2022-11-14T15:17:09-05:00 2021-12-31 352043580 ALERDING CPA GROUP 4181 E 96TH ST STE 180 INDIANAPOLIS IN 46240 990 2021-01-01 310900601 YOUTH CONNECTIONS INC YOUT 3177383273 1195 N MORTON STREET STE A FRANKLIN IN 46131 TRACI REED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3177383273 2022-11-10 true TRACI REED 999009999 DAVID W GARRETT CPA P01387587 3175694181 2022-11-14 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JOHNSON COUNTY YOUTH SERVICES TRACI REED 1195 N MORTON ST STE A FRANKLIN IN 46131 246856 false X WWW.YOUTHCONNECTIONS.ORG X 1976 IN ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. 3 2 10 9 0 174968 195880 48149 49896 1439 80 8658 1000 233214 246856 0 0 170774 194216 0 29563 101204 133401 271978 327617 -38764 -80761 68064 113325 95183 221205 -27119 -107880 X THE MISSION OF YOUTH CONNECTIONS IS TO SERVE YOUTH THROUGH CRISIS INTERVENTION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND MENTORING TO FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONS AND SELF WORTH. YOUTH CONNECTIONS' COMMUNITY IMPACT IS FELT THROUGHOUT JOHNSON AND MORGAN COUNTIES, INDIANA. THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION UNFOLDS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING 6 PROGRAMS: PROJECT SAFE PLACE, THE CHILDREN'S VISITATION CENTER, CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, FAMILIES IN TRANSITION, JUMP START, AND THE HOST HOMES PROGRAM. YOUTH CONNECTIONS STARTED SERVING YOUTH IN 1976 AS A 501(C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT YOUTH SHELTER. SINCE THEN, SERVICES HAVE REMAINED FOCUSED ON ALL YOUTH AND HAVE EVOLVED TO MEET EMERGING GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY. AS A YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR CORE ROLES - DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL. false false 46917 29722 THE FAMILIES IN TRANSITION PROGRAM PROVIDES PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON DEALING WITH THE EFFECTS OF DIVORCE ON CHILDREN AND HOW TO WORK COOPERATIVELY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN. THE FIT PROGRAM GIVES FATHERS AND MOTHERS TOOLS TO ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS AND BUILD STRONGER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. CHILDREN AND PARENTS LEARN HOW TO HAVE MORE FUN WHEN THEY SPEND TIME TOGETHER. CHILDREN LEARN THAT THEY CAN SHARE THEIR WORRIES AND CONCERNS WITH THEIR PARENTS. PARENTS MAKE RULES CLEARER AND MISBEHAVIORS DECREASE. 33158 19868 THE CHILDREN'S VISITATION CENTER OFFERS CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT. CHILDREN AND PARENTS ARE ABLE TO FOSTER A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP THROUGH SUPERVISED VISITATIONS, OBSERVATIONS, AND A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER. THE CENTER IS OPEN DURING WORKING HOURS, EVENINGS, AND ON WEEKENDS. IT ALSO OFFERS A CHILD EXCHANGE SERVICE (DROP OFF OR PICK UP) FOR SEPARATED PARENTS TO HAVE A NEUTRAL PLACE TO EXCHANGE CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILD. SUPERVISED VISITS ARE FACILITATED BY EXPERIENCED AND TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. REFERRALS TO THE CENTER SERVE AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO SEPARATED FAMILIES IN NEED, THE COURTS, HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, GUARDIANS AD LITEM, PARENTING TIME COORDINATORS, AND DCS. IN 2019, THE CHILDREN'S VISITATION CENTER HELPED 54 FAMILIES TOTALING 500 HOURS THROUGHOUT JOHNSON AND MORGAN COUNTY. 44298 PROJECT SAFE PLACE, A 24-HOUR IMMEDIATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WHO ARE 7 TO 17 YEARS OLD. YOUTH CAN ACCESS THE PROGRAM BY CALLING OR TEXTING THE SAFE PLACE HELPLINE OR BY WALKING INTO PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AND TALKING TO A DESIGNATED SAFE PLACE SITE CONTACT WHO WILL CONNECT THEM WITH YOUTH CONNECTIONS. SERVICES MAY RANGE FROM HELPING YOUTH WORK THROUGH FAMILY PROBLEMS TO PROVIDING TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOUSING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOST HOMES PROGRAM WHICH SERVES HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY YOUTH WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND PROBLEMS, AND TEMPORARY SHELTER. SAFE PLACE AIMS TO DETER JUVENILE DELINQUENCY THROUGH ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION WITH YOUTH AND UTILIZES TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WHO LISTEN TO YOUTH AND ASSIST THEM IN MAKING GOOD CHOICES AND FINDING THE RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY NEED. IN 2019, THE SAFE PLACE PROGRAM REACHED 22,325 YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOLS IN JOHNSON AND MORGAN COUNTIES. 93680 304 CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, JUMPSTART PROGRAM, AND FAMILY MONITORING. 93680 304 218053 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 4 0 10 true false false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true false false true true true true false IN X JUDITH DUNCAN-OLDS 3177383273 1195 N MORTON ST SUITE A FRANKLIN IN 46131 SHANA GILBERT EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 50000 0 1043 DAVID CARPENTER TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA HERBERT VP OF GOVERN X X 0 0 0 LUCAS HILL VP OF FINANC X X 0 0 0 STEVE WEBB TRUSTEE X 0 0 0 50000 1043 false false false 33209 38 85737 76896 6295 195880 SUPERVISED VISITATION 49896 49896 49896 80 80 38 OTHER INCOME 1000 1000 1000 246856 50896 80 51043 35593 8950 6500 122114 85692 20547 15875 10831 5258 5573 10228 7159 1739 1330 14941 7332 7609 2184 1072 1112 136 114 22 20906 12285 8420 201 11031 10237 794 41800 39695 1900 205 356 356 1259 841 418 11902 5778 6124 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 8773 8773 PROGRAM SUPPLIES 7760 4660 2984 116 SPECIAL EVENTS 5336 5336 PROFESSIONAL DUES 3824 324 3500 3193 1657 1536 327617 218053 80001 29563 38834 82327 10000 15000 9285 10712 6134 2734 22115 19563 3811 2552 68064 113325 9983 61242 75000 145100 10200 14863 95183 221205 X -37119 -122880 10000 15000 -27119 -107880 68064 113325 -80761 X false true X true false X 264999 270735 198466 174968 195880 1105048 264999 270735 198466 174968 195880 1105048 147320 957728 20 55 174 1439 80 1768 1106816 333171 0.86530 0.89260 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 22115 19563 2552 2552 X 247306 450 450 246856 246856 328067 450 450 327617 327617 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MANAGEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF ANY UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, MANAGEMENT DOES NOT BELIEVE THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE ORGANIZATIONS FEDERAL AND STATE TAX RETURNS REMAIN OPEN AND SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BEGINNING WITH THE CALENDAR TAX YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018. FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM C YOUTH CONNECTIONS FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION THE MISSION OF YOUTH CONNECTIONS IS TO SERVE YOUTH THROUGH CRISIS INTERVENTION, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND MENTORING TO FOSTER POSITIVE RELATIONS AND SELF WORTH. YOUTH CONNECTIONS' COMMUNITY IMPACT IS FELT THROUGHOUT JOHNSON AND MORGAN COUNTIES, INDIANA. THE WORK OF THE ORGANIZATION UNFOLDS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING 6 PROGRAMS: PROJECT SAFE PLACE, THE CHILDREN'S VISITATION CENTER, CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, FAMILIES IN TRANSITION, JUMP START, AND THE HOST HOMES PROGRAM. YOUTH CONNECTIONS STARTED SERVING YOUTH IN 1976 AS A 501(C)(3) NOT FOR PROFIT YOUTH SHELTER. SINCE THEN, SERVICES HAVE REMAINED FOCUSED ON ALL YOUTH AND HAVE EVOLVED TO MEET EMERGING GAPS IN THE COMMUNITY. AS A YOUTH SERVICES BUREAU, THE ORGANIZATION OFFERS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FOUR CORE ROLES - DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE CHILDREN'S VISITATION CENTER OFFERS CHILDREN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT. CHILDREN AND PARENTS ARE ABLE TO FOSTER A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP THROUGH SUPERVISED VISITATIONS, OBSERVATIONS, AND A HEALTHY AND SAFE ENVIRONMENT TO SPEND TIME TOGETHER. THE CENTER IS OPEN DURING WORKING HOURS, EVENINGS, AND ON WEEKENDS. IT ALSO OFFERS A CHILD EXCHANGE SERVICE (DROP OFF OR PICK UP) FOR SEPARATED PARENTS TO HAVE A NEUTRAL PLACE TO EXCHANGE CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILD. SUPERVISED VISITS ARE FACILITATED BY EXPERIENCED AND TRAINED PROFESSIONALS. REFERRALS TO THE CENTER SERVE AS A VALUABLE RESOURCE TO SEPARATED FAMILIES IN NEED, THE COURTS, HUMAN SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS, GUARDIANS AD LITEM, PARENTING TIME COORDINATORS, AND DCS. IN 2019, THE CHILDREN'S VISITATION CENTER HELPED 54 FAMILIES TOTALING 500 HOURS THROUGHOUT JOHNSON AND MORGAN COUNTY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C PROJECT SAFE PLACE, A 24-HOUR IMMEDIATE CRISIS INTERVENTION PROGRAM FOR YOUTH WHO ARE 7 TO 17 YEARS OLD. YOUTH CAN ACCESS THE PROGRAM BY CALLING OR TEXTING THE SAFE PLACE HELPLINE OR BY WALKING INTO PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY LOCATIONS AND TALKING TO A DESIGNATED SAFE PLACE SITE CONTACT WHO WILL CONNECT THEM WITH YOUTH CONNECTIONS. SERVICES MAY RANGE FROM HELPING YOUTH WORK THROUGH FAMILY PROBLEMS TO PROVIDING TEMPORARY EMERGENCY HOUSING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOST HOMES PROGRAM WHICH SERVES HOMELESS AND RUNAWAY YOUTH WITH CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, THE OPPORTUNITY TO RESOLVE CONFLICTS AND PROBLEMS, AND TEMPORARY SHELTER. SAFE PLACE AIMS TO DETER JUVENILE DELINQUENCY THROUGH ONGOING COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION WITH YOUTH AND UTILIZES TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WHO LISTEN TO YOUTH AND ASSIST THEM IN MAKING GOOD CHOICES AND FINDING THE RESOURCES THAT THEY MAY NEED. IN 2019, THE SAFE PLACE PROGRAM REACHED 22,325 YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS AT SCHOOLS IN JOHNSON AND MORGAN COUNTIES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D CUSTODY EVALUATIONS, JUMPSTART PROGRAM, AND FAMILY MONITORING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ACCOUNTANT MEET TO DISCUSS THE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE OR UPDATE THE 990 FORM. A PLAN IS DEVELOPED TO IDENTIFY WHO WILL TAKE THE LEAD ON COMPILING THE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE FORM. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL COMMUNICATE WITH THE BOARD CHAIR THAT THE 990 FORM IS BEING DRAFTED. ONCE A DRAFT IS COMPLETE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL ASK FOR REVIEW FROM THE BOARD CHAIR. THE FORM 990 WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S AUDITORS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A DRAFT. ONCE THE DRAFT HAS BEEN PREPARED AND RECEIVED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IT WILL BE SHARED WITH THE BOARD CHAIR WHO WILL COMMUNICATE TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD THAT THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN DRAFTED. THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL RECEIVE NOTICE AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING THAT THE FORM 990 HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THAT THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS APPROVAL TO FILE THE FORM 990 AS PRESENTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS MADE BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD WILL REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, ASSESS THE AGENCYS BUDGET AND CAPACITY TO MODIFY WAGES, AND WILL SEEK COMPARABLE DATA FOR AN EXECUTIVE IN A SIMILAR POSITION THROUGH INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH UNITED WAY AND FROM OTHER LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS. AS THIS DISCUSSION PROGRESSES, THROUGH THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD, IT IS DOCUMENTED ALONG WITH ANY DECISIONS MADE IN THE BOARDS MINUTES TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B OTHER KEY EMPLOYEES' WAGES WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET THAT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL REVIEW PERFORMANCE AND THE AGENCYS BUDGET ALONG WITH COMPARABLE WAGE DATA TO ASSESS WAGES FOR EMPLOYEES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST