Chris Kids Inc

“April estes and kimberley euston- business relationship todd ellis and michael lammons- business relationship”

“Chris 180 provides a copy of the form 990 to the audit & finance committee and board of directors for review, prior to filing.”

“Chris 180 is committed to avoiding both conflicts of interest and the appearance of conflicts of interest. When someone (employee or board member) feels there is a conflict of interest they may consult with the ceo directly. If they are uncomfortable discussing with the ceo, chris 180 has contracted with a third party (the network) that provides an 800 number for anyone to report an ethics or conflict of interest report. The caller does not have to identify themselves to protect their anonymity. The interviewer relays the information to senior management or the board of directors based on the nature of the issue. All allegations are investigated. Monthly reports are received from the network, reviewed by a member of senior management and retained for further needs.”

“Chris 180 utilized a 3rd party study as well as a comparative study with similar organizations with comparable complexity, size and services.”

“Chris 180 utilized a 3rd party study as well as a comparative study with similar organizations with comparable complexity, size and services.”

“Financial statements are listed on the organization's website; governing documents and conflict of interest policies are made available to the public upon reasonable request.”

“Behavioral Health Services Continued: CHRIS 180 recognizes that the social determinants of health impact a person's ability to benefit from mental health and substance abuse services and its programs, services and partnerships address these determinants so that people have the opportunity to thrive. CHRIS 180 is focused on decreasing stigma, eliminating barriers to increase access, and expanding our impact through partnerships, place-based counseling, and substance abuse services in-person, in communities and through telehealth. In 2022 CHRIS 180 completed year five of a five-year contract with Fulton County to provide behavioral health and substance abuse services for uninsured children, adolescents, and young adults up to age 25 in Fulton County and won a ten-year contract with Fulton County Behavioral Health to expand behavioral health services to more youth. In addition, CHRIS 180 was the only nonprofit in Georgia to win a four-year SAMHSA award to become a Certified Community Behavioral Health Center. This will enable CHRIS 180 to continue to expand access to services in the community. Throughout 2022, in addition to direct counseling, CHRIS 180 provided in person chaplaincy/spiritual care education and training through our nationally accredited Spiritual Health and Wellness Program in partnership with Northside Hospital and Northside Gwinnett Hospital which benefited countless hospital patients. Therapists utilize 27 different evidenced based treatment modalities to ensure people received the individually tailored assistance they needed to help them develop the skills required to heal, build personal resiliency, and sustain recovery. Therapists used their skills to help people confront, recover, and heal from traumas including past sexual, physical and emotional abuse and the impact of other adverse childhood/life experiences. CHRIS 180 continues to partner with Emory University Medical School and the Morehouse School of Medicine enabling psychiatric fellows to further their training and as well as several local colleges to provide supervised internship experiences for master's level clinical interns. In addition to school based mental health services, during 2022 an afterschool partnership was established with the Boys and Girls Club of Atlanta and three summer camps at which school-based therapists provided services impacting a total of 2,949 campers. These camps included the YMCA, City Camps, and the LEAD Center for Youth Baseball Camp. (These numbers are not counted in the total served.) Across all locations counseling was provided in the CHRIS Counseling Center - Atlanta; the CHRIS Counseling Center - DeKalb; the CHRIS Counseling Center - Gwinnett; the Adamsville Health Center, the Oakhill Service Center and the North Fulton Annex in Fulton County; the SPOT Drop-In-Center, three At Promise Centers the Westside Empowerment Center in Atlanta; 76 schools in the City of Atlanta, Fulton County, Clayton County and DeKalb County Public School Systems; at partner locations; in the community and through telehealth.”

“Residential and Housing Services Continued: Because CHRIS 180 believes that every child deserves a safe, loving home and that no child should age out of foster care, a trauma informed adoption program has the goal of no failed adoptions. During 2022 twelve new adoption homes were opened and one adoption was finalized. There have been no adoption failures since the program's inception. CHRIS Adoptions provides a unique set of trauma informed services and support to ensure that children in foster care truly have a forever family. In 2013, CHRIS 180 developed a Trauma Informed Foster Care Adoption Model (TIFCAM) with the goal of reducing - and eliminating - failed adoptions for children in foster care. Housing service components for the community include CHRIS 180's SPOT Drop-In-Center for youth experiencing homelessness, emergency/transitional and permanent housing in the community and CHRIS 180's permanent supportive housing program at Summit Trail Apartments for single and parenting young adults, 18 - 24 upon entry, who are experiencing homelessness or who are aging out of foster care. The average length of stay in 2022 was 15 months for 91 individuals who received an array of services to prepare them for greater independence. The 189 youth at the SPOT received support, counseling, life/job skill development, emergency assistance and connection to housing. Most youth receive multiple services with 90% of youth using at least one service component. During 2022, CHRIS 180 added another housing initiative through the creation of a multi-generational pilot program, the Glover Project, with an elderly woman and two young mothers with babies/toddlers living in separate units in a home in a neighborhood. The senior functions as a maternal resource while the young mothers prepare to move toward greater independence. In addition to this the Outreach and Community Housing program provided an 532 individuals who desperately needed assistance with housing and supports in the community.”

“Community Services Continued: Utilizing evidence-based models that include High Fidelity WrapAround and Multi-Systemic Therapy, families are helped to navigate multiple systems and community resources while receiving prevention, reunification and support services that help them build resiliency and achieve their goals so that families and each person in the family can build a natural support system in the community and learn the tools and skills necessary to help themselves. Multi-generational trauma is addressed in families with very young children through the New Generations program which works in partnership with early learning center helping children, 0-5, and family members. In addition, specialized wraparound services are also provided for families impacted by opioid and substance abuse. CHRIS 180's Jail Re-entry and Youth Build Programs focus on helping young adults heal from past trauma, obtain a GED, become career ready and develop the skills and resiliency needed for self-sufficiency. During 2022, 2,684 individuals received services. Community initiatives and services also include focused programming in five City of Atlanta Police Zones through the Drop In Center, three At Promise Centers, the Westside Empowerment Center's Community Health Worker, housing and counseling programs, the Cure Violence program launched in 2020 in the midst of Atlanta's social and racial unrest, and the Teen Violence Reduction program launched in 2022. Interfacing with school based mental health services provided in Title 1 schools in these Zones and with CHRIS 180's services for people experiencing homelessness, these programs work in partnership with community residents and neighborhoods to intervene in the lives of children, teens and young adults to help them change the direction of their lives to productivity and success. CHRIS 180 operates Cure Violence Atlanta in NPU-V of Zone 3 to help build strong, resilient communities through intervention and interruption of community and gun violence with the goal of re-directing and supporting individuals in developing the skills and resiliency needed for self-sufficiency and productivity. Healing Circles help community residents receive empowering support to address community violence and re-claim spaces where violence occurred. Training for residents in Healing Circles and building Trauma Response Networks continued to expand in 2022 and at the end of 2022, CHRIS 180 received notification of a contract in 2023 with the City of Atlanta to expand the Cure Violence Program in Southwest Atlanta. During the year 1,995 individuals received services and/or support. All community services work together and in partnership with other community providers, leveraging each partner's strengths to accomplish goals. In order to enhance services to populations with need while avoiding duplication of services, CHRIS 180 seeks to leverage our strengths and the strengths of partners through creating partnerships designed to fulfill our missions in the most cost effective, efficient manner. To this end, during 2022, CHRIS 180 maintained MOUs with over 50 non-profit, for-profit and public partners including the Atlanta Police Foundation, the Office of Offender Alumni, the Fulton County District Attorney's Office, Lutheran International Refugee Services, Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers, the Urban League of Atlanta, the Boys and Girls Club, Endeavors, four different public-school systems in metro Atlanta and three federally qualified health centers, Mercy Care, Whitefoord and Good Samaritan. As a result, barriers to services were reduced and access to essential trauma informed counseling and other services were increased for children, adults and families as well as for clients of other nonprofits. A partnership with the Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth continues to expand services on behalf of our clients. Training partners include the Atlanta Public Schools, DeKalb County Public Schools, Purpose Built Schools, YMCA, S”

“The CHRIS Training Institute: The CHRIS Training Institute provides high quality training with a focus on trauma informed care, child abuse prevention, diversity, and inclusion. Training is provided with the intent of exponentially expanding impact in the areas of clinical professional services, human services, child welfare, juvenile justice, and family welfare, while promoting prevention and increasing awareness of the importance of treating trauma, mental health, and addiction as wise investments in the future. During 2021, 10,051 unduplicated external individuals received training from the CHRIS Training Institute which was called upon to provide extensive training in trauma and other best practices in working with traumatized children as well as child welfare consulting for staff hired to work federal shelters set up for unaccompanied minors. Trainings offered by the CHRIS Training Institute include Trauma STARs which is CHRIS 180's signature trauma training program utilizing the evidence-based Attachment, Regulation and Competency framework. Youth/Adult Mental Health First Aid and clinical professional courses such as Motivational Interviewing, Ethics, EMDR (a trauma therapy), Play Therapy, Trauma Assessments, and Comprehensive Child and Family Assessment Trainings were provided over the course of 2021 to both internal and external participants. Specialized training was also provided in areas ranging from trauma informed practice, professional clinical services, secondary trauma, self-care, grief and loss, cultural diversity, working with emerging adults, working with LGBTQ+ youth, and sexually exploited youth, the prevention of child sexual abuse, bullying and understanding diversity. Management training was provided to middle managers at CHRIS 180 and virtual courses in Edutainment are helping all CHRIS 180 departments and programs develop and conduct effective virtual meetings.”