Northwest Montana Human Resources Inc DBA Community Action Parnership Nw Mt

“The agency utilizes its finance committee for an in depth review of its form 990. Fiscal staff present the form 990 and is available for questions from the finance committee. When the finance committee has approved the form 990, it is presented to the rest of the board of directors for their approval and is documented in the board minutes.”

“The agency annually has the directors review vendors and subcontractors used by the organzation to indicate if any director has a conflict of interest. If so, it is identified and documented. All directors re-sign a conflict of interest statement. Directors are reminded of the board policies regarding conflicts of interest.”

“The personnel committee of the board of directors is responsible for determing the compensation of the executive director. This committee utlitzes surveys of comparable salaries for executive directors in comparable organizations with approximately the same size of staff and spending in a location of similar size. The committee documents this information and their decision on the appropriate compensation to offer to the executive director. The full board then approves or disapproves their recommendation.”

“The agency provides copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements to anyone who requests them within 48 hours of the request. The agency also provides a copy of its form 990 on its website for anyone to read or download”

“Part viii line 10a the agency purchases and rehabilitates homes as part of its neighborhood stabilization program. The homes are sub-granted to the community land trust which then sells the homes and returns proceeds from the sales to the agency. Sales of inventory represents the amounts returned from the sales of homes transferred from the community land trust. The cost of goods sold represents the rehabilitation costs and homes purchased during the period. The timing of the return of funds from the sale of the homes may not coincide with the timing of the costs of purchase and rehabilitation. Sales proceeds returned 2014 1,693,060 2015 1,745,400 2016 1,095,023 cost of rehabiliation 2014 3,615,909 2015 741,771 2016 298,090 net subsidy to homebuyers 122,287”

“The mission of northwest montana human resources, inc. Dba community action partnership of northwest montana is to provide services, alleviate poverty, improve lives and strengthen our communities. Our service area encompasses the four counties of northwest montana. Assisting people to find their way out of poverty is our utmost goal.”

“Information included: winter disconnect protections, energy conservation, home weatherization techniques, how to obtain rebates, discounts, and tax credits for energy efficiency improvements. Additionally "low cost" materials such as plastic for windows, weather stripping, water heater blankets, roof patching materials and caulking were provided for self- weatherization projects for 37 families. Energy department employees participated in numerous activities in communities within all 4 of our service counties making people aware of energy programs that they may not otherwise be aware of and to promoting energy conservation practices.”

“A number of additional services were offered within this department, including the provision of a variety of essential care kits for participants. 38 various kits were provided which included welcome home kits for homeless households as they move into stable housing and included cleaning supplies/kitchen goods/new sheets/emergency food kits, baby kits, hygiene kites, sleeping bags and emergency cold weather kits. Community services block grant (csbg) is the funding that links all agency programs and provided support for programs that are not self-sustaining on their own. The agency is part of the community action partnership network that receives this funding. Its efforts are focused on community partnerships that promote individual, family and community self-sufficiency. During the year, capnm made over 9,429 referrals to other non-profits/services in our four county service area. 145 volunteers contributed over 1,652 hours to the agency in 2016.”

“Of the clients enrolled in these programs, 384 obtained skills/competencies required for employment, 5 completed post-secondary education and obtained a certificate or diploma, 233 obtained a job, 1 obtained child care so that they could work, seek work or go to school and 5 secured safe and affordable housing.”

“Housing: the emergency solutions grant, rapid rehousing and the shelter plus program, provided funding to assist those at risk of becoming homeless in order to stay in their homes and assisted the homeless to become housed. These programs provided assistance to 346 people. The courtyard apartments operated 32 units of low-income affordable housing. Section 8 rental voucher program assisted 352 very low and low income families to obtain decent, safe and sanitary housing in the private market. The program provided subsidies which enabled client's rents to be "affordable" based on their income. 1 section 8 family transitioned to homeownership. The northwest montana community land trust inventory in 2016 was 50 homes. In 2016, an additional 6 vacant homes were acquired, rehabilitated and placed into the nwmtclt using neighborhood stabilization program funds. 2 of these homes were sold to very low income households and 5 to low to moderate income families thus preserving the affordability in perpetuity. Capnm became the sole owner of westgate apartments and teakettle vista i apartments in columbia falls. These are both rural development 515 apartment complexes set aside for the elderly and disabled populations.”