2024-10-22T15:05:26-05:00 2023-12-31 390974031 WEGNER CPAS LLP 419 N LEE ST ALEXANDRIA VA 223142301 990 2023-01-01 262190029 ACCESS INC ACCE 2026520287 1101 30TH ST NW 500 WASHINGTON DC 20007 JODI OVCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026520287 2024-10-21 1 0 GLENN MILLER CPA P00086726 7035190990 2024-10-21 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X ACCESS YOUTH JODI OVCA 1101 30TH ST NW 500 WASHINGTON DC 20007 1902997 0 X WWW.ACCESSYOUTHINC.ORG X 2008 FL SEE SCHEDULE O 7 7 21 8 0 0 1437586 1636710 113060 257801 2978 1785 104 6701 1553728 1902997 0 0 0 0 1324037 1499380 0 2900 188644 292717 384967 1616754 1887247 -63026 15750 517935 641294 179997 268021 337938 373273 ACCESS YOUTH'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER VULNERABLE YOUTH WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO STAY IN SCHOOL, GRADUATE ON TIME AND AVOID THE JUSTICE SYSTEM, THROUGH MEDIATION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE. 0 0 829375 0 257801 TRUANCY PREVENTION: INITIATED IN 2013 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS), THE TRUANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM INCREASES IN-SEAT STUDENT ATTENDANCE RATES, REDUCES TRUANCY AND ENHANCES STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE. AYI'S PROGRAM MANAGERS WORK FULL-TIME IN ITS PARTNER SCHOOLS WITH STUDENTS AT RISK OF TRUANCY, TO HELP THEM IDENTIFY THEIR BARRIERS TO ATTENDANCE AND DEVELOP A PLAN FOR IMPROVEMENT. ONCE ENROLLED IN THE PROGRAM, STUDENTS RECEIVE ONGOING SUPPORT FROM AYI'S FULL-TIME, ON-SITE PROGRAM MANAGERS WHO IMPLEMENT A FOUR-PRONGED PROGRAM MODEL: RELATIONSHIP-BUILDING, OPPORTUNITIES & INCENTIVES, PLANNING & GOAL SETTING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THE PROGRAM GENERATES MEASURABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM, IN-SEAT ATTENDANCE AND PROMOTION TO THE NEXT GRADE LEVEL. 464913 0 0 SUSPENSION PREVENTION (RESTORATIVE JUSTICE): ACCESS YOUTH'S RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM, INITIATED IN 2012, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH DC PUBLIC SCHOOLS (DCPS), PROVIDES MEDIATION AND RESTORATIVE INTERVENTIONS AS ALTERNATIVES TO SUSPENSION FOR STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH INTERPERSONAL CONFLICT AND OTHER BEHAVIORAL CONCERNS. AYI'S PROGRAM MANAGERS WORK FULL-TIME IN ITS PARTNER SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT MEDIATION SESSIONS WITH STUDENTS, IDENTIFY THEIR CONCERNS, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO MOVE FORWARD CONSTRUCTIVELY. STUDENTS RECEIVE SUPPORT FROM AYI'S FULL-TIME, ON-SITE PROGRAM MANAGERS WHO IMPLEMENT ITS FOUR-PRONGED PROGRAM MODEL. THE PROGRAM PREVENTS UNNECESSARY SUSPENSIONS, GENERATES IMPROVED PRO-SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, AND ENABLES STUDENTS TO STAY ENGAGED IN SCHOOL. 147258 0 0 OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES: ACCESS YOUTH OFFERS ADDITIONAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS AS A COMPLEMENT TO ITS CORE PROGRAMMING (ALL OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES). THIS INCLUDES OUR ROADMAP LIFE SKILLS PROGRAMMING, WHICH DELIVERS WEEKLY SESSIONS FOCUSED ON BUILDING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND KEY SKILLS STUDENTS NEED TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND BEYOND. IN ADDITION, M.A.D.E. (MY ATTITUDE DETERMINES EVERYTHING) IS AYI'S HIGHLY LAUDED PROGRAM FOR YOUNG FEMALE STUDENTS STRUGGLING WITH BEHAVIOR ISSUES. M.A.D.E. CONSISTS OF WEEKLY SESSIONS FOR STUDENTS FOCUSED ON BUILDING A SENSE OF SISTERHOOD, THROUGH A TRAUMA-INFORMED LENS, THAT EMPOWERS THEM TO BECOME LEADERS IN THEIR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY. HUNDREDS OF THE STUDENTS IN AYI'S TRUANCY PREVENTION AND RESTORATIVE JUSTICE IN SCHOOLS PROGRAMS PARTICIPATE IN THESE SERVICES EACH YEAR. 1441546 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 X JODI OVCA 2026520287 1101 30TH ST NW 500 WASHINGTON DC 20007 JENNIFER RACKOW CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINE COTE-HILL SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PATRICIA RICHARDSON TREASURER (BEG OCT) 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT MCVEARRY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CRYSTAL RUCKER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHARLOTTE REID DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 PERRY PIDGEON HOOKS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID DODERO DIRECTOR (THRU MARCH) 1.00 X 0 0 0 JODI OVCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 180626 0 40643 CAITLIN ELLSWORTH DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS 40.00 X 130523 0 5093 CHARITY JONES SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMS 40.00 X 106802 0 7107 417951 0 52843 3 0 1 0 0 1204925 431785 1049 1636710 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES FEES 624100 257801 257801 257801 1785 1785 6701 6701 6701 1902997 257801 0 8486 356885 174989 89395 92501 949348 943689 5584 75 11363 8295 2372 696 71667 52320 14960 4387 110117 97640 5793 6684 661 661 90320 90320 2900 2900 92852 10443 7815 74594 11127 11127 42522 40743 897 882 28512 7780 17148 3584 37397 31588 4841 968 10211 9813 398 2032 2032 1431 1431 1203 1019 100 84 23939 22371 857 711 STUDENT ACTIVITIES & EV 42375 40736 1067 572 385 120 259 6 1887247 1441546 257057 188644 24878 132998 59075 78804 348021 329415 10999 4129 15274 14586 1891 688 64715 86303 5358 5959 2998 2998 517935 641294 65350 73875 0 59999 114647 134147 179997 268021 X 202634 253273 135304 120000 337938 373273 517935 641294 15750 19585 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 636231 994424 1352946 1437586 1636710 6057897 636231 994424 1352946 1437586 1636710 6057897 775395 5282502 60 1542 2978 1785 6365 6064262 474951 0.87110 0.81600 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 15274 14586 688 688 DEFERRED COMPENSATION PAYABLE 78000 REFUNDABLE GRANT ADVANCES 56147 134147 1922582 19585 19585 1902997 0 1902997 1887247 0 1887247 0 1887247 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JODI OVCA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 180626 0 0 0 0 0 19500 0 21143 0 221269 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 ACCESS YOUTH ENVISIONS AN EQUITABLE EDUCATION SYSTEM WHERE ALL STUDENTS OBTAIN THE ACADEMIC AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL. OUR MISSION IS TO KEEP VULNERABLE YOUTH IN SCHOOL AND OUT OF THE JUSTICE SYSTEM THROUGH MEDIATION, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE, AND POSITIVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. OUR VISION IS TO LEAD THE WAY IN SHIFTING THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY CULTURE AWAY FROM ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICIES THAT FURTHER DISENFRANCHISE MINORITY STUDENTS, AND TOWARDS A MORE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE-BASED APPROACH, WHICH HAS THE LONG-TERM EFFECT OF DISRUPTING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE AND ENSURING THAT EVERY STUDENT GRADUATES FROM HIGH SCHOOL. ACCESS YOUTH WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 BECAUSE WE SAW TOO MANY YOUTH OF COLOR THRUST INTO THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM OFTEN FOR LOW-LEVEL, FIRST-TIME OFFENSES. WE WERE DRIVEN TO BUILD A MORE EQUITABLE SYSTEM FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE AND EMPOWER THEM TO AVOID ARRESTS THAT WOULD DRASTICALLY PUSH THEM OFF COURSE AND KEEP THEM TRAPPED IN CYCLES OF POVERTY AND VIOLENCE. OUR GOAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN AND REMAINS TO DISRUPT THE SYSTEMIC INEQUITIES THAT PERVADE THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH OF COLOR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING FORM 990, THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS SUBMITS TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD, THE COMPLETE COPY VIA EMAIL, REQUESTING THEM TO REVIEW AND TO PROVIDE ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS VIA RETURN EMAIL. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A ANNUALLY THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY DETERMINE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION USING DATA PROVIDED BY THE CENTER OF NONPROFIT ADVANCEMENT ON COMPENSATION PAID BY COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE REGION FOR SIMILAR SERVICES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OR GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC.