2016-08-11T06:39:25-05:00 2015-09-30 010494526 Baker Newman & Noyes PO Box 507 Portland ME 04112 990 2014-10-01 463136785 Knox County Homeless Coalition KNOX 2075938151 PO Box 1696 Rockland ME 04841 Richard Norman Board Chair 2075938151 2016-08-09 1 Nicholas E Porto P01310283 2078792100 2016-08-09 2014 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z Stephanie Primm PO Box 1696 Rockland ME 04841 2037310 0 X www.homehelphope.org X 2013 ME Provide shelter and wraparound services for homeless clients in mid-coast Maine. 7 7 30 500 0 0 253456 1131095 140214 488684 26 4246 0 0 393696 1624025 0 0 0 0 231792 807081 0 13320 75303 153907 376195 385699 1196596 7997 427429 65463 590541 8531 106180 56932 484361 X Knox County Homeless Coalition's (KCHC) mission is to be the center of excellence in breaking cycles of poverty and homelessness in mid-coast Maine. KCHC offers a comprehensive approach to helping vulnerable people build productive and self-sustaining lives by providing intensive wraparound client care as well as shelter when possible. Everything KCHC does is delivered with respect, dignity and genuine caring, delivering on a promise of home, help and hope. 0 0 1045057 0 488684 Knox County Homeless Coalition (KCHC) provides shelter when possible and intensive wraparound client care to homeless clients in the Mid-Coast Maine region. The majority of our clients are helped by comprehensive case management and access to KCHC programming. KCHC offers a comprehensive approach to helping people get back to productive and self-sustaining lives. All of KCHC's services are grounded in a genuine respect for the individual and his or her ability to achieve his or her best level of productivity and independence. KCHC engages clients in a rigorous program that pinpoints the barriers to independence and engages clients in a plan of care that works to eliminate those barriers and obstacles one by one, with constant support from our team. Our program provides directly, or connects to, mental and physical health services, education, career/employment help, transportation, parenting support, fiscal education, substance abuse counseling, and a variety of forms of emergency and temporary shelter, including Hospitality House. Our "Aftercare" program has dedicated staff who continue to provide support as needed to those who have been moved to independent housing. We have moved 518 people into independent housing since February 4, 2014 with only 4% recidivism. We believe our "Aftercare" program is a big reason for this success. We have helped 1,152 homeless people in some way in just 25 months.Program offerings include and are guided by our own staff mental health specialist. Programming includes basic life-skill elements as well as more significant efforts to restore emotional and physical strength and confidence. We offer a mentor program, job skills training, food distribution program, nutrition and healthy cooking classes, hygiene, budgeting, parenting, continuing education, career skill building, group therapy, confidence building, and activities that engage community members and restore hope to our families. We collaborate with the majority of complementary agencies and existing resources in our community in many of the above areas to provide maximum effectiveness and efficiency and to avoid duplication of effort.KCHC collaborative partners include Preble Street, Community Housing of Maine (CHOM), AIO Food Pantry, Penquis Cap, New Hope for Women, Shields Mission, Youth Forum Maine, KITTS, local churches, Department of Health and Human Services, law enforcement, schools, Maine Behavioral Healthcare, complementary case management agencies, Most of the state's homeless organizations, Good Shepherd Food Bank, local rotary groups and more.Our goals over the next five years include expanding program delivery as possible; increasing shelter and transitional housing capacity as possible; and advocating for additional affordable housing in our area with collaborating organizations such as AVESTA, Community Housing of Maine, and Genesis Fund. Our plans include job skills training workshop, a small farming/nutritional venture on our 8-acre campus, and a social entrepreneurship effort that provides jobs for clients and generates revenue for our organization. We believe it is our responsibility to find alternative ways to support our work and diversify our funding sources. 1045057 1 1 0 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 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 1 30 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 X Ballou & Associates 2077064907 16 Tannery Lane Suite 22 Camden ME 04843 Hannah Harter-Ives Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Alexandra Lawrence Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Helen Marston Director (part year) 1.00 X 0 0 0 Karen Pier Director 1.00 X 0 0 0 Richard Norman Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Susan Barnard Vice Chair 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Micki Colquhoun Treasurer 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Rev Seth Jones Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Stephanie J Primm Executive Director 40.00 X 52295 0 0 52295 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47101 1083994 413593 1131095 Client Services 624100 488684 488684 488684 289 289 417242 413285 3957 3957 3957 1624025 488684 0 4246 52294 36606 10459 5229 698679 662465 4414 31800 56108 52230 1111 2767 6450 6450 13320 13320 79899 57233 17620 5046 6837 4786 1367 684 51108 31827 13489 5792 59137 41396 11827 5914 17026 11918 3405 1703 3621 2535 724 362 989 692 198 99 6896 4827 1379 690 18966 13276 3793 1897 Client Support 125266 125266 1196596 1045057 76236 75303 57964 39022 423625 300 135590 7696 7199 127894 65463 590541 8531 40611 65569 8531 106180 X 56932 484361 56932 484361 65463 590541 427429 0 X 0 0 0 X 56627 253456 1131095 1441178 56627 253456 1131095 1441178 637051 804127 5 26 289 320 1441498 660188 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 89553 1493 88060 46037 6203 39834 127894 X 308 X 4 413285 0 0 1 Part I, Line 32b: Knox County Homeless Coalition sells contributions of securities through a third party financial institution. All gifts of securities are sold as soon as administratively possible. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 Significant changes were made to the filing organization's bylaws during the year as follows: 1. Board member qualifications were changed from "Membership on the Board may be granted to any individual that supports the mission and purposes of the Corporation and is affiliated with a service provider in Knox County." to "Membership on the Board may be granted to any individual that supports the mission and purposes of the Corporation." 2. The maximum number of Board members was decreased from 15 to 9. 3. The definition of a quorum was changed from consisting "of a simple majority of the Board attending in person or through teleconferencing as long as one member present is an officer." to "A quorum shall consist of a simple majority of current Board membership and may be satisfied through attendance in person or through teleconferencing as long as one member present is an officer." 4. A clause was added to Article IV, Authority and Duties of Officers, in relation to paid staff that states, "The Executive Committee will be responsible, with the consent of the entire Board, for the hiring, performance appraisal; and if required, the employment termination of the Corporation's Executive Director." Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b There are no committees that are authorized to act on behalf of the governing body. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Form 990 was prepared by an independent outside accounting firm with input from the Organization's Executive Director, Operations Manager, and other staff. The Form 990 was then reviewed by the Executive Director and the full Board before it was filed with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each member of the Board of Directors is required to complete a conflict of interest statement before taking a position with the Board and at least annually thereafter. The statement includes a list of all businesses and other organizations of which he or she is an officer, director, member, owner, shareholder, employee, or agent with which Knox County Homeless Coalition has or might be expected to have a relationship or transaction in which the Board member might have a conflicting interest. The Chairperson and Board of Directors reviews the statements of all Directors in order to guide the conduct of the Board should a conflict arise. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The process for reviewing the Executive Director's compensation was updated in fiscal year ending September 30, 2015 to include the use of an independent compensation consultant, review by independent Board members, the use of comparability data, and documentation in Board minutes. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Knox County Homeless Coalition makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.