Tue, 01/23/2018
Ouachita Children's Center, Inc.
339 Charteroak
Hot Springs
Arkansas
71901
PO Box 1180, Hot Springs, AR 71902
501-623-5591
710497616
Part II
Street Outreach - No Strings Attached
The goal of the project is to locate, identify and provide outreach services to youth living on the streets or in places that are not habitable for humans.
Youth living on the streets are at high risk of domestic sex trafficking, survival sex, drug abuse, suicide, teen pregnancy and exploitation. Many are not attending school and have no positive connections with family or other adults. Ouachita Children's Center will provide basic survival kits to youth, referrals for emergency shelter, assistance with education and job skill needs. Street Outreach staff and one case manager will go to areas where youth are known to congregate and begin building relationships with the youth with the ultimate goal of keeping them safe and assisting with housing, supplies and reconnection with family members. In order to know the areas where the youth congregate and in the number of youth needing assistance, Ouachita Children’s Center will participate in the South West Arkansas Partnership (SWAP) coalition for homelessness, the Balance of State Continuum of Care under direction of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and within those two entities the annual Point in Time count of homeless persons.
Youth living on the streets are at high risk of domestic sex trafficking, survival sex, drug abuse, suicide, teen pregnancy and exploitation. Many are not attending school and have no positive connections with family or other adults. Ouachita Children's Center will provide basic survival kits to youth, referrals for emergency shelter, assistance with education and job skill needs. Street Outreach staff and one case manager will go to areas where youth are known to congregate and begin building relationships with the youth with the ultimate goal of keeping them safe and assisting with housing, supplies and reconnection with family members. In order to know the areas where the youth congregate and in the number of youth needing assistance, Ouachita Children’s Center will participate in the South West Arkansas Partnership (SWAP) coalition for homelessness, the Balance of State Continuum of Care under direction of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and within those two entities the annual Point in Time count of homeless persons.
$6,500.00
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Health & Safety
The Ouachita Children's Center is a non-profit, child advocacy organization providing emergency shelter and quality services for youth and families, empowering them to achieve lifelong success.
Ouachita Children's Center has hired 2 part-time street outreach staff and 1 outreach case manager to go out into the community where youth are known to congregate and begin to build relationships with youth on the street. Posters, flyers and brochures will be created and posted in these areas to gain more awareness of the program. Staff are recognizable by purple t-shirts with the street outreach logo "No Strings Attached". Survival kits will be available to the homeless youth who complete a simple assessment of needs. Once a relationship is established and the youth feel comfortable the case manager can begin to coordinate referral activities that will assist the youth in reconnecting with family if possible, obtaining educational or employment needs and safe, permanent housing for the youth. Transportation assistance in the form of bus passes will be provided for youth wishing to continue with educational or employment activities. Youth also have the option of attending our ACT2 (Achieve, Challenge, Transform) afterschool and summer program which includes the Getting Ahead program for youth – a Bridges out of Poverty program. ACT2 includes supper for any youth who desires to remain for this meal or for those who may not have food to eat when returning to their home for the night.
Initial services will be provided on the streets. Once the relationship is built and the youth feels comfortable with staff, the youth will be brought into the Ouachita Children's Center emergency shelter program for additional assistance in locating and providing permanent housing that is safe for the youth while residing in the emergency shelter program. Medical and mental health services will be provided in the appropriate locations.
The referral process will mainly include word of mouth through relationship building with staff and youth on the streets.
Initial services will be provided on the streets. Once the relationship is built and the youth feels comfortable with staff, the youth will be brought into the Ouachita Children's Center emergency shelter program for additional assistance in locating and providing permanent housing that is safe for the youth while residing in the emergency shelter program. Medical and mental health services will be provided in the appropriate locations.
The referral process will mainly include word of mouth through relationship building with staff and youth on the streets.
Currently there are no street outreach services provided to homeless individuals on the streets in Garland County. Youth are particularly vulnerable as statistics show that one in three youth are approached by a perpetrator/trafficker within the first 48 hours of being on the streets. Since Hot Springs is known as a tourist location and not far from the I-30/I-40 corridors where known trafficking of persons is occurring we feel there is an urgent need for such services. Hot Springs also is the home to the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science and the Arts (ASMSA). ASMSA is one of 15 public, residential high schools in the country specializing in the education of gifted and talented students. Youth surveyed state that Hot Springs is well known as a "hot spot" for runaway and homeless street youth because of their ability to blend in with the youth on the streets who are attending the aforementioned boarding school. In addition, Ouachita Children's Center has begun using a trauma-informed approach with youth in the shelter and measuring the number and kinds of trauma each youth has endured. During the last fiscal year (July 2016 – June 2017) 64% of youth served reported a history of running away.
Arkansas ranks 48th (worst) in the nation in child homelessness. Eight out of every 100 children in Arkansas are homeless. Garland County schools reported over 400 homeless students and an additional 78 persons under the age of 18 were counted as homeless during the January 2017 Point in Time count conducted by the local coalition under the Continuum of Care, Balance of State.
The Garland County Human Trafficking Task Force, of which Ouachita Children’s Center is involved, began in 2013 through a need identified by the Project HOPE Hometown Health Coalition. According to data reported for Arkansas by Polaris, as of June 2017, 81 calls were made to the hotline from within Arkansas and 19 of those were for human trafficking. Seventy-nine (79) youth in Garland County were reported as runaways by the Hot Springs Police Department during 2016 and through data collected by Ouachita Children’s Center shelter intakes, 67% of youth entering the shelter had a history of running away. It is difficult to determine the number or percentage of these youth who were trafficked but undocumented reports indicate that approximately one third of the females located were found to be involved in domestic sex trafficking through the internet.
There are many reasons cited all over the internet for why a youth leaves home to live on the streets. Fifty percent of youth surveyed, that had a history of running away, report that either their guardian told them to leave or as they left the guardian didn’t care. Many youth struggling with sexual or gender identity or those who have “come out” report being told to leave home and not return, others are told to leave when they become pregnant or leave because they fear what may happen if their guardian finds out that they are pregnant or gay.
Poverty is another contributing factor to homelessness when looking at why youth are living on the streets. Sometimes it is not just the youth but the entire family who is homeless or become homeless when a parent loses their only source of income and are evicted from their home. Garland County also has a high percentage of youth in poverty and Hot Springs School District reports 82% of youth attending receive free or reduced lunches.
Youth living on the streets are more prone to abusing alcohol and drugs to survive. Some are abusing drugs in order to numb their experiences of using sex as a survival method to gain food or a place to sleep. Suicide rates are also high among homeless youth. Although the suicide rate in Garland County has decreased over the past year through community awareness efforts of the Suicide Prevention Allies, it still remains high for this area.
Arkansas ranks 48th (worst) in the nation in child homelessness. Eight out of every 100 children in Arkansas are homeless. Garland County schools reported over 400 homeless students and an additional 78 persons under the age of 18 were counted as homeless during the January 2017 Point in Time count conducted by the local coalition under the Continuum of Care, Balance of State.
The Garland County Human Trafficking Task Force, of which Ouachita Children’s Center is involved, began in 2013 through a need identified by the Project HOPE Hometown Health Coalition. According to data reported for Arkansas by Polaris, as of June 2017, 81 calls were made to the hotline from within Arkansas and 19 of those were for human trafficking. Seventy-nine (79) youth in Garland County were reported as runaways by the Hot Springs Police Department during 2016 and through data collected by Ouachita Children’s Center shelter intakes, 67% of youth entering the shelter had a history of running away. It is difficult to determine the number or percentage of these youth who were trafficked but undocumented reports indicate that approximately one third of the females located were found to be involved in domestic sex trafficking through the internet.
There are many reasons cited all over the internet for why a youth leaves home to live on the streets. Fifty percent of youth surveyed, that had a history of running away, report that either their guardian told them to leave or as they left the guardian didn’t care. Many youth struggling with sexual or gender identity or those who have “come out” report being told to leave home and not return, others are told to leave when they become pregnant or leave because they fear what may happen if their guardian finds out that they are pregnant or gay.
Poverty is another contributing factor to homelessness when looking at why youth are living on the streets. Sometimes it is not just the youth but the entire family who is homeless or become homeless when a parent loses their only source of income and are evicted from their home. Garland County also has a high percentage of youth in poverty and Hot Springs School District reports 82% of youth attending receive free or reduced lunches.
Youth living on the streets are more prone to abusing alcohol and drugs to survive. Some are abusing drugs in order to numb their experiences of using sex as a survival method to gain food or a place to sleep. Suicide rates are also high among homeless youth. Although the suicide rate in Garland County has decreased over the past year through community awareness efforts of the Suicide Prevention Allies, it still remains high for this area.
Garland County has never had an agency dedicated specifically to street outreach efforts for adults or for youth. Ouachita Children’s Center has served youth who have been abused, neglected, are homeless, runaways, and troubled for the past 40 years with both residential and non-residential services. Youth served are referred by the juvenile justice system, Division of Children and Family Services, schools, therapists, guardians or by the youth themselves. Each youth is assigned a case manager to advocate and assist the family on their behalf. But, Ouachita Children’s Center has never had the funding opportunity to position staff on the streets to locate and build relationships with homeless youth. These are youth that are falling through the cracks and have gone unnoticed. These are the youth who find it too difficult to continue to attend school because of tardiness, appearance, or due to retention in school. When a youth fails to graduate high school the cycle of poverty continues not only for themselves but for their future generations.
The need for street outreach services has been a gap Ouachita Children’s Center had identified as a need due to 40 years’ experience serving this population. Through participation in the annual Point in Time count for homeless persons for the past 5-6 years, it became more evident that this type of program was needed but what really made an impact were the numbers of homeless youth reported by the school districts. Hot Springs School District is only one of seven school districts in Garland County and has reported over 400 homeless youth.
$26 per youth will provide meals, transportation for educational and employment endeavors, and in identification of homeless youth.
United Way funding will enable Ouachita Children's Center to obtain vouchers such as fast food and bus passes that will be supplied to youth age 24 and under that agree to services provided that will enable them to access education and employment venues. Motel passes will be available for those age 18-24 served since the emergency shelter does not accept anyone 18 or over. The grant will also include tablets, tablet covers and backpacks for use by the street outreach staff so that quick assessments can be completed without the use of paper, easily transported, and can hold more information as necessary while on the streets. This request also includes monies for community awareness. Community awareness is in the form of an annual Point in Time count of homeless persons that is completed January of each year under the mandate of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Point in Time count is completed totally by volunteers that give up their time to survey the homeless. This count is necessary as the number is then used in the determination of grant monies awarded to this area. Since the Point in Time Count is completed by volunteers, and includes the efforts of the street outreach program
United Way funding will allow us to provide meals and bus passes to homeless youth who need transportation for educational and employment opportunities once they are involved in full services with a case manager and counselor. The full federal grant that this program is incorporated in does not provide enough monies to purchase food vouchers and bus passes for the youth. This is important to keep them on track and away from poverty and future homeless situations.
Yes, once the relationships are made and youth feel comfortable with the street outreach staff the goal is for them to pass the information throughout the homeless youth community and for them to agree to receipt of services. Once alternate services are accepted, those services are covered under federal, state and some local contracts and grant awards. In the meantime, Ouachita Children’s Center continues to seek alternative grants and support through fundraising efforts and community support.
When youth who are homeless become safely housed, education statistics go up and crime rates go down.
Funding provided by United Way for this request is only 3% of the federal grant received by this agency from the Administration on Children and Family, Runaway, Homeless Youth Basic Center grant and will be used to enhance the program so that more homeless youth can be located and served by this agency.
Through the Continuum of Care – Balance of State, homeless coalition – SWAP, and the Ouachita Area Youth Council, Ouachita Children's Center has the ability to not only connect with other youth serving agencies in this area, but with others within the state as well. Ouachita Children's Center is also listed on the National Runaway Safeline which has a partnership with Greyhound bus lines to provide transportation anywhere in the United States as a means of reconnecting runaway youth with their families.
Ouachita Children’s Center is committed to addressing youth homelessness and poverty of which both areas are concerns of the Ouachita Area Youth Council and the SWAP homeless coalition. Ouachita Children’s Center is also involved in the Garland County Human Trafficking Task Force, The Suicide Prevention Allies, and Project HOPE Hometown Health group. Each of these involves agencies who provide services not only to youth in poverty and that are homeless but for the community as a whole. Each of these groups and more volunteer to assist in the annual Point in Time homeless count conducted during the coldest month of the year, January. The count, as mandated by HUD must be completed on a certain date whether rain, cold, snow, sleet or sunny weather. Each volunteer is as dedicated to this community and in providing services as is Ouachita Children’s Center.
Part III
Resources the program used to achieve program outcome objectives:
Staff to include street outreach staff
Emergency shelter
Equipment to include computers, vehicle, cellular telephone, survival kits, vouchers
By the end of the grant period, 50% of homeless youth living on the streets will be identified through trusting relationships.
By the end of the grant period, 25% of the identified homeless youth will begin receiving services that will lead to safe and permanent housing.
Specific activities include 2 part-time street outreach staff and one outreach case manager who will be out in the community in locations where homeless youth are known to congregate, building relationships of trust, completing quick assessments of need, and handing out survival kits. Services will be offered for basic needs such as emergency shelter with longer term services such as counseling, case management, education, employment, and housing. Family reunification is key to permanent housing.
Since this program only began in its infancy January 2018 and numbers from the recent Point in Time count have not been recorded, there is no way to determine the number of actual participants at this time. Since onset and through the Point in Time count conducted on January 23, 2018 Ouachita Children's Center handed out a total of 75 survival kits to date.
Ouachita Children's Center will track the number of survival kits distributed, the number of assessments completed and the number of homeless youth assisted through case management once the program gets underway.
Ouachita Children's Center will use quick one-page assessments to gain input on needs of homeless youth on the streets. Once the youth agrees to services as provided a more intense survey will be completed by the case manager that will include a history of trauma, substance use, social, educational, and judicial history.
Number of brochures, survival kits disseminated and flyers posted in areas of youth congregation
Number of brochures, survival kits disseminated and flyers posted in areas of youth congregation
This is a new program that began January 2018
No success stories to date.
No success stories to date.
Part IV
OUACHITA CHILDREN’S CENTER, INC.
STREET OUTREACH
BUDGET 2018-2019
PERSONNEL:
Case Manager: Supervised by the Program Director who reports to the Executive Director.
One (1) case manager will work 100% of time on this project. Case manager will supervise 2 part-time street outreach staff, coordinate case advocacy on behalf of homeless and runaway youth, and engage the community in awareness of youth homelessness.
One (1) case manager @ 100% time (40 hours per week) salaried position $32,000.00
Case Manager Fringe:
FICA @ 7.65% $2,448.00
SUTA @ 2.7% 864.00
Workman’s Comp @ 1.11% 355.00
Health Ins. @ 250 per mo. x 12 3,000.00
Total Fringe for Case Manager $6,667.00
Street Outreach Staff: Supervised by the Outreach Case Manager under direction of the Program Director who reports directly to the Executive Director.
Two (2) street outreach staff will work a total of 16 hours per week engaging with homeless persons on the street with the goal of building relationships and assisting with transitions from homelessness to safe and secure housing.
Two (2) street outreach staff @ 16 hours per week @ $10 per hour = 8,320 x 2 $16,640.00
Street Outreach Fringe:
FICA @ 7.65% $1,273.00
SUTA @ 2.7% 449.00
Workman’s Comp @ 1.11% 185.00
Total Fringe for 2 Street Outreach Staff $1,907.00
Total Personnel $57,214.00
SUPPLIES:
Hygiene/Survival Kits:
Basic hygiene kits for youth in shelter care and included in survival kits to be given to youth in need who are homeless and on the streets.
• Shampoo 500 @ $1 ea. $500.00
• Conditioner 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Soap 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Toothbrush 500 @$1 ea. 500.00
• Toothpaste 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Comb/Brush 500 @ $2. Ea. 1,000.00
• Deodorant 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Body lotion 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Chap stick 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Ethnic hair products 250 @ $2 ea. 500.00
• Wave caps 200 @ $2 ea. 400.00
• Bottled water with logo and agency contact information:
30 cases of 24 ea. (1440 bottles) of 10 oz. purified water @ 10.50 per case 315.00
Set up fee for logo and info (one-time fee) 165.00
Delivery fee from Little Rock, Arkansas 80.00
• Drawstring backpacks 100 @ $2 ea. 200.00
• Snack Bars – assorted packages of 8 per box x 200 boxes @ 2.50 ea. 500.00
• 1st aid/ sewing kits 150 x 2.65 ea. 400.00
• Flashlight/ whistle 150 x 2.60 ea. 388.00
• Towels 100 x 2.00 ea. 200.00
• Washcloths 200 x .50 ea. 100.00
• Hand warmers for winter case of 300 43.00
• Feminine hygiene case 205.00
• Cooling scarves for summer case 300.00
• Bug repellant bracelets 200 x 1 ea. 200.00
• Space blankets case of 200 150.00
Total Survival kits $9,146.00
HIV Quick test:
Quick testing for HIV/AIDs on the street is essential to keeping kids on the streets healthy and receptive to being responsible for their reproductive health
60 test @ $20 ea. $1,200.00
Cell Phones:
Smart Cell Phones with data capability are a necessity for any staff member going out into the community. Cell phones will be utilized by case managers, therapists and case management assistant in the event of an emergency, to assist with referral information on an immediate basis, and to stay connected with the facility and guardians at all times.
2 Smart phones added to current contract with AT&T @ 60.00 per month x 12 x 2 phones $1,440.00
Brochures, Posters, magnetic cards:
Informational brochures, posters, cards, etc. will be handed out to youth on the streets with agency phone numbers, crisis number, and services offered. Outreach cards will be placed in restroom areas where youth are known to congregate in the event they are in need of a safe way to access information.
• Posters 50 @ $1 per poster 50.00
• Brochures 2000 @ .12 per 240.00
• Outreach cards 500 @ 3.00 ea. 1,500.00
STREET OUTREACH
BUDGET 2018-2019
PERSONNEL:
Case Manager: Supervised by the Program Director who reports to the Executive Director.
One (1) case manager will work 100% of time on this project. Case manager will supervise 2 part-time street outreach staff, coordinate case advocacy on behalf of homeless and runaway youth, and engage the community in awareness of youth homelessness.
One (1) case manager @ 100% time (40 hours per week) salaried position $32,000.00
Case Manager Fringe:
FICA @ 7.65% $2,448.00
SUTA @ 2.7% 864.00
Workman’s Comp @ 1.11% 355.00
Health Ins. @ 250 per mo. x 12 3,000.00
Total Fringe for Case Manager $6,667.00
Street Outreach Staff: Supervised by the Outreach Case Manager under direction of the Program Director who reports directly to the Executive Director.
Two (2) street outreach staff will work a total of 16 hours per week engaging with homeless persons on the street with the goal of building relationships and assisting with transitions from homelessness to safe and secure housing.
Two (2) street outreach staff @ 16 hours per week @ $10 per hour = 8,320 x 2 $16,640.00
Street Outreach Fringe:
FICA @ 7.65% $1,273.00
SUTA @ 2.7% 449.00
Workman’s Comp @ 1.11% 185.00
Total Fringe for 2 Street Outreach Staff $1,907.00
Total Personnel $57,214.00
SUPPLIES:
Hygiene/Survival Kits:
Basic hygiene kits for youth in shelter care and included in survival kits to be given to youth in need who are homeless and on the streets.
• Shampoo 500 @ $1 ea. $500.00
• Conditioner 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Soap 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Toothbrush 500 @$1 ea. 500.00
• Toothpaste 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Comb/Brush 500 @ $2. Ea. 1,000.00
• Deodorant 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Body lotion 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Chap stick 500 @ $1 ea. 500.00
• Ethnic hair products 250 @ $2 ea. 500.00
• Wave caps 200 @ $2 ea. 400.00
• Bottled water with logo and agency contact information:
30 cases of 24 ea. (1440 bottles) of 10 oz. purified water @ 10.50 per case 315.00
Set up fee for logo and info (one-time fee) 165.00
Delivery fee from Little Rock, Arkansas 80.00
• Drawstring backpacks 100 @ $2 ea. 200.00
• Snack Bars – assorted packages of 8 per box x 200 boxes @ 2.50 ea. 500.00
• 1st aid/ sewing kits 150 x 2.65 ea. 400.00
• Flashlight/ whistle 150 x 2.60 ea. 388.00
• Towels 100 x 2.00 ea. 200.00
• Washcloths 200 x .50 ea. 100.00
• Hand warmers for winter case of 300 43.00
• Feminine hygiene case 205.00
• Cooling scarves for summer case 300.00
• Bug repellant bracelets 200 x 1 ea. 200.00
• Space blankets case of 200 150.00
Total Survival kits $9,146.00
HIV Quick test:
Quick testing for HIV/AIDs on the street is essential to keeping kids on the streets healthy and receptive to being responsible for their reproductive health
60 test @ $20 ea. $1,200.00
Cell Phones:
Smart Cell Phones with data capability are a necessity for any staff member going out into the community. Cell phones will be utilized by case managers, therapists and case management assistant in the event of an emergency, to assist with referral information on an immediate basis, and to stay connected with the facility and guardians at all times.
2 Smart phones added to current contract with AT&T @ 60.00 per month x 12 x 2 phones $1,440.00
Brochures, Posters, magnetic cards:
Informational brochures, posters, cards, etc. will be handed out to youth on the streets with agency phone numbers, crisis number, and services offered. Outreach cards will be placed in restroom areas where youth are known to congregate in the event they are in need of a safe way to access information.
• Posters 50 @ $1 per poster 50.00
• Brochures 2000 @ .12 per 240.00
• Outreach cards 500 @ 3.00 ea. 1,500.00
Total Brochures, posters, etc. $1,790.00
Staff Logo shirts and jackets:
Case manager and street outreach staff need to be consistently available to the community. They need to be recognizable to run away and homeless youth and to police officers in the community. Logo shirts and jackets will be worn at all times to create a presence within the community and as a recognizable presence in the event police are called to the scene.
• T-shirts with logo @ $7.50 ea. X 40 shirts 300.00
• Jackets with logo @ $30 ea. X 10 jackets 300.00
Total shirts and jackets $600.00
Vouchers
Vouchers will be distributed to homeless receiving extended services enabling them to access education and employment opportunities.
Fast food 200 @ $10 ea. $ 2,000.00
Bus pass sheet of 10 @ 6.25 ea. X 50 sheets 313.00
Motel vouchers 30 @ $40 ea. 1,200.00
Total Vouchers $3,513.00
Community Awareness:
Point in Time counts are completed on one day during the last 10 days of January of each year. The date is determined by the Continuum of Care – Balance of State which and is mandated by the federal government’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) section. The numbers recorded during the Point in Time Count each year are used to determine the amount of monies allocated to each area of the state. It is therefore, very important to get an accurate count of homeless and sheltered persons each year.
The SWAP (South West Arkansas Partnership) coalition, of which Ouachita Children’s Center is an active member, operates under the Balance of State and covers 6 counties; Garland, Clark, Hot Spring, Montgomery, Nevada, and Pike. Each member of the SWAP homeless coalition is a volunteer and donates their time during the coldest time of the year so that our area can get as accurate a count as necessary. It is for this reason that shirts (to distinguish them as volunteers) and an ability to feed them during the time they are giving is important.
T-Shirts for trained volunteers to wear as recognizable within the community when conducting the annual Point in Time count and in assisting in other aspects of the street outreach program.
100 shirts @ $5.84 ea. $584.00
Lunch for training program prior to Point in Time Count:
40 lunches @ $12.00 ea. 480.00
Lunch for volunteers conducting Point in Time Count:
40 lunches @ $12.00 ea. 480.00
Coffee and Donuts for volunteers conducting Point in Time Count:
4 Dozen Donuts @ $8 per dozen 32.00
Coffee/Tea for 40 persons 24.00
Supplies (paper, pens, clipboards, etc.) to be used for count and program 226.00
Total Community Awareness: $1,826.00
Equipment:
2 Tablets will be purchased for the explicit use of completing assessments with homeless youth encountered, to have handy resource information available and to complete other reporting as necessary for the program. Each tablet will have a shock resistant cover included. Tablets will decrease the added weight of papers and will offer easier access to staff
2 Microsoft Surface Pro Tablets @ $1,000.00 ea. $1,000.00
2 Trident Cyclops Case for Microsoft Surface @ $35.00 ea. 70.00
2 Backpacks for carrying tablets, survival kits and other supplies
@ $50.00 ea. 100.00
Total Equipment $1,170.00
Total Program Budget $77,890.00
Total Request from United Way (highlighted areas) $6,500.00
Difference of $71,390.00 is paid through a grant awarded by the Administration for Children and Family, Runaway, Homeless Youth Basic Center program.
As a 501-c3 organization, Ouachita Children’s Center, Inc. (OCC) is incorporated with a governing body and is legally authorized to conduct business in the state of Arkansas. OCC is guided by a governing body made up of 15 members who, although they may not reflect the demographics of our community, do possess the skills, knowledge, and expertise representative of our community and serves as the link between the organization and the public. The governing body sets the tone of responsible management by ensuring that all policies and performances uphold public trust and serve as a link between OCC and the public. The OCC Board includes various community leaders in fields of expertise to include:
• Governance expertise that includes leadership and policy development skills
• Relevant business experience with youth and the criminal justice field
• Financial and accounting expertise
• Knowledge of consumer issues and trends
• Familiarity with and access to community leaders, political representatives, and other local organizations
• Reflect public recognition and respect (one board member was recently named Woman of the Year)
• A commitment and ability to fundraise and connect the organization to potential resources
The governing body exhibits the leadership and policy development skills to provide the best overall management of the organization as a whole. OCC board members are knowledgeable of consumer issues and trends, members advocate for the agency and promote fund raising activities within the community.
The Ouachita Children's Center Board of Directors has met a total of 7 times within the last 12 months - 6 Full Board meetings and 1 Board and Staff Retreat
- Were you able to pay all regular operational expenses within 60 days of the due date?
- Have you been able to maintain your 501 (c) 3 Tax Exempt Status?
Mark Howard
Part V
Part VI
No meetings/presentations and much remains in the air as far as events go after April, but here’s what we’ve got so far:
January 6 Yule Ball Fund Raising Gala
January 20 Christmas in January – house party towel shower for occ
Jan 26 Resolve to be Healthy – health fair for Clark County
Feb 2-3 Home Show – exhibitor
March 10 Spring Fling – community carnival focusing on safe choices in Clark County
April 12 Trash Bag Walk – fund raiser focusing on suitcases and funds for OCC
2019 Yule Ball tentatively set for January 12 at St. Luke’s
Part VII
•Twin size Sheet Sets & Pillow cases