Salary Policy

Inner City Youth Alive workers are supported in a number of ways.

What is staff support?
Staff support is simply donations made to ICYA from family, friends and acquaintances of a particular staff member, which enables ICYA to take care of the financial needs of our workers.

Who sets the salary?
The Board of Directors of ICYA sets the salary level of each staff person based on the level of experience and on the level of responsibility.

What if there is a shortfall?
Staff receive their full salary only if adequate funds come in designated to their support. A shortfall in support means only a partial salary.

What if there is a surplus?
Staff are encouraged to maintain a surplus in their support accounts equivalent to one month's salary. This provides staff with enough time to write their supporters should they experience a shortfall in donations during a given month. Any surplus remains designated in its entirety to the staff member, but monthly remuneration never exceeds the predetermined salary level set by the Board. If staff have potential back pay due to a previous shortfall, they are entitled to receive it if their account has reached a surplus position.

Will my donation be designated to a particular staff person?
Our policy is that we credit the amount of the entire gift to the support account of the designated staff person.

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What are the exceptions to these cases?

Case 1
Some special cases may be considered where a staff person comes from a situation where he/she has no way of raising his/her own support. In these cases, the individual must have some special qualifications that meet the needs of the youth we work with.

Case 2
In the event that a staff member leaves the ministry of ICYA with a surplus in his or her account, the surplus will be transferred to a staff subsidy account to be used to assist staff experiencing hardship as the result of a shortfall.