Whitington Homes & Services for Children & Families

Stated Purpose

Whitington Homes and Services for Children and Families' mission is to develop independent life skills that lead to self-sufficient families.

Evaluation Conclusions

This organization has been evaluated according to the 20 BBB Standards for Charity Accountability.This organization meets all those Standards and is a BBB Accredited Charity.

BBB Charity Seal Participation

Charities that meet the Standards for Charity Accountability are eligible to participate in BBB Wise Giving Alliance Charity Seal program. This seal, which can be displayed on the charity's web site and in printed materials, helps inform the public that the charity meets these standards. This organization participates in this program.

Programs

Whitington Homes and Services for Children and Families, Inc., operates programs designed to provide a positive and healthy environment for children, young men and women and, in select programs, the entire family. These programs are as follows:
Independent Living Skills-has the ability to accommodate up to 15 young women and 9 small children within its three apartments. The program is designed to provide an opportunity for the residents to learn the responsibilities of living on their own and how to car for a child, if applicable. Those most suitable for the program are teens needing independent living skills, pregnant teens, and teen others. Placement into the program is usually court-appointed, and the ages of the young women range from 16-21 years.
Therapeutic Foster care- provides a home for those children who have been abused and neglected; pregnant, unwed mothers; and status offenders. The children range in age from infancy to 21 years. The foster parents receive continuous training and are supported by staff of the organization. The Children are provided a more stable and nurturing environment in which to live while in this program.
Home based Intensive Family Preservation and Reunification Services -provides intensive therapeutic in-home social services to families. The intensive in-home based programs are designed to prevent unne3cessary out of home placement for children and to reunite families when children have been placed out of the home. For the long-term health of the family, therapists work as a team with the family in areas of parent training, behavioral management, and relapse prevention. As a result, these services give the family a chance to learn new behaviors and help them make better choices for their families.
*The majority of fees for these services are charged to the State of Indiana.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, Whitington Homes & Services for Children & Families's program expenses were:

Governance

Fund Raising

Fune raising costs were 59%of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $93,804, are donations received as a direct result of fund raising activities.)

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

According to Whitington Homes & Services for Children & Families's audited financial statement for the year ended December 31, 2010:

* Excess for the year indicates the portion of income remaining after expenses.

Notes and Comments

In determining that the organization meets Standard 9, even though fund raising cost were 59% of related contributions, it was taken into consideration that the organizations main source of revenue is fee for service and that only 10% of the organization's total income comes from contributions.

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Report as of February 10, 2012 03:06
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