Columbia County Child Abuse Assessment Center

“The completed 990 will be provided to the board of directors via email prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting (or request a special meeting if required due to timelines). The board will review and discuss the 990 during the regular meeting. If the board has additional questions or concerns, the executive director will return with the 990 to jones & roth to address those questions and concerns. Once the board has reviewed the 990 and all concerns and questions have been satisfied, the 990 will be placed on the agenda for vote. After a motion to approve the 990 as presented has been made, it must be seconded by another board member. The board chair will ask for all those in favor and tally those votes. The board chair will ask if any are opposed to the motion. If no objections, the board will approve the 990 form as presented.”

“We review the conflict of interest policy annually and each board member signs a conflict of interest statement.”

“The board meets without the executive director present to discuss compensation. Prior to the executive meeting, a third party market compensation assessment using multiple market survey sources and a pay equity analysis is completed by cascade employers association and provided to the executive director and the board of directors, which is utilized in determining executive compensation. Additional resources may be used in the decision making process such as performance reviews and annual budget projections. The board reviews and discusses the data and makes a decision about the compensation. The board secretary records the minutes of that executive committee meeting”

“The 990, conflict of interest policy, and gift policy are available for public inspection upon request.”

“The amani center offers diverse volunteer opportunities for interested individuals. (8) current board members lead our agency from organizations and professions throughout our countywide service area, including juvenile justice and school district staff; insurance, finance, retail and real estate industries; and retired individuals from the community at large. Operations volunteers offer support to our direct service staff and administrative team. Direct service volunteers have completed significant training to become highly skilled and experienced members of our team. They assist in providing crisis intervention and family support services to clients. Prior to and after client appointments they assist staff with clinic set up, readying appropriate paperwork and cleanup/breakdown of utilized spaces. During assessments they supervise children, provide community and referral information to clients, help navigate crime victim's compensation information and applications, assist with safety planning and serve as medical assistants to the medical provider. Administrative volunteers provide assistance with office support duties for staff and the board of directors, including statistical management, maintaining client files,compiling data and preserving organizational documents. A myriad of event volunteers provide support for outreach and fundraising events. Duties are varied and include: planning & preparing events, soliciting donations, coordinating donation acquisition, setting up and breaking down event spaces, managing events, distributing promotional materials, assisting during community trainings and workshops, cleaning office and clinic spaces, laundry, office tasks such as making copies and preparing brochures and mailings, and advocating/sharing the amani center's mission. Our agency values our volunteers for their tangible responsibilities, as well as for their demonstration of the support of our community through time and in-kind service.”

“The amani center's mission is to provide forensic child abuse evaluations and support for children and their families who may have been impacted by abuse or neglect. The primary goal of the center is to ensure that children (birth to age 18) suspected to be victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect, domestic violence, and/or witness to (or victims of) crime are provided with quality evaluative and support services in a child-friendly environment, through developmentally appropriate best practices. The amani center provides comprehensive, multi-disciplinary, forensic medical assessments for children and, when appropriate, testifies in court on their behalf. Children and their non-offending caregivers obtain family support services, referrals to community organizations and services, and compassionate trauma-informed crisis support.”