St Johns Community Services

TO SUPPORT ITS SUBSIDIARIES TO ADVANCE COMMUNITY SUPPORT & OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, THE ELDERLY, AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

ST. JOHN'S COMMUNITY SERVICES (SJCS) IS A HISTORIC (FOUNDED IN 1882) NON-PROFIT CORPORATION INITIALLY ESTABLISHED AS A HOSPITAL IN WASHINGTON, DC, BY ST. JOHN'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH, THE "CHURCH OF THE PRESIDENTS", FOLLOWING THE CIVIL WAR. TODAY IT IS A SEPARATE NON-SECTARIAN, NON-PROFIT CORPORATION THAT OPERATES AS A "PARENT" CORPORATION FOR A GROUP OF INDEPENDENT SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS. THESE SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS' CONTRACT WITH ST. JOHN'S COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR THE USE OF THE COPYRIGHTED NAME AS WELL AS FOR A NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES. THE PARENT CORPORATION IS GOVERNED BY A VOLUNTEER BOARD OF TRUSTEES (BOT). THE BOT PROVIDES OVERALL GUIDANCE, OVERSIGHT AND DIRECTION TO THE SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS. THE SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS ARE LOCAL ENTITIES WITH REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND ARE LED BY LOCAL LEADERSHIP. THIS AFFORDS LOCAL PERSPECTIVES AND DIVERSITY IN ADDRESSING THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE STATES. AS A PREREQUISITE FOR ESTABLISHING A CONTRACT WITH THE PARENT CORPORATION, EACH SUBSIDIARY AGREES TO OPERATE WITHIN SERVICE QUALITY STANDARDS THAT THE PARENT CORPORATION HAS ESTABLISHED. IN FISCAL YEAR 2021, STATE SUBSIDIARY LOCATIONS INCLUDED: THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE, AND VIRGINIA. OPERATIONS IN DELAWARE WERE PROVIDED UNDER THE AUSPICES OF PARENT ORGANIZATION. OPERATIONS IN NEW YORK WERE HOUSED ORGANIZATIONALLY UNDER THE PARENT ORGANIZATION.SJCS PROVIDES ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND OPERATIONS IN NEW YORK FOR THE PROVISION OF SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNITY LIVING, INCLUDING SHELTER AND HOUSING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE PARENT CORPORATION ALSO PERIODICALLY PROVIDES EXTERNAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING TO OTHER NON-PROFIT AND FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. THE ORGANIZATION CONTRIBUTES A PORTION OF ITS RESOURCES TO EACH OF ITS FIVE STATE OPERATIONS TO SUPPORT THE ST. JOHN'S COMMUNITY SERVICES MISSION. PEOPLE RECEIVING SERVICES THROUGH A ST. JOHN'S SUBSIDIARY OR OTHER STATE OPERATIONS MUST MEET LOCAL FUNDING SOURCES AND THE SUBSIDIARY'S UNIQUE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EACH SPECIFIC SERVICE.THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT THE PARENT CORPORATION PROVIDES INCLUDE: ACCOUNTING, CASH MANAGEMENT, STRATEGIC PLANNING, COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION, HUMAN RESOURCES, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, QUALITY ASSURANCE, CORPORATE COMPLIANCE AND PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT. EACH OF THESE SUPPORT SERVICES IS INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF EACH SUBSIDIARY CORPORATION AND STATE OPERATION AND ITS DISTINCTIVE CULTURAL AS WELL AS FINANCIAL STATUS. THESE SERVICES ASSIST STATE OPERATIONS TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACTS, LAWS AND REGULATIONS UNDER WHICH THEY OPERATE. EACH SUBSIDIARY OPERATES UNDER ITS OWN OPERATING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND LOCAL LEADERSHIP. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO THE SUBSIDIARY CORPORATIONS AT A LOW FIXED RATE CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL STANDARDS.TO FURTHER THE MISSION OF ADVANCING INCLUSIVE COMMUNITIES WHERE EVEFY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF CIRCUMSTANCES, HAS THE RIGHT AND OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE, THE PARENT CORPORATION SETS QUALITY STANDARDS CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION THAT MUST BE MET BY THE SUBSIDIARIES IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES. THOSE SERVICES MUST FOSTER INCLUSION, SELF-DIRECTION, ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY, RELATIONSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CHOICE. MEETING AND MAINTAINING THESE STANDARDS IS AN ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT CONTRACT AND USE OF THE CORPORATE NAME.