Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center
Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center
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About this organization
Mission
Achieving healing and justice for victims of child abuse by providing collaborative services, advocacy, leadership and education.
About
When a child is brave enough to tell someone that they have been abused, they are referred to Mission Kids for a forensic interview. Representatives of the district attorney's office, local law enforcement and social services work collaboratively with Mission Kids as a multi-disciplinary investigative team (MDIT). They observe, but do not participate in, the forensic interview as it takes place, thereby reducing the number of interviews a child victim must undergo. The child's safety and well-being are at the core of the investigation. The goal of a forensic interview is to gather information regarding the allegations in a way that does not traumatize the child, in an environment that is welcoming, warm, family friendly and safe. The interview consists of a trained forensic interviewer speaking with a child regarding concerns or allegations of maltreatment in a developmentally appropriate, non-threatening, non-leading, child-friendly manner. The interviews assist law enforcement and the office of children and youth (child protective services) in their investigation of the allegations and minimize the number of times a child must tell their story of trauma. The children eligible for services at Mission Kids are between the ages of verbal - 17, and are alleged victims of sexual or serious physical abuse, siblings of victims living at home, or child witnesses to violence. By eliminating the trauma of repeated interviews and providing a warm, supportive environment for families, Mission Kids strives to minimize the secondary trauma from the interview process and allow healing to begin for the young victims of Montgomery County. Mission Kids is an integral part of the safety net within the child abuse process. Our comprehensive victim advocacy program provides victims and their non-offending caregivers with the support, information and community resources they need. Mission Kids' victim advocates assist the families in scheduling specialized medical and mental health evaluations. At all times, the physical and emotional well-being of the children we serve is the number one priority. Mission Kids is a non-profit, charitable organization providing a multi-disciplinary team response to alleged victims of sexual and physical abuse. Mission Kids is nationally accredited by the National Children's Alliance and is part of a nationwide network of child advocacy centers designed in accordance with standards established by the National Children's Alliance and the U.S. Department of Justice. Our ultimate goal is to provide a broad range of support services to child victims of abuse and their caregivers in an environment that encourages healing and facilitates successful prosecution of alleged offenders.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
According to the filing documents, the non-profit's mission is defined as “The mission of the child advocacy center is achieving healing and justice for victims of child abuse. mission kids offers a comprehensive, centrally located, multidisciplinary team response to allegations of child abuse in a dedicated, child-friendly setting which promotes the child victim's physical and emotional well-being. mission kids provides neutral, fact-finding forensic interviews which are coordinated to avoid duplicative interviewing and supports montgomery county's multidisciplinary team approach to child abuse investigation and intervention. mission kids also provides family advocates to support the child victim and non-offending family members, and specialized referrals to medical and mental health partners.”.
When referring to its tasks, they were referred to as: “Organization's mission: achieving healing and justice for victims of child abuse.”.
- The non-profit's state of operation has been legally reported as PA.
- According to the latest filing, the non-profit's address in 2019 is PO BOX 413, BLUE BELL, PA, 19422.
- The total number of employees reported by the non-profit on their form for 2019 is 20.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is not a donor advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $353,874.
- The CEO compensation policy within the organization is established through an impartial evaluation and approval.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 32 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2007.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization pays $977,996 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $120,985 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has fundraising events.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.
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