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Name:	ESCAPE Family Resource Center of the Exchange Clubs of Houston
Address:	3210 Eastside St
	Houston, TX 77098
Phone:	713-942-9500
Web Address:	www.learntoparent.org
Also known as: ESCAPE Family Resource Center

ESCAPE Family Resource Center of the Exchange Clubs of Houston meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Founded in 1983 by Houston area chapters of the National Exchange Club, ESCAPE Family Resource Center is a privately-funded nonprofit, 501(c)(3), organization whose mission is “to prevent child abuse and neglect before a child is hurt by providing intervention, education, and support programs to families in crisis”. They provide child abuse prevention programs and parenting classes to families residing in the Greater Houston area (Harris and Fort Bend counties). Their courses teach families stress reduction, family safety, behavior management, communication, problem solving, and discipline skills. Multiple course variations make it possible for nearly every family composition to participate in the agency’s programs. Most courses are available in English and Spanish. During Fiscal Year 2010, ESCAPE provided 361 deliveries of our programs to more than 6,200 adults and children. Currently, they are active in 92 collaborations with other organizations. Classes are delivered “on-site” at their facility in central Houston and “off-site” at 87 locations in the community. The research-based Adult/Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2) is used to evaluate program effectiveness. For Fiscal Year 2010, their comprehensive analysis reveals that 77.29% of clients participating in all programs evaluated either (a) improved or (b) showed no negative change in their parenting attitudes when tested prior to and then following completion in our courses. Specifically, 70.71% of clients in English-language programs and 82.77% of clients in Spanish-language programs met this benchmark.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010, ESCAPE Family Resource Center of the Exchange Clubs of Houston's program expenses were:

Total:	984,251
Total Program Expenses:	$984,251

Chief Executive : Lidya K. Osadchey, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

$110,185

Chair of the Board: Dennis M. Price
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: El Paso Corporation, Vice President, Exploration & Production

Board Size: 24

Paid Staff Size: 74

*Compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals

Fund raising costs were 12% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $994,109, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

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 ESCAPE Family Resource Center of the Exchange Clubs of Houston's audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2010.

Source of Funds
Contributions	543,248
Special events revenue	450,861
Program service fees	215,375
Interest income	12,210
Direct donor benefit costs of special event	-75,473
Total Income	$1,146,221

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 73%  Fund Raising: 9%  Administrative: 18%

Total income				$1,146,221
	Program expenses			$984,251
	Fund raising expenses			119,719
	Administrative expenses			236,210
Total expenses				$1,340,180
Expenses in Excess of Income				(193,959)
Beginning net assets				1,203,003
Ending net assets				1,009,044
Total liabilities				55,929
Total assets				$1,064,973