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GUARDIANS FOR NEW FUTURES INC

Port St. Lucie, FL   |  www.gfnf4kids.org

Mission

Supports the unfunded needs of maltreated and under-served youth, while increasing community awareness and education to further protect children.

Ruling year info

1991

President, Board of Directors

Ms. Debbie Butler

Vice President, Board of Directors

Mr. Eric Garza

Main address

8565 Commerce Centre Drive

Port St. Lucie, FL 34986 USA

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EIN

65-0117004

NTEE code info

Human Services - Multipurpose and Other N.E.C. (P99)

Community Mental Health Center (F32)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

One out of four children will be victimized in their lifetime. Child abuse is a community problem, and no single agency, individual, or discipline has the necessary knowledge, skills, or resources to successfully intervene in child abuse cases and provide the assistance the children and families involved in these cases need. GFNF Children's Advocacy Center is designed to reduce the stress that child victims and their families experience that is created by traditional child abuse investigation and prosecution procedures. GFNF provides a multidisciplinary approach to child abuse investigations and aims to reduce abuse consequences for the child and family, increase children and adults child abuse prevention knowledge through the Stopping Child Abuse Before it Happens prevention education program, and increase provider collaboration so that no child falls through the cracks.

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?

Treasure Coast GFNF Child Summit

Starting in 2011, this two (2) day child-focused conference is offer annually. Presentations are by professionals from multiple disciplines educating our community on the latest issues impacting children and strategies to further protect them from harm. Topics are the result of collaboration with a multitude of individuals and organizations within the community

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

GFNF Holiday Gift Drive provides holiday gifts to maltreated children throughout the Treasure Coast and Okeechobee. The program has provided more than 6,000 children with holiday gifts thanks to the generosity of community members. The program is managed via e-mail and social media thus eliminating printing or postal costs which generates even more value directly to the children

Population(s) Served
Children and youth

A Child Advocacy Center (CAC) provides a child friendly environment designed to meet the needs of children who are alleged to have been abused. The programs provide support and protection for the children and the non-offending family members. Plus, all the resources needed for youth mental health within our community in one location - multiple agencies and organizations coming together to better serve the needs of the children.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Families

Working to create an advocacy center for abused and neglected in the 19th Judicial Circuit. This circuit is the ONLY circuit WITHOUT an advocacy center for children. The function of an advocacy center is to provide all needed resources in one location for the children. Thus, increasing the quality of care and reducing any additional trauma for the children.

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

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

GFNF Holiday Gift Drive

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Number of individuals who have been arrested that are successfully prosecuted and 'appropriately' sentenced

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Child Advocacy Center

Type of Metric

Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues

Direction of Success

Increasing

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

GFNF seeks to:
1) minimize the level of trauma experienced by child victims, improve prosecution rates, and provide efficient and thorough provision of necessary services to the child victim and the child's family, and 2) to provide child abuse primary prevention education to children and adults so they can recognize and prevent the four types of child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual, and neglect), exploitation, trafficking, bullying, cyberbullying, and digital dangers.

Help maltreated children and families by leading the multidisciplinary team at the Children's Advocacy Center to support the various needs of each case.
Organize the annual Child Summit to educate the community on issues impacting children and strategies to further protect them from harm ( vaping, human trafficking, mental health, autism spectrum, and much more).
Improve access to youth mental health services.
Provide child abuse prevention education to youth serving organizations in the 19th Judicial Circuit.

Guardians for New Futures led the charge in creating the Children's Advocacy Center to improve outcomes for victims of child abuse. GFNF is well-known in the community as the subject matter expert on child abuse prevention as well as being the catalyst for bringing the CAC model to the 19th Judicial Circuit. GFNF's board of directors and advisory council consists of community stakeholders invested in child welfare.

Developed partnerships with medical professionals, mental health professionals, child protection, law enforcement, prosecution, and victim advocacy.
Opened Children's Advocacy Center July, 2022.
Currently leading the MDT to provide an integrated, multidisciplinary, child-friendly approach to investigating and treating child abuse.
Developed the Stopping Child Abuse Before it Happens prevention education program and staff are delivering the program in daycares and afterschool programs.

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

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

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback

  • 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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GUARDIANS FOR NEW FUTURES INC

Board of directors
as of 05/11/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Ms. Debbie Butler

Guardians for New Futures, Inc.

Term: 2023 - 2027

Suzanne Morgavero

Owner, Ramey Floor & Home

Ruth Stromak

Owner, Treasure Coast Moving & Storage

Doris Plym

Guardian ad Litem

Amparo Gomez

Former international business executive and Guardian ad Litem

Brandi Rials, PsyD

Principal, Palm Beach Behavioral Health and Wellness

Rowan McGarry

ELS Center of Excellence

Linda Chastain

Founder of Hopes Closet

Kristen Erice

Director & Founder of Exceptional Academy for Differently-abled Learners

Dorothy Malik

Former Assistant Chief Probation Officer, Department of Juvenile Justice, C19

Peter Jones

Architect

Wendy Zuniga

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 5/10/2023
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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

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender (cisgender)
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 08/23/2022

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Data
  • 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.
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.