IT Takes a Village to Help Our Children Inc

“The adopted By-Laws state the following regarding Membership. Section 2.01. Classes. There shall be two classes of members. (1)Board of Directors with Voting Rights and (2)Supporting Members without Voting Rights.”

“Per By-Laws Section 2.02. Qualifications.Membership may be granted to any individual that supports the mission and purposes of the organization, and who pays the annual dues as set by the Board of Directors. Supporting Members shall have no voting rights. Section 2.03. Termination of Membership. The Board of Directors, by affirmative vote of two-thirds of all the members of the Board, may suspend or expel a member for substantial cause as determined by the current board members”

“Section 3.01. Authority of Directors. The Board of Directors is the governing and policymaking body and may exercise all the powers and authority granted to the Organizaton by law. Section 3.04. Board Elections. At the annual meeting, the existing Directors shall elect new Directors, replacing those Directors whose terms have expired, and confirming the continuation of those Directors moving into a second term.”

“Currently the entire board of directors does not review the Form 990 prior to submission. Historically the President and Executive Director have reviewed the form after being prepared by the accountant.”

“Section 7.01 Any board member, officer, employee, or committee member having a potential or actual conflict of interest in a contract or other transaction presented to the Board of Directors or a committee of the Corporation which involves its recommendation, authorization, approval or ratification, shall give prompt, full and frank disclosure of his or her interest to the Board of Directors or committee prior to acting on such contract or transaction. The body to which such disclosure is made shall thereupon determine, by majority vote, whether the disclosure shows that a conflict of interest exists or can reasonably be construed to exist. If anyone feels - or believes - the policy is not being followed, the Board is notified immediately.”

“Governing documents, etc are available upon request by writing the organization at 943 W Main Street, Crisfield, MD 21817 or requesting via e-mail at: ittakesavillage.crisfieldyahoo.com or by faxing a request to 410.749.0751.”

“$1 adjustment for Rounding”

“Grant guidelines require us to provide specific training and/or services for our staff and students from approved providers. Services include Career Awareness, Career Development & College Preparedness workshops; STEM workshops, Summer Work Soft SKills Training and an independent outside Program Evaluator.”