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ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BOTH PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. AVENUES ALSO WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO PLAN AND LAUNCH THE SUBURBAN HOST HOME PROGRAM, A NEW COMMUNITY-BASED SHORT-TERM HOUSING PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS YOUTH OF THE SUBURBS. THIS NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN MAY 2011 AND DID NOT SERVE ANY YOUTH DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR 16 HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 16 - 21 AT AVENUES' HOUSE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS: AVENUES SUPPORTED 158 YOUTH IN ITS NORTH MINNEAPOLIS SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IN 2010-11. OF THOSE, 77 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES ALL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THEY STAYED AN AVERAGE OF 85 DAYS. ANOTHER 81 YOUTH ACCESSED THE OVERNIGHT EMERGENCY SHELTER BED FOR AT LEAST ONE NIGHT. E-BED USERS TYPICALLY ACCESS THAT BED FOR MULTIPLE NIGHTS AND OFTEN EVENTUALLY GET A PROGRAM BED WHEN ONE OPENS. THESE ARE UNDUPLICATED NUMBERS. WE CONTINUE OUR WORK TO PROVIDE "TRAUMA-INFORMED" CARE AT AVENUES AND STRIVE TO MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THE SEVERE TRAUMA MOST OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND ALLOWS FOR HEALING TO OCCUR. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS THROUGH STAFF TRAINING AND PROGRAM EXPANSION. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMMING, GIVING YOUTH ACCESS TO A PRACTITIONER WHO OFFERS MIND-BODY HEALING WORK, ENERGY WORK, AND SKILL-BUILDING IN SELF-CARE AND COPING WITH STRESS. THE GOAL IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO LIFE STRESSES AND HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR WELLNESS. AT EXIT OR SHORTLY AFTER EXIT, 60% OF OUR YOUTH MOVED INTO A STABLE LIVING SITUATION. ALMOST 70% OF YOUTH TOOK ADVANTAGE OF OUR "AFTER-CARE" SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, CONTINUING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH AVENUES AFTER MOVING OUT. 43175 GLBT HOST HOME PROGRAM FOR 10 GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH AGES 16 - 22 IN SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, VOLUNTEER HOMES WITH ADULT ROLE MODELS: DURING 2010-11, THE GLBT HOST HOME PROGRAM HELD THREE ROUNDS OF HOST APPLICATIONS AND TRAINING, WHICH SECURED A TOTAL OF ELEVEN NEW HOST HOMES. AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR, THE PROGRAM HAD 24 HOST HOMES SCREENED AND TRAINED TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM HOUSING FOR GLBT HOMELESS YOUTH. THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE HOST HOMES WITH YOUTH ON AN ONGOING CONSULTING BASIS (PHONE CALLS, EMAILS AND MEETINGS, AS NEEDED) AND THROUGH MONTHLY MEETINGS AT THE HOME WITH THE YOUTH, YOUTH'S CASE MANAGER, HOSTS AND PROGRAM MANAGER. THE YOUTH RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FROM THE REFERRING AGENCY OR A VOLUNTEER CASE MANAGER ARRANGED BY AVENUES. FOURTEEN YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN FY 2011 AND STAYED AN AVERAGE OF 8-9 MONTHS IN THEIR HOST HOMES. DURING THE YEAR, EIGHT YOUTH MOVED OUT OF HOST HOMES INTO OTHER LIVING SITUATIONS. BECAUSE WE WERE CONCERNED TWO OF THOSE YOUTHS' NEW HOUSING SITUATIONS WERE NOT STABLE, WE CONCLUDE THAT 75% OF THE YOUTH MOVED INTO STABLE HOUSING. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE TWO YOUTH EVENTUALLY SECURED HER OWN APARTMENT THROUGH A MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TWO MONTHS AFTER LEAVING HER HOST HOME. 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FIRST ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A UNDERSTAND THE MIND AND BODY CONNECTION IN RELATION TO LIFE EXPERIENCES DEVELOP TRUSTING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS (FAMILY, ADULTS AND PEERS); LEARN AND PRACTICE EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION FIND STABLE, PERMANENT HOUSING; MOVE IN WITH FAMILY, WHENEVER IT IS AN OPTION PURSUE EDUCATION -- COMPLETE HIGH SCHOOL OR GED, START ATTENDING COLLEGE OR OTHER POST-SECONDARY, AS APPROPRIATE SECURE OR MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT LEARN SKILLS NEEDED TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY LEARN HOW TO EXHIBIT LEADERSHIP AND GET INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY DURING ITS FISCAL YEAR 2011, AVENUES OPERATED TWO PROGRAMS - ITS SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND THE GLBT HOST HOME PROGRAM. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF BOTH PROGRAMS ARE DESCRIBED BELOW. AVENUES ALSO WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO PLAN AND LAUNCH THE SUBURBAN HOST HOME PROGRAM, A NEW COMMUNITY-BASED SHORT-TERM HOUSING PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS YOUTH OF THE SUBURBS. THIS NEW PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN MAY 2011 AND DID NOT SERVE ANY YOUTH DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM FOR 16 HOMELESS YOUTH AGES 16 - 21 AT AVENUES' HOUSE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS: AVENUES SUPPORTED 158 YOUTH IN ITS NORTH MINNEAPOLIS SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM IN 2010-11. OF THOSE, 77 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE SHELTER AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM, WHICH INCLUDES ALL SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THEY STAYED AN AVERAGE OF 85 DAYS. ANOTHER 81 YOUTH ACCESSED THE OVERNIGHT EMERGENCY SHELTER BED FOR AT LEAST ONE NIGHT. E-BED USERS TYPICALLY ACCESS THAT BED FOR MULTIPLE NIGHTS AND OFTEN EVENTUALLY GET A PROGRAM BED WHEN ONE OPENS. THESE ARE UNDUPLICATED NUMBERS. WE CONTINUE OUR WORK TO PROVIDE "TRAUMA-INFORMED" CARE AT AVENUES AND STRIVE TO MAINTAIN AN ENVIRONMENT THAT RECOGNIZES THE SEVERE TRAUMA MOST OF OUR CLIENTS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND ALLOWS FOR HEALING TO OCCUR. WE DO THIS THROUGH OUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES, AS WELL AS THROUGH STAFF TRAINING AND PROGRAM EXPANSION. DURING THIS PAST YEAR, WE EXPANDED OUR INTEGRATIVE HEALTH PROGRAMMING, GIVING YOUTH ACCESS TO A PRACTITIONER WHO OFFERS MIND-BODY HEALING WORK, ENERGY WORK, AND SKILL-BUILDING IN SELF-CARE AND COPING WITH STRESS. THE GOAL IS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO RECOGNIZE THEIR PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSES TO LIFE STRESSES AND HELP THEM MANAGE THEIR WELLNESS. AT EXIT OR SHORTLY AFTER EXIT, 60% OF OUR YOUTH MOVED INTO A STABLE LIVING SITUATION. ALMOST 70% OF YOUTH TOOK ADVANTAGE OF OUR "AFTER-CARE" SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, CONTINUING THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH AVENUES AFTER MOVING OUT. SECOND ACHIEVEMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B HOSTS AND PROGRAM MANAGER. THE YOUTH RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FROM THE REFERRING AGENCY OR A VOLUNTEER CASE MANAGER ARRANGED BY AVENUES. FOURTEEN YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAM IN FY 2011 AND STAYED AN AVERAGE OF 8-9 MONTHS IN THEIR HOST HOMES. DURING THE YEAR, EIGHT YOUTH MOVED OUT OF HOST HOMES INTO OTHER LIVING SITUATIONS. BECAUSE WE WERE CONCERNED TWO OF THOSE YOUTHS' NEW HOUSING SITUATIONS WERE NOT STABLE, WE CONCLUDE THAT 75% OF THE YOUTH MOVED INTO STABLE HOUSING. HOWEVER, ONE OF THE TWO YOUTH EVENTUALLY SECURED HER OWN APARTMENT THROUGH A MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM TWO MONTHS AFTER LEAVING HER HOST HOME. THE GLBT HOST HOME PROGRAM PROVIDES REGULAR CONSULTATION WITH AND SUPPORT OF OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE EXPLORING OR CREATING A HOST HOME PROGRAM, BOTH WITHIN THE STATE OF MINNESOTA AND THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 IS PRESENTED BY THE AUDITOR/PREPARER TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD, AND IS THEN PRESENTED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE TO THE FULL BOARD OF DIRECTORS, WHICH THEN APPROVES IT PRIOR TO FILING. ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED AT THE BOARD'S ANNUAL MEETING IN OCTOBER. ALL OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT AGREEING TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY. THE SIGNED STATEMENTS ARE KEPT WITH THE BOARD MINUTES. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE SALARIES OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OTHER KEY MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ARE SET AFTER REVIEWING COMPARABILITY DATA, INCLUDING (1) THE MINNESOTA COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS SALARY SURVEY AND (2) INFORMATION FROM SIMILARLY-SIZED PARTNER AGENCIES. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST AND AT NO COST.