2024-11-14T13:54:31-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 270317225 WYOMING CHILDRENS LAW CENTER WYOM 3076323614 710 E GARFIELD ST SUITE 249 LARAMIE WY 82070 Donna Sheen Director 3076323614 2024-11-13 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z Donna Sheen 710 E Garfield St Suite 249 Laramie WY 82070 298593 0 X www.wyoclc.org X 2009 WY Promote and provide legal services that protect and enhances the legal rights and entitlements of children in Wyoming, prevent unnecessary institutionalization or placements and improve safety and wellbeing of youth and their educational outcomes through direct legal advocacy and policy advocacy. 7 7 6 0 0 0 270338 274266 62610 24206 63 121 0 0 333011 298593 0 0 0 0 254477 318918 0 0 0 76210 40503 330687 359421 2324 -60828 253657 162443 102376 72367 151281 90076 X Promote and provide legal services that protect and enhance the legal rights and entitlements of children and vulnerable adults in Wyoming, prevent unnecessary institutionalization or placements and improve the safety and wellbeing of youth and their educational outcomes through direct legal services and policy advocacy. 0 0 158034 122043 0 Free Legal Services Program: Provide free legal services to low-income clients who qualified at 200% of poverty or less. Legal services are offered to clients across the state of Wyoming. The legal issues must involve a child or vulnerable adult's health, safety, education or general welfare. Center cases include special education law, school discipline, guardianships, custody disputes, juvenile court proceedings and involuntary commitments. This program is funded by grants from Equal Justice of Wyoming, a program supervised by the Wyoming Supreme Court and the Equal Justice Wyoming Foundation, which manages and provides grants from the State's IOLTA program to provide legal assistance to low-income citizens of the State. 97503 88639 0 Family Tree Program: Provides free mediation, parent education, and supervised visitation and exchange services for parents involved in custody disputes. The Center provides these services to parents to help address and resolve disputes that often impacts their children's health, safety and wellbeing and to help families avoid formal legal processes whenever possible. Services are funded through a grant from the Wyoming Department of Family Services Child Support Division, which in turn is funded by a federal Access and Visitation grant. Center reserve funds were used to cover the required ten percent match until October of 2019, when the Community Foundation provided a grant to cover match requirements. 37771 0 24205 Sliding Fee Legal Services Program for Modest Means Clients: The Center provides reduced fee legal services to modest means clients who do not qualify for free legal services when their legal service need involves issues related to a child or vulnerable adult's health, safety, education or wellbeing. Cases include special education law, school discipline, guardianships, custody disputes, juvenile court proceedings and involuntary commitments. This program is funded primarily by the fees collected from clients with supplemental help from donations and general grants and reserve funds generated by fee recoupments. 54715 51706 0 Advocacy work: Juvenile Justice Reform Project, the Center formed the Wyoming Youth Justice Coalition to build grass root support for reforming Wyoming's Juvenile Justice System. The primary focus was the elimination of juvenile fees and fines during 2022. Work includes building partnerships with knowledgeable professionals and developing educational materials to inform stakeholders and the public of specific problem areas that will be the priority for reforming during each year. 54715 51706 0 348023 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 7 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X Wyoming Childrens Law Center 3076323614 710 E GARFIELD ST SUITE 249 LARAMIE WY 82070 Donna Sheen Executive Director and Ex Officio Board Member 40 0 X 113980 0 0 Joseph Evans Board Chair 0 0 X 0 0 0 Mary Doherty Board Treasurer 0 0 X 0 0 0 Eleanor Downey Board Secretary 0 0 X 0 0 0 Tom Harrington Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Michelle Heinen Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Amy Reyes Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 Tiffany Crabtree Board Member 0 0 X 0 0 0 113980 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 210683 63583 0 274266 24206 24206 0 0 24206 121 121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 298593 24327 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 113980 102582 11398 0 0 0 0 0 183169 183169 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21769 21769 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11022 11022 0 0 7347 7347 0 0 0 0 0 0 13760 13760 0 0 6175 6175 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2199 2199 0 0 0 0 0 0 359421 348023 11398 0 157011 107031 0 0 59368 34864 37278 20548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 253657 162443 3065 61278 0 0 0 7511 0 0 60982 3578 0 0 0 0 0 0 38329 102376 72367 X 151281 90076 0 0 151281 90076 253657 162443 -60828 0 0 0 -377 0 X 0 0 0 X 174281 178183 266636 270338 274268 1163706 207208 30824 30988 62610 24205 355835 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 381489 209007 297624 332948 298473 1519541 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1519541 287 109 44 63 120 623 0 0 0 0 0 0 287 109 44 63 120 623 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 381776 209116 297668 333011 298593 1520164 0.99959 0.99952 0.00041 0.00048 X 1 61050 39664 97116 3598 1 X Schedule D, Part IV, Line 1b The Center maintains a separate IOLTA Trust Account for sliding fee client retainers pursuant to Wyoming Bar Association requirements. Schedule D, Part IV, Line 2b The Center maintains a separate IOLTA Trust Account for sliding fee client retainers pursuant to Wyoming Bar Association requirements. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d The Center received grant funding to work with national organizations to promote the elimination of fine and fees imposed on youth and their families as a result of the youth's court involvement. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Board Member Mary Doherty has a family relationship with the Center's Director, Donna Sheen. All Board Members are aware of the relationship and follow a Conflict of Interest Policy in decisions. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b Completed return is provided to all Board Members for review prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Board Members are asked to review and sign the Conflict of Interest Policy annually to ensure awareness of promote compliance with the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are made available to the public upon request.