2024-02-09T09:36:43-08:00 2023-06-30 952076568 Leaf & Cole LLP 2810 Camino Del Rio South Suite 200 San Diego CA 92108 990 2022-07-01 942358632 WALDEN ENVIRONMENT DBA WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES WALD 6195845777 8525 GIBBS DRIVE 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 TERESA STIVERS CEO 2024-02-09 true TERESA STIVERS 999009999 true LATONYA M KNOX P00513874 6192947200 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z TERESA STIVERS 8525 GIBBS DRIVE 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 17655342 false X WWW.WALDENFAMILY.ORG X 1976 CA Walden is a therapeutic foster family and adoption agency, which is engaged in the recruitment, certification and training of foster and adoptive parents, the placement of foster and adoptive children and a transitional housing program for foster youth. 13 13 132 30 0 18114867 17517856 0 11453 49071 -42961 -14562 18083359 17552365 0 0 7344702 6707777 0 503909 10461585 9893136 17806287 16600913 277072 951452 6771188 7959151 1760592 1954078 5010596 6005073 X Walden Environment dba Walden Family Services (Walden) is a nonprofit organization formed in 1976 to provide advocacy, out-of-home placement, and treatment services for children unable to remain in their own homes due to abandonment, abuse, or neglect. Waldens goal is to help stabilize children, youth, and families through community-based prevention and intervention services. Walden is a therapeutic foster family and adoption agency engaged in the recruitment, certification, and training of foster and adoptive parents; the careful placement of foster and adoptive children; and housing and life skills programs for youth transitioning out of foster care. Waldens funding comes primarily from federal, state, and county welfare programs. Each year, Walden provides services to roughly 1,478 children, youth, young adults, and families through an array of programs and services described here. false false 6638148 Transitional Housing Placement (THP) Programs:Unlike the nearly 65% of youth who leave foster care with no place to call home and no connection to the community, youth in Waldens transitional housing programs learn how to live on their own in the community, build relationships with mentors, and earn a college degree or learn a vocation.THP for Non-Minor Dependents (THPP NMD):Waldens transitional housing placement for non-minor dependents program was among the first of its kind in California. Youth choose to remain in foster care until age 21 to pursue their education and employment goals. Walden helps these young people decide where to live, covers rent and utilities, and provides basic home furnishings. In addition, Walden social workers provide young people with the structure they need to set realistic goals and teach youth the life skills most young adults learn from their parents. Walden currently operates the program through our Riverside, Los Angeles, and San Diego offices.THP-Plus:Because few young adults are self-sustaining even at age 21 with or without parental support Walden began offering services to former foster youth ages 21-25 in 2017. Our THP Plus began providing up to 36 months of transitional housing placement and life skills support for youth in San Diego County and launched a THP Plus program in Los Angeles in 2020. 6104883 Foster & Adoption Services:Children and youth enter foster care when their families are not able to safely care for them. Waldens foster care and adoption program enables infants and sibling groups, youth who identify as LGBTQ, and teens and children with development disabilities, emotional and behavioral challenges, and special healthcare needs to grow up knowing the love and sense of community that living in a family provides.Resource families support and care for children until they can return to their biological family. When children cannot return to their birth family, Walden carefully matches them with individuals and couples seeking to build their family through adoption. Walden provides child-family therapy, training, and ongoing support to facilitate the familys adjustment through each developmental stage.Walden provides resource family homes and Intensive Services Foster Care for children, including those with behavioral and emotional challenges and/or special healthcare needs.Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs/ Intensive Services Foster Care:Waldens Special Health Care Needs (SHCN) and Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) program enables children and youth with significant medical needs to move out of skilled nursing facilities and hospitals, into highly skilled, specially trained, and certified foster families. Often, these children have medical equipment-dependent conditions and may require apnea monitors, nebulizers, oxygen, feeding tubes, and other adaptive technology. The program also serves infants who were drug-exposed or born premature, who are failing to thrive, who have insulin-dependent diabetes or life-threatening medical conditions. Foster parents receive intensive training and support to care for these special healthcare needs.Care for Children with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities:Walden serves the needs of foster children and teens with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, including cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, and other challenges. The goals are to prevent institutionalization and prepare children and teens for maximum independence through participation in a full range of typical childhood experiences in family and community settings.Mental Health Services:Under the California Continuum of Care Reform, FFAs are expected to increase access to mental health services for the youth in their foster care programs. Walden contracts directly with San Bernardino and Riverside Counties to provide specialty mental health services to Walden youth in their care in those counties. The clinics provide medication management, therapy, rehabilitation, and other appropriate services. Children and youth in need of mental health services in Waldens other districts are referred to trusted community partners.Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning (LGBTQ) Program:Walden is a recognized culturally competent provider of care for youth. In addition to serving LGBTQ foster youth in our care, Waldens leadership provides training and support nationally for other child welfare providers, foster parents, and birth families. Walden actively recruits and educates members of the LGBTQ community about becoming certified foster and adoptive parents. Walden has attained the Human Rights Campaign Foundation Innovator status, the highest recognition awarded, for our commitment to all children and families.Foster Care for Pregnant and Parenting Teens:Walden provides support and training to parenting youth through our housing and FFA programs. Services include support with parenting classes, budgeting assistance, and referrals to community resources. The program offers services and support to teens that have custody of their children, and teens working toward reunification with their dependent children. 1825003 Community Outreach Programs:Walden provides assistance to low-income and underserved communities to re-enforce efforts to protect the health and well-being of communities, and informational outreach programs related to COVID-19 vaccination.Vaccinate All 58 Youth Engagement Partnership ProgramWalden had a 3-month program through Vaccinate 58. The Youth Engagement Partnership Program (YEPP) project to promote awareness of the benefits of the vaccine through a marketing campaign, including in-person events to a diverse population of youth and families with children throughout the Inland Empire and targeted communities in the surrounding Counties.EITC Awareness Reaching NeighborhoodsWalden provided support to Reach Outs Health & Human Services Federal contract for Earned Income Tax Credit, by providing direct and indirect outreach, education, and engagement in the Inland Empire.Vaccine Community-Based Workforce Program (CBO)Walden provided support to Reach Outs Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) contract to establish, expand, and sustain a community outreach workforce to educate and assist individuals in accessing and receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Walden completed surveys with families and through attending local vaccination clinics and provided social media outreach. 14568034 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true false true false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false true false false false false true 23 0 false 132 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA X TERESA STIVERS 6195845777 8525 GIBBS DRIVE SUITE 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 TERESA STIVERS CEO 40.00 0.00 X 173620 0 18173 SUE EVANS COO 40.00 0.00 X 169552 0 8090 MELISSA NAVARRO Controller 40.00 0.00 X 105036 0 6895 KATHRYN REDDING STEPHENS PHILANTHROPY DIR 40.00 0.00 104699 0 6181 LESLIE LEVINSON CHAIR 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 CAMILE ALEXANDER Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JAVIER METOYER Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON GELBRICH Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CHERIE ENGE Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 THERESE CABALLES Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 RAJAH GAINEY Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 TED GOOCH Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 AMBER LOPEZ GAMBLE Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 EMILY SHULTS Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREA DA ROSA Vice Chair 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 ELENORE VAUGHN Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROGER ZUCCHET Board Member 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 552907 39339 4 false true false 0 219896 16384079 913881 38680 17517856 0 49071 49071 0 0 0 0 88415 219896 102977 -14562 -14562 0 0 0 17552365 34509 0 0 0 0 471355 100237 261024 110094 0 5066615 4158793 685336 222486 0 0 1169807 849428 239985 80394 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 80417 60349 14109 5959 0 0 0 633997 461871 130115 42011 0 0 55193 37202 16338 1653 0 0 9804 9804 133343 92338 32773 8232 TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM 6638148 6638148 RESOURCE FAMILY REIMBURSEMENTS 1825003 1825003 CONTRACT LABOR 241561 146853 88870 5838 MILEAGE 108510 106658 1387 465 167160 81350 59033 26777 16600913 14568034 1528970 503909 1597464 2371409 2498034 487841 45546 1750 2001294 1966363 0 0 0 0 419991 522187 1122730 135003 19748 987727 1111551 0 0 0 189111 510323 6771188 7959151 1287169 1321369 24071 449352 632709 1760592 1954078 X 4850118 5827028 160478 178045 5010596 6005073 6771188 7959151 951452 56347 -13322 X false true X true true true X 22222938 17798916 17933592 18114867 17517856 93588169 0 0 22222938 17798916 17933592 18114867 17517856 93588169 749875 92838294 7874 21908 14481 12344 49071 105678 0 0 93693847 0.99090 0.99450 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 36421 34671 1750 99730 91536 8194 986579 8796 977783 987727 DEPOSITS 190794 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 319529 510323 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 338746 OVERPAYMENTS 293963 632709 X Part X : FIN48 Footnote Walden is a public charity and is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. Walden believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. Walden is not a private foundation. false WINE D VINE 247470 182301 65169 4077 24129 2000 41725 SPRING SOREE 60841 37595 23246 5852 14908 10286 308311 219896 88415 9929 39037 2000 52011 102977 -14562 X X false false false false false false false false false SUE EVANS COO 159552 10000 4819 3271 177642 TERESA STIVERS CEO 153620 20000 5193 12980 191793 X SUPPLIES 2 26815 FMV X AUCTION ITEMS 1 11865 FMV false true false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Community Outreach Programs:Walden provides assistance to low-income and underserved communities to re-enforce efforts to protect the health and well-being of communities, and informational outreach programs related to COVID-19 vaccination.Vaccinate All 58 Youth Engagement Partnership ProgramWalden had a 3-month program through Vaccinate 58. The Youth Engagement Partnership Program (YEPP) project to promote awareness of the benefits of the vaccine through a marketing campaign, including in-person events to a diverse population of youth and families with children throughout the Inland Empire and targeted communities in the surrounding Counties.EITC Awareness Reaching NeighborhoodsWalden provided support to Reach Outs Health & Human Services Federal contract for Earned Income Tax Credit, by providing direct and indirect outreach, education, and engagement in the Inland Empire.Vaccine Community-Based Workforce Program (CBO)Walden provided support to Reach Outs Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) contract to establish, expand, and sustain a community outreach workforce to educate and assist individuals in accessing and receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. Walden completed surveys with families and through attending local vaccination clinics and provided social media outreach. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b THE CFO REVIEWS THE 990 TAX RETURN FOR ACCURACY AND THEN THE CEO REVIEWS AND SIGNS THE FORM. AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR ALSO REVIEWS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c ANNUALLY EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQUIRED TO SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQURIED TO DISCLOSE ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND REFRAIN FROM VOTING ON ANY TRANSACTION OR MATTER BEFORE THE BOARD IN WHICH A CONFLICT OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT EXISTS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a WE HAVE A COMPENSATION SALARY RANGE GUIDE FOR ALL JOB TITLES AND NEW HIRES SIGN AN OFFER LETTER DETAILING SALARY AND BENEFITS. WE BENCHMARK AGAINST THE NON-PROFIT SALARY PROFILES. FOR THE CEO, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES HIRING AND COMPENSATION DECISIONS. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 THE PUBLIC INSPECTION COPY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990, FROM THE PREVIOUS THREE YEARS, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION OR COPYING AT THE ORGANIZATION'S MAIN OFFICE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AT NO CHARGE. WALDEN PROJECT HOMEKEY LLC 8525 GIBBS DRIVE STE 100 SAN DIEGO CA 92123 932330750 AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FORMER FOSTER YOUTH CA 977783 WALDEN FAMILY SERVICES false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false