Chris Kids Inc

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

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

“Chris kids 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.”

“Chris is an acronym for the values that guide our work: creativity, honor, respect, integrity & safety. We provide a trauma informed family of services designed to unlock the potential in every child, adult and family through safe homes & environments, behavioral health, stong communities and education & training. At chris kids we beleive that potential is a right, not a privilege. Our ultimate goal is to help children become self sufficient, contributing citizens. To achieve this end highly individualized, trauma informed services and best practice models are utilized. All services are guided by the voice of those we serve.”

“In after-school activities and earn an allowance for household chores as in any family under the supervision and guidance of trained staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our goal is for the children to be able to participate in the community just like other kids their age. We encourage accountability and responsibility through community service and other projects that build confidence, self-esteem and leadership skills. Special emphasis is placed on re-unifying children with their relatives if at all possible; on helping children develop positive relationships with family members and/or caring adults; and on creating "families of choice" if there are no relatives involved. With a focus on real world social skill building, engagement in community and after-school activities is standard. Services focus on the development of natural support systems as well as providing on-going support. In 2013 the average score of the group home program on the state of georgia's performance based contract was 100.11%. During 2013, the program helped 117 children who, at admission, were an average of two years behind in school, on 3.5 psychotropic medications and, as a result of childhood trauma, 56% had an adverse childhood experiences (ace) score of 4 or more. Research has proven that a score of 4 or more on the ace indicates extremely high risk for poor physical health, poor emotional health and poor social wellbeing outcomes as an adult. While in the program 100% of the children demonstrated improvement in life skills, participated in volunteer activities and pursued educational goals while beginning to heal from the scars of abuse/neglect and learning how to function successfully in the community. Approximately 83% of the funding that supports children in the homes is state funding. In 2013, chris kids community based residential programs provided 744,260 in uncompensated care. Charitable funding is required to fill the gap between what is paid and the true cost of care.”

“Behavioral therapy, dialectical behavior therapy and seven challenges as well as others. In 2013, 34% of clients served had an ace score of 4 or more which indicates extremely high risk for poor physical and mental health outcomes later in life contrasted with the general population, 12.5% of whom have an ace score of 4 or more. Therapists help clients face, recover and heal from past sexual abuse, physical abuse and/or other traumatic life events. Children, youth, adults and families receiving services demonstrated high levels of improvement in behavior and functioning as well as reduction in symptoms. During 2013, the chris counseling center helped 1552 people. 88% of clients demonstrated improvement in functioning and 90% of clients indicated satisfaction with counseling saying they would recommend the chris counseling center and would come back for services themselves, if needed. 100% of families reported improvement in family functioning and reduction in caregiver strain across all nine dimensions measured. Many clients are uninsured. Fee for service payment by medicaid, three care managed organizations that serve peachcare enrollees in georgia and private insurance payments leave a large unfunded gap for the underinsured. During 2013, uncompensated care of 861,030 was provided. Grants and charitable contributions are required to meet the full cost of behavioral health care each year.”

“Are dependent on charitable support. During 2013, the chris kids transitionz program provided 650,095 in uncompensated care. 1)transitionz at summit trail apartments provided supportive housing, case management, counseling, life/job skills and educational assistance for 61 single and parenting youth (with 18 children ages 5 or under) who were homeless or aging out of foster care. On admission 56% of these young people did not have a high school diploma or ged, were significantly behind in school upon admission and 75% had an ace score of 4 or more indicating extremely high risk for poor physical health, behavioral health and social well being outcomes later in life. Transitionz prepares young adults to make a successful transition to adulthood and become productive, independent, contributing members of our community through supportive opportunities to complete their education, work and practice daily living skills. Youth participate in guiding and formulating their own individualized service plans and are accountable for their choices. They must be working and/or enrolled in appropriate educational programs for a minimum of 30 hours per week. The program provides a safe place for youth to gain self-respect, confidence and build skills (employment, financial and household management, psycho-social issues, sex education, and safe sex practices) and guidance in gaining/maintaining employment. Primary emphasis is on attaining educational goals, completing high school, attending technical, vocational schools or college. While in the program 87% were working and/or in school and 87% maintained their job for 90 days or longer. 92% of young people participated in volunteer activities. 100% of high school seniors graduated and 100% demonstrated improvement in life skills. Two years post discharge: 96% were housed, 76% were working and 20% were young moms living with a relative or significant other who was supporting mom and child(ren). The aftercare program provided further assistance to 33 young adults after they left summit trail apartments, an emergency shelter or another placement. Of those young adults: 100% were housed, 91% working and/or in school and 9% were living with a family member or boyfriend. 2)the clubhouse is an afterschool program providing mental health recovery services for young people, ages 16 - 21. It is designed to foster independence while helping young people build natural support systems and to teach the skills needed to promote self sufficiency and good citizenship. 98 young people where served during 2013 with a unique combination of counseling, life skill development, enrichment activities, educational assistance and job skill building. Special emphasis is on helping young people understand their mental health diagnosis/needs and develop/refine coping skills while encouraging them to unlock their potential for achievement. 100% demonstrated improvement in life skills and satisfaction with clubhouse services. Due to the success of this program, the state of georgia department of behavioral health requested that the chris clubhouse expand services and add substance abuse recovery to its contract and become a co-occuring clubhouse during 2014.”

“Wraparound and community services & chris training institute: through wraparound and community services an array of in home and care coordination services are provided for children, youth and families in the community. Use of a nationally acclaimed high fidelity wraparound model ensures that the voice of the client guides all services. Families are helped to navigate multiple systems and community services as well as receiving prevention, reunification and/or support services as needed to help them achieve their goals so that, in the future, families can help themselves. During 2013, 692 individuals were helped and 88% of families were strengthened avoiding disruption of the family through hospitalization, incarceration or the out-of-home placement of a child. Safety was ensured for 100% of the children in all families served. The chris training institute provided professional, clinical, child welfare and prevention training to 3,358 individuals during 2013. 75% of trainings were trauma specific and 14% were focused on the prevention of child sexual abuse. Examples of training contracts included the contract with the department of family and children services to provide trauma identification and assessment training and the contract with the united way of metropolitan atlanta to provide diversity training.”

“Rental expenses 22,320 rental expenses -22,320”