Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE PROMOTES, RECRUITS, SUPPORTS AND HELPS ENHANCE EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN FOSTER/ADOPTIVE FAMILIES/KINSHIP CAREGIVERS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND OTHER COMMUNITY FOSTER CARE AGENCIES. BY HOSTING MONTHLY INFORMATION MEETINGS, ATTENDING COMMUNITY EVENTS, PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND USING SOCIAL MEDIA, THE ANNIE C COURTNEY FOUNDATION (ACCF) HELPS INCREASE LOCAL COMMUNITY AWARENESS ABOUT THE CONTINUED NEED FOR CULTURALLY COMPETENT, LICENSED FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES THROUGHOUT NORTHWESTERN CT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN CARE. ACCF HOSTS MONTHLY SUPPORT GROUPS, PROVIDES REFERRAL SERVICES, HOSTS TRAININGS AND USES SOCIAL MEDIA TO SUPPORT FAMILIES ALREADY PROVIDING FOSTER CARE OR KINSHIP CARE AS WELL AS FAMILIES WHO HAVE ADOPTED.
IN 2019, WE PERFORMED RECRUITMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CT DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AVAILABLE TO CHILDREN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, SPECIFICALLY IN LOWER FAIRFIELD COUNTY, CT. ACCF HELPS INCREASE COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF THE ONGOING NEED FOR LICENSED FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN BY HOSTING TRAININGS IN THE COMMUNITY AND SPEAKING WITH FAITH COMMUNITIES AND BUSINESSES AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS. FAMILIES ARE SUPPORTED THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF LICENSING AS WE PARTNER WITH DCF TO ASSURE THAT FAMILIES NEEDS ARE MET, INCREASING RETENTION OF THIS VALUABLE RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Deb Kelleher | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $50,000 |
| Philip Cowit | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Patricia C Mcgovern | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Nadine Mcdonald | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Selina Daniels | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Precious Price | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Charneil Bush | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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