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Causes: Child Abuse Prevention, Crime & Law, Domestic Violence
Mission: Family Futures believes every child deserves a chance to thrive. It all starts by building strong families – and that’s what our services do. Through parent support, education and prevention-based programming, we are impacting the community now and for years to come. Our programs and resources are designed to provide a wide range of support for West Michigan parents, teens and families to meet them where they are at.
Results: As a results-driven organization we’re committed to data, measurement and evaluation. We monitor several types of measures, including the number of children and families we serve, the quality of our services, and the impact made by our programs and services. By gathering available evidence and data, we continuously learn from and improve our work.
Target demographics: provide a wide range of support for West Michigan families to meet them where they are at.
Direct beneficiaries per year: 18,526 parents, teens, children, and community members.
Geographic areas served: West Michigan
Programs: • Connections: A play-focused developmental screening program for parents of children ages 0-5. • Healthy Start: in-home support for parents of children ages 0-3. • Mandated Reporter Training: Professional training empowering community members to identify and report suspicions of child abuse and neglect.