Organizations Filed Purposes:
BEAR: BE A RESOURCE FOR CPS KIDS DEVELOPS AND IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY GOODS TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN WHO ARE REMOVED FROM THEIR HOMES UNDER THE CARE OF CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS) IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS.
"BEAR NECESSITIES" IS THE GIVING PROGRAM THROUGH WHICH EMERGENCY SUPPLIES ARE PROVIDED TO ANY CHILD UNDER THE CARE OF HARRIS COUNTY CPS, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE REMOVED FROM UNSAFE HOMES. CPS CASEWORKERS OBTAIN EMERGENCY ITEMS SUCH AS CLOTHING, DIAPERS, FOOD, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SHOES FROM THE "BEAR ROOMS" WHICH ARE HOUSED IN CPS OFFICES IN HOUSTON. BEAR ROOM INVENTORY IS FUNDED BY FOUNDATION, FAMILY, AND CORPORATE GRANTS, AS WELL AS CASH AND IN-KIND GIFTS FROM INDIVIDUALS. BEAR EMPLOYEES AND VOLUNTEERS STAFF THE BEAR ROOMS. IN 2019, THE PROGRAM RECEIVED THE HELP OF THE 280 YEAR-ROUND VOLUNTEERS AND SERVED 15,952 CHILDREN.
"BEARING GIFTS" IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES TOYS AND GIFTS TO ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF CPS DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. 13,414 CHILDREN RECEIVED GIFTS AND TOYS IN DECEMBER 2019. CASEWORKERS SUBMIT WISH LISTS FOR THE CPS CHILDREN TO BEAR STAFF. OVER 1,096 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED BEAR IN 2019 BY SORTYING, BOXING, AND WRAPPING GIFTS. FUNDS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE FROM FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS, CORPORATE, CHURCH GROUPS, AND IN-KIND DONATIONS.
"BACK-TO-SCHOOL" IS AN ANNUAL PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES SCHOOL SUPPLIES, UNIFORMS, AND BACK PACKS TO CHILDREN UNDER THE CARE OF CPS IN HARRIS COUNTY. IN 2019, THIS PROGRAM SERVED 7,203 CPS CHILDREN WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS NEEDED TO RETURN TO SCHOOL IN THE FALL. THIS PROGRAM IS FUNDED BY CORPORATE GRANTS, FOUNDATIONS, INDIVIDUALS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS. APPROXIMATELY 110 VOLUNTEERS ASSISTED WITH THIS PROGRAM IN 2019.
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 |
|---|
| Tammy Hetmaniak | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
| Ashlee Kilchrist | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lidya Kushner Osadchey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jorge Valencia | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Christi Quinn | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Natalie Mohtashami | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Meredith Marshall | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Jeffery | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brie Barnes | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Cindy Steele | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Philpott | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Betsy Mercer | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Charlie Meacham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Lynn Mannon | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Pat Lee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kelly Laudadio | DIRECTOR | 3 | $0 |
| Katherine Kardesch | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Hobbs | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alex Gallagher | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia Dolan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Katy Burton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michelle Bouchard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Bastian | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Claire Baker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Anderson | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Lari Paradee | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Kari Greenwalt | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Steve Sandweiss | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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