Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Residential Foster Care Program
Children’s Harbor Residential Foster Home Programs are licensed to provide care for 31 children who have been removed from their biological parents due to confirmed allegations of abuse, neglect, or abandonment. The Residential Sibling Program allows 24 brothers and sisters to live together in 4 family-style homes while in State custody, significantly reducing their feelings of loss and separation. The Maternity Residential Program houses 7 pregnant and parenting foster teens and their babies.
Each child that enters Children’s Harbor receives a thorough assessment and a comprehensive treatment plan tailored to his or her physical, emotional, behavioral, educational and social needs. An array of services targeted to address these individual needs is provided during their stay. From trauma-focused individual and group therapy to help children cope with the abuse and neglect they have endured; to behavioral modification and academic programs; to parenting and life-skills classes- all service activities are designed to increase the health and functioning levels of children and youth, and make a substantive difference in their lives.
Family Strengthening Program
Children's Harbor Family Strengthening Program keeps at-risk families intact and children safely at home, diverted out of the child welfare system. Weekly in-home counseling services and parenting skills training are provided utilizing an evidence-based model called Nurturing Positive Parenting. These activities are designed to break the intergenerational cycle of abuse, and reduce the recidivism rate of families receiving social services.
Academic & Life Skills Program
Children’s Harbor Academic & Life Skills Program guides children on a structured path toward academic success and self-sufficiency. A Life Coach assesses each child’s academic and life skill levels, and develops educational plans and interventions designed to improve school performance and facilitate self-sufficiency and job readiness. The Life Coach monitors children’s grades, ensures they do their homework, arrange educational outings and conduct group sessions to teach youth a variety of life skills needed to be self-sustainable, ranging from communication and problem solving to managing a household to finding and keeping a job .
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life is a collaborative effort between ChildNet, the lead child welfare agency in Broward County, Broward County Public Schools, and Children’s Harbor. The Grounded for Life program is an intensive educational mentoring program designed to ensure that youth involved in the foster care system graduate high school. Educational Mentors, called Graduation Coaches, utilize Check & Connect, an evidence-based academic mentoring intervention model.
Brown's Harbor
Brown's Harbor is a supportive housing project designed to assist 30 former foster youth, ages 18-23 who are transitioning out of the foster care system. The program is designed to assist youth with developing skills and resources to promote independence. The program is focused on helping youth achieve proficiency in five key areas: financial, personal, community, education/vocation, and medical. It is expected that youth will graduate from the program within 18 to 24 months.
Where we work
Accreditations
Council on Accreditation 2017
Affiliations & memberships
Council of Accreditation 2017
External reviews

Our Sustainable Development Goals
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How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization collecting feedback from the people you serve?
SMS text surveys, Electronic surveys (by email, tablet, etc.), Case management notes, Suggestion box/email,
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve,
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With whom is the organization sharing feedback?
The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve,
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CHILDRENS HARBOR INC
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Paul Smith
Sunshine Health
Term: 2021 -
Martin Alexander
Holland & Knight
Debra Lage
Mercer
Adriene McCoy
Baptist Health
Jo Carol Rutherford
Shepherd Advisory Practice
Jordan Richards
Jordan Richards, PLLC
Dawn Quaranta
Memorial/Joe Dimaggio Children's Hospital
Patrik Dahlgren
Celebrity Cruise
Monique Corker
Comerica
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? GuideStar partnered on this section with CHANGE Philanthropy and Equity in the Center.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 02/03/2021GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.