2024-02-26T16:01:53-06:00 2023-06-30 WITHUMSMITHBROWN PC 1835 MARKET STREET SUITE 1710 PHILADELPHIA PA 191032945 990 2022-07-01 231396803 Northern Children's Services % RENANTA COBBS-FLETCHER NORT 2154821423 5301 RIDGE AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19128 RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER PRESIDENT AND CEO 2159551396 2024-05-15 true RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER 999009999 ERIC M STRAUSS P00991844 2155462140 2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER 5301 RIDGE AVENUE PHILADELPHIA PA 19128 10318752 false X WWW.NORTHERNCHILDREN.ORG X 1853 PA Northern Children's Services supports the healthy development of children, while stabilizing their families to build stronger communities. 18 18 201 18 0 5512902 5443827 4584875 4863365 0 6287 68300 5273 10166077 10318752 1234514 1247075 0 0 3902892 4670407 0 0 163486 3634598 4357694 8772004 10275176 1394073 43576 12671059 11355476 4027433 2569333 8643626 8786143 X NCS IS DESIGNED TO ENSURE A MORE PROMISING FUTURE FOR CHILDREN AND IS DRIVEN BY THE BELIEF THAT EVERY CHILD POSSESSES INHERENT VALUE,POTENTIAL AND THE ABILITY TO TRANSFORM HIM OR HERSELF REGARDLESS OF THEIR BACKGROUND OR LIFE CIRCUMSTANCES IF WE INVEST IN THAT POTENTIAL THROUGH CHILD WELFARE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT EMPHASIZE SAFETY, HEALTH, PERMANENCY, SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THEN THE CHILDREN WILL LEAD HAPPIER, HEALTHIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE LIVES AND CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY IN MEANINGFUL WAYS. false false 4479316 4465215 Intensive Behavioral Health Services - IBHS provides school, community, and home-based behavioral health services to support children with emotional or behavioral issues that make it difficult for them to function in a standard school setting. Through individual counseling, group therapy, classroom support, and behavior modification techniques, such as role modeling, redirection, coaching, and conflict resolution, our caring IBHS staff help children recognize when they are escalating, control themselves, and move to less intensive levels of care. Northern currently provides IBHS at over 16 schools in the School District of Philadelphia, including charter schools. 1961688 1247075 398150 Child Welfare - Northern's Child Welfare division complements its Behavioral Health division, providing an array of prevention and intervention services to children, youth and families, both off and on our campus - particularly those who have been or are at risk of abuse or neglect. Our programs and policies focus on the protection, care, and healthy development of children and youth. (1) Foster Care - Our Foster Care parents give children and youth (ages 0-21) with varying levels of emotional and behavioral needs the care, love, and nurturing family environment they need. Change the life of a child. Make a difference in your community. Foster Care involves the placement of children and youth in a single or two-parent family. We offer strong support to foster parents and work collaboratively with them to meet the child or youth's needs and provide a safe pathway to permanency. (2) Adoptions - Northern Children facilitates adoptions between loving families and children from infancy to 21-years-old. The children are each in need of safe, supportive and stable environments. (3) RETI-Wrap - This program supports youth at the Philadelphia Juvenile Justice Services Center ("PJJSC") School through a collaborative, strength-based process that ensure that the needs of youth are addressed during their time at PJJSC. 1400109 Behavioral Health - The goal of our behavioral health programs is to help children, youth and families achieve and maintain appropriate and positive functioning, which will transfer to community, home, and school environments. Children, youth, and families gain necessary skills through a wide range of therapeutic, structured activities that are provided in a stable, consistent, and interconnected service setting. (1) Early Intervention(EI) - Northern's EI Program is intended to meet the needs of middle and high-school aged youth who are at-risk for drug and alcohol use and abuse. Curriculum-based group psycho-ed and counseling sessions are provided. The program operates in schools, after-school programs, and residential and community-based settings. (2) Outpatient - We serve children and youth up to age 21 with emotional and behavioral symptoms including, but not limited to, depression, impulsivity, hyperactivity, trauma, anxiety, and disruptive behaviors. A multidisciplinary team of child and adolescent psychiatrists and therapists provide individualized emotional, behavioral, and psychiatric support in a safe, caring, and healthy environment using multiple, effective. This program addresses the needs of children, youth, and families, who are experiencing difficulties such as traumatic, academic, emotional, or social stress. The outpatient program offers individual, family and group therapy depending on the needs of the child and youth. Participants will work together with a therapist to work towards overall well-being. (3) Wellness and Resiliency (an IBHS Program) - Wellness is a therapeutic afterschool and all-day summer program for children 8 to 14 years old with behavioral and emotional symptoms including, but not limited to, depression, impulsivity, hyperactivity, anxiety, and disruptive behaviors. The program offers therapeutic services on-site on our beautiful six-acre campus, in the child's home, and during program-sponsored therapeutic community outings. Most students referred for participation in the afterschool and summer youth programs typically display behavioral challenges that manifest as multiple school suspensions, poor academic performance, impulsivity, and difficulty responding appropriately to school structure and authority figures. One of the primary objectives of Wellness is to decrease behaviors that interfere with classroom learning and problem-solving, and in doing so, improve educational outcomes. The program offers group and individual therapy, social skills development, homework help, and tutoring. (4) Youth Promoting Peace Program (YP3) - YP3 engages gender and age-specific groups (ages 14-17 and 18-24) once weekly over 12 week periods. 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INT. IN PERPETUAL TRUST 2906565 2906565 0 0 X Form 990, Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Nothern Children's Endowment (the "Fund"), a not-for-profit organization, was established on October 4, 1990 to support the charitable efforts and programs of Northern and to provide stewardship over, and long-term preservation of, its investments. There were no transactions recorded during both years ended June 20, 2023 and 2022. Form 990, Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 Northern and its affiliate are exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Northern and its affiliate believe that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken and, as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the consolidated financial statements. Northern and its affiliate did not recognize any tax-related interest and/or penalties in the consolidated financial statements but would record any such interest and/or penalties as a component of other expense. true Foster Parents' monthly stipends 39 1247075 X false false false false false false false false false RENATA COBBS-FLETCHER President & CEO 177441 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9801 0 187242 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b: The process is to review the Form 990 with the Finance Committee and then distribute to the full Board of Trustees prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c: Officers, directors and key employees are required to disclose interests that could give rise to conflict. Signatures are also required if there is nothing to be disclosed. All forms are on file for all officers, directors and key employees as proof each has read the policy. This is done annually. Management reviews the forms and if there is anything disclosed on any person's form, it is brought to the attention of the Board of Trustees. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15: The Board of Trustees determines the CEO's salary based on research using comparable data, including ranges from similar type and size of organizations in the local area. Other officers and key employee salaries are determined by the CEO, HR Director and Finance Committee using a salary Northern Children's Services 23-1396803 range spreadsheet based on salaries paid by similar organizations. Salary studies of local agencies performed by an outside organization are used. 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