Best Point Education & Behavioral Health

Conclusion

Best Point Education & Behavioral Health meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Purpose

Stated Purpose:
To create lasting results that strengthen families and our community by guiding individuals – from infancy to independence – through comprehensive education, behavioral and mental health services.

Year, State Incorporated:
1926, OH

Programs

Best Point’s array of programs and services includes:
Early Childhood/School-Age Services: To ensure positive outcomes for children, we understand that our services must also focus on the wellness of the adults that care for them. As such, our services are offered in partnership with families, area schools, preschool/childcare services and community stakeholders. Early childhood programs (and their numbers served annually) include:
• RCFP – Resilient Children and Families Program: The focus of this proposal, RCFP provides training and consultation for early childhood programs that promotes protective factors and resilience for enrolled children & their families.
• CoStars: CoStars 4 and 5-Star Step-Up-To-Quality programs collaborate with families, schools and community stakeholders to help young children become the STARS they are meant to be. CoStars offers high quality childcare that nurtures children’s healthy development and school readiness.
• SPARK – Supporting Partnerships to Assure Ready Kids: SPARK is a family-focused kindergarten readiness program that uses a home visitation model to prepare 3-5 year olds for a successful transition to
kindergarten.
• HIPPY – Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters: HIPPY is a family literacy and home visitation program for low-income families that helps parents prepare their children for school success in kindergarten and beyond.
• Every Child Succeeds: A home visitation service for at-risk parents to ensure an optimal start in life for their children.

Education and Autism Services: Helping students overcome behavior and learning challenges, achieve graduation and have a smooth transition to adulthood, education programming includes:
• Heidt Center of Excellence: Heidt Center is the only program of its kind in Greater Cincinnati dedicated to providing a healthy learning environment to students with autism and related diagnoses while also prioritizing social-emotional growth, independent living skills, career development curriculums and hands-on job readiness experiences.
• The Olympus Center: Olympus Center offers complete and comprehensive diagnostic services for children and adults to assess learning disorders that influence a person’s ability to perform academically.
• CATS – Cincinnati Arts and Technology Studios: Best leverages the transformative power of art to build critical life skills and prepare youth for promising post-graduate careers.
• Best Point Education: Best Point’s Pre-K-12 Charter School is designed for students with disabilities that have behavioral and learning challenges. All children referred to the school must have an IEP and district referral.

Behavioral Health: Provides a continuum of mental health support and therapy for individuals and families. This includes day treatment programs for children 3-18; Medical Management including evaluation and medication; specialized programming like Counseling for Caregivers; and treatment for youth with mental health and substance abuse challenges.
• Behavioral Health Counseling: Best Pont’s therapeutic, case management, psychiatric and primary health services are delivered through a variety of home, school and campus-based outpatient and more intensive day treatment programs.
• Levine Family Health Center: The Levine Family Health Center enables Best Point Education & Behavioral Health to be a leader in improving the physical, mental and social health of children.
• Pediatric Urgent Care: Pediatric Urgent Care helps families in crisis cope with intense situations, connect to resources, and avoid unnecessary emergency department visits.
• The Randal S. Block Family Visitation Center: FVC affords parents and children a safe, supportive environment for court-ordered supervised parenting time.
• Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT): IHBT is a mental health service for youth with serious emotional disturbances aimed at preventing out-of-home placements. It includes intensive, family-focused
therapy sessions held at home, crisis support, and safety planning.

Best Point also offers a variety of training, after-school and summer-enrichment programs throughout the year.

For the year ended June 30, 2024, Best Point Education & Behavioral Health's program expenses were:

Governance & Staff

Chief Executive
John Banchy, President/CEO

Chair of the Board
Dr. Karen Bankston, Board Chairperson

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
KDB and Associates Consulting Services

Board Size
23

Paid Staff Size
558

Fundraising

Method(s) Used:
Appeals by mail, Phone appeals, Email appeals, Appeals on the Internet, Special events, Individual face-to-face appeals, Foundation grants

Tax Status

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

Financial

The following information is based on Best Point Education & Behavioral Health's audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.

Source of Funds

Programs: 90% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 8%