Space Coast Health Foundation Inc

“Prior to filing the form 990, management and accounting staff reviewed the draft. Controller, management and accounting provided comments. Based upon feedback received prior to finalization, revisions were made to the return. The board of directors received a final copy prior to filing.”

“Space coast health foundation has established a conflict of interest policy which has been reviewed and approved by the board of directors. The policy requires the disclosure of participation in activities or circumstances that may present a conflict of interest on an annual basis or if, at any time, such individual becomes aware of circumstances that may present a conflict of interest.”

“Independent source data such as candid and council of foundations' salary survey are analyzed annually to determine the competitiveness of compensation for the executive team. Changes to salaries for the president/ceo are made by the board of directors, and for the executive team by the president/ceo on this data.”

“The compensation process for the president/ceo is based on the competitiveness of compensation and reviewed by the board of directors. The compensation for key employees is also based on comparative data and the competitiveness of compensation in the region and determined by the president/ceo within a budget approved by the board of directors.”

“Space coast health foundation's conflict of interest policies and articles of incorporation are available on schfbrevard.org and www.sunbiz.org, respectively. The form 990 is based on the audited financial statements of the foundation.”

“The space coast health foundation will enhance the health and wellness of individuals and communities in brevard county. The foundation will carry out this mission by: routinely talking with the community to maintain a pulse on the health and wellness needs. Selecting not for profit partners who provide good business practices and are willing to be creative and inventive in their approach to enhancing health and wellness. Financially and operationally supporting partners who pursue the improvement of health and wellness.”

“The space coast health foundation is committed to improving the health and wellness of individuals and communities in brevard county, florida. Specific community health care areas are chosen for funding using focus groups, one-on-one interviews with community representatives, regular meetings with providers and leaders from the community and quantitative research. Mental health, access to health care services, and dental services are the areas identified as priority in the county. The foundation accomplishes its mission by financially supporting organizations and advocacy for physical and mental health and wellness services, especially for the under-and un-insured. The foundation also provides support and funding for two programs in the community, the children's advocacy center of brevard and lifetime counseling center. The children's advocacy center of brevard's (cac) is a child-focused facility where children alleged to be victims of abuse or neglect are interviewed, receive medical exams, therapy, and other critical services in a non-threatening, child-friendly environment. The primary goal is to minimize the level of trauma experienced by child victims, improve prosecutions and provide services to the child and the child's non offending caregivers. During 2023-2024, cac provided victim's advocacy to 462 clients. The clinical intervention team, one of the specialized teams of the cac, received 144 referrals and provided 2,874 therapy sessions. The child protection team, another specialized team, received 911 referrals for critical services and completed 1,664 assessments. Lifetime counseling center (lcc) offers professional, confidential counseling to children, adolescents and adults either in person or virtually. Experienced clinicians help clients with substance abuse, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, eating disorders, behavior problems, and relationship difficulties. Licensed substance abuse counseling services are available for adults and adolescents, based on identified needs of each client. Individuals, couples, family and group sessions are available to meet the specific needs of each client. During 2023-2024, lcc served 1,094 clients and completed 16,713 billable hours. In addition to providing outpatient services, lcc clinicians developed the thrive within program, designed to help individuals build resilience and improve their overall health and well-being. Thrive within provided training in a variety of mental health topics to 544 members of the community, 193 community members participated in educational groups designed to increase personal resiliency, and 508 community members participated in the 30-day wellness challenge through social media.”