO DEVELOP INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ACHIEVE MISSOURI's VISION FOR IMPROVING THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.”

“FACT GENERAL OPERATING: FACT CONTINUES ITS USE OF THE APRICOT COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM. THE GENERAL OPERATING FUNDS FOR FACT ARE USED TO PROVIDE LICENSES FOR THE APRICOT SYSTEM THAT IS UTILIZED BY ALL THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AND THE FACT STAFF. THIS SYSTEM IS USED FOR BUDGETING, INVOICING, AND EXPENDITURE REPORTING. THROUGH THIS SYSTEM, WE ARE ABLE TO TRACK THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP'S LEVERAGED FUNDING AND VOLUNTEER HOURS, AS WELL AS ALL RELATED FINANCIALS. THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS REGULARLY LEVERAGE nearly $9.00 FOR EVERY STATE DOLLAR OF FUNDING IN 2019 AND GENERATE OVER 250,000 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER WORK ACROSS THE STATE. THEY routinely serve OVER 500,000 CLIENTS. FACT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE STATEWIDE REENTRY CONFERENCE AS ONE OF THREE SPONSORS. THIS FALL CONFERENCE ATTRACTS OVER 350 PARTICIPANTS EACH YEAR. THE FACT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GIVES ONE OF THE KEYNOTE ADDRESSES AND FACT STAFF VOLUNTEER TO HELP WITH THE LOGISTICS OF THE THREE-DAY CONFERENCE. FACT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NEEDS OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS AROUND THE STATE AS THE NEEDS ARE IDENTIFIED. FACT CONTINUES SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM (SEBTC) DURING SUMMER 2019. THIS PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED WITH THE SUPPORT OF TWO OF THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS: ARCHS IN ST. LOUIS AND LINC IN KANSAS CITY. THE FACT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ASSISTED IN THE SUCCESSFUL AWARD OF THIS GRANT BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANT WRITING EXPERTISE. FUNDING WAS RECEIVED TO EXPAND THIS INITIATIVE TO THE RURAL AREA OF MISSISSIPPI, NEW MADRID, AND PEMISCOT COUNTIES WITH GREATER SUCCESS THAN 2017. FACT CONTINUES TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF ZONTA BY SUPPORTING THE ANNUAL WOMEN OF ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. IN 2019, WE ATTENDED WITH 6 PARTNER AGENCIES. FACT CONTINUES TO WORK WITH SHARE OUR STRENGTH ON THE NO KID HUNGRY MISSOURI INITIATIVE TO CONNECT KIDS TO FOOD IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND WIPE OUT CHILDHOOD HUNGER IN MISSOURI WITHIN THREE YEARS.”

“KIDS COUNT: FACT COMPLETED ITS sixth YEAR AS THE KIDS COUNT GRANTEE FOR MISSOURI. THE WEBSITE continues to be a significant tool TO SUPPORT THIS EFFORT and is updated regularly. STAFF AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE NOW IN PLACE TO SUPPORT MISSOURI KIDS COUNT. THE APP DEVELOPED in 2017 is a PRIMARY PORTAL FOR ACCESS TO ALL THINGS RELATED TO MISSOURI KIDS COUNT.”

“FACT'S NO KID HUNGRY INITIATIVE HOSTED A SERIES OF HUNGER SUMMITS ACROSS MISSOURI. THESE EVENTS PROVIDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR ATTENDEES ABOUT STRATEGIES TO INCREASE THE AVAILABILITY OF AND MAXIMIZING PARTICIPATION IN OUR THREE TARGETS: SCHOOL BREAKFAST, AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS AND SUMMER MEALS/SNACK PROGRAMS. OUR BREAKFAST CHALLENGE GRANT OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED FUNDING TO SUPPORT ENHANCEMENT OF SCHOOLS, BREAKFAST AFTER THE BELL AND BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM EFFORTS. 17 GRANTS FOR A TOTAL OF $43,093 WERE PROVIDED TO SCHOOLS TO MEET THIS CHALLENGE. AFTERSCHOOL SNACK GRANTS WERE AWARDED TO 19 SCHOOLS FOR A TOTAL OF $82,839 AND 22 GRANTS WERE AWARDED FOR SUMMER FOOD PROGRAMS IN 2019 FOR A TOTAL OF $184,293. NO KID HUNGRY CONTINUES TO WORK WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENTS with A STRATEGIC TEAM TO ASSIST IN THE GUIDANCE OF THE WORK IN MISSOURI. A more strategic relationship with the university of missouri is planned for next year to biforcate the work.”

“THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING IS USED TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS ON AREAS OF INTEREST AND NEED SUCH AS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, planning AND BOARD GOVERNANCE.”

“All w-2s are issued by greater kc linc on behalf of caring communities, inc. The organizations have a memorandum of understanding for greater kc linc to process all employees' payroll and then caring communities reimburses the organization.”

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