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Hands Together A Center for Children

Santa Ana, CA   |  www.handstogether-sa.org

Mission

Founded in 1999, the mission of Hands Together is to provide the highest quality early childhood education and care to low-income families in the Santa Ana area who are striving to gain stability, improve their lives, and emerge from poverty. The goal is to prepare children to enter school with a quality early childhood education.

Ruling year info

1999

Principal Officer

Ellen Mogasemi

Main address

201 E Civic Center Drive

Santa Ana, CA 92701 USA

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EIN

33-0857087

NTEE code info

Kindergarten, Nursery Schools, Preschool, Early Admissions (B21)

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Hands Together

School Readiness Program: A preschool program that annually educates more than 84 low-income, English Language Learners, 6 months to 5 years old, preparing children early education including math and English skills necessary to excel in kindergarten. * Children's Literacy Center: A high quality early education and English Learning program that promotes literacy and social connection for 76 at-risk children through dialogic reading, songs, and a lending library. Parents are also offered parenting classes on site during children's programs. * Morning Garden: A unique preschool and parent education program for 20 low income families and families in transition with preschool aged children, through vocational training classes for adults and socially interactive learning opportunities for children.

Population(s) Served

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Awards

Hands Together maintains the highest level accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) serving over 2,000 children since inception. 2012

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Financials

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Operations

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Hands Together A Center for Children

Board of directors
as of 08/17/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Robert Kuhel

Orange County Superior Court System Retired

Term: 2009 - 2018


Board co-chair

Juanita Doby

Volvo USA, retired

Term: 2010 - 2018

Robert Kuhel

Orange County Judicial System Retired

Glenn Howard

Attorney and CPA

Juanita Doby

Volvo USA retired

Ellen Mogasemi

Cibola Systems of Orange

Sylvia Navarro

Community Volunteer

Mary Ellen Glaser

Community Volunteer

Paul Schmidt

St. Joseph Heathcare

Susan Johnson RN

Hoag Hospital Foundation

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? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • 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? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No