South Florida Family CARE Alliance Inc

What it reported doing in 2025

The Road to Independence program provides housing, wholesome food, and basic necessities for families with children experiencing homelessness. The goal of the program is to return families to self-sufficiency, providing them with a yearlong mentoring program following graduation from the sheltering component to ensure continued success. Graduation is dependent on acquiring a job, establishing a savings account and moving into a new home. The Road to Independence program is structured to last for 90 days. However, if families require additional support their stay may be extended as Family Promise SPBC does not receive government funding that restricts length of stay. Families sign a "covenant" that outlines their responsibilities while they are in the program. Comprehensive services include but not limited to: employment assistance, education in budgeting and parenting, as well as family/individual counseling. Once bills are paid and enough money is saved for an apartment, help is provided to find and furnish the new home with everything needed from furniture to dish ware and linens. Family Promise SPBC stays in touch with our families indefinitely, supplying holiday gifts, school supplies and occasional summer camp subsides for children.Homelessness is a very stressful and traumatic experience and we are proud of our 98% success rate of our graduates! The distinctive feature of the Family Promise SPBC model is that its core servicesare supported by a collaborative interfaith system provided by local congregationsthat work together to house families overnight and to provide meals and nurturingsupport. The post-graduation volunteer Mentoring program provides a trained mentorthat helps ensure the family's continued connection to a host of continuing services, child care, and emergency funds. Referrals come from community programs including 211, the Lewis Center and other social service agencies, Palm Beach County schools, the internet, word of mouth, and local churches, synagogues and mosques.

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 89.4%; rating input score 89
• Fundraising efficiency: $26.2 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 75%; rating input score 75; 19th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 8 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: -40.6%; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.68; rating input score 32; 32nd percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 11.1%; rating input score 34; 34th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 14.4% per year; rating input score 100; 70th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 6% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 7.2% per year; rating input score 100; 45th percentile among comparable filings