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K.A.S.S.- Kind Assistance to Substance Survivor's Society

Charitable organizationSupportive health care·2079 MAPLE AVE S · SOOKE, BC · V9Z 0N8·BN 732120332RR0001·website ↗

Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-01-14

What it does — in its own words

Ongoing programs

ADDRESS THE DANGERS AND SAVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM A LIFE OF ADDICTION The aim of K.A.S.S.- Kind Assistance to Substance Survivor's Society and/or K.A.S.S. Society to be a safe place for substance abusers(Youth) & their Families and Friends to get immediate assistance without judgment. From Recovery Specialists that have been successfully through the Recovery Journey many times since 2013. As Volunteers building K.A.S.S. Society's Programs & Services to be able to now transition to both employees (K.A.S.S. Workers) and K.A.S.S. Volunteers to launch K.A.S.S. Programs for youth in need as t Show more

ADDRESS THE DANGERS AND SAVE OUR YOUNG PEOPLE FROM A LIFE OF ADDICTION The aim of K.A.S.S.- Kind Assistance to Substance Survivor's Society and/or K.A.S.S. Society to be a safe place for substance abusers(Youth) & their Families and Friends to get immediate assistance without judgment. From Recovery Specialists that have been successfully through the Recovery Journey many times since 2013. As Volunteers building K.A.S.S. Society's Programs & Services to be able to now transition to both employees (K.A.S.S. Workers) and K.A.S.S. Volunteers to launch K.A.S.S. Programs for youth in need as the need increases. K.A S.S. Society's Program & Services offer kind assistance and support in-person by phone and online to youth (Drug & Alcohol) abusers and their families. This isn't a Govt Program nor is it clinical. K.A.S.S. Society and all involved will always be promoting a clean life for youth and young adults away from Drugs & Alcohol. Addressing the Dangers by sharing learnt knowledge increasing Drug Awareness amongst youth and young adults in our communities. K.A.S.S. Society's band of Volunteers approximately 20 on Vancouver Island British Columbia. And a small group of K.A.S.S. Volunteers in Southern Alberta. They have given their time and clean energy & rides and also sometimes even their Homes as a safe place for youth struggling with addiction. All K.A.S.S. Programs and Services are offered at No Cost to all Youth. K.A.S.S. Society is presently working to establish it's 1st K.A.S.S. House on Vancouver Island with K.A.S.S. Workers and K.A.S.S. Volunteers operating it. None of this would be possible without the hard work of our K.A.S.S. Society's Volunteers. Continuing to establish K.A.S.S. - Kind Assistance to Substance Survivor's Society as a Recovery Organization for Youth and Young Adults struggling with addiction to Drugs & Alcohol.

New programs

K.A.S.S. Society's aim is to impact 'The Drug Crisis' affecting all our communities with knowledge and kindness building needed supports together for youth and young adults. K.A.S.S. Society is seeking financial assistance to fund the following programs: K.A.S.S. Workers Program - K.A.S.S. Workers will be employees of K.A.S.S. Society operating as Recovery Specialist. Promoting getting clean and taking back their lives from Drugs. With available kind assistance and without judgment when needed by Youth. K.A.S.S. Workers are people without any addiction issues personally. That stand-u Show more

K.A.S.S. Society's aim is to impact 'The Drug Crisis' affecting all our communities with knowledge and kindness building needed supports together for youth and young adults. K.A.S.S. Society is seeking financial assistance to fund the following programs: K.A.S.S. Workers Program - K.A.S.S. Workers will be employees of K.A.S.S. Society operating as Recovery Specialist. Promoting getting clean and taking back their lives from Drugs. With available kind assistance and without judgment when needed by Youth. K.A.S.S. Workers are people without any addiction issues personally. That stand-up for a struggling youth in their community whose life is consumed by addiction to Dangerous Drugs & Alcohol. Before they're ready to get clean and supporting them to enter Recovery. To be there for them as they ready themselves for their Recovery Journey and every step along the way. Online and in-person 24/7 available to each substance abusers. Together addressing the drugs & alcohol that addicted them and sharing Drug Awareness as they go through their Recovery Journey with support. Leading to many successful Recovery Journeys. K.A.S.S. Workers are involved knowing that these youth will never break-free from Addiction to Dangerous Drugs & Alcohol alone. K.A.S.S. House Program - Temporary & Emergency safe housing for youth and young Adults with 24/7 kind assistance and support until placement in all Treatment options available to them. Enabling substance abusers with clean kind assistance to ready themselves to begin their Recovery Journey. Supporting them throughout their whole Recovery Journey to success together. K.A.S.S. House will always be promoting a clean life & activities away from the Drug World. Much needed housing to keep our youth 'Out of Harm's Way!' K.A.S.S. School Program - New approach at Public Awareness - Drug & Alcohol Awareness driven by young people. Always promoting a clean life away from Drugs & Alcohol with Youth. Opening the dialogue on the Dangers of all the Drugs & Alcohol. Involving young people in sharing knowledge and together building better supports for youths struggling with addiction. K.A.S.S. Partner Program - Innovative Community based support program for each individual substance abuser. Together with K.A.S.S Volunteers building positive community supports. K.A.S.S. Survivor's Program - Ongoing clean assistance and support for a Lifetime.

Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗

Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)

From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.

Cents to cause

T1 · computed (open data)

Not computable from this filing.

Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.

T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Operating overhead

T1 · computed (open data)

Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.

T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Reserves

T1 · computed (open data)

Years current reserves could cover program spending.

Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).

T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Total revenue

T1 · computed (open data)

$8K

Last-reported total revenue.

T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Donor-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

100%

Share of revenue from receipted donations.

T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Government-funded

T1 · computed (open data)

0%

Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.

T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗

Over the years

Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 20212024.

Period endRevenueCents to causeOverheadReserves
2021-01-14$0K
2022-01-14$18K99%0 yr
2023-01-14$11K0 yr
2024-01-14$8K
trend

From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗

★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)

Not rated by Charity Intelligence. Their analysts cover 618 of Canada's 83,761 charities; absence of a rating says nothing about this charity. Our computed figures above stand on their own.

Board of directors

3 directors reported · 0 of 3at arm's length

  • Clackson, Karleen MDirectornot at arm's length
  • Steele, Robert JDirectornot at arm's length
  • Steele, Kami EDirectornot at arm's length

From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗

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