Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$5,974,584

Total expenses

$5,947,651

Contributions and grants received

$5,713,069

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$122,064

Other revenue

$139,451

Total assets, end of year

$4,957,925

Total liabilities, end of year

$721,841

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$4,236,084

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$5,294,689

Management and general expenses

$455,772

Fundraising expenses

$197,190

Program service expenses (Part III)

$5,294,689

Program services were 89.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Mission and programs · 2023

• EMERGENCY RENT & UTILITY ASSISTANCE (ERAP)- SELECTED BY CHESTER COUNTY TO DISTRIBUTE FUNDS THROUGH THE UNITED STATES TREASURE AND PA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SINCE 2020, FRIENDS DISTRIBUTED ALMOST $8M IN ASSISTANCE IN THE FORM OF PAST DUE RENT AND UTILITIES FOR OVER 1,000 HOUSEHOLDS IN CHESTER COUNTY.

  Expenses $3,965,749

• THE EVICTION PREVENTION CASE RESOLUTION (EPCR) PROGRAM STABILIZES VULNERABLE FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE FACING EVICTION IN PARTICIPATING COURTS BY PROVIDING THEM WITH FREE LEGAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES SUPPORT ON THE DAY OF THEIR EVICTION HEARING. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT EVICTIONS, AND CONNECTIONS TO LONG-TERM FINANCIAL SERVICES, HOUSING SUBSIDIES, HOUSING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAMS, AND SOCIAL SUPPORTS NEEDED TO PREVENT FUTURE HOUSING INSTABILITY. 600 HOUSEHOLDS WERE SERVED IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024 ; 3% WERE SENIOR CITIZENS;10 % WERE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5; AND 81% OF HOUSEHOLDS SERVED RESULTED IN A FAVORABLE TENANT OUTCOME WITH PARTICIPATNS MAINTAINING HOUSING. SINCE 2020, THE PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED A COMBINATION OF SERVICES TO OVER 1,443 HOUSEHOLDS REPRESENTING A TOTAL OF 2,699+ INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS[1]. [1] FIGURES PROVIDED ARE AS PER EPCR CLIENTS IN PROGRAMS DATA REPORT FROM THE COUNTY HMIS SYSTEM.

  Expenses $519,703

• THE EMERGENCY HOUSING (FAMILY CENTER) HOUSES FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS REFERRED THROUGH THE COUNTY'S COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, IN ONE OF SIX APARTMENT UNITS. EACH FAMILY LIVES AUTONOMOUSLY IN AN APARTMENT FOR 90-120 DAYS AS THEY WORK WITH THEIR CASE MANAGER TO SECURE PERMANENT HOUSING, CREATE A HOUSING STABILITY CASE PLAN, INCREASE INCOME, AND ACCESS MAINSTREAM BENEFITS. PREGNANT WOMEN AND FAMILIES WITH INFANTS ARE IMMEDIATELY ENGAGED WITH THE NURSE FAMILY PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, SUPPORT, AND RESOURCE CONNECTIONS. TAKING A TWO-GENERATION APPROACH, WE COORDINATE HIGH QUALITY EARLY LEARNING ACCESS (HEAD START, EARLY HEAD START) FOR ALL CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5. CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 5 MAKE UP 23% OF THE TOTAL POPULATION AT THE FAMILY CENTER. FRIENDS' FAMILY CENTER IS CURRENTLY THE ONLY LOW-BARRIEREMERGENCY HOUSING IN THE COUNTY THAT CAN HOUSE ENTIRE FAMILY UNITS TOGETHER THROUGH THEIR TIME OF CRISIS. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2024, 77% OF FAMILIES MOVED DIRECTLY TO STABLE HOUSING FROM THE FAMILY CENTER.

  Expenses $357,734

• THE HOUSING STABILITY CASE MANAGEMENT (HSCM) PROGRAM PROVIDES LONG-TERM CASE MANAGEMENT AND IS AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, OR RECENTLY MOVED TO PERMANENT HOUSING FROM ANY EMERGENCY HOUSING IN THE COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES CONTINUED CASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, COMPREHENSIVE GUIDANCE, AND RESOURCES TO EMPOWER FAMILIES AND REDUCE THE RISK OF A FAMILY'S RETURN TO HOMELESSNESS. OUR GOAL IS TO HELP FAMILIES NOT ONLY OBTAIN HOUSING BUT TO KEEP IT.

  Expenses $66,478

• THE NIA PROGRAM PROVIDES INTENSIVE CASE MANAMEMENT WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION IN CHESTER COUNTY. THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES HOLISTIC REENTRY SERVICES FOR WOMEN RETURNING TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND WORKS TOWARDS RE-ESTABLISHING CRITICAL BONDS WITH THEIR CHILDREN, AND SECURE LONG-TERM STABLE HOUSING AFTER A PERIOD OF INCARCERATION.

  Expenses $272,986

• THE HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROGRAM ASSISTS FAMILIES FACING A HOUSING CRISIS. SHORT-TERM FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE IS COMBINED WITH LANDLORD MEDIATION, CASE MANAGEMENT AND EDUCATION TO KEEP FAMILIES SAFELY HOUSED. SERVICES INCLUDED GENDER-SPECIFIC, TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR WOMEN WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.

  Expenses $110,970

• SUMMER ENRICHMENT

  Expenses $1,069

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

14 November 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

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