2021-02-22T11:17:57-06:00 2020-07-31 431985162 SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC 80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200 WESTBOROUGH MA 01581 990 2019-08-01 043273300 CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SUFFOLK COUNTY INC CHIL 6177792146 989 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BOSTON MA 02215 MEREDITH WEENICK TREASURER 6177792146 2021-02-22 1 SANDRA M BROWN CPA P01614103 5088717178 2021-02-22 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JOHN HARRINGTON 989 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BOSTON MA 02215 1614558 0 X WWW.SUFFOLKCAC.ORG X 1994 MA TO UNITE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROMOTE SAFETY, HEALING AND JUSTICE FOR CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE ORGANIZATION COORDINATES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF POLICE, PROSECUTORS,SOCIAL WORKERS, ADVOCATES, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SPECIALIZED SERVICES FOR ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.WHEN A CHILD AND FAMILY IS REFERRED TO OUR CENTER, WE FACILITATE COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ASSESSMENTS AND FORENSIC INTERVIEWS. FAMILY ADVOCATES, CLINICIANS, AND A PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROVIDE EXPERT MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND A TEAM OF ADVOCATES PROVIDE A SPECIALIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE FOR HIGH RISK AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH. ALL SERVICES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE. 14 14 16 75 0 0 1358523 1398501 0 185115 504 422 -8102 -17478 1350925 1566560 0 0 0 0 753249 888569 0 0 197054 273664 349477 1026913 1238046 324012 328514 2094067 2574436 62495 214350 2031572 2360086 X THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER OF SUFFOLK COUNTY UNITE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROMOTE SAFETY, HEALING AND JUSTICE FOR CHILD VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CAC COORDINATES A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF POLICE, PROSECUTORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, ADVOCATES, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND OTHERS TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY SPECIALIZED INVESTIGATIONS AND SERVICES FOR ABUSED CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES.WHEN A CHILD AND FAMILY IS REFERRED TO OUR CENTER, WE FACILITATE COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM ASSESSMENTS AND FORENSIC INTERVIEWS. FAMILY ADVOCATES, CLINICIANS, AND A PEDIATRIC SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER PROVIDE EXPERT MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT, AND A TEAM OF ADVOCATES PROVIDE A SPECIALIZED MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE FOR HIGH RISK AND SEXUALLY EXPLOITED YOUTH. ALL SERVICES ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE. 0 0 930300 185115 DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020, CAC OFFERED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES:THE CAC'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAUMA SERVICES TO CHILDREN EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND ABUSE AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF GRANT FUNDING FROM VOCA, THE JE & ZB BUTLER FOUNDATION, THE MARIGOLD CHARITABLE TRUST AND OTHERS, CAC CLINICIANS PROVIDED CRISIS INTERVENTION, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY AS WELL AS ASSESSMENT AND EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.SPECIALIZED CAC SERVICES INCLUDE PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIOR-COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (PSB-CBT, FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WITH PROBLEMATIC SEXUAL BEHAVIORS AND THE CHILD & FAMILY TRAUMATIC STRESS INTERVENTION (CFTSI) TO SUPPORT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPOSED TO VIOLENCE AND TO PREVENT THE ONSET OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. BOTH PSB-CBT AND CFTSI ARE EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS WITH MEASURABLE BENEFITS. IN ADDITION, THE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM PROVIDED TRAINING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS AND BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF INCLUDING TEACHERS, STUDENT SUPPORT, SCHOOL NURSES AND OTHERS. THE MAJORITY OF CHILDREN SERVED BY CAC MENTAL HEALTH STAFF ARE REFERRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND DECLINED FOR PROSECUTIONTHE CAC'S SUPPORT TO END EXPLOITATION NOW (SEEN) PROGRAM PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 200 YOUTH REFERRED DUE TO CONCERNS OF COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. ALL OF THESE YOUTH RECEIVED ENHANCED COORDINATION FROM THE SEEN CASE MANAGERS. GRANTS AND GIFTS ALLOWED THE ORGANIZATION TO SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM MANAGER AS WELL AS TWO FULL-TIME CASE MANAGERS THROUGHOUT THE FISCAL YEAR. THROUGHOUT FY20, SEEN ALSO PROVIDED 24/7 CASE COORDINATION EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS TO ENSURE TIMELY SERVICE. SEEN CONTINUED ITS OUTREACH AND EDUCATION EFFORTS AND PROVIDED TRAINING TO PROFESSIONALS REGARDING THE COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF YOUTH AND THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE MODEL. SEEN PROVIDED TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS AND THE U.S. REGARDING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO EXPLOITED YOUTH. SEEN CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY FOR ITS INNOVATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE MODEL AND CITED AS A LEADER IN THE FIELD.THE CAC'S MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ("MDT") TEAM INVESTIGATION IS THE HEART OF THE CAC'S RESPONSE TO ALLEGATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE. THE GOAL OF THE MDT IS TO QUICKLY RESPOND TO CONCERNS OF CHILD ABUSE AND TO DETERMINE THE BEST RESPONSE FOR THE CHILD AND FAMILY. CAC FORENSIC INTERVIEWERS CONDUCT CLINICALLY AND LEGALLY SOUND INTERVIEWS TO PROVIDE CHILDREN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESCRIBE THEIR ABUSE IN THEIR OWN WORDS. THE MULTIDISCIPILNARY TEAM INCLUDES AN INVESTIGATION AND MEDICAL & MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO SUPPORT SAFETY, HEALING AND JUSTICE.THROUGH ITS OUTREACH AND TRAINING, THE CAC OFFERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, PROFESSIONALS AND YOUTHER. TRAINING TOPICS INCLUDE: RESPONDING TO DISCLOSURES OF ABUSE, HOW TO TALK TO YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SAFETY, COMMERICAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, ONLINE SAFETY, THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPONSE TO CHILD ABUSE, FORENSIC INTERVIEWING, TRAUMA AND SEXUAL ABUSE EVALUATIONS, CHILD-CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE AND DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING TO RESPOND TO COMMERCIAL SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. NEW TRAININGS INCLUDE "PARENTING SAFE CHILDREN" FOR ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS, "RELATIONSHIPS & TECHNOLOGY" FOR YOUTH. TRAININGS ARE OFFERED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH.IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, THE CAC QUICKLY ADAPTED ITS SERVICES TO A VIRTUAL MODE. WHILE UNCHARTED, THIS ADAPTATION HAS BEEN REMARKABLY EFFECTIVE, AND IN SOME INSTANCES, INCREASED ACCESS TO SERVICES FOR FAMILIES WHO MAY OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN CHALLENGED TO PARTICIPATE ONSITE. THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, THE NEED FOR SUPPORT (BOTH EMOTIONAL AND CONCRETE) HAS ONLY GROWN AS FAMILIES ARE CHALLENGED BY HOME CONFINEMENT, LOSS OF SCHOOL/CHILDCARE, ISOLATION AND ECONOMIC HARDSHIP. THE NEED FOR CAC'S SERVICES IS GREATER THAN EVER. 930300 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 14 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 MA X MEREDITH WEENICK 6177792146 989 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE BOSTON MA 02215 X PETER FLAHERTY DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 DANIEL CENCE DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 SUZANNE ROTHSCHILD DIRECTOR (FORMER) 0.50 X 0 0 0 KEITH MCDERMOTT DIRECTOR (FORMER) 0.50 X 0 0 0 JACK HARRINGTON PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MEREDITH WEENICK TREASURER 0.50 X X 0 0 0 JAY BISOGNANO CO-PRESIDENT/VICE CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 KIMBERLY HENRY QUAGLIAROLI SECRETARY 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MATTHEW MORGAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARILOIS SNOWMAN DIRECTOR (FORMER) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ZACH CANTER DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 METIN CELEBI DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 MARIE ST FLEUR DIRECTOR (FORMER) 0.50 X 0 0 0 ELISABETH SCHADAE PERCELAY CHAIR 0.50 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FISH DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 ANNE TAMER HAJJAR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER NASSOUR DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 JASON WEISSMAN DIRECTOR 0.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 320827 649678 427996 1398501 TRAINING AND TECHNICAL 611430 185115 185115 185115 422 422 30520 320827 47998 -17478 -17478 1566560 185115 0 -17056 734240 581820 58249 94171 22293 18891 448 2954 60068 56115 3953 71968 60521 1630 9817 34308 4342 29966 87083 34900 1605 50578 3629 1615 95 1919 9270 6859 1845 566 98897 79003 2785 17109 12149 10375 1470 304 23061 22991 70 8026 8026 10424 10424 EDUCATION & TRAINING 44926 44127 650 149 MISCELLANEOUS 12250 12250 EVENTS 4259 610 435 3214 OTHER EXPENSES 1195 105 1090 1238046 930300 110692 197054 826422 1013874 1064555 1221550 132562 256846 23613 22832 190753 131419 46915 59334 2094067 2574436 62495 50398 0 163952 62495 214350 X 1863787 2218148 167785 141938 2031572 2360086 2094067 2574436 328514 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 815452 1065907 1172835 1383328 1398501 5836023 82001 82103 82086 82103 82103 410396 897453 1148010 1254921 1465431 1480604 6246419 6246419 192 308 464 504 422 1890 6248309 0.99970 0.84630 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 47463 16780 30683 143290 114639 28651 59334 CONDITIONAL GRANT ADVANCE 163952 163952 2293014 726454 726454 1566560 0 1566560 1964500 726454 726454 1238046 0 1238046 ANNUAL BENEFIT 289705 259185 30520 30520 6850 GINORMOUS CLIMB FUNDRA 61542 61542 10628 351247 320727 30520 30520 17478 47998 -17478 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B AFTER THE 990 IS PREPARED BY THE ACCOUNTANT, THE MANAGEMENT AND TREASURER REVIEW THE 990 FOR ACCURACY BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER PROVIDES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE POLICY ENCOMPASSES BOARD, STAFF AND SIGNIFICANT DONORS. IF CONFLICT/POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS IDENTIFIED, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OR BOARD PRESIDENT DETERMINES THE COURSE OF ACTION. ACTIONS CAN INCLUDE BEING REMOVED FROM CERTAIN DECISIONS OR ACTIVITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 BOARD MEMBERS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. ALL STAFF, INCLUDING THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ARE COMPENSATED AT A LEVEL COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR POSITION, LEVEL OF EDUCATION, AND IN KEEPING THE SALARY LEVEL OF SIMILAR POSITION AND SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.