2022-01-19T11:34:20-08:00 2021-06-30 562330778 David A Feldman CPA Inc 5800 Hannum Avenue Ste E Culver City CA 90230 990 2020-07-01 824152443 Social & Emotional Wellness Initiative SOCI 4246252952 3415 S Sepulveda Blvd 1100 Los Angeles CA 90034 Sarah Young-Sheppard Executive Dir. 2022-01-19 true Sarah Young-Sheppard 999009999 David A Feldman CPA P00023578 3108269116 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Sarah Young-Sheppard 3415 S Sepulveda Blvd 1100 Los Angeles CA 90034 388513 false X www.sewi.org X 2017 CA To enhance the quality of life for youth and families by educating, motivating and providing prevention programs through social and emotional wellness services. 5 5 3 6 0 355432 346144 4022 32635 1750 38 6206 7041 367410 385858 0 0 333031 276388 0 41298 52745 47631 385776 324019 -18366 61839 344286 397980 54207 46062 290079 351918 To enhance the quality of life for youth and families by educating, motivating and providing prevention programs through social and emotional wellness services. We coordinate and supervise Masters of Social Work interns with youth serving agencies as well as staff trainings and curriculum to these agencies. Specific purpose :A) Interns render support to the agencies by providing short-term individual and group counseling, crisis intervention and case management services for youth in need of additional emotional support.B) To build the knowledge base of youth serving agencies employees by coordinating and facilitate trainings focused on promoting the social and emotional wellness of agency participants.C) To provide curriculum to youth organizations on a variety of topics ranging from anti-bullying, social & emotional development & youth empowerment. false false 134529 5000 1) Direct Youth Service, Master of Social Work Intern ProgramOur Master of Social Work (MSW) Intern Program places interns with youth-serving partners and school districts across Los Angeles County. This last year we worked with the following partners to place interns to work directly with youth. Santa Monica Malibu Unified School District; Lincoln Middle School, John Adams Middle School, Santa Monica High School, Olympic High School & SMASH. In addition we placed interns at DaVinci Rise, part of DaVinci School,Yetunde Price Center, Hawaii Boys & Girls Clubs and Chucos Justice Center.MSW interns meet with individual and group clients 16-20 hours a week, 2-4 days a week from September through May. In addition to one on one services, MSW interns run groups on topics ranging from stress and anxiety, grief support, and special identified need groups such as: student of color support group, an 8th grade retention group and a girls group. They also provide informal check ins and crisis intervention for countless youth at our partner sites. The MSW Intern Program aims to provide quality intern training, focused on client-centered counseling services and crisis management. We use Solution Focused Therapy as our main intervention; it is client centered and empowers the client to develop their own solutions.In addition, we also focus our intern training on restorative justice. Students of color face a disproportionate number of disciplinary actions in U.S. public schools. To combat these disparities we work with Restorative Justice Circles. We believe that Restorative Justice Circles are an effective, positive approach to discipline. Studies find that positive approaches to school discipline at all ages can actually improve students' academic performance, and those studentsare less likely to become involved in the juvenile justice system or have need for behavioral services. - American Institutes for Research. We train our MSW interns to facilitating restorative justice circles so they may develop relationships and build community among youth as they give each participant an equal opportunity to speak and be heard. Unlike traditional discipline models, restorative justice circles also allow individuals to understand how their actions impact others.Nine MSW interns worked directly with youth through one on one counseling sessions, groups and workshops. In total our interns saw 44 formal clients, 34 informal clients (Youth that drop in for crisis or support) 58 youth participated in group counseling and 64 attended workshops. 100% of youth who filled out the satisfaction survey were very satisfied with the support they received from our interns. Historically, SEWI interns and staff have built a connection with other youth at our partner agencies that werent formally signed up for services. These youth areimportant to us. This past year, we have started to track these youth as targeted youth. As our organization has developed and grown out of community need, we look forward to continuing to be innovative to meet the challenges youth and families face in our communities. Our flexibility allows us to serve youth that would otherwise not have access to mental health services and support.Our youth describe services as making them feel valued and listened to because she (MSW intern) was culturally sensitive and I did not have to explain myself too much for her to understand what I was saying or feeling. She (the MSW intern) was a true gift to me. 67264 26868 2) Staff Training & DevelopmentSEWI helps build the knowledge base of youth development organizations and other companies by coordinating and facilitating trainings and workshops focused on promoting the social and emotional wellness of the individuals. Through in person or live virtual trainings SEWI trained 600 youth development professionals (YDP) and educators. YDPs and educators are often inexperienced and under prepared when it comes to dealing with social and emotional issues.SEWI has been able to provide comprehensive training that helps YDPs and educators mitigate issues such as creating a culture of wellness, positive youth communication, self care &leadership, suicide, mandated reporting and many other topics. Knowing that youth are facing unique challenges we ensure that our trainings provide the support that is needed for the adults they interact with on a daily basis.93 individuals participated in one of our three pre-recorded training through our Teachable platform. These trainings cover Intro to Social & Emotional Wellness, Group Facilitation, Creating Programs & Impact and Youth Stages of Development. While the interest for these prerecorded training has decreased, we are still seeing an interest in the utilization of this tool by youth organizations, mostly Boys & Girls Clubs across California. Our goal is to update our training offerings through Teachable and offer a training package for organization's new hires. 22421 750 3) Curriculum Development To complement our middle school curriculum Social & Emotional Learning For Youth(SELFY) we created a SELFY Teen edition. SELFY teen was developed through our work with the UCLA First Star Bruins Scholars program that provides services to foster youth. After participating in SELFY Teen edition, youth reported: I like how I got to understand myself more by identifying the boundaries that I have and ways to have a healthy relationship. It helped me to discover the true meaning of empathy and the significant difference between sympathy and empathy. 78% of teens would recommend SELFY Teen Edition to a friend. 83% of teens noticed positive changes about themselves after participating in SELFY Teen Edition. Every site that participated in the SELFY program saw growth in every competency area. SELFY middleschool and teen edition are now available through our website to the community. 224214 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 0 0 false 3 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 5 5 true false false false false false false true false false false true true true true true false true false false CA X Sarah Young-Sheppard ED 4246252952 3415 S Sepulveda Blvd Ste 100 Los Angeles CA 90034 Sarah Young-Sheppard Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 95108 0 0 Sharrie Wunder President 3.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Maryjo Gagliardi Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Sally Young Director 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Rachel Guerra Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Paul Gaulke Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 95108 0 false false false NA 0 346144 346144 Program fees 32635 32635 32635 38 38 0 0 0 0 9696 2655 7041 7041 0 0 0 385858 32635 7079 0 0 0 0 91046 63732 9105 18209 0 139783 105417 20774 13592 4194 3104 545 545 22202 16430 2886 2886 19163 14181 2491 2491 0 0 5650 5650 0 0 0 0 551 551 1524 1524 0 0 19285 12857 3214 3214 0 0 0 0 0 885 885 7063 7063 Program expenses 8493 8493 Data management 2233 2233 Dues & subscriptions 822 822 Professional development 544 544 581 220 361 324019 224214 58507 41298 27735 16251 309000 375064 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4422 2161 3146 2261 0 0 0 0 4405 4404 344286 397980 6008 45000 45000 3199 1062 54207 46062 X 127579 246918 162500 105000 290079 351918 344286 397980 61839 X true X false true false X 337745 414415 355432 346144 1453736 5149 4022 32635 41806 0 0 0 337745 419564 359454 378779 1495542 370247 327000 212815 910062 0 370247 327000 212815 910062 585480 2121 38 2159 0 2121 38 2159 0 0 337745 421685 359454 378817 1497701 X 0.00000 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 4422 2161 2261 2261 Credit cards payable 744 Payroll taxes payable 318 1062 Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et A board member of the organization is the mother of the Founder and Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process Form 990 is prepared by an independent CPA who provides a draft copy to the Executive Director for comments. Upon approval of the final forms they are provided to all Board members prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts In connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an Interested Person must disclose the existence of the Financial Interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of the committees with governing board-delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement. In an effort to aid such disclosure, each member (board, committee, or staff) shall complete a conflict-of-interest questionnaire as circumstances warrant, but no less frequently than annually.The board shall review each member questionnaire and any other disclosures regarding the Financial Interests of its members. After disclosure of the Financial Interest, the Interested Person shall leave the board meeting while the remaining board members discuss and vote on whether a conflict of interest exists.After exercising due diligence, the governing board or committee shall determine whether the organization can obtain with reasonable effort a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not produce a conflict of interest. The Interested Person shall not be present in the room during the determination.If the committee has reason to believe an individual has failed to disclose actual or potential conflicts of interest, it will inform the member and allow him/her to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If the committee still has reason to believe a conflict of interest exists after the alleged conflict is explained, it will take corrective action. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Board of Directors performs a compensation analysis. It decided to keep the Executive Director's salary at the same amount she was making in her previous position at the Santa Monica Boys and Girls Clubs which has not changed since the inception of SEWI. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The following organizational documents of SEWI are available for inspection or copying at the organization's office during normal business hours at no charge, except for a nominal copying fee:1) Tax Exemption Application2) IRS Determination letter3) Articles of Incorporation4) By-Laws5) Form 990 for the most recent and prior two years. 6) Financial statements.The public inspection copy of the Form 990 will not include Schedule A excess contributors or the Schedule B.The most updated versions of all of the preceding forms will be available.When responding to a public inspection request for any organizational document or Form 990 by anyone, SEWI will fulfill such request in a timely fashion without inquiring as to the reason for the public inspection request. Overall Organization As an organization whose main priority is the wellness of youth and support of staff that serve those youth, we knew that we had to take action. Below is a list of the current programs and changes we have made as a response to COVID-19. Our goal is to continue to provide most of these services beyond the pandemic. 1)Telehealth - staff and interns continue to virtually support youth that need counseling services. If youth can and want to continue past the intern time we are offering continued support. SEWI continues to provide meaningful internships for the interns and is working with universities to plan for next year's program, prepared to adjust to on line and distance programs should the need arise again.2)SELFY On line - weekly social and emotional learning activities for youth adapted from our SELFY curriculum that is offered free of charge to youth and families who wish to participate. 3)Weekly newsletters - that highlight resources, activities, recipes and good news to help people navigate through the Covid-19 pandemic for community members. These are sent to all on our contact list as well as through our social media platforms. 4)Launched care@sewi - email where community members can ask for extra support for either themselves or others. SEWI staff connect and support these individuals. 5)Partner Staff Support - working with organizational leadership to provide wellness activities and group check ins to staff. 6)Wellness Toolkit - we are working with program partners to help with the anticipated transition of staff and youth going back to sites after having been isolated in their homes. 7)Kollab, Leadership Master Class - SEWI is working with the LA Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs to help facilitate social and emotional wellness workshops for teens across the county. 8)May - Giving Tuesday - SEWI is giving back to the community by providing free on line activities 9)LAUSD Teacher Librarian Training - Training on how to create virtual wellness spaces for teacher librarians across the state.We knew that the pandemic would impact the financial support we would receive fromfoundations and donors. Because of this, we made cuts to our 2020-2021 budget that helped us save for our future while never compromising the integrity of our programs. It is still our main priority to continue to support our community through creative and adaptive ways to ensure all have support for their social and emotional wellbeing.We were aware that through the pandemic, mental health issues were on the rise andthe stigma that continues to be placed on them makes it even more difficult for people to seek support. Therefore, during mental health awareness month in May, we partnered with a local jeweler to design a bracelet that would represent 3 of the pillars we believe help people through mental illness: awareness, treatment and support. These bracelets were on sale to our community members but beyond raising funds our goal was to have our community members proudly wear the bracelets in solidarity with anyone that may be suffering with a mental illness or has a loved one that is suffering with one. We know that through these turbulent times youthand partners need a consistent support structure and that is what SEWI has been and will continue to be with your support Pacific Youth Foundation Contribution Note that 1/2 of the contribution from the Pacific Youth Foundation is for the calendar year 2020 and the other half is for calendar year 2021.