ONEANNUAL REPORT

2015 -2016

C O M M U N I T Y

We have pursued our mission in Atlanta for more than 126 years, and impacted 37,000 women, children and

families in just the past year. Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, Families First can respond whenever

and wherever we are needed.

Connecting Families

Families First offers pro-

grams and services that

help connect children

and youth to families, and

families to resources and

support to make sure all

children have the oppor-

tunity to thrive in life-

long, loving relationships.

These services include

adoption and foster care,

post-adoptive family

resources, residential

living, and our “perma-

nency connections,”

where families, com-

munities, and agencies

come together to ensure

stronger support for

our youth.

Strengthening Families

Being a part of a strong family unit

can be the difference between

success and struggle for Atlanta’s

children. Families First provides

programs and services that help

build up our families, with an

emphasis on coaching and guiding

parents on how to be strong

people, so that they can raise

strong children. We offer indi-

vidual, family, couples, child, and

group counseling, as well as crisis

and family violence intervention.

Workshops on anger manage-

ment, parenting and co-parenting,

early literacy, pregnancy, and

post-partum complications

are among the other resources

we provide the community to

strengthen families through times

of trauma and difficulty.

Sustaining Families

We combine housing and

social services to provide

solutions that help our

community members

live more stable and

productive lives. Families

First understands the

complex challenges

faced by our clients

and communities, so we

collaborate with other

agencies to promote

family self-sufficiency.

We do this through

asset development

and financial literacy

education, community

engagement strategies,

and supportive and

transitional housing.

Families First VISION & MISSION

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VISION: A community where all children and families flourish.

MISSION: To ensure the success of children in jeopardy by empowering families. At Families First, we work to create thriving, self-sufficient families who will, in turn, create communities with

a collective commitment and responsibility to the success of their children. We work to ensure that families

in need know where to come first, so that their children never come last.

We recognize that one program alone cannot break the cycle of poverty, so we synchronize dozens of programs

and initiatives that operate within three broad impact areas to create strong solutions that lead to long-term

self-sufficiency and success. These impact areas are:

When you think about community, our hope is that you

think of connecting hearts and souls; and of connecting

children, especially those in vulnerable situations, with

adults who will serve as the anchors they may not have otherwise.

At Families First, we believe that every child deserves a lifelong,

loving relationship with a caring adult, and we see the lasting

impact of those connections every day. There are extraordinary

opportunities throughout our lives and within our community to

form these deep, authentic connections with a child who needs you.

These connections may be through an adoptive or foster parent

relationship, as a volunteer, or a mentor with our Make-It-Click

program. These are opportunities to not just enrich the lives of

others, but to enrich our own lives in immeasurable ways.

When we talk about what it means to be the one to make a

difference, let’s continue to keep in mind what happens when

an entire community comes together to ensure stability and

strength for its children and families. Through togetherness and

connectivity, children and families become inspired to be the one

for the community that raised them, and inevitably, we launch a

continuous cycle of love and support when we all choose to be

the village, and to truly be the community.

At Families First, we know that a child’s potential is in jeopardy when

their families are vulnerable and our communities are fragile. Now,

more than ever, Families First is committed to inspiring and leading

a paradigm shift towards a shared vision of a community where

all children and families flourish, and that mobilizes individual and

collective commitment and responsibility for the well-being and

success of all children. Thank you, for being a part of this journey,

and for leading the charge with us.

Julie Salisbury Kim Anderson

2015-2016 Board Chair Chief Executive Officer

LEANING ON COMMUNITY for Connections & Change

Anisa International volunteering at Adopt-A-Family

The Zeist Foundation, United Way of Greater Atlanta, and staff at Optum 360 donated and assembled eight new bikes to students at Whitefoord Elementary.

Members of the Junior League of Atlanta work with our Weaver Gardens residents by planning workshops and field trips.

The Atlanta Edelman office decorates duffle bags for foster care children

TriNet employees help beautify the Weaver Gardens courtyard

Scholarship recipient Ronnisha Clinkscales receives congratulatory hug

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Temple Sinai PreschoolTova Glenn has helped co-chair the Tzedakah Tots

program at Temple Sinai since 2009. Tzedakah

means “to give aid” or “justice” in Hebrew.

They have been adopting families for the

winter holidays for over 11 years!

General Electric Sponsors Real World Youth Conference 2015General Electric has sponsored our Real World

Youth Conference for the past four years. The

Real World Youth Conference is a one-day

conference which gives attendees the opportunity

to participate in an assimilation of the ‘real

world’, hear from interactive speakers, and have

an opportunity to receive resources and support

from participating partners in the community.

Activities are designed to teach important life skills

including self-knowledge and decision-making,

the relationship between education and success

in life, budgeting and purchasing decisions, time

management, making good moral decisions, and

living a healthy life.

General Electric has provided facilities, volunteers,

supplies, food, and developed the curriculum and

activities for the conference.

Galvanizing Community to BE THE ONE

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Claire Maxwell (Families First Marketing & Communi-

cations Specialist): How did you first become involved

with Families First? How long have you been involved?

Doug Aldridge: I first became involved with Families

First through LEAD Atlanta several years ago. My

wife, Grace, and I have had our own experiences with

foster care and adoption, so it was a natural pairing.

CM: How did you meet Monzavia, who was a resident

at one of our male Permanency Cooperatives (group

homes)?

DA: We met Monzavia through Families First, but at

two unrelated times. I first heard Monzavia’s story

at Dining for a Difference in 2015 where I also had

the chance to hear him play the guitar. I learned that

Monzavia was a resident at Families First’s Cherokee

Boys Cooperative, and that he had already been through

quite a lot as a teenager. Grace met him through the

partnership between Families First and Serenbe Stables.

Monzavia, along with other youth in the Families First

Cooperatives, participated in the Serenbe Strides

outreach riding program. Getting to know him made

an impact on each of us completely independently,

so the connection is very significant for us.

CM: What were some of the first activities you did

together with Monzavia and what was it about him

that drew you and Grace to want to get to know him

more deeply?

DA: We came into Monzavia’s life during a time of

great change for him. Grace got to witness his personal

growth and kind heart, firsthand, through the weekly

Serenbe Stables events. The

closer we have gotten, the

more milestones we have

been a part of—learning to

drive and getting his driv-

er’s license, getting his first

job, his first car, starting his

skateboard company, and

now signing his first apartment lease. What stands

out the most is how he has been through so much at

a young age, but his heart has remained so pure. Mon-

zavia is incredibly gifted artistically, musically, and in

his skateboarding. He is taking all of the right steps to

putting these many blessings to work.

CM: How is your connection with Monzavia unique?

DA: Our connection to

Monzavia is most unique

for us because of his age.

Most of our previous fos-

ter care experiences have

been with younger chil-

dren, closer to the ages

of our other children.

When the opportunity to

get involved in the life of

a young adult found us, we did not have much experi-

ence in the area. However, having a teenager close by

has taught us so much and taken us in such a different

direction. There are so many different dynamics at play

in the teenage years of life. We have leveraged our

network of family and friends so much more in trying

to connect Monzavia with every opportunity possible.

CM: How have you seen Monzavia grow and how has

he enriched your life?

DA: With so many milestones in front him, seeing

Monzavia’s confidence grow at each step has been

the most inspiring part for us. Monzavia has touched

everyone in our family. He has 5 younger brothers

and sisters in our house who look up to him and love

him, just as he has numerous friends pulling for him.

You can’t help but want to root for a young man like

Monzavia. He is destined for great things, and we are

excited to help wherever we can.

Doug Aldridge currently serves on our Board of Directors and his wife, Grace, runs the Serenbe Strides outreach program at Serenbe Farms. Doug Aldridge is the Managing Director, Invest-ments and PIM Portfolio Investor at Wells Fargo Bank

MAKING A FOREVER CONNECTIONA Conversation with Board Member, Doug Aldridge

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COMMUNITY MAKING A DIFFERENCECorporate Spotlight: Anisa InternationalAnisa International has been volunteering and

donating to Families First for 12 years. They

participate in our Baby Basics Drive and have

sponsored the “Baby Shower,” an event to honor

mothers, babies, and parents in our programs, since

it began 2 years ago. Each year they donate 500

backpacks, among other school supplies, to our

Prep-A-Scholar Back to School Drive, as well as

help pack the backpacks for the youth. Anisa is also

very involved with our Adopt-A-Family program. At

Thanksgiving, they provide an average of 150 meals

for families. They also donate gifts for over 30 families

for the December holidays. Over the past three years

alone, they have donated $150,000 and 130 hours +

in volunteer services to the mission of Families First.

Anisa Telwar Kaicker, the

company’s founder and

CEO, was honored with the

Service Above Self Award

in May for her outstanding

volunteer and service

work. She also serves on

the Board of Directors

at Families First. Anisa

International has paved

the way for what it means

to be the one.

The Sarah Grant

and Lucetta

Lawson “Service

Above Self Award”

honors a Families

First volunteer,

board member,

client, company or employee who embodies the

spirit of Miss Grant and Miss Lawson’s enduring

commitment to the service of children in jeopardy.

As the founders of the Leonard Street Orphans’

Home in 1890, the parent organization of Families

First, Ms. Lawson and Ms. Grant’s commitment,

tenacity and compassion continue to serve as

inspiration to the board, staff and volunteers

of Families First, as well as many of our clients

themselves. Each year this award

highlights an extraordinary

commitment to service as

demonstrated through personal

and direct involvement with

Families First.

By Ashley Uffner, Volunteer Coordinator

Anisa packs Thanksgiving meals for families

Anisa volunteers redecorated rooms for Shelter-A-Family supportive housing residents.

Anisa Telwar-Kaicker accepting the Service Above Self Award with Families First CEO, Kim Anderson

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THANK YOU for Making the New Families First Resource Center at E.R. Carter a reality!

We look forward to continuing to connect, strengthen, and sustain families in Georgia at

The New Families First Resource Center at E.R. Carter.

Thanks to successful service and mission delivery, we outgrew our main office in Midtown. So in the Fall of

2014, we launched the Family Matters Capital Campaign to raise $13.3 million to purchase and renovate

the former E.R. Carter School. The new location is a short distance from the Mercedes-Benz Stadium,

Atlanta University Center and directly across the street from the Ashby Street MARTA station, making us

more easily accessible for our clients and the communities we serve. We are now located at 80 Joseph E.

Lowery Boulevard, NW Atlanta, Ga 30314

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GOVERNMENT FUNDERSCity Of AtlantaCity of RoswellDeKalb County

GovernmentDepartment of

Community AffairsFulton County Human

ServicesFulton-DeKalb Hospital

AuthorityGeorgia Campaign

for Adolescent Power & Potential

Georgia Department of Human Services

Georgia Department of Human Services – Georgia Division of Family and Children Services

Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (Office of Child Support Services)

Georgia Division of Family and Children Services

(Office of Prevention and Family Services)

Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (Promoting Safe and Stable Families)

CORPORATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS & FOUNDATION PARTNERS$500,000+United Way of

Greater Atlanta

$100,000+The Community

Foundation for Greater Atlanta

The Cousins FoundationFidelity FoundationHolder Construction

Company The Imlay Foundation Jesse Parker Williams

Foundation, Inc.Kaiser Permanente

Foundation The Pittulloch FoundationThe Wilbur & Hilda Glenn

Family Foundation

$10,000-$99,000AEC TrustAmerigroup CorporationAnisa InternationalAnnie E. Casey FoundationArby’s Restaurant GroupAtlanta Women’s

FoundationBank of AmericaThe Coca-Cola FoundationDaniel P. Amos Family

Foundation, Inc.The Edward Colston

Foundation Inc.Genuine Parts CompanyIMA Corporate

Interiors LLCKaiser Permanente

FoundationThe Kennedy FoundationMary Allen Lindsey

Branan FoundationPublix Super Markets

Charities

The Rich FoundationThe Sandeep Soni Family

Foundation Fund Thalia and Michael C.

Carlos Foundation, Inc.Teach for AmericaUnited Way of Metro

Atlanta - Specific Care

$1,000-$9,9992492 FundAdvancEDAmerica’s CharitiesAon FoundationAT&T Emplyee Giving

CampaignAtlanta FoundationThe Benevity Community

Impact FundThe Balloun Family

FoundationThe Brian and Susan

Banner Family Fund CA South

Camp Younts FoundationThe Carmax FoundationThe Community

Foundation for Greater Atlanta - Designated Gifts

The Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley, Inc

Concessions InternationalThe Cross FoundationDeKalb School

Employees FoundationFrances Hollis

Brain FoundationThe Frances Wood Wilson

Foundation, Inc.Gas South, LLCGE United Way CampaignGeorgia Baptist

Healthcare FoundationThe Hagedorn FundHendrick, Inc.IBM - Hearts &

Hands TogetherIra C Herbert Family

Foundation IncThe Kay Family Foundation Lennox InternationalMark C. Pope III

FoundationThe Mary Ryan & Henry G.

Kuhrt FoundationMcMaster-Carr Supply

CompanyMeeting Street SouthNetwork For GoodNew York Life FoundationNorth Georgia

Community FoundationParents as Teachers

National Center, Inc.PNC Financial

Services GroupRegency CentersRich Real Estate ServicesThe Richard C. Munroe

FoundationRSUI Group, Inc.The Selig Foundation Steamhouse Lounge Inc.

DONORS2015-2016Thanks to the support of our donors, sponsors and volunteers Families First was able to touch the lives of more than 37,000 children and families over the past year. We extend sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of our partners.

Carmax volunteers decorate bags for the Duffle Bag Drive.

The Spunky Spirits Circle, a women’s group from Eastminster Presbyterian in Marietta, has been donating through Adopt-A-Family for 20 years.

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Suntrust United Way Campaign

United eWayVern and Florence Martin

Charitable TrustThe Virgil P. Warren

FoundationWillis C. Helm

Charitable Trust

$999 and BelowAllstate Giving CampaignAmazon Smile FoundationAnonymous Donor (Cash)Ben Hill United

Methodist ChurchBoardWalk ConsultantsChildren’s Healthcare

Support Fund Clayton School Employees

Foundation, Inc.Combined Federal

CampaignFirst Presbyterian

Preschool KindergartenFisher & PhillipsGreater Horizons Junior Achievement

of GeorgiaThe Kroger CompanyMARTA Employees

Charity ClubMcKesson FoundationMitchell-Kupferberg

Charitable Fund The National Crittenton

FoundationPremier Home Design

& RemodelingSix Feet UnderSt. Vincent de Paul

Society, Inc.Ultimate Staffing ServicesUnited Way of Greater

Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey

United Way of Metropolitan Dallas, Inc.

United Way of New York City

UnitedHealth Group Employee Giving Campaign

Warner Summers Architecture and Interior Design

Wittenbach Business Systems

Women of Reform Judaism at Temple Kol Emeth

INDIVIDUAL GIVING$10,000-$99,000Alan R. Abrams Kenton & Amy Brown Paul Brown Dr. Jettie Burnett Sunny H. Burrows James B. Carson Paul Garcia The Mary Malone and

John M. Martin Family Jim & Ibby Mills Felicia Speetjens

$1,000-&9,999 Thomas E. AderholdKarim AhmadDoug R. AldridgeWilliam A. AlexanderKim Anderson

and Greg LeePowYendelela Neely AndersonBetty AsburyWill Alexander and

Avarita HansonAnne H. AverettBrand BankDuncan BeardJeff BelkinTracee BenzoCharlene BinderJennifer BloomKeisha and Derek

BottomsPaul BrownJoe BrownRussell E. ButnerSandra B. CareyCarolyn and Ralph CarlJim and Gayle CarpenterJohn and Sally CarpenterElizabeth Malone

Casement Anne Cox ChambersSalvator and Marifred

CilellaKristin ClydeDavid A. ColeLeroy and Robbin CollinsLaura CurnsTeresa DauTread and Winifred DavisThe Honorable

Alford J. Dempsey, Jr.Marcia and John DonnellKim Taylor and Triska

DrakeDel and Emily EarlyEd EasterlinMark ElgartMargaret L. EskewCindy C. EthridgeDavid GreenTim GutenbergerAudrey HorneFrank and Melodie

HowardYvette HumphriesJaniece M. IrbyDavar IrvaniHill JeffriesJeremiah JohnsonSreegnana KalliTrey R. KeislerMarilyn M. KeoughStacy KnightNancy KoziolJason LaughmanMarybeth and Fred LeamerLee Ann and Kevin LednikDavid LeedsDanielle LeepowMichael Lonergan and

Jacqueline Edwards Sherre MaclinDonata Rusell MajorHarriet S. MaloneJames Comer

Malone, III

In Memory of James Comer Malone, Jr.

Dave W. MathewsDavid McgillivrayMichele Ingram MobleyErika MontagValerie and Avery

MunningsNicholas F. MunsonThe Honorable

Justice Nahmias and Ms. Catherine O’Neil

Yendelela Neely AndersonKen NeighborsMarcia NufferCody PartinMichelle PaulSharon PauliSam and Barbara PettwayCooper PierceWilliam H. PowellJeff PriceBrittain PriggeMargaret and Bob ReiserMichael RobisonDawn D. Rock

Pam RollinsShayla W. RumelyJulie and Randy SalisburyZach SchaumbergBrian SchenkemeyerLinda and Tom SchulteScott ShicklerRobyn and Frank SimsPolly and Charlie SimpsonJane Malone StefanowiczRoger and Tracy StroudSarah and

David SutherlandMary Rose TaylorPeggy and

Kimbrough Taylor IIILudwig Van BroekhuizenLucy and Bill Vance

Glenn WarrenMargaret WassonKatherine Woodruff

WilliamsErica WilsonEllen WingardBlake WintersMary and

Charlie YatesDorothy Yates Kirkley

$999 and Below Ellen AbarrJudy AbrahamHowell E. AdamsDavid AdamsThomas E. AdamsElizabeth AdlerMarissa AlburyJustin H. AlexanderTameka AllenJeffrey Alperin Antoinette AlvaradoTiffany Friesen

and Atiba MbiwanPaul H. AndersonSheila Bailey

Suzanne BakerTom J. BalestreireBrantley BarrowSandra M. BaumwaldJackie E. BerkelhamerBrandee BibleRobert T. BiccumLee M. BirdsongMichael BishopJennie BlakeMargo BlakeGirard BlunteBeth BlyLinda S. BoatrightAileen BolderCeleste BottorffBenjamin BowenPhilip Brachman

Katharine D. BremerMatt BrighamAlthea BroughtonChase BrowardKaren BrownErik BryantTessica BurleyBrion and Cindy BurrisLynell CadrayJoshua CaseRebecca CesarioFabiola Charles StokesSumi ChataniCathy Sue CicconeArthur J. ClementPamella and

Roland ClemmonsDeRetta ColeDavid CooperAshley CouncilShannon CourseyAndrea C. CraytonMary Pat CrouchBryan CruteBetty Jo CurrieLeigh-Kristin D. Sims

George DanekerVinice DavisCaitlin Day-LewisFelix E. deGolianAndre DemetriusChristine G. DempsterCindia DeVaughnLovely DhillonBree DiahAllie DiazLaura DiBaccoNancy DionCandice DixonDeborah DobsonClark DorseyClifton DortchChristopher DunnMargot Early

The Georgia Tech Academic Success group volunteers by unloading and packing up donations at Adopt-A-Family 2015.

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Brian EarlyWilliam E. EasonTonya EcholsRussell EdghillDeborah W. EidsonTom EllisLily EnglemanKathryn EthridgeThe Brunson FamilyLeah FarmerUrcel FieldsErnest and Camille FinleyPeter FinnJ. DeLano FordYolanda FreemanPhilip FriesenLarry W. FulghumChristopher FullerMaggie and Ross FullerLeon Van GelderenRubicon GlobalRobert GodfreyStan GoldbergJohn C. GordonDon and Carolyn GordonLesley GradyHolcombe T. GreenWilliam GreenblattWesley GreerBirdia GreerJane GulleyLouise S. GunnMichael H. Pokin H.Gregory and

Shannon HagoodF. Sheffield HaleLauren HallJeffrey E. HarrisVeronica HartsDavid HaskettAmin HassanCynthia T. HaynesJohn HearnGregory K. HechtErika HellerPeter HennessyAntonio HensonFreddye HillMichael HillmanDebbie HillmanRaphael HollowayJohn HollyAllison HoodDouglas R. HookerDean C. HoukSimone HowardDebra Hoyte-MaletteSonya HunteDeborah HunterDoug HunterDan and Lilly ImmergluckRobyn IngramRichard B. InmanHadi IrvaniKenneth JacksonJoy Jackson-GuilfordAndrevius JeffersonKarl JenningsKen JimenezBarbara JohnsonKatherine Johnson

Glower JonesMarcus JonesJoshua KalterKatie KardianCandacy N. KassaPaul J. KastinBonnie KellyJohn KenneyKate Kiefer LeeFrank and Sandra KilloranPatricia KingPatricia Marie KishPeter KlaichMatt KnightYvonne KrauterMary LathemThomas LauthBill and Joan LawAdriana LawtonElizabeth LevineWilliam W. Vance

and Nicole LiddonTeresa LoAlexandra LofredoTeresa A. LoweryRob LynchSam MaguireCassandra MaloneSojourner Marable

GrimmettJatisha MarshAngela MartinMichael MarzanoDennis McCaffreyKent and Margaret

McDanielJack McGinnisDonna McintoshErnessa MckieScott McLaneBelle and Stephen MeadeGerilyn A. MetoyerBarbara Meyer

Tiffany MillnerKim MillsMeagan MoehlenhoffJoyce W. MontgomeryLane MooreDr. and Mrs. Steven J.

MorrisNathaniel MorrisLinda H. MorrisseyFrances L. MortonSuzanne E. Mott DansbyKristin MurphyShayla NealyJessica NewlandKim NiklesZach Nikonovich-KahnJoshua NoblittRobert NortonSuzanne OckleberryPhillip OlaleyeLori OliverTiffany OrrTim OvbeyMartha PaciniMark PeabodyCarole A. PedergraftCraig PettAlicia PhilippMatthew PierceLaura PitsikoulisJulia PittmanOlga PlautAnn Margaret PointerMichael PolakCandra PorterBetsy PrimmDiane PrucinoAmanda PuckettTereance PuryearRoger QuinbyVrishank RaghavGurdeep S. RanhortaKathy J. Redgate

Ashley ReedMichele ReinerVeronica L. RichardsonTonia RichardsonShirelle RipettaJanae’ RobertsJean L. RobertsonPam RosenthalAmelia T. RudolphDonata Rusell RossConstance C. RussellRobin L. RutherfordNapoleon RutledgeRita C. Salain Ross SandersRobert SapsfordJessica SasziElspeth SawyerElspeth SawyerCarrie SchraderWynelle W. ScottAllison ScottSheryl S. SellawayHiewet SenghorJohn ShannonCorey SheltonTynetta M. SherardJosh M. SimonHerman SloanTisa Smart-WashingtonSuzy SmithGuy SmithJohn E. SmithCamille SmithJohn M. SparrowKimberly SpenninckDavid SpinradShannon StantonHoward StarksKevin StephensRon StewartMargaret StickneyKaty Stout

Amy SturgillJustin SullivanHeather SumnerKarli SwiftAnne SwiggumSusan SwitzerTeresa SwordJulia TaylorBeverly ThomasShonda ThompsonFranklin ThompsonBenjamin ThompsonBrenda J. TurnerBonnie UlmanTrisha Van OlphenStephen Vault, Ph.D.Joe A. VellaLaura WagnerJulie M. WalkerGwendolyn WalkerChris WaltersEric WarrenMaurice WatsonGeorganna H.

WeatherholtzAnna WebbLisa WeldonAlbie WhitakerPatricia WhiteBoyce WhitesidesPete WhitlowByron WhittNeil WilcoveMelissa WilczekBethaney WillisMeagan WoodMiller WoodAlec Vance and Christy

WoodPamela WrightFrank Xi

Matha Young

Donorscontinued

Just before guests take their seats at the 18th Annual Dining for a Difference.

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GIFTS IN KINDCorporation & Organization PartnersAaron’s Inc.Andretti Indoor

Karting & GamesAnisa InternationalARIPRAshley LukeAT&T GeorgiaAtlanta GastroenterologyAtlanta History CenterAtlanta Montessori

International SchoolBimmer Benz

Consultant LLCBriggs Market MastersBRR ArchitectureCall2RecycleCarter’s, Inc.Chapters Sunday

School ClassChick-fil-ACNNCNN SecurityCoach New YorkCox Enterprises, Inc.Coxe, Curry &

Associates, Inc.Crowe Horwath LLPDaBroadsDeloitteDelta Air LinesDelta Psi Epsilon -

Zeta Omega ChapterDorsey Alston RealtorsEagles Landing

Middle SchoolEastminster

Presbyterian ChurchEdelman Atlanta

Emory UniversityErnst & Young Express Jet AirlinesExquisite Sounds

EntertainmentFancy Images By Hershal

Photography ServicesFast EnterprisesFisher & Phillips LLPFitness Beyond the Eye FOO Hair DesignFoundations For The

Future SchoolGeorgia Association

of Black Women Attorneys

Greystone Servicing Corporation, Inc.

HA&W Benefit Advisors, LLC

Habif, Arogeti, Wynn LLPHelaine WoodroofHeritage High SchoolHilton AtlantaHolder Construction

CompanyJones Pierce ArchitectsKatrina L. Lokken Psy.D.Lazega & Johanson LLCMacy’s District OfficeMailChimpManheim AuctionsMather EconomicsMeditechMizzou AtlantaNorth HighlandOmicron Epsilon Pi

SororityOwen, Gleaton, Egan,

Jones & Sweeney, LLPPalmetto Trust CouriersPeachtree Road United

Methodist Church

Phillips Gradick Engineering

Phoenix Integrated Store Consultants

Pitney Bowes Prescot Services Atlanta

Points of LightPrimeRevenueProtivitiProxy ServerPurchasing PowerRubicon GlobalSelig Enterprises, Inc.Smith Communications

Partners, Inc.Softwear Automation IncSpiritual Living Center of

AtlantaSterling Risk AdvisorsStokes and Kopitsky, P.A. SunTrust Bank, AtlantaSynchrony FinancialTechwood ConsultingTemple Sinai PreschoolThe Coca-Cola CompanyThe Delta Chi Chapter

at Kennesaw State University

The Dobbs Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta

The Home DepotThe Kroger CompanyTrinity SchoolTurner PropertiesWalt Disney World

CompanyWells Fargo William Mills AgencyWorley Co, Inc.Write AdvisorsYik YakZoo Atlanta

INDIVIDUAL PARTNERS Sylvia AdamsRetonia AllenJim AllisonTaaj AlstonYendelela Neely AndersonDanielle A. Armour Dottie BaileyChyvonne BarnesChris BaucomCaitlan BavelyJoshua BeckerJoanne BennettMichael BeverTim BickerstaffMichael BishopChristian and Eutoka

BlandJennifer BloomRacheal BorgmanKate BramburtCaroline BrownMatasha BurrSarah CainStephanie CapezzutoMike ChandlerJennie CoakleyRoshel K. CollierKiara and Anne CraneAbigail CrangleKim CurnettLawrence DayTamika DennisMason DunnStephany ElliotJulie ErwinKathryn EthridgeJosselyn EzellTrish FitzpatrickAshley Munday` FrappierRebekah Goddard

Jonathan GolshirCody GoffTequila GrimmageTeresa GoldingJulia GranacherRichard S. GrossMargaret A. GuthmanAmin HassanKelly HaydenJoy HerringtonMichael HiltonVictoria HoodLita HooperDavar IrvaniBecky JarrellJill S. JohansenKate KrauseScott and Brittany LauxTeresa LoElisa LozadaMarion LewisJessica LudolphMichael LukacskoEmilian MarinovAllison McCarthyCamille MillerBrandon MinesKathryn MartinCarrie MathewsChristina McIntireCorintha MitchellJessica E. MastersJohn MontagNicole MillerJoseph MillerMarja MontagueTricia MondiKirkland MalcolmBrianna MelilliTamara NewtonMarcia NufferBethany NanamakerDavid NahmiasAdam NicholsBrittany NorrisPamela OliverSheryl PatelPatricia ParajonCyndi PayneShanthi PierceMary PrylesMelissa M. ProctorRebecca PresnellJB PowerAlyssa M. PetersonEutoka Quillings-BlandChris RichardsonAureen RichardsonLauren RamseyJade RoebuckBrittany ShimAbby SmithAdam SadlerCarrie SteffenDavid SirzyleStacy SikesSteve SpencerDenita SandersonTiffany SantarDiane SoranKevin L. SullivanLeslie ShortTrina SamuelsKevin SteinerKim SandersLaura Sutton

The 2016 Dining for a Difference scholarship winners receive their awards from CEO, Kim Anderson.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:Julie Salisbury, Chair Founding Partner, The Bee Colony

Marybeth Leamer, Vice ChairEVP, Human Resources and Administration, Cox Enterprises

Frank M. Howard, TreasurerSenior Vice President & Treasurer, Genuine Parts Company

Sunny Burrows, SecretaryPresident, The Lookout Foundation

Dr. William Alexander, Member at LargeChief Medical Officer, Amerigroup, Corp.

Del A. Early, III, Member at LargeVice President, Brokerage, Ackerman & Company

Davar Irvani, Member at LargeDirector of Operations, OKA b.

Lee Ann Lednik, Member at LargePartner, Ernst & Young

Robyn Sims, Member at LargeCommunity Volunteer

James T. Mills Jr., Immediate Past ChairChief Operating Officer, Dominium

BOARD MEMBERS:Douglas Aldridge Managing Director, Investments, PIM Portfolio Investor, Wells Fargo

Yendelela AndersonPartner, Kilpatrick & Townsend

Jeff Belkin Partner, Alston & Bird, LLP

Keisha L. BottomsAtlanta City Council Member, District 11

Karen BrownCommunity Volunteer

Sandra CareyFounding Partner, Atlanta Fine Homes, Sotheby’s Int’l Realty

Carolyn CarlVice President, Coca-Cola North America

Dave ColeManaging Director, State of Georgia, IBM Corporation

DeRetta ColeChief Human Resources Officer, YMCA Atlanta

Alford J. Dempsey, Jr.Judge, Superior Court of Fulton County

Tiffany FriesenDirector, Southeast Region, Be The Match Foundation

Audrey HorneHealthcare Management Consultant

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Michelle SmithGini StrobelJeanne StickelsJennifer SluderRobyn SimsRochelle TateShelley TokishAlysen ThompsonJennifer TurnipseedNedra Toney-JordanJanay TrevillionAshley UffnerChristi VeachMichelle WalkerNatasha WilsonRae WhiteRobbie WhyteShaunna WellsSheree WilliamsAmy WileyLaura WesterElise WettermarkJoyce WeinsheimerJulia H. WoodroofJaniece YoungMatha YoungKelli Young

COMMUNITY PARTNERSAnisa International Atlanta Housing Authority Atlanta Public Schools Atlanta Workforce

Development Atlanta/Fulton County

Pre-Arrest Diversion InitiativeBlack Celebrity Giving Boston Consulting Group Boys and Girls Club Boys Scouts of America Center for Black

Women’s Wellness Center for Family Resources Chop Art Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit

High School

DeKalb County Solicitor-General

Excel Federal Credit Union Family Ties Fulton County

Cooperative Extension Georgia Budget

and Policy Institute Georgia Campaign for

Adolescent Power and Potential (GCAPP)

Georgia Equality Georgians for a Healthy Future Gwinnett Extension Services Jewish Family Career Services K.I.P.P. Kaiser Permanente Latin American Association Lawrence & Bundy LLCLife Long Literacy Action McClarin High School Mercy Care Mommies Without Mommies Morehouse School of Medicine NECCO Norcross First United

Methodist Church Ob-Gyn & Midwife Associates Partnership Against

Domestic Violence PNC Promise 686 Purpose BuiltSharehouse SisterLove Spelman College St. Patrick’s Church Stinson and AssociatesSuperior Court

of Fulton County Teach for America Teen Works The Center for Children

and Young Adults The Methodist Home,

Macon, GA Urban Perform Voices for Georgia’s Children VOX Westside Works Workforce Development Zion Baptist Church

DONORScontinued

BOARD OF DIRECTORSFiscal Year 2015-2016

Anisa International hosts the 2016 Baby Basics Shower.

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Yvette HumphriesAVP, Community Development

Banker/PNC

Becky Kaufman Partner, King & Spalding

Trey KeislerChief Information Officer, PGS Field Services, GE Power & Water

Mike LonerganManaging Director, CIO, Georgia Oak Partners, LLC

Erika MontagCommunity Volunteer

David NahmiasJustice, Supreme Court of Georgia

Kenneth NeighborsPartner, Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Marcia NufferRetired, Partner & Chief Learning Officer, McKinsey & Co.

Will PowellSenior Vice President, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Jeff PriceVice President, Holder Construction

Shayla RumelyCommunity Volunteer

Linda SchulteSVP, Enterprise Consulting, Dominium

Brian SchenkemeyerMarket Head for

Southeast National, Aetna

Anisa TelwarCEO, Anisa International

Ludy Van BroekhuizenChief Innovation Officer, AdvancED

Blake WintersManaging Director, Investment

Advisory Group/SunTrust

BOARD OF COUNSELORS

Joseph Brown

Dr. Jettie Burnett

James Carson

Dr. Juanita Carter

Jim Curry

Marcia Donnell

Bernadette Hartfield

Bill Law

Olga Plaut

Margaret Reiser

Felicia Speetjens

HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS

Paul Anderson

Betty Asbury

Cree Durrett

Tony Montag

Nick Munson

Bernard Taylor

Bill Tipping

Lucy Carpenter Vance

Sue Wieland

Mary Yates

COMMUNITY SERVICE Committee Members Tom BalestreireRetired, Deloitte & Touche, LLP

Pam BishopMarketing & Non-Profit

Executive, Think B2

Robbin CollinsSenior Vice President, SunTrust

Krista CosgroveZWJ Investment Counsel

Don DembaCommunity Volunteer

Felix deGoliandeGolian Real Estate Advisors

DeShele Denise TaylorChief Advisor, Dorsey Group

Maggie FullerCommunity Programming

and Development

Coordinator, Fox Theatre

Fran GaryCOO, Amerigroup

Ellen HollandCommunity Volunteer

Rena KilgannonCEO, Kilgannon Group

Edwina LoureiroPartner, Design,

Deem Loureiro, Inc.

Linda Smith LoweConsultant,

Public Policy Advocate

Andrea LucasVP of Strategic Marketing

and Business Development,

Johnson Research

Rodney MillerBusiness Solution Manager,

Alston & Bird LLP

Rosalyn MooreCommunity Volunteer

Julia NeighborsDirector, Prevent Child

Abuse Georgia, Georgia

State University

Karanji PowellDirector, Health Plans,

Cox Enterprises

Susan QuinnDirector, Financial

Reporting & Internal Audit

Finance, YMCA of Atlanta

Yvette RobinsonMarketing Consultant

Napoleon RutledgeVice President and Assistant

Treasurer, Genuine Parts

Company

Rodney SandersMarket Credit Executive,

PNC Financial Services

Bradford SimsCommunity Volunteer

Gal SpinradCommunity Volunteer

Peggy Taylor, CFAInvestment Specialist &

Principal, Atlanta Capital

Management Company

Jon VeselyCommunity Volunteer

Boyce WhitesidesCommunity Volunteer

Members of the Board and Family Matters Capital Campaign Committee break ground at The Families First Resource Center

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION Assets 2016 2015

Cash and cash equivalents 4,005,896 4,300,747

Interest receivable – NMTC 362,825 –

Accounts receivable, net 922,259 629,598

Pledges receivable, net (annual fund/programs) 598,486 595,329

Capital campaign pledges receivable, net 937,272 5,897,018

Prepaid expenses and other assets 83,983 89,495

Certificate of deposit 2,500,000 2,500,000

Note receivable – NMTC 6,015,450 –

Investments 14,419,769 12,150,397

Cash reserve - NMTC 454,000 –

Cash restricted for capital campaign 3,723,131 1,659,415

Property and equipment, net 9,597,552 4,267,244

TOTAL ASSETS $ 43,620,623 $ 32,089,243

Liabilities:

Accounts Payable & accrued Expenses 600,074 406,773

Accounts Payable – Construction 725,463

Accrued Compensated Absences 124,777 116,834

Advances Under Grants and Contracts 23,156 31,988

Line of Credit – 250,000

Notes payable – NMTC 13,330,000 –

Note Payable – 2,500,000

TOTAL LIABILITIES $ 14,803,470 $ 3,305,595

Net assets:

Unrestricted 15,699,031 13,219,529

Temporarily restricted 7,249,285 10,021,822

Permanently restricted 5,542,297 5,542,297

TOTAL NET ASSETS 28,490,613 28,783,648

TOTAL LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS $ 43,294,083 $ 32,089,243

Revenue Comparison $11,060,829 $25,780,740

Program Expenses Comparison:

Connecting Families 5,312,890 4,576,924

Strengthening Families 1,145,593 1,778,323

Sustaining Families 2,162,271 1,924,181

TOTAL EXPENSES $8,620,754 $8,279,428

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HEALTHY FAMILIES & RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAMS: Parenting Plus | Early Childhood Education (CHISPA) | Healthy Starts | Counseling

92% of parenting clients

who completed

bonding assessments

reported improved

bonding with

their child

94% of CHISPA

participants

reported improved

parental leadership

in their children’s

schools

71%

of counseling

clients reported

improvement

in their personal

well-being

80% of adoptive parents

have shown

improvement

in parenting skills

and knowledge

66% of our cooperative

youth residents

were involved

with a mentor

for over 1 year

391

homes received

adoption services

CHILD & YOUTH PERMANENCY PROGRAMS: Family Foster Care | Mentoring | Cooperatives and Independent Living |Adoption | Literacy Improvement

FAMILY SUSTAINABILITY & EMPOWERMENTPROGRAMS: Asset Development | Housing Resources and Support | Community Support and Engagement

85% of Shelter-A-Family

residents have

maintained stable

housing for

at least 1 year

98% of Shelter-A-Family

supportive housing

residents have

maintained stable

housing for at least

90 days

91parents have taken

leadership roles

in the PTA for two

of the elementary

schools we work

with in parent

engagement

Families First

IMPACT IN 2016

DONOR SUPPORT HELPS FAMILIES FIRST CONNECT, STRENGTHEN, AND SUSTAIN FAMILIES THROUGHOUT METROPOLITAN ATLANTA.

ONEC O M M U N I T Y

Kim E. AndersonChief Executive Officer

Aisha HarrisChief Development Officer

Bradley LawhorneDirector, HR

Cassandra MaloneDirector, COACHES

Paula Moody, DirectorDirector, Child & Youth Permanency

Dr. MiShawna MooreChief Programs Officer

Kerwin RichardsChief Information Officer

Bethaney WillisChief Financial Officer

80 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, NW

Atlanta, GA 30314

404-853-2800

www.familiesfirst.org

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