Sierra Nevada Childrens Services

“Before being filed, the IRS Form 990 is first reviewed by management. A final copy of the Form 990 will be provided to the Board of Directors after it is filed.”

“The Conflict of Interest Policy explicitly defines conflicts of interest, identifies classes of individuals covered by the policy (which include officers, directors, all employees, and all volunteers), includes a questionnaire and describes a process that facilitates disclosure of information that may help identify conflicts of interest, specifies procedures of Monitoring to be followed in managing conflicts of interest, and requires disclosure of business relationships amongst board members. The Agency regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with the policy by communicating it to new employees and volunteers, and affirming that it is understood, both upon hire and then annually at a documented training.”

“The process for determining compensation for the Executive Director uses comparability data obtained through market analysis with multiple sources of data, includes review and approval in advance by the Board of Directors, and is substantiated through contemporaneous documentation of the deliberation and decision in the form of meeting minutes.”

“All employees are treated similarly to the Executive Director.”

“The most recent Federal Form 990 is posted on the Agency's website. Prior Form 990s are available through a link on the Agency's website to an outside source. Additionally, a copy of the Agency's Form 990 for any year is available upon request.”

“The Agency makes its governing documents available to the public upon request. Specifically, the IRS determination letter (originally issued in September 1979) is available on the Agency's website, and the By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation are available upon request.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: CalWORKs Stage One Childcare - Stage One is administered by the county welfare departments (CWD) or their contractors. The program begins when a family start receiving CalWORKs cash aid. CalWORKs clients may be served in Stage One until the county determines that the family situation is stable, or if no funds are available in Stage Two. Former CalWORKs clients are also eligible to receive child care services in Stage One and/or Stage Two for a total of no more than 24 months after they leave cash aid. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Emergency Child Care Bridge Program for Foster Children - The Bridge Program addresses lack of child care as a barrier for families otherwise willing to bring a foster child into their home, and for parenting foster youth. It provide vouchers for child care and child care navigator services for families as well as Trauma Informed Care (TIC) training and coaching for child care providers to enhance their ability to provide nurturing and safe environments for children. The Bridge Program is not an entitlement, instead it is a time limited bridge to longer term child care solutions used at the time of placement to stabilize children in the best possible settings ensuring that caretakers have adequate support to balance their work and home lives. During the year June 30, 2024, the Bridge program supported 10 children with 73 total months of care.Total program expenses were $87,373 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Other programs: Total program expenses were $5,623 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: California Preventive Health and Safety - The California Preventive Health and Safety Practices Trainer Program provides funding for grantees to become certified in and provide EMSA-approved training to child care providers as well as provide technical assistance to link child care providers to existing and available training services.Total program expenses: $36,989”