Epworth Children & Family Services Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Epworth chafee successful transitions to adulthood. Epworth chafee program works with former and current foster youth ages 14 through 22 who reside in st. Louis city or county. As youth prepare for independence and adulthood, service coordinators provide the support, motivation, and knowledge youth need to succeed for years to come. Through the epworth chafee program, foster youth attend classes related to essential life skills, resume building, financial competency, and receive aid in obtaining documents such as birth certificates, social security cards, work permits, and state-issued ids to be fully equipped for an independent adult life. Epworth street outreach services mobilizes a team of trauma-aware team members who reach out with compassion to homeless youth throughout the st. Louis community, engaging them where they are both physically and emotionally. A regular part of their daily outreach, the mobile team provides valuable goods and critical resources to those they encounter, including, hygiene kits, readyto-eat food items, safer sex products, educational materials, and information on support services throughout the community. With an understanding that not all youth will have the means or feel entirely comfortable visiting the epworth dropin center, the team brings those services to the youth.epworth youth emergency shelterepworth youth emergency shelter provides a dedicated 24hour team of youth advisors and master-level therapists offering secure, temporary housing to homeless and at-risk youth ages 11 through 20, including pregnant youth up to 26 weeks into their pregnancy. Situated on abeautiful 7-acre campus in webster groves, mo, youth residing in the shelter can take part in weekly individual, group, and family therapy to address the root causes of housing instability receive case management services and vital life skills education as well as assistance with educational and employment opportunities and participate in both therapeutic recreational and team-building activities. All this is provided at no cost to the youth or their families.epworth'sfamily support network provides counseling services to families who live in st. Louis city, st. Louis county, or st. Charles county with a child up to the age of 13 and no open orsubstantiated cases of child abuse and/or neglect. Additionally, st. Louis families with a child up to 18 years of age may be eligible for services if the child or parent have a qualifying intellectual or developmental disability. The goal of epworth family support network isto provide support to families before serious issues arise within the family unit. Through individualized family therapy and professional parenting education, families experiencing challenges can find support and learn effective techniques for ongoing family life. Family therapy sessions are held once a week for one hour either within the family's home, community setting, or virtually, with total services lasting an average of nine months, depending on the needs of the family.epworth's psychological services is dedicated to offering comprehensive testing and evaluations by trained psychologists in a community setting for children, adolescents, and adults ages 3 and above. Services provided include testing for learning disabilities and adhd, personality assessments, testing for psycho-sexual concerns as well as risk and trauma assessments. Case management support is available to assist clients and their families in accessing services and other health professionals recommended as part of the ongoing treatment plan. Therapy may also be provided through epworth family support network based upon therapist availability and funding sources.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.1%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 78%; rating input score 78
• Fundraising efficiency: $6.27 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -13.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.64; rating input score 55; 55th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.14; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 5.7%; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -0.9% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.4% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 28th percentile among comparable filings