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Name:	Family & Children's Place
Address:	2303 River Road PO Box 3784
	Louisville, KY 40206
Phone:	502-893-3900
Web Address:	www.familyandchildrenfirst.org

Family & Children's Place meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Family & Children’s Place programs and services include: Child & Family Services - The Family Counseling Service provides counseling for a wide variety of problems and challenges facing families including child behavior, school performance, marriage, divorce and mental health issues. Child Welfare Services that provides family preservation, family assessment, and supervised home visitation. The Juvenile Treatment Program is for young people ages 10 to 17 who have sexually abused younger children. It is a unique treatment approach that involves all aspects of the youth's life including court, family, school and employment, if applicable. The parents of the youth responsible for the abuse must also participate in treatment. This program is long-term and intensive and lasts two to three years. The Family Treatment Program is designed for families in which child sexual abuse has occurred. All members of the family, including the person responsible for the abuse, are provided individual, peer group and family therapy as well as educational and specialty experiences. Treatment is long-term and intensive, and usually lasts approximately 1½ years. Child Advocacy Center - The center provides comprehensive crisis services, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for sexually abused children and their families. Homeless Prevention Service - Helps local families remain in their residences during financial crises, at a time when the availability of affordable and safe housing is at an all-time low. Family and School Service - This is a school based service for children and parents that promotes school performance and parent involvement. HANDS - This is an intensive program directed at first-time mothers and/or fathers. It helps optimize child development and build strong families through weekly home visitation by family support staff who share information on parenting skills and provide support service. The Children’s Program - This is a specialized childcare service for pre school children who have experienced or been exposed to family violence. Elements of the program are designed to promote a positive self-image, remedy developmental delays and teach age-appropriate responsibility. Children attend this licensed and nationally accredited childcare center daily, usually for one and a half years. The Children’s Program is accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children and has earned a Four Star rating from Kentucky's Quality Rating System for licensed Type I and Type II child care centers. The Visitation Center - This service provides a safe, comfortable setting for children and parents to visit under one of two levels of supervision for up to two hours

For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2011, Family & Children's Place's program expenses were:

Child & Family Services	2,101,729
HANDS	929,630
Homeless Prevention Service	875,421
Child Advocacy Center	734,043
Children's Program	625,413
Family & School Service	384,175
Total Program Expenses:	$5,650,411

Chief Executive : Daniel Fox, President CEO

Compensation*:

Chair of the Board: Anthony Disser
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation: Sr. V.P. Clinical Operations, Kindred Healthcare

Board Size: 31

Paid Staff Size: 120

Method(s) Used:

Methods of fund raising include direct mail and internet appeals, invitations to fund raising events, grant proposals, and planned giving arrangements. In addition, Family & Children's Place is a Metro United Way member agency.

Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $5,353,563, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Family & Children First’s (d/b/a Family & Children's Place) audited financial statements for the year that ended June 30, 2011. Ending net assets as reported below include $2,234,472 in unrestricted net assets, $4,724,609 in temporarily restricted net assets, and $1,165,958 in permanently restricted net assets. Total assets as reported below include $3,298,683 invested in property, land, and equipment. Total revenues and support as reported below includes $762,592 in comprehensive campaign revenue for the purchase of property and to support services for 2010 through 2012.

Source of Funds
Federal Financial assistance	2,346,030
Service revenues and other contracts	1,637,397
Contributions and grants	1,509,642
Metro United Way	1,347,303
Special Events	150,588
Investment gains/losses	134,695
Rental income	78,323
Investment income	22,627
Provision for uncollectible promises	10,000
Increase in beneficial interest	4,154
Total Income	$7,240,759

Uses of Funds as a % of Total Expenses

Programs: 85%  Fund Raising: 7%  Administrative: 8%

Total income				$7,240,759
	Program expenses			$5,650,411
	Fund raising expenses			470,319
	Administrative expenses			555,933
Total expenses				$6,676,663
Income in Excess of Expenses				564,096
Beginning net assets				7,184,654
Other Changes in Net Assets				376,289
Ending net assets				8,125,039
Total liabilities				2,466,214
Total assets				$10,591,253