METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICE
1808 SE Belmont Street, Portland, OR 97214 www.metfamily.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE AGENCY FOCUSES ITS EFFORTS ON THREE KEY COMMUNITY INITIATIVES: 1. STRENGTHENING EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING YOUTH SUCCESS THROUGH COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION. 2. DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING EFFECTIVE APPROACHES TO COMMUNITY-BASED HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGHOUT THE LIFESPAN. 3. ADVANCING INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY ECONOMIC WELL-BEING.ADDITIONALLY, COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IS NECESSARY AND VITAL. ON A PROGRAMMATIC LEVEL, THE AGENCY PARTNERS WITH HUNDREDS OF ORGANIZATIONS AT 30+ SERVICE SITES. IT IS THE AGENCYS DEEP COMMITMENT TO COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP THAT IS HELPING US WORK TOWARD TRULY TRANSFORMING THE PROGRAMMING AND SYSTEMS THAT WE NEED TO CREATE LONG-TERM, LARGER-SCALE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY.SINCE 1950, WEVE JOINED FORCES WITH KEY COMMUNITY PARTNERS FROM EDUCATION, HEALTHCARE, BUSINESS AND GOVERNMENT TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES THAT CHANGE LIVES AND MAKE COMMUNITIES STRONGER. OUR COMMITMENT TO LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND OLDER ADULTS

METROPOLITAN FAMILY SERVICE (THE AGENCY) IS AN INDEPENDENT NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY, ESTABLISHED TO HELP PEOPLE MOVE FROM POVERTY TO PROSPERITY, FROM INEQUITY TO SOCIAL JUSTICE, AND FROM SOCIAL ISOLATION TO CONNECTEDNESS.

IN 2020 THE AGENCY SERVED 25,000 CLIENTS. SEVENTY-THREE PERCENT ARE CLIENTS OF COLOR. THE AGENCY:HELPS YOUTH AND FAMILIES LIVING IN LOW RESOURCED COMMUNITIES VIA COMMUNITY SCHOOL PROGRAMS, SCHOOL-BASED INTERGENERATIONAL TUTORING/MENTORING & FAMILY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. THE AGENCY HAS CREATED STABLE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 25 SCHOOLS ACROSS 7 DISTRICTS OVER THE PAST 19 YEARS AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO ALMOST 4,000 CHILDREN AND PARENTS THIS YEAR.SUPPORTS FAMILIES VIA EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING/KINDERGARTEN-READINESS PROGRAMS; PARENTING, HEALTH AND ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS. THIS YEAR APPROXIMATELY 200 FAMILIES WERE SERVED.RESULTS OF OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING PROGRAM: LAST YEAR, 87% OF CHILDREN SHOWED IMPROVEMENT IN DEVELOPING SOCIAL EMOTIONAL SKILLS (AS MEASURED BY THE CHILD BEHAVIOR RATING SCALE) THAT PREDICT 3RD GRADE READING PROFICIENCY AND FUTURE SUCCESS IN SCHOOL.RESULTS OF OUR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM: SERVICES ARE INTEGRATED ACROSS CORE PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE RESULTS FOR FINANCIAL STABILITY & OTHER SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS. THE AGENCY HELPED BOOST FAMILY INCOME BY AN AVERAGE OF $1,242 LAST YEAR BY CONNECTING FAMILIES TO EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS. THIS YEAR, 450 PEOPLE WERE SERVED THROUGH ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES, INCLUDING GROUP AND 1:1 FINANCIAL COACHING, BUDGETING, ASSET BUILDING (LOW COST AUTO LOANS AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS), DEBT MANAGEMENT AND CREDIT INFORMATION. IN SEPTEMBER 2019, MFS EXPANDED ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SERVICES THROUGH A MERGER WITH CASH OREGON, A 501(C)3 THAT HAS BEEN SINGULARLY FOCUSED ON HELPING PEOPLE WITH FREE TAX PREPARATION. MFS MERGED WITH CASH OREGON IN ORDER TO ADD TO THE ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT SET OF SERVICES AT MFS THROUGH ADDING CAPACITY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT REQUIRED TO FILE TAXES, BUT WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR RETURNS THROUGH EARNED INCOME TAX CREDITS AND CHILD TAX CREDITS. THE MERGER ADDED 11,489 SERVICE USERS WHO ARE NOW SUPPORTED AROUND THEIR TAX PREP NEEDS.OFFERS SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION AND IN-HOME SUPPORTS TO HELP MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE; THIS YEAR, 5,500 OLDER ADULTS HAVE BEEN HELPED. LAST YEAR, ALMOST 27,000 RIDES TO MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, THE GROCERY STORE OR SOCIAL OUTINGS WERE PROVIDED FOR AROUND 1,000 ISOLATED OLDER AND DISABLED ADULTS.DISTRIBUTED OVER 1.6 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD TO 8,500 PEOPLE AT OUR SCHOOL-BASED FOOD PANTRIES AND MARKETS LAST YEAR.

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