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Safe Haven Kids League of California City

Safe haven kids league believes in all kids success.

California City, CA   |  www.safehavenkidsleague.org

Mission

Safe Haven Kids' League of California City is a fully recognized 501 (c)(3) organization that provides after-school programs for Elementary and Middle School children who live in the Greater California City area. The goal of our organization is to establish a commitment to our children that will help to strengthen academic performance, promote prosocial behavior, build interpersonal skills, and to provide a platform for service to the community. Your contribution will have a tremendous impact on them by helping to develop the skills, vision, and motivation to improve their lives. Safe Haven Kids League of California City does not discriminate race, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories.

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Thank you, for taken the time to read about our organization and hope you will consider our organization to help to better our kids in the California City community so we can help them better prepare for their future endeavors.

Ruling year info

2021

CEO

Linda King

Co-Founder

Anthony Myers

Main address

8924 Oleander Ave

California City, CA 93505 USA

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EIN

86-1853584

NTEE code info

Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Awards (B82)

IRS filing requirement

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

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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?

Safe Haven Kids League of California City

Safe Haven (ids' League of California City is a fully Incorporated 5O1(c) {3} that provides after-school programs for Elementary and Middle
School children who live in the Greater California City area. The goal of our organization is to foster a commitment to or children that will help
to strengthen academic performance, promote pro-social behavior, help build interpersonal skills, and instill a sense of hope for their future.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

Safe Haven Kid's League of California City Homework Helper Program approaches homework assistance in a way that will allow our kids to thrive at school. Getting it done takes organization and time management skills. And those areas are exactly where many children struggle the most. Our system is tried and true. Here’s what we do:

Population(s) Served

Safe Haven Kid's League of California City’s Tween Time Program is designed specifically to build cognitive-behavioral skills in tweens leaving childhood and entering adolescence. Our tween mentors help to teach them to implement “Life-Skills” that can enhance self-esteem, help them recognize and deal with peer pressure, practice sound decision-making and simply cope with the overall challenges of puberty. Although the Tween Time activities will change throughout the course of each year, three main components are featured below along with activity favorites.

Population(s) Served

Safe Haven Kid's League of California City offers summer activities for our local kids so that they can have fun in a safe and supervised setting while experiencing other cultures, seeing some of Southern California's most beautiful places, and engaging with friends or making new ones. We take them on field trips to art galleries, science museums, gardens, beaches, and parks. Our Summer Breeze Program provides various activities, such as arts and crafts, swimming, drama, and organized sports. One day out of each summer month, we organize a picnic for kids to play games, have fun, eat healthy and socialize. Keyword: FUN!

Population(s) Served

The Wisdom Program hosted by Safe Haven Kid's League will be taught by members 65+ and older which offer "rap sessions" with our youth ages for 2-3 hours per week. This session will include a question/answer period but the adults will also provide training in activities like crocheting, cooking, and general "life skills" the wisdom team sees fit to assist. The goal of this program is to assist the children in connecting with elders, expressing feelings, and open up the dialogue between the two groups.

This program is for kids: Ages 10+

Population(s) Served

The Mentor Program, hosted by Safe Haven Kid's League member Terrance, also utilizes concepts from the STEAM focus and encourages the kids to apply the skills to everyday life problems and issues. Terrance is member of the United States Army who already leads groups revolving around self-esteem, awareness, establishing individual identity, and making the transition from kids to young adults.

The Mentor Program is available for the youth: Ages 13-16 years old

Population(s) Served

The Life Skills Program works hand in hand with "The Mentor Program" mentioned above. This 10-week course has curriculum designed to help the youth assist in identifying their strengths, goals, challenges and is very individualized. Those that complete the course will often gain the courage to take action in achieving their goals or developing a plan of action to do so. Safe Haven Kid's League also will give the kids/young adults a completion ceremony upon completion.

The Life Skills Group is available for the youth: Ages 14-18 years old.

Population(s) Served

Safe Haven Kid's League will offer 3 hot meals per week with nutritious plates on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays. The remaining days (Tuesday and Thursday) is reserved for healthy snacks by the help of a hired chef and the entire program is overseen by a licensed Nutritionist offering a balance of proteins, fruits and vegetables.

Our facility has an on-site pantry to help service the community when needed. You will find many perishable items on hand, to assist the hired cooks and program supervisor.

Population(s) Served

Safe Haven Kid's League understands that employment often builds self-esteem. For those interested, we will have a designated computer room with qualified interns usually from local college, who help assist the youth with writing resumes, mock interviewing, discussing appropriate clothing, and filling out job applications. Safe Haven will also have a dress closet for those in need, to help them dress for success. Our goal is to help the youth first, track their progress and hope they return to volunteer one day at Safe Haven Kid's League. We also hope to hire them as paid staff for the organization one day.

This program is for youth: Ages 13-18 years old

Qualified individual will need a work permit and determination is based on their school performance, GPA, and approval from their assigned school counselor.

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Safe Haven Kids' League of California City is a fully recognized 501(c)3 organization that provides after-school programs for Elementary and Middle School children who live in the Greater California City area.
The goal of our organization is to establish a commitment to our children that will help to strengthen academic performance, promote prosocial behavior, build interpersonal skills, and to provide a platform for service to the community"
Due to breakdowns in family relationships during a child's life, and coupled with repeated failures in the classroom, children become at-risk teens and young adults that hive lost faith in the positive outcomes that often mark a successful mature adult.
Safe Haven Kids League of California City does not discriminate race, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Indigenous peoples
Multiracial people
At-risk youth
Families

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

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

Our goal in 2022 is to help 8o% of our communist's children to participate in the afterschool programs we offer. Thanks to the generosity of the general public, local stores and corporate sponsors, we are well on our way to reaching our goal, but we still need your support.
Due to breakdowns in family relationships during a child's life, and coupled with repeated failures in the classroom, children become at-risk teens and young adults that live lost faith in the positive outcomes that often mark a successful mature adult.
This is where Safe Haven Kids' League (SHKL) wants to help! By redirecting these children and young adults with the support available in our afterschool programs, SHKL supplies educational support, offers character-building
activities from a host of positive role models, and becomes, as our name suggests, a safe haven for the children we serve.
We live and are apart of a very vulnerable community because there is not much or nothing at all for kids to do, and this is how kids end up with the wrong crowds We are hoping to get grants are funding to open Safe haven kids league after school program for all kids to attend and have a place to come and call there own.
We hope to touch the hearts of all parents and kids that we have come in contact with and for them to know that safe haven kids league of California City is here for them.

Safe Haven Kids' League (SHKL) wants to help! By redirecting these children and young adults with the support available in our afterschool programs, SHKL supplies educational support, offers character-building activities from a host of positive role models, and becomes, as our name suggests, a safe haven for the children we serve.
Homework Helper Program approaches homework assistance in a way that will allow our kids to thrive at school. Getting it done takes organization and time management skills. And those areas are exactly where many children struggle the most. Our system is tried and true.
Tween Time Program is designed specifically to build cognitive-behavioral skills in tweens leaving childhood and entering adolescence. Our tween mentors help to teach them to implement “Life-Skills” that can enhance self-esteem, help them recognize and deal with peer pressure, practice sound decision-making and simply cope with the overall challenges of puberty. Although the Tween Time activities will change throughout the course of each year, three main components are featured below along with activity favorites.
Summer Breeze activities for our local kids so that they can have fun in a safe and supervised setting while experiencing other cultures, seeing some of Southern California's most beautiful places, and engaging with friends or making new ones. We take them on field trips to art galleries, science museums, gardens, beaches, and parks. Our Summer Breeze Program provides various activities, such as arts and crafts, swimming, drama, and organized sports. One day out of each summer month, we organize a picnic for kids to play games, have fun, eat healthy and socialize. Keyword: FUN!
The Wisdom Program hosted by Safe Haven Kid's League will be taught by members 65+ and older which offer "rap sessions" with our youth ages for 2-3 hours per week. This session will include a question/answer period but the adults will also provide training in activities like crocheting, cooking, and general "life skills" the wisdom team sees fit to assist.
The goal of this program is to assist the children in connecting with elders, expressing feelings, and open up the dialogue between the two groups. This program is for kids: Ages 10+
The Mentor Program, hosted by Safe Haven Kid's League member Terrance, also utilizes concepts from the STEAM focus and encourages the kids to apply the skills to everyday life problems and issues. Terrance is member of the United States Army who already leads groups revolving around self-esteem, awareness, establishing individual identity, and making the transition from kids to young adults. The Mentor Program is available for the youth: Ages 13-16 years old.
The Life Skills Program works hand in hand with "The Mentor Program" mentioned above. This 10-week course has curriculum designed to help the youth assist in identifying their strengths, goals, challenges and is very individualized.

To ensure all kids receive the fundamentals of each program to the fullest, and make sure they fully understand what was being offered and what did learn and how they will apply it to their daily lives. We hoped we have helped kids development mentally and socially. Due to the pandemic the majority of kids messed out the experience to intact with others. We also hope the programs that we introduce they take and keep passing it on to the next on so. We also hope we have achieved in helping parents with things they didn't know about there children's so may continue to help them benefit in the future . We love to start a pantry in our community where once a week we can help provide. Our Community we food for home perishable and non- perishables. Being in community we know of so many kids who go to bed with a hot meal or any meal for that matter. We hope in future the will never be problem.

We currently now have to track and measure Through-our google sheets. We started in a dirt field with about 15 people we eventually move to a bigger site we moved to the park in our local community park when we were then able to reach more people in our community. more people where able to find out about us to know so we holds over 200 people at our location central park.
On December18th 2022 our organization hade a Christmas toy and food box give away the California CHP Mojave office donated over 250 un raped toys to our cause that was a Charismas miracle for our community and the success story was the parents of the kids that share there stories of hard times doing covid-19 and how they thank our organization for the full food box with whole ham & turkeys and toys for there kids to help make there Charismas a miracle.

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.
  • 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 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

  • 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?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback

Financials

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Operations

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

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Safe Haven Kids League of California City

Board of directors
as of 05/24/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Mrs Linda King

Safe Haven Kids League of California City

Term: 2022 - 2023


Board co-chair

Mr Tony Denson

Safe Haven Kids League of California City

Term: 2022 - 2023

Anthony Myers

Safe Haven Kids League of California City

Keyonta Mixon

Safe Haven Kids League of California City

Rezhane Nunley

Safe Haven Kids League of California City

La'Keda Mixon

Safe Haven Kids League of California City

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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 3/18/2022

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
Black/African American
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person with a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Multi-Racial/Multi-Ethnic (2+ races/ethnicities)
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

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Equity strategies

Last updated: 03/17/2022

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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.