Childrens Coalition for Northeast Louisiana

“The children's coalition has members who make a donation as a fee for membership.”

“The members of the children's coalition may nominate members to the board of directors. Nominations are single slated by a nominating task force with board members being elected at an annual meeting held during the first quarter of the calendar year.”

“The decisions made by the governing body that are subject to approval by the coalition members are the election of board members. All other decisions are made by the board of directors.”

“Key administrative staff participate in the preparation of the form 990 with the accountant. The executive director then reviews it and is authorized by the board of directors to sign on their behalf.”

“Board of directors for the children's coalition, as well as all employees sign a conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. The board of directors requires any board member with a declared conflict to refrain from voting on or discussing any matter in which they may have a conflict of interest.”

“Salaries of the three key administrative staff are reviewed by the board of directors in an executive session and approved by them. Remaining staff salaries are set according to a salary schedule adopted by the board of directors. Both items, key staff and salary schedules are documented, without specifics, in minutes of the organization. The executive and finance committees of the board review specific salaries set by the executive director according to the salary schedule.”

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“Governing documents, conflict of interest policy and all financial statements are available to the public upon request. An annual report to the public at-large is issued with a financial summary with the statement that "audited statements are available upon request".”

“Homes and 11 pre-k classrooms in caldwell parish, and regional health contracts with the union school board for additional classrooms in union parish.”

“System as part of the implementation of act 3 of 2012. As the resource and referral agency for northeast louisiana, the children's coalition is eligible to receive louisiana school readiness tax credit funds from businesses and corporations. These funds are used to support quality in and awareness of early care and education. Ouachita parish early head start (acf, cacfp, uw): funding from the office of head start - administration for children and families (acf) provided sixty slots for infants and toddlers in three centers and home-based care in ouachita parish. Early head start (ehs) targets low-income pregnant women and families with children from birth through age 3, most of whom are at or below the federal poverty level or who are eligible for part c services under the individuals with disabilities education act in their state. The program provides early, continuous, intensive, and comprehensive child development and family support services. Funding from the cacfp feeding program is used as a supplement for food costs, and a grant from united way for formula and diapers is part of the non-federal match. Mental health consultation (tulane): funding from the tulane institute for infant and early childhood mental health provides a mental health consultant to child care centers for up to six months. The program is made possible by a grant from the louisiana department of education (formally from the louisiana department of children and family services). Ouachita parish early childhood network (ldoe): in its fourth year with funding from the louisiana department of education, the children's coalition shifts from a "pilot" to lead agency for all publicly funded early childhood programs in ouachita parish: type iii child care centers, public school pre-k, nsecd, head start and early head start. The lead agency is charged to coordinate enrollment and assessment as part of the full implementation of the louisiana early childhood act (act 3 of 2012). Morehouse parish early childhood network (ldoe): in its third year with funding from the louisiana department of education, the children's coalition shifts from a "pilot" to lead agency for all publicly funded early childhood programs in morehouse parish: type iii child care centers, public and charter school pre-k, and head start. The lead agency is charged to coordinate enrollment and assessment as part of the full implementation of the louisiana early childhood act (act 3 of 2012). Richland parish early childhood network (ldoe): in its second year with funding from the louisiana department of education, the children's coalition is the lead agency for all publicly funded early childhood programs in richland parish: type iii child care centers, public school pre-k, head start and early head start. The lead agency is charged to coordinate enrollment and assessment as part of the full implementation of the louisiana early childhood act (act 3 of 2012). Pre-k expansion classrooms (ldoe): louisiana was one of 13 states awarded by the department of education (doe) to expand high-quality preschool programs in targeted communities that would serve as models for expanding preschool to all 4-year-olds from low- and moderate-income families. Ouachita parish was one of six community networks chosen by ldoe to implement the pk-expansion grant in monroe city schools. The grant is a four-year award that provides 50 pk slots to families with at-risk children in a quality early learning center with a credentialed teacher who receives coaching and professional development. The grant is in its first year of implementation. Ancillary teaching certificate/believe and prepare (ldoe): this is a pilot program to develop and implement curricula in support of early childhood educators who are pursuing their ancillary teaching certificate and national cda certification. The ancillary teaching certificate implementation is funded by pathways scholarships for a cohort of 20 early educators which will begin fy 201”

“From living well with matching funds from schools participating in the project allowed the program to continue. Matching funding from union parish school board, bastrop high school, lee middle school, and ouachita jr. High enabled the program to be delivered to middle schools students in union, morehouse, and ouachita parishes. Literacy plus (mha, leh, capital one): an early literacy program that provides out-of-school activities for children and families who reside within the monroe housing authority, literacy plus is funded in part by the monroe housing authority. As part of a housing and urban development (hud) grant, the housing authority supports a 75% staff member at the coalition to coordinate services and provides pass-through funds for a pre-k - 2nd grade after-school and summer program at berg jones elementary school, which borders on a housing authority community. Additional funding from the louisiana endowment for the humanities provides support for the primetime family literacy nights at berg jones elementary school, and funds from capital one provide support for a middle school robotics program for students at carroll jr. High school. These programs require 50% participation by monroe housing authority residents in adjacent communities. U-act (lapfs): funded by the louisiana partnership for success as part of a substance abuse and mental health services administration (samsha) grant, and administered by the northeast delta human services authority, u-act is a community coalition based in union parish that works together to develop a 5-year plan that will address underage drinking and prescription drug abuse. Mapping adolescent health (lphi): funded by louisiana public health as part of a larger capacity-building initiative to address adolescent reproductive health, this initiative collected and analyzed local data from three sectors (medical, educational, and community-based organizations) to examine gaps and redundancies in adolescent reproductive health care and education in ouachita parish. Lphi is funded in part by a grant from the packard foundation that supports this work. Ouachita youth leadership summit (jr. League of monroe): a one-day summit in october 2015 for middle and high school youth from 34 public and private schools in ouachita parish. Students were selected by school counselors to attend. Ten schools also participated in a parish-wide volunteer project that collected 1800 pairs of pajamas for area charities.”

“Parent education: jus4me teen parenting (uhc, lctf): funded by a one-time grant from united healthcare with matching funds from louisiana children's trust fund, the jus4me teen parenting program served 52 pregnant and parenting teens in five schools in ouachita, morehouse, madison, and union parishes. The program uses an evidence-based parenting curriculum in weekly sessions held on the school site to provide support for healthy pregnancy outcomes, connection to community resources, including quality child care, and high school graduation for teen mothers. Family resource center for northeast louisiana (dcfs): beginning february 1, 2016, ccnela was awarded a 20-month grant for the monroe service area family resource center by the department of children and family services. After that time an ongoing contract will be awarded if the ccnela in in compliance. The family resource center works closely with dcfs to support families in their system who are in the reunification process. The center provides parenting classes, case management, visit coaching, and supportive services such as life skills and peer-parenting. Fatherhood (soc): the fatherhood initiative was funded through the sisters of charity of the incarnate word in fy 2014-2015 and there are some rollover funds for additional kits. The evidence-based program nurturing fathers develops training opportunities in the community specifically for men who lead groups in support of fathers.”

“Direct costs of fund raising events 73,308 direct costs of fund raising event -73,308”