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Name:	Montgomery County Youth Services
Address:	105 W. Lewis
	Conroe, TX 77301
Phone:	936-756-8682
Web Address:	www.youthmc.org

Montgomery County Youth Services meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Montgomery County Youth Services, Inc. (MYCS) provides crisis intervention for youth and families in Montgomery County and Walker County. MYCS implements this objective by providing individual and family counseling, emergency shelter for runaways, residential care for homeless youths, and "Independent Living" program for older teens and an alcohol and other drug prevention/intervention services for high risk youths. In 2009, MCYS provided counseling services to 6,182; and prevention services reached over 12,200 youth and adults. Shelter services are available for youth in crisis because of abuse, neglect, homelessness or risk of homelessness or severe family discord. Street outreach services provide critical needs such as food, clothing and access to services and served 200 youth. Bridgeway Youth Shelter provides short-term (90-day stay) emergency shelter to youth ages 10-17 and served 87 residents in 2009. Fairway Home is a transitional living program providing long-term (up to 18 months) shelter for youth ages 16-19 and served 23 residents in 2009.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, Montgomery County Youth Services's program expenses were:

Youth and family services	1,122,259
Residential	895,500
Total Program Expenses:	$2,017,759

Chief Executive : John Bracken, Executive Director

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Alex Sutton
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: The Woodlands Operating Company, Co-CEO

Board Size: 18

Paid Staff Size: 42

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

Method(s) Used:

direct mail, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals

Fund raising costs were 18% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $2,128,746, 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 Montgomery County Youth Services' audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009.

Source of Funds
Financial assistance	1,576,826
Program fees	345,145
Contributions	294,155
Special events	245,360
Net assets released from restrictions	15,164
Miscellaneous	12,726
Temporarily restricted net assets: restricted contributions	12,405
Interest	6,842
Temporarily restricted net assets: net assets released from restrictions	-15,164
Total Income	$2,493,459

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 80%  Fund Raising: 15%  Administrative: 5%

Total income				$2,493,459
	Program expenses			$2,017,759
	Fund raising expenses			382,646
	Administrative expenses			138,657
Total expenses				$2,539,062
Expenses in Excess of Income				(45,603)
Beginning net assets				1,001,723
Ending net assets				956,120
Total liabilities				106,937
Total assets				$1,063,057