Macomb Foster Closet
We provide much-need clothing and other essential items free to children in foster care.
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?
Macomb Foster Closet
We provide much-need clothing and other essential items free to children in foster care.
Where we work
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Our results
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
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Every day in the state of Michigan, abused, neglected, and abandoned children are introduced to foster care. In fact, there are more than 400,000 children in foster care in the United States, 13,000 in Michigan, and over 500 in Macomb County alone!
Almost all of these children will enter the foster care system with just the clothes on their backs, making it necessary to replace essential items very quickly. These kids may not have their pajamas, toys, or favorite blanket or hoodie - or any of their clothes - all while finding themselves in an unfamiliar new home.
Providing them with a basic wardrobe and a few extras can give a child a sense of identity that is so important during this time of transition. For many foster families though, the cost of doing this can be prohibitive. While foster parents do receive a stipend to cover basic needs, it is often not enough to cover all necessities - and it can take weeks, sometimes months, to receive it.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The Macomb Foster Closet encourages our amazing donors to help fill the gap. We are committed to helping these children with clothing and other essential items including coats, hats, shoes and boots, school supplies, hygiene items, and baby items. We also provide birthday party bags with toys/gifts, Christmas stockings, and Easter baskets.
We provide children in foster care with the gift of hope for a better future. Together, we make a difference in the lives of hundreds of children and show them that their community is here to support them.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
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 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
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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
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Macomb Foster Closet
Board of directorsas of 01/09/2023
Kevin McAlpine
Macomb Foster Closet
Term: 2019 -
Melissa Brunnemer
Macomb Foster Closet
Term: 2019 -
Kevin McAlpine
Macomb Foster Closet
Melissa Brunnemer
Macomb Foster Closet
Kristen Murphy
Macomb Foster Closet
Cheryl Coraci Duncan
Macomb Foster Closet
Fred Huebener
Macomb Foster Closet
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 ? Not applicable -
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
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
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Equity strategies
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- 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 disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- 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.