GOOD PLUS FOUNDATION INC
306 W 37TH STREET 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018 www.goodplusfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOUNDED IN 2001 BY JESSICA SEINFELD, THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS A LEADING NATIONAL NONPROFIT THAT WORKS TO DISMANTLE MULTI-GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY PAIRING TANGIBLE GOODS WITH INNOVATIVE SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME FATHERS, MOTHERS AND CAREGIVERS, CREATING AN UPWARD TRAJECTORY FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.

1. FATHERHOOD/DADS:EVOLVING OUR MISSION AND RAISING RECORD REVENUE IN 2019 AFFORDED GOOD+ THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN FATHER ENGAGEMENT-SPECIFIC TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING FOR OUR GRANTEE PARTNERS. 2019 WAS OUR FIRST YEAR WITH A FOCUS ON TRAINING; GOOD+ PROVIDED FATHER INCLUSION TRAINING TO 1,235 NEW SOCIAL WORKERS THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES (DCFS) ACADEMY, TOTALING 7,142 HOURS. IN BOTH NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES, GOOD+ TRAINED AN ADDITIONAL 187 PROGRAM LEADERS, TOTALING 545 HOURS. GOOD+ ALSO BEGAN OFFERING MENTAL HEALTH/TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING TO OUR GRANTEE PARTNERS ON BOTH COASTS IN 2019, FOR A TOTAL OF 120 HOURS OF TRAINING. IN 2019, GOOD+ EXPANDED OUR CAPACITY TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF ENGAGING FATHERS. AT THE BEGINNING OF 2019, ONLY HALF OF OUR PARTNERS THAT TRADITIONALLY FOCUSED ON MOTHERS AND CHILDREN HAD EVEN BEEN TRACKING FATHERS. BY THE END OF THE YEAR, 100% OF PROGRAMS WERE TRACKING FATHER ENGAGEMENT. ALL GOOD+ PROGRAM PARTNERS ALSO NOW CREATE SPACES THAT INTENTIONALLY INTEGRATE FATHERS AND THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS, HELPING MEN GAIN THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO BE EFFECTIVE AND CAPABLE PARENTS2. NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP/HELPING MOMS:GOOD+FOUNDATION INVESTS IN QUALITY PROGRAMS THAT HELP MOMS LIVING IN POVERTY BY PROVIDING GOODS RANGING FROM DIAPERS TO BREAST PUMPS TO STROLLERS. GOOD+FOUNDATION DONATED 1,664,763 ITEMS WORTH OVER $6.4 MILLION IN 2019. IN TOTAL, GOOD+FOUNDATION MET 87% OF REQUESTS FOR CRITICAL CHILDREN'S GEAR FOR THE YEAR WHICH INCLUDED 1338 STROLLERS 996 CAR SEATS AND 920 INFANT FRONT CARRIERS. IN ADDITION, GOOD+FOUNDATION DONATED 1,230,605 DIAPERS TO PROGRAM PARTNERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THE GOAL IS TO GIVE MOTHERS THE MATERIAL ITEMS THEY NEED TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN SAFE AND HEALTHY WHILE THEY WORK TO MEET GOALS LIKE GETTING A GED, SECURING A STABLE JOB OR OPENING A SAVINGS ACCOUNT. EVIDENCE BASED NURSE-FAMILY PARTNERSHIP (NFP) PROGRAM, HAS BEEN A KEY PARTNER OF GOOD+FOUNDATION SINCE 2006. IN 2019 GOOD+FOUNDTION DONATED TO 100 GRANTEE PARTNERS IN LA, NY, AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY.3. CRISIS INTERVENTION: GOODS ARE DONATED TO PARENTS WHO ARE AT RISK OF FALLING INTO CRISIS OR LOSING CUSTODY OF THEIR CHILDREN DUE TO LOSS OF WORK, HOMELESSNESS, ETC. DONATIONS ARE PAIRED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, JOB, FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PARENTING WORKSHOPS, AS WELL AS CRISIS INTERVENTION AND LEGAL REPRESENTATION WHEN NECESSARY. SOME OF THE RECIPIENT SITES IN THIS PROGRAM ARE THE CENTER FOR RIVER FUND AND LEGACY CENTER IN NY AND SHELTER PARTNERSHIP IN LA. 4. EDUCATION: GOOD+ FOUNDATION PROVIDES MONTHLY DONATIONS OF GOODS TO FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY WHO ARE ENROLLED IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS INCLUDING EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START SITES IN NEW YORK CITY AND LOS ANGELES. DONATIONS INCLUDE DIAPERS, STROLLERS AND CLOTHING FOR CHILDREN.

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