Program areas at KHS
Keystone organizations (Keystone) provide comprehensive community-based Services for children, young people, adults and families in the areas of intellectual disability, autism, mental health, early intervention and children and family Services. Keystone accomplishes its mission through a family of agencies and subsidiaries of Keystone Human Services (khs).khs sets the strategic direction for Keystone, which includes:a. Leadership and advocacy - play a leadership role in public policy at the local, state, national, and global levels, working toward the realization of a vision of opportunity and full participation for those we support.b. Leadership in Services - provide comprehensive Services across regional, national, and global venues with an unconditional commitment to quality, innovation, integrity, and accountability.c. Growth - grow significantly in the next five years, both through expansion of Services and strategic acquisitions. Growth will support our advocacy efforts allowing efficiencies in service delivery and assure our market position in the face of potential threats to the organization.d. People, culture and workforce development maintain an exemplary leadership team and a skilled and committed workforce so that we are able to achieve our strategic goals. E. finance - increase its capital base and diversify revenue streams to be sure we are not overly dependent on any one funding source and to improve our capacity for taking on risk.f. Infrastructure and technology - invest in the organizational infrastructure and technology necessary to support the success of the organization.keystone achieved the following significant accomplishments during the fiscal year ended june 30, 2023:operating in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the state of Delaware, Keystone service systems, inc. (kss) provides intellectual disability Services through individuals receiving behavior supports, community participation supports, life sharing Services, residential Services, and supported living and employment Services. Approximately 752 individuals received kss' intellectual disability Services during the fiscal year. Kss also operates adult mental health Services providing individuals peer supports, community residential rehabilitation, domiciliary care, psychiatric rehabilitation, intensive case management, and supported living and employment Services. Approximately 716 individuals received kss' adult mental health Services during the fiscal year. Keystone autism Services (kas) provides individuals with autism supports through adult community autism program (acap), waiver funded residential, and adult/adolescent vocational autism initiative of lehigh (avail). Acap Services are tailored to each individual's specific needs and are designed to improve social skills, support vocational and leisure activities, and assist families and caregivers. Approximately 186 adults living in dauphin, lancaster, cumberland, and chester counties in Pennsylvania received kas' acap Services during the fiscal year. Avail serves adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12-35 in lehigh county Pennsylvania. Services provided help individuals navigate change and explore opportunities. Approximately 23 individuals received kas' avail Services during the fiscal year.operating in the state of Connecticut, key Human Services, inc. (key) expands Keystone's vision of community-based support programs. Key provides a selection of Services and supports including community living arrangements (group homes), individual and family supports, and nursing Services. Individual and family support include autism Services, community training homes, individualized day support, and individualized home support. Key's purpose and mission is to act as a change agent for people with disability, creating opportunities that encourage growth and meaningful life choices while assisting persons in finding home, health, friends, work, and presence in their communities.operating in the state of new jersey, partnerships for people, inc. (pfp) provides residential and community supports, in-home supports, supported employment, life skill management, and transitional Services for individuals with disability. Approximately 60 individuals were served in pfp's residential Services, community-based supports, and supported employment during the fiscal year. Pfp is a leading provider of intellectual and developmental disability support in northern and central new jersey.keystone partnership (kp) is the fundraising organization for Keystone. Throughout the fiscal year, funds were raised on behalf of all Keystone subsidiaries. Specific efforts are directed towards those programs that are significantly dependent upon private donations to fund operations. In total, kp generated over $1.7 million in contributions for Keystone during the fiscal year. Kp held its major annual fundraising events golf tournament at the hershey country club in october 2022 and chocolateball at the hershey lodge in april 2023.keystone Human Services international (khsi) is dedicated to advancing the mission and vision of khs internationally. This is being accomplished through the development of Keystone institute india (kii). Over the past fiscal year, kii has provided extensive consultation and education around developing responsive, effective, and inclusive supports for people with development and psychosocial disability and their families. With funding support from the rural india supporting trust (rist), and with partnership of government, nongovernmental organizations, disability advocates, and civil society leaders across india, Keystone is working to develop an inclusive society, where all people belong and are invited to participate in all the community has to offer. Khsi has an international subsidiary, Keystone moldova located in the republic of moldova. Keystone moldova is a nongovernmental private institution, founded by Keystone Human Services international. Keystone moldova has a strong history of promoting Human and disability rights, working toward inclusion, and establishing community-based systems of social care Services throughout the republic of moldova. Partnering with national and local governments and advocates, Keystone moldova works to reform the social protection system and develop sustainable community-based Services so people with disability can leave the institutions and live valued lives in the community with full access to their Human rights. Taking a rights-based approach, Keystone moldova promotes inclusion, builds sustainable community-based support systems, and advocates alongside people with disability.keystone continued to meet established financial objectives aimed at strengthening the financial base to assure long term commitments of service can be honored while at the same time maintained high quality of Services provided.khs and all of the Keystone subsidiaries received unmodified opinions, the highest level of assurance available of their financial statements by independent international auditing firm. No significant corrections or internal control related matters were noted by the auditing firm.