Thompson Child & Family Focus
Strengthening Children, Families and Communities
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Many communities need high quality services in the early childhood, family stability, mental health, and residential programming areas to combat out-of-home placements, build family functioning, strengthen mental health, and combat effects of trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Early Childhood
Child Development Center Clanton Road in Charlotte, NC:
Five star, high-quality child development center with an emphasis on family support and developmentally appropriate practices for children six weeks old to five years.
Child First
Evidence-based model designed to work with the most vulnerable young children – prenatal through age five and their families to decrease serious emotional disturbance, developmental and learning problems, and abuse and neglect.
Early Childhood Mental Health
A team of therapists specializing in evidence-based practices for children ages 0-8 years so behavior challenges can be addressed proactively.
Family Stability
A Child’s Place:
Specialized case management to improve the lives of homeless children enrolled in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Family Education & Family Partners:
An array of education classes for parents with children of various ages, aimed at fostering a strong foundation for successful parenting.
Foster Care & Foster Parent Licensing:
Private foster homes located throughout the Charlotte-metro,Western and Eastern North Carolina region as well as
training & support for dedicated families; long-term and respite care for children re-entering community life.
Friends of the Children - Charlotte:
Revolutionary mentoring program that provides a salaried, professional mentor to Charlotte’s most at-risk youth for 12.5 years, no matter what.
Mental Health
Intensive In-Home:
A high intensity, home-based service which works with youth and families multiples times per week in their home and community as well as providing 24/7 on-call support.
Outpatient Therapy Services:
Individual, family, and group counseling as well as clinical assessments. Available through private insurance & Medicaid.
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility:
24/7 inpatient care for children and adolescents diagnosed with mental illness provides an intensive clinical setting within a safe, child-friendly living environment.
School Based Therapy:
In collaboration with select Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, increasing access to mental health services by providing outpatient therapy during the instructional day.
Thompson REACH:
REACH is a unique in-home therapy and case management program geared to prevent youth and families from needing higher levels of care or experiencing crises. REACH therapists operate with flexible hours around the needs and schedule of their youth and families.
Thompson RISE:
Thompson RISE is a one-on-one community based coaching service for young adults ages 16-21 to help provide them the tools and knowledge they need to successfully transition to adulthood.
Wraparound:
Wraparound is an evidence-based model that helps empower youth and families to find their voice and develop the skills necessary to successfully navigate various systems such as juvenile justice, child welfare and the school system. Wraparound approaches their work from the philosophy of “Do for, do with, cheer on!”
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Association of Fundraising Professionals - Member 1986
Better Business Bureau Wise Giving Alliance - Organization 2009
Council of Accreditation of Child and Family Services, Inc. 2000
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 1999
Prevent Child Abuse America - Member 2000
Alliance for Children and Families - Member 2005
Association of Volunteer Administrators 1991
External reviews

Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Percent of Clients Who Report Satisfaction with Services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of Early Childhood Services Provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of Mental Health Services Provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of Family Stability Services Provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Thompson takes an agency-wide trauma-informed, evidence-based, whole-health, multi-generational approach to serve communities to reach our vision of "All children health, all families thriving, all communities strong."
Agency KPIs include:
90% Client Satisfaction
70% Mental Health Gains
90% Aftercare - no need for higher level of care
90% Aftercare - no psychiatric hospitalizations
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Thompson employs a strategic approach for achieving its goals. The board of directors, agency leaders, and all staff are led by a shared vision, which is frequently and clearly communicated to all.
Thompson hires top tier talent to work for the best outcomes for the children and families we serve. Thompson is in a continual process of developing expertise in the areas of early childhood, family support & stability and mental health by making sure our staff receive training in current, evidence-based approaches.
Agency leadership engages with other community leaders to be sure we are meeting needs collaboratively and efficiently, without duplicating efforts.
As an agency, each program's KPI progress is tracked on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis using scorecard reviews, client satisfaction surveys, outcome measurements, and internal monitoring reviews by our Performance & Quality Improvement team.
Thompson is committed to meeting the rigorous expectations of the Joint Commission, and continually evaluates each area of the agency according to objectives and outcomes, making change as necessary to be sure we are helping each client succeed.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Thompson Child & Family Focus (Thompson) is a leading provider of clinical and prevention services committed to transforming lives through early childhood, family stability, residential, and mental health services. Thompson has served the community for 136 years, and our executive leadership team brings more than 125 years of combined experience serving our population.
Thompson earned The Gold Seal of Approval® from The Joint Commission, an independent, not-for-profit organization that accredits and certifies more than 20,500 health care organizations and programs in the United States. All programs are licensed on the highest levels and standards. Thompson has also been a Better Business Bureau WiseGiving Accredited Charity Seal Holder since January 2010.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
In fiscal year 2021-2022, Thompson served a total of 3,723 clients through a total of 4,327 total services.
417 services were provided in Early Childhood programs.
2,331 services were provided in Family Stability programs.
1,579 services were provided in Mental Health programs.
Program Achievements in FY21-22 include:
97% of clients were satisfied with their services, exceeding the 90% goal.
Six new evidence-based or evidence-informed programs were added to our service continuum.
Thompson expanded its services geographically to include NC, SC, and FL.
Thompson had a 34% increase in foster homes from the beginning to the end of the fiscal year.
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 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 inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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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?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Thompson Child & Family Focus
Board of directorsas of 02/17/2023
Mr. Greg Taylor
Retired, Community Volunteer
Term: 2020 - 2023
Mrs. Rebekah Stivers
Wells Fargo
Term: 2020 - 2023
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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
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