Peace House Inc.

“ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: The finance committee reviews the tax return and provides a copy to the board before the return is filed with the IRS.”

“MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY: EACH BOARD MEMBER AND/OR EMPLOYEE SHALL DISCLOSE by completing a conflict of interest disclosure form ANY PERSONAL INTEREST WHICH HE OR SHE MAY HAVE IN ANY MATTER PENDING BEFORE THE ORGANIZATION AND SHALL REFRAIN FROM PARTICIPATION IN ANY DECISION ON SUCH MATTER. The conflict of interest disclosure form is completed annually and reviewed by the Board Chair and or Executive Director.”

“COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL: The Peace House Inc. Executive Committee reviews the (UNA) Utah Nonprofit Compensation Report as well as other comparable and local nonprofits Form 990s when determining executive director compensation. The Executive committee then approves compensation and documents the decision and process by completing the status and compensation change form, which is signed and approved by the Board Chair. Per IRS Form 990 definitions, there are no other employees meeting the criteria for disclosure.”

“Documents available upon request: the governing documents and form 990 are made available upon request.”

“ORGANIZATION'S MISSION: Peace House, Inc. is a private, not-for-profit human services agency incorporated in the state of Utah on November 6, 1992. Peace House was established for the purpose of providing 24-hour crisis support, shelter and outreach services to adults and their children who are victims of domestic violence. Peace House has served victims of domestic violence and their children for over 25 years in Summit and Wasatch Counties. Peace House provided services to 268 unique individuals this fiscal year. Those individuals received services in one or more of the programs. Peace House offers to support increased safety, empowerment and self-sufficiency for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault. All services are free of charge. Peace House's support primarily comes from government and Organization grants and contracts, and donor contributions. Its current programs include emergency shelter, clinical services including counseling and case management, outreach services, and education and awareness and a volunteer program.”

“FIRST PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT: SHELTER -Peace House provides emergency shelter for adults and their children when they are escaping domestic violence. The shelter provides temporary safe housing for families while they acquire the resources and support necessary to live their lives free from violence. Peace House served 124 individuals in the emergency shelter with 40% of those being children. Over 4,019 night of safe housing were provided to those families FLEEING ABUSE. New Facility- In 2017, the organization entered into a lease agreement in order to construct and operate a new facility at Quinn's Junction. Peace House broke ground on the new building in September 2017, and the project was completed in August 2019. We completed the transition of the two existing facilities into the community campus in September 2019. In our new 42,000 square feet campus, Peace House is better equipped to provide holistic and appropriate care for the families seeking our assistance. In addition to a transitional housing program, where survivors of domestic abuse can reside for up to two years while rebuilding their lives, Peace House also houses a childcare center.”

“SECOND PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT: Clinical - The clinical program at Peace House offers therapy, group therapy and case management services to those in both an outpatient setting and for those that are residing in the shelter. The clients served include any person affected by domestic abuse, child abuse survivors and victims, sexual assault survivors and victims, and other clients in the community that recognize symptoms of an unhealthy relationship. Last year, Peace House provided 1,191 hours of therapy to adult survivors and 53 hours of therapy to children. In addition, Peace house case managers supported 122 adults with 575 hours of case management to increase safety and stability by connecting survivors to resources such as housing, employment, childcare, legal assistance, financial assistance and safety planning.”

“THIRD PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENT: Outreach - Peace House provides all the same out-of-shelter support services to victims of domestic violence and identifies at-risk families and helps them avoid domestic violence crisis situations. The bi-lingual program includes education, support groups, direct intervention and case management. The program is designed to break the cycle of domestic violence through understanding, planning and action. Peace House served 96 adults with legal advocacy services which included assistance with civil protective orders and stalking injunctions as well as information on victim rights when survivors are navigating the criminal justice system. Psycho-educational groups addressing the dynamics domestic violence and healthy parenting were provided to over 95 adults this year.”

“ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Education/Awareness - Peace House provides education about domestic and child abuse, and healthy relationships to children in community schools for grades kindergarten through 12. We also provide presentations in the community to create awareness about domestic violence and the support services available at Peace House. Last year, the prevention education team provided 560 presentations in the community and to schools to 17,129 children, parents and community members. Volunteer - Peace House operates a volunteer program that attracts, educates and trains volunteers to support each of the service areas, including direct victim services, facility maintenance and enhancement, community awareness initiatives, prevention education, grant writing efforts, on-going administrative, legal and technical support. This fiscal year, Peace House had 542 volunteers donate 3,975 hours to support our program and projects.”