CHILDREN IN CRISIS INC
Providing Homes... Keeping Brothers and Sisters together
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Children in Crisis, Inc
Children in Crisis, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of caring people, working together to provide homes and keeping brothers and sisters together. We give a home to the abused, neglected, and abandoned children.
Before Children in Crisis, there was no Emergency Shelter in Circuit One (which includes Okaloosa, Walton, Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties in Northwest Florida) for young children removed from an unsafe environment on short notice.
Without CIC and the stability it brings, many foster children would be moved from home to home, some as many as ten times per year. The Children’s Neighborhood provides a home to an average of 100 children per year. Since opening our doors in 2008, CIC has been called “home” by over 950 children. Providing these children with 123,857 days and nights of a safe, loving environment to grow and thrive.
At The Children’s Neighborhood, sibling separation is minimized and it is our priority to keep brothers and sisters together. Our neighborhood is growing, our campus is now built up of an Emergency Shelter, five-family foster homes and Opportunity Home, with 8-studio apartments for the young adults that age out of Foster Care. In addition, we have a clubhouse and Administrative Offices. Your commitment to helping sustain operations of the Children’s Neighborhood is vital to our success. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children.
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CHILDREN IN CRISIS INC
Board of directorsas of 05/12/2022
Bo Arnold
Bo Arnold
Dee Dee Carr
Trecia Chedister
Carolyn Chesser
Carmen Crowe
Sharilyn Darnell
CIC's Past Chairman
Dr. Lee Hale
Bonnie Hall
Steven Harker
Betty Hefner
Janice Henderson
Kerry Huffman
Kitty Johnson
Dr. June Linke
Don Litke
Hu Ross
MaryJane Ross
Lucie Wade
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
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