2019-10-03T10:58:52-07:00 2018-12-31 823870474 GILMORE & ASSOCIATES LLP 411 BOREL AVENUE SUITE 501 SAN MATEO CA 94402 990 2018-01-01 953857511 CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES CALI 9164492273 2201 K STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95816 CHRISTINE STONER-MERTZ Executive Dir. 2019-10-03 true Caprice K Wummer CPA P00443536 6504326110 X 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z CARROLL SCHROEDER 2201 K STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95816 1852988 false false X WWW.CACFS.ORG X 1982 CA THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND EXECUTIVE SUPPORT, PROMOTE, CHAMPION, AND LEAD OUR MEMBER AGENCIES IN PROVIDING SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY THAT DEMONSTRABLY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. 22 22 9 0 7393 1416649 1428355 281725 309656 30577 43742 8738 7763 1737689 1789516 0 0 1021667 1098274 0 0 649945 746143 1671612 1844417 66077 -54901 1711416 1609064 303872 342380 1407544 1266684 THROUGH ADVOCACY, EDUCATION AND EXECUTIVE SUPPORT, PROMOTE, CHAMPION, AND LEAD OUR MEMBER AGENCIES IN PROVIDING SERVICES OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY THAT DEMONSTRABLY IMPROVE THE LIVES OF VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. false false 673136 MEMBER SERVICESWHEN AN AGENCY JOINS THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES, IT JOINS A FAMILY OF OUTSTANDING ORGANIZATIONS THAT CAN BE COUNTED ON FOR SUPPORT, ADVICE, AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. MEMBER AGENCIES RECEIVE ALL THE FOLLOWING SERVICES AND BENEFITS:- REPRESENTATION ON STATEWIDE POLICY ISSUES BEFORE THE ADMINISTRATION, CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, AND STATE ADMINISTRATIVE AND REGULATORY AGENCIES.- ASSISTANCE INTERFACING WITH STATE AGENCIES TO GET QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND PROBLEMS RESOLVED.- TWO ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES FOR EXECUTIVES THAT OFFER GROUP HOME ADMINISTRATOR AND PROFESSIONAL CEU'S WITH REDUCED REGISTRATION FEES.- REDUCED RATES AT PRACTITIONER TRAINING SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES.- AGENCY INCLUSION IN THE ONLINE MEMBER DIRECTORY.- "SOMEDAY MORNING" UPDATES KEEPING MEMBER AGENCIES ABREAST OF CURRENT TRENDS AND POLICY DEVELOPMENTS.- COMPREHENSIVE AND DETAILED ALERTS AND UPDATES ON BUDGETARY, LEGISLATIVE, AND REGULATORY ISSUES IMPACTING MEMBER AGENCIES.-ACCESS TO THE ALLIANCE WEBSITE FOR CRITICAL INFORMATION AND PUBLIC POLICY POSITION DECISION-MAKING.- DIRECT ACCESS TO ALLIANCE STAFF WITH EXPERTISE IN AREAS IMPACTING MEMBER AGENCIES.- OPPORTUNITIES TO SET POLICY DIRECTION GUIDING LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ADVOCACY BY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING ON ALLIANCE COMMITTEES AND WORK GROUPS IN PROGRAM AREAS OF INTEREST.- OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN ALLIANCE SPONSORED PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES INCLUDING ACQUISITION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, UTILIZATION OF COMMON EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE ELEMENTS, GATHERING AND ANALYSIS OF PRACTICE-BASED EVIDENCE FOR INTERVENTIONS MEMBERS HAVE DEVELOPED ON THEIR OWN, AND PARTICIPATION IN A NATIONAL BENCHMARKING PROJECT.EXECUTIVE SUPPORT - Provided consultation and presentations to member agencies board of directors and executive staff - Increased member understanding of and access to the commercial insurance market - Provided technical assistance to Alliance member agency executives and staff specific to new FFA Program Statements, RFA implementation, the Level of Care Protocol tool and the new FFA rate structure - Provided technical assistance to Alliance member agency executives and staff on CCR implementation - Provided information, advice, support and referrals to member agencies regarding the application of licensing regulations - Provided members info regarding Medicaid Final Rule - Transition Age Youth Services - Provided technical assistance to Alliance member agency executives and staff on a variety of AFDC-FC rate-setting issues - Provided information and advice to Alliance members regarding CCL issues - Published Someday Morning e-newsletters for chief executives and senior staff - Supported member efforts in developing and adopting clinical and administrative best practices. - Continued active training and research collaboration with Dr. John Lyons and Bryon Samuels from Chapin Hall - Served on Planning Committee for 2018 Evidence Based Practices Conference hosted by CiBHS 565657 ADVOCACYTHE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PURSUES AN AGGRESSIVE AGENDA OF LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF ITS MEMBER AGENCIES AND THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THEY SERVE. STAFF REPRESENTS THE ALLIANCE BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE, REGULATORY AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES, AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT, STAFF MEMBERS MONITOR THE STATE BUDGET AND LOBBY BOTH FOR AND AGAINST LEGISLATION. THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE PROMOTES PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT ARE BENEFICIAL TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, GUARDS THE RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR MEMBER AGENCIES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES THEY SERVE, AND VIGOROUSLY OPPOSES LEGISLATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL. STATE ISSUES AND LEGISLATIONSuccessfully advocated in support of bills that would improve the lives of children and youth AB 114 (Committee on Budget): Included language addressing the need to clarify how DHCS will manage county level MHSA reversions for both the past years and in the future AB 340 (Arambula): Would require, consistent with federal law, that screening services under the EPSDT program include screening for trauma, as defined by the bill; would also require DHCS, in consultation with the State Department of Social Services and others, to adopt, employ, and develop tools and protocols for screening children for trauma SB 394 (Lara and Mitchell): Allows a person who was convicted of a controlling offense that was committed before the person had attained 18 years of age and for which a life sentence without the possibility of parole has been imposed eligible for release on parole by the board during his or her 25th year of incarceration at a youth offender parole hearing AB 507 (Rubio): Will require each entity responsible for approving a resource family to make recommendations to the resource family regarding the annual training topics that may be useful to support the case plans, goals and needs of each child in the home AB 1315 (Mullin): Created within the MHSA OAC a new grant program and advisory group for the purpose of developing evidence-based early psychosis detection and intervention services through a competitive grant funded process. AB 1340 (Maienschein): Requires the Medical Board of California to consider including in its continuing education requirements a course in integrating mental and physical health care in primary care settings, especially as it pertains to early identification of mental health issues and exposure to trauma in children and young adults and their appropriate care and treatment. Alliance advocacy, quotations from our support letter, were used by sponsors office in the final series of committees. SB 190 (Lara and Mitchell): Repeals statute authorizing probation departments to collect administrative fees from parents whose children have been placed in juvenile detention or on probation. AB 2657 (Weber): Aligns Education Code for public schools to Health and Safety Code regarding limits on restraint and seclusion. AB 2992 (Daly): Requires the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training to develop a course on commercially sexually exploited children and victims of human AB 2043 (Arambula): Would require the development of a hotline called the Family Urgent Response System to respond to calls from caregivers of current or former foster youth when crises arise. AB 2119: (Gloria): Would include gender-affirming health care and behavioral health services as one of rights of foster children and youth. AB 2337: (Gipson): Would provide for extended Foster Care support SB 918: (Wiener) Homeless Youth Act of 2018: Would require Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to set specific, measurable goals aimed at preventing and ending homelessness among youth in the state, and define outcome measures, provide technical assistance and program development support, and gather data related to those goals. ACR 197: (Ridley-Thomas): Would encourage the people of the State of California to recognize the potential and possibilities of our children, instead of focusing on their deficits by using the term at-promise which focuses on the raw potential that each individual can access within himself or herself if he or she is treated as if he or she shows promise rather than the term at-risk, which is a label that describes the potential number of youth who are predicted to fail.Successfully advocated for amendments strengthening legislation and addressing Alliance member concerns related to the Mental Health Services Act SB 1004 (Weiner): Requires the Mental Health Services Act Oversight and Accountability and Commission to establish priorities for the use of prevention and early intervention funding. SB 1019 (Beall): Would require the Mental Health Services and Oversight Commission to make at least half of the triage funds available to local educational agency and mental health partnerships. The commission, with consultation from the Superintendent of Public Instruction, would establish criteria for the allocation of these funds to partnerships for school based mental health services. Status: Vetoed Successfully advocated for amendments to legislative proposal that would have prevented foster care providers from using professional judgement regarding when it is appropriate and necessary to contact law enforcement in order to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of all of the children placed in their programs. Supported bills that would improve the social services workforce DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION OF PUBLIC POLICY AND REGULATION Supported CHFFA efforts to implement SB 833 Represented and advocated Alliance positions on the Level of Care protocol tool, FFA rates and Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Represented and advocated Alliance positions on STRTP implementation Collaborated on draft regulations for THP-NMD programs Supported MHSA OAC focus on mental health crisis services for children and youth Represented and advocated for Alliance positions on the FFA Interim Licensing Standards and represented the Alliance members with FFAs at Community Care Licensing regional meetings Represented and advocated for Alliance positions on Provider Performance and Outcomes Executive Committee Supported DHCS and CDSS in implementing AB 501 Represented and advocated for Alliance positions with Community Care Licensing at bi-weekly meetings Supported legal advocacy to increase child and youth access to specialty mental health services Represented and advocated for Alliance positions on Adoption related workgroups Represented and advocated for Alliance positions on FFA rates Provided comments and recommendations on CCR related mental health policy implementation Provided comments and recommendations on implementation of 2016 legislation addressing psychotropic medication usage with foster youth (SB 238 (Mitchell), SB 319 (Beall), SB 484 (Beall)) Represented and advocated for Alliance positions in quarterly meetings with DHCS senior staff Continued to support Residentially-Based Services Demonstration Projects Represented and advocated for Alliance positions on workgroups related to: AB 3098 (Emergency and Disaster Plans) Foster Youth Bill of Rights revision CCR Strategic Implementation Committee Implementation of Prop 64 (Adult Use of Marijuana Act) and use of tax revenueFEDERAL ISSUES Addressed Californias implementation of federal Family First Prevention Services Act Collaborated with national partners on issues of mutual interest and concern 208412 TRAININGTHE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE IS COMMITTED TO BUILDING A HIGHLY SKILLED AND APPROPRIATELY COMPENSATED WORKFORCE OF PROFESSIONALS. THE ALLIANCE PROVIDES AN ARRAY OF TRAINING AND CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES SPECIFICALLY GEARED TO IMPROVING THE SKILLS OF DIRECT CARE STAFF, CLINICIANS, AND ADMINISTRATORS WORKING IN CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES. EACH YEAR THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE HOLDS TWO MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES FOR EXECUTIVES AND SENIOR MANAGERS INCORPORATING PLENARIES AND WORKSHOPS ON A WIDE VARIETY OF TIMELY AND IMPORTANT TOPICS. OFTEN THE LIST OF SPEAKERS INCLUDES MEMBERS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE, HIGH-RANKING INDIVIDUALS FROM WITHIN THE STATE ADMINISTRATION, COUNTY WELFARE, MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES, AND JUVENILE PROBATION AGENCIES, OR FROM PARTNER ASSOCIATIONS. THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP BUSINESS MEETINGS ARE HELD AT THESE CONFERENCES.PLENARIES AND WORKSHOPS AT MEMBERSHIP CONFERENCES ARE APPROVED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES FOR GROUP HOME ADMINISTRATOR CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS AND BY THE BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES EXAMINERS FOR LCSW AND MFT CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS, AND BY THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS. 1447205 false false false true false false false false true true true false false false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false true 6 0 true 9 true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 22 22 false false false false true true true true true false true true true true true true true true true true false X X KIM JANOE 9164492273 2201 K STREET SACRAMENTO CA 95816 JOSH LEONARD Treasurer 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 MOISES BARON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VERNON BROWN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ARBY FIELDS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LAURA HEINTZ VP/PRES ELECT 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS BURNS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHANEL BOUTAKIDIS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 HELENA LOPEZ BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CAMILLE SCHRAEDER BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JILL JACOBS BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TOM ALEXANDER PAST PRESIDENT 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 DEBBIE MANNERS Secretary 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JOYCE CAPELLE President 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 KEN BERRICK BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARY DENTON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 DAN PETRIE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 BRIAN VAN ANNE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RUSSELL RICE BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANNA GLEASON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 TONY YADON BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JOE COSTA BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MIKI JORDAN BOARD MEMBER 2.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARROLL SCHROEDER Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 150000 0 58570 DOUGLAS JOHNSON ASSOC EXEC DIR. 40.00 0.00 X 119838 0 25106 Stephanie Ivler SR POLICY ADVOCATE 40.00 0.00 X 95275 0 25499 Jacqueline Rutheiser SR POLICY ADVOCATE 40.00 0.00 X 101364 0 14894 Kevin Swartzendruber DIR MEMBERSHIP/MKT 40.00 0.00 X 99538 0 22648 566015 146717 3 false true false 0 1428355 1428355 TRAINING AND CONFERENCES 611430 309656 309656 309656 34866 34866 0 0 0 72348 63472 8876 8876 8876 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 7763 7763 7763 1789516 326295 34866 X 0 0 0 0 208571 156428 52143 0 667836 532946 134890 69859 52394 17465 87451 74053 13398 64557 50949 13608 0 0 0 0 0 10683 10683 198313 156511 41802 17458 13778 3680 10703 8447 2256 0 0 56393 44506 11887 53168 41961 11207 0 268213 211677 56536 0 0 9942 7847 2095 13363 10546 2817 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 18892 14910 3982 COMMITTEES 18361 14491 3870 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 15272 12053 3219 MERCHANT FEES 13259 10464 2795 42123 33244 8879 1844417 1447205 397212 0 383480 281389 0 0 103318 170463 0 0 0 0 37918 32079 89024 65115 32055 23909 0 1154645 1101224 0 0 0 1711416 1609064 173385 220080 130487 122300 303872 342380 X 1407544 1266684 1407544 1266684 1711416 1609064 -54901 -85959 X false true X true false false true false false 235308 235308 235308 235308 235308 235308 235308 235308 235308 235308 1.00000 false false false 89024 65115 23909 23909 1101224 X Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. funds are designated for public policy and advocacy Part X : FIN48 Footnote PART X, LINE 2: THE ALLIANCE IS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(6) AND 501(C)(3), RESPECTIVELY, AND CALIFORNIA REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE SECTION 23701D.MANAGEMENT HAS CONSIDERED ITS TAX POSITIONS AND BELIEVE THAT ALL POSITIONS TAKEN IN THE ALLIANCE'S FEDERAL AND STATE EXEMPT ORGANIZATION RETURNS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION. X X false true false CARROLL SCHROEDER Executive Dir. 150000 35000 23570 208570 Form 990, Part VI, Line 6: Explanation of Classes of Members or Shareholder THE MEMBERSHIP CONSISTS OF 142 NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) AGENCIES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a: How Members or Shareholders Elect Governing Body Annual Meeting. An annual meeting of the Corporation shall be held at a time and place designated by the Board of Directors. The Vice President, one Member-at-Large, the required number of members of the Nominating Committee, and the required number of members of the Membership Committee shall be elected annually by mail, email or fax, as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, the Nominating Committee. The Secretary shall ratify the results of the election at the annual meeting.Nomination/Election. The Vice President/President Elect, members-at-large, members of the Nominating and membership committees and the regional representatives shall be nominated by the Nominating Committee and elected by the membership annually by mail, email or fax vote of the members of the corporation prior to the annual meeting, as determined by the Board of Directors or its designee, The Nominating Committee. The Secretary and Treasurer shall be nominated by the directors, from among the directors having served more than one year on the Board of Directors, and elected by the directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b: Describe Decisions of Governing Body Approval by Members or Shareholders EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF BYLAWS, THE BYLAWS MAY ONLY BE ADOPTED, AMENDED OR REPEALED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE OF TWO-THIRDS (2/3) OF THE MEMBERS' VOTE REPRESENTED AND VOTING AT A DULY HELD MEETING AT WHICH A QUORUM IS PRESENT OR BY WRITTEN BALLOT. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE FINANCE MANAGER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE TIMELY CHECKLIST SUBMITTAL OF FORM 990 TO THE ALLIANCE CPA FIRM. THE COMPLETED FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SUFFICIENTLY IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DEADLINE TO ENABLE A DETAILED AND CONSCIENTIOUS REVIEW BY THE COMMITTEE. ALL QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, ETC. OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE ALLIANCE AND INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990 AS APPROPRIATE. ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE INVITED TO REVIEW THE COMPLETED FORM 990 IN ADVANCE OF THE FILING DEADLINE. ALL QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, ETC. OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND INCORPORATED INTO THE FORM 990 AS APPROPRIATE. AFTER ALL OF THE INPUT FROM THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HAS BEEN APPROPRIATELY ADDRESSED, THE FINANCE MANAGER WILL FILE THE FINAL FORM 990 AS REQUIRED. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts EACH DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT WHICH AFFIRMS SUCH PERSON: HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY, HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY, AND UNDERSTANDS THE ALLIANCE IS CHARITABLE AND IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management THE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE GOVERNING BODY. COMPENSATION CHANGES ARE DISCUSSED AND RECOMMENDED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees BASED ON THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DISCUSSES AND DETERMINES ANY COMPENSATION CHANGES FOR KEY EMPLOYEES OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS (GOVERNING BODY) APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S DECISION. Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE ANNUAL AUDIT IS AVAILABLE ON THE ASSOCIATION'S WEBSITE, AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. THE ANNUAL AUDIT IS ALSO PRESENTED IN PERSON AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED ON AN ONGOING BASIS DURING THE BOARD OF DIRECTOR'S CALENDARED MEETINGS AND AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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