2025-01-28T16:21:07-05:00 2024-06-30 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2023-07-01 860644388 YOUTH ON THEIR OWN YOUT 5202931136 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD TUCSON AZ 85716 ELIZABETH SLATER CEO 5202931136 2025-01-09 false JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2025-01-27 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ELIZABETH SLATER 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD TUCSON AZ 85716 8931608 false X WWW.YOTO.ORG X 1989 AZ SUPPORT HS GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. 18 18 43 140 0 4631278 5451831 0 -133108 233495 -10957 -20837 4487213 5664489 1505607 2218885 0 2025172 2325606 0 613772 862924 1078259 4393703 5622750 93510 41739 16100001 19837912 953847 920473 15146154 18917439 X YOUTH ON THEIR OWN SUPPORTS THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. OUR VISION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN ARE EMPOWERED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOTO PRIMARILY SERVES YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN PIMA COUNTY ARE UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT LIVING WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS, AND ARE ON THEIR OWN THROUGH NO CHOICE OF THEIR OWN (FORCED TO LEAVE HOME). YOTO YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (E.G., COUCH HOPPING, LIVING IN CAR, RV, OR ANY PLACE NOT MEANT FOR LONG-TERM HABITATION, ETC.) OR ARE SELF-SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOUSING AND MUST PROVIDE ALL THEIR OWN BASIC NEEDS. YOTO'S CHIEF FOCUS IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS A TOOL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. GRADUATION RATES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE EXTREMELY LOW DUE TO THE STRESS OF MANAGING THEIR DAILY CIRCUMSTANCES. OVER 5,600 K-12 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IDEN false false 4497922 2218885 9983 THE MISSION OF YOTO IS TO SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP MEET YOUTH'S BASIC NEEDS SO THEY CAN FOCUS LESS ON THEIR HOUSING INSTABILITY OR FOOD INSECURITY AND MORE ON IN-SCHOOL SUCCESS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN 100+ AREA SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SERVE AS "YOTO LIAISONS" TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HOMELESS STUDENTS, HELP THEM ENROLL IN YOTO, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOTO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AT NO COST, INCLUDE: - ACADEMIC STIPENDS (UP TO 350/MONTH) BASED ON LEVEL OF NEED AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; FLEXIBLE STIPENDS (E.G., BASIC NEEDS FUNDING); GRADUATION AWARDS; SCHOLARSHIPS. - BASIC NEEDS MATERIAL SUPPORT (E.G., HYGIENE SUPPLIES, SHELF-STABLE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC.) VIA THE YOTO MINI-MALL, INCLUDING LAPTOPS FOR ONLINE LEARNING AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS (E.G., DENTAL CLEANINGS, HAIRCUT VOUCHERS ETC.). - TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (E.G., UBER HEALTH RIDES, TAXI FARES, BICYCLES). - ONGOING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE. - REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER UNMET NEEDS. DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR EACH OF ITS THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES, AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES.SECTION 501(C)(3) AND 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO OTHERS, THE TOTAL EXPENSES, AND REVENUE, IF ANY, FOR EACH PROGRAM SERVICE REPORTED. BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BASIC NEEDS ITEMS, AND ONE- ON-ONE GUIDANCE, YOTO GIVES YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND REACH THEIR GOALS. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DEPEND ON SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS (TEACHERS/COUNSELORS, TUTORING, BREAKFAST/LUNCH SERVICES, ETC.) AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (FRIENDS, COACHES, TEAMMATES, ETC.) FOR POSITIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CONSISTENCY, AND TEMPORARY HOUSING CONNECTIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE: YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN EARN A MONTHLY STIPEND OF UP TO 350 TO INCENTIVIZE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE. YOUTH IN MOST UNSTABLE SITUATIONS (THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR CAR, PARENTING, ETC.) CAN EARN THE HIGHEST STIPEND AMOUNT OF 350. THE MAJORITY OF YOUTH EARN AN AVERAGE 218 PER MONTH. TO RECEIVE A STIPEND, STUDENTS MUST MEET SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN 2023-2024, OVER 2.1M WAS INVESTED IN YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN FY23, YOTO PARTICIPATED IN POINT SOURCE YOUTH'S DIRECT CASH TRANSFER AS PREVENTION PILOT (DCT-P). WE DISBURSED OVER 86K IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 20 YOTO ALUMNI YOUTH PREVENT THEM FROM LOSING THEIR HOUSING, HAVING EVICTIONS ON THEIR RECORD, AND POTENTIALLY ENDING UP IN THE SHELTER SYSTEM, OR WORSE. BASIC NEEDS: YOTO YOUTH ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO FREE BASIC NEEDS ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE YOTO MINI- MALL. UBER HEALTH RIDES, TAXI RIDES, AND BICYCLES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS. IN 2023-2024, YOTO YOUTH VISITED THE ON-SITE MINI MALL 3,552 TIMES AND YOTO DISTRIBUTED 204,012 BASIC NEEDS ITEMS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (A 6% INCREASE FROM FY23). IN ADDITION, YOTO DISTRIBUTED 11 BIKES, 574 CAP AND GOWN STIPENDS, 26 LAPTOPS, 32 CELL PHONE SERVICES FOR A YEAR, 145 CELL PHONE DEVICES, 48 DENTAL SERVICES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MARTIN TAYLOR DENTISTRY, 54 HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, 40 SAMSUNG TABLETS, 41 NEW HOME KITS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE, 275 UBER AND TAXI RIDES, 19 VISION VOUCHERS, AND 174 BAND NEW MATTRESSES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH SAM LEVITZ. NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN FY24 ENABLED YOTO TO PROVIDE GENDER AFFIRMING PRODUCTS TO TRANS YOTO YOUTH (PARTNERSHIP WITH VALIDUSA), 202 FRESH MEAL KITS (PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECTS), 2,922 1-GALLON BAGS OF PET FOOD (PARTNERSHIP WITH CODY'S FRIENDS), AND 664 PAIR OF SOCK (PARTNERHSIP WITH BOMBAS). GUIDANCE: BECAUSE YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THEIR OWN, THEY OFTEN LACK THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM A CARING PARENT. YOTO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, COLLEGE AND CAREER ASSISTANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, YOTO SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. YOTO'S SCHOOLS PROGRAM COORDINATORS ARE VITAL TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES AND HELPING STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL. ALUMNI PROGRAM COORDINATORS PROVIDE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT YOUTH'S POST-SECONDARY PLANS. IN FY24, 37 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A FAFSA WORKSHOP, 30 GRADUATING SENIORS ATTENDED SENIOR PRESENTATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, 61 YOUTH ATTENDED THE PIMA FOR YOTO EVENT (A COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOTO, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EARN TO LEARN, AND PIMA COUNTY ONE STOP) TO ENROLL IN PROGRAMS, AND MORE. OVER 1,400 YOUTH WERE MET WITH TO PROVIDE 1:1 SUPPORT, AS DOCUMENTED THROUGH CASE NOTES, AND MANY MORE YOUTH WERE SUPPORTED BY PROGRAM COORDINATORS THAT WERE NOT DOCUMENTED. IN FY24, 91% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORTED THAT GUIDANCE GIVEN BY YOTO SUPPORTED THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND 98% FELT WELCOMED WHEN THEY VISTED THE MINI MALL. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS ARE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER KEY SCHOOL STAFF AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PAID ROLES AT SCHOOL SITES, THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO VOLUNTEER TO HELP FACILITATE THE YOTO PROGRAM ON THIER CAMPUS. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS DONATE BETWEEN 2 AND 10 HOURS PER WEEK TO YOTO YOUTH AND YOTO SERVICES. 4497922 true true false false false false false false false true true false false true false true true false false false false false false false true false false false true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 12 0 true 43 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 18 18 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X X YOUTH ON THEIR OWN 5202931136 2525 N COUNTRY CLUB RD TUCSON AZ 85716 ELAINE BABCOCK PRESIDENT 1.85 X X 0 0 0 KATIE MAXWELL PRESIDENT EL 2.10 X X 0 0 0 PAOLA PONCE TREASURER 0.88 X X 0 0 0 LINDA MONTES-COTA SECRETARY 1.61 X X 0 0 0 ERIC DUPREE MEMBER 1.18 X 0 0 0 RAGAN EDWARDS MEMBER 0.40 X 0 0 0 TASHA GAMEZ MEMBER 0.98 X 0 0 0 TONY HOYT MEMBER 1.28 X 0 0 0 ALLEN KINNISON MEMBER 1.33 X 0 0 0 AMANDA KIPPERT MEMBER 1.48 X 0 0 0 SEAN MURRAY MEMBER 0.25 X 0 0 0 ANAHI ORTIZ MEMBER 0.58 X 0 0 0 MARK PAPOCCIA MEMBER 1.40 X 0 0 0 CORI RODRIGUEZ MEMBER 0.88 X 0 0 0 ANTONIO RUBIO MEMBER 0.98 X 0 0 0 GEORGINA SMITH MEMBER 0.68 X 0 0 0 TONY SPEAR MEMBER 2.05 X 0 0 0 JULIE STEVENSON MEMBER 0.88 X X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH SLATER CEO 40.00 X 139685 0 11375 TODD BROWN CFO 40.00 X 71651 0 10348 211336 21723 1 false true false 11300 279203 5161328 80870 5451831 140979 140979 2841980 476237 2759447 466254 82533 9983 92516 9983 82533 10400 11300 41418 -31018 -31018 MISCELLANEOUS 900099 10181 10181 10181 5664489 9983 202675 5000 5000 2213885 2213885 254377 66791 114402 73184 1612493 1229736 110966 271791 65918 45426 8196 12296 246580 178038 28919 39623 146238 101629 17022 27587 11207 11207 24990 24990 45404 45404 170545 128033 16886 25626 48997 5171 189 43637 293295 220891 13213 59191 69474 35958 26265 7251 18882 14390 1824 2668 3745 1761 1635 349 61304 61304 174680 156915 6869 10896 30101 23209 2543 4349 MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT 47746 15725 9705 22316 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 31901 19846 3831 8224 TRAINING AND EDUCATION 23673 15500 4676 3497 MISCELLANEOUS 12768 10471 1010 1287 9547 9547 5622750 4497922 511056 613772 200 975877 824286 103117 174259 55366 46222 10885 3654 3826498 335105 3406666 3491393 5234550 5285938 21692 6291648 10012160 16100001 19837912 953847 920473 953847 920473 X 7501468 7654613 7644686 11262826 15146154 18917439 16100001 19837912 X 41739 332881 3396665 X false true X true false X 9015883 5229449 4959259 4631278 5451831 29287700 9015883 5229449 4959259 4631278 5451831 29287700 29287700 103916 99181 143860 122193 140979 610129 28655 51369 47696 19890 10181 157791 30055620 5558 0.97450 0.97720 X PART II, LINE 10 SPECIAL EVENT GROSS RECEIPTS 123,584 INVENTORY SALES 0 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 34,207 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6291648 3500 3398396 1384 9692160 6156640 9000 127134 1126 6291648 6202714 5000 -28974 22100 6156640 6078531 90636 35414 1867 6202714 145147 5932757 1427 800 6078531 0.99190 0.00810 false false 357019 357019 3001025 51300 2949725 154366 36384 117982 314088 247421 66667 3491393 INTEREST CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST 9472775 PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE 320000 INTEREST IN FUNDS HELD BY OTHERS 219385 10012160 X 9391780 332881 3439814 3772695 5619085 45404 45404 5664489 5620495 43149 43149 5577346 45404 45404 5622750 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD FOR USE AS RESTRICTED BY DONORS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X YOTO'S POLICY IS TO DISCLOSE OR RECOGNIZE INCOME TAX POSITIONS BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S ESTIMATE OF WHETHER IT IS REASONABLY POSSIBLE OR PROBABLE, RESPECTIVELY, THAT A LIABILITY HAS BEEN INCURRED FOR UNRECOGNIZED INCOME TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2024, THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY MATERIAL. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 3,398,396 DIRECT DONOR BENEFIT 41,418 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D BAD DEBT RECOVERY 1,731 DIRECT DONOR BENEFIT 41,418 SPRING EVENT 21700 11300 10400 23153 18265 21700 11300 10400 23153 18265 41418 -31018 true SCHOLARSHIP 301 98267 FMV SPECIAL NEEDS/STIPEND 3809 2027058 FMV UTILITIES AND CELL PHONES 179 88560 FMV SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV PART I, LINE 2: ALL GRANT/SCHOLARSHIP REQUESTS WITH SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION ARE APPROVED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND CEO PRIOR TO DISBURSEMENT X X false false false false false false false false false ELIZABETH SLATER CEO 136685 3000 11375 151060 X FOOD & OTHER 3 77545 X GIFT CARDS 1 3325 false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION YOUTH ON THEIR OWN SUPPORTS THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. OUR VISION IS THAT YOUNG PEOPLE ON THEIR OWN ARE EMPOWERED AND ENGAGED COMMUNITY MEMBERS. YOTO PRIMARILY SERVES YOUTH IN GRADES 6-12 WHO ATTEND SCHOOL IN PIMA COUNTY ARE UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT LIVING WITH THEIR BIOLOGICAL OR ADOPTIVE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS, AND ARE ON THEIR OWN THROUGH NO CHOICE OF THEIR OWN (FORCED TO LEAVE HOME). YOTO YOUTH ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS (E.G., COUCH HOPPING, LIVING IN CAR, RV, OR ANY PLACE NOT MEANT FOR LONG-TERM HABITATION, ETC.) OR ARE SELF-SUPPORTING STUDENTS WHO PAY FOR THEIR OWN HOUSING AND MUST PROVIDE ALL THEIR OWN BASIC NEEDS. YOTO'S CHIEF FOCUS IS EDUCATION, SPECIFICALLY A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, AS A TOOL TO DISRUPT THE CYCLE OF POVERTY. GRADUATION RATES FOR YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ARE EXTREMELY LOW DUE TO THE STRESS OF MANAGING THEIR DAILY CIRCUMSTANCES. OVER 5,600 K-12 STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED IN PIMA COUNTY. WITHOUT THE STABILITY OF A HOME AND SUPPORT OF A FAMILY, YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS FACE UNIQUE BARRIERS TO EDUCATION SUCH AS THE INABILITY TO MEET SCHOOL ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS, HIGH MOBILITY/INSTABILITY, LACK OF TRANSPORTATION, POOR HEALTH, FATIGUE, AND HUNGER. WHEN THESE CHALLENGES ARE NOT ADDRESSED, YOUTH ARE UNABLE TO ENROLL IN OR ATTEND SCHOOL, PREVENTING THEM FROM OBTAINING THE EDUCATION THAT IS BOTH THEIR LEGAL RIGHT AND THEIR BEST HOPE FOR ESCAPING POVERTY. YOTO PARTICIPANTS WHO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL (YOTO ALUMNI) CONTINUE TO RECEIVE BASIC NEEDS ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THEIR TRANSITION INTO ADULTHOOD AND SELF-RELIANCE. POST-HIGH SCHOOL, YOTO SUPPORTS YOUNG ADULTS IN PLANNING FOR CAREER OR COLLEGE AND ACCESSING AVAILABLE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES. FORM 990 YOTO SERVED 1,668 STUDENTS DURING THE 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR, 339 OF WHICH GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL AND RECEIVED THEIR DIPLOMA. THE OVERALL YOTO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATE FOR FY24 WAS 93%. YOTO DISTRIBUTED OVER 2.1M IN FINANCIAL SUPPORT THROUGH 6,638 EDUCATIONAL STIPENDS AND 1,099 BASIC NEEDS STIPENDS. A TOTAL OF 7,146 BASIC NEEDS TRANSACTIONS WERE DELIVERED. YOTO PARTICIPANTS RELY ON YOTO SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM THROUGHOUT HIGH SCHOOL: 94% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORT THAT YOTO WAS IMPORTANT IN HELPING THEM GRADUATE HGIH SCHOOL AND 91% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORT THAT THE MONTHLY ACADEMIC STIPEND MOTIVATED THEM TO GO TO SCHOOL AND BECOME MORE FINANCIALLY STABLE. YOTO ALUMNI RELY ON GUIDANCE TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE POST-SECONDARY PROGRAMS: 86% OF YOTO SENIORS WHO HAD A POST-SECONDARY PLAN REPORT THAT YOTO HELPED GUIDE THEM ON THEIR PATH. YOTO YOUTH DEMOGRAPHICS: -94% RESIDE WITHIN CITY OF TUCSON LIMITS, 6% IN RURAL AREAS. -TOP SCHOOL DISTRICTS REPRESENTED: 33% ATTEND TUCSON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, 17% SUNNYSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND 30% ATTEND A CHARTER SCHOOL. -63% ATTEND TRADITIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAM, 37% ATTEND ALTERNATIVE OR CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAMS. -TOP 5 REASONS YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THIER OWN: (1) 37% TOXIC AND UNSAFE CONFLICT WITH PARENTS; (2) 24% POVERTY, PARENTS COULD NOT AFFORD SHELTER; (3) 22% PARENTAL SUBSTANCE USE; (4) 22% PARENTAL MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES; (5) 20% YOUTH DID NOT FEEL SAFE LIVING IN PARENTS HOME. 51% OF YOTO YOUTH SELECT TWO OR MORE REASONS. -27% OF YOTO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WORK AND 72% OF YOTO ALUMNI WORK. -13% OF YOTO YOUTH HAVE THEIR OWN CHILDREN AND 17% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORT BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR CARING FOR SOMEONE WHO IS NOT THEIR CHILD, SUCH AS SIBLINGS. -26% OF YOTO YOUTH ARE MULTI-LINGUAL. -THE AVERAGE AGE RANGE OF YOTO YOUTH IS 16-18 YEARS OLD. -91% OF YOTO YOUTH ARE BIPOC (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, PEOPLE OF COLOR). -58% ARE FEMALE IDENTIFIED, 37% ARE MALE IDENTIFIED, AND 5% ARE GENDER NON-CONFORMING OR TRANS. -18% ARE LGBTQ+. FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS HELP IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS: 1. DONATION CENTER: GREETING DONORS AND GUESTS, ANSWERING PHONE CALLS, RECEIVING DONATIONS, WRITING THANK YOU NOTES, AND OTHER ADMIN TASKS. WEEKLY, FOUR- HOUR SHIFTS. 2. MINI MALL: HELP RECORDING INCOMING DONATIONS, STOCK FOOD AND HYGIENE ITEMS, AND HELP MAINTAIN INVENTORY IN BOTH THE PROCESSING ROOM AND MINI MALL AREA. THEY ALSO PACKAGE ORDERS THAT WE RECEIVE FROM STUDENTS THROUGH AN ONLINE PORTAL. ALSO MAY ASSIST STUDENTS VISITING THE MINI MALL BY ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND/OR PACKAGING ITEMS FOR TRANSPORT. 3. CARING COURIER: YOTO WORKS CLOSELY WITH 100+ SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. CARING COURIERS SUPPORT OUR MISSION BY DISTRIBUTING BASIC NEEDS TO STUDENTS WHO ARE UNABLE TO VISIT THE MINI MALL. AVAILABILITY ON WEDNESDAYS, PROOF OF CURRENT AUTO INSURANCE AND DRIVER'S LICENSE, AND A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD ARE REQUIRED. 4. SCHOOL LIAISONS: WORK TO ENROLL STUDENTS IN YOTO AND THEN HELP STUDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN YOTO PROGRAMS. ONGOING GROUP VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: - KIT PACKAGING: LARGER DONATIONS ARE DIVIDED INTO SMALLER PORTIONS BY VOLUNTEERS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE MORE STUDENTS WITH ESSENTIAL ITEMS. - MENSTRUAL PRODUCT PACKAGING: FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS ARE SORTED BY VOLUNTEER GROUPS INTO REUSABLE BAGS. - HANDWRITTEN NOTES: EACH ENROLLED STUDENT RECEIVES A BIRTHDAY CARD CONTAINING A MEANINGFUL MESSAGE HANDWRITTEN AND ADDRESSED BY VOLUNTEERS - NOTE-WRITING PROJECT: YEAR-ROUND, MOTIVATIONAL NOTES ARE THOUGHTFULLY HANDWRITTEN AND DECORATED BY VOLUNTEERS TO INSPIRE OUT STUDENTS TO KEEP TRYING THEIR BEST. THESE NOTES ARE PLACED WITH THEIR ORDERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE MISSION OF YOTO IS TO SUPPORT THE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND CONTINUED SUCCESS OF YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS IN PIMA COUNTY. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO HELP MEET YOUTH'S BASIC NEEDS SO THEY CAN FOCUS LESS ON THEIR HOUSING INSTABILITY OR FOOD INSECURITY AND MORE ON IN-SCHOOL SUCCESS. GUIDANCE COUNSELORS AND SOCIAL WORKERS WITHIN 100+ AREA SCHOOLS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO SERVE AS "YOTO LIAISONS" TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL HOMELESS STUDENTS, HELP THEM ENROLL IN YOTO, AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. SERVICES AVAILABLE TO YOTO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AT NO COST, INCLUDE: - ACADEMIC STIPENDS (UP TO 350/MONTH) BASED ON LEVEL OF NEED AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE; FLEXIBLE STIPENDS (E.G., BASIC NEEDS FUNDING); GRADUATION AWARDS; SCHOLARSHIPS. - BASIC NEEDS MATERIAL SUPPORT (E.G., HYGIENE SUPPLIES, SHELF-STABLE FOOD, SCHOOL SUPPLIES, ETC.) VIA THE YOTO MINI-MALL, INCLUDING LAPTOPS FOR ONLINE LEARNING AND OTHER PERSONAL NEEDS (E.G., DENTAL CLEANINGS, HAIRCUT VOUCHERS ETC.). - TRANSPORTATION ASSISTANCE (E.G., UBER HEALTH RIDES, TAXI FARES, BICYCLES). - ONGOING ACADEMIC SUPPORT, INCLUDING COLLEGE AND CAREER GUIDANCE. - REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR HOUSING, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER UNMET NEEDS. DESCRIBE THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR EACH OF ITS THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICES, AS MEASURED BY EXPENSES.SECTION 501(C)(3) AND 501(C)(4) ORGANIZATIONS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT THE AMOUNT OF GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS TO OTHERS, THE TOTAL EXPENSES, AND REVENUE, IF ANY, FOR EACH PROGRAM SERVICE REPORTED. BY PROVIDING ACCESS TO FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, BASIC NEEDS ITEMS, AND ONE- ON-ONE GUIDANCE, YOTO GIVES YOUTH WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS THE TOOLS AND SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND REACH THEIR GOALS. UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS DEPEND ON SCHOOL-BASED SUPPORTS (TEACHERS/COUNSELORS, TUTORING, BREAKFAST/LUNCH SERVICES, ETC.) AND SOCIAL NETWORKS (FRIENDS, COACHES, TEAMMATES, ETC.) FOR POSITIVE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, CONSISTENCY, AND TEMPORARY HOUSING CONNECTIONS. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OUR THREE LARGEST PROGRAM SERVICE AREAS INCLUDE: YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS CAN EARN A MONTHLY STIPEND OF UP TO 350 TO INCENTIVIZE SCHOOL PARTICIPATION AND ATTENDANCE. YOUTH IN MOST UNSTABLE SITUATIONS (THOSE WHO ARE LIVING IN THEIR CAR, PARENTING, ETC.) CAN EARN THE HIGHEST STIPEND AMOUNT OF 350. THE MAJORITY OF YOUTH EARN AN AVERAGE 218 PER MONTH. TO RECEIVE A STIPEND, STUDENTS MUST MEET SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS. IN 2023-2024, OVER 2.1M WAS INVESTED IN YOUTH FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. IN FY23, YOTO PARTICIPATED IN POINT SOURCE YOUTH'S DIRECT CASH TRANSFER AS PREVENTION PILOT (DCT-P). WE DISBURSED OVER 86K IN FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO 20 YOTO ALUMNI YOUTH PREVENT THEM FROM LOSING THEIR HOUSING, HAVING EVICTIONS ON THEIR RECORD, AND POTENTIALLY ENDING UP IN THE SHELTER SYSTEM, OR WORSE. BASIC NEEDS: YOTO YOUTH ARE PROVIDED ACCESS TO FREE BASIC NEEDS ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING, HYGIENE ITEMS, AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES AT THE YOTO MINI- MALL. UBER HEALTH RIDES, TAXI RIDES, AND BICYCLES ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ELIMINATE TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR STUDENTS. IN 2023-2024, YOTO YOUTH VISITED THE ON-SITE MINI MALL 3,552 TIMES AND YOTO DISTRIBUTED 204,012 BASIC NEEDS ITEMS TO PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (A 6% INCREASE FROM FY23). IN ADDITION, YOTO DISTRIBUTED 11 BIKES, 574 CAP AND GOWN STIPENDS, 26 LAPTOPS, 32 CELL PHONE SERVICES FOR A YEAR, 145 CELL PHONE DEVICES, 48 DENTAL SERVICES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH MARTIN TAYLOR DENTISTRY, 54 HAIRCUT VOUCHERS, 40 SAMSUNG TABLETS, 41 NEW HOME KITS THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ASSISTANCE LEAGUE, 275 UBER AND TAXI RIDES, 19 VISION VOUCHERS, AND 174 BAND NEW MATTRESSES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH SAM LEVITZ. NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN FY24 ENABLED YOTO TO PROVIDE GENDER AFFIRMING PRODUCTS TO TRANS YOTO YOUTH (PARTNERSHIP WITH VALIDUSA), 202 FRESH MEAL KITS (PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TUCSON FAMILY FOOD PROJECTS), 2,922 1-GALLON BAGS OF PET FOOD (PARTNERSHIP WITH CODY'S FRIENDS), AND 664 PAIR OF SOCK (PARTNERHSIP WITH BOMBAS). GUIDANCE: BECAUSE YOTO YOUTH ARE ON THEIR OWN, THEY OFTEN LACK THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT COMES FROM A CARING PARENT. YOTO PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, COLLEGE AND CAREER ASSISTANCE, AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER SERVICES IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ADDITION, YOTO SERVES AS AN ADVOCATE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED SUPPORT NAVIGATING SERVICES AND SYSTEMS. YOTO'S SCHOOLS PROGRAM COORDINATORS ARE VITAL TO YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IN SERVICES AND HELPING STUDENTS STAY IN SCHOOL. ALUMNI PROGRAM COORDINATORS PROVIDE WORKSHOPS TO SUPPORT YOUTH'S POST-SECONDARY PLANS. IN FY24, 37 YOUTH PARTICIPATED IN A FAFSA WORKSHOP, 30 GRADUATING SENIORS ATTENDED SENIOR PRESENTATIONS TO LEARN ABOUT LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, 61 YOUTH ATTENDED THE PIMA FOR YOTO EVENT (A COLLABORATION BETWEEN YOTO, PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE, EARN TO LEARN, AND PIMA COUNTY ONE STOP) TO ENROLL IN PROGRAMS, AND MORE. OVER 1,400 YOUTH WERE MET WITH TO PROVIDE 1:1 SUPPORT, AS DOCUMENTED THROUGH CASE NOTES, AND MANY MORE YOUTH WERE SUPPORTED BY PROGRAM COORDINATORS THAT WERE NOT DOCUMENTED. IN FY24, 91% OF YOTO YOUTH REPORTED THAT GUIDANCE GIVEN BY YOTO SUPPORTED THEM IN ACHIEVING THEIR GOALS AND 98% FELT WELCOMED WHEN THEY VISTED THE MINI MALL. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS ARE SCHOOL COUNSELORS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER KEY SCHOOL STAFF AT EACH OF THE SCHOOLS IN PIMA COUNTY. IN ADDITION TO THEIR PAID ROLES AT SCHOOL SITES, THESE INDIVIDUALS ALSO VOLUNTEER TO HELP FACILITATE THE YOTO PROGRAM ON THIER CAMPUS. YOTO SCHOOL LIAISONS DONATE BETWEEN 2 AND 10 HOURS PER WEEK TO YOTO YOUTH AND YOTO SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL REVIEW AND DELIVER A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD. ANY QUESTIONS THAT ARISE FROM EITHER THE COMMITTEE OR THE BOARD WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE TAX PREPARER. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ENFORCEMENT OF THE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS MONITORED AND ENFORCED BY THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICER SALARY IS DETERMINED DURING A BOARD MEETING BY USING THE ASU LODESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT, THE GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT AND OBTAINING SALARY INFORMATION USING 990S FROM SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICER' SALARY IS DETERMINED DURING A BOARD MEETING BY USING THE ASU LODESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT, THE GUIDESTAR COMPENSATION REPORT AND OBTAINING SALARY INFORMATION USING 990S FROM SIMILAR SIZED ORGANIZATIONS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE OR UPON REQUEST. 990S ARE PUBLISHED ON THE GUIDESTAR WEBSITE AND ON THE ORGANZATION'S WEBSITE. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL INTEREST 3,398,396 BAD DEBT -1,731 TOTAL 3,396,665