2022-05-11T11:44:17-05:00 2021-06-30 954557617 Harrington Group CPAs LLP 2698 Mataro St Pasadena CA 91107 990 2020-07-01 680238941 Youth for Change YOUT 5308778187 PO Box 1476 Paradise CA 95967 Stacey Poliquin CFO 5308778187 2022-05-11 1 Stacey Poliquin 999009999 Sean E Cain CPA P01612986 6264036801 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Beth Parsons PO Box 1476 Paradise CA 95967 16173960 0 X www.youth4change.org X 1991 CA Our mission is to support individuals, children and families to live happy, healthy and safe lives by providing services that promote dignity, self-determination and well being. 7 7 217 8 0 0 14867761 14899578 0 0 29141 796702 86270 235931 14983172 15932211 1745456 1647201 0 0 9393407 9531256 0 0 0 2912251 2721050 14051114 13899507 932058 2032704 15938509 17387448 3656619 3072854 12281890 14314594 X Youth For Change (YFC) mission is to enhance the well being of children, families, individuals, and communities. 0 0 5875660 62808 Mental Health and Medication Support Services - serves clients who demonstrate emotional and behavioral needs that meet medical necessity for mental health treatment. The therapeutic treatment includes various modalities which include, but are not limited to, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Solution Focused Therapy. The program clinicians may provide individual and or family therapy; provide case management for brokerage and linkage to new services; collateral services for caregivers or other significant members of the clients life such as teachers or social workers; and rehabilitation services for skill building. The goal of mental health therapy is to reduce functional impairment. Treatment may be provided at the office or in the homeMedication support services includes the prescribing and monitoring of psychiatric medications or biologicals necessary to alleviate the symptom of mental illness. These services are provided by licensed psychiatrists and nursing staff. 1523100 373171 The Wraparound program (Senate Bill 163) is based on the family and the community working together. The focus is on the individual needs of one child, one family, and one plan. Wraparound builds on the strengths of each individual within the family and the goal is to create a unified family plan for the future. Youth for Change is committed to providing Wraparound services that are family-centered, strength-based and needs driven. In 2020-2021 the Wraparound program provided family care and treatment to 67 families in Butte County, resulting in avoiding approximately 297 months of placement in a facility outside their home. 1092449 700276 The Youth for Change Foster Care Services certifies Foster Care homes and provides training and therapeutic services for foster parents and children placed in the foster care system. For fiscal year 2020-2021, Youth For Change FFA served 35 children resulting in a total of 8,452 bednights of care during the period covered.The Foster Care Transitional Housing Program began in 2001 offering an experience of independent living for current young adults in the foster care system. This housing opportunity is available to minors aged 17 who are soon emancipating from state care. The program provides basic living assistance including rent, food, clothing, household supplies, transportation assistance, etc., as well as support from a program case manager, mentor, county social worker and independent living advisor. In fiscal year 2020-2021, the Foster Care Transitional Housing Program provided support to 24 clients and approximately 5,683 days of care.The Transitional Housing Plus Program (THP+) provides young adults age 18-24 who were previously in the foster care system the opportunity for emotional and financial support while pursuing goals to live self-sufficiently. To be eligible for THP Plus a youth must have emancipated from the foster care system, be participating in the Butte County Independent Living Program and maintaining employment or education. Youth for Change strives to work with young adults in THP Plus for at least 6 months and up to two years to assist them in their journey to self-sufficiency. For fiscal year 2020-2021 THP+ served 11 clients for a total of 2,156 bednights.Intensive Treatment Foster Care (ITFC) is an evidence-based, behavior modification program for youth age 12-18 that works with youth who have emotional and behavioral issues that prevent placement stability. When placed in ITFC, youth are immersed in an environment that is consistent and reinforcing of pro-social behaviors. Youth are mentored to develop academic and life skills, and their daily lives are structured with clear and consistent expectations and limits. Discipline in the ITFC Model involves specified consequences, which is delivered through a teaching approach. What makes ITFC unique is that it not only provides treatment to the youth, but also simultaneously works with their parents, relatives or other Aftercare Resource to teach and practice effective parenting. This combination allows the positive changes made while the youth is in treatment to be maintained when they return home. For fiscal year 2020-2021 ITFC served 1 client for a total of 3 bednights. 3587332 510946 Strong Starts programs serves ages 0-12 who have emotional and behavioral needs. The therapeutic treatment includes various modalities: Infant mental health, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) to increase healthy attachment and bonding between toddlers and their caregivers, as well as strategies to deal with acting out behaviors such as aggression, tantrums and defiance; individual and family therapy; play therapy, art, Theraplay activities, and much more. Treatment is generally done in the office but may be done in the home or school, and usually involves a parent or primary caregiver, as well. Approximately 4,212 hours of service were provided to children and families for the time frame of July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021.Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) provide one-on-one contact with children in their homes, the community or foster homes. Services were provided to clients from Butte and Glenn Counties. This intensive treatment allows children to maintain placement and/or move to a lower level of care. Approximately 2,392 client hours were provided in the 2020-2021 fiscal year.The Youth Empowerment Services (YES) and the Cultural Wrap Programs facilitate learning opportunities and activities for local youth to develop healthy communication, socialization, rehab skill building, life skills, vocational skills, independent living skills, build self-esteem, and conflict resolution skills. The YES program offers opportunities for youth to engage in outdoor and recreational activities to the degree with which they are comfortable. A mental health component is also included and during fiscal year 2020-2021, this program provided approximately 296 hours of service.The LINK program, or 6th Street Center for Youth, addresses the immediate and long-range needs of homeless and runaway youth in Butte County. We provide basic needs: showers, laundry services, nutritious food, warm clothing, computer access and a safe haven to give them respite from violence and exploitation. We also provide individual case management/counseling services to address immediate needs and personal goals such as: counseling, crisis intervention, tutoring, education, life skills training, employment development and family reunification.The Strategies Center at Youth for Change is a nationally recognized group providing learning and development, coaching, skills implementation, program implementation, applied research, evaluation, capacity-building, network development, coalition building, and leadership and management development services, among others, primarily to the human and social services sectors. The Strategies Center envisions improved outcomes through improved practice. Working in all 58 California counties and in multiple states across the nation, the Strategies Center puts theory into practice in diverse cultural and geographic settings-services provided are attuned to the cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic context in which our clients work. The Strategies Center has successfully partnered with Child Welfare Services, Public Health, Mental Health, First 5, CA State agencies, Offices of Education, law enforcement, private foundations, maternal mental health coalitions, oral health coalitions, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, Native American tribes, special interest networks, multi-disciplinary interview centers, and hospitals, among others.School Based Counseling (SBC) provides a broad range of services to school children. These include assessment, collateral support, therapy, rehabilitation, plan development and monitoring results. This program accepts referrals from the school districts and provided approximately 2,276 hours of services to our youth during the time frame of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.The HEART Program (Homeless Emergency Action Response Team) offers 24-hour services to homeless and runaway youth under the age of 18 and their caregivers in Butte County. Clinical and case managements services also provided for approximately 352 hours during the 2020-2021 fiscal year.Three Supervised Visitation Centers, opened during the 2015-2016 fiscal year, continued to provide supervised visitation services in Chico and Oroville.As a neutral party, Children's Services (FARE) program provides case plan development, and reassessment and adjustment, for families who are involved with Children's Services. The program manager of the FARE program also facilitates the Interagency Specialty Placement Unit meeting that meets weekly on Tuesday afternoons.HAP - The Hospital Alternative program responds immediately to a child/teen in crisis while at the Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) or following a psychiatric hospitalization to provide 24/7 access to clinical care as needed, crisis interventions and stabilization skills, safety planning and needs assessment to determine appropriate referrals to additional service providers and programs. HAP will also facilitate a Multi-Disciplinary Team meeting to individualize a treatment plan and elicit support from both formal and informal supports. The goal is to reduce the incidence of re-admission to the CSU and ultimate out of county hospitalization as well as provide a comprehensive assessment and treatment plan which supports positive functioning. The HAP program provided approximately 606 client service hours for the time frame of July 2020 through June 2021. The program is also credited for assisting the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health with their Performance Improvement Plan by coordinating services for high utilizer clients in hopes to provide measures of Utilization Management.6th St (LINK) Mental Health includes access to the resources available under tier one plus mental health services including; assessment and evaluation, individual and group therapy, rehabilitation, individualized plan development and case management. Outcome measures include FIT scores, CANS and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan. For fiscal year 2020-2021 approximately 611 client hours were provided. The Transition Age Youth (TAY) Transitional Housing Program provides temporary supportive housing for consumers of 6th Street Center and/or Butte County Behavioral Health TAY services. Eligible consumers are low-income TAY between 16-24 years of age who have severe emotional disorders or serious mental illness and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Participants may remain in the Transitional Housing Program for 6-12 months. Support services focused on development of independent living skills needed to maintain safe and stable housing are provided throughout the program. Outcome measures include length of stay in housing, status at exit and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan.The Master Lease Program is a way to expand housing options for unserved or underserved transition age youth who are consumers of 6th Street or Butte County Behavioral Health. In keeping with the recovery model philosophy of "whatever it takes" to help consumers on their path to recovery, having housing units available is a first step towards assisting consumers achieve self-sufficiency. The Master Lease Housing Program provides permanent supportive housing for consumers of 6th Street Center and/or Butte County Behavioral Health TAY services. Eligible consumers are low-income TAY between 16-24 years of age who have severe emotional disorders or serious mental illness and are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Support services focused on development of independent living skills needed to maintain safe and stable housing are provided throughout the program. Outcome measures include length of stay in housing, status at exit and progress towards meeting goals identified in the individual case plan.Foster care mental health services provided needed mental health support to foster care youth. These mental health supports include individual and family therapy, rehab, psychiatric evaluations, and other mental health services as identified. All mental health services are conducted by a licensed-track professional and other para-professionals as dictated by California EPSDT regulations. In fiscal year 2020-2021, the foster care mental health program provided approximately 1,360 hours of service to foster care clients.The In-Home Parenting Program is an in home parenting education program offered to Butte County families that have a child in treatment with a clinician. The program is voluntary and facilitated by Youth for Change in collaboration with the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and its contracting agencies. The program utilizes many curriculums which include but are not limited to Nurturing Parenting, Conscious Discipline, and Love and Logic. The Program has provided approximately 441 client hours in the time frame of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.Sutter-Yuba Mental Health Services - A client meets with a clinician to complete an assessment to determine symptoms, functional impairments, medical necessity and diagnosis. Based on the assessment findings, a client plan is created to include treatment goals. Services might include individual, group, and/or family services. Services are delivered in the home, school, office and or community based on the preferences of the client. Intensity and frequency of services are based on the level of acuity and risk. A clinician will determine when services should increase, decrease, or end based on completion of treatment goalsSutter County Wraparound Services - Wrap around services provides both specialty mental health and social service supports for the entire family to assist with transition from a higher level of care such as a foster care placement or a Short-Term Residential Treatment Placement (STRTP) or to prevent the need for an out of home placement. This program provides 24/7 support from a team consisting of a clinician, a mental health rehabilitation specialist and a parent partner. Butte County California Home Visiting Program (CHVP): Youth for Change provides certified Parents as Teachers home visitors to support Butte County families with young children ages 0-3, as they experience and overcome challenges every parent faces. The CHVP is fun, increases parenting confidence and satisfaction, helps babies reach developmental milestones, and provides navigation support to parents to access community resources. Butte County CalWORKs Home Visiting Program (CalWORKs HVP): Youth for Change provides certified Parents as Teachers home visitors to support Butte County families having young children ages 0-24 months and enrolled in the Butte County CalWORKs program. The CalWORKs HVP activities count toward CalWORKs requirements, are fun, increase parent confidence and satisfaction, help babies reach developmental milestones, and provide navigation support to parents to access community resources. Yuba County Differential Response (DR): Based on a triage process, Youth for Change's DR program responds to low to moderate risk child welfare reports with comprehensive community services. Provides home visits, navigation support for families to access community services, therapeutic services, and a wide range of individualized support and skill building.Yuba County CalWORKs Home Visiting Program (CalWORKs HVP): Youth for Change provides certified Parents as Teachers home visitors to support Yuba County families having young children ages 0-24 months and enrolled in the Yuba County CalWORKs program. The CalWORKs HVP activities count toward CalWORKs requirements, are fun, increase parent confidence and satisfaction, help babies reach developmental milestones, and provide navigation support to parents to access community resources. Many other smaller programs supported the mission of YFC throughout the 2020-2021 fiscal year. 3587332 510946 12078541 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 52 0 1 217 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CA X Stacey Poliquin - Youth for Change 5308778187 PO Box 1476 Paradise CA 95967 Joe Sweeney Board Chair 1.50 X X 0 0 0 Mark Chrisco Secretary 1.50 X X 0 0 0 Dennis Cargile Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 Michele Carter Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 Geoff Chinook Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 Courtney Farrell Director 1.50 X 0 0 0 Alan White Director/COO (Hired 11/20) 40.00 X 9228 0 0 Beth Parsons Executive Director 40.00 X 104401 0 19375 Andres Martinez CFO (End 12/20) 40.00 X 119353 0 45916 Stacey Poliquin Controller/CFO (Start 1/21) 40.00 X 76043 0 11556 309025 0 76847 2 0 1 0 Duarte Construction 6060 King Road Loomis CA 95650 Repairs 1245230 Matson & Isom Technology Consulting 3259 Esplanade Unit 101 Chico CA 95973 IT Services 391171 Dr Michelle Robinson 4010 Foothills Blvd 103-34 Roseville CA 95747 Psychiatric services 154660 Dr Miguel Alvarellos 4900 Hopyard Rd Suite 100 Pleasanton CA 94588 Psychiatric services 141375 4 14718808 180770 14899578 9612 9612 354250 241749 112501 112501 112501 787090 0 787090 787090 787090 Miscellaneous income 900099 123430 123430 123430 15932211 0 0 1032633 1647201 1647201 365196 365196 6887965 6470872 417093 376095 370283 5812 1302369 1160852 141517 599631 551448 48183 3455 1450 2005 36500 36500 507625 499536 8089 3854 195 3659 319069 267269 51800 550292 90939 459353 575158 497380 77778 177812 169672 8140 4797 2218 2579 73876 53791 20085 201249 127449 73800 112338 43944 68394 Staff training 58629 53601 5028 Miscellaneous 35188 20944 14244 Staff appreciation 20512 12209 8303 License & permits 17040 17040 23656 20248 3408 13899507 12078541 1820966 0 5728397 7406723 2376893 1156448 2787489 2268938 904561 127549 8673395 2270348 4111976 6403047 29193 24743 15938509 17387448 1643453 1399402 466335 263502 1546831 1409950 3656619 3072854 X 12087890 14245779 194000 68815 12281890 14314594 15938509 17387448 2032704 0 X 0 1 X 1 1 1 X 13516714 15017459 15036731 14867761 14889578 73328243 13516714 15017459 15036731 14867761 14889578 73328243 73328243 30695 38294 26115 29141 9612 133857 81281 83230 -3881 13782 0 174412 300721 3140133 7229 123430 3571513 77208025 135445 0.94970 0.94910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1725056 1725056 4053496 1476423 2577073 2355822 405570 1950252 6602 6602 0 532419 381753 150666 6403047 X 16173960 241749 241749 15932211 0 15932211 14141256 241749 241749 13899507 0 13899507 Part X, Line 2: Youth for Change is exempt from taxation under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and California Revenue and Taxation Code Section 23701d. Generally accepted accounting principles provide accounting and disclosure guidance about positions taken by an organization in its tax returns that might be uncertain. Management has considered its tax positions and believes that all of the positions taken by Youth for Change in its federal and state exempt organization tax returns are more likely than not to be sustained upon examination. Youth for Change's returns are subject to examination by federal and state taxing authorities, generally for three and four years, respectively, after they are filed. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Rental expenses 241,749. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Rental expenses 241,749. 1 Foster parents direct assistance 22 307266 Direct support for children 379 1339935 FMV Clothing, Medical supplies, Placement, Vocational, Respite care and recreation. Part I, Line 2: Records are maintained by the organization to monitor the assistance or grants. X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Andres Martinez CFO (End 12/20) 119353 0 0 0 0 0 36076 0 9840 0 165269 0 0 0 Part I, Line 7 Youth For Change agreed to pay health insurance premiums for 20 months, and was given $20,000 in profit sharing to the retiring CFO, Andres Martinez. Craig Parsons Husband of CEO 11200 Construction activity to remodel a clients apartment 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Finance Committee reviews the Form 990 and at the board meeting the board votes to acknowledge acceptance & review of the Form 990 and authorizes the Executive Director or designee to submit all necessary forms as needed prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Annually, each member of the Board of Directors is required to sign a Conflict of Interest Policy. They have read the Conflict of Interest Policy and have disclosed all known possible conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 Annually, there is a compensation review of the Executive Director by the Board of Directors. In addition, comparability data is used to review the salaries of the ED, COO, and CFO. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.