Jackson Street Youth Shelter

“The tax return is presented to the board at a board meeting, reviewed, and discussed. A copy of the return is provided for each board member.”

“The conflict of interest policy is given to all new board members, they are made aware of its purpose and requirements. A disclosure form is filled out annually by all board members. Monitoring compliance with the policy is the responsibility of the board's executive committee (president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer). The secretary is responsible for maintaining the file of disclosure forms and keeping a list of board member's roles in local companies that might do business with jackson street. The executive committee is involved in all significant spending decisions, and can easily check this list to see if potential conflicts of interest are likely to arise. If there is any indication that this might occur, the board member(s) involved are asked to update their disclosure form so that the committee can evaluate potential conflicts of interest.”

“The board's executive compensation policy is used to determine compensation for the executive director. The policy embodies the following requirements independence of participants, collection of comparability data, and documentation of the process. The board's executive committee is responsible for collecting the comparability data and any other information needed for the process, the secretary is responsible for documentation. A review must be done every 2 years or whenever an increase in compensation of more than 5% is contemplated”

“Currently all public documents are available upon request, and can be viewed at jackson street's administrative office. Most documents are available in the form of pdfs which can be emailed. Summarized financial statements are included in our annual report, which is available on our website.”

“Jackson street youth services provides safe, secure shelter and related services to youth, ages 10 to 24, who are homeless or experiencing a personal or family crisis. The organization operates a 24hr phone help line, provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, and offer a variety of outreach services to youth and families.”

“Emergency/transistional shelter for minors: jackson street operates 2 overnight shelters for youth ages 10 to 17. Corvallis house opened in 2001 and has 10 beds. Albany house opened in 2015 and has 16 beds. Most of the youth served need a place to stay for less than 2 weeks.shelters offer a homelike environment, familystyle meals, help with transporation to school and appointments, tutoring, and a variety of educational and recreational activities. Family mediation, referrals for counseling or medical care, clothing and personal items are provided as needed. Most youth are able to reunite with their families with a new feeling of hope and a new knowledge of community resources to help them succeed longterm. However, some youth do not have a stable home to return to. Our goal is to allow these youth to stay as long as they need to, and to help them locate a new, healthy, permanent living situation. A case manager works with each of these youth to create an individual plan for stable housing and to help them learn the skills they will need as they transition to living independently. After leaving the shelter, all youth are contacted periodically by our aftercare case manager to keep them connected to any ongoing services they might need.”

“Outreach services for youth & young adults, ages 10 to 24: many of our outreach services are intended to prevent youth from becoming homeless or running away. For youth already on the streets, or those who are "couchsurfing" (not on the streets but without longterm stable housing), we work to increase their safety by providing basic needs, case management, referrals to community services, and more. We strive to help these youth find a path to safe housing, education, employment, and skillbuilding for future success. Linn, benton, and lincoln counties access our outreach services. Assistance is available for teens and also for young adults (up to age 24) who are too old to stay in our statelicensed shelters but still need help and guidance as they work to achieve adult independence. Outreach clients have access to tutoring, mentoring, peersupport groups, and case management. Other outreach services include: a 24hour help line and recreational and servicelearning activities using the positive youth development model.”

“Next steps transitional housing for young adults: this program provides housing for young adults ages 18 to 24 who would otherwise be homeless. Many 18yearolds are still in high school, and few are able selfsupport. This age group is still developing and needs support to transition into adulthood. The youth served (most of whom are under 21) have little or no support from parents or other family. The program provides secure housing while they complete highschool, obtain a ged, and begin (or prepare for) higher education, vocational training, or employment. Next steps program offers participants a room or their own in a house shared with others in the program, with daily oversight from jackson street staff. We also provide: financial support for education counseling, healthcare, and transportation; case management emphasizing the skills, resources, and community connections needed to live independently; skills training on topics such as relationships, health & fitness, communication, budgeting & savings, drugs & alcohol, and meal planning; and coaching to help find and maintain quality employment.”

“As of the time of this form 990 filing, the audit for the reporting period has not yet been completed and remains in progress.”