Children & Families First
Our Name Is Our Promise
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?
Healthy Babies
Work to prevent child abuse and neglect while ensuring children lead healthy, safe lives.
Promoting Positive Parenting
Strengthens families by teaching specific skills to people who are parenting as well as providing trained foster and adoptive homes.
Early Childhood
Provide programs that ensure the quality of early care and education programs in Delaware
Supporting Teens
Helping teens make healthy choices -- through education, individual medical counseling and family counseling for teens with juvenile justice involvement, truancy, and family conflict.
Trauma Intervention
CFF offers school-based trauma intervention programs for children ages 5-18 who have been exposed to stressful and traumatic events.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
National Alliance of Children and Families 2014
United Way Member Agency 2014
External reviews
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Children & Families First
Board of directorsas of 12/07/2022
Heather A. O'Connell
Sandra H. Autman
Community Member
Don C. Brown
Community Member
P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Esq.
Morris James LLP
Gayle Dillman
Community Member
Nancy Karibjanian
University of Delaware
James G. Klabe, Jr.
M & T Bank
Ellen K. Levin
Community Member
Anthony J. Lewis
Community Member
Paul L. McCommons
M & T Bank
Shauna B. McIntosh, M.D.
Women to Women
Heather A. O'Connell
Wilmington University
Barbara S. Ridgely, Ed.D.
Community Member
Janice Rowe Tigani, Esq.
Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General
Casey E. McCabe
Bancroft Construction
N. Christopher Griffiths, Esq.
Connolly Gallagher, LLP
Gina S. Schoenberg, Esq.
Department of Justice, Deputy Attorney General
William N. Britton
Nemours|AI DuPont Hospital for Children
Ranie Good
Strategic Goods
Katy Connolly
No Affiliation
Josh Kelso
Cr24
Nicole E. Magnusson
Point to Point Wealth Planning
John C. Pierson, III
New Catle County Police
Jeffrey S. Sills
Woodbury Financial Services
Dave Sweeney
Advantech Security
Mary E. Borger
WBOC (Draper Holdings)
J. William Bowlsbey
JPMorgan Chase
Sherry Brilliant
Community Member
Joshua A. Bushweller
DE State Police Troop 3
William W. Collick
Cape Henlopen High School
John G. Collins
Red Flag Consulting
Thomas P. Collins, Esq.
Morris James LLP
James H. McMackin, Esq.
Morris James LLP
Evan R. Park
University of Delaware
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? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
No data
Gender identity
No data
Transgender Identity
No data
Sexual orientation
No data
Disability
No data