Organizations Filed Purposes:
FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN COMMITS TO STANDING ALONGSIDE OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTH AS THEY WORK TO OVERCOME BARRIERS TO THEIR SUCCESS. EACH CHILD RECEIVES 1:1 SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM A SALARIED, PROFESSIONAL MENTOR (CALLED A FRIEND), FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION-12 YEARS, NO MATTER WHAT. FRIENDS WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH HIGH-PRIORITY YOUTH AND THEIR CAREGIVERS TO SET AND ACHIEVE INDIVIDUALIZED GOALS, AS WELL AS ADVOCATE FOR THEM IN THE SCHOOL, CHILD WELFARE, HEALTHCARE, AND OTHER SYSTEMS THAT IMPACT THEM.
YOUTH IN THE FRIENDS PROGRAM FACE CONSIDERABLE CHALLENGES, INCLUDING PLACEMENT IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, UNDER-RESOURCED NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, AND DISPARITIES IN ACCESS TO AND QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE. DESPITE THESE BARRIERS, PROGRAM YOUTH ENTER ADULTHOOD WITH STRONG FOUNDATIONS FOR CONTINUING ACHIEVEMENT: NATIONALLY, 83% OF OUR YOUTH EARN A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED, WHILE ONLY 50% HAVE A PARENT WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL; 93% OF OUR YOUTH AVOID THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, DESPITE 60% HAVING A PARENT WHO IS OR HAS BEEN INCARCERATED; AND 98% AVOID EARLY PARENTING, DESPITE 85% HAVING BEEN BORN TO A TEEN PARENT.
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 |
|---|
| Nancy Pollard | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $116,153 |
| Jade Dekinder | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Spaulding | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Johanna Peyton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lauren Moorman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Aurora Martinez Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Loring | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Erinn Kelley-Siel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Haley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Graham | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bianca Garcia | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Salah Gamoudi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Libby Doggett | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amy Baer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Christian Alvarado | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Milam Newby | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Ryan Atlas | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Rachel Arnold | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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