Caminar

“The form 990 is reviewed by the director of finance and accounting for accuracy and completeness. All questions arising during this review process are resolved prior to the filing of the form.”

“The conflict of interest policy is reviewed by the new board members during initial orientation with annual updates. Each officer and board member is required to complete a written disclosure annually. The officer or board member who is determined to have a conflict of interest with regards to a particular transaction is not allowed to vote on related matters.”

“The process for determining compensation of the organization's ceo:the compensation of the executive director is determined based on the comparable market rates in the same geographic area (wage and benefit surveys), approved by the board and documented in the minutes.”

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

“Form 990, part iii, line 4a, program service accomplishments: caminar (the organization"), headquartered in san mateo, california, is a nonprofit public benefit corporation with over 50 years of experience providing community-based prevention, treatment, and recovery services for transition age youth, adults, and older adults with complex health needs. Its mission is to empower and support individuals and families to move toward resilience, wellness, and independence. The board of directors, employees and volunteers share a belief in the potential for people to recover from behavioral health conditions and live full lives. The organization's service area includes five northern california counties: butte, san francisco, san mateo, santa clara, and solano. The majority of program beneficiaries, referred to as clients, come from low and very low income households, and a significant portion of the organizations clients are homeless at the time of their referral. Clients typically face multiple barriers and stressors that co-occur with, and/or are a result of, their behavioral health conditions, such as serious medical problems, histories of trauma, legal issues, unstable housing, family violence or abuse, lack of income and resources, and inadequate or non-existent social supports. The number of people the organization serves annually has grown from 41 individuals in 1964 to over 20,000 today. In addition to direct client services, the organization seeks to address the social and community barriers to wellness by organizing public events and symposia focused on reducing the social stigma of mental illness, sharing stories of recovery, and providing extensive outreach and education services. A number of the organizations programs are accredited by the internationally-recognized accrediting body commission for the accreditation of rehabilitation facilities ("carf"). Carf's mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process that centers on enhancing the lives of the persons served. As an accredited service provider, the organization has met high standards of accountability and demonstrated conformance to internationally accepted standards that promote excellence. The organization has achieved this accreditation in the areas of assertive community treatment, case management/services coordination, crisis stabilization, community integration, community employment services (job development, employment supports and planning services), and residential treatment (mental health). On may 1, 2018 and june 1, 2018, the organization completed one acquisition with healthy partnerships (hp) and one merger with project ninety (p90), respectively. These partnerships advanced organizational priorities to enhance and expand continuums of care and to deliver optimal care for clients and communities with increasingly complex needs. Through its diverse and growing portfolio of programs, caminar seeks to prevent and to alleviate underlying issues that affect the overall health and wellness of individuals, families, and communities. Using a holistic approach, staff members provide prevention, treatment, and recovery services across the spectrum of behavioral health and whole-person care needs. The mix of culturally competent, evidence-based programs and services vary by region. The organizations activities are described as follows: prevention services aim to prevent the onset of behavioral health issues and to intervene early when symptoms emerge. Research shows that the interconnected nature of health factors mean that effective prevention in one area can have a positive effect in another area. For example, improving mental health may reduce the risk of substance abuse. The organizations prevention services include school-based youth and family support services, the healing and reduction of trauma in schools (harts) trauma-informed schools initiative, family violence and abuse prevention”

“Impairment loss -50,000. Pension loss fund -131,237.”

“The process has not changed from the prior year.”