Hope and Help Center of Central Florida

“A draft of form 990 is emailed to the senior finance director and reviewed by the executive director, board president, and board treasurer for review before it is filed. If any changes are needed, the cpa firm that prepared the 990 will make the changes and provide the executive director with the final return to be signed and e-filed to the irs.”

“Explanation of monitoring and enforcement of conflicts: adherence to the conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually with both the board of directors and the staff. The board of directors and the staff members must sign a conflict of interest form annually. These tasks are the responsibility of the agency's compliance director.”

“Compensation review & approval process - ceo & top management: the board of directors is responsible for the hiring, evaluation, compensation, and firing of the executuive director. Compensation is compared to a salary survey completed by the rollins college philanthropy center.”

“Other organization documents publicly available: the governing documents, conflict of interest policy and the financial statements are avaialble to the public upon request and a copy can be found on donor's edge and guidestar websites.”

“MISSION STATEMENT: Provide compassionate, comprehensive care and education to eliminate HIV spread and reduce related health disparities in Central Florida, by addressing social determinants of health and empowering underserved communities guided by our core values of Compassion, Integrity, Empowerment, Innovation, Collaboration and Excellence.”

“Referral for healthcare and support services specialists: referral for healthcare and support services specialists provide advice and assistance in obtaining medical, social, community, legal, financial, and other needed services. In the orlando ema, referral for healthcare and support services specialists primarily conduct annual assessment of the eligible consumer to determine service needs, provide referral and related activities to help the consumer obtain needed services. During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, referrals for healthcare and support services specialists met with 1031 clients, 265 of which were new to the agency. A total of 6,963 hours were provided to the clients during the fiscal year for referral for healthcare and support services specialists. Hopwa: the hopwa program provides housing assistance and supportive services to individuals living with hiv/aids, helping to ensure stable housing and improve overall well-being. Within the orlando ema, the hopwa program offers emergency, temporary, and permanent housing solutions, along with case management and support services to help consumers maintain housing stability. During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the hopwa program assisted 215 clients, including 71 new participants, providing a total of 2,897 housing support hours to help consumers access and maintain safe, affordable housing.”

“Description:contracted services total fees:5710269”