Love Fest International Inc
EIN: 84-2021845
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The different stages of life come with several challenges, especially for underserved, minority communities. Challenges that come along with children, job losses and career changes, business ownership, financial difficulty, nuclear and extended family issues, trauma, and loss are not often navigated effectively. The proper resources, experts, and knowledge on how to successfully navigate these challenges are oftentimes unknown or simply inaccessible for many of these communities. The cost to attain qualified therapy is out of reach for many in our community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
COUNSELING SERVICES FOR COUPLES & FAMILIES
Counseling services
Couples counseling
Premarital counseling
Marriage and family therapy
Blended families
Keeping families together
Community well-being events
Relationship services
Where we work
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Our results
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Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsAverage number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, Economically disadvantaged people, Self-employed people
Related Program
COUNSELING SERVICES FOR COUPLES & FAMILIES
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of administrators and staff who plan and experience professional development activities together
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Population(s) Served
Women and girls
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of groups brought together in a coalition/alliance/partnership
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Population(s) Served
Self-employed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of attendees present at rallies/events
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Economically disadvantaged people, Self-employed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of public events held to further mission
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adolescents, Adults, Young adults
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Average number of days taken to respond to customers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Other - describing something else
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of affiliates speaking at conferences
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Ethnic and racial groups, Self-employed people
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of organizational partners
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Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Hope is not lost when preventive and timely measures can be enacted to protect the mental health and well-being of these couples/family units and disadvantaged individuals. Therefore, Love Fest International provides its community of vulnerable, underserved couples and individuals access to professional services at subsidized or completely covered costs through the help of generous donors and supporters. Services include individual and group therapy/counseling, virtual support services and resources, and community well-being/mental health events.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
The negative impact of divorce creates dire results in already vulnerable communities, impacting their ability to create generational wealth and to develop healthy relationships and develop stronger families. These broken homes are leaving behind more than broken marriages, but other broken relationships, broken emotions, and broken hopes for the couple, children, and families. Marriage and family relationships can be restored before getting to the breaking point of separation and subsequent divorce. With proper emotional therapy, mental fitness, and communication and problem-solving skills ascertained through Love Fest International, individuals and couples can be proactively and effectively equipped to meet challenges that inevitably come along with marriage and relationships successfully.
THE VULNERABLE ENTREPRENEURIAL COMMUNITY
While there are many reasons that small business owners attribute the failure of the business, the most common reasons are lack of capital access, insufficient cash flow, lack of demand, and poor management. Fundera.com states that while there are over eight million minority-owned businesses in the U.S., this underserved group of businesses “lag behind the average small business in terms of revenue and access to capital.”
The dissolution and lack of development of these companies have created countless, negative ripple effects within the communities in which they operated, but LFI believes the trend can be reversed.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have been providing counseling, wellness, and business support related services and education since 2015. The agency was later incorporated as Love Fest International Inc. in 2019 and was established in response to the devastating impact that limited access to resources was having on minorities in Metro Atlanta. In the face of economic downturns, minority disadvantaged small businesses lacking resources, and surmounting relational challenges, founding members volunteered their time to provide support, educate, and help change the pattern.
The organization quickly worked to organize seminars, tools, counseling resources, and relationship and mental health professionals to engage their populations and meet the evolving needs of our diverse community in response to the societal challenges. Today, Love Fest International offers a broad range of services, including counseling (group and individual), minority and disadvantaged small business education, family services, and community benefits and drives.
LFI strives towards achieving our vision of ensuing that the well-being of some of the most vulnerable will be a priority in our everyday lives. We are on-target to achieve significant milestones with the support of newly identified funding sources which would lend themselves towards our growth.
New expansions and enhancements include virtual mental health and well-being conferences, telehealth sessions with certified professionals, emergency supply drives for populations in need, and digital educational classes.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
By instituting and providing counseling and relationship services, growth opportunities, and community initiatives, we help create a society in which long-lasting, more enjoyable, healthier relationships – personally, professionally, and interpersonally – are within reach. With increased access to relationship and domestic economic growth tools, communication and relationship resources, mentorship, and like-minded peer community, we create more vibrant life experiences for the vulnerable, disadvantaged communities whom we serve.
Financials
Financial documents
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Love Fest International Inc
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: 2019
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Revenue | |
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Contributions, Grants, Gifts | $2,455 |
Program Services | $0 |
Membership Dues | $0 |
Special Events | $0 |
Other Revenue | $0 |
Total Revenue | $2,455 |
Expenses | |
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Program Services | $2,455 |
Administration | $0 |
Fundraising | $0 |
Payments to Affiliates | $0 |
Other Expenses | $0 |
Total Expenses | $2,455 |
Love Fest International Inc
Balance sheetFiscal Year: 2019
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Assets | |
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Total Assets | $605 |
Liabilities | |
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Total Liabilities | $0 |
Fund balance (EOY) | |
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Net Assets | $605 |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Executive Director
Lauren Hines
Lauren is a firm believer in the power of “we.” It’s not only about what you can do, but what “we” do together that makes the biggest impact. It is the “we” that creates the future.
Lauren is a lover of all things event production related. She entered the bridal industry by creating the disruptor brand Get Wed For Less® after planning her own wedding and recognizing the need for high quality, accessible marketplace offerings. As the creator of numerous events-based and bridal initiatives, including Hinesmark Affairs, Lauren provides planning resources and solutions to engaged couples, business opportunities for the professional, and environments where both clients and vendors can interact.
As the Executive Director for Love Fest International, she leads the 501(c)3 nonprofit organization with a determined focus on its mission to help establish and cultivate healthy marriages and empower the disadvantaged. Lauren oversees the administration, programs, and strategic plan of LFI.
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Love Fest International Inc
Board of directorsas of 02/02/2023
Board of directors data
Regina Drummond
Farah Artis
Rayna Andrews
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
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Board composition
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Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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