Easter Seals North Texas

“Easter seals - north texas, inc.'s sole member is the fedcap group, inc.”

“The organization's bylaws reserve the power to the sole member to appoint, replace or remove the board of directors (for any reason at any time).”

“Certain acts of the organization must also be approved by affirmative vote of 2/3 of the board members of the sole member, including, the power to: - amend, restate, or revoke its certificate of incorporation or its bylaws; - permit or approve its merger or consolidation with or into any other entity or permit or approve its conversion into another form of entity; - adopt a budget or make a material change to an existing budget; - divest itself of any line of business, or any other business entity, owned or controlled by it; - permit or approve the filing by it of a petition for bankruptcy or the appointment by it of a receiver or commencement of any other insolvency or reorganization proceeding involving it or any of its assets; - permit or approve its entering into of any guaranty or surety arrangement for the benefit of any other entity; - permit or approve the sale of all or substantially all or any material part of its assets; - commence a lawsuit or other legal proceeding against any person; - admit a new member; - permit or approve the acquisition of any business or entity; (m) permit or approve the incurring of any indebtedness for borrowed money; or - lease, sublease, acquire, sell or otherwise engage in a real property transaction.”

“The form 990 was prepared by an independent accounting firm in conjunction with fedcap's financial department. It was reviewed by senior management. A full copy of the 990 was provided to the full board before filing for their review and comment.”

“Easter seals - north texas, inc. Follows fedcap's conflict of interest policy. The conflict of interest policy is signed by appropriate fedcap employees annually. Each member of the board of directors signs the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis. Violation of the policy will subject an employee to disciplinary action or immediate discharge. Employees who have knowledge or suspicion of improper conduct or activities by other employees or outside parties doing business with fedcap, are expected to immediately bring it to the attention of the ceo or director of human resources. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 13: easter seals - north texas, inc. Adopted the whistleblower policy of its parent, the fedcap group. Form 990, part vi, section b, line 14: easter seals - north texas, inc. Adopted the document retention policy of its parent, the fedcap group.”

“All compensation reported in the form 990, part vii is paid by easter seals north texas inc.'s parent organization, fedcap rehabilitation services, inc. The process that fedcap undertakes to determine compensation is as follows: the board of directors has established a compensation committee of independent persons that have no personal interest in the proposed compensation agreement. In determining the president's compensation package, the compensation committee conducts an analysis of industry comparables for individuals performing similar job functions. The compensation committee ultimately makes the decisions about the president's compensation and memorializes its decision in the board minutes.”

“Easter seals - north texas, inc. Makes its form 990 available to the public by retaining a copy at its place of business and on their website. The form 990 is likewise published on the internet at www.guidestar.org. The organization's financial statements, governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not ordinarily made available to the public, but, if requested, will be provided at management's discretion.”

“Easter seals north texas has provided services for children and adults with disabilities and their families since 1939. Each year, with our assistance, over 4,500 individuals of all abilities are able to live, learn, work and play in our communities. All programs and services at esnt are designed to help people with disabilities overcome major barriers to independence, such as mobility, employment, housing, transportation, skills of daily living and community inclusion. It is estimated that 1 in every 5 americans (20%) has some form of disability (u.s. Census bureau, 2000). Easter seals north texas is in the process of re-structuring its operations within the fedcap group network of non-profits. While the organization continued to generate programmatic revenues from its legacy contracts, expenses associated with those programs are reported primarily at easter seals central texas.”

“The child development program is a licensed preschool program designed to meet the needs of both typically developing children and children who have an autism spectrum disorder or related disability. The center serves children ages 6 weeks to 6 years of age and is the only program in texas to offer an inclusive, licensed toddler and preschool program in which applied behavior analysis (aba) treatment is fully embedded, as well as supervised by a board certified behavior analyst. Each classroom at the center provides a full day of activities that are designed to meet the wide range of needs that growing children have. All children have plenty of time to work out their muscles during outside and sports time, and are encouraged to use their imaginations during dramatic play and art activities. There are group activities and engaging individual challenges as the children get older and progress through our classrooms. They are exposed to age-appropriate academic skills that aid them as they move into kindergarten. The center is a certified replication of the walden early childhood center, developed by dr. Gail mcgee at emory university in atlanta, which includes all recommended aspects of an early intensive intervention program. The aba inclusion aspect enables treatment providers to emphasize language usage, socialization, and appropriate engagement all throughout the child's day. With careful planning and implementation, typically developing peers become the cues that trigger more communicative and social behavior, which helps the children with autism form natural relationships.”

“Outpatient rehabilitation services is an orf-accredited program that offers center-based occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech-language therapy evaluations and treatment in our clinic in north dallas. Individuals participating in the program have a wide range of disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorder, developmental delay, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders, and various acquired disabilities. All participants are treated using a comprehensive, integrated team methodology. Program participants have access to skilled evaluation and treatment from occupational therapists, physical therapists, and speech-language therapists with coordinated care with the client's prescribing physician. While individual therapists develop treatment plans and goals for children in their specific disciplines, the entire team works together to ensure that each client's needs are met and that any identified barriers to successful treatment are eliminated. In addition, the families are trained to be an integral part of the rehabilitation team, learning how to transfer skills to the home environment and gaining a better understanding of the resources available in our community that can assist them in meeting their goals. Community living assistance and support services (class) case management - case managers advocate for individuals who have significant disabilities and their families in this medicaid waiver program. With their case managers, clients establish and work to accomplish annual goals and objectives to help them increase and/or maintain their level of independence. Case managers meet regularly with clients and their families to ensure all necessary community supports are in place in order to achieve their goals and ensure they are able to remain living in the community, rather than an institution.”

“Vocational: the employment program of easter seals north texas provides comprehensive employment services that assist job seekers in locating employment, maintaining employment, and wage and employment advancement. Job seekers with disabilities have twice the unemployment rate of job seekers who do not have disabilities. The easter seals workforce program is designed to provide job seekers with significant disabilities comprehensive supportive services through a supported employment program that includes customized employment opportunities and employment supports for the life of the job. Workforce services include job preparation training, on-the-job coaching, resume writing skills, interviewing skill training, job development, and job placement.”

“The fedcap group provides certain corporate services such as finance, human resources, payroll, legal and information technology, to its affiliated organizations. These services are reimbursed at cost; in fiscal 2024, fedcap, inc. Reimbursed $169,246 to the fedcap group for these corporate services.”