Families First Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Sep 30, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.3

Gross Receipts

$9,893,686

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The objective of the healthy families and relationships impact area is to support parents and children to build and maintain stronger and healthier relationships, to parent effectively, raise healthy babies, and prepare their children for school. The outcomes of healthy families and relationships' strategies and interventions are: (1) knowledgeable and skilled parenting, (2) healthy babies and children, (3) positive and healthy communication and relationships, and (4) access to resources and supportive communities. Healthy families and relationships impact area partners with formal and informal systems, institutions and organizations, and parents and families whom we serve, to achieve our goals. Through our work, we equip parents with the skills, knowledge and resources they need to function and cope at their optimal level and build and maintain stronger and healthier families and communities, especially for their children. This year, our impact area served over 15,000 clients. Healthy babies and healthy moms outcomes showed that 94% of clients delivered a healthy weight baby (5.5lbs or more) that was full-term, 100% of our teen moms have delayed a second pregnancy, and 96% of our teen moms returned to school within six weeks of delivery. In counseling, 93% of clients showed improvement on their treatment goals. For our effective and nurturing parenting program, we conducted 209 co-parenting visits between custodial and non-custodial parents, and provided 573 educational counseling sessions for families to help clients with increasing their parenting skills.

Activity 3

Family sustainability and empowerment programs and services target many of our community's most vulnerable families. We work in partnership with other organizations to support homeless families through housing, supportive services, and training in order to help people facing complex challenges live more stable and productive lives. The goal of family sustainability and empowerment is to support families and empower them with the tools and resources for economic self-sufficiency and to eliminate the cycle of homelessness. Family sustainability and empowerment utilizes three target program areas to accomplish our goal; transitional and supportive housing, community partnerships and asset development . Our programs increase a family's access to services, resources, education, health, housing, and employment in ways that lead to financial self- sufficiency. The outcomes of fs&e strategies and interventions are: (1) stabilized housing, (2) increased income; (3) improved physical and psychological well-being/greater self determination and (4) increased skills or education, and 5) child well-being. This year, fs&e impact area served over 3,254 individuals including children and adults. Shelter-a- family i &ii outcomes showed that 94% of previously homeless individuals with disabilities are connected to and receiving treatment for their disabilities, 90% of families in our shelter-a-family program maintain stable housing for 12 months and longer and 97% of previously homeless children in our program that were enrolled in school were promoted to next grade level. In our weaver gardens program, 100% of program infants/toddlers are up to date with their immunizations. Assets development outcomes showed that 82% of clients who received financing for a used vehicle, through our ways to work program, reported increased participation in their child's academic life and/or activities. Community support program outcomes showed that we were instrumental in getting the west end medical mobile unit established in the south fulton college park area and that residential support services conducted 674 life skill training classes.

Filer

EIN

58-1054331