THOMPSON CHILD & FAMILY FOCUS INC
Programs
Program 1 [2021]
EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES: SEE SCHEDULE OTHROUGHOUT A WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC, THOMPSON IS PROUD THAT OUR EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES CONTINUED TO LEAN IN TO THEIR MISSION WHEN SO MANY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS DOWNSIZED OR COLLAPSED ENTIRELY. AT ONE POINT, THOMPSON WAS JUST ONE OF 33% OF EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERS TO REMAIN OPEN IN THE CHARLOTTE AREA. THOMPSON'S FIVE STAR, STATE-OF-THE-ART CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (TCDC) FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING AND GROWING CHILDREN AGES 0-5. TCDC SPECIALIZES IN SERVING CHILDREN THAT HAVE DEVELOPMENTAL, EMOTIONAL, AND/OR BEHAVIORAL NEEDS, AND PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND, HIGH QUALITY EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE TO EVERY STUDENT IT SERVES. WE EXPERIENCED MINIMAL TURNOVER DURING A YEAR THAT SAW RECORD NUMBERS OF IT IN THIS SPACE. THOMPSON ALSO BEGAN INVESTING MORE IN EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INVESTED MORE IN EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICES TARGETTING THAT AGE SUCH AS PCIT. THOMPSON STRATEGICALY SCALED BACK OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH SMARTSTART AT THE END OF THE 20/21 FY BUT WE ARE MORE COMMITTED THAN EVER TO THE POPULATION. OUR SATISFACTION RATES IN THESE PROGRAMS FROM OUR CLIENTS ARE CONSISTENTY IN THE 90+%. OUR "IMPACT" PROGRAM ADDED AN EVIDENCED BASED INTERVENTION THIS PAST YEAR CALLED "TPOT", WHICH ACTUALY INTERVENES WITH THE TEACHER AND THEIR SKILLSET SO THAT WE CAN IMPACT AN ENTIRE CLASSROOM INSTEAD OF JUST ONE KID AT A TIME. GOING INTO FY21/22, THOMPSON NOW HAS FULL-TIME EARLY CHILDHOOD THERAPISTS WHICH WE HAD NEVER FORMALLY HAD THAT SPECIALIZATION. THIS IS ALL A PART OF THOMPSON'S GOAL OF SWIMMING UPSTREAM TO SUPPORT KIDS AND FAMILIES AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE POINT TO MAXIMIZE POSITIVE OUTCOMES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$3MProgram 2 [2021]
FAMILY SERVICES: SEE SCHEDULE OFAMILY SEVICES: THOMPSON HAS CREATED AN EVIDENCE BASED, DATA-DRIVENFOUNDATION FOR EVERY ONE OF THE SERVICES IT OFFERS IN THE PILLAR OFFAMILY SERVICES AND STABILITY. CHILDREN RANGING FROM 0-18 ARE OFFERED AVARIETY OF SERVICES THAT CAN PROVIDE MEASURABLE IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALAND FAMILY GROWTH. EACH PROGRAM TARGETS THOSE THAT ARE AT THE MOST RISKIN THEIR HOMES, SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES, CHILDREN ANDFAMILIES REFERRED FROM CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES(CPS), FOSTER PARENTS,AND FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL BEHAVIOR NEEDS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE MENTORING FOR PARENTS LIVING IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY WHO HAVE OPEN CPS CASES, A VIBRANT FOSTER CARE PROGRAM, WHICH GREW TO OVER 270 HOMES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, INCLUDING THERAPEUTIC FOSTER CARE, AND A 12.5 YEAR LIFE MENTORING PROGRAM CALLED FRIENDS OF THE CHILDREN CHARLOTTE, WHICH PAIRS FULLTIME PAID LIFE NAVIGATORS WITH COHORTS OF EIGHT CHILDREN FROM FIRST GRADE THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. THIS PROGRAM IS NOW SERVING 56 KIDS, EXPECTED TO GROW TO 72 GOING INTO 2022. THOMPSON IS ENTERING IT'S SECOND YEAR POST-ACQUISITION OF THE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION CALLED "A CHILD'S PLACE AND INTEGRATING THEM INTO THE PRE-EXISTING SERVICE CONTINUUM. THOMPSON HAS BEEN ABLE TO PIVOT THIS PROGRAM (AT A CRITICAL TIME PRE-PANDEMIC) TO BECOME MORE OF A COMMUNITY BASED SERVICE THAN A SCHOOL-BASED ONE. WE NOW TARGET THE HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD AND INCREASE THEIR ABILITY TO BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT AND GET INTO A STABLE LIVING SITUATION. THOMPSON WAS ABLE TO SECURE SOME GRANT SUPPORT TO HELP BOLSTER THIS PROGRAM AS IT WAS HISTORICALLY ENTIRELY RELIANT ON COMMUNITY PHILANTHROPY. OUR FAMILY SERVICES ACROSS THE BOARD BOAST A 95% SATISFACTION RATE. NEARLY 98% OF OUR FOSTER PARENTS REPORT THAT THEY WOULD HAPPILY REFER OTHER FAMILIES TO FOSTER WITH THOMPSON. 92% OF OUR FOSTER YOUTH ARE DISCHARGING WITH POSITIVE OUTCOMES. THIS YEAR, THOMPSON ALSO BEGAN EMBARKING ON ADDING A NEW EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL TO NORTH CAROINA, CALLED TFCO (TREATMENT-FOSTER CARE OREGON). THIS IS A MODEL THAT EXISTS IN OTHER STATES AND IS NEEDED SIGNIFICANTLY IN OUR STATE. THIS WILL BE A 9-12 MONTH PROJECT BUT THIS SERVICE WILL BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW THOMPSON IS EXPANDING SERVICES TO MEET CRITICAL SERVICE GAPS IN NORTH CAROLINA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$5.3MProgram 3 [2021]
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: SEE SCHEDULE OMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: THOMPSON SERVED 1,627 INDIVIDUAL CHILDREN IN THE VIBRANT ARRAY OF MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS THAT IT OFFERS. PROGRAMS IN THIS ARENA FOCUS PRIMARILY ON THOSE CHILDREN THAT ARE AT THE GREATEST RISK FOR DAMAGE TO THEMSELVES AND/OR OTHERS DUE TO MULTIPLE TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES, ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND/OR OTHER MENTAL HEALTH DIFFICULTIES. CHILDREN RANGING FROM 6-13 ARE PLACED IN ONE OF FOUR PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES (PRTF), WHICH ARE FASHIONED TO FEEL LIKE A CHILD'S HOME, RATHER THAN A MEDICAL CENTER. THERE, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED AND ASSISTED IN IDENTIFYING TRAUMA, BUILDING SKILLS WHICH THEY CAN TAKE BACK INTO THEIR HOME ENVIRONMENTS. THOMPSON ALSO UTILIZES A PROGRAM CALLED ADIRA, A PRTF EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGED 13-17 CHALLENGED BY THE TRAUMA AND REPERCUSSIONS OF BEING SUBJECTED TO CHARLOTTE'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING.THIS LAST YEAR, THOMPSON HAS EXPANDED OUR RESIDENTIAL CAPACITY AND ARE NOW SERVING NEARLY 40 YOUTH ON ANY GIVEN DAY ON OUR CAMPUS, WITH AN EXPECTAITON THAT WE WILL BE SERVING 56 YOUTH DAILY BY THE END OF 22. OUR PROGRAMS ARE DEFINED BY A CARE-FOCUSED APPROACH, THAT PROVIDES A CORE RELATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, EMPHASIZING WELL-BEING OUTCOMES AND HEALTHIER FAMILY CONNECTIONS. THOMPSON ALSO UTILIZES A SPECIALIZED LEVEL OF THERAPY CALLED TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (TF-CBT), AN EVIDENCE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION MODEL THAT ADDRESSES THE BEHAVIORAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS FOLLOWING SIGNIFICANT TRAUMA. THIS LAST YEAR, THOMPSON BEGAN CREATING TWO NEW SHORT-TERM CRISIS PROGRAMS AT THE REQUEST OF CHILD WELFARE & MEDICAID LEADERSHIP DUE TO THE GROWING NEEDS EXPERIENCED BY OLDER ADOLESCENTS IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHO HAD NO STABLE PLACEMENTS. THESE PROGRAMS LAUNCHED IN MAY 2021. FINALLY, THOMPSON EMPLOYS A WIDE VARIETY OF COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND/OR FAMILIES THAT ARE EXPERIENCING A RANGE OF BEHAVIORAL, EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE OUTPATIENT THERAPY, INTENSIVE IN-HOME SERVICES, ANDHIGH-FIDELITY WRAPAROUND SERVICES, ALL OF WHICH REMAINED FULLY OPERATIONAL DURING THE PANDEMIC BY PIVOTING TO VIRTUAL OR HYBRID SERVICE DELIVERY. THOMPSON HAS CONTINUED TO INVEST IN TRAINING OUR STAFF IN EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES AND ENSURING OUR THERAPISTS HAVE THE BEST TRAINING IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES HAVE A 97% AVERAGE SATISFACTION RATE AND A 76% MENTAL HEALTH GAIN AVERAGE EXPERIENCED BY CLIENTS THROUGHOUT TREATMENT.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2020 – Jun 30, 2021Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$11.2M
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