SEVERAL SOURCES SHELTERS, INC.
Sheltering Lives. Saving Lives. Continuing Lives.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Shelters for Mothers and Babies
Several Sources offers a place where a young mother can come to have her baby and stay for up to a year or more after her baby is born. During this time, thy are surrounded with individual care, nurturing and educational support. Many of our young mothers go on to not only learn how to effectively care for their children, but they complete their GED or college degree programs while under our care. 57% of the mothers who have lived at our Several Sources Shelters have married and 80% have held jobs.
Special Families ~ Ongoing compassionate support services
After our mothers and babies leave our shelters, we offer a Special Families program that provides long term care packages and encouragement including necessities such as food gift certificates, medical help and school supplies. Many of these families live in the New Jersey cities of East Orange, Irvington, Newark, Paterson and Trenton, cities well known for families who struggle with high poverty levels. Currently, the Special Families Program is helping 53 impoverished families including 136 children ranging in age from birth to 18 years.
Our Gift of Hope Sonogram Center
Several Sources provides FREE pregnancy sonogram examinations at our “Gift of Hope” Sonogram Center in Englewood NJ across from one of the oldest abortion clinics in the United States. We overnight free pregnancy tests to young women to help them through an unplanned pregnancy anywhere in the USA and guide them to where they can also obtain free sonograms. Several Sources provides counseling and free sonograms directly across the street from the one of the oldest abortion clinics in the country. Several Sources helps women and families find needed medical coverage and introduces them to other free services with the hopes that they will choose life for their preborn babies. If necessary, they can also find a safe place to live at one of our maternity shelters.
Where we work
External reviews
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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SEVERAL SOURCES SHELTERS, INC.
Board of directorsas of 03/23/2023
Karen Smith
The College of Westchester
Term: 2019 - 2025
Kathy DiFiore
Several Sources Shelters
Joan M. Silo
Several Sources Shelters
Katherine G. Houghton
Katherine G. Houghton, Esq. Law Office
Susan Harper-Lloyd
Retired Nurse
Fr. Paul Cannariato
Pastor, Assumption Church, Emerson NJ
Dave Cordero
Knights of Columbus #11671
Lisa Klunder
Susan G. Komen Foundation
Anthony Labue
DeCotiis, Fitzpatrick, Cole & Giblen LLC
Raymond Lill
Retired Knights of Columbus
James McCahill
Chairman, St. James Insurance
Cynthia Perez
Kaplan Breyer Schwarz, LLP
Mary Ann Ruszinko-Ferguson
Pharmaceutical Executive
Cindy Guevara
Board Secretary
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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Disability
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.