2015-11-05T11:22:49-06:00 2014-12-31 352448896 CRISP LONG & ASSOCIATES LLC 1325 SATELLITE BLVD NW STE 1504 SUWANEE GA 300244662 990 2014-01-01 272014061 CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION CLAR 4047366602 3700 MARKET STREET SUITE B CLARKSTON GA 300212652 FLORENCE B SHEPLEY SECRETARY 4047366602 2015-11-05 true WILLIAM E LONG JR CPA P00171899 6783274382 2015-11-05 2014 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z FLORENCE B SHEPLEY 3700 MARKET STREET SUITE B CLARKSTON GA 30021 930594 false X WWW.CDFACTION.ORG X 2010 DE CDF CONVENES CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY TO HELP RESIDENTS ARTICULATE THEIR VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THOSE VISIONS. CDF BELIEVES A COMMUNITY SHAPED BY ITS RESIDENTS IS STRONGER AND MORE VIABLE THAN ONE SHAPED BY OUTSIDE FORCES. 11 11 16 120 0 760487 909835 0 6 16 3532 20743 764025 930594 46000 57383 0 551948 633386 0 90838 143478 205966 741426 896735 22599 33859 72783 123418 3154 18427 69629 104991 X CDF CONVENES CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY TO HELP RESIDENTS ARTICULATE THEIR VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THOSE VISIONS. CDF BELIEVES A COMMUNITY SHAPED BY ITS RESIDENTS IS STRONGER AND MORE VIABLE THAN ONE SHAPED BY OUTSIDE FORCES. false false 400609 27383 COMMUNITY BUILDING & RESIDENTIAL ENGAGEMENT EDUCATION 1.IN APRIL, CDF RECEIVED FUNDS FROM THE W.K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION (WKKF) FOR A PROJECT ENTITLED CLARKSTON FAMILIES DECIDE. THE EARLY LEARNING COMMUNITY TRUST 2014 WAS THE MAJOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTED. OVER 150 RESIDENTS, CHILDREN, CITY OFFICIALS, COMMUNITY AND AGENCY PARTNERS WERE ENGAGED IN A PARTICIPATORY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS (5 SESSIONS) AUGUST 2014 THROUGH JANUARY 2015 TO IDENTIFY EARLY LEARNING THEMES AND ISSUES IN CLARKSTON, GA, AND TO DECIDE UPON A PROJECT TO BE FUNDED WITH 50,000 HALF FROM WKKF AND HALF A MATCHING PRIVATE DONATION. IMPLEMENTING A FORCED RANKING PROCESS, THE PROJECT SELECTED BY THE RESIDENTS WAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EARLY LEARNING BY RECRUITING AND TRAINING MULTI-LINGUAL TEACHERS FOR CLARKSTON'S CHILD CARE CENTERS. TRUSTEES FROM THE COMMUNITY WERE SELECTED TO HELP DESIGN THE TRAINING PROJECT, A CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA) WORKSHOP, PRACTICUM, AND EXAM LEADING TO NATIONAL CERTIFICATION. THIRTEEN PERSONS FROM SUDAN, IRAQ, ERITREAN, BHUTAN, AND THE UNITED STATES ENROLLED IN THE WORKSHOP, CONDUCTED BY GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE. TWO OTHER COMPONENTS OF CLARKSTON FAMILIES DECIDE WERE PLANNED IN 2014 AND TOOK PLACE IN 2015: I AM A LEADER WORKSHOP FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO 8 IN SPRING 2015 AND COUNT DOWN TO KINDERGARTEN CAMPAIGN IMPLEMENTED MAY 2015. 2.CDF STAFF WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO STATE-WIDE EARLY POLICY INITIATIVES: THE GEORGIA ENGLISH LANGUAGE COALITION AND THE GEORGIA BRIGHT FROM THE START FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TASK FORCE. 3.OCTOBER 2014, CDF RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA FOR AN INNOVATIVE MULTI-LINGUAL EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM LOCATED IN A CLARKSTON APARTMENT COMPLEX. CDF WORKED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF CLARKSTON OAKS APARTMENTS, SCOTTDALE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, AND THE FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX TO DESIGN THE READY SCHOOL PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE RENOVATION OF SPACE, DEVELOPMENT OF RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES, DEVELOPING POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND RECRUITING STAFF. 4.THE CLARKSTON EARLY LEARNING NETWORK, ORGANIZED BY CDF IN 2012, SPONSORED THE SECOND ANNUAL TELL ME A STORY FESTIVAL, MAY 2014. IT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 250 ADULTS AND CHILDREN, ENGAGING OVER 25 PARTNERS, WITH FUNDING FROM UNITED WAY, CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD, BOOKS, AND MORE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED STORYTELLING IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING SIGN LANGUAGE, LITERACY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES, FREE BOOKS FOR EVERY FAMILY, AND A RAFFLE OF 15 BOOK CASES DONATED BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. 5.CDF RECEIVED A GRANT FROM UNITED OF WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA TO ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE VISION AND VOICE: FAMILY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A FAMILY SUPPORT INITIATIVE, CONSISTING OF 4 FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS. THE 30 PARTICIPANTS SPOKE 4 LANGUAGES, INCLUDING NEPALI, SOMALI, BURMESE, AND ENGLISH. COACHES RECRUITED BY PARTNER AGENCIES ASSISTED WITH TRANSLATION AND HELPING THE RESIDENTS WITH THE ACTIVITIES. GRADUATES RECEIVED A SMALL STIPEND AND CERTIFICATE FROM UNITED WAY AND CDF ACTION. THE PARTICIPANTS GAINED CONFIDENCE THAT THEY ARE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY; THAT THEIR VOICE MATTERS AND CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. 6.NATIONAL BRIMSTONE SUDANESE AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN'S ORAL STORYTELLING INITIATIVE. CDF COMPLETED THE BRIMSTONE STORYTELLING PROJECT, ONE OF 3 IN THE COUNTRY THAT WAS FUNDED BY THE BRIMSTONE FOUNDATION. CDF HELPED TO WRITE THE GRANT APPLICATION WITH TWO PARTNERS, KUUMBA STORYTELLERS OF GEORGIA AND UNITED SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION (USASSCA). THE PARTNERS HELD WORKSHOPS IN 2014 FOR SUDANESE RESIDENTS TO TELL CHILDREN'S STORIES WHICH WERE WRITTEN DOWN AND TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AND ARABIC. THE GRANT INCLUDED TRAINING IN STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES BY THE KUUMBA MEMBERS. TEN STORIES WERE COLLECTED; OVER 10 SUDANESE RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED WITH 12 MEMBERS FROM KUUMBA. A FINAL REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE PARTNERS IN 2014, AND THE STORIES CONTINUE TO BE TOLD BY KUUMBA AND USASSCA MEMBERS AT LIBRARIES, FESTIVALS, AND OTHER EVENTS IN CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, AND THE NATION. 7.CDF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTNERS, INCLUDING STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT. PARTNERS INCLUDED SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER, MOMMY AND ME, MULTICULTURAL CENTER, UNITED SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION, AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT. 8.CLARKSTON AFTERSCHOOL COLLABORATIVE WAS THE PROJECT SELECTED BY PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE 2013 COMMUNITY TRUST PROCESS. CDF STAFF MET WITH TRUSTEES AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS TO CREATE THE COLLABORATIVE AND TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND SET A BUDGET FOR THE COLLABORATIVE WHICH INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT OF A WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERSCHOOL STAFF; FUNDING OF COMPUTER LABS; MINI-GRANTS FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, INFORMATIVE GENERAL MEETINGS, ADVOCACY, AND RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. HEALTH 1.CDF EXPLORED CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HEALTH CLINIC IN CLARKSTON AND WORKED TO ENCOURAGE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WAYS TO ADDRESS THE GAP IN SERVICES TO AREA RESIDENTS. 2.CDF HELPED COORDINATE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS THAT MET REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE GROUPS WERE CONVENED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS; 10-20 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN EACH SESSION. 252579 30000 CAPACITY BUILDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CDF CONTINUED TO WORK WITH SOCIAL ENTERPRISE GOIZUETA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AT EMORY UNIVERSITY IN THE STARTME: CLARKSTON BUSINESS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM TO TRAIN AND MENTOR CLARKSTON ENTREPRENEURS. OF 15 GRADUATES OF THE 14 WEEK TRAINING, 3 WERE CHOSEN BY THEIR PEERS TO BE OFFERED LOW INTEREST-RATE LOANS. CAPACITY BUILDING 1.CDF HOSTED A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK; TARGETED TO FOOD BANK STAFF AND CLARKSTON RESIDENTS. 2.IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, CDF PILOTED A KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR PROGRAM WORKING WITH LOCAL YOUTH TO DISCOVER AND GET TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS BETTER IN CLARKSTON. THE YOUTH PRODUCED A BOOK OF STORIES FROM THE NEIGHBORS AND HOSTED A COMMUNITY GET TOGETHER WITH OVER 30 PEOPLE ATTENDING FOR ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED. 3.CDF STAFF SERVED ON A LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE 2014 CLARKSTON COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. COMMUNICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 1.CDF MAINTAINED A WEBSITE WITH ARTICLES OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES, RESOURCES, AND OTHER MATERIALS AS WELL AS FACE BOOK AND TWITTER. 2.STAFF PRESENTED CDF EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES AT THE NATIONAL SMART START CONFERENCE, NORTH CAROLINA. 3.STAFF PRESENTED, INCLUDING ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THEORIES AND PRACTICES, TO COOPERATIVE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP, CLASSES AT CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT EMORY UNIVERSITY, UNITED WAY, AND COLUMBIA SEMINARY. 4.STAFF SERVED ON THE CLARKSTON REFUGEE SERVICES COALITION AND PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE DAY AT THE CAPITOL. 5.WITH PARTNERS, CDF RESEARCHED ZONING REGULATIONS REGARDING FAMILY CHILDCARE HOME BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPED A FACT SHEET ON FAMILY CHILDCARE IN CLARKSTON. 653188 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 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 9 0 16 true false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false GA DE X FLORENCE B SHEPLEY 4047366602 3700 MARKET STREET SUITE B CLARKSTON GA 30021 JOHN J WHITEHEAD PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 TOM VICTORY TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MOON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 MONIQUE SEEFRIED DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JON ABERCROMBIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AXEL LEBLOIS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 FEROZAN WALIZAI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DORIS LITTRELL TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 M RANDALL MARTIN DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 EGBERT PERRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY LEWIS EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 109813 0 0 FLORENCE B SHEPLEY SECRETARY 40.00 X 49896 0 5694 159709 5694 1 false false false 909835 909835 16 16 OTHER 20743 20743 20743 930594 20759 57383 57383 159709 86347 46911 26451 410135 333187 42762 34186 17202 12490 3048 1664 46340 34292 6951 5097 750 750 7850 7850 83322 49679 11813 21830 25778 20279 5323 176 8739 3661 5000 78 28330 25294 2666 370 4319 4319 3561 3561 SUPPLIES 14999 12456 2114 429 STAFF DEVELOPMENT/CERT 9829 3903 5926 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 7270 5438 1832 OTHER 5782 3620 1605 557 5437 4409 1028 896735 653188 152709 90838 61433 106963 623 1620 2000 20430 8608 7720 11822 2010 2010 72783 123418 2968 18427 186 3154 18427 X 19629 -5264 50000 110255 69629 104991 72783 123418 33859 1503 X false true X true false X 90817 448093 825218 760487 909835 3034450 11 510 3538 20759 24818 90817 448104 825728 764025 930594 3059268 90817 444913 787000 763963 722000 2808693 133194 133194 90817 444913 787000 763963 855194 2941887 117381 90817 448104 825728 764025 930594 3059268 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 20430 8608 11822 11822 X 930594 930594 930594 895232 895232 1503 1503 896735 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X TAX-EXEMPT STATUS CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2014 AND 2013. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 1,503 true EMORY UNIV GOIZUETA BUSINESS SCHOOL 1300 CLIFTON ROAD ATLANTA GA 30322 580566256 501C3 30000 CASH BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CPACS 3510 SHALLOWFORD ROAD NE ATLANTA GA 30341 581437980 501C3 8000 CASH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES PROGRESS REPORTS AT LEAST ANNUALLY. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION CDF CONVENES CONVERSATIONS WITHIN THE CLARKSTON COMMUNITY TO HELP RESIDENTS ARTICULATE THEIR VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE AND DEVELOP ACTION PLANS TO ACHIEVE THOSE VISIONS. CDF BELIEVES A COMMUNITY SHAPED BY ITS RESIDENTS IS STRONGER AND MORE VIABLE THAN ONE SHAPED BY OUTSIDE FORCES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A FROM WKKF AND HALF A MATCHING PRIVATE DONATION. IMPLEMENTING A FORCED RANKING PROCESS, THE PROJECT SELECTED BY THE RESIDENTS WAS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF EARLY LEARNING BY RECRUITING AND TRAINING MULTI-LINGUAL TEACHERS FOR CLARKSTON'S CHILD CARE CENTERS. TRUSTEES FROM THE COMMUNITY WERE SELECTED TO HELP DESIGN THE TRAINING PROJECT, A CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA) WORKSHOP, PRACTICUM, AND EXAM LEADING TO NATIONAL CERTIFICATION. THIRTEEN PERSONS FROM SUDAN, IRAQ, ERITREAN, BHUTAN, AND THE UNITED STATES ENROLLED IN THE WORKSHOP, CONDUCTED BY GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE. TWO OTHER COMPONENTS OF CLARKSTON FAMILIES DECIDE WERE PLANNED IN 2014 AND TOOK PLACE IN 2015: I AM A LEADER WORKSHOP FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO 8 IN SPRING 2015 AND COUNT DOWN TO KINDERGARTEN CAMPAIGN IMPLEMENTED MAY 2015. 2.CDF STAFF WAS INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN TWO STATE-WIDE EARLY POLICY INITIATIVES: THE GEORGIA ENGLISH LANGUAGE COALITION AND THE GEORGIA BRIGHT FROM THE START FAMILY ENGAGEMENT TASK FORCE. 3.OCTOBER 2014, CDF RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA FOR AN INNOVATIVE MULTI-LINGUAL EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM LOCATED IN A CLARKSTON APARTMENT COMPLEX. CDF WORKED WITH THE MANAGEMENT OF CLARKSTON OAKS APARTMENTS, SCOTTDALE CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, AND THE FAMILIES WHO LIVE IN THE APARTMENT COMPLEX TO DESIGN THE READY SCHOOL PROGRAM, INCLUDING THE RENOVATION OF SPACE, DEVELOPMENT OF RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES, DEVELOPING POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND RECRUITING STAFF. 4.THE CLARKSTON EARLY LEARNING NETWORK, ORGANIZED BY CDF IN 2012, SPONSORED THE SECOND ANNUAL TELL ME A STORY FESTIVAL, MAY 2014. IT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 250 ADULTS AND CHILDREN, ENGAGING OVER 25 PARTNERS, WITH FUNDING FROM UNITED WAY, CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD, BOOKS, AND MORE. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED STORYTELLING IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, INCLUDING SIGN LANGUAGE, LITERACY ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES, FREE BOOKS FOR EVERY FAMILY, AND A RAFFLE OF 15 BOOK CASES DONATED BY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. 5.CDF RECEIVED A GRANT FROM UNITED OF WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA TO ORGANIZE AND FACILITATE VISION AND VOICE: FAMILY LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE, A FAMILY SUPPORT INITIATIVE, CONSISTING OF 4 FULL-DAY WORKSHOPS. THE 30 PARTICIPANTS SPOKE 4 LANGUAGES, INCLUDING NEPALI, SOMALI, BURMESE, AND ENGLISH. COACHES RECRUITED BY PARTNER AGENCIES ASSISTED WITH TRANSLATION AND HELPING THE RESIDENTS WITH THE ACTIVITIES. GRADUATES RECEIVED A SMALL STIPEND AND CERTIFICATE FROM UNITED WAY AND CDF ACTION. THE PARTICIPANTS GAINED CONFIDENCE THAT THEY ARE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY; THAT THEIR VOICE MATTERS AND CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THEIR FAMILIES. 6.NATIONAL BRIMSTONE SUDANESE AND AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN'S ORAL STORYTELLING INITIATIVE. CDF COMPLETED THE BRIMSTONE STORYTELLING PROJECT, ONE OF 3 IN THE COUNTRY THAT WAS FUNDED BY THE BRIMSTONE FOUNDATION. CDF HELPED TO WRITE THE GRANT APPLICATION WITH TWO PARTNERS, KUUMBA STORYTELLERS OF GEORGIA AND UNITED SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION (USASSCA). THE PARTNERS HELD WORKSHOPS IN 2014 FOR SUDANESE RESIDENTS TO TELL CHILDREN'S STORIES WHICH WERE WRITTEN DOWN AND TRANSLATED INTO ENGLISH AND ARABIC. THE GRANT INCLUDED TRAINING IN STORYTELLING TECHNIQUES BY THE KUUMBA MEMBERS. TEN STORIES WERE COLLECTED; OVER 10 SUDANESE RESIDENTS PARTICIPATED WITH 12 MEMBERS FROM KUUMBA. A FINAL REPORT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE PARTNERS IN 2014, AND THE STORIES CONTINUE TO BE TOLD BY KUUMBA AND USASSCA MEMBERS AT LIBRARIES, FESTIVALS, AND OTHER EVENTS IN CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, AND THE NATION. 7.CDF CONTINUED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PARTNERS, INCLUDING STRATEGIC PLANNING AND PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT. PARTNERS INCLUDED SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER, MOMMY AND ME, MULTICULTURAL CENTER, UNITED SUDAN AND SOUTH SUDAN COMMUNITIES ASSOCIATION, AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE PROJECT. 8.CLARKSTON AFTERSCHOOL COLLABORATIVE WAS THE PROJECT SELECTED BY PARTICIPANTS THROUGH THE 2013 COMMUNITY TRUST PROCESS. CDF STAFF MET WITH TRUSTEES AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS TO CREATE THE COLLABORATIVE AND TO IDENTIFY SPECIFIC PROJECTS AND SET A BUDGET FOR THE COLLABORATIVE WHICH INCLUDED DEVELOPMENT OF A WEBSITE WITH INFORMATION ABOUT AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAMS; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF AFTERSCHOOL STAFF; FUNDING OF COMPUTER LABS; MINI-GRANTS FOR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, INFORMATIVE GENERAL MEETINGS, ADVOCACY, AND RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS. HEALTH 1.CDF EXPLORED CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A HEALTH CLINIC IN CLARKSTON AND WORKED TO ENCOURAGE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WAYS TO ADDRESS THE GAP IN SERVICES TO AREA RESIDENTS. 2.CDF HELPED COORDINATE AND SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TWO WOMEN'S SUPPORT GROUPS THAT MET REGULARLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE GROUPS WERE CONVENED IN COLLABORATION WITH COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL PARTNERS; 10-20 WOMEN PARTICIPATED IN EACH SESSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B 1.CDF HOSTED A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ATLANTA COMMUNITY FOOD BANK; TARGETED TO FOOD BANK STAFF AND CLARKSTON RESIDENTS. 2.IN THE SUMMER OF 2014, CDF PILOTED A KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR PROGRAM WORKING WITH LOCAL YOUTH TO DISCOVER AND GET TO KNOW THEIR NEIGHBORS BETTER IN CLARKSTON. THE YOUTH PRODUCED A BOOK OF STORIES FROM THE NEIGHBORS AND HOSTED A COMMUNITY GET TOGETHER WITH OVER 30 PEOPLE ATTENDING FOR ALL THOSE WHO PARTICIPATED. 3.CDF STAFF SERVED ON A LEADERSHIP TEAM THAT PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE 2014 CLARKSTON COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. COMMUNICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS 1.CDF MAINTAINED A WEBSITE WITH ARTICLES OF CURRENT ACTIVITIES, RESOURCES, AND OTHER MATERIALS AS WELL AS FACE BOOK AND TWITTER. 2.STAFF PRESENTED CDF EARLY LEARNING INITIATIVES AT THE NATIONAL SMART START CONFERENCE, NORTH CAROLINA. 3.STAFF PRESENTED, INCLUDING ASSET BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THEORIES AND PRACTICES, TO COOPERATIVE BAPTIST FELLOWSHIP, CLASSES AT CANDLER SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AT EMORY UNIVERSITY, UNITED WAY, AND COLUMBIA SEMINARY. 4.STAFF SERVED ON THE CLARKSTON REFUGEE SERVICES COALITION AND PARTICIPATED IN THE ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE DAY AT THE CAPITOL. 5.WITH PARTNERS, CDF RESEARCHED ZONING REGULATIONS REGARDING FAMILY CHILDCARE HOME BUSINESSES AND DEVELOPED A FACT SHEET ON FAMILY CHILDCARE IN CLARKSTON. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD CHAIR ON BEHALF OF DIRECTORS. THEY APPROVE FINAL FILING OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD REVIEWS POLICY ANNUALLY AND DISCUSSION IS HELD ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED AT THAT TIME AND EVALUATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY USING COMPARABLE DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 1,503