2013-01-28T21:26:40-08:00 2012-06-30 Le Ho & Company LLP 251 Lake Merced Blvd Daly City CA 94015 990 2011-07-01 237389436 RICHMOND AREA MULTI-SERVICES INC RICH 4156685955 3626 BALBOA STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94121 KAVOOS GHANEBASSIRI 2013-01-28 true CARL T HO 6507581222 2011 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z 11216175 false false X www.ramsinc.org X 1974 CA RAMS, Inc. is committed to advocating for and providing community based, culturally-competent, and consumer-guided comprehensive services, with an emphasis on serving Asian & Pacific Islander Americans. 11 11 389 0 9831055 10035521 1023800 1078060 6001 3919 72158 98675 10933014 11216175 0 0 9408811 9744091 0 0 1273476 1298559 10682287 11042650 250727 173525 3728000 3953868 1141536 1185304 2586464 2768564 X RAMS, Inc. is committed to advocating for and providing community based, culturally-competent, and consumer-guided comprehensive services, with an emphasis on serving Asian & Pacific Islander Americans. false false 6598810 Adult Outpatient, Employee Development, Vocational IT, Child, Youth, and Family Services, PAES Counseling: RAMS has maintained an ongoing contract with San Francisco Department of Public Health (DPH) - Community Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) to provide mental health and psychiatric services to adults, older adults, children, youth, and families. These services are provided at the RAMS Outpatient Clinic, Hire-Ability, San Francisco State University, San Francisco Department of Human Services (DHS) Personal Assisted Employment Services (PAES), as well as community settings including youth centers and schools. Additionally, RAMS provides on-site prevention and early intervention mental health services to the childcare community that cares for children ages 0-5 as well as provides integrated behavioral health services and consultation on-site at many San Francisco high schools. Services are also targeted to children and youth who are part of Special Education (SED), and Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) programs. As a component of the Hire-Ability Vocational Services program, RAMS provides (i) employee development services including basic job skills training, sheltered workshops, and on-site training and (ii) vocational information technology (IT) training (help desk and desktop support) through classroom and on-the-job skills building to adults who have a serious and persistent mental illness. Partnered with San Francisco State University, RAMS runs the Peer Specialist Mental Health Certificate Program designed to prepare consumers and/or family members for entry-level employment in the behavioral health care system. RAMS leads a summer program for youth to foster his/her interest in health and human services as a career option. In collaboration with DHS and DPH, RAMS also provides (i) culturally competent outpatient behavioral health counseling and pre-vocational services to participants of PAES, the county's welfare-to-work program for adults without dependent children, and (ii) brief functional assessments to clients of County Adult Assistance Programs (CAAP).RAMS offers clinical training programs (Pre-Doctoral Internship and Practicum Traineeship), which train graduate students to become culturally competent mental health professionals, with expertise in working with Asian & Pacific Islander and other minority groups. The interns and trainees provide services to adults and older adults and children, youth, and families as part of the CBHS contract, which is included as part of the program during the current year. 1652947 365641 Broderick Street Adult Residential Facility: As a part of the Community Behavioral Health Services (CBHS) of San Francisco Department of Public Health contract, RAMS provides culturally competent mental health and medical support services for adults who are residing at a licensed adult residential facility located on Broderick Street in San Francisco. RAMS also has a contract with the Housing and Urban Health Section of San Francisco Department of Public Health to manage this facility. 881699 Vocational Training: The vocational training services program is primarily funded by a contract with the State of California Department of Rehabilitation to provide employment services including vocational assessment, job development, and placement and retention services to clients with mental illness. The goal of the program is to enable participants to gain successful employment while improving self-sufficiency by providing a continuum of culturally competent services to maintain long-term employment. 735814 712419 9869270 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false true false 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 false false false false false false false true 32 0 true 389 true false false false false false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true true false false CA X KEN CHOI 4156685955 3626 BALBOA STREET SAN FRANCISCO CA 94121 Ansie Ting 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kitty Wu 1.00 X X 0 0 0 William Wong 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Lillian K Sing 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA ALEXANDER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LOREN KRANE 1.00 X 0 0 0 Bruce Kin Huie 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALVIN N ALVAREZ 1.00 X 0 0 0 Anoshua Chaudhuri 1.00 X 0 0 0 ED OBUCHOWSKI 1.00 X 0 0 0 Pueng Vongs 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Kenneth Y Choi 40.00 X 138212 0 6190 KAVOOS GHANEBASSIRI 40.00 X 141183 0 6195 Helena Chan 40.00 X 183508 0 6202 Christina S Shea 40.00 X 105030 0 6160 567933 24747 4 false true false 0 9979107 56414 10035521 Production and Cafe 118092 118092 COMMUNITY SERVICES 497052 497052 Broderick client rent 365641 365641 AFI FEES 97275 97275 1078060 3919 3919 0 0 63191 63191 63191 63191 0 0 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS 35484 35484 35484 11216175 1078060 102594 0 0 0 0 318202 318202 0 7683762 7109320 574442 0 1076686 1018327 58359 665441 605103 60338 0 0 35833 35833 0 0 0 26697 26697 0 166414 140500 25914 0 0 313097 288979 24118 0 0 23285 3917 19368 0 0 20263 20263 80554 61132 19422 Travel, recruiting & training 61104 53279 7825 Food/Client related expenses 149689 148672 1017 CONSULTATION/SUBCONTRACTOR 155431 155431 UTILITIES 182470 176346 6124 83722 61304 22418 11042650 9869270 1173380 0 717887 556903 1596585 2063469 1044690 916454 118136 239341 0 0 0 0 177661 123047 297204 252429 65040 44775 0 0 0 0 8001 9879 3728000 3953868 1120917 1172097 16018 6730 4601 6477 1141536 1185304 X 2586464 2768564 2586464 2768564 3728000 3953868 X 173525 8575 X false true true X true true X 8103993 8824568 9140350 9831055 10035521 45935487 0 0 8103993 8824568 9140350 9831055 10035521 45935487 0 45935487 20500 28652 7411 6001 3919 66483 0 131223 70183 150999 72158 98675 523238 46525208 5852360 0.98730 0.98660 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6310 6310 254765 211566 43199 36129 34553 1576 44775 Funds held for clients 6477 6477 11216175 11042650 173525 8575 8575 182100 11411481 195306 195306 11216175 11216175 11229381 186731 186731 11042650 11042650 Part XI, Line 8 Part XI, Line 8: Other Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances in-kind contribution $8575 false false false false false false false false false false Helena Chan 183508 6202 189710 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available The governing documents, policies, and financial statements are kept in the administrative office and are available upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees The compensation for the President and Chief Executive Officer was evaluated and recommended by the Personnel Committee of the Board of Directors, composed of volunteers. The compensation for the Chief Financial Officer was evaluated and recommended by the President and Chief Executive Officer. The recommended salaries were reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. The evaluator/committee and the Board compared the proposed salary with the compensation of a similar position in other comparable not-for-profit organizations in the local area and with local/national salary surveys. Other factors such as the experience and performance of the officer, scope of the activities, number of employees, and budget size were also considered in the process. Documentation of the basis for decision was maintained on file. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts All members on the Board of Directors have signed an acknowledgement of the conflict of interest policy, which requires each of them to fully disclose all actual and potential conflicts in writing upon or before appointment and update it as appropriate. In the course of meetings or activities, the board member(s) with a conflict of interest are required to leave the discussion room and refrain from voting on the matter.For employees, the conflict of interest policy is in the personnel handbook. All new employees receive a copy of the handbook and are educated about the personnel polices in an orientation session. The handbook is reviewed, updated, and redistributed to all staff in around every two years or less. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process Drafts of Form 990 were reviewed in depth and edited by management and the Finance Committee members. The Chief Financial Officer presented the final draft to the Board of Directors for review and approval. The Form 990 in its entirety was distributed to all Board members before it was filed. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Vocational Training: The vocational training services program is primarily funded by a contract with the State of California Department of Rehabilitation to provide employment services including vocational assessment, job development, and placement and retention services to clients with mental illness. The goal of the program is to enable participants to gain successful employment while improving self-sufficiency by providing a continuum of culturally competent services to maintain long-term employment. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: AFI Fee for Services: The Asian Family Institute (AFI) provides culturally competent mental health and psychiatric services to adults and children, youth, and families. The program services are offered as fee-for-services (private insurance or self-pay on a sliding fee scale). OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Vocational Contracts, Production, and Caf: As a part of the vocational training services program, RAMS provides vocational assessment by operating a caf (dba Caf Phoenix) and production activities (assembly and packaging). Training also includes contracted (with the State of California Department of Rehabilitation) fee-for-service occupational skills development. The training is provided on-site at the RAMS Hire-Ability Vocational Services program.