The Resource Connection of Amador and Calaveras Counties Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

The resource connection child care resource and referral (ccr&r) program assists parents in making childcare decisions that best meet their family and children's individual needs. Parents receive free referrals to licensed childcare homes and centers in amador and calaveras counties. The ccr&r works to build and support the delivery of high-quality child-care services in diverse settings throughout the service area by providing community education, childcare provider recruitment, training, and support for new and existing childcare programs. To help parents afford the high cost of childcare the alternative payment program provides vouchers to income-eligible parents with a qualifying need at the type of childcare arrangement that best suits their needs. We administer the California alternative payment program, emergency bridge, and calworks child care programs, which are funded by the California department of social services. This past year, the most significant change was the addition of a new subsidy program, emergency bridge, which helps support resource families caring for foster children in amador and calaveras counties. The ccr&r has provided advocacy and information on issues affecting families, child development, and child care for over 45 years. The program promotes community awareness, supports policy and planning, and participates in collaborations and community events related to children and families. Additionally, the program provides information and referrals to support family strengthening and engagement, such as parent education, child development, health and nutrition, housing, legal assistance, and child-parent activities. Through the subsidy programs, the agency served 1,112 children and 576 families in the fiscal year ending june 30, 2025. Furthermore, more than 460 hours of grandparent respite care was paid for through a grant in amador county. Staff calculated 8,611 provider payments, and trc paid over $5.8 million in childcare subsidies. In the resource and referral program last fiscal year, we assisted families with 1,368 childcare referrals for 1,954 children. Technical assistance, training, and referrals were available to 33 childcare centers, 49 family childcare homes, 12 license-exempt centers, and 172 family, friend, and neighbor license-exempt providers. Our program offered 70 hours of professional growth training to childcare business owners and staff, including home studies. Staff assisted seven new family childcare providers in getting their license and business operating and two family childcare providers transitioning from small to large capacity. The program also provided information, community resources, and referrals to community members, families, partner agencies, and early learning providers.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 97.6%; rating input score 98
• Program expense ratio: 95.7%; rating input score 96
• Fundraising efficiency: $159.88 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd 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; 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: -2.1%; rating input score 23; 23rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.69; rating input score 24; 24th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.55; rating input score 25; 25th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 1.8%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 7.3% per year; rating input score 100; 57th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 5.7% per year; rating input score 100; 50th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 4.6% per year; rating input score 100; 33rd percentile among comparable filings