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Name:	Career & Recovery Resources, Inc.
Address:	2525 San Jacinto
	Houston, TX 77002
Phone:	713-754-7000
Web Address:	www.careerandrecovery.org

Career & Recovery Resources, Inc. meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Career & Recovery Resources, Inc. supports and maintains the following programs and services: Employment Services and Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment. Employment Services: offers individual and group counseling, testing, job search skills training, job development and placement for the unemployed, supervised work experience, literacy education, specialized services for older workers, life skills for at-risk youth, special services for persons with disabilities, employment and literacy training for the hearing impaired and other employment related services. Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment: offers individual and group family and counseling services, urinalysis screening, HIV testing, referral, education and other substance abuses treatment and education services to a variety of clients, many of whom come through the judicial system. Specialized substance abuse education is provided for youth, and specialized services for women are also provided. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Program - assists families with household income. 2010 Summer Youth Program - provides jobs for low income youth. SSBG IKE Recovery Employment Services - assists individuals materially affected by Hurricane Ike 80% of average median family income. In 2011, they served more than 8,900 adults and over 6,400 youth through a variety of activities.

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012, Career & Recovery Resources, Inc.'s program expenses were:

Employment related services	1,965,991
Drug and alcohol abuse	1,568,972
Total Program Expenses:	$3,534,963

Chief Executive : Vernus C. Swisher, Chief Executive Officer

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Mark Lee
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Deputy General Counsel, American General Counsel

Board Size: 19

Paid Staff Size: 64

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

Method(s) Used:

invitations to fund raising events, planned giving arrangements

Fund raising costs were 3% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $4,631,370, 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 Career & Recovery Resources, Inc.'s audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.

Source of Funds
Government fees and grants	2,678,433
Contributions	1,946,522
Program service fees	15,625
Capital campaign contributions	6,415
Capital gains	3,670
Other income	1,860
Interest income	1,036
Total Income	$4,653,561

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 77%  Fund Raising: 3%  Administrative: 20%

Total income		$4,653,561
Program expenses		$3,534,963
Fund raising expenses		161,752
Administrative expenses		929,752
Total expenses		$4,626,467
Income in Excess of Expenses		27,094
Beginning net assets		3,876,237
Ending net assets		3,903,331
Total liabilities		203,307
Total assets		$4,106,638