Organizations Filed Purposes:
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN - UTAH'S MISSION OF IMPACTING GENERATIONAL CHANGE BY EMPOWERING YOUTH WHO ARE FACING THE GREATEST OBSTACLES THROUGH RELATIONSHIPS WITH PROFESSIONAL MENTORS - 12+ YEARS, NO MATTER WHAT. 83% OF OUR YOUTH RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED, 98% OF OUR YOUTH WAIT TO BECOME PARENTS UNTIL AFTER THEIR TEENS, 93% OF OUR YOUTH REMAIN FREE FROM JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT, AND 92% OF OUR YOUTH GO ON TO ENROLL IN POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, SERVE OUR COUNTRY OR ENTER THE WORKFORCE.
YOUTH IN THE FRIENDS PROGRAM FACE CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PLACEMENT IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE. DESPITE THESE BARRIERS, PROGRAM YOUTH ENTER ADULTHOOD WITH STRONG FOUNDATIONS FOR CONTINUING ACHIEVEMENT: 83% GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL OR EARN A GED, 93% AVOID THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND 98% AVOID TEEN PARENTING.
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 |
|---|
| Paul Schuhmacher | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Martha S Bradley-Evans | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jesus N Valero | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Erinn Kelley-Siel | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| T Felt | BOARD VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Bouchard | BOARD TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Mary Kate Ivory Bertha | BOARD SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jennifer Danielson | BOARD CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Sandi Pershing | EXEUCTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $0 |
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