Urban Peak Denver

“The finance committee reviews the form 990 in detail. Once the review is complete, the form 990 is sent via email to all board members. After the form 990 is sent to all board members, it is then filed.”

“Board members, directors and the ceo all sign conflict of interest disclosures annually. At each board meeting, there is a standing agenda item for the board chair to ask all members and directors if a conflict has arisen since the last board meeting.”

“The ceo is the only paid member of the board of directors. Annually, the board chair (in conjunction with other executive committee members) performs the ceo evaluation, salary review, and determines the salary increase. The organization maintains the appropriate documentation of how the salary is set. The ceo is responsible for establishing key employee salaries using compensation data published by the colorado nonprofit association and mountain states employers council. Key employee salaries are approved by the finance committee and the board of directors as part of the annual budget approval process.”

“The organization's governing documents and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Urban peak helps youth experiencing homelessness and youth at risk of becoming homeless overcome real life challenges by providing essential services and a supportive community, empowering them to become self-sufficient adults.”

“Urban peak is able to resource volunteers to provide numerous program services. Virtually all of our shelter and drop-in center meals are prepared by volunteers. Additionally, volunteers tutor in our ged classroom, provide front-line support in our shelter and drop-in center, teach art, music, and life skills classes, mentor in our job readiness and employment training program, and provide maintenance for our facilities. In fiscal year 2022, 876 volunteers provided 2,442 volunteer hours of direct program services to youth.”

“Housing services: urban peak manages three denver housing properties (studio and one-bedroom apartment complexes) with sixty-eight units of supportive housing for youth experiencing homelessness. Additionally, urban peak oversees and provides case management to youth in twenty eight community housing sites through denver's road home and the family unification program. In total we manage ninety-six units of housing for denver youth experiencing homelessness. Two of our properties serve youth with serious mental health conditions and those with serious substance abuse addictions. Individual treatment, support groups, and case management are combined in our three housing programs to offer a stable and safe platform from which to achieve a life away from the streets. Every youth in urban peak housing has a case manager as well as access to education and employment programs, mental health and health services, transportation, life skills classes, and basic needs assistance. In fy22, 152 unduplicated youth and 24 dependent children were housed, case managed, and received comprehensive support services. 92% exited to a safe and stable places.”

“Overnight shelter and day services: homeless youth are invited to stay at the shelter as long as they are actively receiving services and making progress on their case plan for achieving self-sufficiency or reunification with family. When youth enter the shelter, they participate in an intake assessment to help determine individual needs and identify personal barriers to exiting the streets. With a case manager, each youth develops a case plan to achieve stability and self-sufficiency by building on existing strengths and accessing community resources.components of case management may include mental health assessment and intervention; legal advocacy; individual, group and family counseling referrals; substance abuse counseling and support; independent living program referrals; transportation assistance; education assistance; assistance obtaining id's and birth certifications; peer leadership development; and more. Throughout our program services, urban peak has implemented an organizational structure and treatment framework called trauma informed care (tic). Tic involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. We emphasize the physical, psychological, and emotional safety of both youth and staff, and assume that every youth accessing services has experienced trauma. In fy22, 260 unduplicated youth stayed at the shelter for 10,029 bed nights. Covid protocols allowed for a return to bed capacity of 40 in fy22.”

“Drop-in center: urban peak's drop-in center, the spot, offers a safe,respectful, low-barrier environment for youth to receive a meal, take a shower, do laundry, and access medical care. In addition to addressing basic needs, the spot provides numerous life skills classes including anger management, healthy relationships, cooking and nutrition, sex and sti education, budgeting, and more. Youth have the opportunity to participate in art, music, yoga, and recreational activities. The drop-in center often serves as a gateway for youth to access other urban peak programs, and uses a restorative justice model which complements trauma informed care and ensures that conflict is repaired within the community. In fy22, 516 unduplicated youth accessed services at our low-barrier drop-in center where 33,023 meals were provided and 330 youth attended life skill classes on healthy relationships, social/emotional development and safety/harm reduction.”

“Youth support services: urban peak offers education/employment, medical and social emotional services to all youth clients. Because the majority of homeless youth do not have a high school diploma or ged, urban peak encourages youth to complete their high school education at their home school. As an alternative, urban peak offers educational counseling, tutoring, and on-site ged instruction and testing. A computer lab is open during the day and in the evenings so youth can acquire or enhance computer skills. Financial assistance for higher education is available. Urban peak provides employment counseling and job readiness training to equip youth with the tools and support necessary to obtain and keep good jobs - including resume development; application completion; interview skills and other soft skill development; work ethic development; clothing suitable for job search and interview; and personal makeovers (haircuts and styling, makeup tips, help choosing clothing, etc.). Volunteers provide ongoing job mentoring to youth throughout the process. Urban peak also works with local businesses to secure job opportunities for youth, provide ongoing job retention case management to youth, and support to employers who have hired our youth. In fy22, 116 youth participated in education and employment services, 134 youth received medical care and or medical education, 165 youth participated in social emotional, recreational, and community enrichment programming. Expenses 723,438. Including grants of 32,890. Revenue 0. Program oversight and evaluation: program oversight provides supervision of program managers; in-house training on topics such as mental health first- aid, trauma informed care, de-escalation, and others; and direct client support. Program evaluation includes collection, collation, and interpretation of an extensive amount of client data used for purposes of reporting, outcome measurement, decision-making, and program strategic planning. Expenses 494,447. Including grants of 0. Revenue 0. Peak thrift opened its doors in january 2016 as an urban peak social enterprise which employed and provided on-the-job training for urban peak youth. In july of fy22 peak thrift closed as the business decline which began in covid continued and the store was not able to hire staff needed to sustain operations. Youth who previously would have received work experience at peak thrift are now placed in positions with community partners. Expenses 252,030. Including grants of 2,235. Revenue 36,216.”

“The oversight process of the audit has not changed during the year.”