2011-08-04T16:37:21-07:00 2010-12-31 Leaf & Cole LLP 2810 Camino Del Rio South Suite 200 San Diego CA 921083820 990 2010-01-01 942358632 WALDEN ENVIRONMENT INC DBA WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES WALD 6195845777 6150 MISSION GORGE ROAD SAN DIEGO CA 92120 TERESA STIVERS 2011-08-04 JULIE A FIRL 6192947200 X 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z X TERESA STIVERS 6150 MISSION GORGE ROAD 210 SAN DIEGO CA 92120 7346382 false false X WWW.WALDENFAMILY.ORG X 1976 CA Walden is a foster family and adoption agency which is engaged in the recruitment, certification, and training of foster and adoptive parents, and the placement of foster and adoptive children. 5 5 81 5 0 715247 609158 7685441 6736272 6894 952 0 8407582 7346382 0 0 3563975 3177290 0 117418 4833470 4244599 8397445 7421889 10137 -75507 1557469 1357219 780047 655304 777422 701915 X Walden Environment dba Walden Family Services (Walden) was formed in 1976 as a nonprofit organization to provide advocacy, out of home placement, and treatment services for children unable to remain in their own homes due to abandonment, abuse, or neglect. Walden's goal is to help stabilize children, youth and families through community-based prevention and intervention services. Walden is a foster family and adoption agency which is engaged in the recruitment, certification, and training of foster and adoptive parents, and the placement of foster and adoptive children. Walden's funding comes primarily from federal, state, and county welfare programs. false false 6007864 6138253 FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS:Therapeutic foster care is an alternative to institutionalization for children. The children in Walden's care have severe emotional and behavioral challenges as a result of past abuse and are in need of intensive services to help them heal and remain in a family environment. Many of the children have suffered the trauma of multiple foster families or group home placements before coming to Walden. With Walden's specially trained foster families and support services, children that otherwise would be in a group home are able to live with a family. Walden is a cost-effective alternative to group home care that allows children to grow into healthy adult members of the community.Special Health Care Needs: Walden's Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) program is designed to move medically fragile children out of skilled nursing facilities and hospitals into highly skilled and specifically trained certified foster families. This program also cares for children with technology-dependent conditions such as apnea monitors, nebulizers, oxygen, feeding tubes and other adaptive equipment. Other children in the program may include drug-exposed infants, juvenile diabetics, failure to thrive infants, premature infants, or children with other life threatening medical conditions. This unique program includes intensive training and support for foster parents willing to care for a child with special health care needs.Developmental Disabilities Program: Walden Family Services serves the needs of foster children and teens with developmental disabilities and behavioral challenges. Developmental disabilities include mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism and other similar challenges. The goal of this program is to prevent institutionalization, prepare children and teens for maximum independence and enrich lives by participation in a full range of normal life experiences in family and community settings.Foster Care for Pregnant and Parenting Teens: Walden provides support and training to pre and post emancipated pregnant and parenting teens through this program. Services include support with the court process, parenting training, budgeting assistance and referrals to community resources. The program offers services and support to both teens that have custody of their children and teens working toward reunification with their dependent children. Additionally, under this program, Walden supports California Statute SB500 (Whole Family Foster Home - WFFH) placements and provides the services listed in the above paragraph to WFFH placements.Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) Network: This program is designed to meet the special needs of LGBTQ foster youth. The focus of this program is education and advocacy services for LGBTQ foster youth and training and support for child welfare providers, foster parent, educators and birth families. Walden Family Services has actively recruited members of the LGBTQ community to become certified foster parents for years. Additionally, Walden adheres to California State Statute AB458. 328170 328170 Mental Health Services: As a result of past trauma, many foster children need mental health services such as individual, group and family counseling, skill building activities and psychiatric services to heal. In 2002, Walden opened a mental health clinic in San Diego County to ensure our children develop into healthy adults. Services include individual and family therapy, group therapy, skills training, parent coaching and psychiatric services. 99685 99685 Apple Valley After Care: Walden's Aftercare program is a supportive service that assists former foster youth with overcoming the challenges they may face when leaving foster care. We believe former foster youth have what it takes to succeed and support them in common areas that former foster youth often struggle such as, daily life skills, medical, dental and emotional health, mentoring, educational assistance, employment assistance, housing assistance and permanent connection support. 60757 140000 6496476 true false false false false false false false false false true false false true true false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false true false false true 31 0 true 81 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 5 5 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true false true true true false false CA X Teresa A Stivers 6195845777 6150 MISSION GORGE ROAD 210 SAN DIEGO CA 92120 TERESA STIVERS 20.00 X 19633 0 2685 SUSAN EVANS 37.00 X 99039 0 384 RITA SZCZOTKA 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RANDY GROSSMAN 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHELLE WALSH-OZANNE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANNE CARLIN CPA 40.00 X 0 0 0 HAL DUNNING 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ED EARL 1.00 X X 0 0 0 118672 3069 0 false false false 0 609158 609158 OTHER PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 31221 31221 Fees & Contracts Gov Agencies 624100 6565051 6565051 ADOPTION REVENUE 624110 140000 140000 6736272 952 952 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7346382 6736272 952 0 0 0 0 121741 42001 48696 31044 0 2430036 2028488 349418 52130 0 385454 316008 63486 5960 240059 196809 39538 3712 0 0 0 0 0 0 223959 208096 15002 861 79051 70267 6364 2420 0 56834 35401 21218 215 0 446609 377593 66380 2636 130580 124398 4009 2173 0 10875 5826 4644 405 0 0 34269 12231 22038 131703 99597 24232 7874 TELECOMMUNICATION 65757 56606 9151 REGIONAL CENTER RESPITE CARE 85947 85947 MISC EXPENSE 244918 134472 104969 5477 LICENSES & PERMITS 66545 63366 718 2461 FOSTER PARENTS 2520824 2520824 146728 118546 28132 50 7421889 6496476 807995 117418 276419 337767 164589 3 0 727659 810495 0 0 0 0 114980 45397 315673 247452 99328 68221 0 0 0 0 174494 95336 1557469 1357219 716825 611923 18705 11219 44517 32162 780047 655304 X 777422 701915 777422 701915 1557469 1357219 -75507 X false true true X true true X 421322 42872 91297 715247 608101 1878839 9245077 9248266 8743139 7685441 6737329 41659252 0 0 0 9666399 9291138 8834436 8400688 7345430 43538091 0 0 43538091 12296 14316 5726 6894 952 40184 0 12296 14316 5726 6894 952 40184 0 0 9678695 9305454 8840162 8407582 7346382 43578275 0.99910 0.00090 X 22235 21673 562 293438 225779 67659 68221 DUE FROM WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATI 66402 DEPOSITS 28934 95336 OVERPAYMENTS 32162 32162 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990, FROM THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OR COPYING AT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT NO CHARGE Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ANNUALLY EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQURIED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY TRANSACTION OR MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD IN WHICH A CONFLICT OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT EXISTS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process THE CFO REVIEWS THE 990 TAX RETURN FOR ACCURACY AND THEN THE CEO REVIEWS AND SIGNS RETURN. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Form 990, Part III, Line 4d : Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Independent Futures Program: Walden Created the Independent Futures Program in 2001 to assist pre and post emancipated foster youth who were placed with Walden when they exit from foster care. It is a grant and philanthropy funded program which serves over 150 pre and post emancipated foster youth.Walden believes that many transition age youth are eager to take control of their own destinies, but don't have the means and/or skills to do so. For that and many other imperative reasons, Walden is committed to responding to the realities that all foster youth face as they transition to adulthood. Walden gives particular attention to the challenges that youth face as they leave foster care. Independent Futures seeks to help adolescents and youth adults develop concrete and abstract life skills that are necessary to live as healthy, self-sufficient, responsible and productive adults. This is accomplished by providing the young adult with strengths-based and youth adult driven case management as well as a safe and supportive setting that facilities opportunities for age-appropriate mistakes and accountability. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Apple Valley After Care: Walden's Aftercare program is a supportive service that assists former foster youth with overcoming the challenges they may face when leaving foster care. We believe former foster youth have what it takes to succeed and support them in common areas that former foster youth often struggle such as, daily life skills, medical, dental and emotional health, mentoring, educational assistance, employment assistance, housing assistance and permanent connection support. WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION INC 6150 MISSION GORGE ROAD STE 210 SAN DIEGO CA 92120 912160214 PROVIDE SUPPORT TO WALDEN ENVIRONMENT, INC CA 11 501(c)3 N/A false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES FOUNDATION INC c 609158