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Christian Home Association—Children’s Square U.S.A.
Council Bluffs, IA
 Founded: December 1882; For a detailed history,
click here.
Location(s): Council Bluffs, Iowa; Sioux City, Iowa; Omaha, Neb.
Mission: “To teach each child, every day, the values and life skills
essential to a successful life—one full of caring, contribution and
commitment—empowering each with:
- The Vision to See…
and the values of setting an ideal for which to reach;
- The Courage to Try…
and the value of accepting each obstacle as a challenge to meet;
- The Will to Succeed…
and the value of making the commitment to persevere.”
Program and service highlights: Through the following services,
Christian Home Association—Children’s Square U.S.A. impacts the
lives of more than 425 children and their families every day:
Emergency shelter for children
Services for runaway and homeless youth
Counseling services for children and their families
Specialized educational programming for grades 1-12
Residential education and treatment
Supportive services for young adults aging out of foster care
Neighborhood outreach activities
Youth volunteer group
Foster care and special needs adoption
Early childhood care and education
Number of employees: 150
Operating budget: $8.3 million
Accreditation(s):
Council on Accreditation (COA)
Alliance Involvement
Member since: October 1998
Agency participation in Alliance activities:
National Family Week 2006, 2007
2007 U.S. Compensation Survey
2006 Alliance Member Profile Survey
2006 Older Adult Services Survey
Staff participate in Hot Topic
teleconferences and Webinars
Staff subscribe to E-News
Staff use Severson Center’s
DocuShare
Staff participate in
CE4 Alliance
Staff subscribe to
Families in Society E-Alerts
Staff enrolled in
Communities of Practices (COPs) and Online
Discussion Groups, including Senior Leadership discussion group,
Marketing and Communications COP, Resource Development Services COP,
Volunteer Management COP, and Volunteer Management discussion group
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Carol D. Wood
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Paul Bass |
Carol D. Wood, President and CEO
President and CEO since: May 1992
Total years of service: 35 years; Carol first came to the agency in
January 1972 for a month-long intensive study program while she was
a student at Dana College in Blair, Neb. After this independent
study experience but while she was still in school, Carol was
employed by the agency on an occasional basis as a relief worker in
the children’s residential programs. Her first full-time employment
began after graduation in May 1973. She has served the organization
in several positions, including as activities worker, foster care
and adoption worker, family therapist, director of family centered
services, and vice president of professional services.
Involvement with Alliance activities:
2007 Alliance
Executive Leadership Institute
CEO online discussion group
2007 Resource Development Services Fund Development Conference
Hot Topic teleconferences
Severson Center
information requests
Severson DocuShare user
E-News subscriber
Alliance Ambassador
Current service on Alliance boards and committees:
Member, board of directors
Member, board committee on governance
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Paul Bass, Board Chair, Retired Civil Engineer
Board chair since: March 2006
Total years of board service: 6 years
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Total board members: 21
Frequency of board meetings: 6 per year; more information about the
board of directors is available
here.
Web site: ChildrensSquare.org
Annual Report: You can view the
2005 annual report from Christian
Home Association—Children’s Square U.S.A.
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