2015-05-20T16:45:33-05:00 2014-12-31 840884124 BiggsKofford PC 630 Southpointe Court Suite 200 Colorado Springs CO 80906 990 2014-01-01 841476535 Special KidsSpecial Families Inc SPEC 7194478983 424 W Pikes Peak Ave Colorado Springs CO 80905 Linda Ellegard Executive Director 7194478983 2015-05-19 1 Greg Papineau CPA P00294662 7195799090 2015-05-19 2014 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z Linda Ellegard 424 W Pikes Peak Ave Colorado Springs CO 80905 5356669 0 X www.sksfcolorado.org X 1998 CO Promote, strengthen, and support individuals with disabilities and their families. Our purpose is to provide support services to individuals with disabilities and their families in a manner that provides opportunity to those in need with limited resources. 13 13 102 514 0 0 427146 881278 4074283 4427801 316 -466 21480 17205 4523225 5325818 2340801 2613531 0 0 1561797 1686074 0 0 66543 587318 630760 4489916 4930365 33309 395453 823441 1237208 355821 374132 467620 863076 X Promote, strengthen, and support individuals with disabilities and their families. Our purpose is to provide support services to families who have a family member with a disability in a manner that provides opportunity to those in need with limited resources. 1 0 2095671 1852524 2099914 SKSF Host Home/Residentail Program contracts with eligible host home providers to support, supervise and open up their homes to care for adults with disabilities who are eligible for the Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver. This program experienced continuing growth of the number of clients we served, which allowed us to expand our host home staff to continue to offer our providers and clients a strong level of support services with 24 hour crisis intervention, trainings, respite services, representative payee services, oversight of the progression of client life goals and objectives. 1051984 760916 1097872 SKSF Foster Care Placement Services (placement of children).This program began in 2002 at the request of El Paso County Department of Human Services. A factor for the therapeutic nature of the foster care program is that there is a significant number of children in the foster homes having intellectual and developmental disabilities. Families are recruited and trained to provide for the significant needs and challenges that the children often present. Foster families are located in the Denver Metro area, south on through Colorado Springs and Teller County on to the Pueblo area. Referrals are received throughout the State.The Foster Care program also contracts with Aspen Pointe Behavioral Health to provide planned and crisis respite for families they serve through the use of our foster homes. The foster program has started to accept private care respite requests from birth families and will utilize foster families.In 2014, the foster care program outcomes achieved a higher than national average standard in preventing disruption of placements. This is an indicative skill and ability of our staff to provide significant prevention and intervention services.Our Foster Care Program experienced an increase in monthly placements in a stable and steady growth. In January 2014, we started with 44 children in placement and in December 2014 there were 58 youths in placement. The program improved quality of services through regular foster parent support in transportation services, in consistent monthly trainings and support group meetings. This in turn, has increased foster parent referrals. A specialized part to the foster care program; Benchmarks, recruits and trains families to accept youth and young adults with dual diagnosis. A target group of this program is the young adults with developmental disabilities. The foster care program is working closely with the adult residential program to aid young adults with disabilities in the foster care system to move into the adult host home program. Our goal is to help stabilize their lives and prepare the youth for community living. 1008612 37 1034091 SKSF Adult Day Services - I-CAN day program is a community based program, offering transportation from the individual's home to the program, as well as to access services in the community for individuals with disabilities. The clients work with an Adult Service mentor with individual habilitation goals that are addressed in each given day.Our program encourages our clients to engage themselves within the community to help build their socialization and self-esteem by volunteering at various organizations such as overseeing the upkeep of Nancy Lewis Park, helping in the lunch room at Classical Academy School, helping at Pikes Peak Humane Society, and much, much more. Clients are also able to engage in recreation and physical activity by going to such locations as the zoo, YMCA, shopping, etc. Joey's Place is the facility based program which provides clients the opportunity for working on activities such as cooking projects, health and wellness with exercise classes (including Yoga through The Smokebrush Foundation), academic work- including an in depth holistic study of a different country each month to understand their culture, foods, geography. We also have sign language classes, computer classes, and art classes with Miss Clara. In 2013, we added a Joey's Place garden. Last spring, the client's learned to plant seeds and transplant. The client's loved picking the vegetables they have grown to use in their cooking classes. They enjoyed this activity so much that we have made this an annual event. In 2013 SKSF Adult Services/Joey's Place has been working hard to become certified to serve clients through the EBD (Elderly, Blind, Disabled) Waiver. Adding this certification will allow us to serve a larger variety of clients and support the growing needs in our community. In 2014, the EBD waiver was fully approved, and SKSF received a provider number to provide services. One client is currently being served under this waiver program. This service is being provided through Joey's Place program. Adult Services has continued to assist with the transitional process into the adult system including offering classes on money management & budgeting, and job seeking skills. This program was selected by School District #11 as a choice for parents. 50% of all day program clients are transported to the program by SKSF transportation services. This program accepts individuals on Medicaid Waivers, as well as having some clients using the ability to pay to help working parents/guardians with adult children living in the home. Individuals have the option of choosing either the I-CAN program or Joey's Place or a combination of both in their given service plan. 417362 54 195924 Zach's Place - Zach's Place Center is the only licensed child care center in the Pikes Peak Region that specializes in serving families who are raising children with disabilities. The Center was licensed by the State of Colorado in 1999, when the Center opened its doors to serve the community. These services include respite and child care, community connection, life skills training, transportation to access the program, home based care and socialization groups that meet three times a month. In 2013 The State of Colorado approved program expansion to serve children from 2-1/2 years and up. The program added a staff position to assist with developing an expanded plan of curriculum and activities.Zach's Place is available seven days a week; providing overnight care, as well as before and after school weekend and evening care. The primary diagnoses of the children served were on the autism spectrum, other significant diagnosis includes cerebral palsy, downs syndrome, and moderate to profound intellectual disabilities. The staff members are trained for such medical interventions as serving children who have seizure disorders, diabetes, gastrostomy services (g-tube feedings).The program features regular monthly socialization activities including fun nights and teen nights to encourage youth to build relationships, and to promote community support and involvement. These nights have offered continuing support to the parents and families. Zach's Place provides over 15,000 hours of care to children. The majority of families are considered to be low income families by HUD standards for our area. In 2012, SKSF began a SibShop program within Zach's Place. This is our second year running this program and it has become a huge success. This is a Sibling Support project which seeks to increase peer support through regular activities for the siblings of children with special needs in a relaxed and recreational setting. In 2013 the ARC of Pikes Peak began to collaborate with SKSF to co-sponsor the activities, and the organization was able to offer monthly activities. Zach's Place continues to work with many organizations in the community, including KIDPOWER, and The Autism and Asperger's Network, Alliance for Kids, and the Child Care Directors Network, and The Network which is our agency's parent educational group. Volunteerism is an important part of this program. Various organizational groups has largely contributed, including interacting and socializing with the youth which impacts the youth, family members, as well as the staff and volunteers. In 2013, the Board of Directors agreed in a strategic plan to expand and enhance Zach's Place program through the relocation to a larger and program designed facility. In 2014, Zach's Place program received a significant grant to initiate the capital campaign project for the relocation and eventual purchase of the facility. The grant award was for costs related to the remodel of the facility and the relocation (75,000); and an additional $300,000 was provided to aid in the purchase of the building. A lease agreement has been created for Zach's Place to move into a 5,100 square foot building located at 4795 Granby Circle in Colorado Springs. The lease agreement has purchase option in place. 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Part X, Line 2: The Organization evaluates the effect of uncertain income tax positions, if any, and provides for those positions in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC 450, Contingencies. The Organization discloses any material adjustments as a result of income tax examinations. The Organization reports interest and penalties resulting from these adjustments as interest expense and other expenses, as applicable. There were no income tax examinations or adjustments relating there from for year ended December 31, 2014. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct Fundraising Expenses Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Loss on sale of assets Rounding Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Direct Fundraising Expenses Loss on sale of assets Part XII, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Rounding Part XII and XIII, Line 2D Part XII, Line 2D - Other Adjustments: Direct Fundraising Expenses netted with Fundraising Income - $18,502. Part XII, Line 4B - Other Adjustments: Loss on sale of assets - $992 Part XIII, Line 2D - Other Adjustments: Direct Fundraising Expenses netted with Fundraising Income - $18,502. Loss on sale of assets - $992 X X X X X X CO Night of Comedy 18221 795 17426 9147 Bowl-a-thon 9528 2818 6710 1475 12 12546 975 11571 7880 40295 4588 35707 18502 18502 17205 0 Foster Parent Program 97 774409 Host Home Program 66 1839122 Linda Ellegard Executive Director 15600 Organization rents operating location from the Executive Director. 0 X Misc Items 88 26475 Fair Value 0 0 0 Form 990, Part III, line 2 The Network - this is a quarterly support group that meets to provide education, information and community connections for parents of youth with special needs. The subjects have included therapy animals and their effectiveness with family members with disabilities, Social Security benefits, Special Education and the legal process. Koscove Kids - these puppets are providing education to preschool and elementary school aged children. The puppets are child sized with various disabilities. Several shows have been presented with staff and volunteers to young children to teach inclusion and ways that children can play with others with disabilities. Crisis Stabilization Respite Program - In December 2014, the existing programs of SKSF entered into an agreement with Aspen Pointe Behavioral Health, as a component to the governor's initiative, to provide respite resources in crisis situations for youth and adults with disabilities so that hospitalization and homelessness can be eradicated for individuals with behavioral health needs. Special Kids Special Families collaborates with and is an active participant in the local Interagency Transition Team, the Colorado Respite Care Coalition, Aspen Pointe Behavioral Health, El Paso County Foster Care Coalition, El Paso County Adult Protective Review Team, The JFK Family Advisory Board, Southern Colorado Resource Coalition, Foster Care and Adoption Agencies Coalition, The Resource Exchange, the Association for Agency Excellence, and the Southern Women's Chamber Association. On a given day, the agency provided services to over 170 individuals with disabilities and/or special needs Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Form 990 is provided to the Board of Directors prior to being filed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c At the beginning of the year, all Board members, in writing submit conflict of interest, and share the information amongst all Board members. Staff are to report other outside employment when working outside the organization, for determination of possible conflict. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15 The Board evaluates the Director annually, and any salary increases are determined by peformance base. Key employees are evaluated annually, following the 90 day evaluation, and is based upon performance. The Executive Director evaluates key employees. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization keeps documents required to be available for public inspection on hand at the office. The documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part XI, line 9: Rounding 3. Form 990 Part XII, Line 2c The process for overseeing the audit and the selection committee has not changed from previous years.