2020-07-20T08:44:08-07:00 2019-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2019-01-01 760645238 Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services dba ECHOS EPIP 7132700369 9600 S Gessner Building E Houston TX 77071 Cathy Moore Executive Dir. 2020-07-20 true Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2019 2020-09-23 17:36:50Z Cathy Moore 9600 S Gessner Building E Houston TX 77071 1570781 false X www.echos-houston.org X 2001 TX Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services, Inc. (ECHOS) connects people in need with health, social and educational resources. 17 17 11 220 0 2085547 1545917 800 2614 12753 -3665 2098300 1545666 1394498 1362027 0 328622 360420 9003 10830 52685 161027 182594 1893150 1915871 205150 -370205 760490 406812 17038 33565 743452 373247 X Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services (ECHOS) mission is to connect people in need with health, social and educational resources that can improve their lives. false false 1288252 1183056 800 CLIENT DIRECT SERVICES - ECHOS provides on-site services for health care, food, application assistance and other key social services. In 2019, ECHOS provided the following: -48,342 individuals received nutritious food through the food pantry and Saturday food fairs- 20,292 unduplicated individuals (5,899 unduplicated families) received application assistance, food vouchers, health screenings, domestic violence support groups, food, ESL and computer literacy classes, and back to school supplies at ECHOS- 4,708 individuals received application assistance for food stamps, CHIP, Children's Medicaid, CHIP Perinatal and Gold Card- 1,905 children and adults received vision, glucose, or blood pressure screenings or dental care- 2,590 individuals received disaster relief services. 265619 BENEFITS APPLICATION ASSISTANCE - On-site health education and application assistance for healthcare and other social services. ECHOS provides education about and assistance in completing and submitting applications to State and County medical and social services including: - Medicaid/CHIP Perinatal programs - provides appropriate prenatal care for women- Children's Medicaid/CHIP programs - provides full service medical and dental services for those children whose parents are unable to afford existing medical insurance programs - Harris Health Systems (formerly Harris County Hospital District) Financial Assistance Program ("gold card") - ensures uninsured individuals who reside in Harris County can receive discounted services at a primary care clinic rather than the emergency room - Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - provides cash assistance for those in need to purchase healthy food for their families 178971 178971 HARVEY RELIEF/DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE - When Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area, ECHOS was on the front line assisting victims of Hurricane Harvey by providing food, personal hygiene items, metro cards, vouchers, blankets, cleaning buckets and other needed items. In 2019, ECHOS continued to provide families with ongoing relief including furniture, utility and rental/mortgage assistance, and gift/grocery cards/food vouchers as needed. 22601 1755443 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 13 0 true 11 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 17 17 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X Cathy Moore 7132700369 9600 S Gessner Building E Houston TX 77071 Cathy Moore Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 79200 0 11367 Patrick Hall Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Donna Alexander President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Tom Short Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Diane Finch Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Cheryl Looper Chancellor 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Christine Faulstich Past Chair 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dave Anthony Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Hawes Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Amy Holmes Ex Officio 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Keith Jacobson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Margarita Jannasch Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Megan Arbour Long Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Dave Matthison Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Larry Onwuka Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Nike Otuyelu Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Retta Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ray Wilson Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 79200 11367 0 false false false 0 69113 1476804 1102117 1545917 ESL service fees 611710 800 800 800 2614 2614 0 0 0 0 12600 69113 25115 -12515 -12515 0 0 Insurance proceeds 900099 8850 8850 8850 1545666 800 -1051 0 1362027 1362027 0 0 90567 61749 13975 14843 0 223565 202049 14516 7000 15864 14585 930 349 8974 8284 513 177 21450 18140 1894 1416 0 0 42410 42410 0 10830 10830 0 45282 18273 24421 2588 136 136 33072 19773 4369 8930 48858 40203 3129 5526 0 4411 3730 390 291 209 108 11 90 0 989 382 578 29 0 0 4385 3708 387 290 2842 2432 220 190 0 1915871 1755443 107743 52685 552969 112591 254495 175000 0 8328 8850 0 0 0 0 9968 12650 89797 71571 14225 18226 0 0 0 0 0 760490 406812 17038 13222 20343 17038 33565 X 265895 234354 477557 138893 743452 373247 760490 406812 -370205 X false true X true false X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 89797 71571 18226 18226 1603386 57720 57720 1545666 1545666 1973591 57720 57720 1915871 1915871 false Chef's Dinner 81713 69113 12600 6667 11151 7297 81713 69113 12600 6667 11151 7297 25115 -12515 true 0 0 Food distribution 48342 1097366 Cost Food inventory Hurricane Harvey relief 2590 178971 Direct financial assistance 5797 85690 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used ECHOS maintains records for each individual who receives assistance, including income-related information. ECHOS's records substantiate the fact that a majority of the individuals and families who receive assistance are living at or below the poverty level. X 100 1097366 Cost X Event supplies 2 4751 FMV false true false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: OTHER PROGRAMS - ECHOS collaborates with 30 public agencies and nonprofit providers; we are the critical link between people in need and the services that are available to help them build secure and sustainable lives in Houston. Our services not already mentioned include Healthcare Mobile Clinics, Support Groups, Voter Registration, and Transportation Assistance (Metro cards). Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process IRS Form 990 is reviewed and approved by the Board prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts All staff and Board Members are covered under the conflict of interest policy. All review and sign the policy annually to ensure no conflicts exist. If a conflict exists, each one is reviewed independently to ensure that the person is prohibited from participating in any deliberations or decisions regarding a transaction that may pose a conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management The Finance Committee reviews the United Way compensation report annually to compare other organizations of similar size and comparable job descriptions to determine staff salaries during the budgeting process. The Governance Committee reviews the United Way compensation report and then makes a recommendation to the full board on compensation for the Executive Director. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available Documents are available by written request during normal office hours.