Chris Kids Inc

“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 990 information from similar organizations and a survey of organizations with comparable complexity, size and services who also won the managing for excellence award which chris 180 won in 1998 and again in 2011.”

“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.”

“Chris 180, inc. Is a nationally accredited nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to heal children, strengthen families and build community. Chris 180 helps children, adults and families who have experienced trauma change the direction of their lives to become more productive, self-sufficient members of the community. This is accomplished through mental health counseling, training, providing safe housing and real-world skill building. During 2017, chris 180 helped 6,795 people through its various programs and services and provided specialized training to an additional 1,701 community professionals, paraprofessionals and school personnel. Chris 180's ultimate goal is to empower people to develop the skills and independence they need to navigate life's challenges and become contributing citizens. Chris 180 is a multi service behavioral health organization which exists to improve the lives of children and young adults and strengthen families through innovative, trauma informed practices that inspire hope and reduce future dependency on government. The organization accomplishes this purpose through a continuum of trauma informed services, partnerships and trainings designed to promote recovery, foster individual accountability and unlock the potential in every man, woman and child. Life changing services were provided to 6,745 and 5,530 unduplicated individuals during 2017 and 2016, respectively. Specialized training through the chris training institute was also provided to 745 staff participants and for an additional 1,701 unduplicated external participants in areas ranging from trauma informed practice, professional clinical services, working with transition age youth, lgbt youth, sexually exploited youth and mental health first aid to the prevention of child sexual abuse, bullying and understanding diversity.”

“-27% were successfully re-unified with relatives or adopted -87% of youth who aged out chose to move to summit trail apartments”

“Psychiatric fellows to further their training at the ccc and partnerships with several local colleges provide supervised internship experiences for masters level clinical interns. Counseling is provided at the chris counseling center in atlanta, ga, at the gwinnett county counseling center satellite location in lawrenceville, ga, in numerous city of atlanta (aps), dekalb county and fulton county public schools, at partner locations, in the community and through telepsychiatry. During 2017, chris 180 expanded its school based counseling services and completed year one of project 180, a school based, trauma informed training and therapy initiative funded through the substance abuse mental health services administration (samhsa), in four aps schools. Results are measured utilizing the strength and difficulties questionnaire. Pre and post tests indicate that the number of students with highest risk decreased by 16% and that risk dropped to negligible levels in 6.1% of students. Students served in school based counseling demonstrated a 31% increase in school attendance and a 43% decrease in disciplinary referrals. In late 2017 chris 180 was awarded a contract to provide counseling for uninsured children, adolescents and young adults through age 24 who reside in fulton county at four additional locations with services expected to begin on january 1, 2018. During 2017, counseling was provided to 2,505 individuals: -100% received a trauma assessment -68% revealed contributing traumatic events(s) during initial treatment sessions -89% attained a treatment goal -96% of families reported feeling less stress and improvement in family functioning -88% reported that they would recommend the chris counseling center to others”

“In the program, -93% became employed -71% transitioned to supportive housing at summit trail apartments -100% were safely housed upon leaving the program -86% continued working with their life coach after discharge -during 2017, permanent supportive housing at summit trail apartments was provided for 69 single and parenting young adults with a total of 11 children. The average length of stay in the program was 16.3 months. While living in the apartments: -89% of young people were working and/or in school -78% maintained employment for 90 days or longer -100% of high school seniors graduated -46% were enrolled in a certification program, technical school or college -52% of youth who entered the program without a high school education, ged or vocational certificate, attained one of these educational goals prior to discharge upon discharge: -70% demonstrated improved knowledge of community resources -80% demonstrated improved money management skills -90% demonstrated improved knowledge regarding managing their personal healthcare needs -100% demonstrated improvement in life skills two-year post discharge outcomes: -97% are safely housed -85% are employed and/or in school four-year + post discharge outcomes: -98% are safely housed -93% are employed and/or in school the emergency assistance program prevents young adults with mental health issues who are up to age 35 (and their families) from becoming homeless and helps those who are already homeless by assisting them in obtaining stable housing and employment while they receive support, counseling, guidance and instruction designed to foster self-sufficiency. During september 2017, modifications were made in the program to reduce street outreach, to increase efforts to prevent homelessness and to expand bridge housing while working to help young adults secure more permanent housing. Partners include the salvation army, quest community development and open doors. During 2017, 88 young adults, 77% of whom had an ace score of four or more, with 17 children received help: -100% became and remain housed -97% are working -21% of those working are also in school street outreach services assisted 1,911 youth. During 2017, support, assistance, resource guides and referrals were provided to 224 homeless youth through face to face meetings and telephone follow up support. An additional 1,687 youth who contacted the program via, email, facebook or telephone seeking housing and assistance were provided assistance, support and guidance as well as resource guides and referrals for help available through chris 180 and other providers. Telephone follow up calls, emails and facebook messages were made to offer additional services and provide on-going support.”

“Keeping families together (kft): kft assists georgia's most vulnerable children and their families in building a plan of support and services to help them establish safety and stability in their homes and strengthen the family unit, enabling them to become stronger and stay together. Utilizing a high fidelity wraparound model, families are helped to navigate multiple systems and community services while receiving prevention, reunification and support services that help them achieve their goals so that, in the future, families and each individual within the family has built a natural support system in the community and has the skills to help themselves. At the end of 2017, chris 180 expanded kft community services to work with incarcerated young adults, including young parents through re-entry programs in dekalb and fulton counties. During 2017, 1,518 individuals received assistance: -safety was ensured for 100% of all children in all families -91% of families were strengthened, avoiding disruption through hospitalization, incarceration or the out-of-home placement of a child -93% of youth classified as designated juvenile felons graduated with no new juvenile charges and remained with their families, avoiding re- incarceration -98% of families reported that they would recommend chris 180 services to others chris adoptions: chris adoptions provides a unique set of trauma informed services and supports to ensure that children in foster care truly have a forever family; because no child should ever have to age out of foster care. In 2013, chris 180 developed a trauma informed foster care adoption model with the goal of reducing - and eliminating - failed adoptions for children in foster care. Gateway foster homes were envisioned and created by chris 180 to support the adoption model and process by providing specialized foster homes for sibling groups who are in foster care, but who are often placed in hotels temporarily, are separated into different foster homes or for whom the separation of siblings can be avoided in the first place. Chris 180 currently operates two gateway foster homes and has successfully facilitated the adoption of two sibling groups as a result of re-unifying siblings in these homes. Three additional gateway foster homes for siblings will be opened as a result of the current capital campaign and will help address placement challenges for siblings. During 2017, 57 individuals were served, 24 prospective parents completed training, 5 children were placed in their adoptive homes and 9 children were engaged in the matching process with prospective families. There have been no adoption disruptions since the program's inception. Chris clubhouse/drop in center: as a result of a service needs assessment and discussion with the state of georgia's department of behavioral health and developmental disabilities (dbhdd), it was jointly decided to respond to the crisis of youth homelessness by converting the clubhouse which helped 15 - 21 year olds to a drop in center serving 16 - 24 year olds during july and august of 2017 to focus on helping more homeless youth and young adults make a safe transition to adulthood by assisting them in meeting their needs for safe housing, counseling, employment and support services. During 2017, the chris clubhouse and the drop in center helped 84 youth. -85% of youth helped in the clubhouse demonstrated improvement in functioning on the cans, a national measure of improvement -21% of youth were referred for housing assessments -16% of youth were successfully linked to stable housing, employment or secured vital records community partnerships: 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 our partners by supporting the creation of partnerships designed to fulfill our missions in the most cost effective, efficient manner. To this end, during 2017 chris 180 maintained mous with al”