2011-11-10T13:49:39-08:00 2010-12-31 Blazek & Vetterling 2900 Weslayan Suite 200 Houston TX 770275132 990 2010-01-01 742029166 Houston Area Womens Center HOUS 7135286798 1010 Waugh Drive Houston TX 77019 Rebecca White 2011-11-10 Jody Blazek 7134395739 X 2010 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z Rebecca White 6924257 false false X www.hawc.org X 1977 TX In 2010, HAWC provided services to 57,000 persons affected by domestic/sexual violence including shelter, counseling, advocacy & information. Education/outreach programs served 36,000 persons increasing community awareness & understanding of domestic/sexual violence. 34 34 143 2347 0 5447852 6455728 0 -387233 101816 39114 -50153 5099733 6507391 652757 757340 0 4211966 4594086 0 400999 1512774 1409528 6377497 6760954 -1277764 -253563 14695351 14800036 268990 309967 14426361 14490069 The Houston Area Women's Center helps individuals affected by domestic and sexual violence in their efforts to move their lives forward. We provide shelter, counseling and advocacy to support them in building lives free from the effects of violence. We seek social change to end domestic and sexual violence through community awareness and education. Our services are confidential and available to everyone. false false 2840101 518967 Non-Residential Services (NRS) are offered at our Counseling & Education Building and at various sites in the community to adult and child survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Our comprehensive services provide survivors and their friends and families the first step to increasing physical and emotional safety as well as reducing the traumatic after-effects of violence.Hotline Services provides a supportive voice and many times this friendly voice is all the encouragement a survivor needs to take the next step. We offer two 24-hour hotlines, operating 365 days a year that have knowledgeable advocates providing crisis intervention, information and referrals, hospital accompaniment, and intake for the shelter and counseling programs. The hospital accompaniment program dispatches an advocate to the hospital to provide emotional support and advocacy.Counseling & Advocacy Services provides counseling to adults and child witness/survivors of domestic violence and survivors of sexual violence in individual or group sessions. Supportive counseling helps survivors overcome trauma and understand the violence inflicted upon them. They gain a sense of safety, tools to cope and the knowledge that they are not alone. Housing Services assists clients with obtaining rental/utility aid and accessing permanent and affordable housing. To encourage success in our own scattered site transitional housing program, our client advocate provides case management and assists survivors with filing victims' compensation claims, accessing social services and legal advocacy.Children's Court Services provides education, support and witnesses preparation to children who are victims/witnesses to physical or sexual abuse, kidnapping, child pornography, domestic violence and other crimes. The court advocate prepares and educates the family and child and provides court accompaniment. As the child's family is not able to be in the courtroom when the child testifies, our court advocate stays with the child as they face their perpetrator and testify. Research has shown that courtroom accompaniment reduces the trauma of child victims/witnesses when they participate in the criminal justice system. Community Based Counseling provides counseling services in underserved communities. We have targeted outreach efforts for African American, Hispanic, and disabled survivors of domestic and/or sexual violence. Community based counseling takes place at health clinics, multi-service centers and social service agencies. 2161966 238373 Residential Services provides shelter services to support survivors and their children. While a survivor is at the shelter, services are offered to help secure employment, health services and other basic needs to reduce the need for the client to return to the perpetrator simply because of economics. We provide short-term (up to 90 days) shelter in our 120-bed facility. Our commitment is to alleviate the current crisis; offer a supportive communal living environment; and provide strength-based case advocacy to all adults staying in our shelter. To remove the barriers of securing childcare, we offer daycare, educational services, and afterschool programs to our families. To promote economic stability and independence, the Career Development Program provides vocational and employment information, computer skills training course, GED and ESL tutorials, and rsum and job application assistance. 619535 Community Affairs provides education, training, develops educational and public awareness campaign materials and manages the volunteer program. The goal of the Community Affairs department is to change attitudes and work towards ending domestic and sexual violence. Our education program focuses on creating partnerships with the community to develop community-based prevention strategies. We provide specific outreach to communities, including African Americans, Hispanics and Youth. Community specialists offer an array of targeted trainings with a primary focus on addressing the root causes of violence. All presentations and outreach services are free of charge.Through our training program, we train any and all first responders, including faith leaders, criminal justice, medical, human resources professionals, other service providers and parents. Training subjects focus on issues related to domestic and sexual violence and how to assess and resource the needs of survivors. We offer a college credit class at area universities to develop future leaders with a strong foundation and understanding of the issues. We developed our own experiential training tool for the community, "Walking the Walk" that has been purchased and used both nationally and internationally. Volunteer services, recruitment, placement and management are included in the training department to ensure better coordination between training, direct service programs and volunteers. Direct Services Hotline & Advocacy Training and Child Care Training create opportunities for individuals to donate time and passion to our agency. It is offered throughout the year to train new staff, interns and volunteers to work on the hotline, supervise and support child clients, and provide individual support and group counseling. Our communications efforts consist of general public awareness campaigns, updated and accurate educational materials, website and all media relations. We have brochures, fact sheets, and information/referral packets available free of charge to the community. 5621602 true true false true false false false false false true true false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true 140 0 true 143 true false false false false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false false false false false X 34 34 false false true false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true true true false false X X Tawana Greene 7135286798 1010 Waugh Drive Houston TX 77019 Tracey Robertson 3.00 X 0 0 0 Tawana Greene 40.00 X 103739 0 5512 Susan Ortenstone 3.00 X 0 0 0 Stephen K Carroll 0.00 0 0 0 Shawn Raymond 9.00 X X 0 0 0 Sara N Ortwein 3.00 X 0 0 0 Sandra Ramirez Aultman 3.00 X 0 0 0 Rocky Robinson 3.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Kaplan 3.00 X 0 0 0 Rebecca L White 3.00 X 163264 0 12577 Rebecca Aizpuru Huddle 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Rachel Giesber Clingman 3.00 X 0 0 0 Pam Gardner 3.00 X 0 0 0 Nancy McGregor Manne 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Monjula Chidambaram 3.00 X 0 0 0 Michael Johnston 3.00 X 0 0 0 Michael A Dirden 3.00 X 0 0 0 Mary E Ainslie 3.00 X 0 0 0 Margo Scholin 3.00 X 0 0 0 Lisa Malosky 3.00 X 0 0 0 Laurie Croxson 3.00 X 0 0 0 Kimberly O'Brien 3.00 X 0 0 0 Keith Watson Wade 3.00 X 0 0 0 Kay Henze 3.00 X 0 0 0 Jim Postl 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Heather Sampson 3.00 X 0 0 0 Genora Kendrick Boykins 9.00 X X 0 0 0 Elaine Makris Williams 3.00 X 0 0 0 Diana M Hudson 3.00 X 0 0 0 Christine Holland 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Charlene Tsang-Kao 3.00 X 0 0 0 Carrie G Potter 3.00 X 0 0 0 Bob Peiser 3.00 X 0 0 0 Arvia Few 3.00 X 0 0 0 Ann E Deaton 3.00 X 0 0 0 Alan Brochstein 6.00 X X 0 0 0 Adrienne Barker 40.00 111013 0 9924 378016 28013 3 false true false 0 727211 876293 3182569 1669655 45014 6455728 0 101016 101016 0 0 0 222613 221813 800 800 800 144900 876293 195053 -50153 -50153 0 0 0 6507391 51663 0 757340 757340 0 0 285091 79129 162003 43959 0 3469135 2978271 288804 202060 0 509910 445311 36856 27743 329950 277688 31946 20316 0 6750 6750 66840 66840 0 0 0 108405 61022 14466 32917 0 332431 257080 32607 42744 0 0 284856 263692 15999 5165 26816 24877 1862 77 0 10945 4532 5395 1018 0 0 403338 361694 34121 7523 116368 89218 22282 4868 Other expenses 39433 9010 17828 12595 Membership 13346 12738 594 14 0 6760954 5621602 738353 400999 261343 195042 745602 367807 1429868 1612900 0 0 0 0 0 106936 166084 12280972 3994863 8599281 8286109 3552321 4172094 0 0 0 0 14695351 14800036 268990 309967 268990 309967 X 12738731 12535040 1113437 1380836 574193 574193 14426361 14490069 14695351 14800036 X -253563 317271 X false true true X true true X 5617959 6118731 4915288 5447852 6455728 28555558 0 0 5617959 6118731 4915288 5447852 6455728 28555558 0 28555558 158952 333884 129971 76273 101016 800096 0 0 29355654 788923 0.97270 0.92210 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED false false 4987 4987 6755967 6760954 488048 122012 false 488048 488048 732072 4987 4987 122012 122012 183018 576600 58038 16745 617893 500976 92523 16899 576600 639700 -120503 18221 500976 0.92930 0.07070 false false false 1905383 1905383 8815639 2789549 6026090 1559950 1205314 354636 8286109 6507391 6760954 -253563 317271 317271 63708 6824662 317271 317271 6507391 6507391 6760954 6760954 6760954 Part V, Line 4 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. The organization's endowment funds are intended to support maintenance of the Counseling building, domestic and sexual violence programs, and client transportation programs. false Gala 829317 684417 144900 95345 92100 5K Run 191876 191876 1000 6608 1021193 876293 144900 95345 93100 6608 195053 -50153 true X 0 0 Transportation 476 80251 Rent/Utilities/Dep./Mort. 288 438042 Gen. Assistance 268 109529 Food 1086 129518 Grantmaker's Description of How Grants are Used FoodThe Food Services Staff prepares meals only from the menu approved by the Operations Manager. Clients sign in when they come to the kitchen to receive their meal. Those clients who miss the normal dining hours may have meals prepared and saved for them. They must sign up in advance for this service and must sign for the meal when received. Food assistance, through gift cards, is given to clients as a supplement based on assessments made by Counselor or Advocates. All clients receiving gift cards are asked to sign a Needs Confirmation Form and staff documents assistance provided in an electronic log. Rental/Utilities Assistance Rental and Utility Assistance is determined based on a needs assessment performed by the Counselor and Housing Advocate. Rental Assistance is provided to clients who are able to take on a full leasing obligation. After an assessment by the Housing Advocate, if approved, the check is made out to the leasing company. Clients are required to attend case management sessions and counseling meetings on a monthly basis. To receive Utility Assistance:Clients not currently enrolled in rental assistance program must present a disconnect notice for their utilities. For current clients enrolled in rental assistance program a current bill must be presented for payment. After an assessment by the Housing advocate, if approved, the check is made out to the utility company and mailed from the agency.General Client AssistanceResources allocated for general client assistance such as clothing and tuition are distributed based on a case-by-case need assessment by staff. Clients seeking tuition support must make a request to the Career Counselor. The Career Counselor will investigate the institution and if it is legitimate and falls within the criteria of tuition assistance, will make a check request for the tuition amount approved. The check is made out to the institution and mailed from the agency to the institution. Clothing requests are delivered to the Operations Manager, Adult Services Manager or Children's Services Manager. Purchases are made and notation of support is made in the client's file. TransportationResources that have been allocated for transportation are categorized in three categories: bus tokens, taxi fares, and gas vouchers. Each counselor/case advocate is authorized to distribute bus tokens based on a needs assessment done with the client. If it is determined that the client needs bus tokens, the staff person will access the bus tokens and log the bus tokens in the Bus Token log book. The staff person will also note in the client's record the delivery of bus tokens to the client. Each month the Bus Token Log Book is reconciled by the Manager. Each counselor/case advocate is authorized to distribute gas vouchers based on a needs assessment done with the client. If it is determined that the client needs gas vouchers, the staff person will access the gas vouchers and log the gas vouchers in the Gas Vouchers log book. The staff person will also note in the client's record the delivery of gas vouchers to the client. Each month the Gas Vouchers Log Book is reconciled by the Manager. HAWC uses the Greater Houston Transportation Company and its affiliated companies to provide local taxi service for clients. Hotline staff will request transportation to the shelter when a woman and her children are fleeing a domestic violence situation. Shelter residents are provided with taxi service to and from medical, law enforcement, and criminal justice facilities and to and from shelter locations, after a needs assessment is done by staff. Any other destinations must be approved by a Manager, Vice President or Chief Officer. Destination is only directed by staff to the company dispatcher. No side trips are allowed. When a taxi is dispatched, notation of taxi use is made in the Taxi Log as well as in the clients' file. Each month the Taxi Voucher Log is reconciled by the Manager with the invoice. X X X X false false false false false false false false false false Rebecca L White X 2 45014 Sales proceeds false false false Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available 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 All decisions related to hiring and compensation of other key employees are made by the CEO in consultation with the Vice President of Human Resources and other members of the senior management team, and utilizing comparability data compiled by independent sources. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts Management and Board members are required to comply with the conflict of interest policy as a condition of engagement, to sign a conflict of interest statement annually, and to disclose any existing or potential conflicts of interest. The policy is included in board and employee manuals and is reviewed with new key staff and board members during their orientation to the organization. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11 Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process The Form 990 is reviewed by the senior management team, the Finance Committee, and the Board of Directors prior to filing with the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Line 4 Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational Documents Change in Bylaws serving 2 purposes: 1. allowing Board Chair to serve a 3-year term and 2. creation of the office of Chair-Elect who will serve on the Executive Committee in the year preceding the Board Chair's term end.