The Transplant Association of Texas

“The board of director's receives a copy of form 990 for their review prior to it's filing with the irs.”

“Directors are required to disclose annually any interest that could give rise to conflicts. All directors then receive a copy of the signed form. To date, no issues have arisen.”

“The executive director meets annually with the board president to review the annual employee evaluation. The board president determines the compensation for the executive director and uses all available resources to arrive at the compensation amount.”

“The organizations governing documents, proof of various policies, and audited financial statements are made available to the public upon request and are available on guidestar's website.”

“Exists to empower families to master lifelong challenges of pediatric transplantation. We accomplish this through: peer to peer social networks for the children and their parents to create a sense of "normalcy- and acceptance, and to keep families together; patient navigation & direct services to help families overcome the complex demands of transplant care cycles; advocacy & parent education to eliminate barriers to critical services and assist families to succeed long term.”

“The youth & family network program is a peer-to-peer network that provides a child, siblings and parents with family-centered empowerment activities focused on the particular challenges children and families face as they learn to live a new life pre- and post-transplantation. The hero's network program uses a team-and strengths-based approach through mentoring and leadership development that fosters a transplant tribe for solidarity, support, and convening to develop practical tools to live healthily and build a stable family life and thrive socially. The hero's network program works in partnership with a vast referral network of healthcare providers to reach out to transplantation families from the moment they are diagnosed. Transplant recipient children learn to become masters of their own health so they can maintain medical compliance and transition to adult medical care - reducing long-term health complications and medical expenses.”

“The direct client services program includes what was formerly called social service/support and crisis assistance. The social service/support provides intake and referral services, coordinates advocacy for community and medical services. The family crisis assistance provides emergency financial funds for families of children receiving organ and tissue transplants including travel, expenses, certain medical expenses and other family expenses not covered by insurance or other assistance programs. Individual & family counseling services provides one-to-one family and individual counseling services. The transplantee child, siblings and parents/caregivers of chronically disabled children (medical, emotional, behaviorial, or cognitive) often become extremely stressed and socially isolated at greater risk for depression, anxiety, loneliness and feelings of hopelessness that can impair family functioning.”