Family & Children'S Service

“The organization does not have committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

“Form 990 is prepared by an outside accountant and sent to the full board via email prior to filing with the irs.”

“New board members must sign a conflict of interest statement at the first meeting of any new fiscal year. Existing board members maintain an ongoing commitment to disclose when conflicts arise.”

“The agency is a member of the center for non-profit management, and this agency conducts and publishes an annual salary review. This is used, along with other salary surveys and market analysis, to determine market salary rates for our positions. The ceo's compensation is determined/approved by the executive board of directors.”

“Financial statements are available on givingmatters.com and by individual request. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are available by individual request.”

“The financial statements of family and children's service and fcs new market landlord inc (collectively referred to hereafter as the organization) have been consolidated due to the presence of common control and economic interest as required by accounting principles generally accepted in the united states of america (us gaap). All significant inter- entity balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The organization has chosen to use the same principles of consolidation for the form 990.”

“Line 4a - first accomplishment mental health ------------------------------- primary impact: mental health programs served 43,835 children and adults and achieved an average 94% success rate in progress toward clinical treatment goals, deescalating crisis situations, and improved client safety and quality of life. Counseling services: f&cs clinical therapists serve hundreds of clients each year through individual, family, and group therapy. Counseling services are offered at the honey alexander center and at numerous partner nonprofits throughout the community. Therapists assist clients with a full range of child, individual, and family needs. Crisis line: the crisis line provides free, telephone and text-based crisis intervention to anyone that needs it, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Crisis specialists assist callers struggling with thoughts of suicide, grief, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, addiction, or trauma. The crisis contact center also answers calls for the national 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline. Child and family permanency: f&cs clinical therapists provide individual and family counseling, case management, and educational activities for families at risk for or currently engaged with the child welfare system in davidson county. All interventions are designed to help build life skills and coping strategies to ameliorate the adverse effects of trauma and empower children and families to live healthier, more productive lives. Connecting forward: funded by a grant from the tn department of human services, connecting forward is a network of 12 primary and 140+ secondary partners with the shared vision to create a comprehensive, connected social services network through which families can leave generational poverty; enter, re-enter, or advance in the workforce; and reduce, or preferably eliminate, dependence on tanf and other government supports. Connecting forward serves clients in 28 middle tennessee counties. Family focused solutions (ffs): ffs counselors assist families receiving tanf (temporary assistance for needy families) benefits who experience significant barriers to employment and self-sufficiency. Participants address mental health, domestic violence, alcohol and drug addiction, learning disabilities, parenting needs, and health issues. F&cs operates ffs programs in 26 middle tennessee counties for the tn department of human services. Mental health awareness training (mhat): mhat trains individuals and communities to respond appropriately and safely to persons with mental health challenges, crises such as suicidality, and/or disorders, particularly those with serious mental illness and/or serious emotional disturbances. Survivors of suicide loss (sosl): f&cs hosts weekly support groups for those who have lost a loved one to suicide, because as many as one in four survivors of suicide will attempt suicide themselves. These groups offer the healing of shared experience in a safe environment. Sosl groups are offered in davidson and williamson counties. Child & family permanency ------------------------------- primary impact: child & family permanency programs served 998 children and adults and achieved a 95% success rate in ensuring children are in safe, loving homes, by achieving adoption or remaining in the care of relative caregivers. Relative caregiver program (rcp): the rcp program provides emotional and practical supports for children and the non-parental relatives who care for them. These relatives step in to care for children when their parents cannot, due to incarceration, substance use, abandonment, abuse, or other issues. The goal of the program is to keep these children with loving family members and out of state custody. F&cs operates rcp programs in 13 middle tennessee counties for the tn department of children's services. Wendy's wonderful kids (wwk): wwk recruits adoptive parents for older children and youth in foster care that have experienced numerous foster home placements, and t”

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