Public, Society Benefit
FAMILY PATTERNS MATTER INC
Mentoring for Life
Mission
Building a foundation for healthy families through education, individual support and community connections.
Our purpose is to recognize the benefits of a strong family structure by empowering youth in developing socialization skills, family and individual values.
We serve Metro Atlanta, to include Coweta and Fayette Counties.
Notes from the nonprofit
A Georgia State of Hope emerging site means we are working with all organizations to offer resources to preserve families and keep our children safe. We address educational needs, the growing family dynamic of grandparents raising grandchildren, bullying and family preservation.
Ruling year
2014
Executive Director
Linda Kirkpatrick
Advisor
Serena Brooks Bowman
Main address
743 Earl North Rd
Newnan, GA 30263 USA
EIN
46-3233751
Cause area (NTEE code)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (W01)
Single Organization Support (O11)
Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (O01)
IRS filing requirement
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Communication
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?
Youth Advisory Board
Youth from middle and high schools come together to discuss issues of concern they see happening with their peers. Solutions are discussed with input from adult advocates that will have a do no harm outcome.
Education VS Poverty
A child begins to learn from the moment they are born. From that moment every second of their life is documented in their brain. Opportunity to change an unhealthy environment is in understanding the generational family dynamics that created either a healthy life or an unhealthy life. We bring opportunities for success through free tutoring with those who tutor starting with how a child learns, why they are failing and how we can catch them up and help them learn the skills to stay caught up. Thus ending the patterns created by lack of education.
Grandparents New Role
Family values and beliefs are passed on from generation to generation through grandparents. Grandparents have taken on a new role in raising their grandchildren. Committed in helping our grandparents bring about the positive change they want to see in their school aged grandchildren; we provide educational enrichment programs and support groups to assist them in navigating the services offered.
Christmas for the Children
On Christmas Eve Santa and his elves deliver gifts of toys, warm clothes and food to certain places in our community we know would not have a visit from Santa. We bring the meaning of Christmas to these communities.
Toxic Trauma Addressed
What happens when a child is exposed to trauma? Often these children have difficulty in school, socialization and family. Why? because the trauma is stored in their brain and the early stressful experiences cause changes to occur in the brain. 'We see magic happen when a child forms a relationship with a horse. This begins the foundation for healing with every interaction whether on the ground or mounted. Changes occur. The child begins to create rewarding and satisfying relationship with the horse and develop the growing ability to self-regulate internally and work through their dysfunctional behaviors. This is Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.
How to Change a Bullying Climate in your school?
Policies in our schools don't seem to be working in addressing bullying? Ambassador 4 Kids is designed to change the school climate by creating leaders when students are afraid to stand up and say something. Bullying is out of control. Our children are being harmed. Empathy, respect and tolerance are missing in our children. Through our Ambassador 4 Kids club, leaders will emerge and school climate will change. Projects are designed for inclusion of all students. Kindness is spread throughout the school and community. BE THE ONE campaign shows kindness matters.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Emerging Site for Georgia State of Hope 2018
External reviews
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of youth who increased their weekly hours of homework/reading
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),Families,At-risk youth
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Working one on one with each student, they grasp the work quickly and take what they learn to school and home. They increase their love of reading. Parents active in overcoming barriers to poverty
Number of children able to exercise appropriate control in independent and group activities
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth (0-19 years),At-risk youth,Aging, elderly, senior citizens
Related Program
Grandparents New Role
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Engaging the parent and/or guardian in the conversation of behaviors, allowed for clarity in addressing each need for each child to allow them to use appropriate control in activities.
Number of children who have the ability to seek help from and respond appropriately to adults
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth (0-19 years),Adolescents (13-19 years),Families
Related Program
Youth Advisory Board
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Youth Advisory Board allows our youth to be heard and then discussion surrounds how to best address what they see as barriers to their and their peers success.
Number of children who have a sense of their own feelings and an ability to express empathy for others
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents (13-19 years),At-risk youth,Families
Related Program
How to Change a Bullying Climate in your school?
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
The youth advisory board addresses bringing kindness to change the climate at their school and with their peers. They are able to stand up and express positive actions when needed. Kindness is key.
Number of children who have emerging literacy skills such as beginning letter recognition and phonological awareness, story comprehension, and use of writing materials.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),At-risk youth,Economically disadvantaged, low-income, and poor people
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Working one on one allows for children to build confidence in their understanding concepts needed to read and comprehend through writing and discussion. Increased reading skills.
Number of families reporting that their support plan includes or reflects things that are important to them
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),Adults,Aging, elderly, senior citizens
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Inclusion of all adults in a child's life, allows us to hear what the issues and values are for the family. This allows us to set goals that reflect what will allow success in overcoming poverty.
Number of children who have had one volunteer the entirety of the case.
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),At-risk youth,Families
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Using one on one tutoring and understanding that children may have a particular learning method, our tutor build trust that allows for small goals bring met which leads to success.
Number of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) developed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),At-risk youth,Parents
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Contact with adults in a child's life include the teachers and counselors. When our tutor identifies an issue, we discuss with the school and the parent and do an IEP referral. We attend IEP meetings.
Number of students receiving homework help
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
At-risk youth,Children and youth (0-19 years),Families
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Numbers change, but when a child and adult work together, success happens. Continuity of learning comes with praise and trust of one on one tutoring. After high school, what is next?
Number of students showing improvement in test scores
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),Families,Parents
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Testing is often difficult for some of our students. Discussion of testing with teachers often allows for changes in testing methods. Such as tactile, out loud reading of questions.
Number of parents, community members, and non-teaching staff helping to set goals for the school
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),Adults,Families
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Working with community for tutors and mentors, we have included older students which allow for interaction that is often on a students level. They are not intimidated.
Number of parents/guardians engaged in student activities
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth (0-19 years),Aging, elderly, senior citizens
Related Program
Grandparents New Role
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Working with parents/guardians brings a better look into what is going on with each student. If they are engaged, the success is higher.
Number of students who demonstrate improved overall literacy
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
K-12 (5-19 years),Adults
Related Program
Education VS Poverty
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Children struggle to learn how to read beginning in 3rd grade. We work with them where they are to bring them to their grade level.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Charting impact
Five powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To provide the services for those youth who are left out and left behind. Bringing each student to their identified goal for success. Schools will be proactive in working with us in addressing educational needs of each child served. Include educational activities outside the classroom setting. <br/>Community awareness in active participation in addressing the toxic issue of bulling through ongoing education. <br/>To have one full time and one part time staff person. <br/>Increase funding to allow us to expand.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Board of directors actively engaged in the community through discussions with friends and coworkers.<br/>Media outreach, social media and engage interns through local schools and universities.<br/>Grant writing and general ask in the public for support.<br/>Marketing to expand brand.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Meeting these goals will be accomplished with the right board members and community involvement. Proactive influence and discussions bring support in places we wouldn't know. <br/>We can do this.<br/>Draw back. because we are not well know, we have to get out and allow others to hear who we are and the work we are doing to impact the well being of our youth who have the ability to change a generation.
How will they know if they are making progress?
Influx of questions and responses to social media. Schools open to discussion on the A4K clubs and giving us the opportunities to begin a club in their school.<br/><br/>Our children are turning in their home work and passing to the next grade level. <br/>Our partnerships have positive outcomes with the families they work with.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have increased the number of children and tutors in our tutoring group.<br/>We have a partnership with Three Rivers Southern Crescent Kinship Cares in a working with grandparents raising grandchildren.<br/>We have 3 families engaged with Waypoint Ranch Equine Therapy. <br/>Partnering with Montlick & Associates we will have 2 pilot program A$K clubs in the fall of 2017.<br/>The UPS Foundation sponsored a community event in bringing education on bullying and sex trafficking of our children.<br/>A round table discussion at the Newnan Cojweta Chamber of Commerce brought the School Superintendent, School Parent Student Liazon, students, parents, principles and counselors to an open discussion on bullying in our schools. <br/>Christmas for the Children continues to be a positive event each year.
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FAMILY PATTERNS MATTER INC
Board of directorsas of 4/28/2020
Ronald Grooms
PTC Utilities
Term: 2018 - 2021
Bonnie Thomas
HARP Counseling
Jaray Mazque
GA State
Gretchen Cleveland
Coweta County Family And Children Services
Bekki Hyatt
Retired DA Coweta
Adella Mckenna
Medical Company
Holly Blair
Warriors in Defense
Serena Bowman
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
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The organization's co-leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
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Equity strategies
Last updated: 04/28/2020Policies and practices developed in partnership with Equity in the Center, a project that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems within the social sector to increase racial equity. 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 analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- 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.
Keywords
youth, bullying, family, mentoring, literacy, education,change
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