Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
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Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 3,844,126 | 4,208,035 | 4,893,828 | 4,148,388 | 4,845,615 | 21,939,992 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,844,126 | 4,208,035 | 4,893,828 | 4,148,388 | 4,845,615 | 21,939,992 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 957,342 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 20,982,650 | |||||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,844,126 | 4,208,035 | 4,893,828 | 4,148,388 | 4,845,615 | 21,939,992 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 8,205 | 7,317 | 9,059 | 9,634 | 7,795 | 42,010 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | 58,223 | 47,751 | 39,368 | 3,446 | 2,103 | 150,891 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 22,132,893 | |||||






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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
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(a) 2009 | (b) 2010 | (c) 2011 | (d) 2012 | (e) 2013 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||




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| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 | THE CRISIS CENTER OF TAMPA BAY IS TAMPA BAY'S ELITE PROVIDER OF CRISIS AND TRAUMA SERVICES. RESPONDING TO OVER 183,000 REQUESTS FOR HELP EACH YEAR, THIS NONPROFIT AGENCY OFFERS A RANGE OF EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET COMMUNITY NEEDS. THE MISSION OF THE CRISIS CENTER OF TAMPA BAY (THE CRISIS CENTER) IS TO ENSURE THAT NO ONE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAS TO FACE CRISIS ALONE. THE VISION OF THE AGENCY IS TO BE THAT EXTRAORDINARY PLACE WHERE ALL PEOPLE FIND HELP, HOPE AND HEALING TO MAKE TOMORROW BETTER. FOR MORE THAN FORTY YEARS, THE CRISIS CENTER HAS BEEN PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO SUFFER DISTRESS FROM SERIOUS LIFE CRISIS. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A | TRANSCARE AMBULANCE SERVICES TOTAL TRANSPORTS - 35,547 9-1-1 TRANSPORTS - 22,301 , MENTAL HEALTH/BAKER ACT TRANSPORTS - 7,112 TRANSCARE PROVIDES PRIMARY 9-1-1 BASIC LIFE SUPPORT (BLS) SERVICES IN THE CITY OF TAMPA; BLS EMERGENCY AND NON-EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE THROUGHOUT HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY; COUNTYWIDE PSYCHIATRIC TRANSPORTS TO/FROM ALL AREA HOSPITALS; TRANSPORTATION TO STATE PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES; AND STAND-BY SERVICE FOR SPECIAL EVENTS. TRANSCARE PLACES TREMENDOUS VALUE ON QUALITY PATIENT CARE AND COMPASSIONATE SERVICE TO EVERY CUSTOMER AND STAKEHOLDER. FROM FIELD EMS PROVIDERS TO OUR BILLING STAFF, OUR GOAL IS TO TREAT EACH INDIVIDUAL- PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND OTHERS- WITH DIGNITY AND KINDNESS. ALTHOUGH WE DEAL WITH MEDICAL EMERGENCIES HUNDREDS OF TIMES A DAY, WE NEVER FORGET THAT FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL WE TREAT THIS IS A TRAUMATIC AND SOMETIMES ONCE IN A LIFETIME EXPERIENCE. EVEN AFTER THE EMERGENCY HAS PASSED, THE STRUGGLE WITH BILLS OR INSURANCE CLAIMS CAN CONTINUE TO BE A DAUNTING TASK. THROUGH ON-GOING TRAINING IN CLINICAL ISSUES, CULTURAL DIVERSITY, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, AND SPECIAL NEEDS, TRANSCARE'S FIELD STAFF ARE ENABLED TO PROVIDE SUPERIOR CARE UNDER OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. TRANSCARE'S CUSTOMER SERVICE STAFF ALSO ATTENDS CULTURAL DIVERSITY TRAINING AND CONSTANTLY REMAINS CURRENT ON MEDICAL BILLING STANDARDS IN ORDER TO ASSIST PATIENTS THROUGH DIFFICULTIES WITH BILLING AND INSURANCE ISSUES. TRANSCARE IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON THE ACCREDITATION OF AMBULANCE SERVICES (CAAS). IT IS ONE OF ONLY TEN CAAS-ACCREDITED AGENCIES IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE ONLY CAAS-ACCREDITED ORGANIZATION IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. LESS THAN 1% OF AMBULANCE SERVICES IN THE NATION HOLD THIS ACCREDITATION. THE DIFFERENCE WE ARE MAKING: (REAL STORIES ABOUT REAL PEOPLE) TRANSCARE RESPONDED TO A CALL FROM THE OUTPATIENT UNIT AT NORTHSIDE MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. A NINE-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS BEING AGGRESSIVE TOWARD HIS MOTHER AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO RUN FROM THE PREMISES. THE CHILD STRUGGLED WHILE HIS MOTHER ATTEMPTED TO KEEP HIM UNDER CONTROL SO HE COULD BE TRANSPORTED UNDER THE BAKER ACT TO THE CHILDREN'S CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT. THE TRANSCARE TEAM REMAINED CALM, PATIENT & RESPECTFUL TO THE CHILD AND HIS MOTHER. THE CHILD REQUIRED RESTRAINTS IN ORDER TO PROTECT HIMSELF AND OTHERS AROUND HIM. THE TEAM MEMBERS CALMLY REDIRECTED AND REASSURED THE CHILD AND WERE ABLE TO TRANSPORT HIM SAFELY TO THE IN-PATIENT FACILITY. THE STAFF AT NORTHSIDE WAS SO IMPRESSED BY THE PROFESSIONALISM AND SKILL DISPLAYED BY THE TRANSCARE STAFF THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SITUATION; THEY SENT A LETTER OF COMMENDATION THAT STATED, "THE TRANSCARE UNIT #30 TEAM WAS HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL AND SKILLED DURING THE CHILD'S RAGING BEHAVIOR, WHICH SUSTAINED IN INTENSITY FOR A RELATIVELY LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT STAFF IS APPRECIATIVE FOR UNIT #30'S SERVICE, ASSISTANCE, AND PROFESSIONALISM THROUGHOUT THE CRISIS, ONE OF THE MOST ESCALATED THE OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT HAS SEEN IN DECADES." |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B | 2-1-1 CONTACT CENTER ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO THE CLIENT - LOCATED IN NORTH TAMPA, SERVING ALL OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY OFFERING: SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES (SPS) CRISIS COUNSELING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES CHILD DEVELOPMENT SCREENING VETERAN'S PEER SUPPORT MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT (WARM LINE) THE CRISIS CENTER ENSURES THE 2-1-1 PROGRAMS ARE OPERATING AT/ABOVE STANDARDS AND UTILIZING BEST PRACTICES WHILE PROVIDING BEST IN CLASS SERVICES TO ALL WHO ACCESS THEM. AS SUCH, THE CONTACT CENTER HOLDS NATIONAL ACCREDITATIONS BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SUICIDOLOGY (AAS), THE ALLIANCE OF INFORMATION & REFERRAL SYSTEMS (AIRS), AND LICENSING BY THE ST/FL DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES SUBSTANCE ABUSE & MENTAL HEALTH (DCF - SAMH) FOR LEVEL 1 PREVENTION SERVICES. THE 2-1-1 SERVICE AREA HANDLES CLOSE TO 200,000 CONTACTS EACH YEAR RANGING FROM INBOUND PHONE CALLS, IM/CHATS, TEXT MESSAGING, EMAILS, IN-PERSON CONTACTS AND CRISIS RESPONSES, SAFETY CHECKS, REASSURANCE CALLS, FOLLOW UP CONTACTS AND CARE COORDINATION; ALL USING A CLIENT-CENTERED, TRAUMA INFORMED APPROACH. ON AVERAGE, 80 PERCENT OF ALL CALLS ARE ANSWERED IN LESS THAN 60 SECONDS ENSURING THAT PERSONS ARE NOT FACING CRISIS ALONE, OR HAVING TO WAIT TO RECEIVE HELP AND SUPPORT. THE MAJORITY OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHO CONTACT US RECEIVE INCREASED CONCRETE SUPPORTS THROUGH INFORMATION AND REFERRAL; CONNECTING THEM TO THE HELP, HOPE AND HEALING NEEDED TO MAKE TOMORROW A BETTER DAY. THOUSANDS OF PERSONS CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE ARE SCREENED FOR LETHALITY. HUNDREDS OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE PROVIDED SHORT-TERM CARE COORDINATION INCLUDING THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SAFETY PLANS. ALL WHO CONTACT 2-1-1 ARE CARED FOR BY TRAINED INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS AND CARE COORDINATORS WHO HAVE THE ABILITY TO SPEAK TO THE UNSPEAKABLE WITH COMPETENCY AND COMPASSION. HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2014 HANDLED 104,791 CALLS 16,832 CRISIS CALLS 64,246 INFORMATION AND REFERRAL CALLS 2,000 LETHALITY ASSESSMENTS - SUICIDE 1,650 SAFETY PLANS SERVING VETERANS THE CRISIS CENTER & MACDILL AFB HAVE ENJOYED A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP, SERVING VICTIMS OF SEXUAL TRAUMA. AS OF AUGUST 2014, WE HAVE FORMALIZED AN AGREEMENT WITH MACDILL AFB TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH 2-1-1 & SPS TO SUPPORT THE BASE'S MARC (MACDILL AREA RESILIENCE CENTER) AND THE SERVICE AREA'S VETERANS INITIATIVES. FLORIDA VETERANS OUTREACH PROJECT (844) MYFLVET - FUNDED BY THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE, THE CRISIS CENTER INITIATED THE MY FLORIDA VET SUPPORT LINE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO CONNECT FLORIDA VETERANS TO SERVICES - ESPECIALLY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES - USING EXISTING 2-1-1 INFRASTRUCTURE. WE PROVIDE AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE ENTRY POINT FOR VETERAN-CRITICAL INFORMATION AND SERVE AS A PRIMARY SOURCE OF INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR RETURNING VETERANS. ONE SIMPLE TELEPHONE CALL TO 844-MYFLVET (693-5838) IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING THE VETERAN TO LIFE-SAVING HELP. THIS SYSTEM HELPS FLORIDA VETERANS IN THE DESIGNATED FIVE COUNTIES (HILLSBOROUGH, MANATEE, PASCO, PINELLAS AND POLK) CONNECT WITH FEDERAL VA-FUNDED SERVICES, RECEIVE THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED AND PREVENT THEM FROM FALLING INTO A CYCLE OF DESPAIR, ADDICTION AND HOMELESSNESS. THE PROJECT MEETS THE NEEDS OF MILITARY VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES USING TRAINED PEERS (MILITARY VETERANS THAT MAY HAVE SELF-IDENTIFIED CO-OCCURRING HEALTH ISSUES). THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A PEER SUPPORT COMPONENT THAT ALIGNS WITH THE AGENCY'S LARGER PEER SUPPORT INITIATIVE. THIS IS THE FIRST WARM LINE INITIATIVE OF ITS KIND TO BE OFFERED IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THE GOAL OF THIS SERVICE IS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FEDERAL VETERANS ADMINISTRATION RELEVANT PHYSICAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES. MENTAL HEALTH WARM LINE THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE DONORS, 2-1-1 & SPS WERE ABLE TO BEGIN PEER SUPPORT FOR MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. THIS SEED MONEY ENABLED PROGRAM STAFF TO EXPAND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES IN A COORDINATED EFFORT TO NON-MILITARY, MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMERS. A PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM COORDINATOR HAS BEEN RECRUITED FOR THE NEW PROGRAM AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OVERSIGHT AND PROGRAMMING OF ALL PEER-RELATED SERVICES. CENTRAL FLORIDA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NETWORK (CFBHN) IS ALSO WORKING WITH THE CRISIS CENTER LEADERSHIP TO HELP SUPPORT THE PEER SUPPORT PROGRAM BY IDENTIFYING TRAINED, CERTIFIED PEER SPECIALISTS WHO CAN VOLUNTEER WHILE LOOKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO HELP SUSTAIN THE PROGRAM. CHILD DEVELOPMENT OUTREACH & COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT INFOLINE (CDI) (813) 425-GROW - FOUR CARE COORDINATORS, ALONG WITH THE CDI PROGRAM COORDINATOR, CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND REPRESENT THE CRISIS CENTER IN THE COMMUNITY. THESE OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN A GREAT WAY TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE CRISIS CENTER'S PROGRAMS & SERVICES THE DIFFERENCE WE ARE MAKING: (REAL STORIES ABOUT REAL PEOPLE) LATE ONE NIGHT, ASHLEY, A 2-1-1 INTERVENTION SPECIALIST, RECEIVED A CALL FROM WILL. HE WAS 20 YEARS OLD, ATTENDING CLASSES AT HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE, AND HAD A STEADY JOB IN A CALL CENTER WHERE HE SOLD ADVERTISING, BUT HE WAS BATTLING DEPRESSION. WILL SAID HE FELT LIKE HE WAS A FAILURE AND SUFFERED FROM ANXIETY AND WORRY. HE SPOKE OF HAVING NO HOPE AND SAID IT WOULD BE "BETTER FOR EVERYONE IF I WASN'T HERE ANYMORE". ASHLEY SPENT THE NEXT 35 MINUTES ASSESSING THE SITUATION BY LISTENING TO WILL AND ASKING PROBING QUESTIONS. THAT NIGHT SHE WAS ABLE TO GET WILL TO A PLACE WHERE HE WAS SAFE BOTH PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY. SHE THEN ARRANGED TO HAVE DANIELLA, A SUICIDE PREVENTION CARE COORDINATOR AT THE CRISIS CENTER, FOLLOW UP WITH WILL AND DEVELOP A SAFETY PLAN. TODAY, WILL IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR HIS DEPRESSION. HE FEELS BETTER ABOUT HIS JOB, SCHOOL, AND WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS. HE HAS A NEW DIRECTION IN LIFE THAT ALL STARTED WHEN A COMPASSIONATE SPECIALIST AT THE CRISIS CENTER OF TAMPA BAY TOOK THE TIME TO LISTEN AND HELP WILL FIND THE SUPPORT HE NEEDED. |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C | CORBETT TRAUMA CENTER LOCATIONS IN BRANDON, TAMPA AND NORTH TAMPA: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP TRAUMA COUNSELING AND RESEARCH PROJECTS THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA (USF) FUNDING SOURCES: MOST INSURANCE, INCLUDING MEDICAID FREE AND/OR SLIDING SCALE PAYMENT PLANS FOR UNINSURED VICTIMS OF CRIME (REPORTED AND UNREPORTED), INCLUDING TRAFFICKING, SEXUAL ABUSE, PHYSICAL ABUSE, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND BULLYING "GAP" FUNDING TO COVER OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES "LAST RESORT" FUNDING FOR CONSUMERS WITH NO OTHER MEANS OF PAYMENT HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2014: COUNSELING SERVICES TO OVER 797 INDIVIDUALS 6,658 COUNSELING SESSIONS 350 OF THE INDIVIDUALS SERVED WERE CHILDREN PARTNERSHIPS THE CRISIS CENTER AND THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT'S (HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE COURTS IMPLEMENTED A FUNDED AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING SERVICES TO THE CHILDREN'S ADVOCACY CENTER CLIENTS. FURTHERING THE RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE JUDICIARY, MEETINGS WERE HELD WITH JUDGES OF THE SIXTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT (PASCO COUNTY) TO ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIP FOR REFERRALS FROM EAST PASCO COUNTY FAMILY COURT. THE COURT IS FAMILIAR WITH TRAUMA INFORMED CARE AND THE NEED FOR TRAUMA-SPECIFIC EVIDENCE BASED SERVICES TO COMBAT THE EFFECTS OF TRAUMA ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. JUDGES ARE VERY INTERESTED IN EXPANDING AVAILABLE INTERVENTIONS FOR FAMILIES IN THE DEPENDENCY AND DELINQUENCY SYSTEMS. IN AUGUST, THE CORBETT TRAUMA CENTER COMPLETED A THREE-YEAR RESEARCH PROJECT THROUGH USF, STEPPED CARE FOR CHILDREN AFTER TRAUMA. THE FOLLOW-UP RESEARCH STUDY, STEPPED CARE FOR CHILDREN AFTER TRAUMA, OPTIMIZING TREATMENT, WAS SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH (NIMH) FOR CONSIDERATION MID-OCTOBER. CORBETT TRAUMA CENTER PARTICIPATION WOULD INCLUDE TWO PART-TIME RESEARCH THERAPISTS, A COORDINATOR/SCREENER, AND PROJECT DIRECTOR. A FUNDED AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED WITH AMIKIDS (YES) TO PROVIDE COUNSELING TO HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY YOUTH ADJUDICATED DELINQUENT WITH FUNDING TO BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE PRISON RAPE ELIMINATION ACT (PREA). THE DIFFERENCE WE ARE MAKING: (REAL STORIES ABOUT REAL PEOPLE) ANTHONY IS A 6-YEAR-OLD CHILD WHO WAS IN SCHOOL LAST JUNE WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVED AND BEGAN QUESTIONING HIM REGARDING A SEXUAL ABUSE CALL MADE BY THE SCHOOL ABOUT HIS OLDER STEPBROTHER. ANTHONY WAS PETRIFIED AND INTIMIDATED BY THE PRESENCE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT. THE SCHOOL CALLED HIS MOTHER, BUT SHE COULD NOT GET TO THE SCHOOL IN TIME TO BE PRESENT FOR THE POLICE QUESTIONING. ANTHONY AND HIS FAMILY WERE REFERRED TO THE CORBETT TRAUMA CENTER TO ADDRESS THE SEXUAL ABUSE, WHICH WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE FEAR OF BEING QUESTIONED BY THE POLICE AT SCHOOL WITHOUT HIS MOTHER PRESENT. LATER THAT SUMMER, ANTHONY HAD TO APPEAR IN DEPOSITIONS TO COMPLETE MORE OF THE INVESTIGATION AND REPORTING OF THE CASE. HE WAS SCARED OUT OF HIS MIND HAVING TO GO OVER THE SAME SITUATION KNOWING THAT HIS MOTHER WOULD NOT BE IN THE ROOM WITH HIM. DURING THE COURSE OF TREATMENT, ANTHONY WAS ABLE TO ADDRESS HIS FEARS THROUGH THERAPY THAT INCLUDED A NON-THREATENING INTRODUCTION TO A POLICE OFFICER AND THE COMFORT OF CREATING HIS OWN "SAFETY BEAR." THE SAFETY BEAR - MIMI - WAS A SAVIOR FOR ANTHONY. HE TOOK HIS BEAR WITH HIM AND HELD HER TIGHT SO THAT HE COULD ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS OLDER STEPBROTHER. IN THE BEAR'S POCKET WAS A NOTE TO ANTHONY FROM HIS THERAPIST THAT SAID, "I CAN BE BRAVE - I CAN DO IT." ANTHONY DREW A PICTURE OF HIS BEAR FOR HIS THERAPIST TO REMIND HER THAT HE IS BRAVE AND THAT HE FEELS SAFE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11 | THE CFO REVIEWED THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE, FINANCE AND AUDIT COMMITTEES. THE CFO COORDINATED OBTAINING RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ACCEPTED AND APPROVED THE FORM 990 FOR FILING ONCE A REVIEW WAS COMPLETED AND ALL QUESTIONS WERE ADDRESSED. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C | ALL DIRECTORS ARE PROVIDED COPIES OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE ABOUT ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS THEY MAY HAVE. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 | THE CRISIS CENTER'S BASE PAY AND BENEFIT PROCESS WERE COMPARED TO OTHER NON-PROFIT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL DATA FOR COMPETITIVE COMPARISONS. NON-PROFIT AND GOVERNMENT COMPARISONS WERE USED FOR BOTH BASE PAY AND BENEFITS COMPARISONS. WHERE NOTED, BENEFIT COMPARISONS ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TAMPA BAY AREA. INCENTIVE PLAN INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON DISCUSSION WITH MANAGEMENT, NATIONAL TREND DATA, AND OUR EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF EFFECTIVE PROGRAMS FOR ORGANIZATIONS SIMILAR TO THE CRISIS CENTER. RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE CATEGORY OF "OTHER AWARDS" ARE BASED ON ONGOING RESEARCH CONCERNING THE FACTORS THAT DISTINGUISH SUCCESSFUL ORGANIZATIONS WITH REGARD TO ATTRACTING AND RETAINING EMPLOYEES. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 | THE CRISIS CENTER MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
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