Miriam'S Kitchen

“After preparation by the independent auditors, the 990 is reviewed by both the CEO and the members of the board of director's finance and audit committee. Any errors or changes are then communicated to the auditors before the 990 is filed.”

“Each board member is expected to complete and sign an affirmation statement, which covers, among other things, board conflict of interest. At each meeting of the Board, there is a call for conflicts during which time any board member with any potential or known conflict of interest is asked to disclose the conflict to the board.”

“A task force, comprising the board chair and the chair of the governance committee, after seeking input from all board members and selected staff, shall formally evaluate the CEO annually, based upon achievement of organizational goals and any other specific goals the Board and CEO have agreed upon in advance, as well as the CEO's own written self-evaluation.”

“The organization makes the 990 and audited financial statements available on its website. The conflict of interest policy and other governing documents are available upon request.”

“MIRIAM'S STUDIO IS A DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT THERAPEUTIC SPACE WHERE GUESTS ARE FREE TO CREATE ART IN A VARIETY OF MEDIA - DRAWING, SCULPTURE, COLLAGE, PAINTING AND JEWELRY THAT CAN BE COMPLETED IN A SINGLE SESSION OROVER SEVERAL SESSIONS. DURING THE CREATIVE PROCESS, THE ART THERAPIST OBSERVES AND ENGAGES GUESTS WHILE PARTICIPANTS SPEAK OPENLY AND GAIN SUPPORT FROM EACH OTHER IN A SAFE AND TRUSTING ENVIRONMENT. THIS APPROACH CREATES A PLACE OF BELONGING, WHERE EACH GUEST IS FREE TO SHARE, EXPRESS AND GROW. IN DOING SO, RELATIONSHIPS WITH CASE MANAGERS ARE BUILT, TRUST IS EARNED AND DIGNITY IS FOSTERED. MK's new Street Outreach Program means we no longer have to wait for guests to find us. Instead, we can go out to find them and help them on their road to housing as quickly as possible. The Outreach team takes the quality services that we offer in our dining room to the clients wherever they may be under bridges, in parks or on the streets. The geographic focus areas of our Outreach Team include Foggy Bottom, Georgetown and areas surrounding the State Department and National Mall. MK pushes forward best practices, system improvements and increased resources to make instances of homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring across DC (not just in our dining room). We also helped found, and still provide the majority of the staffing and resources for The Way Home Campaign, a citywide movement of 95 organizations and 5,000 individuals pushing for an end to chronic homelessness in DC.”

“No change in the process from the prior year.”