Organizations Filed Purposes:
A BETTER WAY EMPOWERS CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO DEVELOP THE INSIGHTS, LIFE SKILLS, AND PERMANENT RELATIONSHIPS THAT PROMOTE THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - WE PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT ARE STRENGTH-BASED, FAMILY-DRIVEN, COLLABORATIVE, COMPREHENSIVE, AND EVIDENCE BASED/EVIDENCE INFORMED. OUR TREATMENT FOCUS ON BEHAVIORAL & EMOTIONAL ISSUES AND PLACEMENT STABILIZATION. OUR TREATMENT TEAMS INCLUDE DOCTORAL AND MASTERS LEVEL CLINICIANS, AS WELL AS FAMILY PARTNERS AND REHABILITATION SPECIALISTS. WE PROVIDE SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF THERAPEUTIC VISITATION, REUNIFICATION, PRE- AND POST-ADOPTION, AND GENERAL PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE CONTEXT OF INDIVIDUAL, AND FAMILY THERAPY. IN ADDITION, WE HAVE SPECIALTY PROGRAMS THAT FOCUS ON CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO 5 YEARS OLD. IFOR FY 19/20, A BETTER WAY PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 753 CHILDREN IN OR AT RISK OF ENTERING FOSTER CARE, AND TO CHILDREN AT SCHOOLS IN ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, SAN FRANCISCO, AND SOLANO COUNTIES. ALL OF THEM ARE EITHER SELF-REFERRED BY CAREGIVERS, REFERRED BY THEIR SCHOOLS, OR REFERRED TO US BY THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENTS.
SOCIAL SERVICES - DURING 2019-2020 OUR SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS CONSISTED OF 6 DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, THE LARGEST OF WHICH WERE THE ALAMEDA COUNTY PARENT ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM (PEP), THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY PEER PARENT PROGRAM (PPP) AND THE ALAMEDA COUNTY ANOTHER ROAD TO SAFETY (ARS) PROGRAM. THE PEP AND PPP PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES NAVIGATING THE CHILD WELFARE AND JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEMS. ARS IS AN EARLY INTERVENTION / DIFFERENTIAL RESPONSE SERVICE FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF HAVING THEIR CHILDREN REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE DUE TO SAFETY AND SECURITY RISKS. FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019-20, THE PEP PROGRAM HANDLED 176 CASES, THEY PARTICIPATED IN 571 CHILD FAMILY TEAM MEETINGS, 47 SUPPORT GROUPS THAT INCLUDED 269 FATHERHOOD AND 238 PARENT LEADERSHIP PARTICIPANTS. THIS PROGRAM ALSO ATTENDED NUMEROUS OTHER COUNTY TEAM MEETINGS, PANELS, COMMITTEES, AND WORKGROUPS AND PROVIDED TRAININGS TO THE COMMUNITY. SF-PPP SERVED 169 PARENTS THAT 01 OF PARENTS WERE INVOLVED WITH THE JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT AND 168 WITH THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. THE PROGRAM ATTENDED 430 CHILD FAMILY TEAM MEETINGS. ARS HAD A TOTAL OF 255 FAMILIES REFERRED FOR SERVICES OF WHICH 180 CASES WERE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM.
PERMANENCY - WE PROVIDE TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE, ADOPTIONS, INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOSTER CARE (ISFC), AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR TRANSIITIONAL AGED FOSTER YOUTH (THP+FC). IN FISCAL YEAR 2019-20, WE HAD 28 APPROVED RESOURCE FAMILIES FOR OUR FOSTER CARE, FOSTER TO ADOPT, AND INTENSIVE SERVICES FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND 25 PLACED CHILDREN. IN THE THP+FC PROGRAM, WE HAD 2 APPROVED HOUSING LOCATIONS AND PLACED 1 YOUNG ADULT.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Shahnaz Mazandarani | PRESIDENT | 40 | $176,177 |
| Graham Warner | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER | 40 | $119,142 |
| David Channer | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 40 | $117,511 |
| Ariel Benjamin Evnine | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ahmad Asir | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lisa Radcliffe | BOARD MEMBER/DEVELOPMENT CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon Wright | BOARD MEMBER/AUDIT CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Dolin | BOARD MEMBER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Bryan Saalfeld | BOARD MEMBER/ADMIN CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Marc Martos-Vila | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| David Vliet | SECRETARY/PROGRAM CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| James Orellana | VICE CHAIR/FINANCE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Gay Searcy | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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