Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO PROTECT CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY FROM PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ABUSE THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, FORENSIC , MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
TO SEE SAFE CHILDREN THRIVING IN NURTURING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES
CHILD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM: SUNFLOWER HOUSE'S CHILD ASSESSMENT PROGRAM IS FOCUSED ON ENSURING THAT VICTIMS OF CHILD ABUSE AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE THEIR BEST CHANCE AT JUSTICE AND HEALING. THE PROGRAM WORKS TOWARD THIS GOAL BY COORDINATING A COLLABORATIVE RESPONSE TO CHILD SEXUAL OR PHYSICAL ABUSE ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING LAW ENFORCEMENT, CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS, MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, VICTIM ADVOCATES, AND PROSECUTORS. ONCE A CHILD IN JOHNSON OR WYANDOTTE COUNTIES MAKES A DISCLOSURE OF ABUSE AND IT IS REPORTED TO LOCAL CHILD PROTECTION SERVICES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT, A REFERRAL IS MADE TO SUNFLOWER HOUSE. OUR INTERVIEW SPECIALISTS CONDUCT CHILD-SENSITIVE INTERVIEWS OF ALLEGED CHILD VICTIMS USING PROVEN FORENSIC PRACTICES. SUNFLOWER HOUSE COORDINATES SPECIALIZED MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS BY FORENSIC MEDICAL PROVIDERS, AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, AVAILABLE ONSITE THROUGH A CONTRACT WITH PACES, A LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER, OR OTHER QUALIFIED TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPISTS IN THE COMMUNITY. ADDITIONALLY, THE FAMILIES RECEIVE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FROM SUNFLOWER HOUSE FAMILY ADVOCATES FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED. FROM JULY 2019 TO JUNE 2020, SUNFLOWER HOUSE CONDUCTED 498 INTERVIEWS FOR 418 CHILDREN, 411 CAREGIVERS WERE GIVEN FAMILY ADVOCACY SERVICES, AND AT LEAST 224 CHILDREN RECEIVED THERAPY AT SUNFLOWER HOUSE. IN ADDITION, SUNFLOWER HOUSE FORENSIC INTERVIEWERS PREPARED FOR 42 CASES, ATTENDED 21 AND TESTIFIED IN 17 COURT HEARINGS AND 2,219 THERAPY HOURS WERE PERFORMED DURING THESE TWELVE MONTHS.
EDUCATION PROGRAM: SUNFLOWER HOUSE PARTNERS WITH MORE THAN 175 JOHNSON AND WYANDOTTE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND PRESCHOOLS TO PROVIDE PERSONAL SAFETY AND SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION PROGRAMS. OUR FLAGSHIP PROGRAM, THE HAPPY BEAR PLAY, TEACHES 4-7 YEAR OLDS TO RECOGNIZE, RESIST AND REPORT CHILD ABUSE TO A TRUSTED ADULT. LET'S TALK, THINK FIRST AND STAY SAFE, LET'S CYBERCHAT, AND ABUSIVE HEAD TRAUMA ARE OFFERED TO ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH AND TEACH AGE-APPROPRIATE PERSONAL SAFETY AT AGES WHEN CHILDREN ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO SEXUAL ABUSE. PROFESSIONALS ARE TAUGHT THEIR LEGAL MANDATED REPORTER RESPONSIBILITIES, HOW TO RECOGNIZE THE SIGNS OF MALTREATMENT, AND REPORTING PROCESSES. OTHER PROGRAMS OFFERED TO ADULTS IN THE COMMUNITY INCLUDED KEEPING KIDS SAFE ONLINE AND STEWARDS OF CHILDREN. FROM JULY 2019 TO JUNE 2020, 20,393 CHILDREN AND 3,447 PROFESSIONALS AND OTHER ADULTS WERE EDUCATED ABOUT CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION.
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 |
|---|
| Michelle Herman | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 40 | $105,000 |
| Steve Howe | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Keegan Odle | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeanene Kiesling | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Karla Schulte | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Waldeck | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barry Sutherland | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vandra Solomon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tad Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tina Shipman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Shelton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Natalie Muehlberger | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Frank Koranda | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Sara Kilbride | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Jennings | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Hingula | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Claire Hillman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Taylor Hemness | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Sheri Garner | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Dupree | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Arnold | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jody Adams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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