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CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY OF ALABAMA

Changing Lives, Building Families, Strengthening Communities

Birmingham, AL   |  www.childrensaid.org

Mission

Changing Lives, Building Families, Strengthening Communities

Ruling year info

1942

Chief Executive Officer

Gayle Watts LICSW

Main address

Children's Aid Society of Alabama 2141 14th Avenue South

Birmingham, AL 35205 USA

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EIN

63-0288823

NTEE code info

Children's and Youth Services (P30)

Foster Care (P32)

Family Services (Adolescent Parents) (P45)

IRS filing requirement

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Programs and results

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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

Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC)

Population(s) Served

Keeping families together through intensive in-home support and aftercare

Population(s) Served
Families
Population(s) Served
Population(s) Served
Population(s) Served
Population(s) Served

The Child Trafficking Solutions Project is a statewide coalition comprised of human trafficking organizations; local, state, and federal law enforcement; government agencies; non-government/non-profit organizations; child protective services; and survivor care providers. CTSP works to rescue and restore child victims of sex trafficking through development of uniform response protocols, training, and strategic partnerships with law enforcement, first-responders, healthcare providers, juvenile justice, child-welfare agencies, and schools, while mobilizing communities to prevent abuse, raise awareness, and increase safety. Customized comprehensive training is offered for audiences of law enforcement, first responders, medical personnel, educators, child-serving professionals, parents, and students to prevent, recognize, and respond to child trafficking. Our Trafficking Training is offered at no-charge for all law enforcement.

Population(s) Served

Where we work

Affiliations & memberships

Child Welfare League - Accredited Member 2015

Chamber of Commerce 2015

Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 2015

Better Business Bureau 2015

Southeastern Network for Youth and Family Services 2015

United Way Member Agency 2016

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

The mission of Children's Aid Society, "Changing Lives, Building Families, Strengthening Communities," is accomplished via multiple signature initiatives addressing the needs of adoptees, adoptive families, foster families, birth parents and siblings, young parents, homeless young mothers and their children, youth aging out of foster care, and families at risk of disruption due to child abuse and/or neglect.

Children's Aid Society (CAS) staff accomplish direct delivery of services to >10,000 individual clients (children, youth and families) throughout Alabama's 67 counties each year. The specific delivery method is determined by each client's needs under their respective CAS initiative.

Services provided by CAS include, but are not limited to: Information and Referral Support; Support Groups; Family Adjustment and Crisis Counseling; Resource Libraries; Educational Trainings; Special Events and Networking Opportunities; camps and conferences; and free educational trainings on adoption and permanency related topics via webinar approximately 12 times a year. Webinars can be accessed by anyone throughout the state with access to the internet.

Some clients are served by programs, groups, meetings and trainings hosted by CAS at one of our agency locations (Birmingham, Huntsville, Florence, Jasper, Montgomery, Mobile). CAS case managers and social workers also make necessary home and site visits.

Established in 1912, Children's Aid Society (CAS) staff accomplish direct delivery of services to >10,000 individual clients (children, youth and families) throughout Alabama's 67 counties each year. CAS directly served over 14,000 individuals in 2014 through adoption support, pre/post adoption counseling, peer groups, mentoring, parenting classes, crisis intervention, professional trainings, family support, educational assistance and youth development. CAS continues to expand delivery of critical services to individuals in need by regularly reviewing, updating and adding initiatives to our mission.

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Every citizen of Alabama is a stakeholder in the programs and services provided by Children's Aid Society of Alabama since 1912. We serve all 67 Alabama counties.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    Children's Aid Society of Alabama became the permanent home of the Child Trafficking Solutions Project in 2022. This program was incubated since 2016 at the Children's Policy Cooperative of Jefferson County and is a vital resource in the battle against human/child trafficking (sex and labor trafficking) in Alabama. The program was initially volunteer-led and now has a paid staff, permanent base, and supportive annual operating budget facilitated by CAS.

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, 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, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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CHILDRENS AID SOCIETY OF ALABAMA

Board of directors
as of 10/20/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Michael Latta

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama

Term: 2022 - 2024

Bob Mitchell

Amy Myers

Dottie King

Meredith Calhoun

Steve Walker

Donny Donald

William Carroll

Leigh Davis

Tracy Thompson

Alice Williams

Beth Beaube

Kelly Fox

Michael Latta

Eddie Miller

Teresa Odom

Bethany Burns

Christy Stewart

Amanda Black

Jenny McCain

Walter Monroe

IV

Helen Rand

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 10/20/2022
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Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European

Race & ethnicity

No data

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Sexual orientation

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Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 10/20/2022

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • 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.