Sheltering Arms Children & Family Services, Inc.

What it reported doing in 2020

Other programs include: foster care reception centerthe sheltering arms reception center is a pre-placement setting for 15 children ages 0-12 awaiting identification of appropriate foster home placement. We provide 24 hour social work and health care for these children, supervise visits with their families and transport the school-age children to and from school.developmental disability servicessheltering arms operates six residences for developmentally disabled adults, serving more than 60 adults each year. Supervised by experienced and caring staff, we provide person-centered support focused on improving skills, and maintaining physical and emotional well-being. The residents work on independent living goals established individually for each person. In addition, sheltering arms has two day habilitation programs that provide work-like activities and excursions for individuals living in our group residences, and those living with other agencies. Afterschool and community school programssheltering arms' afterschool programs serve more than 3,000 students in ten public elementary and middle schools each year. Our programs unlock student potential by providing a safe environment for children to develop away from the negative influences on their streets. Our unique combination of project-based learning, character development, and eye-opening opportunities puts at-risk children on track to success. We operate programs in four elementary schools, five middle schools, and we were selected to provide the city's first afterschool program specifically designated for youth in the juvenile justice system at bronx hope passages academy. We are also the lead provider at jhs 22, a community school, providing comprehensive wrap-around services for students and their families, including physical and mental health services, a food pantry, adult literacy classes, and much more.preventive servicesfamilies referred to our preventive programs may be afflicted by homelessness, violence, mental illness, substance abuse, extreme poverty, trauma, or other factors that put their children at risk for foster care placement. We prioritize the safety and health of the children in our program while working with parents to heal and strengthen family bonds through targeted therapy, referrals, home visits, and parenting classes. Offering evidence based models, outcomes-focused research informs our methodology and leads to successful transformations for vulnerable children and families.runaway and homeless youth (rhy) servicessheltering arms runs two drop-in youth centers, one in far rockaway and one in jamaica, for homeless young people. The jamaica drop-in center offers limited overnight stays for approximately 20 youth waiting to be referred to a crisis residence. We also run a crisis residence and two transitional independent living (til) residences. With sheltering arms, young people find a refuge from the challenges they face coming of age in low-income neighborhoods - from homelessness to gang violence and limited job opportunities. Our 'safe space drop-in youth centers and 24/7 residences are secure places to build strong relationships with staff and peers, to get help with school work, to gain referrals for food or housing and other basic needs, and to develop skills and build pathways for career success.new home/rapid re-housing programwe are proud to be among the first in nyc to provide federally funded rapid re-housing for youth ages 21-24, serving as a bridge to independence and self-sufficiency. Our new home program provides rental support for an apartment in the youth's name, paired with case management and light-touch support to help youth gain increasing independence over the course of a year. Currently we have 55 youth living in their own apartments.jamaica community partnershipour jamaica community partnership program works collaboratively with partner agencies, organizations, and community members to connect families living in jamaica, queens

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 95.7%; rating input score 96
• Program expense ratio: 84.4%; rating input score 84
• Fundraising efficiency: $37.79 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Missing
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 80th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Fail
  • 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: -4.7%; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.66; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.69; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.1%; rating input score 52; 52nd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.1% per year; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 9.8% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 14.5% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings