2021-06-29T15:20:08-05:00 2020-12-31 840884124 BiggsKofford PC 630 Southpointe Court Suite 200 Colorado Springs CO 80906 990 2020-01-01 841476535 Special Kids-Special Families Inc SPEC 7194478983 1915 Aerotech Drive No 100 Colorado Springs CO 80916 Linda Ellegard Executive Director 7194478983 2021-06-25 1 Linda Ellegard XXX-XX-XXXX Bret Wichert P00576888 7195799090 2021-06-16 2 AAL1 IAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Linda Ellegard 1915 Aerotech Drive No 100 Colorado Springs CO 80916 8016334 0 X www.sksfcolorado.org X 1998 CO Promote, strengthen, and support individuals with disabilities and their families and caregivers. Our purpose is to provide support services to families who have a family member with a disability in a manner that provides opportunity to those in need with limited resources. The vision is "Giving People in Need the Resources, Compassion and Freedom to Achieve the Life that Everyone Deserves". 10 10 106 58 0 0 597428 988671 6794419 7003665 3212 13769 57770 3307 7452829 8009412 3426236 3630932 0 0 2629529 2411944 0 0 73617 1099143 1181799 7154908 7224675 297921 784737 2156042 2923438 550108 532767 1605934 2390671 X PPromote, strengthen, and support individuals with disabilities and their families and caregivers. Our purpose is to provide support services to families who have a family member with a disability in a manner that provides opportunity to those in need with limited resources. The vision is "Giving People in Need the Resources, Compassion and Freedom to Achieve the Life that Everyone Deserves". 0 0 1235346 708 522862 Adult Day Services The adult day services provides community and center based programming for adults with disabilities, ages 18-seniors. The option for having choice in being able to access both programs is an advantage to individuals who would like to participate in classes, but also have a chance to be out in the community is a positive aspect of the program. The program is staffed with an RN nursing level of services so that staff can be trained to work with individuals who require a higher medical involvement such as g-tube feeding, oxygen needs, specialized diets and medication management and oversight. While in the community through the I-CAN program, the clients are able to volunteer at locations such as school settings, Care & Share, the Springs Rescue Mission and Restore; to name a few. They are also able to recreate at the YMCA, go hiking, to the library and other community facilities. Joey's Place is the center based program which provides clients with the ability to work on activities as cooking, social studies, exercise classes and crafts. One significant feature of the day programs is the gardening projects. The landlord has allowed the creation of planter boxes outside the facility for gardening and horticulture experiences. With the help of grant funding and local establishments (Sprouts, Home Depot) the program clients are able to experience the therapeutic benefits of gardening while learning about nutrition at the same time. The COVID pandemic and the shutdown of facility based programs and community sites did impact the census. Staff were supported by offering different tasks within the organization to maintain our work force. The program served individuals in their home settings and via virtual interactions until the State guidelines offered the reopening of the program to limited numbers. The adult day program has grown in numbers to increase and respond to the needs of individuals and to help them return to the program in a safe manner. In December our program reintroduced 46 adults with disabilities back into the program with a goal to continue to reintroduce clients in need in a safe manner. 2397487 1967500 3039564 Adult Services Residential Services This program developed to provide adult services to young adults with disabilities who were exiting the foster care program and in need of adult care. It has since 2011 assisted other adults in locating the community setting of their choice. The host home staff provide oversight, supervision and aid helping adults attain connections to their community. The organization contracts with eligible host home providers to support, supervise and open up their homes to care for adults with disabilities who are eligible for the Comprehensive Medical Waiver. This program experienced continued growth of the number of clients we served, which allowed us to expand our host home staff to continue to offer our providers and clients a strong level of support services with 24 crisis intervention trainings, respite services, representative payee services, oversight of the progression of client life goals and objectives. In 2020 the client census was 49 clients, an increase of 2 from 2019. 2179748 1662724 3044290 The foster care placement services has been in operation since 2002, per the request of El Paso County DHS. A factor for the therapeutic nature of the foster care program is that there are a significant number of children in foster care homes having intellectual and developmental disabilities. Families are recruited and trained to provide for the significant needs and challenges that the children often present. Foster families are located in the Denver Metro area, El Paso and Teller Counties and Pueblo. Referrals are received throughout the State. Family resource homes, who are those families licensed as foster parents and who provide respite care to children are also integrated into this program. The program currently is contracted with the State of Colorado to assist with foster home location for youth who have been placed in out of State care, with the goal of returning them to Colorado to live. This contract is a BID proposal based and is outcomes based. During the height of the COVID pandemic, the foster care placement staff and some of the direct care staff who didn't have clientele supported foster families by helping the children to complete homework assignments and our foster parents also accept youth on the Children's Habilitation Residential Program, which is a residential home setting for children on the Health First Waiver, having disabilities and needing additional support services. The total number of foster youth served in 2020 is 148 youth with an average of 64 youth per month in care. 611696 329911 Zach's Place is the only licensed child care center in the Pikes Peak Region that specializes in serving families who are raising children with disabilities and the siblings. The center has been licensed to provide this level of care since 1999. At the time the facility was an 1100 square foot converted home, which was outgrown by 2006. The primary diagnoses of children include autism, cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, and moderate to profound disabilities. The program has a nurse on staff who provide medical training and creates care plans and works with the family's medical team. In 2013 the State of Colorado approved program expansion to serve children from 2 years to 21 years, and an assistant director position was created. The primary diagnoses of children include autism, cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, and moderate to profound disabilities. It was at that time that a capital campaign to acquire the current location was initiated. With the help of the capital campaign and the remodel of the new location, the program was relocated in 2015 in a 5,000+ square foot renovated former day care center. Grant funding assisted with the renovation and the updating of the playground. Since that time additional has been acquired to develop a garden area and plans for a bike path in the play area is underway. In 2020, with the COVID pandemic, the center was challenged to serve additional children of essential workers. The center, operating 7 days a week didn't close, but did re-design the floor space to create children's space areas to limit any potential exposures. The Center didn't experience any closures and engaged new families under the Colorado Child Care Assistance Program (for low income qualifying households). While some of the more medically fragile children were kept home, other parents needed additional care as their children were not attending school in person. The staff took on the role of assisting youth in their on-line acquisition and learning needs to aid in their academics. The staff took on the challenge to develop a quality learning environment for preschool children with special needs. Currently the numbers of preschool children 2 to 5 in attendance is 12 children. The progress is realized as children who could not be served in other typical day care programs are now thriving in our program. The staff are now lead by two program directors, both with Master's in Education and Special Education, and trained staff members. The staff to child ratio vary according to the needs of the children, which can be a 1:1 ratio up to 1:3 children ratio. The services include respite care day time and overnight care, day care, individualized community activities. When school is in session, the staff drive children to and from their school settings in various areas of the city, as parents need this service in order to benefit from the Center. The transportation is conducted free of charge to the parents, as the majority of youth are low income families. We are currently working to acquire a home care class B license to serve youth in their home settings. This would provide a more comprehensive ability to offer options to our families. In 2020, Zach's Place program received the ARC award for its programming and services. In 2020, the program served 90 youth with over 28,800 hours of care, a recording breaking number of hours. Other youth programs include Sibshops monthly groups for the siblings of children with disabilities. This group took a pause in the spring of 2020, due to COVID, with plans to re-look at restarting in 2021. 59977 67038 Behavioral Health Program. In July 2019, Special Kids Special Families became program approved to provide behavioral health services for Health First of Colorado. The Region Accountability Entity or RAE, for our area is Colorado Community Health Alliance, which has offered a contract to our organization. The services provided include individual and family therapy, employee assistance therapy, life skills training and mentoring services. In 2020, this agency contracted with El Paso County Department of Human Services as a core service provider. This allows our agency to provide supervision of child and parent visits within the child welfare system. Other services include family preservation. The program is also moving to develop the necessary credentialing needed for other insurances and for private pay clientele. The total numbers of clients (individual and family) is 61. 671673 396949 6484254 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 CO X The Organization 7194478983 1915 Aerotech Drive Suite 100 Colorado Springs CO 80916 Katie Monson Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bijili Purushothaman Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Kelso Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Daniel Frasier Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kathy Ciano-McGee President 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Schaefer Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 John Butts Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Harold Jordan Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Gehrett Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Sarah Brown Board Member 1.00 X 0 0 0 Linda Ellegard Executive Director 40.00 X 78870 0 297 78870 0 297 0 0 0 0 0 36664 490300 461707 55357 988671 Foster Care Placement 624100 3044290 3044290 Host Home 624100 3039564 3039564 I-CAN 624100 522862 522862 Zach's Place 624100 329911 329911 Behavioral Health 624100 67038 67038 7003665 2769 2769 11000 0 11000 11000 11000 10229 36664 6922 3307 3307 8009412 7014665 0 6076 3630932 3630932 78870 63064 15806 2082083 1664816 417267 85250 68165 17085 165741 132525 33216 91611 47297 26417 17897 10828 4203 6385 240 340011 270536 69475 14234 8012 6222 73005 62055 10950 115117 88180 26937 Program Operations Supp 320417 317769 2648 Payroll expenses 129693 103700 25993 In Kind Expenses 55357 55357 Program Administration 19964 11438 8403 123 11562 11562 7224675 6484254 666804 73617 X 356145 1216489 357537 321075 8934 0 597743 529941 16937 24774 1097170 278901 805856 818269 12890 12890 2156042 2923438 382905 327793 40853 79908 126350 125066 550108 532767 X 1508610 2320276 97324 70395 1605934 2390671 2156042 2923438 784737 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 756847 438481 510740 523219 498371 2727658 4629838 5188328 5887119 6953316 7050558 29709159 5386685 5626809 6397859 7476535 7548929 32436817 2020 4835 17892 15556 18892 59195 48216 171518 219734 50236 4835 189410 15556 18892 278929 32157888 6100 461 714 1312 2769 11356 6100 461 714 1312 2769 11356 5392785 5627270 6398573 7477847 7551698 32448173 0.99110 0.98630 0.00030 0.00030 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 40853 39055 79908 1 X 242236 242236 377884 58761 319123 477050 220140 256910 818269 Salaries and Benefits Payable 125066 125066 X 8016334 6922 6922 8009412 0 8009412 7231597 6922 6922 7224675 0 7224675 Part IV, Line 2b: Custodial accounts for clients of the organization for their personal needs. Part X, Line 2: The Organization evaluates the effect of uncertain income tax positions, if any, and provides for those positions in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 450, Contingencies. The Organization discloses any material adjustments as a result of income tax examinations. The Organization reports interest and penalties resulting from these adjustments as interest expense and other expenses, as applicable. No tax accrual for uncertain tax positions has been recorded as management believes there are no uncertain tax positions for the Organization. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct Fundraising Expenses 6,922. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct Fundraising Expenses 6,922. X X X X X X X CO Night of Comedy 37629 30282 7347 4446 Bowl-a-Thon Fundraiser 8369 6382 1987 871 1 895 895 1605 46893 36664 10229 6922 6922 3307 1 Foster Parent Program 148 1662724 Host Home Program 49 1967500 X 39063 Thrift Value X Misc Items 49 16169 Fair Value 0 1 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors prior to being filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c At the beginning of the year, all Board members, in writing submit conflict of interest, and share the information amongst all Board members. Staff are to report other outside employment when working outside the organization, for determination of possible conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Board evaluates the Director annually, and any salary increases are determined by peformance base. Key employees are evaluated annually, following the 90 day evaluation, and is based upon performance. The Executive Director evaluates key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization keeps documents required to be available for public inspection on hand at the office. The documents are available upon request. Form 990 Part XII, Line 2c The process for overseeing the audit and the selection committee has not changed from previous years.