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- EIN 62-1678048
- (423) 267-5383
- 620 Lindsay St Ste 100 Chattanooga TN 37403-3433 USA
- www.firstthings.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Family Planning, Family Services, Health, Human Services, Reproductive Rights
Mission: First things first is dedicated to strengthening families in hamilton county, tennessee through education, collaboration with a broad cross-section of community groups and organizations and mobilization to improve chattanooga family life.
Programs: Marriage initiative - this program is non-grant related programming that includes faith-based premarital education, marriage enrichment, marriage retreats, classes for singles interested in marriage, date night events, and speaking engagements all geared toward helping people build strong marriages.
fathering initiative - helping fathers become more involved in the lives of their children. Goal is to increase father involvement with children by 30%. Dad ready is a class for first time fathers designed to teach the value of connecting with children early. Dads making a difference is a class for men who are behind on their child support. The goal of this class is to help these men become productive, involved in their children's lives and paying their child support.
parenting projects - donuts for dads, muffins for moms, parenting in the brave new digital world and other parenting classes are offered to help parents know how to be actively involved in the life of their child in a healthy way.