Christian Education Centers Inc

“The the form 990 is presented to the full board prior to filing by the auditor.”

“The center's employee manual contains a conflict of interest policy. Any violation of the conflict of interest policy should be immediated reported to the executive director, who will promptly investigate all alleged violations and recommend action to the board of directors. In addition, the board of directors has a written conflict of interest policy that requires annual disclosure statements.”

“The executive director's salary is voted on and approved by the full board.”

“Governing documents are available to the public upon request.”

“Substance abuse prevention: the center's substance abuse prevention program's goal is to educate youth to the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other substances to equip them with the knowledge necessary to make healthy lifestyle decisions. During 2017, there were over 8,000 middle and high school students served through power teams, swat, media literacy programs and community awareness efforts. In 2018, 800 adults were educated on social host accountability, 1,408 middle-school students were educated in media literacy, and 69 students were served through 142 sessions provided by the center's swat teams. Recovery community organization: center point's jeffrey dallas gay jr. Recovery community organization ("j's place") carries out recovery-focused community education and outreach programs, and provides peer-based recovery support services. The center serves a broadly defined recovery community - people in long-term recovery, their families, friends and allies, including recovery-focused addiction and recovery professionals. The sole mission of the recovery community organization is to mobilize resources within and outside of the recovery community to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction. The center uses public education, policy advocacy, and peer-based recovery support services to achieve that mission.”

“Teen pregnancy prevention: teen pregnancy prevention consists of three programs: 1. Classroom based education - this is a 14-session classroom-based program designed to encourage healthy and safe relationships and responsible decision making among teens. It is currently offered to all gainesville city, hall county, and lakeview academy 9th grade students. The evidenced-based curriculum, choosing the best journey, empowers young people to make safe and positive choices. Lessons that are covered include: setting goals, making the best decisions, avoiding pregnancy, avoiding stds, developing the best relationships, choosing abstinence until marriage, overcoming the pressure and being assertive. In addition, baby think it over infant simulator dolls provide teens with the opportunity to address the challenges and realities of being a teen parent. In 2018, staff was trained and began implementing love 146/not a number, a curriculum focusing on human trafficking; it was offered to gainesville high school and in the center's ethics classes. During 2018 and 2017, respectively, 848 and 855 students participated in this programs. 2. Pregnant & parenting support & education - this is a weekly support group for middle and high school girls who are pregnant or already have children. These groups are designed to encourage the students to complete high school, reduce subsequent pregnancies, ensure healthy pregnancies and babies, improve parenting skills and reduce early childhood abuse. During 2018 and 2017, respectively, 61 and 59 pregnant and/or parenting young women were served. 3. Smartgirls - this is an abstinence-based education group offered to all hall county middle and high schools and lakeview academy. These groups meet weekly for one semester, serving 7 to 10 girls at a time. These groups provide young women with the skills needed to overcome negative peer pressure, the tools to protect themselves from those who wish to exploit them (often these young women are in relationships with men at least four years older than they) and the esteem to view their future potential accurately. During 2018 and 2017, respectively, 155 and 128 middle and high school students were served.”

“Wilheit student services: wilheit student services provides sliding-scale counseling services for individuals, couples and families. In 2018, 150 clients were served with 145 of them being school-aged children with no access to mental health care. In 2017, 582 counseling sessions were conducted with 174 patients. Wilheit services provide free therapeutic services for students in the gainesville city and hall county school systems. The delivery of services is provided by graduate level interns and associate licensed therapists that are clinically supervised. Mentoring: our mentor program recruits and trains caring adults to work one-on-one with students in gainesville city, hall county schools and boys and girls clubs. These mentors agree to meet with their students once a week for the duration of the academic year and focus on improving academics, attendance, behavior, peer relations, and bonding with school. Mentors receive a two-hour training session and a background check. Once trained, the mentor chooses the school or club in which they would like to serve. Program evaluations are consistently positive and demonstrate student improvement. 109 new mentees/students were served in 2018 with several 100 more who continued from years past. Also, in 2018, the center trained 126 new mentors. During 2017, 590 students were served in total. Religious education: the center's religious education program provides free elective courses in academic religious studies to students at gainesville high school. Courses offered include the following: history and literature of the old testament era, history and literature of the new testament era, comparative religions, greek, and ethics. 91 students were enrolled during 2018 and 99 students were enrolled during 2017.”