Interfaith Family Services

WE EMPOWER FAMILIES IN CRISIS TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY.

CHILD CARE:0-5 CHILDCARE: SINCE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2020, INTERFAITH HAS OPERATED OUR ONSITE STATE-LICENSED MOODY FAMILY CHILDCARE CENTER FOR CHILDREN AGES 0-5. THE CENTER IS OPEN MONDAY FRIDAY 6:30 AM TO 6:30 PM WHEN WORKING PARENTS (ESPECIALLY SINGLE MOMS) NEED IT MOST. THE CENTER ENSURES THAT MOM OR DAD CAN PARTICIPATE IN OUR COACHING PROGRAM THAT AIDS THEM IN SECURING LIVING WAGE EMPLOYMENT AND SETTING/ACHIEVING FINANCIAL GOALS WHILE KNOWING THAT THEIR CHILDREN ARE SAFE. ALL TEACHERS AND CHILDCARE STAFF ARE LICENSED ACCORDING TO THE STATE REQUIREMENTS, AND WE UTILIZE THE NATIONALLY REGARDED FROG STREET CURRICULUM, WHICH NOT ONLY PROVIDES EARLY LEARNING SUPPORT BUT ALSO HELPS YOUNG WITH SOCIO-EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

FINANCIAL COACHINGINTERFAITH CLIENTS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE ON AVERAGE 10 FINANCIAL COACHING SESSIONS. OUR FINANCIAL COACHING PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED BY TWO GROUPS: OUR PAID SUCCESS COACHES (CASE MANAGERS) AND OUR VOLUNTEER FINANCIAL COACHES. OUR FULL-TIME SUCCESS COACHES CONDUCT THE FIRST FOUR FINANCIAL COACHING SESSIONS. FIRST, THEY PULL AND REVIEW CREDIT REPORTS. SECOND, THEY HELP THE CLIENT DEVELOP A REASONABLE BUDGET. THIRD, SAVINGS AND DEBT-REDUCTION PLANS ARE ESTABLISHED. LASTLY, A POST-INTERFAITH BUDGET IS CREATED AFTER GRADUATION. THEREAFTER, CLIENTS ARE TRANSITIONED TO A WEEKLY, ONE-HOUR FINANCIAL COACHING SESSION WITH VOLUNTEER FINANCIAL COACHES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PROGRAM. 88% OF CLIENTS WERE EMPLOYED AT EXIT WITH AN AVERAGE WAGE OF $17.04 PER HOUR. THEY ACHIEVED AN AVERAGE SAVINGS OF $1,568. 82% EXITED WITH DEBT-REDUCTION AVERAGING $1385. THE SUCCESS IS EXPECTED TO LAST AS 68% OF 2020 GRADUATES CONTINUE TO SAVE OR REDUCE DEBT ONE YEAR LATER. ADDITIONALLY, 89% OF 2020 GRADUATES REMAIN EMPLOYED ONE YEAR LATER AND 92% LIVE WITHOUT THE AID OF SECTION 8 HOUSING ONE YEAR LATER. AS A RESULT, WE SAVE DALLAS TAXPAYERS APPROXIMATELY $5 MILLION EACH YEAR.WE SERVED 149 FAMILIES (INCLUDING 221 ADULT AND YOUTH CLIENTS) THROUGH OUR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM AND NON-RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM. 100% OF THESE FAMILIES ENTERED THE PROGRAM LIVING AT OR BELOW THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE.

YOUTH SERVICES:PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN: INTERFAITH HAS A 37-YEAR HISTORY OF HELPING HOMELESS CHILDREN DEFY THE ODDS THROUGH ITS HOPE & HORIZONS AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS AND GRANTS FROM FOUNDATIONS, CHURCHES AND NONPROFITS UNDERWRITE OUR AFTERSCHOOL AND SUMMER PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL-AGED CHILDREN. DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR, HOPE & HORIZONS TAKES PLACE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 3:00 TO 6:30 PM. DURING THE SUMMER, HOPE & HORIZONS TAKES PLACE FROM 7:00 AM TO 6:30 PM, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. LAST YEAR, AN OUTSTANDING 85% OF CHILDREN IN THE HOPE & HORIZONS PROGRAM EXITED WITH ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVEL IMPROVEMENT IN READING, AND 91% IMPROVED ONE OR MORE GRADE LEVELS IN MATH. THE SUCCESS IS EXPECTED TO ENDURE AS NEARLY 80% OF 2020 STUDENTS REMAINED ON THE A OR B HONOR ROLL ONE YEAR LATER. ADDITIONALLY, 96% EXITED THE PROGRAM WITH INCREASED CONFIDENCE AND ASPIRATIONS.