2026-02-04T11:22:24-05:00 2025-06-30 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2024-07-01 860644388 YOUTH ON THEIR OWN YOUT 5202931136 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD TUCSON AZ 85716 ELIZABETH SLATER CEO 5202931136 2026-01-31 false JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2026-02-03 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH SLATER 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD TUCSON AZ 85716 17832888 false X WWW.YOTO.ORG X 1989 AZ SUPPORT HS GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY 19 19 43 150 0 5451831 7243495 0 233495 773313 -20837 -34482 5664489 7982326 2218885 1688131 0 2325606 2307427 0 623281 1078259 940722 5622750 4936280 41739 3046046 19837912 23761864 920473 859492 18917439 22902372 X YOUTH ON THEIR OWN SUPPORTS THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. OUR VISION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN ARE EMPOWERED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOTO PRIMARILY SERVES YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN PIMA COUNTY, ARE UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT LIVING WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS, AND ARE ON THEIR OWN THROUGH NO CHOICE OF THEIR OWN (FORCED TO LEAVE HOME). YOTO YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (E.G., COUCH HOPPING, LIVING IN CAR, RV, OR ANY PLACE NOT MEANT FOR LONG-TERM HABITATION, ETC.) OR ARE SELF-SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOUSING AND MUST PROVIDE ALL THEIR OWN BASIC NEEDS. YOTO'S CHIEF FOCUS IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS A TOOL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. GRADUATION RATES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE EXTREMELY LOW DUE TO THE STRESS OF MANAGING THEIR DAILY CIRCUMSTANCES. OVER 5,600 HOMELESS K-12 STUDENTS HAVE false false 3909173 1688131 THE MISSION OF YOTO IS TO SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP MEET YOUTH'S BASIC NEEDS SO THEY CAN FOCUS LESS ON THEIR HOUSING INSTABILITY OR FOOD INSECURITY AND MORE ON IN-SCHOOL SUCCESS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN 100+ AREA SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SERVE AS "YOTO LIAISONS" TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HOMELESS STUDENTS, HELP THEM ENROLL IN YOTO, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOTO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AT NO COST, INCLUDE: O ACADEMIC STIPENDS (UP TO 350/MONTH) BASED ON LEVEL OF NEED AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; FLEXIBLE STIPENDS (E.G., BASIC NEEDS FUNDING); GRADUATION AWARDS; SCHOLARSHIPS. O BASIC NEEDS MATERIAL SUPPORT (E.G., HYGIENE SUPPLIES, SHELF-STABLE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC.) VIA THE YOTO MINI-MALL AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS (E.G., DENTAL CLEANINGS, HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, ETC.). O TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (E.G., UBER HEALTH RIDES AND TAXI FARES). O ONGOING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE. O REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER UNMET NEEDS. BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BASIC NEEDS ITEMS, AND ONE- ON-ONE GUIDANCE, YOTO GIVES YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND REACH THEIR GOALS. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DEPEND ON SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS (TEACHERS/COUNSELORS, TUTORING, BREAKFAST/LUNCH SERVICES, ETC.) AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (FRIENDS, COACHES, TEAMMATES, ETC.) FOR POSITIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CONSISTENCY, AND TEMPORARY HOUSING CONNECTIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE: YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN EARN A MONTHLY STIPEND OF UP TO 350 TO INCENTIVIZE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE. YOUTH IN THE MOST UNSTABLE SITUATIONS (THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR CAR, PARENTING, ETC.) CAN EARN THE HIGHEST STIPEND AMOUNT OF 350. TO RECEIVE A STIPEND, STUDENTS MUST MEET SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN 2024-2025, 1,128,250 WAS INVESTED IN YOUTH ACADEMIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, YOUTH WHO WERE FACING EVICTION OR STREET HOMELESSNESS EARNED 38,835 THROUGH OUR DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS AS PREVENTION(DCT-P) PROGRAM. BASIC NEEDS: YOTO YOUTH ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO FREE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE YOTO MINI-MALL. UBER HEALTH RIDES AND TAXI RIDES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING YOTO WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL, AND WORK. IN 2024-2025, YOTO YOUTH VISITED THE ON-SITE MINI MALL 3,005 TIMES AND YOTO DISTRIBUTED 179,643 BASIC NEEDS ITEMS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, YOTO DISTRIBUTED, 174 CAP AND GOWN STIPENDS, 32 DENTAL SERVICES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MARTIN TAYLOR DENTISTRY, 112 HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, 22 NEW HOME KITS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH VIVA PIMA, 177 UBER AND TAXI RIDES, 19 DONATED BIKES THROUGH EL TOUR DE TUCSON AND 39 LAPTOPS. ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS IN FY25 ENABLED YOTO TO PROVIDE 11 GENDER AFFIRMING PRODUCTS TO TRANS YOTO YOUTH (PARTNERSHIP WITH VALIDUSA), 798 FRESH MEAL KITS (PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECT), 2,056 1-GALLON BAGS OF PET FOOD (PARTNERSHIP WITH CODY'S FRIENDS), AND 1,987 PAIRS OF SOCKS (PARTNERSHIP WITH BOMBAS). GUIDANCE: BECAUSE YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THEIR OWN, THEY OFTEN LACK THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM A CARING PARENT. YOTO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, COLLEGE AND CAREER ASSISTANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, YOTO SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. YOTO'S SCHOOLS PROGRAM COORDINATORS ARE VITAL TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES AND HELPING STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL. ALUMNI PROGRAM COORDINATORS PROVIDE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT YOUTH'S POST-SECONDARY PLANS. IN FY25, 62 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A FAFSA WORKSHOP, 20 YOUTH ATTENDED A RESUME WORKSHOP, 23 YOUTH ATTENDED THE PIMA FOR YOTO EVENT, WHICH IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOTO, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EARN TO LEARN, AND PIMA COUNTY ONE STOP. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, A TOTAL OF 1,459 YOUTH WERE ENROLLED IN YOTO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN FY25, 78% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORTED THAT GUIDANCE GIVEN BY YOTO SUPPORTED THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND 94% FELT WELCOMED WHEN THEY VISITED THE MINI MALL. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS ARE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER KEY SCHOOL STAFF AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PAID ROLES AT SCHOOL SITES, THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO VOLUNTEER TO HELP FACILITATE THE YOTO PROGRAM ON THEIR CAMPUS. 54.2% OF YOTO LIAISONS HAD AN AVERAGE BETWEEN 2-10 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS. 3909173 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false true true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 17 0 true 43 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 19 19 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false X X X YOUTH ON THEIR OWN 5202931136 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD TUCSON AZ 85716 KATIE MAXWELL PRESIDENT 1.92 X X 0 0 0 ALLEN KINNISON PRESIDENT EL 1.58 X X 0 0 0 MARK PAPOCCIA TREASURER 1.58 X X 0 0 0 PAOLA PONCE SECRETARY 0.81 X X 0 0 0 JOEL BROWN MEMBER 0.38 X 0 0 0 ERIC DUPREE MEMBER 0.79 X 0 0 0 RAGAN EDWARDS MEMBER 0.67 X 0 0 0 JUSTIN FRAGO MEMBER 0.36 X 0 0 0 TASHA GAMEZ MEMBER 0.94 X 0 0 0 MONICA KERN MEMBER 0.60 X 0 0 0 AMANDA KIPPERT MEMBER 0.91 X 0 0 0 LINDA MONTES COTA MEMBER 1.35 X 0 0 0 ANAHI ORTIZ MEMBER 0.50 X 0 0 0 CORI RODRIGUEZ MEMBER 0.34 X 0 0 0 JULIE STEVENSON MEMBER 0.77 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE FRIEND MEMBER 1.33 X 0 0 0 NANCY LESLIE MEMBER 2.96 X 0 0 0 ANGEL PHOLPHIBOUN MEMBER 1.04 X 0 0 0 ELAINE BABCOCK IMMEDIATE PA 1.61 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SLATER CEO 40.00 X 152991 0 12094 TODD BROWN CFO 40.00 X 77538 0 10770 230529 22864 1 false true false 24320 255246 6963929 110322 7243495 244620 244620 10327700 9799007 528693 528693 528693 13066 24320 51555 -38489 -38489 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 4007 4007 4007 7982326 738831 16200 16200 1671931 1671931 261523 68389 118730 74404 1574083 1204143 89867 280073 68021 46934 9523 11564 256666 177100 35933 43633 147134 101522 20599 25013 5664 5664 26100 26100 45654 45654 137845 105155 7710 24980 48587 7100 64 41423 308575 234643 6785 67147 70099 52027 6987 11085 10440 8553 475 1412 6321 2537 2011 1773 434 434 138368 116524 8143 13701 37599 29337 3087 5175 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 40287 25160 9296 5831 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 32674 17543 2834 12297 TRAINING AND EDUCATION 22130 14717 3808 3605 STUDENT EVENTS 6669 6669 3276 2989 122 165 4936280 3909173 403826 623281 824286 2567605 174259 1138527 46222 22660 3654 4831 3837313 473472 3491393 3363841 5285938 14795420 10012160 1868980 19837912 23761864 920473 859492 920473 859492 X 7654613 11275863 11262826 11626509 18917439 22902372 19837912 23761864 X 3046046 498512 440375 X false true X true false X 5229449 4959259 4664438 5451831 7267815 27572792 5229449 4959259 4664438 5451831 7267815 27572792 481581 27091211 99181 143860 122193 140979 244620 750833 51369 14536 42650 20581 17073 146209 28469834 2157 0.95160 0.97590 X PART II, LINE 10 SPECIAL EVENT GROSS RECEIPTS 107,995 INVENTORY SALES 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 38,214 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 9692160 350947 1063988 695731 10411364 6291648 3500 3398396 1384 9692160 6156640 9000 127134 1126 6291648 6202714 5000 -28974 22100 6156640 6078531 90636 35414 1867 6202714 0.99510 0.00490 false false 357019 357019 3001025 128249 2872776 165181 64469 100712 314088 280754 33334 3363841 INTEREST CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 1272646 INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 596334 1868980 X 8927114 498512 491930 990442 7936672 45654 45654 7982326 4905144 14518 14518 4890626 45654 45654 4936280 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD FOR USE AS RESTRICTED BY DONORS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X YOTO'S POLICY IS TO DISCLOSE OR RECOGNIZE INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MATERIAL. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 440,375 DIRECT DONOR BENEFIT 51,555 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D DIRECT DONOR BENEFIT 14,518 SPRING EVENT 37386 24320 13066 28690 22865 37386 24320 13066 28690 22865 51555 -38489 true THE TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECT 6000 E 14TH ST TUCSON AZ 85711 863452842 10000 SCHOLARSHIP 221 85849 FMV SPECIAL NEEDS/STIPEND 2381 1540932 FMV BASIC FINANCIAL SUPPORT 302 45150 FMV SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP REQUESTS WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ARE APPROVED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND CEO PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT false false false false false false false false false ELIZABETH SLATER CEO 141491 11500 6120 5974 165085 X FOOD & OTHER 3 107273 X GIFT CARDS 1 3049 false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION YOUTH ON THEIR OWN SUPPORTS THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. OUR VISION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN ARE EMPOWERED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOTO PRIMARILY SERVES YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN PIMA COUNTY, ARE UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT LIVING WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS, AND ARE ON THEIR OWN THROUGH NO CHOICE OF THEIR OWN (FORCED TO LEAVE HOME). YOTO YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (E.G., COUCH HOPPING, LIVING IN CAR, RV, OR ANY PLACE NOT MEANT FOR LONG-TERM HABITATION, ETC.) OR ARE SELF-SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOUSING AND MUST PROVIDE ALL THEIR OWN BASIC NEEDS. YOTO'S CHIEF FOCUS IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS A TOOL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. GRADUATION RATES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE EXTREMELY LOW DUE TO THE STRESS OF MANAGING THEIR DAILY CIRCUMSTANCES. OVER 5,600 HOMELESS K-12 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN PIMA COUNTY. WITHOUT THE STABILITY OF A HOME AND SUPPORT OF A FAMILY, YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FACE UNIQUE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION SUCH AS THE INABILITY TO MEET SCHOOL ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS, HIGH MOBILITY/INSTABILITY, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, POOR HEALTH, FATIGUE, AND HUNGER. WHEN THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT ADDRESSED, YOUTH ARE UNABLE TO ENROLL IN OR ATTEND SCHOOL, PREVENTING THEM FROM OBTAINING THE EDUCATION THAT IS BOTH THEIR LEGAL RIGHT AND THEIR BEST HOPE FOR ESCAPING POVERTY. YOTO PARTICIPANTS WHO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL (YOTO ALUMNI) CONTINUE TO RECEIVE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD AND SELF-RELIANCE. POST-HIGH SCHOOL, YOTO SUPPORTS YOUNG ADULTS IN PLANNING FOR CAREER OR COLLEGE AND ACCESSING AVAILABLE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. FORM 990 ACADEMIC STIPEND: IN FY25, YOTO YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE ACADEMIC STIPEND AT A RATE OF 89.4%. FOR YOUTH IN THE MOST CHALLENGING LIVING SITUATIONS, SUCH AS COUCH SURFING, THE ACADEMIC STIPEND HELPED IMPROVE THEIR ATTENDANCE. 76% OF YOTO YOUTH EARNED THEIR FULL ACADEMIC STIPEND FOR ATTENDING SCHOOL 85% OR MORE OF THE TIME. PROGRAM PARTICIPANT SNAPSHOT: YOTO SERVED 1,459 STUDENTS DURING THE 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR, 271 OF WHICH GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMA. THE OVERALL YOTO HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR GRADUATION RATE FOR FY25 WAS 89%. YOTO DISTRIBUTED OVER 1,173,400 IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH 5,935 EDUCATIONAL STIPENDS AND 301 BASIC NEEDS STIPENDS (WE STOPPED GIVING SCHOOLS YOUTH BASIC NEEDS STIPENDS IN FISCAL YEAR 2025). A TOTAL OF 6,236 BASIC NEEDS TRANSACTIONS WERE DELIVERED. YOTO PARTICIPANTS RELY ON YOTO SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL: 88% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORT THAT YOTO PROGRAM COORDINATORS HELPED THEM ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND 89% OF SCHOOL PROGRAM SURVEY PARTICIPANTS WHO INDICATED DROPPING OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL REPORT THAT YOTO'S SUPPORT MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR THEM TO REENROLL IN HIGH SCHOOL AND EARN THEIR DIPLOMA. YOTO ALUMNI RELY ON GUIDANCE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS: 78% OF YOTO SENIORS WHO HAD A POST-SECONDARY PLAN REPORT THAT YOTO HELPED GUIDE THEM ON THEIR PATH. YOTO YOUTH DEMOGRAPHICS: -91% RESIDE WITHIN CITY OF TUCSON LIMITS, 9% IN RURAL AREAS. -TOP SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED: 31% ATTEND TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, 13% SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND 27% ATTEND A CHARTER SCHOOL. -52% ATTEND TRADITIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS, 25% ATTEND ALTERNATIVE OR CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAMS. -TOP 5 REASONS YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THEIR OWN: (1) 37% TOXIC AND UNSAFE CONFLICT WITH PARENTS; (2) 24% POVERTY, PARENTS COULD NOT AFFORD SHELTER; (3) 22% PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE; (4) 20% PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES; (5) 19% YOUTH DID NOT FEEL SAFE LIVING IN PARENTS' HOME. 54% OF YOTO YOUTH SELECT TWO OR MORE REASONS. -24% OF YOTO YOUTH WORK. - 9% OF YOTO YOUTH HAVE THEIR OWN CHILDREN AND 13% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT THEIR CHILD, SUCH AS SIBLINGS. -26% OF YOTO YOUTH ARE MULTI-LINGUAL. -THE AVERAGE AGE OF YOTO YOUTH IS 18 YEARS OLD. -81% OF YOTO YOUTH ARE BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR). -61% ARE FEMALE IDENTIFIED, 37% ARE MALE IDENTIFIED, AND 1.4% ARE GENDER NON-CONFORMING OR TRANS. -24% ARE LGBTQ+. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS HELP IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1. DONATION CENTER: GREETING DONORS AND GUESTS, RECORDING INCOMING DONATIONS, MAKING PHONE CALLS, RECEIVING DONATIONS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS, WRITING THANK YOU NOTES, AND OTHER ADMIN TASKS. WEEKLY FOUR-HOUR SHIFTS. 2. MINI MALL: ORDER FULFILLMENT: HELP STOCK FOOD AND HYGIENE ITEMS, AND HELP MAINTAIN INVENTORY IN BOTH THE PROCESSING ROOM AND MINI MALL AREA. THEY ALSO PACKAGE ORDERS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM STUDENTS THROUGH AN ONLINE PORTAL. WEEKLY, FOUR-HOUR SHIFTS. 3. CARING COURIER: YOTO WORKS CLOSELY WITH 100+ SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. CARING COURIERS SUPPORT OUR MISSION BY DISTRIBUTING BASIC NEEDS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO VISIT THE MINI MALL. AVAILABILITY ON WEDNESDAYS, PROOF OF CURRENT AUTO INSURANCE AND DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD ARE REQUIRED. 4. PHOTOGRAPHERS: TAKE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOS OF YOUTH GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL. 5. SCHOOL LIAISONS: WORK TO ENROLL STUDENTS IN YOTO AND THEN HELP STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN YOTO PROGRAMS. ONGOING GROUP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: - SNACK PACKS: SNACKS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS AND PACKED INTO SMALL BOXES THAT ARE THEN DECORATED BY VOLUNTEERS. STUDENTS CAN ORDER THESE THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL OR GRAB THEM AT THE MINI MALL. - KIT PACKAGING: LARGER DONATIONS SUCH AS LAUNDRY PODS AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES ARE DIVIDED INTO SMALLER PORTIONS BY VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE STUDENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS. - MENSTRUAL PRODUCT PACKAGING: FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS ARE SORTED BY VOLUNTEER GROUPS INTO REUSABLE BAGS. - NOTE-WRITING PROJECT: YEAR-ROUND, MOTIVATIONAL NOTES ARE THOUGHTFULLY HANDWRITTEN AND DECORATED BY VOLUNTEERS TO INSPIRE OUR STUDENTS TO KEEP TRYING THEIR BEST. THESE NOTES ARE PLACED WITH THEIR ORDERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE MISSION OF YOTO IS TO SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP MEET YOUTH'S BASIC NEEDS SO THEY CAN FOCUS LESS ON THEIR HOUSING INSTABILITY OR FOOD INSECURITY AND MORE ON IN-SCHOOL SUCCESS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN 100+ AREA SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SERVE AS "YOTO LIAISONS" TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HOMELESS STUDENTS, HELP THEM ENROLL IN YOTO, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOTO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AT NO COST, INCLUDE: O ACADEMIC STIPENDS (UP TO 350/MONTH) BASED ON LEVEL OF NEED AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; FLEXIBLE STIPENDS (E.G., BASIC NEEDS FUNDING); GRADUATION AWARDS; SCHOLARSHIPS. O BASIC NEEDS MATERIAL SUPPORT (E.G., HYGIENE SUPPLIES, SHELF-STABLE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC.) VIA THE YOTO MINI-MALL AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS (E.G., DENTAL CLEANINGS, HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, ETC.). O TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (E.G., UBER HEALTH RIDES AND TAXI FARES). O ONGOING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE. O REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER UNMET NEEDS. BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BASIC NEEDS ITEMS, AND ONE- ON-ONE GUIDANCE, YOTO GIVES YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND REACH THEIR GOALS. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DEPEND ON SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS (TEACHERS/COUNSELORS, TUTORING, BREAKFAST/LUNCH SERVICES, ETC.) AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (FRIENDS, COACHES, TEAMMATES, ETC.) FOR POSITIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CONSISTENCY, AND TEMPORARY HOUSING CONNECTIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE: YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN EARN A MONTHLY STIPEND OF UP TO 350 TO INCENTIVIZE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE. YOUTH IN THE MOST UNSTABLE SITUATIONS (THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR CAR, PARENTING, ETC.) CAN EARN THE HIGHEST STIPEND AMOUNT OF 350. TO RECEIVE A STIPEND, STUDENTS MUST MEET SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN 2024-2025, 1,128,250 WAS INVESTED IN YOUTH ACADEMIC FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN ADDITION, YOUTH WHO WERE FACING EVICTION OR STREET HOMELESSNESS EARNED 38,835 THROUGH OUR DIRECT CASH TRANSFERS AS PREVENTION(DCT-P) PROGRAM. BASIC NEEDS: YOTO YOUTH ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO FREE BASIC NEEDS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE YOTO MINI-MALL. UBER HEALTH RIDES AND TAXI RIDES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS ATTENDING YOTO WORKSHOPS, SCHOOL, AND WORK. IN 2024-2025, YOTO YOUTH VISITED THE ON-SITE MINI MALL 3,005 TIMES AND YOTO DISTRIBUTED 179,643 BASIC NEEDS ITEMS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION, YOTO DISTRIBUTED, 174 CAP AND GOWN STIPENDS, 32 DENTAL SERVICES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MARTIN TAYLOR DENTISTRY, 112 HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, 22 NEW HOME KITS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH VIVA PIMA, 177 UBER AND TAXI RIDES, 19 DONATED BIKES THROUGH EL TOUR DE TUCSON AND 39 LAPTOPS. ONGOING PARTNERSHIPS IN FY25 ENABLED YOTO TO PROVIDE 11 GENDER AFFIRMING PRODUCTS TO TRANS YOTO YOUTH (PARTNERSHIP WITH VALIDUSA), 798 FRESH MEAL KITS (PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECT), 2,056 1-GALLON BAGS OF PET FOOD (PARTNERSHIP WITH CODY'S FRIENDS), AND 1,987 PAIRS OF SOCKS (PARTNERSHIP WITH BOMBAS). GUIDANCE: BECAUSE YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THEIR OWN, THEY OFTEN LACK THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM A CARING PARENT. YOTO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, COLLEGE AND CAREER ASSISTANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, YOTO SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. YOTO'S SCHOOLS PROGRAM COORDINATORS ARE VITAL TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES AND HELPING STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL. ALUMNI PROGRAM COORDINATORS PROVIDE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT YOUTH'S POST-SECONDARY PLANS. IN FY25, 62 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A FAFSA WORKSHOP, 20 YOUTH ATTENDED A RESUME WORKSHOP, 23 YOUTH ATTENDED THE PIMA FOR YOTO EVENT, WHICH IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOTO, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EARN TO LEARN, AND PIMA COUNTY ONE STOP. IN FISCAL YEAR 2025, A TOTAL OF 1,459 YOUTH WERE ENROLLED IN YOTO THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. IN FY25, 78% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORTED THAT GUIDANCE GIVEN BY YOTO SUPPORTED THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND 94% FELT WELCOMED WHEN THEY VISITED THE MINI MALL. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS ARE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER KEY SCHOOL STAFF AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PAID ROLES AT SCHOOL SITES, THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO VOLUNTEER TO HELP FACILITATE THE YOTO PROGRAM ON THEIR CAMPUS. 54.2% OF YOTO LIAISONS HAD AN AVERAGE BETWEEN 2-10 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER HOURS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND DELIVER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM EITHER THE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE TAX PREPARER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICER SALARY IS DETERMINED DURING A BOARD MEETING BY USING THE ASU LODESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT, THE GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT AND OBTAINING SALARY INFORMATION USING 990S FROM SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST. 990S ARE PUBLISHED ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE AND ON THE ORGANZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 440,375