CHILDRENS HARBOR INC

Pembroke Pines, FL   |  www.childrensharbor.org

Mission

Children's Harbor mission is to provide safe shelter and support to at risk children and youth, keeping brothers and sisters together, strengthening families, and guiding youth towards independence.

All services are provided in Broward County.

Ruling year info

1996

President & CEO

Tiffani Dhooge

Main address

19425 SW 58 Manor

Pembroke Pines, FL 33332 USA

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EIN

31-1471766

NTEE code info

Residential, Custodial Care (Group Home) (P70)

Family Services (P40)

Low-Cost Temporary Housing (includes Youth Hostels) (L40)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
At-risk youth

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.

Population(s) Served
Adults
At-risk youth

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 .

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
At-risk youth

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.

Population(s) Served
Adolescents
At-risk youth

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.

Population(s) Served
Young adults

Where we work

Accreditations

Council on Accreditation 2017

Affiliations & memberships

Council of Accreditation 2017

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • 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,

  • 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,

  • With whom is the organization sharing feedback?

    The people we serve, Our staff, Our board, Our funders, Our community partners,

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

  • 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 directors
as of 6/29/2021
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

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

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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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

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 02/22/2021

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
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/03/2021

GuideStar 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

Data
  • 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.
Policies and processes
  • 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.