Clark County Youth Shelter & Family Services, Inc.
Meets Standards
Standards For Charity Accountability
Governance
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Board Oversight
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Board Size
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Board Meetings
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Board Compensation
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Conflict of Interest
Measuring Effectiveness
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Effectiveness Policy
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Effectiveness Report
Finances
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Program Expenses
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Fundraising Expenses
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Accumulating Funds
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Audit Report
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Detailed Expense Breakdown
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Accurate Expense Reporting
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Budget Plan
Fundraising & Info
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Truthful Materials
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Annual Report
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Website Disclosures
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Donor Privacy
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Cause Marketing Disclosures
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Complaints
Clark County Youth Shelter & Family Services, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Stated Purpose:
Serving youth and families in a safe and caring environment.
Year, State Incorporated:
1984, IN
Clark County Youth Shelter and Family Services; programs include:
1. Residential Program – Emergency and long-term services are provided to youth who are experiencing unsafe home situations, status offenses (runaway, truancy, disobedience), or severe family conflicts. It operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with one or more trained youth workers providing 24-hour awake supervision of the youth. Individual, group, and family counseling are available. Additionally, it coordinates medical and dental care, provides tutoring, recreational activities, and educational opportunities.
2. Family Education and Support – Parenting education classes are provided that focus on abuse prevention, effective parenting, and keeping children safe. These classes are offered in Clark and Floyd Counties.
3. Safe Place – This is a community outreach program operating in Clark and Floyd Counties. It allows youth in unsafe situations a means to obtain help quickly. Youth access assistance through one of the agency’s business sites and a volunteer is dispatched to the site to provide crisis intervention and/or transportation services.
4. Anger Management for Teens – This free program is offered to youth ages 11 to 17 who are referred by parents, school, probation, and/or other agencies/businesses. It is a three-week class that focuses on addressing the thought processes and feelings that cause anger and provides techniques and choices to control/express anger appropriately.
5. Shoplifting Prevention – This two-week class is free and open to youth ages 11 to 17 who have either been charged with a shoplifting offense or who have been caught shoplifting.
6. Crisis Intervention – Crisis intervention services are available 365 days a year, either in person at the nonprofit’s facilities or via telephone. Both youths and adults concerned about a youth can access this service.
7. Living Out Loud – This five-week group focuses on five major messages of “I Am, I Can, I Have, I Believe, and I Will.” Based on the evidence-based Curriculum Based Support Group, it is for youth ages 10-17 whose current and past behaviors place them at a higher risk for future delinquency and/or health problems. The program focuses on peer relationships, anger and feelings, substance abuse, healthy choices, and more. These classes are free and meet at the Shelter on Wednesday from 6-7:30pm.
For the year ended June 30, 2024, Clark County Youth Shelter & Family Services, Inc.'s program expenses were:
| Program services | $1,180,266 |
| Total Program Expenses | $1,180,266 |
Chief Executive
Laura Fleming-Balmer, Executive Director/CEO
Chair of the Board
Mr. Jeff Sierota
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Board Size
16
Paid Staff Size
26
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Door-to-door solicitation, Special events, Grant proposals, Print advertisements
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.
The following information is based on Clark County Youth Shelter & Family Services, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2024.
Source of Funds
| Indiana Department of Child Services | $944,645 |
| Other contributions | $376,794 |
| Annual dinner | $77,189 |
| Unrealized gain on investments, net | $71,054 |
| State grants | $44,673 |
| Interest, dividends, and capital gains income, net | $31,492 |
| In-kind donations | $26,760 |
| United Way | $12,729 |
| Gain on sale of assets | $6,500 |
| Total Income | $1,591,836 |
Programs: 93% Fundraising: 5% Administrative: 3%
| Total Income | $1,591,836 |
| Total expenses: | $1,274,324 |
| Program expenses | $1,180,266 |
| Fundraising expenses | $57,716 |
| Administrative expenses | $36,342 |
| Other expenses | $0 |
| Income in Excess of Expenses | $317,512 |
| Beginning Net Assets | $1,611,388 |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 |
| Ending Net Assets | $1,928,900 |
| Total Liabilities | $66,079 |
| Total Assets | $1,994,979 |
Ending net assets as reported below are unrestricted net assets.
Total assets as reported include $283,327 in property and equipment, net.
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