2025-05-29T13:15:00-07:00 2024-09-30 262176601 EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 1120 S RACKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 990 2023-10-01 261373762 HANDS & VOICES TEXAS CHAPTER HAND 9364638948 3616 FAR WEST BLVD SUITE 117-152 AUSTIN TX 78731 JENNIFER PETERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9364638948 2025-05-29 1 1 JEREMY CORK P01544850 2082874777 2025-05-29 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JENNIFER PETERSON 3616 FAR WEST BLVD SUITE 117-152 AUSTIN TX 78731 267342 0 X WWW.TXHV.ORG X 2010 TX TEXAS HANDS & VOICES OFFERS SUPPORT, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES IN AN UNBIASED MANNER TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. 9 6 0 9 0 0 41478 31192 202104 223322 47 18 6937 -2400 250566 252132 0 2640 0 0 32295 108652 0 0 2471 134787 181029 167082 292321 83484 -40189 129465 111543 0 22267 129465 89276 TEXAS HANDS & VOICES OFFERS SUPPORT, INFORMATION, AND RESOURCES IN AN UNBIASED MANNER TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. 0 0 90697 0 160284 GBYS - GUIDE BY YOUR SIDE (GBYS) SERVES FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF/HARD OF HEARING (DHH) FROM BIRTH THROUGH AGE 21 FOR FREE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH BY MATCHING FAMILIES WITH TRAINED PARENT AND DHH GUIDES. OUR GUIDES WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH FAMILIES WHO HAVE JUST LEARNED OF THEIR CHILD'S HEARING CONDITION OR WHO HAVE OLDER CHILDREN AND ARE IN NEED OF THE UNIQUE SUPPORT THAT COMES FROM SOMEONE ELSE WHO HAS WALKED THIS PATH AND CAN SHARE THEIR DIRECT EXPERIENCE AND WISDOM. DURING THE FY 2023-2024, GUIDE BY YOUR SIDE DIRECTLY SUPPORTED 147 FAMILIES THROUGH 4,705 INTERACTIONS. THE GUIDE BY YOUR SIDE PROGRAM ALSO HOSTED 19 EVENTS WITH OVER 500 ATTENDEES. 81910 2640 56038 GENERAL PROGRAM - AS A CHAPTER OF A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION, TEXAS HANDS & VOICES (TXH&V) OFFERS SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND RESOURCES IN AN UNBIASED MANNER TO FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THE SINGLE-MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR IN PREDICTING SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES OF NEWLY IDENTIFIED BABIES WHO ARE DEAF/HH IN EARLY INTERVENTION IS THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION OF THEIR PARENTS. POSITIVE PARENT INVOLVEMENT RESULTS IN HIGHER READING SCORES, IMPROVED ATTITUDES TOWARDS SCHOOL AND PRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTS AND TEACHERS. THE GOAL OF THE PROJECTS WE COLLABORATE ON AND PROGRAMS WE OFFER IS TO EMPOWER PARENTS, FOSTER JOY, AND POSITIVELY IMPACT THE STATEWIDE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE DEAF/HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN. IN FY23-24, SUPPORTED BY THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES VIA THE EARLY HEARING DETECTION AND INTERVENTION (EHDI) PROGRAM, TEXAS HANDS & VOICES ASSISTED WITH DEVELOPING REGIONAL NETWORKS OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT DIAGNOSE, SUPPORT, EDUCATE AND ENGAGE WITH FAMILIES WHO HAVE CHILDREN THAT ARE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. WE TARGETED REGIONS WITHIN THE STATE THAT REPORT HIGH RATES OF LOSS-TO-FOLLOW-UP WITHIN THE TEXAS EHDI SYSTEM. WE UTILIZED GRASSROOTS KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAMILIES SERVED IN THOSE AREAS TO HOST FOCUS GROUPS OF PARENTS (CHILDREN AGE 0-5) IDENTIFYING BARRIERS AND NECESSARY SUPPORTS. IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FOCUS GROUPS, THE ORGANIZATION COMPLETED A TRAINING NEEDS ASSESSMENT OF CLINICAL AND INTERVENTION PROVIDERS IN THE REGIONS. BASED ON THE FINDINGS FROM THESE INITIATIVES, THE ORGANIZATION HOSTED REGIONAL INFANT HEARING LEARNING SUMMITS TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND FACILITATE SUSTAINABLE NETWORKS OF SUPPORT. OUR GENERAL PROGRAMMING INCLUDED PARENT-ONLY OVERNIGHT RETREATS AND OUTINGS (PAUSE EVENTS) IN THREE CITIES TO OFFER CAREGIVERS TIME TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS WHO ARE ALSO RAISING CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF/HARD OF HEARING. TXHV PROVIDED FOOD, INFORMATION/RESOURCES, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN FROM THOSE WITHIN THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES. WE ALSO HOSTED THE 3RD ANNUAL DHH AWARENESS WALK IN EDINBURG, TX, BRINGING TOGETHER NEARLY 300 PEOPLE AND MULTIPLE COMMUNITY RESOURCES. IN AN EFFORT TO REACH THOSE FAMILIES IN RURAL AREAS OR THOSE WITH BARRIERS TO ACCESSING OUR IN-PERSON EVENTS, WE FACILITATED 3 VIRTUAL WEBINARS ON EDUCATIONAL ADVOCACY AND SUPPORTING YOUR CHILDREN THROUGH TRANSITION PERIODS. 19882 0 5000 GENERAL OUTREACH - 90% OF CHILDREN BORN DEAF/HARD OF HEARING ARE BORN TO HEARING PARENTS. PARENTS GENERALLY LACK THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, OR COMMUNITY SUPPORT NEEDED TO MAKE TIMELY DECISIONS THAT DIRECTLY IMPACT THEIR CHILDREN'S SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION SUCCESS. OUR OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, PARENT/PROFESSIONAL/COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS, AND ADVOCACY EFFORTS ARE FOCUSED ON ENABLING CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF/HARD OF HEARING TO REACH THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL BY ENSURING FAMILIES HAVE ACCESS TO SUPPORT. TXH&V OFFERS SUPPORT IN AN UNBIASED MANNER TO FAMILIES THROUGH NETWORKING, RESOURCE SHARING, SOCIAL MEDIA, WEBSITE & FACEBOOK PAGES, PARENT & PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS, NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS. IN FY 23-24, WE HOSTED A TOTAL OF 11 CHAPTER EVENTS WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 734 PEOPLE AND PARTICPATED IN 38 OUTREACH EVENTS WITH AN ATTENDANCE OF 1578 PEOPLE (PARENTS/PROFESSIONALS). 199 0 2000 OTHER PROGRAMS - WHICH INCLUDE RETREAT PROGRAM. 199 0 2000 192688 1 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 9 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X EASY OFFICE DBA JITASA 2082874777 1120 S ROCKHAM WAY SUITE 300 MERIDIAN ID 83642 JENNIFER PETERSON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2 X 42250 0 0 MICHAELA HAMAKER PROJECT MANAGER 5 X X 32993 0 0 SARAH WAINSCOTT VICE PRESIDENT 1 X X 20199 0 0 TERESA DANG PROGRAM COORDINATOR 1 X X 12537 0 0 SARA SMITH SECRETARY 1 X X 675 0 0 RACHEL RAKUNAS PRESIDENT/TREASURER 5 X X 0 0 0 SARA COVERT BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 EDGENIE BELLAH BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 MARI HUBIG BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 CORRINA CALZADA BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 DORI BUTTS BOARD MEMBER 1 X 0 0 0 108654 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600 0 10000 20592 0 31192 CONTRACT FEES 900099 222022 222022 0 0 MEMBERSHIP DUES 900099 1300 1300 0 0 0 0 0 0 223322 18 0 0 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12810 600 15210 -2400 0 -2400 0 252132 223322 0 -2382 X 2640 2640 108652 71439 36986 227 5342 5342 130255 85643 44339 273 7261 4343 2918 2837 1586 1251 826 826 17998 13737 2766 1495 2764 1815 949 1775 1775 PROGRAM EXPENSES 11971 11485 10 476 292321 192688 97162 2471 90538 72598 38927 38945 129465 111543 17223 5044 0 22267 X 129465 89276 0 0 129465 89276 129465 111543 -40189 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 13864 18025 45117 41480 31192 149678 13864 18025 45117 41480 31192 149678 13820 135858 3 3 47 18 71 149749 740253 0.90724 0.71118 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 OUR CHAPTER DOES HAVE MEMBERS, BUT THEY PAY A FEE TO JOIN AND DON'T PARTICIPATE IN BOARD MEETINGS OR VOTING OF ANY KIND. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY GOVERNING PRIVILEGES. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b THE TXHV BOARD OF DIRECTORS EXPERIENCED TURNOVER DURING THE DATES OF THIS FILING AND DID NOT MAINTAIN REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETINGS WHERE NOTES WERE TAKEN. SOME BOARD MEMBERS MET INFORMALLY OR COMMUNICATED VIA EMAIL TO ACCOMPLISH COMMITTEE TASKS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND OTHER LEGAL FILING ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REASONABLE REQUEST. 990'S ARE AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR.ORG AND IRS.GOV WEBSITES. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g OTHER FEES WHICH INCLUDE COTRACTOR FEES.