Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$954,109

Total expenses

$965,894

Contributions and grants received

$956,855

Grants paid

$0

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$513

Other revenue

-$3,259

Total assets, end of year

$892,486

Total liabilities, end of year

$71,311

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$821,175

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$839,480

Management and general expenses

$105,078

Fundraising expenses

$21,336

Program service expenses (Part III)

$839,480

Program services were 86.9% 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

• FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICE PROGRAM (NOW REFERRED TO AS FAMILI RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM) IS A COMPREHENSIVE COORDINATED CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WHERE FAMILY ADVOCATES PARTNER WITH FAMILIES TO SET SPECIFIC, MEASURABLE, ACHIEVABLE, REALISTIC, TIME BASED (SMART)GOALS, ADDRESS IMMEDIATE CRISIS SITUATIONS, OFFER FINANCIAL COACHING, PARENTING EDUCATION, RESOURCE AND REFERRAL, AND EMPOWER FAMILIES TO WORK TOWARDS SELF-RELIANCE AND SUSTAINABILITY. THE OVERALL FRAMEWORK FOLLOWS THE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FRAMEWORK WHICH INCORPORATES CASE MANAGEMENT, FAMILY DEVELOPMENT, PROTECTIVE FACTORS,AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES. INCLUDED IN THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER PROGRAM ARE PARENT LEADER NETWORK AND TOGETHER WE GROW/JUNTOS CRECEMOS COMMUNITY LED INITIATIVE: PARENT LEADER NETWORK THE LA PLATA FAMILY CENTERS COALITION RESPONDED QUICKLY TO THE INCREASED NEED FOR BASIC HUMAN SERVICES AND CONCRETE SUPPORTS DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK IN SOUTHWEST RURAL COLORADO. LPFCC ACTIVATED ITS PARENT LEADER NETWORK TO AUGMENT SERVICE PROVISION IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS NETWORK REPRESENTS THE FABRIC OF OUR RURAL COMMUNITIES AND IS ABLE TO ACT AS CULTURAL BROKERS, WHICH TRANSLATES INTO EFFECTIVE SERVICE DELIVERY. PARENT LEADERS OFFER GROUND TRUTH INSIGHT INTO A LARGE FRACTION OF OUR LA PLATA COUNTY COMMUNITIES. LPFCC WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE FOOD SECURITY TO FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FOLLOWING THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS AND AFTERWARD,SPECIFICALLY THOSE WHO HAD A COMPROMISED IMMUNE SYSTEM OR WERE UNDER SELF-QUARANTINE. AS A RESULT, LPFCC COORDINATED FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND CONCRETE RESOURCES THROUGH ITS PARENT LEADER NETWORK TO 4 MOBILE HOME TRAILER PARKS IN THE DURANGO AREA, AT FORT LEWIS MESA AND AT SUNNYSIDE. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE VERY RURAL AREAS IN LA PLATA COUNTY. FOOD DISTRIBUTION AND BASIC NEED ASSISTANCE SUPPORTED 120 UNDUPLICATED FAMILIES INCLUDING NAVIGATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES, INTERPRETATION AND CONCRETE RESOURCES ON A WEEKLY BASIS. IN ADDITION, LPFCC PARTNERED WITH LOCAL GROWERS, FARMERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS TO SECURE MORE FRESH PRODUCE AND CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE FOOD SUPPLIES. AS A COMMUNITY-INITIATED RESPONSE TO COVID-19, LPFCC HAS MAINTAINED AND DEVELOPED FURTHER THE PARENT LEADER NETWORK TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REQUESTS FOR BASIC NEEDS INCLUDING HOUSING,TRANSPORTATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN SOUTHWEST COLORADO. THIS HAS PROVEN EFFECTIVE TO ENHANCE SERVICE PROVISION AND TO ADVANCE LPFCC EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WORK.

  Expenses $520,048

• COMMUNITY LED RESPONSE INITIATIVES/ INICIATIVAS DE RESPUESTA LIDERADAS POR LACOMUNIDAD TOGETHER WE GROW/JUNTOS CRECEMOS AS THE RESULT OF A PARTICIPATORY PROCESSWITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, LPFCC'S STAFF, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXPERTS, TOGETHER WE GROW/JUNTOS CRECEMOS WAS CREATED AS A NEWCOMMUNITY-LED INITIATIVE TO PUT TO WORK EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO BUILD A LOCAL,SUSTAINABLE FOOD ECONOMY, GROW ECONOMIC MOBILITY AND ENCOURAGE PRIDE INMULTIGENERATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE, THANKS TO A GRANT FROM THE COLORADO HEALTHFOUNDATION. LPFCC HAS SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENTED YEAR THREE OF THIS INITIATIVE AND ISREADY TO CONTINUE THE EFFORTS THANKS TO ADDITIONAL FUNDING PRIMARILY FROM THECOLORADO HEALTH FOUNDATION. KEY PARENT-LEADERS FROM THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEEN CENTRAL IN DEFINING COMMUNITY SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS PROJECT HAVE UP TO 13 YEARS OFEXPERIENCE THROUGH THE "GIVING GARDEN" INITIATIVE, GROWING IN SEASON, POST-HARVESTVEGETABLE, DISTRIBUTION, TRACKING AND IN ORGANIZING SUSTAINED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.WE ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BY A LOCAL FARMER-ADVISOR WITH SUCCESSFUL, DIVERSE, VEGETABLEPRODUCTION. ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND OVERSEEN ANDSUPPORTED BEHIND THE SCENES BY LPFC AND PROJECT VOLUNTEER, STAFF IN A MANNER THATUPHOLDS THE EXPERTISE AND POWER OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPANTS. PROGRESS WILL BE OVERSEENBY THE LPFCC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THECOMMUNITY AT LARGE. THE COLORADO FATHERHOOD PROGRAM (CFP) - THIS IS A FIVE-YEARCONTRACT WITH OFFICE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD TO FACILITATE CFP, A FAMILY-CENTEREDCOMPREHENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. IT PROVIDES CONNECTIONS TO COMMUNITY-BASEDSERVICES AND SUPPORTS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS, RESPONSIBLE PARENTING,ECONOMIC STABILITY AND BUILDING SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR ALL FATHERS IN THE COMMUNITYWHERE THE FATHERHOOD PROGRAM IS DELIVERED. TARGETED OUTREACH INCLUDES FATHERS(BIOLOGICAL, EXPECTANT, ADOPTIVE, STEPFATHERS, FOSTER, KINSHIP, AND GRANDFATHERS)OVER 18 YEARS, WITH CHILDREN OR CARING FOR CHILDREN UP TO AGE 24 YEARS. THIS PROGRAMIS EXPECTED TO SERVE A MINIMUM OF 35 FATHERS. THROUGH THE MEMBERSHIP WITH THE FAMILYRESOURCE CENTER ASSOCIATION, LA PLATA FAMILY CENTERS COALITION HAS OPPORTUNITIES TOSTRENGTHEN EXISTING PROGRAMS. THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ASSOCIATION'S FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES FRAMEWORK USED BY LPFCC OUTLINES THREE DISTINCT PATHS OF SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED ASSESSMENTS AND DATA TRACKING. THIS FRAMEWORK INCLUDES THE COLORADOFAMILY SUPPORT ASSESSMENT 2.0 (CFSA2) AND ENSURES BEST PRACTICES ARE CONSISTENTLYFOLLOWED THROUGHOUT SERVICE DELIVERY. LPFCC ALSO UTILIZES THE QUALITY STANDARDS FORFAMILY STRENGTHENING & SUPPORT, ISSUED BY THE CALIFORNIA NETWORK OF FAMILYSTRENGTHENING NETWORKS AND ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL NETWORK OF FAMILY SUPPORT ANDSTRENGTHENING NETWORKS, AS A TOOL FOR ENSURING THAT FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED AND STRENGTHENED THROUGH QUALITY PRACTICE. THESE STANDARDS INTEGRATE AND OPERATIONALIZETHE PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY SUPPORT PRACTICE WITH THE STRENGTHENING FAMILIES APPROACHAND ITS RESEARCH-BASED, EVIDENCE-INFORMED FIVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS. IN ADDITION TOPROVIDING TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT, THE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER ASSOCIATIONACTS AS A PASS THROUGH FOR FUNDING FROM OTHER FOUNDATIONS SUCH AS DELTA DENTAL ANDCDPHE. ACCORDING TO THE LPFCC ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2023-2024, LPFCC PROVIDED 37,702SERVICES INCLUDING PROGRAM SUPPORT, CONCRETE RESOURCES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO650 UNDUPLICATED FAMILIES AND 1,530 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS FROM DIFFERENTSOCIOECONOMIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS. DURING THE GROWING AND HARVESTING SEASON,LPFCC'S POND FARM AND FOUR SATELLITE GARDENS PRODUCED 15,000 LBS. OF FRESH ORGANICPRODUCE. THIS SUPPLIED FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS AND PARTNERING AGENCIES SUCH AS FOURTHE CHILDREN, ESCALANTE READING CLUB AND LA ESCUELITA AT THE FOUR CORNERS IMMIGRANTRESOURCE CENTER COMPAEROS. THE LPFCC'S EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY WAS ACCESSED 6,500 TIMES DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD. SUPPORT CONTINUES FOR FOUR FAMILY ENTREPRENEURSHIPS,INCLUDING YOUTH EGG & MEAT SALES,CATERING BUSINESS - SUPPORTING SELF-SUFFICIENCY.

  Expenses $209,796

• THE EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM OFFERS THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) HOMEVISITATION PROGRAM TO FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN INCLUDING FREE HEARING, VISION,AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS, AND PARENTING EDUCATION THROUGH NON-VIOLENTCOMMUNICATION WORKSHOPS, SKILL BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES AND FINANCIAL HEALTH LITERACY.SOCIAL CONNECTION OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE GROUP CONNECTIONS, PROJECT MERRY CHRISTMAS,BACK TO SCHOOL FAIR, FATHERHOOD EVENTS SUCH AS BOWLING, HIKING AND SOCIAL CAFES, INADDITION TO ONGOING GARDENING AND FARMING PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE SPRING AND SUMMER.COLORADO COMMUNITY RESPONSE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED IN ARCHULETA, SAN JUAN, AND LA PLATACOUNTIES UNTIL JUNE 2024, TO DELIVER BRIEF INTERVENTION SERVICES AND SUPPORT TOFAMILIES AND CHILDREN THAT HAVE BEEN SCREENED OUT AND REFERRED BY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES FROM CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REFERRALS. SERVICES INCLUDE GOALSETTING, FINANCIAL COACHING, FLEX FUNDING TO ADDRESS IMMEDIATE NEED AS WELL ASREFERRALS TO RESOURCES AND OTHER LOCAL SERVICES TO PREVENT AND REDUCE CHILDMALTREATMENT. THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS (PAT) PROGRAM HAS SUCCESSFULLY INCREASEDPARENTAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, SOCIAL CONNECTIONS, EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY, AND SCHOOLREADINESS. BY ACCESSING NEW COMMUNITY RESOURCES, AGENCIES AND RECREATIONALOPPORTUNITIES, PARENTS AND CHILDREN WERE ABLE TO GATHER, CREATE, LEARN AND EXPLORETOGETHER. WE ARE EXCITED TO REPORT THAT LPFCC PAT PROGRAM HAS MET AND EXCEEDEDESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING VISIT FREQUENCY. WE WERE RECOGNIZED AS ABLUE-RIBBON AFFILIATE BY THE PARENTS AS TEACHERS NATIONAL OFFICE. THIS AFFIRMS THATLPFCC IS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE HOME VISITATION AND PARENT EDUCATIONFIELD AND IS AMONG THE VERY TOP PROGRAMS IMPLEMENTING THE EVIDENCE-BASED PARENTS ASTEACHERS MODEL WITH FIDELITY AND QUALITY.

  Expenses $109,636

As filed on the 2023 return.

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

23 December 2024

IRS schema version

2023v6.0

Source object

202500549349300250

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