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PRESIDENT AND COO 246372 15000 261372 FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION TO PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES IN THE AREAS OF INDIVIDUAL, JOINT AND FAMILY COUNSELING, PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING, EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT REPORTS, GROUP COUNSELING WITH CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS AND ADULTS, AND CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PRIMARILY AS THEY RELATE TO ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SPECIALISTS, INC. FACILITATED THE ADOPTION OF CHILDREN INTO FAMILIES. THESE WERE ALL SPECIAL-NEEDS CHILDREN WITH EMOTIONAL, MEDICAL AND/OR COGNITIVE DISABILITIES. THERE WERE SEVERAL LARGE SIBLING GROUPS THAT THE AGENCY WAS ABLE TO KEEP TOGETHER IN PERMANENT FAMILIES THROUGH ADOPTION. IN THE PAST, ROUGHLY ONE HALF OF THE CHILDREN SERVICED FOR ADOPTION BY THE AGENCY HAVE BEEN 10 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THERE WAS A NOTED CHANGE IN THE AGE WITH MANY OF THE CHILDREN ADOPTED BEING BELOW THE AGE OF 6. THIS CHANGE IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE AGE THAT THE CHILDREN ARE ENTERING FOSTER CARE BEING YOUNGER THAN IN PAST YEARS AS WELL AS THE COURTS GENERAL LEAN TO ESTABLISH PERMANENCY IN A FASTER TIME FRAME RESULTING IN THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS OCCURRING MORE QUICKLY WHEN THERE IS A LACK OF PROGRESS ON THE TREATMENT PLAN BY THE BIRTH PARENTS. ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SPECIALISTS HAS ALSO PROVIDED THE STATE OF MICHIGAN WITH FOSTER CARE AND FOSTER HOME LICENSING SERVICES. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE AGENCY PROVIDED FOSTER CARE SERVICES FOR A NUMBER CHILDREN. THERE WERE A NUMBER OF FOSTER HOMES THAT PROVIDED CARE FOR THESE CHILDREN AS WELL AS SOME UNLICENSED RELATIVE CARE PLACEMENTS THAT WERE SUPERVISED BY THE AGENCY. SEVERAL OF THE FOSTER HOMES WERE BORROWED FROM OTHER AGENCIES (MDHHS) WITH MONITORING BY ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SPECIALISTS, INC BEING MANDATED. ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SPECIALISTS INC HAS A NUMBER OF LICENSED FOSTER HOMES FOR THE CARE OF MICHIGAN COURT WARDS. THE AGENCY HAS ALSO LICENSED ADDITIONAL HOMES AND TRANSFERRED THE LICENSE TO THE FAMILY'S LOCAL MDHHS OFFICE. ADOPTION AND FOSTER CARE SPECIALISTS INC. HAS BEEN NOTED FOR THE TIMELINESS OF FOSTER HOME LICENSURE FOLLOWING A STUDY BY THE STATEWIDE MDHHS OFFICE. DURING THIS FISCAL YEAR, THE AGENCY HAS WORKED WITH THE BIRTH PARENTS WITH SUCCESSFUL REUNIFICATION OF CHILDREN. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2 JACUELINE M LUZI DAVID V LUZI PRESIDENT TREASURER SPOUSE FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ADOPTION SPECIALISTS, INC. PROVIDES THE COMPLETED, FILED FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETION. UPON REQUEST OF ANY BOARD MEMBER, THE FORM 990 CAN BE REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED DURING ANY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ACCORDING TO EMPLOYEE POLICY, EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT ANY CHANGES THAT COULD RESULT IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A SALARY RATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ALL TOP MANAGEMENT, WERE BASED UPON SALARIES PAID TO EMPLOYEES IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS REPORTED IN THEIR FORM 990S. ALL TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B SALARY RATES FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING ALL TOP MANAGEMENT, WERE BASED UPON SALARIES PAID TO EMPLOYEES IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS AS REPORTED IN THEIR FORM 990S. ALL TOP MANAGEMENT SALARIES ARE REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO IMPLEMENTATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.