KIDSPEACE CORPORATION
4085 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, SCHNECKSVILLE, PA 18078 www.kidspeace.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: KIDSPEACE, FOUNDED IN 1882, IS A HEALTHCARE NONPROFIT THAT IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HOPE, HELP, AND HEALING TO CHILDREN, ADULTS AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE "O".WITH 40 OFFICES AND FACILITIES ACROSS EIGHT STATES, THIS NATIONAL ORGANIZATION PROVIDES MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE TO THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN EACH YEAR, AND REACHES MILLIONS MORE KIDS AND FAMILIES WITH PREVENTION AND PUBLIC EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS DESIGNED TO HELP KIDS AVOID AND OVERCOME THE KINDS OF CRISES THAT CAN STRIKE ANY CHILD. FOUNDED IN BETHLEHEM, PA, KIDSPEACE AND ITS ASSOCIATES ARE DEDICATED TO HEALING AND GUIDING CHILDREN THROUGH DISASTERS, PERSONAL TRAUMAS, FAMILY PROBLEMS, ABUSE, NEGLECT, DEPRESSION, AND THE MANY STRESSES OF MODERN LIFE TODAY. KIDSPEACE EXISTS TO GIVE KIDS PEACE.

SUPPORT SERVICES TO AFFILIATED NOT FOR PROFIT SUBSIDIARIES.

IN 2019, KIDSPEACE PROVIDED TREATMENT TO NEARLY 7,000 CLIENTS ACROSS THE KIDSPEACE CONTINUUM OF CARE - OUR OFFERING OF PROGRAMMING THAT IS TRAUMA-INFORMED, EVIDENCE-BASED AND SUPPORTED BY A COMMITMENT TO CLINICAL INNOVATION.- QUALITY OUTCOMES: KIDSPEACE CONDUCTS AN ANNUAL OUTCOMES SURVEY TO DETERMINE HOW WELL OUR PROGRAMS ARE MEETING THE EXPECTATIONS OF THOSE WE SERVE. IN 2019, OUR "MODEL OF CARE" SURVEY SHOWED THAT: 95% OF CLIENTS REPORT THAT THEY ARE TAKING STEPS TOWARD MAKING POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIFE AS A RESULT OF KIDSPEACE.CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.- 90% OF THE CLIENTS REPORT THAT KIDSPEACE HAS IMPROVED BOTH THEIR CHARACTER AND THEIR ABILITY TO FORM MEANINGFUL AND SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHERS. KIDSPEACE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS: KIDSPEACE OFFERS A WIDE RANGE OF RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAMS AT ITS THREE RESIDENTIAL CAMPUSES IN PENNSYLVANIA, GEORGIA AND MAINE. THE PROGRAMMING AT THE CAMPUSES FEATURES TRAUMA-INFORMED EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL APPROACHES, APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (ABA), RECREATIONAL AND CREATIVE THERAPIES, LIFE SKILL ENRICHMENT AND EDUCATION SERVICES.STAFFED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS, SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, NUTRITIONISTS, THERAPISTS, AND CARING COUNSELORS, THE PROGRAMS HELP CHILDREN HEAL WHILE BUILDING CONFIDENCE AND COMPETENCE TO MAKE HEALTHY CHOICES FOR BRIGHTER FUTURES. THESE CAMPUSES STRIVE TO GIVE THE BEST TO KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH THE WORST, WITH WORLD-CLASS FACILITIES INCLUDING HOME-LIKE LIVING QUARTERS, ATHLETIC FIELDS, SWIMMING POOLS, AND STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING FACILITIES. IN 2019, KIDSPEACE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS SERVED 787 KIDS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. KIDSPEACE PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL: THIS NATIONAL RESOURCE, LOCATED IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND CONVENIENT TO NEW YORK, WASHINGTON, D.C. AND PHILADELPHIA, HELPED 1,067 KIDS IN 2019. THE HOSPITAL IS A PRIVATE, NOT-FOR-PROFIT FACILITY DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING THE NEEDS OF YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING SEVERAL MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISES. IT SPECIALIZES IN CARING FOR CHILDREN, PRE-ADOLESCENTS, ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS THROUGH PROGRAMS CUSTOM-DESIGNED TO MEET EACH PATIENT'S SPECIFIC NEEDS, FROM SEVERE TRAUMA AND DEPRESSION TO EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES PROMPTED BY AUTISM OR LOWER INTELLECTUAL FUNCTIONING. PATIENTS IN THE HOSPITAL BENEFIT FROM ON-SITE SCHOOL SERVICES, WHICH ENSURE THAT CHILDREN MAINTAIN ACADEMIC PROGRESS WHILE THEY WORK TO OVERCOME THEIR CHALLENGES.KIDSPEACE FOSTER CARE: 1,131 CHILDREN FOUND HELP IN 2019 THROUGH KIDSPEACE'S 25 FOSTER CARE OFFICES. OUR THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE PROGRAM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE ENDURED OR FACE TRAUMA IN THEIR BIRTH HOMES. UNLIKE TRADITIONAL FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS, OUR PROGRAMS RECRUIT, INTENSIVELY TRAIN AND SUPPORT FOSTER FAMILIES TO RESPOND TO THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF OUR CHILDREN. FOSTER FAMILIES RECEIVE 24-HOUR, SEVEN-DAY-A-WEEK ASSISTANCE FROM ON-CALL PROFESSIONALS. SOME LOCATIONS ARE LICENSED TO PROVIDE ADOPTION SERVICES TO CHILDREN OF ALL AGES.EDUCATIONAL SERVICES: CHILDREN IN EMOTIONAL CRISIS, WHETHER CAUSED BY TRAUMA, PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY, OR A PERSONAL ISSUE, FIND IT DIFFICULT TO CONCENTRATE ON LEARNING. KIDSPEACE OPERATES FIVE LICENSED SCHOOLS IN THREE STATES TO HELP KEEP YOUNGSTERS ON TRACK IN THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT SOCIAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL AREA IN THEIR LIVES. THE KIDSPEACE SCHOOL SYSTEM PROVIDES A COMPLETE EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN OUR RESIDENTIAL AND HOSPITAL PROGRAMS, FROM 1ST THROUGH 12TH GRADE. IT GUARANTEES ALL CREDITS THEY WOULD EARN IN A PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SCHOOL. OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS WORK CLOSELY WITH RESIDENTIAL STAFF, PARENTS, REFERRAL SOURCES, AND THE CHILD TO ENSURE THE MOST EFFECTIVE EDUCATION AND TREATMENT POSSIBLE. IN 2019, KIDSPEACE SCHOOLS AGAIN SAW THE VAST MAJORITY OF THEIR STUDENTS MEET OR EXCEED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES.COMMUNITY PROGRAMS: WHEREVER POSSIBLE, KIDSPEACE SEEKS TO KEEP CHILDREN CLOSE TO HOME AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOVE THEM AS THEY RECEIVE CARE FOR THEIR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. IN 2019, KIDSPEACE COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS OFFERED A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES TO NEARLY 4,000 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES - INCLUDING OUTPATIENT, FAMILY-BASED, AND IN-HOME THERAPIES, AS WELL AS PARTIAL-HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMS TO REBUILD LIVES WEAKENED BY CRISES. THE GOAL IS TO KEEP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES HEALTHY AND SAFE IN THEIR HOMES, SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES. IN SOME AREAS, KIDSPEACE PROFESSIONALS BRING SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THEIR OWN HOMES IN AN EFFORT TO HELP THEM LEARN, GROW AND STAY TOGETHER. SERVICES INCLUDE THERAPY, LIFE- AND PARENTING-SKILLS TRAINING, PROBLEM SOLVING, EDUCATION AND SELF-ESTEEM BUILDING.KIDSPEACE ALSO PARTNERS WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS - LIKE YOUTH AND FAMILY CENTERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES - TO PROVIDE PARENTING AND LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING AND FAMILY EDUCATION. WE ALSO HELP LINK FAMILIES TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES SUCH AS FOOD BANKS AND LIBRARIES.PREVENTION & PUBLIC EDUCATION: IN ADDITION TO THE DIRECT HELP KIDSPEACE PROVIDES TO THOUSANDS OF YOUNGSTERS EACH DAY, THE NONPROFIT HAS INVESTED CONSIDERABLE ENERGY INTO HELPING THE WORLD'S CHILDREN AVOID AND OVERCOME THE COMMON CRISES OF GROWING UP. WE OFFER A HELPING HAND TO KIDS IN ALL 50 STATES AND IN DOZENS OF COUNTRIES AROUND THE GLOBE, GIVING THEM HOPE AND POWERFUL TOOLS TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE STRESSES AND LIVE MORE FULFILLING LIVES. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE:- A STRONG PRESENCE ON SOCIAL MEDIA (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM AND LINKEDIN) WITH INFORMATION AND TIPS ON HELPING CHILDREN HANDLE PROBLEMS AND CRISES IN THEIR LIVES.- TEENCENTRAL.COM, A FREE, ANONYMOUS WEB-BASED SERVICE WHERE YOUNG PEOPLE CAN TALK ABOUT THEIR ISSUES AND RECEIVE CAREFULLY CRAFTED THERAPEUTIC SUPPORT.- KIDSPEACE.ORG, A RESOURCE FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS.- BLOGS AND PODCASTS FOCUSED ON RELAYING EXPERTISE FROM PROFESSIONALS IN THE KIDSPEACE ORGANIZATION TO A GENERAL PUBLIC AUDIENCE.- KIDSPEACE INSTITUTE, TRAINING PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD OF MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH FOR CHILDREN.- HEALING MAGAZINE, A TWICE-A-YEAR FLAGSHIP PUBLICATION, PROVIDING PRACTICAL AND CLINICAL INFORMATION AND INSPIRATION FOR PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND CHILDREN'S PROFESSIONALS.CLINICAL INNOVATIONS IMPLEMENTED IN 2019:- ALTERNATIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTIONS (HOSPITAL, RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS) - EXAMPLES: UKERU DE-ESCALATION SYSTEM, COMFORT ROOMS, COPING SKILLS TOOLBOXES.- "TOGETHER FACING THE CHALLENGE" MODEL OF PRACTICE FOR FOSTER CARE 2019: KIDSPEACE SOUGHT CERTIFICATION IN TFTC IN ALL SEVEN STATES IN WHICH IT HAS FOSTER CARE SERVICES.- KIDSPEACE CULTURE OF SAFETY: A UNIFIED SET OF ACTIONS DESIGNED TO OFFER PROTECTION, DE-ESCALATION AND A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT FOR STAFF AND CLIENTS ALIKE ACROSS ALL PROGRAMMING.- PEERS, AN EVIDENCE-BASED SOCIAL LEARNING GROUP/INDIVIDUAL THERAPY APPROACH; KIDSPEACE'S RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM IN MAINE IS PARTNERING WITH UCLA ON RESEARCH INTO APPROACH'S EFFECTIVENESS IN BUILDING APPROPRIATE SOCIAL SKILLS.

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