OUR mPACT IN NUMBERS


 

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

6487

STUDENTS FROM 25 SCHOOLS

TEACHERS REPORT
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    • 70%
      • of students needing to improve academic performance showed improvement

    • 70%
      • of students needing to improve homework completion showed improvements

    • 74%
      • of those students needing to improve class participation showed improvements

    • 68%
      • of students needing to turn homework in on time showed improvements

After participating in the program:
88% of parents report their child learned new knowledge or skills
85% of parents report their child is more interested in school
99% of parents would recommend community schools to other parents
of students said the program helped them learn to work better as a team with other students

PARENTING
FUNDAMENTALS

398
graduates
 
68%
showed decreased risk for child maltreatment
 
593
attended one or more classes

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

1,374

CHILDREN &

2,963

FAMILY MEMBERS

received Early Learning services
met or exceeded nationally held expecations for growth and development

UPWARD BOUND

PREPARES FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS
17
graduating seniors accepted into college
 
$2308892
in scholarships & awards
 
61% of 845 clients gained skills and/or education, job or career credentials

60% of 846 clients increased their financial position

542 clients completed financial capability training

458 clients maintained employment placement over 90 days

459 clients improved their job quality over the fiscal year

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    • This is the 2nd bar30%

      66

      participants

    • 84%
      • completed their high school diploma

    • 100%
      • 100% earned their Occupational Safety and Health Administration certification (Workplace Safety)

    • 98%
      • improved their literacy and math skills

    • 83%
      • earned National Craft Assessment and Certification

WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT ACT (WIOA)

EQUIPPING JOB SEEKERS TO ACCESS JOBS, EDUCATION, TRAINING AND SERVICES TO SUCCEED IN THE LABOR MARKET
89 teens enrolled in programs

At enrollment, 67 not attending school or working, 82% showing basic skill deficiencies

By end of FY18: only 8% showed basic skill deficiencies; 78 secured jobs or re-entered school

GERST FAMILY YOUNG FATHERS PROGRAM

HELPS CLIENTS ESTABLISH A SOLID FINANCIAL FOUNDATION AND BECOME STRONGER DADS
100%
completed job readiness training
84%
increased their financial net worth
82%
improved their job quality
98%
achieved financial literacy
82%
improved their credit score
81%
advanced their employment
84%
improved their financial position
 

ADOPTION PRESERVATION

HELPS FAMILIES FORMED BY ADOPTION OR GUARDIANSHIP WITH CHILDREN WHO HAVE EMOTIONAL/TRAUMA ISSUES

449

CHILDREN &

1,525

FAMILY MEMBERS

99%

OF CHILDREN KEPT IN THEIR ADOPTIVE HOMES

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH


ADULTS
    • This is the 1st bar50%
    • This is the 2nd bar30%
    • 99%
      • avoided psychiatric re-hospitalization

    • 92%
      • experienced fewer barriers limiting their ability to access quality physical or behavioral healthcare

    • 97%
      • maintained their housing during the year

 


YOUTH
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    • This is the 2nd bar30%
    • 77%
      • improved their Children’s Global Assessment of Functioning (CGAS) score − measures emotional functioning in areas including home, school, friends, leisure

SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING

91
STUDENTS FROM 5 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS
78%
of students experienced improvements in their emotional symptoms
77%
sustained improvements in overall difficulties

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING

1,783

CLIENTS, INCLUDING 163 CHILDREN AND 1,620 ADULTS

After receiving services,

97% of adults reported better understanding of the effect of domestic violence on their life

100% of adults knew how to secure an order of protection & ways to plan for safety

96% of children reported knowing 2 things to do to stay safe

97% of children reported knowing the abuse was not their fault

 

LEGAL AID SOCIETY

7,527

hours donated by volunteers, law students and pro bono attorneys, valued at $1,107,641

$1,200,000+

in child support and other financial awards/assets for domestic violence survivors

$49,000+

secured in financial awards for housing and consumer clients

VICTIM LEGAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK

PROVIDES WRAP-AROUND LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES FORM CRIME VICTIMS

491

clients received legal representation

155

clients received counseling services

326

clients accessed case management & resource links

49

clients benefited from crime victim rights' advocacy

11,052

CLIENTS
SERVED

ELDER LAW

174

clients received legal assistance

SAFE FAMILIES

854

clients

580

family members

HUMAN TRAFFICKING

1,891

clients

 

 

 

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2018 HIGHLIGHTS

Metropolitan
Family
Services

Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857 Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that Mpowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities.