State of Wyoming Citizen Review Panel

“A copy of the form 990 is provided to the board for review and approval prior to its filing.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually by the board and each member discloses any conflicts he/she may have. Conflicts are to be reported by the board members as they arise.”

“The board of directors reviews and approves compensation packages for the executive director using data from comparable not-for-profit organizations. Minutes are kept of the deliberations.”

“The board of directors reviews and approves compensation packages for key employees using data from comparable not-for-profit organizations. Minutes are kept of the deliberations.”

“The organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request.”

“Wycrp promotes and provides systematic reviews, education, prevention and early intervention to ensure the safety of children and families. The citizen review panel is a federally mandated group of citizens who are responsible for determining whether state and local agencies are effectively meeting child protective responsibilities pursuant to the child abuse prevention and treatment act (capta) and subsequent amendments. Through a review of service networks, policies, procedures, research and reviews of child protective and juvenile service cases the purpose of the citizen review panel is to promote child safety, permanency and well-being for children and families.”

“The wyoming citizen review panel (wycrp) began in 1998 in response to a federal mandate from the child abuse and prevention treatment act of 1996 (capta). This act requires each state to have a citizen review panel that provides input from citizens with regards to agency policies and procedures. In conjunction with meeting federal capta mandates in collaboration with the wyoming department of family services, the wycrp is continuously working toward being a statewide leader in building collaborations for strong and healthy families and communities. Wyoming's child death review and prevention team, a program of wycrp under the children's justice act, conducts reviews of all child deaths and major injuries that occur while these children are in the protective custody of the state. The parents as teachers affiliate program operated by wycrp was introduced in 2013 under the maternal, infant, and early childhood home visitation grant (miechv). This program's goal is to provide support and information to parents during the early stages of childhood development, prenatally up to age three. This is done by empowering parents as the first and most important teacher of their child. The wycrp does not charge membership dues or fees for services and largely operates on federal health and human services funding contractually passed through the wyoming department of family services and parents as teachers.”