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GOOD COUNSEL RECOGNIZES THE DIGNITY OF GOD-GIVEN LIFE FROM THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION, FOSTERING A NURTURING, SAFE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGING SELF-RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ALL FAITHS AND BELIEFS. false false 907732 5318 OUTREACH: INTAKE STAFF RECEIVED 2,502 CALLS IN 2023 (A 19% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR) THROUGH ITS 24/7 HOTLINE. GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ADVOCACY THROUGH ITS 24/7 HOTLINE BY ENSURING IMMEDIATE AND CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THE HOTLINE OPERATES AROUND THE CLOCK, OFFERING A LIFELINE TO THOSE SEEKING ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, AND REASSURANCE AT ANY HOUR. FOR EXAMPLE, INTAKE STAFF MEMBER SABRINA RECEIVED A CALL FROM A WOMAN CANCELING HER APPOINTMENT WITH GOOD COUNSEL. SHE DIDN'T STATE WHY. SABRINA CALLED HER BACK BECAUSE SHE JUST FELT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE PREGNANT MOM, SABRINA ASKED HER IF SHE COULD PICK HER UP AND DRIVE HER TO ONE OF OUR HOMES. THE MOM ACCEPTED. DRIVING TO THE HOME, THE MOM TURNED TO SABRINA AND TOLD HER THAT IF SHE HAD NOT BEEN PICKED UP, SHE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN ABORTION THE NEXT DAY. OUR CRISIS PREGNANCY WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 34,000 VISITS, MARKING AN IMPRESSIVE UPTICK OF NEARLY 50% COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE PROVIDES RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OVERALL, MORE THAN 100,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR LEARN ABOUT GOOD COUNSEL'S SERVICES THROUGH MAILINGS, EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND EVENTS. 2104288 12087 HOUSING: GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDED HOUSING FOR 198 MOTHERS IN 2023, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT 60% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2022. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A REMARKABLE 56% RISE IN THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN, TOTALING 42 IN 2023. THIS IS SARAH'S WITNESS DURING ONE OF OUR EVENTS: MY NAME IS SARAH, AND MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER IS MARY. TODAY, I AM HERE TO SHARE OUR JOURNEY, A JOURNEY THAT LED US TO THE DOORS OF THE SPRING VALLEY HOUSE, OUR REFUGE AT GOOD COUNSEL. BEFORE FINDING OUR SANCTUARY HERE, MARY AND I RESIDED IN EDISON, NEW JERSEY. LIFE WAS A SERIES OF STRUGGLES, WITH ME WORKING ONLY PART-TIME, TRYING AS BEST I COULD TO MAKE ENDS MEET. LOSING BOTH OF MY PARENTS LEFT US FEELING UTTERLY ALONE, WITH NO FAMILY NEARBY TO LEAN ON FOR SUPPORT. BASICALLY, I WAS RAISING A TODDLER ALONE WITH INADEQUATE FUNDS AND NO STABLE HOUSING. BUT THEN, GOOD COUNSEL BECAME OUR BEACON OF HOPE. HERE, AMIDST THE CARING WALLS OF THE SPRING VALLEY HOME, I FOUND MORE THAN JUST SHELTER; I FOUND A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN DEDICATED TO LIFTING US UP AND HELPING US TO REBUILD OUR LIVES. YES, THERE HAVE BEEN STUMBLING BLOCKS ALONG THE WAY. I HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND SOMETIMES THE STRESS OF THE SITUATION AFFECTED ME. BUT EVERY TIME I FALTERED, GOOD COUNSEL WAS THERE, OFFERING A STEADYING HAND AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT. TODAY, I PROUDLY STAND BEFORE YOU AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF A THRIVING BUSINESS IN THE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY. IN FACT, I AM THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, AND IN TIME, I HOPE TO BE PROMOTED TO THE MANAGER'S POSITION. I AM DILIGENTLY SAVING EVERY PENNY IN ORDER TO SECURE A PLACE TO CALL OUR OWN, AND WE PLAN TO RESIDE NEAR MY JOB AND GOOD COUNSEL IN ROCKLAND COUNTY. AND MARY? SHE'S THRIVING, AND WITH THE HELP LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES, SHE IS ATTENDING FREE FULL-TIME DAY CARE. WHEN THE DAY CARE IS NOT IN SESSION, THE STAFF PROVIDE BABYSITTING IN THE HOME. MARY IS EMBRACING EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES HER WAY. I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE, KINDNESS, AND GUIDANCE WE'VE RECEIVED HERE. GOOD COUNSEL ISN'T JUST A SHELTER; IT'S A LIFELINE-A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES LIKE MINE FIND HOPE, HEALING, AND A CHANCE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. I EXTEND MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO HAS PLAYED A PART IN OUR JOURNEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, YOUR COMPASSION, AND YOUR UNWAVERING BELIEF IN OUR POTENTIAL. 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GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDES MORE THAN HOUSING, FOOD, AND MATERIAL GOODS, IT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ALL WHO COME FOR ASSISTANCE. HERE IS HOW GOOD COUNSEL HELPED MARTHA AND HER SON GREGORY: I HAD A PHENOMENAL RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MOTHER AND SISTER. ONE DAY, IT CAME CRUMBLING DOWN WHEN MY MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY FAILURE. SHE FOUGHT A GREAT FIGHT AND DIED ON JAN. 1, 2013 WHEN I WAS GETTING MY ASSOCIATE DEGREE. THAT WAS THE HARDEST DAY OF MY LIFE. AFTER HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION TO TAKE MY MOTHER OFF LIFE SUPPORT, PLAN A FUNERAL, AND BURYING HER, I WENT INTO A DARK PLACE. I WAS PARTYING WITH THE WRONG CROWD, GETTING INTO TROUBLE WITH LAW AND CHOOSING THE WRONG MEN. I GOT INTO MANY PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAME WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BEING SEXUAL ASSAULTED AND THINKING THAT IT ALL WAS FINE. I JUST BECAME NUMB AND WANTED TO DIE. I WAS JUST SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL AND NOTHING SEEM TO WORK UNTIL I WAS ARRESTED AND PLACED IN JAIL FOR 8 MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME, I WENT TO CHURCH IN THE COUNTY JAIL. I REALIZED GOD DIDN'T WANT THIS FOR ME AND I WAS SENT HERE TO WAKE UP AND HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. THINGS WERE CHANGING UNTIL I MET MY SON'S FATHER, WHO AT THE TIME WAS EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I WANTED AND NEEDED. THEN THAT OTHER SIDE CAME OUT AND THEN CAME THE ABUSE. I WAS ABUSED EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY AND VERBALLY. YOU THINK IT WOULD BE A SIGN FOR ME TO RUN BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE I WAS USED TO IT AND STARTED TO THINK MAYBE THIS IS HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED TO BE LOVED PROPERLY. I WAS WORKING THREE JOBS, GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME TO GRADUATE ON TIME AND TAKING CARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD. WHEN I TOLD MY EX THAT I WAS PREGNANT, HE WASN'T THRILLED, HE EVEN OFFERED ME MONEY TO ABORT MY CHILD. HE ALSO TOLD ME IF I DIDN'T HE WAS GOING TO KILL ME. MY AUNT REMEMBERED MS. FAYE FROM GOOD COUNSEL AND WE CALLED THEM. THAT IS WHERE I MET MS. ANISSA. SHE WOULD BE MY MENTOR AND THE PERSON TO CARE FOR GRAYSON WHEN I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 2 WEEKS DUE TO C SECTION COMPLICATIONS. I NOW LIVE IN AN APARTMENT IN SALEM, VA. I COMPLETED MY CNA CLASS LAST OCTOBER AND JUST FINISHED MY RISK MANAGMENT ASSOCIATE CLASS. I WILL BEGIN MY RN IN JANUARY NEXTYEAR AT GALEN COLLEGE FOR NURSING. I WORK AT WOODLAND HILLS NURSING HOMEAND SPRINGTREE REHAB & HEALTH. TODAY I WOULDN'T HAVE ALL THIS WITHOUT GOOD COUNSEL. THE STAFF AT GOOD COUNSEL REALLY IMPACTED MY LIFE AND BEYOND. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME AND GRAYSON. 412606 2659 ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1.PROVIDED SERVICES TO MIGRANT PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRENATAL CARE FOR BOTH THE MOTHER'S AND BABY'S HEALTH, GOOD COUNSEL COVERED THE COSTS OF ALL DOCTOR'S VISITS AND ANY NECESSARY PROCEDURES. 2.HIRED A PSYCHOTHERAPIST WHO OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE THERAPY SESSIONS TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SUCH AS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, AND STRESS. 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IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION ROOTED IN THE FIRST PRINCIPLES OF CATHOLIC MORALITY CONCERNING THE DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN PERSON. GOOD COUNSEL RECOGNIZES THE DIGNITY OF GOD-GIVEN LIFE FROM THE MOMENT OF CONCEPTION, FOSTERING A NURTURING, SAFE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT, ENCOURAGING SELF-RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDREN IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF ALL FAITHS AND BELIEFS. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 IN 2023 GC WAS BLESSED TO HAVE VOLUNTEERS BACK INTO OUR HOMES ON LIMITED PROJECTS. WE HAVE ALWAYS HAD MANY VOLUNTEERS GIVING MUCH TIME AND "SWEAT EQUITY". TOTALING THESE HOURS DOES NOT TELL THE WHOLE STORY OF DEDICATION AND CONCERN EACH PERSON SHARES AS BEING PART OF THE GOOD COUNSEL FAMILY. VOLUNTEERS ASSIST OUR CHILD CARE WORKERS, PROVIDE COUNSELING OR TRAINING TO OUR MOTHERS, WORK IN THE HOME SORTING DONATIONS, DOING HOUSE REPAIRS, PAINTING, CLEANING YARDS AND PLANTING FLOWERS. IN OUR ADMINISTRATIVE AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE, VOLUNTEERS WORK IN CONNECTION WITH RAISING FUNDS THROUGH SPEAKING AT PARISH CHURCHES AND HELPING TO ORGANIZE 4 EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A OUTREACH: INTAKE STAFF RECEIVED 2,502 CALLS IN 2023 (A 19% INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR) THROUGH ITS 24/7 HOTLINE. GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE ADVOCACY THROUGH ITS 24/7 HOTLINE BY ENSURING IMMEDIATE AND CONTINUOUS SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS IN NEED. THE HOTLINE OPERATES AROUND THE CLOCK, OFFERING A LIFELINE TO THOSE SEEKING ASSISTANCE, GUIDANCE, AND REASSURANCE AT ANY HOUR. FOR EXAMPLE, INTAKE STAFF MEMBER SABRINA RECEIVED A CALL FROM A WOMAN CANCELING HER APPOINTMENT WITH GOOD COUNSEL. SHE DIDN'T STATE WHY. SABRINA CALLED HER BACK BECAUSE SHE JUST FELT SOMETHING WAS NOT RIGHT. WHEN SPEAKING WITH THE PREGNANT MOM, SABRINA ASKED HER IF SHE COULD PICK HER UP AND DRIVE HER TO ONE OF OUR HOMES. THE MOM ACCEPTED. DRIVING TO THE HOME, THE MOM TURNED TO SABRINA AND TOLD HER THAT IF SHE HAD NOT BEEN PICKED UP, SHE WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN ABORTION THE NEXT DAY. OUR CRISIS PREGNANCY WEBSITE RECEIVED OVER 34,000 VISITS, MARKING AN IMPRESSIVE UPTICK OF NEARLY 50% COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS YEAR. THIS COMPREHENSIVE WEBSITE PROVIDES RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. OVERALL, MORE THAN 100,000 INDIVIDUALS PER YEAR LEARN ABOUT GOOD COUNSEL'S SERVICES THROUGH MAILINGS, EMAILS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, AND EVENTS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B HOUSING: GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDED HOUSING FOR 198 MOTHERS IN 2023, MARKING A SIGNIFICANT 60% INCREASE COMPARED TO 2022. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS A REMARKABLE 56% RISE IN THE NUMBER OF BABIES BORN, TOTALING 42 IN 2023. THIS IS SARAH'S WITNESS DURING ONE OF OUR EVENTS: MY NAME IS SARAH, AND MY BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER IS MARY. TODAY, I AM HERE TO SHARE OUR JOURNEY, A JOURNEY THAT LED US TO THE DOORS OF THE SPRING VALLEY HOUSE, OUR REFUGE AT GOOD COUNSEL. BEFORE FINDING OUR SANCTUARY HERE, MARY AND I RESIDED IN EDISON, NEW JERSEY. LIFE WAS A SERIES OF STRUGGLES, WITH ME WORKING ONLY PART-TIME, TRYING AS BEST I COULD TO MAKE ENDS MEET. LOSING BOTH OF MY PARENTS LEFT US FEELING UTTERLY ALONE, WITH NO FAMILY NEARBY TO LEAN ON FOR SUPPORT. BASICALLY, I WAS RAISING A TODDLER ALONE WITH INADEQUATE FUNDS AND NO STABLE HOUSING. BUT THEN, GOOD COUNSEL BECAME OUR BEACON OF HOPE. HERE, AMIDST THE CARING WALLS OF THE SPRING VALLEY HOME, I FOUND MORE THAN JUST SHELTER; I FOUND A COMMUNITY OF WOMEN DEDICATED TO LIFTING US UP AND HELPING US TO REBUILD OUR LIVES. YES, THERE HAVE BEEN STUMBLING BLOCKS ALONG THE WAY. I HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND SOMETIMES THE STRESS OF THE SITUATION AFFECTED ME. BUT EVERY TIME I FALTERED, GOOD COUNSEL WAS THERE, OFFERING A STEADYING HAND AND UNWAVERING SUPPORT. TODAY, I PROUDLY STAND BEFORE YOU AS A FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE OF A THRIVING BUSINESS IN THE ROCKLAND COMMUNITY. IN FACT, I AM THE ASSISTANT MANAGER, AND IN TIME, I HOPE TO BE PROMOTED TO THE MANAGER'S POSITION. I AM DILIGENTLY SAVING EVERY PENNY IN ORDER TO SECURE A PLACE TO CALL OUR OWN, AND WE PLAN TO RESIDE NEAR MY JOB AND GOOD COUNSEL IN ROCKLAND COUNTY. AND MARY? SHE'S THRIVING, AND WITH THE HELP LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES, SHE IS ATTENDING FREE FULL-TIME DAY CARE. WHEN THE DAY CARE IS NOT IN SESSION, THE STAFF PROVIDE BABYSITTING IN THE HOME. MARY IS EMBRACING EVERY OPPORTUNITY THAT COMES HER WAY. I AM BEYOND GRATEFUL FOR THE LOVE, KINDNESS, AND GUIDANCE WE'VE RECEIVED HERE. GOOD COUNSEL ISN'T JUST A SHELTER; IT'S A LIFELINE-A PLACE WHERE FAMILIES LIKE MINE FIND HOPE, HEALING, AND A CHANCE FOR A BRIGHTER FUTURE. I EXTEND MY DEEPEST GRATITUDE TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO HAS PLAYED A PART IN OUR JOURNEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY, YOUR COMPASSION, AND YOUR UNWAVERING BELIEF IN OUR POTENTIAL. WITH YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT, I KNOW THAT MARY AND I, ALONG WITH OTHER MOTHERS AND CHILDREN LIKE US, WILL CONTINUE TO FLOURISH AND THRIVE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C ADVOCACY: GOOD COUNSEL IS A STEADFAST ADVOCATE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN IN NEED, OFFERING A LIFELINE TO THOSE FACING CHALLENGING CIRCUMSTANCES. WE PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT SERVICES DESIGNED TO EMPOWER AND UPLIFT WOMEN DURING THEIR MOST VULNERABLE TIMES. OUR TEAM WORKS TIRELESSLY TO CONNECT WOMEN WITH ESSENTIAL RESOURCES, SUCH AS PRENATAL CARE, COUNSELING, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, ENSURING THEY HAVE THE TOOLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR BABIES. OUR DEDICATED STAFF WORKS DILIGENTLY TO PROCURE HOUSING FOR MOMS AND BABIES ONCE THEY ARE WELL ENOUGH TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY THROUGH OUR EXODUS PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES SECURING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AREAS WITH ESTABLISHED SUPPORT SYSTEMS OR ARRANGING FOR THEM TO LIVE WITH SUPPORTIVE AND CARING RELATIVES. GOOD COUNSEL PROVIDES MORE THAN HOUSING, FOOD, AND MATERIAL GOODS, IT PROVIDES HOPE FOR ALL WHO COME FOR ASSISTANCE. HERE IS HOW GOOD COUNSEL HELPED MARTHA AND HER SON GREGORY: I HAD A PHENOMENAL RELATIONSHIP WITH MY MOTHER AND SISTER. ONE DAY, IT CAME CRUMBLING DOWN WHEN MY MOTHER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH KIDNEY FAILURE. SHE FOUGHT A GREAT FIGHT AND DIED ON JAN. 1, 2013 WHEN I WAS GETTING MY ASSOCIATE DEGREE. THAT WAS THE HARDEST DAY OF MY LIFE. AFTER HAVING TO MAKE A DECISION TO TAKE MY MOTHER OFF LIFE SUPPORT, PLAN A FUNERAL, AND BURYING HER, I WENT INTO A DARK PLACE. I WAS PARTYING WITH THE WRONG CROWD, GETTING INTO TROUBLE WITH LAW AND CHOOSING THE WRONG MEN. I GOT INTO MANY PARTNERSHIPS THAT CAME WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, BEING SEXUAL ASSAULTED AND THINKING THAT IT ALL WAS FINE. I JUST BECAME NUMB AND WANTED TO DIE. I WAS JUST SPIRALING OUT OF CONTROL AND NOTHING SEEM TO WORK UNTIL I WAS ARRESTED AND PLACED IN JAIL FOR 8 MONTHS. DURING THAT TIME, I WENT TO CHURCH IN THE COUNTY JAIL. I REALIZED GOD DIDN'T WANT THIS FOR ME AND I WAS SENT HERE TO WAKE UP AND HAVE A SECOND CHANCE AT LIFE. THINGS WERE CHANGING UNTIL I MET MY SON'S FATHER, WHO AT THE TIME WAS EVERYTHING I THOUGHT I WANTED AND NEEDED. THEN THAT OTHER SIDE CAME OUT AND THEN CAME THE ABUSE. I WAS ABUSED EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY, SEXUALLY AND VERBALLY. YOU THINK IT WOULD BE A SIGN FOR ME TO RUN BUT IT WASN'T BECAUSE I WAS USED TO IT AND STARTED TO THINK MAYBE THIS IS HOW I AM SUPPOSED TO BE TREATED TO BE LOVED PROPERLY. I WAS WORKING THREE JOBS, GOING TO SCHOOL FULL TIME TO GRADUATE ON TIME AND TAKING CARE OF THE HOUSEHOLD. WHEN I TOLD MY EX THAT I WAS PREGNANT, HE WASN'T THRILLED, HE EVEN OFFERED ME MONEY TO ABORT MY CHILD. HE ALSO TOLD ME IF I DIDN'T HE WAS GOING TO KILL ME. MY AUNT REMEMBERED MS. FAYE FROM GOOD COUNSEL AND WE CALLED THEM. THAT IS WHERE I MET MS. ANISSA. SHE WOULD BE MY MENTOR AND THE PERSON TO CARE FOR GRAYSON WHEN I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 2 WEEKS DUE TO C SECTION COMPLICATIONS. I NOW LIVE IN AN APARTMENT IN SALEM, VA. I COMPLETED MY CNA CLASS LAST OCTOBER AND JUST FINISHED MY RISK MANAGMENT ASSOCIATE CLASS. I WILL BEGIN MY RN IN JANUARY NEXTYEAR AT GALEN COLLEGE FOR NURSING. I WORK AT WOODLAND HILLS NURSING HOMEAND SPRINGTREE REHAB & HEALTH. TODAY I WOULDN'T HAVE ALL THIS WITHOUT GOOD COUNSEL. THE STAFF AT GOOD COUNSEL REALLY IMPACTED MY LIFE AND BEYOND. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME AND GRAYSON. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 1.PROVIDED SERVICES TO MIGRANT PREGNANT WOMEN WHO ARE INELIGIBLE FOR GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. RECOGNIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF PRENATAL CARE FOR BOTH THE MOTHER'S AND BABY'S HEALTH, GOOD COUNSEL COVERED THE COSTS OF ALL DOCTOR'S VISITS AND ANY NECESSARY PROCEDURES. 2.HIRED A PSYCHOTHERAPIST WHO OFFERS ONE-ON-ONE THERAPY SESSIONS TO ADDRESS INDIVIDUAL MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, SUCH AS ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, TRAUMA, AND STRESS. ALSO, ORGANIZES SESSIONS FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC THEMES LIKE COPING STRATEGIES, PARENTING SKILLS, AND STRESS MANAGEMENT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 THE CORPORATION HAS ONE CLASS OF MEMBERS. THIS CLASS SHALL BE INDIVIDUALS AND SHALL NUMBER NO LESS THAN 3 AND NOT MORE THAN 30. MEMBERS MUST HAVE DEMOSTRATED, AND CONTINUE TO DEMOSTRATE, SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO GOOD COUNSEL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC PROLIFE VALUES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A THE MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B THE MEMBERS BY AN AFFIRMATIVE MAJORITY VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT AT ANY REGULAR MEETING MAY: - APPROVE OR REMOVE ANY OR ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; - AMEND THE BYLAWS; - APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS; - APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND/OR CEO OF GOOD COUNSEL, INC. MEMBERS MUST APPROVE ANY TRANSACTION WHICH COULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF 50% OF ASSETS OF GOOD COUNSEL, INC. THE MEMBERS BY MAJORITY OF THE VOTE SHALL BE SOLELY AUTHORIZED TO DISSOLVE 50% AND/OR ALL OF THE CORPORATE ASSETS AND/OR DISSOLVE THE CORPORATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 8B . FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF GOOD COUNSEL ALONG WITH THE PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, AND CONTROLLER FIRST REVIEW THE ENTIRE FORM 990, INCLUDING THE MANAGEMENT QUESTIONS. IT IS THEN DISCUSSED AND RETURNED TO OUR OUTSIDE AUDITORS FOR FUTHER CLARIFICATION AND COMPLETION. A FINAL DRAFT IS PREPARED, REVIEWED AGAIN BY THE ABOVE GOOD COUNSEL BOARD AND STAFF AND SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF GOOD COUNSEL BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND APPROVAL. THE DOCUMENT IS THEN SENT TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C GOOD COUNSEL'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS INCLUDED IN THEIR PERSONNEL MANUAL AND BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF ALL STAFF, MENTIONED REPEATEDLY TO MANAGERS AND DISCUSSED WHEN OUTSIDE CONTRACTS OR OUTSOURCED WORK IS DONE. THE POLICY INCLUDES GUIDELINES TO ASSIST BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES IN AVOIDING CONFICTS OF INTEREST. IN THE EVENT OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE INTERESTED PARTY MUST DISCLOSE TO THE BOARD THE FINANCIAL RELATIONSHIP THAT HE/SHE HAS, WITH RESPECT TO THE ISSUE. THERE SHALL BE NO CONTRACT OR OTHER TRANSACTION BETWEEN GOOD COUNSEL INC AND A BOARD MEMBER IN WHICH THERE EXISTS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE BOARD WILL VOTE ON SUCH MATTER WITHOUT COUNTING THE VOTE(S)OF THE INTERESTED BOARD MEMBER(S). FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE FINANCIAL STATMENTS AND 990 ARE AVAILABLE EVERY YEAR ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE, AS WELL AS ON THE CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND GUIDESTAR WEBSITES. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ONLY AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AT 600 MEADOWLANDS PARKWAY, SUITE 251, SECAUCUS, NJ 07094. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 DEPRECIATION BOOK/TAX DIFFERENCE 6,506 INCREASE IN CASH SURRENDER VALUE -CB LIFE 10,113 TOTAL 16,619 EVANGELIUM VITAE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FUND CORPORATION 1157 FULTON AVE BRONX NY 10456 264781329 REAL ESTAT NY N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false