The Family Partnership

THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP'S MISSION IS TO BUILD STRONG FAMILIES, VITAL COMMUNITIES, AND BETTER FUTURES FOR CHILDREN. WE WORK TO CLEAR THE PATH TO SUCCESS FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING DEEP POVERTY AND TRAUMA, OFTEN FOR GENERATIONS.

EARLY EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPIES:THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (TFP) INCREASES ACCESS TO HIGH-QUALITY, CULTURALLY-RESPONSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE TO UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES THROUGH TWO MULTICULTURAL THERAPEUTIC PRESCHOOLS. IN SPITE OF THE PANDEMIC, TFP PROVIDED IN-PERSON SERVICES, SERVING 295 CHILDREN AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS FROM 86 HOUSEHOLDS. DURING ANOTHER YEAR WITH ADDED STRESSORS, OUR PROGRAM HAS DEMONSTRATED ITS RESILIENCE, RESPONSIVENESS, AND COMMITMENT TO THE FAMILIES WE SERVE. IN TURN, THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN THE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM DEMONSTRATED THEIR STRENGTH AND ACHIEVED OUTSTANDING OUTCOMES: - 93% OF CHILDREN GRADUATING PRESCHOOL WERE KINDERGARTEN-READY, COMPARED TO 60% OF CHILDREN IN MINNESOTA AND 52% OF CHILDREN IN HOUSEHOLDS WITH LOW INCOMES. - 100% OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ENROLLED DEMONSTRATED INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PARENTING. - 91% OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN HEADING TO KINDERGARTEN TESTED AT OR ABOVE THE AGE-ADJUSTED MEDIAN FOR EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, THE OVERALL BEST PREDICTOR OF SUCCESS IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. - 97% OF PRESCHOOL CHILDREN RECEIVING DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY SERVICES MADE PROGRESS TOWARD THEIR THERAPEUTIC GOALS. PARTNERSHIPS. TFP IS AN EARLY CHILDHOOD ANCHOR PARTNER FOR NORTHSIDE ACHIEVEMENT ZONE AND HAVE LONGSTANDING COLLABORATIONS WITH THE ALLIANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONALS, LITTLE EARTH OF UNITED TRIBES (URBAN HOUSING COMMUNITY), AND THE WICOIE NANDAGIKENDAN URBAN PRESCHOOL IMMERSION PROJECT. THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP WITH WICOIE, WE OFFER DAKOTA AND OJIBWE LANGUAGE IMMERSION AT FOUR DIRECTIONS. ADDITIONALLY, OUR DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPIES PARTNER WITH PICA HEAD START FACILITIES IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, BRINGING VITAL THERAPIES TO ADDITIONAL YOUNG CHILDREN.

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIES:THE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP REMOVES BARRIERS TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE TO HELP MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, TEENS, AND ADULTS TO HEAL FROM ADVERSITY, TRAUMA, OR MENTAL ILLNESS. OUR LICENSED THERAPISTS UTILIZE EVIDENCE-BASED METHODOLOGIES AND ARE SKILLED IN EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS TO ADDRESS MANY VARIETIES OF MENTAL DISTRESS AND DISORDERS. WE DELIVERED A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES VIA BOTH IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH MODALITIES, PROVIDING THERAPY TO 2,422 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH DELIVERS INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES, OR FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS TO ADDRESS CHALLENGES, IDENTIFY GOALS, AND CREATE TREATMENT PLANS TOWARD GREATER MENTAL WELL-BEING. - MULTISYSTEMIC THERAPY PROVIDES INTENSIVE TREATMENT FOR YOUTH AGES 12-17 LIVING AT HOME WHO EXHIBIT BEHAVIORS THAT PUT THEM AT-RISK OF OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT OR SCHOOL EXPULSION. - SCHOOL-LINKED MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS WITH SCHOOLS IN THE RICHFIELD, BROOKLYN CENTER, AND MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICTS TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING FOR YOUTH UP TO AGE 21. - DIVERSITY SOCIAL WORK ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (DSWAP) PROVIDES CLINICAL INTERNSHIPS FOR ADVANCED-STANDING MASTER'S DEGREE STUDENTS TO DELIVER LOW OR NO-COST THERAPY SERVICES TO UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES (BIPOC, NEW IMMIGRANTS, REFUGEES, AND LGBTQ+). TFP'S MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING MADE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS TOWARD HEALING AND WELL-BEING DURING YET ANOTHER CHALLENGING YEAR A TESTAMENT TO THE STRENGTH OF THOSE WE SERVE AND THE EFFICACY OF OUR PROGRAMS IN SERVING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES: - 88% OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH SERVED THROUGH INTENSIVE IN-HOME COUNSELING AVOIDED OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENT. - 85% OF YOUTH REPORTED STRONGER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. - 100% OF CHILDREN AGES 0-5 IN COUNSELING PROGRAMS MAINTAINED/IMPROVED THEIR SCORES ON A STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF THERAPEUTIC NEED.

ANTI-SEX TRAFFICKING:TFP PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO SEXUALLY EXPLOITED AND AT-RISK YOUTH, ADULTS, AND THEIR FAMILIES SO THAT THEY CAN LIVE A LIFE FREE OF EXPLOITATION AND ABUSE AND MOVE TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA, INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPORT GROUPS, YOUTH PREVENTION GROUPS, LGBTQ+ AND MALE-SPECIFIC SERVICES, 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING, COURT ADVOCACY SERVICES, STREET OUTREACH, AND MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY. THE PROGRAM HELPED 434 SURVIVORS IN THEIR PROCESS OF EXITING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND WORKING TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY: - 83% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR INCOME, EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT IMPORTANT ASPECTS OF EXITING SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND REBUILDING THEIR LIVES. - 78% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR STATUS WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. - 78% OF PARTICIPANTS DEMONSTRATED DECREASED INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMERCIAL SEX INDUSTRY.

FAMILY HOME VISITING:TFP HELPS FAMILIES IDENTIFY THEIR STRENGTHS, SET GOALS, AND STRIVE TOWARD POSITIVE CHANGES THROUGH GROUPS, HOME VISITS, AND INTENSIVE PRENATAL AND INFANT PROGRAMS. TFP SERVED 1,601 CHILDREN AND PARENTS/CAREGIVERS FROM 727 HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE FOLLOWING HOME VISITING PROGRAMS: - HEALTHY FAMILIES AMERICA WORKS WITH PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW PARENTS/CAREGIVERS TO BUILD HEALTHY, NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR CHILDREN. - PARENTING FOR THE FUTURE WORKS WITH PARENTS WITH COGNITIVE LIMITATIONS WHO HAVE A YOUNG CHILD OR CHILDREN LIVING AT HOME. - PARENTING SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDES COACHING AND EDUCATION TO HELP FAMILIES AVOID ENTERING INTO THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM. - FAMILY PARENTING DEVELOPMENT WORKS WITH FAMILIES WHO HAVE OPEN CHILD PROTECTION CASES, HELPING TO NAVIGATE REQUIREMENTS TO RESOLVE THEIR CASE AND WORK TOWARD GOALS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. - PARENT CAPACITY-BUILDING PROGRAM (PCBP) BOOSTS PARENTING SKILLS AND PROVIDES ECONOMIC MOBILITY COACHING FOR FAMILIES WITH INVOLVED WITH CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES (CPS). THE PCBP PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO MITIGATE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES AND BUFFER CHILDREN AGAINST TOXIC STRESS, PROMOTING HEALING AND PREVENTING FURTHER TRANSMISSION OF ACES FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT. FOR FAMILIES SERVED IN 2021 BY HOME VISITING PROGRAMS: - 80% OF PARENTS WITH OPEN CHILD PROTECTION CASES SHOWED IMPROVEMENTS ON ASSESSMENTS INDICATING REDUCED RISK OF MALTREATMENT AND STRENGTHENED PARENTING SKILLS. - 70% OF PARENTING SUPPORT OUTREACH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS REDUCED STRESSORS THAT COULD LEAD TO CHILD PROTECTION INVOLVEMENT. - 100% OF CHILDREN IN THE PARENTING FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM WERE UP-TO-DATE WITH IMMUNIZATIONS AND WELL-CHILD EXAMS. ECONOMIC MOBILITY:TFP OFFERS MOBILITY MENTORING, AN EVIDENCE-BASED COACHING MODEL, TO FAMILIES IN ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AS PART OF THE 2GEN APPROACH. MOBILITY MENTORING WORKS WITH FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOME TO SET AND MEET GOALS RELATED TO EDUCATION, INCOME, SAVINGS AND DEBT MANAGEMENT, FAMILY STABILITY, AND HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. MOBILITY MENTORING SERVED 230 INDIVIDUALS FROM 90 HOUSEHOLDS, CREATING PATHWAYS FOR ECONOMIC MOBILITY. - 74% OF CLIENTS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR OVERALL SCORES MEASURING PROGRESS TOWARD SELF-SUFFICIENCY. - 91% OF PARTICIPANTS MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED THEIR SCORES INDICATING PROGRESS IN EDUCATION AND TRAINING, AND - 86% MAINTAINED OR IMPROVED SCORES INDICATING ADVANCEMENT IN THEIR EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS!