ICAN CALIFORNIA ABILITIES NETWORK
Empowering people with disabilities to discover & achieve their own "I CAN" statement.
Mission
Our mission is to serve people with disabilities and their families through employment, social, and respite opportunities. Our goal is to empower people with disabilities to discover and achieve their own I CAN statement.
Ruling year
2014
Executive Director
Mr. Scott Elliott
Main address
2375 W Sepulveda
Torrance, CA 90501 USA
EIN
45-5441802
NTEE code
Developmentally Disabled Services/Centers (P82)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
82.5% of people with disabilities are unemployed. Our goal is to find and create employment opportunities in our community for people who want to work.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Employment Services
ICAN provides job placement and job coaching services to support people with disabilities.
Recreational Services
Biweekly day trips for persons with disabilities.
Life Skills Day Program
Helps adults with developmental disabilities to build independent living and job readiness skills.
Where we work
External reviews
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of employment placements defined as part-time (less than 35 hours per week)
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, People with disabilities
Related Program
Employment Services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Employment is one of the predominant goals among our clients. Helping our clients find work and gain employment is a tangible metric to ensure we are helping clients achieve this goal.
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goal as an organization is to empower people with disabilities to discover and achieve their own "I CAN" statement. Specifically, we would are striving to expand our current programs and add new daytime ones that would provide greater opportunity for clients to socialize and learn.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our organization's strategy is to build and offer programs that fit the needs of the entire family. Fiscally, elements of our organization are working towards self-sustainability through government support, such as our employment and day programs. Recreational programs are developed and funded through the support of donors and grants, with the goal of keeping any event fees as minimal as possible.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have a very strong base of volunteer support, and building programs to can take advantage of the social opportunities this provides is key. In addition, our organization has existed for more than 40 years, and our directors have been involved for more than 20 years. We have experience working with people with disabilities, and having a strong volunteer base to train and involve is an incredible strength.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our organization currently offers individualized job placement services, a life skills day program, bimonthly day trips, and three annual camps. In doing so we have more than 250 people reciebing services, inclusing more than thirty employed at real jobs that pay real wages.
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ICAN CALIFORNIA ABILITIES NETWORK
Board of directorsas of 06/07/2023
Mr. Scott Elliott
Robert Chamberlain
Louise Elliott
Marissa Laney
Victoria Couch
Leon Wood
Jason Storbeck
Scott Elliott
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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
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Leadership
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