Organizations Filed Purposes:
PASSAIC COUNTY CASA ADVOCATES, FACILITATES AND INFLUENCES LIFE CHANGING DECISIONS FOR CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.
THE ORGANIZATION'S SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES ARE TO:1. ADVOCATE FOR THE BEST INTERESTS OF CHILDREN UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE NEW JERSEY SUPERIOR COURT, FAMILY PART, IN PASSAIC COUNTY DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT.2. RECRUIT, SCREEN, TRAIN AND SUPERVISE VOLUNTEERS WHO WILL BE APPOINTED BY AND ASSIST THE FAMILY COURT JUDGES BY GATHERING RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD AND FAMILY THROUGH FILE REVIEW, INTERVIEWS WITH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES, REGULAR VISITATION WITH THE CHILD, AND IN-PERSON ADVOCACY IN SCHOOL, COURT AND ALL OTHER SETTINGS THAT ARE RELEVANT.3. CREATE AND SUPPORT A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY OF WELL TRAINED AND TRAUMA INFORMED CHILD WELFARE AND JUDICIAL PROFESSIONALS IN ORDER TO SERVE THE BEST INTERESTS OF YOUTH WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY SERVICES POSSIBLE.4. EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, THE ROLE OF PASSAIC COUNTY CASA IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM, AND CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION.5. REPRESENT PASSAIC COUNTY CASA AND THE CHILDREN WE SE
THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES PRINCIPALLY CONSIST OF RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPERVISING VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE APPOINTED BY A FAMILY COURT JUDGE TO ADVOCATE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURT DUE TO ABUSE AND/OR NEGLECT. DURING THIS YEAR, THE ORANIZATION SERVED 299 CHILDREN AND ACTIVATED THE SERVICES OF 175 VOLUNTEERS WHO DONATED 10,515 HOURS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES. TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S PHILOSOPHY OF NORMALCY AND TRAUMA INFORMED PRACTICE, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO RUNS ENHANCED ADVOCACY PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. a "POP UP SHOP" PROGRAM PROVIDED NEW CLOTHING, BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND BIRTHDAY GIFTS TO ALL YOUTHS IN THEIR PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND ALSO HOSTED FAMILY EVENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S REVENUE AND EXPENSES AS PRESENTED IN FORM 990 DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING NOATED ITEMS:dONATED VOLUNTEER SERVICES - $224,402dONATED GIFTS TO CHILDREN AND OTHER MATERIALS - $56,070DONATED ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES - $38,088DONATED STORAGE SPACE - $30,250
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 |
|---|
| Erica Fischer-Kaslander | Executive Dir. | 60 | $94,061 |
| Michael Morano | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Aileen Carper | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Barbara Schroeder | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Ann Sundius-Rose | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Jonathan Arber | Trustee | 3 | $0 |
| Lindsay Janel Esq | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| John Lindemulder | Treasurer | 5 | $0 |
| Peter Lefkowitz Esq | Vice President | 5 | $0 |
| Jamie Am Dykes | President | 5 | $0 |
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