YOUTH FOR CHRIST OF KERN COUNTY

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1 YOUTH FOR CHRIST OF KERN COUNTY General Information Contact Information Nonprofit YOUTH FOR CHRIST OF KERN COUNTY Address PO Box 763 Bakersfield, CA Phone (661) Fax Web Site Web Site Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter At A Glance Organization's type of tax exempt status Organization received a competitive grant from the community foundation in the past five years Community Foundation staff conducted a site visit? Other ways to donate, support, or volunteer Exempt-Other No No Our organization must continually expand our financial and volunteer resources in order to meet the physical, social, mental and spiritual needs of every young person in Kern County through collaborations and partnerships with schools, churches, juvenile institutions and other community agencies. 1

2 Statements & Search Criteria Statements Mission Statement To mobilize caring adults and student leaders in order to meet the physical, social, mental, and spiritual needs of every young person in Kern County through collaborations and partnerships with local churches, schools, institutions, and community programs. Background Statement Youth for Christ of Kern County, a chapter affiliate of Youth for Christ USA, was started in We are governed by a local Board of Directors of Christian business people who are committed to meeting the physical, social, mental and spiritual needs of young people. Youth for Christ is an independent and interdenominational organization that partners with churches and community organizations. Our programs work with an average of 1,405 young people weekly: on the campus with 48 clubs, follow-up, big events and camps; in the institutions with chapel services, Bible studies, life skills training and special events; with pregnant and parenting teens through mentoring and training programs; and through service projects, big events, neighborhood centers by partnering with local churches. Impact Statement RECENT VICTORIES Of the 7,480 young people involved with Youth for Christ in the ministry year, 4,968 were given an opportunity to make an informed decision to be followers of Jesus Christ. 734 of these young people made that life changing decision. Many others made positive choices that will benefit them now and in the future. Working together with 36 schools, 5 juvenile institutions, several community agencies, and over 72 churches and organizations we are able to meet the physical, social, mental, and spiritual needs of these young people through our diverse programs. DURING OUR MINISTRY YEAR We will open 5 new ministry sites and provide programs for over 7,350 young people giving at least 4,190 the opportunity to become followers of Jesus Christ. To accomplish these goals; we need to expand our volunteers by 40 who will be working alongside our 12 full-time and 15 part-time staff. With our annual budget of $921,770 expenses we need to increase our financial partnerships by $90,600 this year. Needs Statement Our organization must continually expand our financial and volunteer resources in order to meet our opportunities for involvement. CEO/Executive Director Statement We can rejoice together as we look back on the ministry numbers for our year which ended June 30th. These numbers represent individual young people and show that God continues to use Youth for Christ of Kern County in a powerful way. Average weekly attendance-1,405. 7,480 young people involved. 734 made decisions to follow Christ. 251 teens involved with Teen Parents program. 169 active volunteers were involved throughout the year. Service Categories Youth Development-Religious Leadership Areas of Service Areas Served 2

3 Areas Kern County Kern County has a population of over 83,680 junior high and high school students. The churches and faith based youth organizations of our county provide ongoing services to approximately 26,000 of these young people, leaving 57,000 without this beneficial encouragement and support. Our challenge is to increase our involvement through volunteers and partnerships to serve the entire youth population of our county. 3

4 Programs Programs On the Campus Description Campus Life Clubs are high energy, open to everyone and model the balanced life - physical, mental, social, and spiritual; Parent Life Campus Clubs introduce pregnant and parenting teens to further resources and support; Student leadership is providing opportunities for students to demonstrate their talents while continuing to develop new skills and at the same time giving them ownership of their club. Budget $455, Category Youth Development, General/Other Youth Development, General/Other Population Served,, Short Term Success Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Students attending the Campus Life program and events will learn about healthy living, the importance of staying in school, and how to treat others with respect. They are taught about getting along with family members and others as well as how to be balanced in everyday life. We also give the students an opportunity to start a relationship with God. In the school year, 734 students asked Jesus into their life. Students that drop out of school are encouraged and worked with to get back into school. Students that are in school are encouraged to remain in school and pursue higher education. Students attending the Campus Life programs and events are given the opportunity to be lifelong followers of Jesus. They learn how to be productive citizens and to continue on with their education. They know what it means to serve others and to give back to the community. The program is monitored by the Executive Director and Board. Every month numbers are complied together into a ministry report, which is presented at every Board Meeting along with a highlighted ministry for the month. Board is kept informed on how the ministry is going. Working together with 36 schools, 5 juvenile institutions, several community agencies, and over 72 churches and organizations in we were able to meet the physical, social, mental, and spiritual needs of these young people through our diverse programs. 4

5 In the Institutions Description Juvenile Justice Ministry connects with incarcerated youth at all five county institutions through chapel services, discipleship, life skills training, and mentoring; Big events supported by community and church partners throughout the year. Budget $210, Category Youth Development, General/Other Youth Development, General/Other Population Served,, Short Term Success Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Life Skills program is now in Crossroads, Camp Owens, and Pathways. Working with the boys with good behavior, and teaching them how to BBQ - from the food choice, prep, cooking, to the finished product and the clean up. This is an opportunity to connect with the boys and encourage them. By connecting with the young people in the institutions, upon their release we are able to come along side them with the JJM Mentoring program. Giving them the love and support needed to come back into society to live their faith. The program is monitored by the Executive Director and Board. Every month numbers are complied together into a ministry report, which is presented at every Board Meeting. JJM is highlighted through out the year to the Board. This past week I received prayer requests from students involved in one of our Juvenile Justice Ministries at Pathways.It really tugs at the heartstrings to read the request from these young people. Mariah s request really got to me this time. Pray for my exit in 15 days. I m about to go home. I don t know if I am ready? This is a teenager, in jail, who isn t sure if she is ready to go home. This prayer request was given at one of our weekly Bible studies that she attends at Pathways. I thank God for the opportunities we have to work with these young people. More than ever, we are connecting with them as they are released from the facilities and matching them up with mentors, as well as plugging them into other Youth for Christ programs. 5

6 In the Community Description Parent Life Program connects trained mentors with pregnant and parenting teens and provides training in healthy living, pregnancy prevention, parenting and life skills promoting a balanced life; Follow-up Program is an eight lesson curriculum with an adult mentor or student leader, discipling young people into a local church; Juvenile Justice Ministry Program mentors youth released from the Institutions; City Life Program is a neighborhood based ministry providing tutoring, clubs, fun activities, and significant relationships with adults while sharing the life changing message of Jesus Christ. Budget $250, Category Youth Development, General/Other Youth Development, General/Other Population Served,, Short Term Success Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Ministry Sites have increased to: Parkside Baptist Church Bible Study, Parenting Class, Monthly Event; Crossroads to Recovery Church Mommies Closet; YFC Office Cooking Class, Scrap Book, and Craft Class; Olive Drive Church Quilting/Sewing; Millers Residence/Westside Babies Boutique; BVHS/Westside Weekly Club; BHS Campus Club; EBHS Campus Club; FHS Campus Club; NHS Campus Club; Nueva HS Campus Club; RHS Campus Club; SHS Campus Club; WHS Campus Club; Lighthouse 4-Square Church/Westside Scrap Booking and Cooking Class; The Bridge Bible Church Planning Meeting Taft Union High School will be added this year Critical Objective: To effectively maintain existing ministry opportunities designed to help teen parents make good choices and establish a solid foundation of a balanced life with the life changing message of Jesus Christ for their lives and the lives of their babies. The program is monitored by the Executive Director and Board. Every month numbers are compiled together into a ministry report, which is presented at every Board Meeting. Our Teen Parent team recently returned from a student leadership camp.we asked a few of them to share what the Teen Parents program has meant to them. I love participating in the Teen Parents program because I came to know God and we get help in many ways not only physically and emotionally but spiritually. - Priscilla I feel like I have a second family with Teen Parents. They don't judge me for what I do. If anything they are always there to help and push me through it. - Miriam I like participating in the Teen Parents program because it helps encourage me to keep pushing through life with the help of God and support of mentors and other teen parents. It shows me that I'm not alone. - Naima 6

7 With the Church Description Collaborates with churches and other faith based organizations in order to reach every young person; Partnerships with camps, Project Serve, community wide outreaches and training events; Provide 3Story and evangelism training for students and adults; Administers Kern Youth Network including 'See You At The Pole' Rally and Prayer, Student and Adult Leader Training. Budget $5, Category Youth Development, General/Other Youth Development, General/Other Population Served,, Short Term Success Overseeing Kern Youth Network: 'See You At The Pole' Event and Pray - Student Leader Training, and Bi-vocational / Volunteer Youth Leader Training. Long term Success Program Success Monitored By Examples of Program Success Critical Objective: To foster collaboration and strategic partnerships with churches and other like-minded partners in order to reach every young person in Kern County. The program is monitored by the Executive Director and Board. Every month numbers are complied together into a ministry report, which is presented at every Board Meeting along with a highlighted ministry for the month. We are thankful for the partnering churches that has increased over the years. 7

8 Leadership & Staff CEO/Executive Director Executive Director Mr. Adam Capehart Term Start June Experience Adam began volunteering for Youth for Christ of Kern County in He attended CSUB and came on full-time staff with Kern County YFC in He served on the Campus Life and Campus Life Middle teams, as Associate Director, and in 2012, he became Executive Director. His transition into the Executive Director roll was the result of an intentional 2 year succession plan. The succession plan was put in place and implemented by the former Executive Director, Jim D. Lewis and the Board of Directors. Jim D. Lewis continues to serve on Kern County YFC staff as Director Emeritus. Staff Full Time Staff 14 Part Time Staff 15 Volunteers 170 Contractors 2 Retention Rate 100% Formal Evaluations CEO Formal Evaluation CEO/Executive Formal Evaluation Frequency Senior Management Formal Evaluation Senior Management Formal Evaluation Frequency NonManagement Formal Evaluation Non Management Formal Evaluation Frequency Annually Quarterly Quarterly 8

9 Plans & Collaborations Plans & Policies Organization has a Fundraising Plan? Organization has a Strategic Plan? No Years Strategic Plan Considers 1 Date Strategic Plan Adopted July 2013 Management Succession Plan? Under Development Organization Policy and Procedures Nondiscrimination Policy Whistleblower Policy No Document Destruction Policy No Collaborations Collaborations and partnerships with local churches, schools, institutions, and community programs. Government Licenses Is your organization licensed by the Government? 9

10 Board & Governance Board Chair Board Chair Mr. Phil Klassen Company Affiliation Klassen Corporation Term July 2013 to June Board Members Name Affiliation Status Mr. Andy Beeghly CREI Voting Mr. Adam Capehart Executive Director Youth for Christ of Kern County Voting Mrs. Patty Gray DreamMaker Bath & Kitchen Voting Mr. Kirk Hessler Mission Bank Voting Mr. Seth Johnson Mission Red Estate Voting Mr. Phil Klassen Chairman Klassen Corporation Voting Mr. Jim D. Lewis Director Emeritus Youth for Christ of Kern County Voting Mrs. Judy Miller C.B. America West - Realtor Voting Mr. Jonathan Stewart Secretary/Treasurer SUBWAY, Inc. Voting Mr. R. D. Stewart Vice Chairman Retired Voting Dr. Kurt Sturz Sturz Pediatric Dentistry Voting Board Demographics - Ethnicity African American/Black 0 Asian American/Pacific Islander 0 Caucasian 11 Hispanic/Latino 0 Native American/American Indian 0 Other 0 Board Demographics - Gender Male 9 Female 2 Unspecified 0 Governance Board Term Lengths 3 Board Term Limits 0 10

11 Board Meeting Attendance % 81% Written Board Selection Criteria? Written Conflict of Interest Policy? Percentage Making Monetary Contributions 100% Percentage Making In-Kind Contributions 50% Constituency Includes Client Representation Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 10 Board Co-Chair Board CoChair Mr. R. D. Stewart Company Affiliation Retired Term July 2013 to June rdstewart@bak.rr.com Risk Management Provisions Accident and Injury Coverage Automobile Insurance Blanket Personal Property Commercial General Liability Computer Equipment and Software Disability Insurance Employee Benefits Liability Employee Dishonesty General Property Coverage Improper Sexual Conduct/Sexual Abuse Life Insurance Medical Health Insurance Workers Compensation and Employers' Liability Standing Committees Executive Operations Finance Other CEO Comments 11

12 Financials Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Start July 01, 2013 Fiscal Year End June 30, 2014 Projected Revenue $918, Projected Expenses $921, Endowment Value $596, Spending Policy N/A Percentage 0% Detailed Financials Revenue and Expenses Fiscal Year Total Revenue $879,272 $821,610 $812,049 Total Expenses $812,323 $751,448 $673,106 Revenue Sources Fiscal Year Foundation and Corporation $0 $0 $0 Contributions Government Contributions $0 $0 $0 Federal $0 $0 $0 State $0 $0 $0 Local $0 $0 $0 Unspecified $0 $0 $0 Individual Contributions $790,163 $703,189 $677,670 Indirect Public Support $0 $0 $0 Earned Revenue $0 $0 $0 Investment Income, Net of Losses $5,876 $3,370 $30,228 Membership Dues $0 $0 $0 Special Events $83,233 $115,051 $104,151 Revenue In-Kind $0 $0 $0 Other $0 $0 $0 12

13 Expense Allocation Fiscal Year Program Expense $812,323 $751,448 $673,106 Administration Expense $0 $0 $0 Fundraising Expense $0 $0 $0 Payments to Affiliates $0 $0 $0 Total Revenue/Total Expenses Program Expense/Total Expenses 100% 100% 100% Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue 0% 0% 0% Assets and Liabilities Fiscal Year Total Assets $817,086 $750,137 $679,975 Current Assets $743,462 $693,045 $635,463 Long-Term Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Current Liabilities $0 $0 $0 Total Net Assets $817,086 $750,137 $679,975 Short Term Solvency Fiscal Year Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities Long Term Solvency Fiscal Year Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets 0% 0% 0% Top Funding Sources Fiscal Year Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount Contributions $790,163 Contributions $703,189 Contributions $677,660 Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Special Events (net) Special Events (net)) Special Events (net) Amount $83,233 $115,051 $104,151 Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount Investment Income $5,876 Investment Income $3,370 Investment Income $30,228 Capital Campaign Currently in a Capital Campaign? No Goal $0.00 Comments Foundation Staff Comments Youth for Christ of Kern County is a chapter affiliate of Youth for Christ USA, Inc. and governed by a local board of directors. Financial figures taken from Forms 990 with Financial Reviews also provided by the organization. Congregation support is included with Individual contributions. 13

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