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FLORENCE CRITTENTON PROGRAMS OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Hope, Safety & Opportunity for Young Women

aka Florence Crittenton Programs of SC   |   Charleston, SC   |  https://www.florencecrittentonsc.org

Mission

Our mission is to provide hope, safety, and opportunity to young women in order to instill self-worth and self-sufficiency. We value the right of every pregnant young woman to obtain the education, skills, and support needed to have a healthy start in life – for both today and tomorrow. Located in downtown Charleston, Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina has been serving the entire state of South Carolina since 1897.

Ruling year info

1945

Executive Director

Cheryl O'Donnell

Main address

19 Saint Margaret St

Charleston, SC 29403 USA

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Formerly known as

Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina, Inc

EIN

57-0342030

NTEE code info

Family Services (Adolescent Parents) (P45)

Other Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C. (F99)

Youth Development Programs (O50)

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Communication

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Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Our Residential Program offers comprehensive help for pregnant teens and young women, ages 10 to 21, from the entire state of South Carolina. Services include residential care, academic education, group and individual counseling, pre-natal care and life skills instruction. Our overriding goal is to help each young mother take ownership of her pregnancy and her life, so that she will make informed, beneficial choices for herself, her baby, and the community as a whole. With our help, these girls and young women deliver healthy babies, complete their education, and heal through counseling. They also acquire a sense of autonomy and accomplishment, so that they may become self-sufficient, successful adults. Newly Expanded Program: We are now offering a Postpartum Mother & Baby Program for extended care & support for up to six months after delivery for clients who successfully complete our Residential Program during their pregnancy.

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?

Independent Living Program

For more than 120 years, Florence Crittenton Programs of South Carolina has provided a safe haven and comprehensive services to pregnant and parenting teens, and girls in foster care. We are the only maternity group home in the state offering services to unmarried pregnant and parenting youth ages 10-21, at no cost to the young mother.

Population(s) Served
Foster and adoptive children
Adolescent parents
Young women
Victims of crime and abuse

Our Family Support Services Program provides rental assistance and housing support to homeless families in the Tri-County area of Charleston, Berkeley and Dorchester. In addition to providing stable housing, we offer education support, parenting education, and referrals to other resources to help the family achieve self-sufficiency.

Population(s) Served
Young adults
Families
Economically disadvantaged people
Victims of crime and abuse
Single parents

Where we work

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.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    Young women in our congregate care facility: ages 14-20 who are pregnant, parenting, or in foster care. Unmarried mothers ages 18 - 34 who are experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.

  • 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 understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • What significant change resulted from feedback?

    As young mothers graduate from our residential program, they are offered the opportunity for housing assistance and on-going support services. Numerous young women declined the support stating that they did not want to enter support program because it meant they would not be able to live with their child's father. Based on the feedback, we have begun to look for more ways to include father's in our residential program services, such as offering co-parenting classes. We also changed the language we used for our housing assistance program. Instead of saying the program is for "single mothers," we now say the program is for "families".

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

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, We don't have staff skilled in data collection and analysis

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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FLORENCE CRITTENTON PROGRAMS OF SOUTH CAROLINA

Board of directors
as of 09/21/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board co-chair

Jennifer Bjork

Greystar

Term: 2019 - 2022


Board co-chair

Jamee Haley

Latosha Jenkins-Fludd

Program Alumna

Angela Wertz

Medical University of South Carolina

Olga Brawman-Mintzer

Roper Saint Francis/Medical University of South Carolina

Friend Gray

Holder Properties

Sheri Cooper

Palmetto Railways

Ellen Steinberg

Charleston County

Janie Jaberg

Aligned Providers

Tara Palmatier

Blackbaud

Fred Volkman

Ashley Redmond

Roper St. Francis Hospital Foundation

Christina Hoff

Robert Mason

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 9/21/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Multi-Racial/Multi-Ethnic (2+ races/ethnicities)
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/21/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
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 measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.