2019-09-16T12:42:35-07:00 2018-12-31 760269860 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2018-01-01 760645238 Epiphany Community Health Outreach Services dba ECHOS EPIP 7132700369 9600 S Gessner Building E Houston TX 77071 Cathy Moore Executive Dir. 2019-09-16 true Barbara Murphy P01386215 7134395739 2018 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Cathy Moore 9600 S Gessner Building E Houston TX 77071 2124282 false 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. 12 12 10 219 0 1812372 2085547 0 0 12753 1812372 2098300 1394498 0 283486 328622 4908 9003 44973 1149490 161027 1437884 1893150 374488 205150 602080 760490 63778 17038 538302 743452 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 1249654 1167620 CLIENT DIRECT SERVICES - ECHOS provides on-site services for healthcare, food, application assistance and other key social services. In 2018, ECHOS provided the following: - 38,655 individuals received nutritious food through the food pantry and Saturday food fairs- 16,787 unduplicated individuals (5,148 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- 4,240 individuals received application assistance for food stamps, CHIP, Childrens Medicaid, CHIP Perinatal and Gold Card- 2,542 children and adults received vision, glucose, or blood pressure screenings or dental care- 2,567 individuals received disaster relief services 260908 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 226900 226878 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 2018, ECHOS continued to provide families with ongoing relief including furniture, utility and rental/mortgage assistance, and gift/grocery cards/food vouchers as needed. 37700 1775162 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 false false false true false false false false false false false false true 10 0 true 10 true false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false false X 12 12 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 Rev Christine Faulstich Chair to 4/30 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Hawes President,Chair 2.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Donna Alexander Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Scott Looper Chancellor 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Robert Tom Short Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nike Otuyelu Secretary 0.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Dave Anthony Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Diane Finch 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 Mathison Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Julia Retta Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Ray Wilson as of 0518 Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Cathy Moore Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 69815 0 6283 69815 6283 0 false false false 0 57717 2027830 1096829 2085547 0 0 0 0 0 0 38735 57717 25982 12753 12753 0 0 0 2098300 12753 0 1394498 1394498 0 0 76098 55187 10359 10552 0 220109 204228 11739 4142 10093 8840 753 500 283 248 21 14 22039 19302 1644 1093 0 0 27750 27750 0 9003 9003 0 40047 23572 13520 2955 331 16 315 36392 23177 3079 10136 20269 14675 1345 4249 0 24298 21278 1814 1206 667 410 257 0 4897 4291 364 242 165 165 0 3658 3204 272 182 2553 2236 190 127 0 1893150 1775162 73015 44973 478612 552969 0 100195 175000 8328 0 0 0 0 5390 9968 81411 67186 17883 14225 0 0 0 0 0 602080 760490 63778 17038 63778 17038 X 204212 265895 334090 477557 538302 743452 602080 760490 205150 X false true X true false X 81411 67186 14225 14225 2155220 56920 56920 2098300 2098300 1950070 56920 56920 1893150 1893150 false Chef's Dinner 96452 57717 38735 22138 3844 96452 57717 38735 22138 3844 25982 12753 true 0 0 Food distribution 38655 1096829 Cost Food inventory Hurricane Harvey relief 3724 226878 Direct financial assistance 971 70791 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 50 1086829 Cost X Supplies 1 8000 Cost 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.