2015-10-12T07:40:07-05:00 2014-12-31 341897853 CRUM & COMPANY 525 N CLEVELAND MASSILLON RD STE 10 AKRON OH 443333332 990 2014-01-01 452883406 SOUTH AKRON YOUTH MENTORSHIP SOUT 3306994584 2149 PRESTWICK DRIVE UNIONTOWN OH 44685 DONALD C BREECE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3306994584 2015-10-09 KEVIN K CRUM P00255436 3308671222 2015-10-06 2014 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z DONALD C BREECE 2149 PRESTWICK DRIVE UNIONTOWN OH 44685 86597 false X WWW.SAYMENTOR.ORG X 2011 OH SAYM'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM WORLDVIEWS FROM SOCIETAL DEPENDENCE TO PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES. WE PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS MENTORING WHICH STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND EXCELLENCE IN VOCATIONAL EFFORTS. 5 5 6 28 0 57430 53247 0 0 22135 25225 79565 78472 351 0 30631 44922 0 1505 34556 40585 65187 85858 14378 -7386 82086 74505 1029 834 81057 73671 X SAYM'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM WORLDVIEWS FROM SOCIETAL DEPENDENCE TO PERSONAL INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES. WE PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS MENTORING WHICH STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND EXCELLENCE IN VOCATIONAL EFFORTS. false false 65238 351 MENTORING PROGRAM - MENTORING IS DESCRIBED AS A DEVELOPMENTAL PARTNERSHIP WHERE ONE PERSON SHARES THEIR KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, INSIGHTS, VALUES, AND PERSPECTIVES WITH ANOTHER PERSON OR GROUP OF PERSONS. GROUP MENTORING IS SEGREGATED BY AGE AND GENDER AND IS HELD THREE EVENINGS PER WEEK. THESE PROGRAMS BUILD RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OUR YOUTH AND THE MENTOR LEADERS. BIBLE-BASED LESSONS AND RAP DISCUSSIONS FOCUS ON CHARACTER, HONESTY, INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, LOVE, DIGNITY, SELF-RESPECT, AND HOW FAITH IN GOD CAN CHANGE ONE INTO A PERSON WHO HONORS GOD WITH THEIR CHOICES AND THEIR LIFE. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE NO MORE THAN FOUR YOUTHS PER LEADER IN BREAK-OUT DISCUSSIONS AND SESSIONS. INDIVIDUAL MENTORING OCCURS AS TRUST AND RELATIONSHIPS ARE BUILT BETWEEN STUDENTS AND MENTORS. DINNER IS SERVED DURING TWO SESSIONS AND SNACKS SERVED DURING ONE SESSION. 4691 ACADEMIC INCENTIVE FOR MENTEES (AIM) - THIS SIGNATURE PROGRAM OF SAYM PROVIDES A MONETARY REWARD FOR GOOD GRADE EARNED EACH SCHOOL QUARTER. THIS PROGRAM ENCOURAGES JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH STUDENTS TO PERSEVERE AND EARN MONEY FOR PUTTING FORTH SEMESTER-LONG EFFORT IN SCHOOL. STUDENTS MUST HAVE 75% ATTENDANCE AT MENTORING PROGRAMS AND MAINTAIN GOOD CITIZENSHIP TO QUALIFY FOR AIM AWARDS. SPECIAL DINNERS WITH AN INVITED GUEST SPEAKER FOR AIM AWARD EVENINGS ALLOW THOSE STUDENTS EARNING AN AIM AWARD TO BE RECOGNIZED BY THEIR PEERS AND OUR LEADERS. SPECIAL AWARDS ARE GIVEN TO THE STUDENT WITH THE HIGHEST GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND TO THE MOST IMPROVED STUDENT EACH SEMESTER. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL. ADDITIONAL STATISTICAL DATA IS AVAILABLE FROM OUR OFFICE. READING TUTORING PROGRAM - THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE YOUTH IN OUR FOCUSED MISSION FIELD READ TWO OR MORE GRADE LEVELS BEHIND. SAYM HAS INITIATED A READING TUTORING PROGRAM WHERE VOLUNTEERS READ FOR AN HOUR DURING SCHOOL HOURS WITH STUDENTS AT AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LOCATED IN OUR MISSION FIELD FOOTPRINT. SAYM HAS SECURED OVER 700 DONATED BOOKS. STUDENTS ARE REWARDED FOR THEIR READING EFFORTS WITH THE ABILITY TO CHOOSE A BOOK TWO TO THREE TIMES PER MONTH TO KEEP. THIS PROGRAM ALLOWS SAYM TO DEVELOP RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE TEACHERS AND ADMINISTRATORS, AS WELL AS RECRUIT NEW STUDENTS TO OUR MENTORING PROGRAMS. THE READING TUTORING PROGRAM HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN IMPROVING TUTORED STUDENTS READING SKILLS, HOWEVER, MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PROGRAM ARE NEEDED. STATISTICAL DATA IS AVAILABLE FROM OUR OFFICE. 8599 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (YEP) - MANY OF OUR YOUTH HAVE DIFFICULTY SECURING PART-TIME WORK DUE TO A LACK OF WORK EXPERIENCE. YEP IS AN INITIATIVE WHICH BEGAN DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SIX MONTHS OF PART-TIME WORK AND SIX MONTHLY TRAINING MODULES COMMENSURATE WITH THE STUDENT'S PART-TIME WORK. TRAINING MODULES INCLUDE PERSONAL FINANCE, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, TEAMWORK, CAREER OPTIONS, SEEKING AND SELECTING MENTORS, AND THE JOB HUNT PROCESS. STUDENTS SELECTED WORK PART-TIME AT SAYM PARTNER FACILITIES SUCH AS CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, COFFEE SHOPS, AND DAY CARE FACILITIES. WAGES ARE PAID BY SAYM. FOUR STUDENTS COMPLETED THE YEP IN 2014 AND THREE OF THESE HAVE SECURED PERMANENT PART-TIME WORK AT AREA BUSINESSES. FIVE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE 2015 YEP PROGRAM. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE EIGHT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN TWO YEP TRAINING CLASSES EACH YEAR. 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WE PROVIDE LIFE SKILLS MENTORING WHICH STRESSES THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION AND EXCELLENCE IN VOCATIONAL EFFORTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING TWO SESSIONS AND SNACKS SERVED DURING ONE SESSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM (YEP) - MANY OF OUR YOUTH HAVE DIFFICULTY SECURING PART-TIME WORK DUE TO A LACK OF WORK EXPERIENCE. YEP IS AN INITIATIVE WHICH BEGAN DURING THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2013. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SIX MONTHS OF PART-TIME WORK AND SIX MONTHLY TRAINING MODULES COMMENSURATE WITH THE STUDENT'S PART-TIME WORK. TRAINING MODULES INCLUDE PERSONAL FINANCE, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, TEAMWORK, CAREER OPTIONS, SEEKING AND SELECTING MENTORS, AND THE JOB HUNT PROCESS. STUDENTS SELECTED WORK PART-TIME AT SAYM PARTNER FACILITIES SUCH AS CHURCHES, COMMUNITY CENTERS, COFFEE SHOPS, AND DAY CARE FACILITIES. WAGES ARE PAID BY SAYM. FOUR STUDENTS COMPLETED THE YEP IN 2014 AND THREE OF THESE HAVE SECURED PERMANENT PART-TIME WORK AT AREA BUSINESSES. FIVE STUDENTS HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR THE 2015 YEP PROGRAM. OUR GOAL IS TO HAVE EIGHT STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN TWO YEP TRAINING CLASSES EACH YEAR. ONCE THE STUDENTS COMPLETE THE SIX MONTH PROGRAM, THEY WILL SECURE PERMANENT PART-TIME JOBS IN THE COMMUNITY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE SAYM FINANCE COMMITTEE. THE COMMITTEE GRANTS A PRELIMINARY APPROVAL. AT THAT POINT, THE 990 IS SUBMITTED TO THE BOARD FOR FINAL APPROVAL. THE FINANCE COMMITTEE IS COMPRISED OF THE BUSINESS MANAGER, TWO MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND TWO MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED IN JANUARY OF EACH YEAR BY THE LEADERSHIP TEAM AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SIGNED AT THAT TIME. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS A VOLUNTEER AND IS NOT COMPENSATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS AND ARE NOT PAID. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVE THE HOURLY WAGE AND BUDGETED HOURS FOR THE WORK OF THE PAID LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 FORMS 990 ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.