Forestdale

What it reported doing in 2024

Other program services include: forestdale fathering initiative: the strong fathers program works with over 215 non-custodial fathers to help them re-engage in their families' lives. The purpose of the strong fathers program is to prepare men to lovingly engage with their children, support their family financially, and develop healthy and respectful relationships with their children's mothers. The heart of the program is a 10-week, 20-session course that blends intensive parenting skills with referrals to continuing education and job training programs. Additional services include anger management and male accountability groups, intimate partner violence groups and co-parenting counseling. Strong mothers: the strong mothers program works with over 300 pregnant and parenting young women in queens, providing information, support, and services to increase their access to healthcare, pursue educational and employment opportunities and reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancies. The support and services provided are offered on a group and/or an individual level. Services offered include - but are not limited to - weekly workshops on a variety of topics that increase a mother's ability to be self-sufficient, a community resource for educational and financial counseling, and other support services such as case planning, therapy, and/or family planning counseling for participants who need more individual support. Health education classes were provided to over 525 high school and middle school students teaching them about communication, anatomy, and the changes of puberty.attachment and bio-behavioral catch-up (abc): our evidence-based mental health models help young people and families form strong family bonds and work to heal trauma. The abc program utilizes trained therapists who use coaching and video feedback to encourage a stronger parent-baby bond. Abc has been linked to increased attachment leading to better behavior in school, better relationships later in life, attitudes toward work, and adult global functioning. During the fiscal year, more than 50 dyads participated in abc.solutions-based casework (sbc): at the heart of all services for children who have experienced abuse or neglect, high quality casework practice helps vulnerable children achieve safety rather than face a lifetime of challenges. Developed at the university of louisville, sbc is an evidence-informed model in which the case planner and family identify problematic patterns, and create a map for the family to consistently pursue agreed-upon outcomes. Sbc creates a partnership with the family based on a consensus about the problems, and in language that makes sense to the family. It then focuses that partnership on the patterns of everyday family life that directly relate to threats to safety and targets solutions specific to the behaviors and conditions that brought the family in contact with the child welfare system. The family builds skills to create a safe family life.maternal and infant health initiative: as the queens provider of this city-wide program, we work to promote women's health before, during and after pregnancy, through a combination of educational sessions, peer support, and individual counseling to reduce infant mortality and racial/ethnic disparities in maternal and infant health. Windows to healing (nys ocfs/hoyt): a therapeutic intervention for families involving the caregiver and child/ren (dyadic model), that addresses trauma and family violence. To date, 38 mothers and 77 children have participated in the dyadic model. Health & wellness/teaching kitchen: includes health and wellness cooking and nutrition classes for young people and families burdened by poverty, in order to promote healthier lifestyles.workforce development: forestdale's strong futures program (preparing youth for adulthood) serves youth between the ages of 14 and 26, providing access to a range of resources to prepare for independent and successful living as adults. Educat

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 89.2%; rating input score 89
• Program expense ratio: 86.8%; rating input score 87
• Fundraising efficiency: $188.97 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 4 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 67
  • Compensation committee: Pass
  • Independent consultant: Missing
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Pass
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -0.4%; rating input score 29; 29th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.88; rating input score 31; 31st percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.17; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 4.4%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 10% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 7.8% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 38th percentile among comparable filings