2024-11-16T07:21:27-05:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 813060230 Joining Hands Visitation % Ophelia S Nowells JOIN 3608788389 4317 6TH AVE SE SUITE 204 Lacey WA 985031019 Ophelia Nowells Executive Director 2024-11-16 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X Ophelia S Nowells 7509 Cate Farm DR SE Olympia WA 98513 235736 false X www.joininghandsvisitation.org X 501(c)(3) 2016 WA The mission of Joining Hands Visitation JHV is to provide quality visitation services to families in the community to provide support for their independence build stronger family ties and better futures one child at a time. We focus on building a strong support network with community organizations and social welfare agencies that empower children in the foster care system as well as those a part of family law matters involved in divorce separation domestic violence or other societal issues 4 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 274744 235257 303 479 0 0 275047 235736 33625 7875 0 0 215787 205056 0 0 0 196368 172609 445780 385540 -170733 -149804 210250 60446 0 0 210250 60446 The mission of Joining Hands Visitation JHV is to provide quality visitation services to families in the communityto provide support for their independence build stronger family ties and better futures one child at a time. We focuson building a strong support network with community organizations and social welfare agencies that empowerchildren in the foster care system as well as those a part of family law matters involved in divorce separation,domestic violence or other societal issues. false false 385540 7875 235736 The mission of Joining Hands Visitation JHV is to help reunite foster care children with their non-custodial parents and to provide support for their independence building stronger family ties and better futures one child at a time. We focus on building a strong network with community organizations and social welfare agencies that empower foster care children and their families in becoming independent and self sufficient. JHV is a state contracted provider for supervised visitation and transportation in Grays Harbor Mason Thurston Pacific counties and in the past year expanded to Pierce Olympic Peninsula and Lower King Counties as well. Due to the Covid-19 the agency also expanded its outreach and began assisting families involved with family law court going thru domestic violence mental health issues separation or divorce have supervised visitation as authorized by the courts. Each situation allows for some semblance of normality for the children caught in the middle. 0 0 0 JHV offers supervised visitation monitored visitation supervised exchange and virtual visitation and transport only to our offices out in the local community as well as in the parental home whatever the court order or DCFY referral authorizes in a professional friendly and stress free manner. Our first priority is the well-being of the child - doing what is best for them to keep the familial bonds strong. 0 0 0 When the onset of Covid-19 happened the agency expanded into the field of private paid supervised visitation and supervised exchanges for families involved with family law court due to divorce separation or abuse and neglect due to the lack of availability of resources for providing such services as well as offering virtual visitation. With the nature of our services and the quality of care we provided we have seen an increase in the number of families we have helped in their journey to find the ability to co-parent peacefully. 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The only requirement is that the employee has worked for the agency for a minimum of a year and worked a minimum 40 hours a week. Records are maintained in the employees permanent employment file. Participants in the JHV EAP provide account numbers and paper documentation of their student loans in order to participate each year. Checks are made out and sent directly to the Loan Provider Processor Servicer accompanied by a letter of instruction to apply proceeds as elected by the employee. Employees do not receive any direct funding to insure funds are used as required. There were three employees enrolled in the program. Part VI, Section B, Line 1 The governing body did not delegate broad authority to any executive committee or similar committee-all board members share equal authority indecision making. Part VI, Line 8a Board members meet on as needed basis via mutual agreement via in-person zoom email or phone call based on everyones availability and the immediate needs of the agency but we try to meet at least one time a year in-person to touch bases at minimum. Part VI, Line 11b Board members received a copy via email or mail at their preference to review said document and a paper copy is kept on premises available for their perusal at their request and also available to anyone in the local community who so desires to view said document Part VI, Line 12c Members of the board are required to sign a compliance agreement at an annual board meeting held to discuss compliance and sign such document. Agency has a strict conflict of interest policy adhered with enforced required compliance. Part VI, Line 18 Members of the public can review the 990 Form on file via email in person via appointment with the agency via mail or can request a copy form the IRS. Part VI, Line 19 Members of the public can review the 990 Form on file via email in person via appointment with the agency via mail or can request a copy form the IRS Part VI Line 1 | Explanation:| The governing body did not delegate broad authority to any executive committee or similar committee-all board members share equal authority in decision making. Part VI Line 11 | Explanation:| Board members received a copy via email or mail at their preference to review said document and a paper copy is kept on premises available for their perusal at their request and also available to anyone in the local community who so desires to view said document.