Rainbow Village Inc.

“The board of directors will review the draft form 990 at one of its regular monthly board meetings.”

“All board members and staff receive a copy of the policy and acknowledge the receipt. The policy is monitored and enforced by the board chair and ceo.”

“Ceo comparability data provided by 990's of similar organizations, compensation reports from charity navigator, opportunity knocks, the nonprofit times and association of fundraising professionals (afp).”

“Provided upon request and on organization website.”

“The return is being amended to include additional information previously omitted.”

“Families enrolling in rainbow village's program are welcomed to a place they can call home and live with dignity.”

“Well. The financial services case manager works closely with the resident to create a financial plan (individual service plan) that includes positioning the family to obtain unsubsidized housing and pay credit- related housing barriers. Mental and physical health - homelessness, in itself, creates emotional scars that thwart the ability to execute healthy coping skills. Counseling ensures that adults and children traumatized by the effects of homelessness and domestic violence have resources available to process their emotions. People in a constant state of crisis and instability do not exercise clear judgment. Unhealthy adults miss more time from work and when present do not perform well. Children who are unhealthy are underperformers academically. A clinical services case manager oversees coordination of mental health and medical services for rainbow village residents. Clinical services also addresses the material needs of residents by providing furniture and household goods donated by our community and faith partners. Life skills training and education - weekly life skills training classes are provided to residents by community and corporate partners. The topics covered are financial literacy, positive parenting, auto and home maintenance, health and wellness and workforce development among others. Alumni program - we realize that it takes individuals approximately five years to move from a state of homelessness to self-sufficiency therefore what begins in our residency program is continued in our alumni program. Families may receive case management and supportive services as needed after transitioning to the alumni program. As they progress and gain more independence, the level of support becomes more limited. In 2016, rainbow village served 100 individuals comprised of 30 families; 31 adults and 69 children and youth. Rainbow village's program is very goal-oriented and uses the arizona self-sufficiency matrix to measure the progress of its residents. There are five domains pertinent to self- sufficiency: income, employment, childcare, life skills, and progress towards family goals. During 2016, the average matrix score increased 21% from entrance to graduation. 81% of residents who graduated from our program secured permanent housing without subsidy. Of those who graduated, ten continue to live in gwinnett county and three families attend our after-school services.”

“Thursday nights when evening educational programs are held, 126 individuals gave a total of 250 volunteer hours to assist staff with monitoring and supervising play activities of the children while their parents attended life skills classes and support groups. Students are increasingly seeking opportunities to become involved in extracurricular activities at school or in the community. Middle and high school students are encouraged to participate in some type of extracurricular activity, such as music, academic clubs, and sports. We know that these activities offer opportunities for our students to learn the values of teamwork, individual and group responsibility, physical strength and endurance, competition, diversity and a sense of culture and community. Successful participation indicators in school activities include consistent attendance, academic achievement and aspirations for continuing education beyond high school. Extracurricular participation is positively associated with an achievement indicator among our youth. Our after-school program served a total of 48 children in 2016 and provided day camp during summer school break where rainbow village has established a partnership with the city of duluth parks and recreation department. During fall, winter, and spring breaks, children attend camp at the ymca. Our early childhood development center (ecdc) is the newest addition to essential services for low income individuals. Affordable day care and quality early childhood education programs are a scarce commodity for individuals with limited financial resources. November 2016 marked the one year anniversary of the ecdc which serves the youngest of our residents and alumni from age four months through 5 years. The ecdc uses creative curriculum, a georgia approved curriculum as its early learning program and has adopted the social emotional learning (sel) model to assist pre-school students in learning the process of acquiring and effectively applying skills necessary to understand and manage emotions. Rainbow village's ecdc served 20 low income students in 2016 and is pursuing accreditation to be recognized as the quality early childhood education center it is becoming.”

“A graduate program that allowed graduates to: volunteer in rainbow village programs and special fundraising events and activities, mentor residents and attend classes, children and youth programs.”