Our mission is to promote stability by aiding, educating and working together with families, individuals and organizations to build a stable Summit County.

Family & Intercultural Resource Center

Over the last year FIRC served over 3,500 local families and individuals through assistance, home visitation, parenting classes and the food bank

FIRC provided over 1,469 home visits to 114 Summit County children to help prepare them for entering kindergarten

FIRC helped over 345 families with rent, utility and

medical bills totaling over $143,000 in assistance

FIRC Financials: Expenses

Overall FIRC Expenses by Program$1,296,799

FIRC Financials: Income

FIRC Funding by Income Source$1,302,756

FIRC Community Support has helped 600

families avoid

homelessness

over the last

5 years

Community Support

• Emergency help with food, clothing, housing, and utilities

• Medicaid and CHP+ health insurance programs

• Nutrition and cooking classes

• Long-term follow-up support

FIRC Financials: Community Support

Community Support Programs$346,875

Job Training, $24,367

Summit Foundation Support• The Summit Foundation awarded FIRC $17,000 last year• Summit County Cares Campaign raised over $50,000 for emergency

assistance

Results• Housing Assistance and other emergency financial support

• Over 40 households served through Summit Foundation-Anschutz pass-through

• Over 125 households served through Summit County Cares

• Food Bank• Over 1800 visits in the past year

FIRC families receive support in 16 areas including:

Short-term Outcomes: Homelessness Prevention and Food Relief

Long-term Outcomes: Achieve and maintain stability

* According to the Colorado Family Support Assessment (CFSA)

Outcomes

Housing Status Fall 2009-Present

CFSA Survey Results

Food Status

Baseline Follow-Up 1 Follow-up 2 Follow-up 30.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

19.90%

29.50%

33.20%

30.20%

CFSA Survey Results

Outcomes

Follow up with families is done at 30, 90 and 120 days:

Results:

Help families achieve and maintain stability • Focus on strengths• Address common

obstacles

New Expanded Services

• Budget/Money Management Counseling

• Rental Counseling

• Foreclosure Counseling

• Job Scholarships

Based upon studies, over 465 households live below Federal

Poverty Level, and 1,436 households in Summit County live below the Colorado Self-

Sufficiency Standard

Overlooked and Undercounted: Struggling to Make Ends Meet in Colorado, Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute, 2007

Families UnitedParenting Education and Early Childhood Development

85% of brain development happens by age 3

Program Objectives

• Empower parents to be the best teacher so that children can reach their fullest potential

• Promote school readiness

• Offer parent education, child development and community resources to all families

• Improve the parent-child bond

Ways objectives are reached• Home Visits• Preschool Scholarships• Family Activities• Parenting Classes• Latino support groups• Bright Beginnings• Community Resources &

Referrals

FIRC Financials: Families United

Families United Programs$351,919

Summit Foundation Support• Summit Foundation- $29,000• Vail Resorts Echo - $18,000• Keltner Family Fund- $15,000• Millisor Family Advised Fund- $10,000• Pat and Jack Thomas Arts Foundation- $1,000

Used to support the following:• Preschool scholarships• Facilitation for parenting classes• Fathers Reading Every Day • Dr. Dad • Padres en Accion

Enrollment for Home Visits

• 114 children ages prenatal to kindergarten served by the program

• Current waiting list is at 75 children

• 1,469 home visits per year offered on a weekly to monthly basis

• 90% retention rate

• Average length of stay in the program is 3 years

• Each parent educator assists an average of 30-35 children

Items covered in visits• Brain Development• Child Development• Health and Fitness• Bonding• Positive Parenting Skills• Nutrition• Community Resources and Referrals• School Readiness• Case Work• Screenings • Support parents in affirming child’s

cultural identity and respect for others differences

85% of parents have changed their parenting techniques because of FIRC home visits

Parenting Classes1234 Parents• For parents of children 1-4• Focus on building the parent -child bond,

parenting through stages of development, how to offer choices and consequences and how to use the power of encouragement.

Active Parenting Now • For parents of children 5-12• Focus on open communication, positive

discipline and building self-esteem

Active Parenting of Teens• For parents of children 12-18• Focus on open communication, setting

limits, drug and alcohol prevention

If a father is engaged for the first two years of the child’s life 80% of fathers will stay involved

Fatherhood Support and Education

• Doctor Dad• Daddy Boot Camp• Fathers Reading Every Day• Home visits targeted

towards fathers• Padres en Accion

Childcare Scholarships• School readiness is one of the main objectives for

Families United.

• Advocacy of preschool enrollment and scholarships for those who cannot afford the costs of childcare.

• Available on a limited basis to families receiving home visits.

• Refer families to other preschool scholarships & assistance programs

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97% of parents in our program reported an increase in parent knowledge around child development as a result of their involvement in Families United

The future of FIRC

Increase program capacity: Families United

• Grow Fatherhood program by offering a broader range of classes

• Offer parenting classes on a higher frequency

• Increase number of children served by home visitation

Increase program capacity: Community Support

• Additional Staff support for family development

• Expand Programs to support stability:• healthy marriage curriculum• housing counseling• money and debt management

• Continue to grow financial support for families in line with economic recovery

Summit Thrift & Treasure Remodel

• Input from committee of Summit County Business Owners

• Remodel and improvements to improve quality of donation and shopping experience

• Improve work environment

• Increase revenue for FIRC programs

Classroom Space Purchase• Expand FIRC’s capacity to provide classes including

parenting, life skills and nutrition

• Purchase and remodel space in Dillon

• Operational by Spring of 2012

• More space for other nonprofits in the community

Cross County Parenting Grant• The Summit Foundation recently supported a new and

innovative grant to improve parenting programming across Summit and Lake counties.

• Summit Foundation combined resources with the El

Pomar Foundation, Vail Resorts Echo and Freeport Mcmoran

• FIRC is the lead agency for the grant

Cross County Parenting Grant

Results from FIRC• Started Fatherhood Program• 8 Dad’s in support group• 12 Dad’s receiving home visits• New Class – Dr. Dad

Cross County Parenting Grant• Full Circle of Leadville

• 3 new vans for accessing youth development programs• New class for divorcing parents

• Youth and Family Services• Expanded Afterschool Club hours and staffing 

Ways to get involved

Fundraising

Program Support• Donor Advised Funds• Summit County Cares

Capacity Building • Rural Philanthropy Days• Board Development

Event Support• Hearthstone Dinner and

Silent Auction – September 15

Volunteering• Committees• Summit Thrift & Treasure• FIRC Bag Project• Grow Awareness

Thank you