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We’re pleased to present our annual report that highlights the positive impact that Families ForwardVirginia, our affiliates and partners have on advancing programs, practices and policies that nurturechildren, empower families and support communities. Once again, we’ve shown our commitmentand resilience as we navigate beside families and community programs through myriad challengesand opportunities.Our mission is at the heart of everything we do. We strive to create a supportive environment whereevery child is nurtured, every family is empowered, and every community is strengthened. Through ourcomprehensive programs and initiatives, we aim to foster a future where all children can grow up insafe, healthy and nurturing environments.Last year we made significant strides in expanding our reach and impact. Our programs have touchedthe lives of countless children and families across Virginia, providing critical support and resources thatpave the way for a brighter future. We have also been proactive in shaping policies that protect andempower families, ensuring that our advocacy efforts translate into meaningful change.We’ve continued to work closely with policy makers and partners, including at the VirginiaDepartment of Social Services and Virginia Department of Health, to identify gaps and elevatesolutions. That’s why we’re working Virginia’s Plan to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect, a primaryprevention plan legislated by the General Assembly in 2020 as well the Virginia Plan for Home Visitingthrough Early Impact Virginia. And as you know, Families Forward Virginia programs are essential tothe success of these plans.Hello Supporters ofVirginia’s Childrenand Families!FAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 3

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Our success would not be possible without the unwavering dedication of our staff, volunteers, partnersand supporters. Together, we’ve built a strong foundation that allows us to continue our importantwork and address the evolving needs of our communities.We’re also thankful for the strong relationships we have with you, our donors and supporters.We’re deeply grateful for your commitment to our work and your belief in the transformative power offamilies. We all know that every child is born with tremendous promise, which is why we have a sharedobligation to nurture the potential that’s driven by your generous financial support. It’s because ofyour partnerships and continued support that we’re preventing child abuse and neglect before ithappens. Please continue supporting our work. You can make your generous donation online atfamiliesforwardva.org/donate, you can also simply text HomeVisiting to 44-321, or send a checkthrough the mail. As we reflect on our achievements and look ahead to the future, we remain steadfast in our mission.Families Forward Virginia will continue to champion the well-being of children, the empowerment offamilies and the strength of communities. We’re committed to fostering environments where everychild thrives, and every family succeeds.Thank you for your continued support and partnership. Together, we’re making a lasting difference inthe lives of Virginia’s children and families. With continued gratitude Jamia Crockett CEOADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 4

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Families Forward Virginia is empowering families through health, strength and resiliency. We’redoing this by nourishing improved parent-child relations, expanding community resources, reducinginstances of abuse and neglect, and supporting healthier communities. We’re also seedingcollaboration among home visiting programs, family resource centers, child welfare agencies,healthcare providers, educators, businesses and community partners with the goal of enhancing childand family wellbeing across Virginia. We’re also at the table—and sometimes creating new tables—influencing more policies, programs and legislation that help children and parents build strong,resilient families. We’re doing this through statewide leadership and streamlined support for more than 50 affiliatedorganizations across Virginia. We’re leveraging public and private funding, a broad base of supportand expertise to provide families with high quality services, we’re raising awareness about child abuseand neglect as well as the need for systems of support, we’re ensuring a well-trained workforce andwe’re demonstrating measurable results. We also strengthen the service delivery system as a wholeand provide the structure and capacity necessary to ensure the success of the home visiting fieldthrough Early Impact Virginia, the Alliance for Early Childhood Home Visiting.We do this work because all children deserve a safe and nurturing childhood. It’s a gift that growswith them into adulthood and will be passed on to the next generation. Far too many children face adverse experiences that affect the trajectory of their development, healthand achievement for the rest of their lives. Research has confirmed that at least half of the top 10leading causes of death, including heart disease, lung cancer, diabetes, substance abuse and suicideare scientifically linked to adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect and householdinstability. Childhood trauma is all too common across race and socioeconomic status, with more than20 percent of children experiencing two or more adverse experiences. Preventing adverse childhood experiences by creating positive childhood experiences has thepotential to reduce chronic diseases, risky health behaviors and socioeconomic challenges later in life,while also creating significant social and economic benefits for families, communities and our societyas a whole.What We DoWhy We Do ItADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 6

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All families need support and, when families have the support they need, they can begin focusingon family wellbeing rather than just survival. We know that through evidence-based programs suchas home visiting, positive-parenting education, and child sexual abuse prevention, along with a strongvoice for children, we’re building healthier, stronger, more self-sufficient families and communities.Our outcomes are remarkable, and yet we have more work to do. We now have the comprehensive,state-level planning and coordination expertise required to dynamically change families forgenerations.We also know that children need safe, stable environments and relationships to thrive. And yetdecades of housing discrimination—including unfair lending practices that work against Black andBrown families today—mean that Black and Brown families are less likely to live in neighborhoodswith good jobs. Long commutes and low wages place enormous pressure on parents. That chronicstress can lead to a toxic stress response—flooding the body with dangerous levels of stress hormones—and making anger, hostility and depression more likely. This set of cascading consequences helps toexplain the link between race and child abuse or neglect. So it’s not race, it’s racism. That’s why we’re leveraging the strength of our collective voices to advocate for improving maternaland infant health through home visiting, strengthening family economic security, increasing familyresiliency and success, and reforming the child welfare system. Every policy we advocate for—fromchild tax credits to paid leave to increased access to healthcare—should reduce financial pressures onfamilies and increase the time and capacity for supportive family relationships. Leveraging OurStrengths for the FutureA Strong Voice for ChildrenADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 7Neglect is the most reported form of child maltreatment, and itcan have long-term effects on children’s health anddevelopment. Child neglect is more likely in families that areexperiencing an overload of stress. The weight of poverty canoverload parents’ abilities to provide the supportive relationshipschildren need. That’s why economic supports along withprograms such as home visiting and parent education are criticalprotective factors that enable families to thrive.

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Home VisitingFamilies Forward provides training, technical assistance and coordination for CHIP of Virginia, HealthyFamilies Virginia and Parents as Teachers to provide information, services and resources to families whoare expecting or who have young children. Research shows that among families who receive regularhome visits, there are:Fewer founded cases of child abuse and neglectFewer pre-term births and fewer days of neonatal intensive careSignificant improvements in parents’ employment statusHigher rates of children being up to date on recommended immunizationsLonger intervals between births, which reduces the risk of poor birth outcomesIncreased use of doctors for routine exams and decreased use of emergency roomsFor instance, Healthy Families Virginia has improved maternal and child health, increased childdevelopment and school readiness, and increased family economic self-sufficiency and reduced familyviolence by:Reducing the recurrence of maltreatment by one-thirdDecreasing low-birthweight infants in the program by 48 percentSupporting parents so that they’re five times more likely to enroll in school or training programs.Empowering Familiesthrough Effective ServicesADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESThere are at least 90,000 more Virginia families in need ofevidence-based home visiting services. Families Forward worksto expand home visiting through statewide leadership, sharedresources, advocacy and public-private partnerships.2,272Families Served30,073Home Visits Were Conducted27Virginia ProgramsThroughFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 9in Virginiaduring 2023

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Community Resource Support TeamThere are no easy answers as to why abuse happens because there are so many factors,including stress, addiction, mental illness, isolation, inexperience, immaturity andintergenerational patterns. We do know that child maltreatment affects all economic, racial,social, ethnic and religious groups. That’s why all parents—no matter their circumstances orsocioeconomic situation—need to know that it’s OK to ask for help.Through our Community Resource Support Team, we leverage the strengths of programs and policiesthat align with the Centers for Disease Control’s Essentials for Childhood Framework by:Providing parents with support and information so they can raise and nurture their childrenwithout physical or emotional abuseIncreasing awareness, promoting prevention and training professionals about how torecognize and treat abuse when it does occur Changing social norms related to abuse prevention and positive parentingPreventing children from being re-traumatized by the services designed to help them.Over the next several pages, we’re sharing stories about some of our programs to highlight amore personalized look at our vast and diverse work that focuses on strengthening children andfamilies across Virginia.ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 10

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CHIP of Virginia Takes Whole Family Approach to HealthMany Virginia families go through hard times, but when they partnerwith CHIP of Virginia, parents and communities come together tobuild a better future. The home visiting program has helped morethan 30,000 families overcome obstacles and succeed as parents. ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 11“CHIP is always therewhen I need them.They have made me abetter parent.”Local CHIP familyIn the past year, the network has grown from 27 to 33communities, expanding to areas in the WesternTidewater and Crater districts to serve families in someof the most at-risk rural areas of the state. “This occurred through an expansion at CHIP of SouthHampton Roads and funded by several communitypartners, health systems and CHIP of Virginia,” saysMylinda Moore, CHIP of Virginia Director. One of the program’s major accomplishments lastfiscal year was an article presented in ClinicalPediatrics outlining CHIP’s success with prevention oflow birthweight babies. Virginia exceeds the nationalaverage in births of low birthweight babies accordingto the Zero To Three State of Babies yearbook.CHIP’s prenatal services proved to be lifesaving duringthe summer of 2023 when a pregnant woman in ruralSouthwest Virginia experienced frighteningsymptoms such as blurry vision, headaches andnausea. The mother wasn’t getting the help sheneeded from her OB providers and turned to Kathryn,a registered nurse working for CHIP of SouthwestVirginia, who had been visiting her throughout herpregnancy. Kathryn knew the CDC has a project called Hear Her, acampaign that raises awareness of urgent maternalwarning signs during and after pregnancy andimproves communication between patients and theirhealthcare providers. Kathryn filled out a Hear Herform highlighting the symptoms the mother wasexperiencing and signed her name as her CHIP nurse.She had the mother take the form to the doctor andwhen she was seen, she was immediately taken to thelocal trauma unit. The mother’s life was saved and thebaby did survive. If intervention by the CHIP nurse hadnot occurred, the baby would probably have been astillborn and the mother’s life would have been inserious jeopardy. CHIP remains with this family to monitor both themother and baby’s health as well as the baby’sdevelopment. CHIP will also provide parenting andfamily well-being supports through the child’s first sixyears of life. The CHIP state office continues to help mothersduring pregnancy. Last year, it led the way inintroducing the Count The Kicks program to homevisiting programs in Virginia. Count The Kicks is anevidence-based stillbirth prevention program thatnow provides free training and materials to Virginiahome visiting programs to help pregnant people learnto monitor their baby’s fetal movements and detectwhen something isn’t right with their baby’s activityduring pregnancy. Throughout its work, CHIP uses a comprehensive andwhole family approach. The program’s teams of nursesand community health workers/parent educatorsprovide services to address the full range of health andparenting needs for the entire family. Each CHIP teammeets with families in their home, and on their terms.Families receive an average of eight visits per yearfrom a Registered Nurse plus 19 visits per year from aCommunity Health Worker/Parent Educator.

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Thriving Families: A Commitment to Locally Relevant ResourcesFamilies Forward Virginia, part of Thriving Families, Safer Children:A National Commitment to Well-Being, is helping reduce andprevent child abuse and neglect in the region through thedevelopment of a Family Resource Center framework. ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 12“We’re standing up seven centers across the state,”says Ronald Brown, Families Forward’s CommunityResource Support Team Director. The planning phase for three centers started at theend of last fiscal year, with implementation sixmonths later—there are now seven in total acrossthe state. The centers are strategically located inboth rural and urban communities that have a highto very high incidence of child abuse or neglect.Most of the centers are in areas that also have alarge percentage of people of color such asManassas South, Old Towne. “Part of the area has bustling retail and million-dollar homes,” Ron says. “In another area there is atrailer park with 2,500 families and about 95% areLatino. A block from that there are townhomes, acommunity of about 5,000 people, that is 98%Latino. We look at pockets of need that are lowincome and have low graduation rates.”Another center is in New Kent in close proximity tothree Native American reservations. The 60-milerural area is a food desert void of grocery stores. Theclosest medical facilities are located in eitherNewport News or Richmond. “One of the first things they needed was access tothe Internet. We established a computer lab in anold bank building that was central to thecommunities. They could also use space in the highschool in the evening. We must provide theseneeds,” Ron says.“All of this helps reducefear and create easieropportunities for dialogue.”Ronald Brown, Community ResourceSupport Team DirectorFamilies Forward partners with various organizationsto establish connections to the community. TheManassas mobile center, for example, is being run bythree area Rotary Clubs.“I’m amazed at the number of people from theirRotary that are present, working with this center. Aspart of the center, Rotary is in partnership with localschool systems. They offer a resource fair thataddresses attendance at school and how to turn yourhobby into a job,” he says. “They passed out Chick-Fil-Ameals. All of this helps reduce fear and create easieropportunities for dialogue.”The ultimate goal with every center is to prevent andreduce child abuse and neglect through education.“We want to address their needs,” Ron says of theFamily Resource Center communities. “Whatever afamily needs to help them become strong, that iswhat we work on providing to our centers.”

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Circle of Parents Nurtures Support & EmpowermentDonna Guevara started coming to Virginia Circle of Parents when herdaughter was in vitro. Abused as a child, Donna wanted to learn how toparent effectively. She didn’t want to repeat the heartache of the past. ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 13“It was very beneficial to me and my family,” she saysof the group. “I now have three kids. My second childwas born autistic and my last child has had somedifficulties. I needed a support system.”The Virginia Circle of Parents program, part of theNational Circle of Parents network, is a self-helpsupport group run by parents for parents. FamiliesForward Virginia trains facilitators who providesupport and resources. In the support group, parentsshare their parenting concerns as they work togetherto learn the principle of parent empowerment. Theparent voice is central to all aspects and all levels ofthe Circle of Parents program.Donna now helps parents learn how to tell their storyas the Circle of Parents TA/QA Specialist. She hastrained more than 60 parents with resources createdby the National Alliance of Children’s Trust Funds. “Wehelp them to use their voices at the General Assemblyand other places,” she says. One Spanish speaking group in the Tidewater areashe works with has a loyal group of participants, manyof whom have attended the group since 2013. “It’s asocial group. They work on exercise and nutrition atthe beginning of the meeting,” she says. “They sharefood and cultural meals. It’s very much a big family.They support one another.”During last fiscal year, Circle of Parents opened threenew group sites in Norfolk and worked to having 15groups practicing across the state by the end of 2023.During the fiscal year, the program served 233individuals, representing a substantial increase fromthe previous year. Circle of Parents also has programs in Fairfax andVirginia Beach that are targeted to potentialcaregivers such as grandparents raising theirgrandchildren. And it’s started a statewide virtual LGBTQ outreach forparents whose children are coming out about theirsexuality. The group is run by trained counselors basedin Alexandria. “Some children don’t express that to their parentsuntil they have graduated from high school,” says JulieRivnak-McAdam, Parent Leadership and EngagementManager for Circle of Parents. “This group helpsparents support their children when they do share.”The Virginia Circle of Parents program, part of theNational Circle of Parents network, is a self-helpsupport group run by parents for parents.

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The LEx Leaders she works with are people with livedexperience—parents, caregivers, etc. —who havenavigated the welfare system, had a positive outcomeand can help others in Family Resource Centers dothe same. “They are strong, compassionate people,”Ebony says.Each resource center provides services geared towardthe community’s needs, everything from education tohousing. “We get the resources they need and thesupport they need,” Ebony says. “When I was a kid, Iwished there were services that could help me and mymom.”The child of a single mom with mental health andsubstance abuse challenges, Ebony knows the type ofissues families face. Because of her lived experience,Ebony became a substance abuse and mental healthcounselor. “I made a change when I found theresources. That makes a difference,” she says. In her work with Families Forward Virginia, Ebonyhelps train LEx Leaders. She also connects with LExLeaders nationwide. “I give our LEx Leaders autonomyso they can go out and build a relationship with thecommunity,” she says. LEx Leaders—Supporting Communities, Nurturing Children, Empowering FamiliesEbony Glover-Epps is grateful to be working in LEx Leadership. “Mypersonal experiences help me walk this journey with others,” saysEbony who is in a position “to help and support people and families.”ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 14“Supporting communities,nurturing children andempowering families.We’re doing all of that.”Ebony Gover-Epps, Families Forward Virginia LEx Leader Family Resource Centers help build those connectionswith communities. “We want them to tell us what isneeded,” Ebony says. “Put the ball in their court so wecan co-design services.”Strong partnerships with agencies in the communityis also important, she adds. “We can help providetechnical assistance and quality assurance.”Supporting communities, nurturing children andempowering families. “We’re doing all of that,” Ebonysays.

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Parents as Teachers Builds Upon Family StrengthsResearch shows that positive parenting promotes critical social and emotional skills in children. When parents and/or caregivers are engaged, children grow their self-esteem, self-efficacy anddecision-making skills along with other necessary skills. ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 15Parents as Teachers engages parents and caregiversand provides support in helping them enhance theparent-child relationship through a home visiting andpartnering approach. “It’s the partnership of the parent educator with thefamily because we understand parents know the mostabout their children and we augment that with whatwe know is developmentally appropriate, and thensupport them as the best parents they can be,” saysSheri Parcell, Virginia Parents as Teachers Director.“It’s a trusting relationship, one that provides goodinformation to parents.” The program promotes family well-being by helpingparents build upon family strengths. It may beproviding information or resources or talking withparents and listening to their concerns and fears. Itmay be helping parents see the value of teaching theirchildren and advocating for their children. It may behelping parents and children connect and becomestronger as a family unit. “This is all about the parent/child connection andcoaching them through that,” Sheri says.Parents as Teachers has been proven throughresearch to help decrease the number of cases of childmaltreatment when home visiting services aredelivered through a statewide home visiting program.By working with parents, caregivers and families, theprogram can help improve parenting knowledge andskills, increase school readiness and help detectdevelopmental delays and health issues. In Virginia, many CHIP and Healthy Families programsincorporate the Parents as Teachers model orcurriculum and there are also independent Parents asTeachers programs. There are 10 model affiliates and25 programs that use the Parents as Teacherscurriculum in the state.“We have heard from countless parents about thedifference that having a parent educator has made,from something as simple as understanding childdevelopment to major changes in their life as a parent,as a person. Having that different direction makesthem a better parent,” Sheri says. “It warms my heartso much when we hear from parents. It’s just huge.” “It’s the partnership of theparent educator with thefamily because we understandparents know the most abouttheir children... and thensupport them as the bestparents they can be.”Sheri Parcell, Virginia Parents as Teachers Director

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Advocating for Families Through DataCollecting data is essential to the work of Families ForwardVirginia because it shines a light on the realities thatfamilies across the state face. ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 16During the 2022-23 fiscal year, Families Forwardcompleted an equity analysis that disproved severalbroad assumptions. “People have assumptions, especially when they aredealing with a diverse state that ranges from themost rural to the most urban areas, fromAppalachia to the suburbs of Washington, D.C.,”says Kira Walker, Director of Research andEvaluation. “People can have perceptions of whatlife must be like in certain areas. Doing a dataanalysis can totally change the narrative of thestory.”Every program under the Families Forwardumbrella has its own data collecting methodologies.By studying the data, stories emerge. “It’s the fine art of finding a human component inthe numbers,” Kira says. “We try to tell stories withnumbers, but those numbers have to berepresentative of what’s being done.”Data can be used in various ways to provideinformation that might otherwise be overlooked.“For example, we can dig into the data to see ifthere are more instances of developmental delays,”Kira says. “We can find service gaps or if there issomething systemic going on. We can dig in andbetter advocate for families because of the data. Weare always trying to use data in the smartest waypossible.”Data that is collected drives advocacy and fundingthat can impact families. Michael Mallett, AppliedResearch Coordinator for Early Impact Virginia,works with data for a subset of Healthy Familiesprograms that are funded with a federal grant andalso data collected from a survey of all home visitingmodels across the state.“The survey data is used to tell the story of homevisiting across the state to the General Assemblyand policy makers with a goal of increasingawareness and funding for home visiting,” he says. The annual survey of all home visiting models alsoprovides insight into current trends. “We learned,for instance, that staff turnover is an issue and thenumber of staff in the field has declined,” Michaelsays. You may not be able to see the direct impact of thedata, but it does impact families. “Data affects thedecisions of the host program and then familiesrealize the benefit,” Kira says. ““We can find service gaps or if there is somethingsystemic going on. We can dig in and better advocatefor families because of the data. We are alwaystrying to use data in the smartest way possible.”Kira Walker, Director of Research & Evaluation

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Hugs & Kisses Helps Children Understand Body AutonomyElementary school children throughout Virginia have beenlearning about the dangers of secret touching through theeducational play Hugs & Kisses since 1983.ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 17Presented annually, the play teaches children fiveimportant concepts: the concept of secret touchingthe importance of telling a trusted adult if thishas happenedprivate parts of your body are those that arecovered by a swimsuitchildren have the right to say “no” to secrettouchingsecret touching is never the child’s faultFamilies Forward Virginia has been involved withHugs & Kisses since the play’s inception co-coordinating performances with the VirginiaDepartment of Social Services, Virginia RepertoryTheatre and local school systems.Families Forward has the primary responsibility forhandling the distribution of parent preparationmaterial and teacher education material as well astraining the professional actors at Virginia RepertoryTheatre about child sexual abuse and thetechniques used in discussing these issues withchildren. Families Forward also prepares and sendsout evaluation packets to 50 schools each Spring.“Children may not have knowledge orcommunication skills to talk about child sexualabuse. This play helps them become aware in achild-friendly way of bad touching or secrettouching,” says Rachel Miller, Hugs & Kisses andDarkness to Light Program Coordinator. “It alsoreiterates several times to tell a trusted adult if theyhave questions or have experienced secrettouching. It’s an important aspect of FamiliesForward’s goal of preventing child abuse.”Two CPS Specialists are present for each play tohelp support the school counselors in case childrendisclose potential sexual abuse. After children see the show, results have shownthere is an increase in their knowledge of the safetylessons in the play. From October 2022 to June 2023, there were 129performances of the play throughout the state with38,210 children seeing the production. After theshow, 756 children had questions and 95 of thosechildren were referred to Child Protective Services. “This is an important aspect of our goal ofpreventing child abuse,” says Rachel. “Children may not haveknowledge or communicationskills to talk about childsexual abuse. This playhelps them become aware in achild-friendly way...”Rachel Miller, Hugs & Kisses andDarkness to Light Program Coordinator

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Alex DerHovhannessianTraci DeShazorLeah FraleyDr. Amy GreearTricia HarperDr. Cynthia MorrowIndividual GivingJillian AnwahBacak-Hogan Charitable FundLauren BayesKarl and Sarah BrackSharon Brickhouse MartinMaria BrownLinda BurkBeverly and Susanne CrumpCarol Dolber McMurrayLeah FraleyRudy and Catherine GarciaMartin L. And Patricia H. Giles Fund of the CommunityFoundation for a Greater RichmondRobert and Nina GravesPhillip and JoAnn GraysonDr. Amy GreearRichard GriffithDr. Stanley JonesShannon Robshaw KeckDarren KnutsenNancy LevinThe Loucks Family FoundationCarolyn McDanielPaige MooneyCynthia Morrow, MDJon NafzigerAshley RogersDeborah RussellNathan SmithDr. John P. ThomasJohn VottaJohn WestGlenda WrightADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESFAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 18CIVIC & Federated GivingAmerican CharitiesBlackbaud Giving FundVirginia Credit Union on behalf of Tracy McCabeKiwanis Club of Midlothian-ChesterfieldThe Goddard SchoolWestside Elementary School, Smithfield, VAThomas Jefferson Middle School, Arlington, VACorporate & Foundation GrantsCall Federal Credit UnionNewport News ShipbuildingRobins FoundationSpurrier GroupThe Progressive Insurance FoundationBequestsSean J. Gallagher TrustEvery effort was made to present an accurate listing of donorswho contributed between July 2022 and June 2023. If we haveoverlooked you or made an error in your name, please acceptour apologies and contact us at 804-359-6166. Thank You to our Donors!Board of DirectorsDr. Stanley Jones, ChairRoberta Tinch, Vice ChairDr. Kemal Atkins, TreasurerJamia Crockett, SecretaryPatricia “Trish” O’BrienCameron PattersonAshley RogersJohn ThomasJessica West

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$ 2,788,417 Grants to Sites $ 656,428 Supporting Services ManagementAdvocacy Fundraising$ 374,786 Contracts, Fees andTraining Revenue Learn more about Virginia’s Planfor Home Visiting and Early ImpactVirginia’s work to strengthen thehome visiting system found atearlyimpactva.org. Advocate for expanded home visiting services. Meet with your state and local policymakers and highlight the successes that families experience through effective services.When legislators see first-hand the importance of early childhood home visiting andchild abuse prevention, they put family-friendly policies and funding first.FAMILIES FORWARD VIRGINIA • 2023 ANNUAL REPORT 19ADVANCING PROGRAMS, PRACTICES & POLICIESFOR VIRGINIA’S CHILDREN & FAMILIESHow You Can HelpDonate to Families ForwardVirginia as well as to agencies that support families in yourcommunity.Visit our website, read about ourpolicy priorities, and learn moreabout home visiting and child abuseprevention programs and resources.FinancialsExpenditures:$ 6,247,827 Revenue:$ 6,274,510 $ 2,802,982 Program Services TrainingQuality Assurance Evaluation$ 832,946 Commonwealth ofVirginia, General Fund$ 3,060,589 Commonwealth of Virginia,TANF Funds$ 850,967 Commonwealth of Virginia,Federal CBCAP funds$ 187,492 Commonwealth of Virginia, FederalCenters for Disease Control funds$ 640,749 Commonwealth of Virginia,Federal MIECHV funds$ 160,422 Federal Funds from Administrationfor Children and Families (OPRE)$ 50,500 Grants & Foundations$ 79,485 Private Donations, includingIndividual Giving$ 36,574 Other/Interest IncomeFederal & State FundsOther Income SourcesTraining Revenue

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