Families First Inc.

“The cfo provides the 990 draft to the ceo, cdo, and coo for review. Additionally, the cfo provides the 990 draft to the governing body, the finance committee and the board. The 990 draft is reviewed and questions are addressed by management and/or by the accounting firm who assisted with its preparation.”

“An email communication to include the coi form is sent to staff and board members.”

“See statement for part vi line 15b”

“With the assistance of an executive recruiting firm, the cfo, cdo, and ceo was hired respectively. The recruiting firm worked in partnership with the board assigned committee and/or staff. The compensation considered job responsibilities, market compensation of the position, work experience, etc.”

“Ff has an updated website to include a contact number and email address to other information. The organization also identifies its senior leadership with contact information and its governance board on the website.”

“For the first 3 months of the fiscal year ended june 30, 2020, marybeth leamer volunteered as the interim ceo for the organization until depriest waddy was hired as the new ceo.”

“Families first works to improve outcomes for children, youth, individuals and families at every stage of life by providing them with mental health support, coaching, early education, parenting skills, and supportive housing via prevention and intervention techniques that help strengthen families, as well as build resiliency, no matter what challenges they may be facing.”

“Child and youth permanency provides services in adoption, foster care, reunification, cooperatives (group homes), and independent living (ilp). Families firsts adoption service team include 24 finalized adoptions and 12 monthly "impact" classes for prospective adoptive parents. Our georgia center for resources and support provided supportive services to 1,691 adoptive families and 875 non/adoptive families. During the year, 3,882 individuals participated in a training class, and our adoptive family journey support group membership grew to 516. Shelter- a-family, permanent supportive housing program, where 92% of clients that transitioned from an emergency shelter to saf (permanent supportive housing) remained stably housed, 94% of clients received a trauma screening using the ace (adverse childhood experience) assessment, 85% of clients participate in at least three counseling sessions, 75% of clients made "good- or "some progress" on their most recent quarterly treatment plan goals, and 85% visited their primary care physician. Our second chance home serving pregnant and parenting teens who are homeless or in foster care saw 95% of eligible students graduated from high school, 70% of high school graduates pursued post-high school education (i.e., college, community college, tech school, etc.), 100% of high school students were promoted to the next grade level, 80% of young mothers did not have an unplanned pregnancy while in the program and two years post- discharge, and 85% of young mothers completed discharge goals: returned home, transitioned to an independent living program, obtained a housing voucher, etc..”

“Healthy family and relationship programs provided affordable counseling services that equip parents and children with critical skills for building and maintaining strong individual family relationships. We serve and impact over 17,000 children, youth and families annually with 80% in metro-atlanta and the remaining 20% statewide; 90% low income families; 90% african american and latino population; youth ages 0-21 in foster care and youth within the community; 4,000 parents in need of the "active parenting" curriculum; and more than 500 unduplicated clients in need of counseling. We had over 35,000 instances of distinct client engagement successful outcomes include: young mothers were supported through our teenage pregnancy and parenting (tapp) program, where 100 percent of pregnant clients delivered a healthy baby and 91 percent showed improvement in parenting skills; in our individual, couples, and family counseling program, 90 percent of clients showed improvement in the goals established in their individual service plan. We served 85 children ages 0-5 in our early learning programs.”