2021-02-24T09:18:42-00:00 2020-09-30 Alta CPA Group LLC 59 Franklin Street Annapolis MD 21401 990EZ 2019-10-01 680342550 KRISTIN BROOKS HOPE CENTER KRIS 2025363200 PO BOX 106 Chester MD 21619 H REESE BUTLER PRESIDENT 2021-02-24 false Jeffrey S Griffith 4103495101 2021-02-24 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z X X WWW.IMALIVE.ORG X X 84423 X 69289 15134 84423 13350 6310 65353 85013 -590 6876 6286 X 26050 38721 454169 440559 480219 479280 473343 472994 6876 6286 X SEE SCHEDULE 0 SEE SCHEDULE O 71663 71663 H REESE BUTLER II PRESIDENT 040.00 0 CASEY B STROM DIRECTOR 000.00 0 AIKO KAHN DIRECTOR 000.00 0 DANNY ADAMS DIRECTOR 000.00 0 PATRICIA HERODIER DIRECTOR 000.00 0 false false false false false false false 0 0 0 false false H Reese Butler PO BOX 106 Chester MD 21619 2025363200 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0.00000 46965 40788 64039 43879 69289 264960 69 15134 15203 47034 40788 64039 43879 84423 280163 280163 0 0 0 0 47034 40788 64039 43879 84423 280163 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Travel 4,163 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses DEPRECIATION 13,610 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 878 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses PROGRAM SUPPLIES 45,558 Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses INSURANCE 1,144 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities MORTGAGE LOANS Beginning of year 471,605, End of year 471,605 Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Beginning of year 1,738, End of year 1,389 Form 990-EZ, Part III, Section 1, Line 1 ORGANIZATIONS MISSION KRISTIN BROOKS HOPE CENTER PROVIDES SUICIDE PREVENTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS VIA HOTLINES, ONLINE CHAT, ON COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, AS WELL AS AT CONVENTIONS WHERE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT OUTREACH IS NEEDED. Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 28 KRISTIN BROOKS HOPE CENTER PROVIDES SUICIDE PREVENTION, CRISIS INTERVENTION AS WELL AS EDUCATIONAL AND AWARENESS PROGRAMS VIA HOTLINES, ONLINE CHAT, ON COLLEGE AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS, AS WELL AS AT CONVENTIONS WHERE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT OUTREACH IS NEEDED. ONLINE IN 2019 AND 2020, IMALIVE VOLUNTEERS RESPONDED TO OVER 21,998 CHATS AND 6,614 EMAILS FROM SUICIDAL PEOPLE CONSIDERING ENDING THEIR LIVES THAT DAY. DURING THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, MANY IMALIVE VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE ALREADY FULFILLED THEIR 200 HOUR COMMITMENT PRIOR TO 2020 RETURNED TO HELP AS PART OF IMALIVE RESERVES. IMALIVE.ORG IS AN ONLINE VOLUNTEER CRISIS RESPONDER NETWORK, THE WORLDS FIRST ONLINE CRISIS SERVICE WITH 100 OF ITS SUPERVISED VOLUNTEERS TRAINED IN CRISIS INTERVENTION. WE USE THE INTERNET TO PROVIDE CRISIS INTERVENTION TO SUICIDAL AND DEPRESSED PEOPLE ONLINE AND EMPOWER THEM TO TAKE THE NECESSARY NEXT STEPS TO ADDRESS THEIR SITUATION. VOLUNTEERS WHO RESPOND TO IMALIVE.ORG CHATS HAVE RECEIVED A MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS OF TRAINING IN CRISIS INTERVENTION AND ARE SUPERVISED BY A PROFESSIONAL STAFF OF SUPERVISORS WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED ADVANCED INTERVENTION SKILLS.CRISIS INTERVENTION IS A STRUCTURED, COLLABORATIVE PROCESS THAT ACCEPTS THE VALUE OF EACH INDIVIDUAL AND RESPECTS THE PERSONS ABILITY TO SURVIVE AND RESOLVE THEIR CURRENT SITUATION. WITH THE HELP OF AN IMALIVE VOLUNTEER, A PERSON IN CRISIS CAN DEVELOP A PLAN TO CHANGE THINGS FOR THE BETTER AND TAKE THE NEEDED FIRST STEPS. THE GOAL IS TO HELP THE PERSON IN CRISIS EXPLORE OPTIONS THAT CAN LEAD TO THINKING ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS. IMALIVE VOLUNTEERS HELP PEOPLE LOWER THEIR ANXIETY AND FIND THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS. VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDE REFERRALS FOR SUPPORT GROUPS, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS, OTHER HOTLINES, COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES. COLLEGE CAMPUS SUICIDE IS THE 2ND LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. IN 2019 AND 2020, PRIOR TO THE COVID19 PANDEMIC, ALIVE MENTAL HEALTH FAIR VISITED SEVERAL COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO HELP RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SUICIDE AND MENTAL HEALTH, TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN THE STUDENTS ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE. ONCE THE PANDEMIC STARTED, A NEW VIRTUAL AND INTERACTIVE PROGRAM HEALTHY MIND GAMES CONTINUED TO PROVIDE LIFESAVING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUICIDE PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE THROUGH ONLINE EVENTS. STUDENTS AT THE FOLLOWING COLLEGES PARTICIPATED IN THE ALIVE MENTAL HEALTH FAIR AND HEALTHY MIND GAMES NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, STERLING, VA, MONTGOMERY COLLEGE TAKOMA PARK, TAKOMA PARK, MD, SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE MERAMEC, ST LOUIS, MS, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEWARK, NJ, NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WOODBRIDGE, VA, WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY, SPRINGFIELD OH, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, HATTIESBURG, MS, PENN STATE BRANDYWINE, MEDIA, PA, CENTRALIA COLLEGE, CENTRALIA, WA, BIG BEND COMMUNITY COLLEGE, BIG BEND, WA, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI, HATTIESBURG, MS, MORRISVILLE STATE COLLEGE, MORRISVILLE, NY, JEFFERSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE, WATERTOWN, NY, NORTHERN VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, MANASSAS, VA, COLORADO NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CRAIG, CO, COLORADO NORTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE, RANGELY, CO, VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY, RICHMOND, VA, NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, NEWARK, NJ, CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND, OH, ALBION COLLEGE, ALBION, MI, SUNY MORRISVILLE, MORRISVILLE, NY, ALLEGHANY COLLEGE OF MARYLAND, ALLEGHENY, MD, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA, GAINESVILLE, FL, PURDUE UNIVERSITY, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA, SARASOTA, FL, UNIVERSITY OF MONTEVALLO, MONTEVALLO, AL ALIVE MENTAL HEALTH FAIR IS A FUN, INTERACTIVE, AND EDUCATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS. SINCE 2010, THE FAIR HAS VISITED OVER 150 COLLEGES, AND EACH EVENT HAS BEEN A HUGE SUCCESS THE ONSITE COUNSELORS AND CAMPUS ACTIVITY COORDINATORS ARE AMAZED AT HOW THIS EVENT, LIKE NO OTHER BEFORE, RAISES AWARENESS, TRAINS THE STUDENTS TO RECOGNIZE WARNING SIGNS, AND HELPS START THE CONVERSATION ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUICIDE PREVENTION WITH THE STUDENTS. ALIVE MENTAL HEALTH FAIR INCLUDES SEVERAL ONGOING AND TIMES SPECIFIC STATIONS. STUDENTS ARE EXCITED TO VISIT FOUR MAIN EXHIBITS OR STATIONS AND LEARN MORE ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH IN A FUN WAY. THERE ARE TWO INTERACTIVE LEARNING STATIONS WHERE STUDENTS LEARN MORE ABOUT DIFFERENT MENTAL ILLNESSES AND THEIR SYMPTOMS AND CAN SEE BRAIN SCANS OF EACH ILLNESS. THERE ARE ALSO TWO CREATIVE ARTISTIC STATIONS WHERE STUDENTS CAN EXPRESS THEIR INDIVIDUALITY AND SHARE THEIR SECRETS, FEARS, CONCERNS, AS WELL AS POSITIVE MESSAGES OF HOPE. THE HANDS ON GRAFFITI ART STATION INVITES EACH STUDENT TO CREATE THEIR OWN ART EXPRESSION ON A LARGE CANVAS. THE CANVAS IS PREPOPULATED WITH A THEME CUSTOMIZED FOR EACH CAMPUS. THE SHARE SECRET STATION, WHERE BLANK POSTCARDS ARE SENT TO EACH CAMPUS IN ADVANCE OF THE FAIRS ARRIVAL, INVITES STUDENTS TO WRITE THEIR SECRETS IN ADVANCE AND THEN COME AND LOOK AT THEIR OWN AND OTHER SECRETS PUT ON DISPLAY AT THE FAIR LASTLY, THERE IS A SUICIDE PREVENTION TRAINING ON HOW TO ASK A FRIEND OR SOMEONE YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT IF THEY ARE SUICIDAL, HOW TO CONVINCE THEM TO GET HELP, WHERE TO FIND THAT HELP AND TAKE THEM THERE. COUNSELORS INVITED FROM THE HOST COLLEGE WILL BE ON HAND TO MEET AND SPEAK TO THE STUDENTS. SPN FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK IMALIVE CONTINUED WORKING WITH RANDOM ACTS AND TRAINING VOLUNTEERS FOR THE SPN FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK, TO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED CRISIS SUPPORT TO PEOPLE CONSIDERING SUICIDE. IN 2019 AND 2020, 37 ADDITIONAL VOLUNTEERS COMPLETED 40 HOURS OF TRAINING TO BECOME IMALIVE.ORG VOLUNTEERS. THEY WENT ON TO DONATE 4 HOURS OF THEIR TIME EVERY WEEK TO ANSWER CRISIS CHATS FROM PEOPLE WHO HAD NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN FOR HELP AND SUPPORT. OVER THE COURSE OF 2016 TO 2020, 441 RANDOM ACTS SPONSORED VOLUNTEERS PASSED COMPETENCY CERTIFICATION EXAM. AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2020, RANDOM ACTS SPONSORED VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 83,420 HOURS OF LIVE SHIFT COVERAGE, ANSWERING CHATS FROM PEOPLE IN A SUICIDAL CRISIS AROUND THE WORLD. CONVENTION OUTREACH IMALIVE TEAM, IN COLLABORATION WITH RANDOM ACTS, CONTINUED PROVIDING THE YOU ARE NOT ALONE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES FREE EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND ONSITE CRISIS INTERVENTION SUPPORT TO ATTENDEES AT SUPERNATURAL CONVENTIONS WHO STRUGGLE WITH ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. IMALIVE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED FACE TO FACE SUPPORT FOR 3 DAYS IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CITIES DURING THE CONVENTIONS TORONTO, CANADA, BURBANK, CA, WASHINGTON, DC, JACKSONVILLE, FL WE ARE PROUD TO BE PARTNERED UP WITH RANDOM ACTS AND CREATION ENTERTAINMENT TO PROVIDE THIS LIFE SAVING AND MUCH NEEDED SERVICE.