Human Solutions Inc DBA Our Just Future

“Prior to filing, a copy of the form 990 is provided to the board of directors and to the finance committee. The finance committee conducts a review of the form 990 and reports on its review to the board as part of its fiduciary responsibility to understand and review the organization's finances.”

“Members are required to annually acknowledge any conflicts by signing the organization's conflict of interest statement and detailing all potential conflicts.”

“Independent data detailing comparable compensation is purchased annually and used by the executive committee of the board to evaluate the salary levels of the executive director and other officers and key employees in comparison to peer groups. The deliberation and decisions are documented in the minutes of the executive committee.”

“The articles of incorporation and amendments, bylaws, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available to the public upon written request.”

“Other program services 4: career and economic development services - the organization provided employment, job search and training services to 1,105 people during this year. Of those, 55% were either unhoused or at risk of becoming unhoused when they enrolled, and 53% obtained jobs with an average starting wage of $15.66/hour - $2.41 more than our metro area's minimum wage (which was $13.25 as of july 1, 2020). Partnerships with the city of gresham, the city of portland/propser portland, worksystems, inc., and oregon department of human services/immigrant and refugee community organization ("irco") made these services possible.one of human solutions' employment programs, living solutions, focused on participants who have very limited employment skills and lack the training and skills needed to find living-wage jobs. Another was designed to help people leave the temporary assistance to needy families ("tanf") program by obtaining jobs with wages sufficient to support their families. We operate the latter in a collaborative with several other organizations and the state department of human services.another successful employment program that we implement is health careers northwest. This year, our team worked with 41 people to complete this program, and 41% of them secured their first ever job in the health care industry with an average wage of $19.61. Other program services 5: volunteering across programs - community members are an essential part of our work and, while the ways they can engage has had to change due to covid, their engagement has remained robust, especially providing home-cooked meals for residents in our shelters and driving to collect and deliver donations. This year, volunteers invested fewer hours than prior years due to covid restrictions, but still 225 wonderful volunteers gave away approximately 1,000 hours to help our programs meed the needs of participants. We couldn't do what we do without them and firmly believe that volunteers gain as much from participating as program participants do! We look forward to inviting more volunteers back into our work when it is safe to do so. Building connected communities is an important part of our vision for a more just future.”