Crossroads for Women

“A draft of the 990 information return is provided to board members for review and comments prior to filing.”

“The board of directors are required to report potential conflicts of interest as soon as they become known. The board of directors would determine a course of action based on the facts and circumstances of the conflict of interest.”

“The executive director's salary is compared to salary amounts for similar nonprofit organizations and is approved by the board of directors.”

“Currently, crossroads does not compensate any officers or key employees, however, the process to determine compensation would include comparison to salary amounts for similar nonprofit positions and would be approved by the board of directors.”

“Governing documents are maintained at the office and are made available upon request.”

“The purpose of crossroads is to provide housing and trauma informed, gender specific wrap-around services to homeless women reintegrating into the community from incarceration, life on the streets, treatment programs and emergency or transitional housing.”

“Community activities. The crossroads is a permanent supportive housing program utilizing scattered site housing throughout the city of albuquerque for women, cycling between homelessness and incarceration, and their children. Women stay in our transitional housing up to two years and permanent supportive housing until they achieve self-sufficiency. The housing programs provide a continuum of care from incarceration and homelessness to success in community life. In each program the woman sets her individual goals and support services are designed to assist her in achieving those goals. Through intensive case management, clients are assisted in obtaining psychiatric and medical care, childcare, public benefits, and other community resources. Case management also assists clients in coordinating with other agencies including probation officers, child welfare workers and the public schools. Former graduates are in frequent contact with staff that assists with addressing their ongoing needs. While still incarcerated, many women participate in the weekly crossroads sponsored life skills and education group at mdc, which helps identify prospective program participants and serves as the initial stage of treatment planning and case management, allowing crossroads staff to begin arranging for appropriate services for woman prior to their release from jail. The process allows staff to begin connecting incarcerated women to community based services a procedure which is proven to reduce the risks of recidivism in the initial days following release. Vocational support provides groups and individual support in which participants develop a plan outlining education, training, and employment goals, along with support services required to achieve goals. Goals are established based on information gathered through building on client strengths and interests, and through utilizing a developmental perspective; participants create a plan that includes steps and timelines for achieving progress. Clients collaborate with staff to research career and educational options, training required, and labor market demand. Family support engages the entire family unit in supportive services directed at strengthening the role of the parent and ensuring that our clients are receiving and accessing comprehensive support services which foster successful parent child relationships and parenting support. In order to succeed in fully supporting the families, the family specialist collaborates closely with the members of our clinical team and has been a key component of our unique and successful wrap around model of service delivery at crossroads for women since 2005. Providing group and individual parenting training, home visits and individual assistance with legal and other issues related to the process of reunifying with children. An intensive trauma informed day program for both maya's place and crossroads clients is an integral component of the intensive wrap around model of service delivery. Each week a variety of groups are conducted by both crossroads for women staff and community collaborators, which focus on issues relevant to supporting the women's success. All day program activities are rooted in an understanding that women respond most effectively to gender specific and trauma informed interventions, many of which are relational in nature and supportive of community building within the program. Topics include: life and social skill building, relapse prevention, recovery support, medication and mental health stabilization, access to entitlement programs, holistic health services, nutrition, relationship building skills, trauma recovery, parenting and family reunification support, vocational and educational preparedness, reintegration support and domestic and sexual violence recovery. After-care programming assists graduates of our programs in maintaining their stability through individual services.”