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IN THE WA KE OF T H E O N GO IN G R ACIAL INJUSTICES A ND S OCIOECO N OMIC D ISPAR ITIE S EXACER B ATED BY T H E COV ID -19 PAN D E MIC, THER E HAVE B EEN N U ME R O U S E F F O R TS TO CLOSE THE R ACIA L W E ALTH GAP. AT CF U F, TH E FOUNDATION OF O U R WO R K H AS ALWAYS B E E N TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL AN D ECON OMIC EQU IT Y F OR OUR MEMB ER S BY GE N E R ATIN G W E ALTH, TH E TA NGIB L E A ND INTAN GIB LE ASSE TS, TH AT GIV E THEM THE FR EED OM AN D O PPOR TU N IT Y TO L IVE THE L IVES TH E Y D E SIR E . A N EVOLUTION WITH IN O U R WO R K IS CR E ATIN G AVENUES FOR INTER GE N E R ATIO N AL W E ALTH TR A NSFER IN COM MU N ITIE S OF COLOR AN D TH E L EGACY IMPACT OF D OIN G S O. IN O R D E R F OR THIS KIND OF WEA LTH TR AN SF E R TO H APPE N SUCCESSFUL LY, A L L PL AYE R S IN TH E S YS TE M— COR POR ATE INSTI TU TION S, GOV E R N ME N T, A ND PHIL A NTHR OP Y—MU S T U N D E R STAN D THE SY STEMIC ISSUE S AT PL AY S O TH AT W E CA N COMMIT TO BE IN G PAR T O F IN N OVATIV E SOLUTIONS THAT WO R K TOWAR D GE N E R ATIN G EQUITA B L E WEA LT H F OR ALL.
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WE ARE THE CENTER FOR URBAN FAMILIES A
leading voice in the national conversation
on responsible fatherhood. A
support network for Baltimore’s most
vulnerable citizens. A
staunch advocate for child support reform
in Maryland. A
respected leader in workforce programming
that transforms lives through education, training, and wealth creation. A
trainer that helps non-profits across the
country strengthen low-income families.
OUR M I S S I O N I S TO S T RE NG TH EN U R B A N CO M M U N I TI ES BY HE LPI N G FAT H ER S A N D FA M I L I ES AC H I EV E S TAB ILI T Y A N D ECO NO M I C S U CC ES S .
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With another passing year of continued uncertainty, I am fueled now, more than ever before, by our commitment to dismantling poverty. As an organization committed to working alongside residents of Baltimore City, our obligation to address the structural inequalities across systems is acutely clear—we must end poverty. It’s a bold goal, as many people tell me, but it is not unachievable.
" C RE AT I N G I NT E RG EN ER ATI O N A L W E A LT H I N FA M I L I ES OF CO LO R I S C R I T I C A L I N T H E LO N G -TER M T RA NS F O R M ATI O N O F U RB AN CO M M U N I TI ES ."
There have been a series of events during this past year and a half that have made me step back and really look at who we were before and who we are now. Who the Center was pre-pandemic, pre-storming of the nation’s Capitol, pre-racial reckoning, and the influence that those events have had on who we are today. I’ve reflected on who we were prior to the creation of our ALL In strategy, and how it has helped us formalize our comprehensive approach to tackle the cycles of inequity, accelerate social justice and economic opportunity, and advocate for policies that promote an inclusive and equitable economy for all. ALL In has been a catalyst in our ability to help fathers and families work.
The similarities are not lost on me between this perspective and the transformation that our members go through after completing our programs. In fact, one member’s transformation in particular helped define a critical component of the Center for Urban Families' strategic direction moving forward. As you will read in this year’s Member Feature Story on David Anderson, David was a CFUF Member and Alumnus who started his journey with us by graduating from our STRIVE® program in 2006. David went on to become the founder of his own pest control service company and, shortly thereafter, he added homeowner to his list of accomplishments with the help of our Homebuying Assistance Program. In April 2021, after battling a rare stomach cancer, David passed. A month prior to his transition, David and I were sitting on his daughter’s front porch, and he told me that he didn’t have anything set up to transfer his assets to his daughter. I went into response mode reaching out to my network to ensure that David’s affairs were in order, and all that he had worked so hard to create for his family would translate into intergenerational wealth. This experience made me realize the next layer of CFUF’s responsibility to our members. Creating intergenerational wealth in families of color is critical to the long-term transformation of urban communities. It’s equally important to recognize that wealth in communities of color goes beyond money, and the investment that an individual makes to enhance his or her social capital plays a crucial role in overcoming both social and economic barriers. Transferring David’s investment in himself changed the trajectory of his family—he passed on the resources, ideas, experiences, love, and support so that his children and grandchildren have the freedom to choose their own paths in life. With more transformations like David’s, entire communities can begin to change directions. Our recently completed five-year strategic plan, as summarized on the next two pages, confirms our commitment to the Baltimore community and to those residents, like David, who seek brighter futures for themselves and their families. We are excited for what the future holds and invite you to go ALL In with us.
Joseph T. Jones, Jr. Founder, President & CEO
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FORWARD THINKING & FUTURE FOCUSED In 2019, we launched ALL In, as our service delivery model, to dismantle poverty in Baltimore. Since its launch, we have sought to better understand the organizational implications associated with achieving this vision for our members. In February of 2021, CFUF engaged Wellspring Consulting to lead a strategic planning process to define the programmatic components of ALL In; address programmatic gaps; ensure alignment and integration across programs; and clarify needed organizational and financial requirements (e.g. staff, infrastructure, funding). The strategic plan builds on our deep commitment and connection to community; our knowledge and distinctive experience working with men and fathers; and our commitment to equity, and racial and economic justice. The plan charts the course for our next five years of supporting members to achieve social and economic mobility.
A strategic plan for the next five years Our five-year strategic plan projects staffing to grow from 35 to 55 FTEs, and our budget to grow from $4.3 million to $7.8 million. The plan centers on four strategic plan goals outlined on the next page.
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PR OVID E D IFFE R E N T T YPE S O F ON E-ON-O N E S U PPO R T TO ENCOUR AG E PR O GR AM E N R OLLME N T, CO MPLE TIO N, A ND ACHIEVEME N T OF ME MB E R GOALS The evolution of ALL In recognizes that not every member seeks long-term support. Going forward, ALL In will enable members to engage with CFUF in ways that make sense for them either through our “gateway” programs and holistic services, memberdriven networks that provide mutual support, by-request and time-limited case management, and intensive and long-term coaching.
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ENHA NCE OUR PR O GR AM POR TF OLIO AN D PA R TNER SHIPS TO PR OV ID E H O LISTIC S U PPO R T F OR MEMB ER FA MILIE S We will enhance our programming, both in-house and in collaboration with partners, so that available programs and services align with a clearly-defined set of mobility outcomes: workforce development, family strengthening, adult education, financial management, housing, health, social support, and social change.
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EMPLOY CA PACIT Y B U ILD IN G AN D ADVOCACY TO A DVA NCE R ACIAL AN D ECON OMIC J U S TICE IN B A LTIMOR E A N D B E YO N D We will employ capacity building and advocacy to advance racial and economic justice in Baltimore and beyond, by pursuing strategies to leverage our distinct knowledge; by disseminating that knowledge throughout the human services field; and by formalizing our advocacy approach on critical issues that impact members’ ability to achieve social and economic mobility.
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STR ENG THEN DATA S YS TE MS TO F OS TE R IN N OVATION, CONTINUOUS IMPR OV E ME N T, AN D IMPACT We will remain a data-driven organization by defining and tracking program-specific outcomes, mobility outcomes, secondary metrics that measure members’ progress toward self-sufficiency, and additional data for purposes of improving CFUF’s effectiveness over time.
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TRANSFORMING FATHERS, FAMILIES & COMMUNITIES Since our founding in 1999, CFUF has remained at the forefront of addressing Baltimore’s most pressing issues, including poverty, unemployment, father-absence, and family disintegration. We maintain an unwavering commitment to assisting individuals in regaining the personal power needed to benefit their families and communities.
MEMBERS’ HOURLY WAGES HAVE INCREASED TO:
$14.29 $14.19 AV E R AGE WAGE
69,729 CH ILD R E N’ S LIVES IMPACTED
5,126
F U LL-TIME J O B S SECU R E D
IN TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING
$14.22
IN ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT
$14.84 $15.92
IN MANUFACTURING
32,204
MEN’S AND WOMEN’S LI VE S TR A NSFOR MED
Data represents: 1/1/2020 – 12/31/2020
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JOB PLACEMENTS IN 2020
IN CONSTRUCTION
In a year like no other, CFUF provided…
$105,000
IN COVID-19 R E LIE F GIF T CAR D S THR OUG H AN AN ON YMO U S D O N OR
$10,000+
IN EMER G ENCY F IN AN CIAL AS S ISTAN CE , F OR GENER A L EMER GEN CIE S AN D R E N TAL AS S ISTAN CE
MORE THAN 100
COVID G IFT B AGS CO N TAIN IN G PPE , F OOD, SCHOOL SUP PLIE S, AN D LE AR N IN G GAME S
150 CHILDREN
FR OM 48 FA MIL IE S W ITH PR E SE N TS TH R O U GH L A MA R JACKSO N’ S F O U N DATIO N
MORE THAN 80
T HA NKSG IVING B A SKET S D ISTR IB U TE D D IR ECTLY TO ME MB E R S
5 FAMILIES
WITH $500 A MA ZO N CH R IS TMAS GIF T CAR D S OR WISH L ISTS THR OU GH AN E ME R ITU S B OAR D ME MB E R
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For self. For family. For future.
ALL IN IS CFUF’S COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY TO TACKLE THE CYCLES OF INEQUITY, ACCELERATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY, AND ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT PROMOTE AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUITABLE ECONOMY FOR ALL. ALL In leverages two decades of applied learnings to: Address the serious challenges of chronic underemployment and family instability. AND Link individual accountability, person-centered case management, and supportive networks with workforce development training, education, and civic engagement.
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OUR CORE PROGRAMS STRIVE® Baltimore
Back to Business
An intensive 3-week workshop that combines tangible
A 3-day job readiness training that focuses on
skills, such as resume writing and interviewing, with
refreshing the soft skills and job search skills of
attitudinal training that prepares individuals to obtain
individuals with prior work experience who are seeking
and retain employment.
employment.
Baltimore Responsible Fatherhood Services
Baltimore BOOST (Boosting Opportunities for Social and Economic Mobility for Families)
A 4-week training integrated into STRIVE® Baltimore and other CFUF initiatives that utilizes CFUF's
A partnership between CFUF and Baltimore City
Developing All Dads for Manhood and Parenting
Community College (BCCC) that provides individuals
(DAD MAP) curriculum to assist non-custodial
with low incomes, access to work and life skills
fathers with low incomes, to increase and build
training, BCCC job training certification programs, job
their fatherhood knowledge and skills.
placement and retention support, and other supportive services to accelerate social and economic mobility.
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BALTIMORE COMMUNITIES ASSISTING AND ADVANCING NEIGHBORS + BALTIMORE 2GEN ECOSYSTEM: ALIGNING INITIATIVES FOR GREATER OUTCOMES With over two decades of experience in human
Wealth goes beyond dollars and cents. It is about the
services, the Center for Urban Families has fine-tuned
tangible and intangible assets that give an individual
our support strategies and programmatic design
the freedom and opportunity to live the life he or she
serving Baltimore’s most marginalized populations
desires. Similarly, poverty is not just about a lack of
living in high crime and high poverty communities.
money; it is also about a lack of power. According to
We’re driven to help our members fully exit poverty
the US Partnership on Mobility from Poverty, although
and sustain themselves and their families inclusive of
measures of economic success such as income and
fathers—ultimately strengthening urban communities
assets are foundational to upward mobility, they do not
by addressing the real systematic barriers that prevent
fully capture people’s experiences. Consideration must
neighborhoods of color from growing.
be given to one’s intangible assets, such as their unique
In the wake of the ongoing racial injustices and socioeconomic disparities exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, there have recently been numerous efforts to close the racial wealth gap. In order to successfully do so, however, requires understanding a fundamental component of wealth inequality often void in the dialogue of these efforts: the definition of wealth and poverty in communities of color.
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skills and talents, educational opportunities, emotional and mental well-being, relationships and networks, their sense of belonging within their community, and their sense of control over the trajectory of their lives to enhance both their social and material capital—the true representation of one’s overall wealth.
So how do we enhance one’s social and material
generations) simultaneously, the application of 2Gen
capital? The Center for Urban Families’ latest
practices will impact a parent’s education and social
undertaking, Baltimore Communities Assisting and
and economic stability, while simultaneously impacting
Advancing Neighbors (BCAAN), tackles this head on.
the overall health of a child’s learning and development
BCAAN is a three-year initiative funded by the Robin
trajectory. The outcomes on children’s education and
Hood, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg, and Bill and
healthy development are powerful catalysts to drive
Melinda Gates Foundations. BCAAN is supporting
parents’ own well-being, thus increasing the potential
residents to access economic and social pathways,
of the whole family to thrive.
and gain leadership and gain leadership and advocacy skills, in order to co-create new solutions to sustainably, lift families out of poverty, and create pipelines of next-generation leaders of local community-based organizations. Focused on the Greater Penn-North Community in Baltimore, BCAAN is constructing an economic mobility ecosystem using a multi-generational approach that will assist community residents with working toward economic success, power and autonomy, and being valued in the community.
Recognizing the synergies across the BCAAN and 2Gen projects, CFUF is aligning the work as The Baltimore Social and Economic Mobility Collaborative to position greater outcomes for both initiatives. Coupling a multigenerational approach to advancing social and economic mobility for adults and their children (Baltimore 2Gen) with a place-based approach to enhancing residents’ skills while building next-generation organizational leaders (BCAAN), the Collaborative will create a vibrant network of community organizations,
Complementing the BCAAN initiative work is the
service providers and West Baltimore residents to
continuation of the Baltimore 2Gen Ecosystem
ensure families inclusive of fathers have access to a
Framework that CFUF launched last year. Aimed at
seamless network of services and opportunities that
addressing the needs of adults and children (two
enable adults and children to thrive.
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MEET OUR MEM
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MEMB E R S AR E TH E D R IV IN G F OR CE B E H IN D C F UF. THE IR PE R S E V E R AN CE AN D ACCOMPLIS H ME NT S B R IN G TO LIF E TH E IMPACT OF TH E CE N TE R A ND TH E SU PPOR T OF OU R PAR TN E R S. OU R GOA L IS TO EQU IP O U R ME MB E R S W ITH TH E R ES O U R CE S TH AT E MPOW E R TH E M TO B ECOM E CHA N GE AGE N TS W H O TR AN SF O R M TH E IR LIV E S, FA M ILIE S, AN D COMMU N ITIE S. E V E RY DAY, AS A ME MB E R SECU R E S F U LL-TIME E MPLOYME N T, A YO U TH IS ACCE PTE D IN TO CO LLEGE , AN D A COU PLE STAB ILIZE S A H E ALTH Y R E L ATIO N S H I P A ND H OME , W E AR E R E MIN D E D OF TH E H O PE A ND PR O MISE TH AT LIE S W ITH IN TH E M.
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CREATING INTERGENERATIONAL WEALTH IN COMMUNITIES OF COLOR
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Anita Dinkins says there is no telling how long it will
looking for a fresh start, not long after completing drug
take her daughter to stop referring to her new home
and alcohol treatment. He was able to then land a job
as “Pop Pop’s house.”
with a pest control company and, after a few years,
Dinkins’ late father, David W. Anderson, bought the
Anderson decided to strike out on his own.
rowhouse on Clifton Avenue in the West Baltimore
He founded DWA Pest Service, LLC, and with the help of
Penn-North Community with the help of the Center
the CFUF team, he passed the licensing and certification
for Urban Families nearly a decade ago, and it became
exams. He would say the Center was “like a family that
the place the patriarch gathered his family for Sunday
doesn’t give up on you.” (He was also fond of telling
dinners, holidays, and celebrations.
stories about how Ms. Forrest and Ms. Pitchford made flashcards to help him study, and stopped to quiz him
When he died in April 2021, Anderson left the home
randomly in the hallways of the Center.)
as a stepping stone for his children and grandchild to get ahead in life. Now, Dinkins’ 25-year-old daughter—
Soon after passing the exams, Anderson’s company
DeAsia, Anderson’s eldest grandchild—will move into
was providing pest control to dozens of homes
the home with her children. There, the young mother
and businesses each month, including fellow CFUF
will find an affordable and secure place to live while
members Marcus and Bobbi Collick. Another one of his
she works to shore up her own future, just as Anderson
clients was CFUF itself, where Facilities Manager Lloyd
had wished.
Wright said other than being a “good guy, a really good guy,” Anderson did a great job and was always teaching
“That is the best part for him: He was able to help his
and learning.
family,” Dinkins said of her father. “That was all that mattered to him.”
“He showed me some things I didn’t know,” Wright said. “I truly miss him right now. I saw David go through
When Anderson came to CFUF, he could never have
his journey to become an entrepreneur. His story is one
predicted all the ways his life would change, his
of the highlights of what we do here to promote the
daughter said. He graduated from STRIVE® in 2006
potential of people who come into the facility.”
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Anderson added homeowner to his list of
Brown said he was deeply moved by Anderson’s story
accomplishments with the help of CFUF’s Homebuying
and for help assisting him, he tapped Brett F. Baldino,
Assistance Program. Once homeless, Anderson was
an Associate in his firm who specializes in estate
amazed by the life he built by grabbing hold every time
planning. The attorneys happily offered to represent
CFUF extended an opportunity, Dinkins said.
Anderson pro bono and had the opportunity to speak
“They made all his dreams come true, every last one of his dreams,” Dinkins said. “They were a cut above. He couldn’t have gone to a better program.” The Center’s support continued through the end of his life. When Anderson was diagnosed with a rare stomach cancer and given six months to live, Joe Jones reached out to his network to ensure Anderson’s affairs were in order and all he worked so hard to create for his family would translate into intergenerational wealth. Jones called Jamar R. Brown to ask for help with Anderson’s estate planning. A Partner in the litigation group at Rosenberg Martin Greenberg, LLP, Brown said Jones is a mentor and a friend, and whenever he reaches out, “you know he is doing something to impact someone’s life for the better, and I wanted to be a part of that.”
with him on multiple occasions to learn more about him, his family, and the legacy he intended to leave them. Baldino then prepared an advance directive and a will for Anderson to help ensure that his wishes would be honored upon his passing. “He could not have been more appreciative of us for the work we had done,” Brown said. “He was just a great personality, really funny. I was in stitches for most of the time. What I came away with most was the pride he had to be able to leave something to his family. That was critically important to him." “He was a man who had clearly worked hard to overcome a lot to get where he was.” Anderson, 62, died about two weeks after their final visit. Monica Mitchell, Vice President of Social Impact and Sustainability for Wells Fargo Bank, said Anderson “had a magnetic personality” and the two instantly clicked. Wells Fargo provided the down payment for his home as part of its NeighborhoodLIFT initiative, and she got to know Anderson as a result.
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“I count it as a privilege and an honor to know David,”
She says she was “always a Daddy’s girl”—even if her
she said. “He was the perfect embodiment of someone
father affectionately called her by the nickname “Boy.”
I look up to.
He had a single tattoo: her name on his arm.
“David’s life has not been a storybook by any
She says he would be thrilled to know his family’s legacy
description, but through the collaboration of a
will be continued in the home he provided for them.
committed and interconnected partner like CFUF and programs like Wells Fargo’s, you have the perfect demonstration of what it means to give people a hand up and not a handout.”
“I know he is excited, saying, ‘I left them something,’” Dinkins said. “That’s all he kept thinking about, him leaving us stuff. I just didn’t want him to leave me.”
Mitchell said Anderson also went on to provide pest control for the charter school for girls that she founded in Northeast Baltimore, the Lillie May Carroll Jackson School. Anderson took great pride in the work he did in service of the students, and he became part of the school family. “There are so many lessons to be learned from David’s life,” Mitchell said. Dinkins said she hopes to continue what her father started in his pest control company, although she says, “I am not into bugs. I am not into rodents. I’m going to do it because that is what my Dad wanted. I want to fulfill the rest of his dream.” She says for her father, however, the company was always much more than bugs and rodents. It was his chance to connect with others and help improve their quality of life—and as the owner of the business, he could do so on his terms. “He didn’t want to work for nobody else,” Dinkins said. Anderson grew up in Baltimore City and attended Forest Park High School before enlisting in the Army. Dinkins said her father was eventually kicked out of the service and spent years on a destructive path before committing to turning his life around.
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For much of her early childhood, Dinkins said her father was incarcerated. She visited him as often as she could, and the two cemented a bond that was profound. While in prison, he made her a simple wooden jewelry box with a drawer lined in blue fabric, her favorite color. She’s kept it for almost 40 years.
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DEVIN LEE “THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS IN MY NAME. I CAN LEAVE IT TO MY DAUGHTER…IT’S A GLORIOUS THING.”
"Don’t blame anybody else. What
The most important thing I learned
My neighbors—including
are you doing? You can’t point
was, you have to look into yourself
David Anderson [his next door
the finger nowhere else." That’s
as far as finding out what’s holding
neighbor]—had all been through
what Mr. Jones says. It’s one of
you back. To me, that was the
STRIVE®, and we brought a different
his protocols.
most important thing. You have to
kind of energy to the community.
humble yourself.
We were not tolerating the trash.
Being released from one of my
We call when people illegally dump
jobs led me to STRIVE®. I’m not a
I was finishing STRIVE® when they
religious person, but some stuff
asked me if I would be interested
happens because it is supposed
in homeownership. I said, "Sure."
to happen, and this was what was
Then I forgot about it. I was
supposed to happen for me and
working in a new job when they
This is something that is in
my family.
came to me again and asked how
my name. I can leave it to my
my credit score was. They gave
daughter. If I decide to buy another
me tips on how to boost my score
piece of property, she can have
and showed me some houses
this. It is a glorious thing.
I had set goals for myself to reach by the time I turned a certain age. But it was getting released from that job that I was able to meet my goals of becoming a homeowner and owning a motorcycle, because it led me to CFUF.
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down the street from Penn and North. I was able to buy one of the rowhomes that was gutted and fixed up.
or when the grass needs to be cut. We say, "Let’s get rid of the rats and the riffraff."
Delivering medical equipment for
We are in a good community
When we say we are a CFUF
Johns Hopkins during the peak of
with strong schools and the kind
family, we are a CFUF family.
COVID, Marcus could come home,
of neighbors who will put your
Since moving to Baltimore from
stop in our finished basement
trash can out if you forget. But the
the Eastern Shore, we’ve been
to change clothes and keep our
real comfort is knowing we have
through the STRIVE® and Back
children safe from the virus. He
something of our own that someday
to Business programs, and two
even had a comfortable space
we can leave to our children.
of our children have completed
when he needed to quarantine that we would not have had if we were still in our old apartment.
CFUF training and I am now the At CFUF, the Homebuying
Associate Accountant and the
Assistance Program wasn’t just
Financial Case Manager at CFUF.
about finding a property and
We bought our home just a few
getting a loan. The team gave
months before the pandemic
us support and mentorship and
hit, after we completed CFUF’s
helped us think through what we
Homebuying Assistance Program.
needed to set ourselves up for
It’s a semi-detached house in
success, like a savings account to
Northeast Baltimore off Harford
cover future repairs. They were
Road and Northern Parkway with
with us when we were searching
four bedrooms, two bathrooms
for a house. They were there when
and a backyard deck. We pulled
we did the inspection, and they
up the old green carpet to reveal
celebrated with us at closing.
We did this later in life, but we know now how to help our children do it earlier. We’re proud, as parents, that we can guide them in the right direction. CFUF gave us the tools to build a legacy.
original hardwood floors, and we didn’t have to ask permission from a landlord to change the light pink walls to a modern gray and white.
CFUF MEMBERS
MARCUS AND BOBBI COLLICK “CFUF GAVE US THE TOOLS TO BUILD A LEGACY.”
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The place I live at now is mine.
Having this stability during the
At STRIVE®, I learned how to
I did not see myself being a
pandemic, you realize the power
make myself more marketable
homeowner. It wasn’t in the plans
of owning your home. No one is
to employers. It wasn’t just a job
for me, or so I thought. But the
going to take it from you. I never
program—they deal a lot with the
Center for Urban Families has a
had to worry about rent increases
individual. Their training is tailored
program. I signed the papers about
or anything of the sort. And I am
to people like me who have been
a week after my 34th birthday, and
building equity with the money I
born and raised in Baltimore and
it felt good at the time. But it has
am paying for my mortgage.
have been through some things.
really made a difference in the two years since.
I have been a member at the Center for about five years since I signed up for STRIVE®. After I
CFUF MEMBER
ERIC SMITH
They take all of that into account. They train you, sure, but they also establish a relationship with you.
completed the program, I was
If I never joined the Center, I would
able to go through a job training
have been more dependent on
boot camp at The Foundery in
other people during the pandemic.
South Baltimore for metalwork and
Right now, I am mostly dependent
fabrication. The combination of
upon myself. I am in a position that
those two opportunities set me up
I turn down more work than I can
with the skills I use today.
take on. Multiple people have played a role in my success, and the Center for Urban Families has been a big part. At the end of the day, you have to commit. But, it’s like CFUF says, “we are not giving you anything; we are helping you get what you earn.”
“LIKE CFUF SAYS, 'WE ARE NOT GIVING YOU ANY THING; WE ARE HELPING YOU GET WHAT YOU EARN.'"
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SANTORIO MARTIN AND CHAUNA BROWN “ TO G ETHER , WE AR E CHAN G IN G THE N AR R ATIVE FO R OU R CHIL DR EN AN D OU R CHIL DR EN’ S CHIL DR E N. ”
Through CFUF, we’re not just
Leading us down the path to
to connect me, with a career,
building generational wealth, we’re
homeownership is the latest way
not only a job, and I am now a
breaking generational curses.
CFUF has touched our lives. I
superintendent at The Whiting-
signed up for STRIVE® as I was re-
Turner Contracting Company.
We bought our home in Northeast Baltimore in August 2018 with the help of CFUF’s Homebuying Assistance Program. It is a split-level with a backyard, room for our kids and the dogs, a home office, a loft
entering society following a lengthy incarceration, battling Hodgkin’s lymphoma and learning to walk again after the cancer attacked my vertebra. One day, Mr. Jones caught
CFUF is our support system. If we need a push, they give us one. They are with us for those talk-us-off-theledge moments.
me walking out of the program,
This home and life we’ve built so far
spun me around and gave me a
is just the start of the goals we will
big promise: If I completed the
attain individually and collectively.
It feels good to come home, and it
program, I would never be alone. I
Together, we are changing the
is a blessing for our children to have
would always have a family.
narrative for our children and our
and a finished basement with a kitchenette.
this stability. CFUF made sure all our ducks lined up—our credit was good, accounts were in order—so we could move forward.
This is one of the most powerful statements a person could hear, and it was genuine. A dozen years later, CFUF continues to keep that promise. Also, Joe helped
children’s children. The things we have gone through, the history embedded in our fiber, what we saw as the norm, will not be the norm for our kids.
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CF U F M EM BER
DONELL THOMAS It was about 10 years ago when I came home and found a flyer for the Center for Urban Families hanging on the knob of my front door advertising a program I had never heard of: STRIVE®. I had so much on my mind—I felt like I had lost everything over a period of several years, a job, a marriage, all my possessions, even custody of my children. At one point, I had also lost my house and was living in my mother’s basement.
And here’s what the people at the
I look at the house, we’re trying to
Center did: They have a heart.
make it feel like heaven in there. It
Regardless of what is going on,
is so quiet and peaceful. The kids
they want to help. When my family
are real relaxed.
I was struggling hard, so when I
needed groceries, they connected
saw the door tag, I pulled it off
me to food. They showed me how
the knob and didn’t pay it no
to improve my resume and linked
mind. For months, it just sat there.
me up with job opportunities. They
I knew I needed to get my life on
provided Thanksgiving dinner and
track, so eventually I went down
gift cards to help make things a
to the Center to register myself
little easier. The lessons I learned
for the program.
in the Fatherhood program help me when I am trying to teach
Over the years, I worked hard
responsibility to my kids, who are
to make my way and eventually
now teenagers.
regained custody of my kids. I became a certified nursing
Earlier this year when I was looking
assistant and worked in the
to buy a house, Ms. Marilyn helped
field before starting my career
me get a $10,000 grant. I closed
at Johns Hopkins delivering
on my new home in Northwood
medical equipment.
on June 6. When my girlfriend and
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I appreciate what I’ve been through. I am definitely stronger today. You have to look adversity straight in the face and deal with it.
“YOU HAVE TO LOOK ADVERSIT Y STRAIGHT IN THE FACE AND DEAL WITH IT."
CFUF B EL IEVES IN TH E POW E R O F INTER GENER ATIONAL W E ALTH AN D TH E COMPOUNDING R OLE IT PL AYS IN TR AN SF O R MIN G COMMUNITIES OF COLOR . CR E ATIN G S OCIAL A ND MATER IA L WE ALTH F O R MAR GIN ALIZE D POPUL ATIONS R EQ U IR E S ACCE SS TO R E SO U R CE S, ID EA S, EXPER IENCE S, AN D SU PPOR T TH AT PR O MOTE A N INCLUSIVE A ND EQU ITAB LE ECON OMY F OR A L L . IF WE CA N CO LLECTIV E LY D O TH IS, W E B EL IEVE THAT FUTU R E GE N E R ATIO N S W ILL B E TH E MA NIFESTATION O F TH IS R E ALIT Y—TH AT AN YO N E , R EG A R DL ESS OF R ACE , E TH N ICIT Y, OR GE N D E R , CA N R ECOG NIZE T H E IR POTE N TIAL AN D R E ALIZE THEIR D R EA MS.
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CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE Over twenty years of impact has been fueled by a group of people that have been ALL In since the beginning. A collection of dynamic individuals with infinite optimism, quiet steadfastness, and an unwavering belief in the potential of all people. They have been, and continue to be, the perfect embodiment of everything CFUF stands for.
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C FUF PART N E R
BETH HARBER
SEN IO R P R O G R AM O F F IC ER F O R CO MMU N IT Y DEV ELO P MEN T AN D EN V IR O N MEN T, ABEL L F O U N DAT IO N
“ONE HOMEOWNER CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THE COHESION AND STABILITY AND INVESTMENT IN A COMMUNITY.”
The Abell Foundation was long
Joe saw that the first members
would look up to, as they strived
invested in Center for Urban
who took part in a pilot program
to achieve the same stability and
Families and its work helping
to buy homes on Pennsylvania
financial benefits.
people rise above difficult
Avenue became beacons of hope
situations when Joe Jones came
and emissaries for other members.
to us with another barrier their
Along with buying property, they
members continued to face:
experienced a change in mindset
finding affordable housing.
that comes with the comfort and
Their graduates had success
pride of owning a home.
Much of CFUF’s success in taking on this new program was due to their Director of Development, Marilyn Aklin. She held the members' hands, connecting them to resources like financial
landing jobs and staying in them,
Then, he came to us and said, "I
management, lenders and realtors.
but Joe saw another opportunity.
want to incentivize people," and the
She was with them whenever there
Through homeownership, they
Abell Board agreed to help do that
was a setback and helped manage
could overcome the insecurity and
by providing grants for members
the inspection process. She went
disrespect they’d experienced in their
who worked with local counselors
ALL In from beginning to end.
lives by grabbing hold of a chance to
to build credit and complete a
build intergenerational wealth.
homeownership program.
With CFUF in their lives, owning a
CFUF stepped outside of its
other members, but also the
home was the next step for their
comfort zone to take on a program
neighborhoods. It is one person,
members to transform their lives
like this. They had to be deeply
one household, one step at a time.
and fulfill their potential. (Now, they
involved in people’s lives to be
One homeowner can contribute
were working, finding themselves
helpful to them. The vision was that
to the cohesion and stability and
to be creditworthy, and they were
the homeowners would become
investment in a community. That
saving money. Homeownership
mentors whom other members
is powerful.
In the end, the impact is not only on the families themselves and
was the next step.).
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CFUF PARTNER
CHRIS SWEENEY MARYLAND VOLUNTEER LAWYERS SERVICE’S WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT COORDINATOR When we first started offering expungement clinics with CFUF, we would see as many as 30 clients in one night. People could sign up in advance or walk in to get an appointment with an attorney that was completely free. One of our volunteer attorneys would sit down with a client they never met, look up their cases and provide advice right on the spot. The attorneys would do an immediate analysis, print the
life on track. It can be the thing
CFUF is able to maintain such
documents and get them signed so
that gets them over the hump and
a strong relationship with their
everything would be taken care of.
ready for success.
members, in part, because they
I have seen people get emotional and even cry. Sometimes it is as if this dark cloud hanging over them is being removed.
Working with CFUF, we are able to coordinate services in a way that most benefits people. And it helps our attorneys to work with clients
While we have not been able to
who trust CFUF. We are sometimes
have a clinic since the pandemic,
seen as outsiders. There isn’t
I stay in regular touch with CFUF
always a lot of trust with the judicial
program managers so we can
system, and we can seem to be a
continue to offer expungements
part of that.
to anyone who is interested.
The trust the community has in
Our partnership has been hugely
CFUF also helps our attorneys
impactful, and it goes beyond
make sure the legal work stays
expungements. My coworkers
on track. Our partnership lets
help CFUF members with issues
us increase engagement and
related to taxes, deeds and
communication that might
homeownership. Legal services
otherwise fall off when a person is
can be that final piece of a puzzle
facing so many pressing issues in
when someone is trying to get their
their life and they need to prioritize.
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offer such a warm and welcoming environment. They have really great energy. In my experience, everyone is so positive, and that rubs off on the people who are coming in.
“ S O M ETIM ES IT IS AS IF THIS DARK CLO UD HAN G ING OVER THEM IS BEIN G R EM OVED. ”
C FUF B OAR D M E M B E R
CHRIS R. ROCKEY SVP, NORTHEAST TERRITORY EXECUTIVE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BANKING AND PNC-CERTIFIED WOMEN’S BUSINESS ADVOCATE AT PNC BANK
“IF YO U’ R E G O IN G TO R EPAIR AN D IM PROVE CO M M UN ITIES, YO U HAVE TO STAR T AT THE CO R E WITH IN DIVIDUALS AN D FAM IL IES.”
The way I think about CFUF is, the
foster healing. I didn’t know what
Brown communities. Like we
team has a double bottom line
to do, but I knew we needed to
did following the uprising, PNC
impact—they increase economic
do something. I also knew what
is again investing in Joe and his
opportunities for their graduates
Joe and his team are capable of.
team. This time, we are providing a
and their families while expanding
We ended up funding a series of
grant to help their pursuit of social
the tax base and reducing the
community conversations with
justice in the face of the systemic
need for services. Their success
topics like racism, community
racism that has long enabled the
starts by meeting people exactly
policing and economic
conditions that led to COVID’s
where they are and developing
development. We had speakers
disparate impact.
holistic programs to serve
lined up and open mics so we
them. If you’re going to repair
could listen to the community and
and improve communities, you
draw on their wisdom.
have to start at the core with individuals and families.
Serving this organization is my honor and privilege. As a Navy veteran, and now in my current
CFUF operates with intention.
role, I have spent my life serving
Whether you’re talking about
our country and our community.
It was with all of this in mind, on
STRIVE®, the fatherhood initiative
And when I see the success CFUF
the day after the uprising in 2015
or their efforts around workforce
creates in the lives of so many, I
following Freddie Gray’s murder,
development, this mission is
know I am also serving the child
that I picked up the phone to call
more important than ever as we
I was once, the son of a single
Joe. I was in my office at Pratt
consider the ways the pandemic
parent living in poverty, and all the
and Light streets searching for the
has widened the racial wealth
children in similar situations.
best way to invest grant money to
gap and pummeled Black and
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C FUF B OAR D M E M B E R
VERNĀ MYERS
For many of us who are doing well, we wake up with this idea that the future is bright, or that we have control over our lives. There are
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also people who are waking up understanding that they have to try again to find a job or explain to their manager once more why they need time off to take care of their kids, and convince their manager that they shouldn’t fire them for doing right by their kids. It is a lot to expect someone to hope in a situation where there are so many barriers. CFUF is trying to be that safety net, to create that hope. They understand that a lot of things have to go right for people to keep moving forward. Housing costs are ridiculous and wages are too low. Families do not have wealth because of the inequities and circumstances that preceded them. This is what people mean when they say structural inequality. There are ways to overcome the obstacles, but it is almost
You need a squad. You need
inequities. Whenever I have a
impossible for individuals to
people who are surrounding you,
problem, I think, "Who do I know?"
do this alone. Families do this.
plugging the holes until you can
No one is successful without
Communities do this. Schools and
get some running room. CFUF is
having those types of connections.
governments do this—sometimes.
the squad.
“ T H E RE A R E WAY S TO OVERCO M E T HE OBS TAC L ES , B UT I T I S A L M O S T IMPO S S I B L E F O R IN DIVID UA L S TO DO T H I S A LO N E.”
create networks. And when one
to believe that their situations can
member sees another having
improve by giving the skills and
success they think, "Maybe I can
social capital needed to thrive. So
do that."
many people don’t know anybody who knows anybody. So when they aspire to a goal, they think, "I don’t know how to do this, and I don’t know anybody who I can get to show me." The lack of social capital is completely linked to social
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CFUF works with its members to
They are giving people a reason
Joe says his goal is to end poverty. It is so bold to say something like that. The thing I love about CFUF is, they are willing to take on such a seemingly insurmountable and knotty problem and do the concrete things needed to unravel it.
CFUF B OARD MEMBER
PATRICK SISSMAN PRINCIPAL AT REDWOOD CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
up to be on solid ground after
The CFUF Board and leadership
they finish the programs, so
team meet regularly and get
they are ready to continue their
into the weeds with the data to
upward trajectory.
understand the significance of
Like Joe says, the work is all about disrupting the cycle of poverty. That is a big goal, and CFUF is going after it in a smart way. The people who graduate from their programs come out on the other side, not just with a job but a
CFUF is all about doing the hard
career path.
the work CFUF is doing. I’ve been so impressed by how the team holds themselves to really high standards. For CFUF it’s not just, "Did a member find a job?" But, "Can we help them become a homeowner? How is their family doing? How can we further help with their career?" It’s that level of
work, and the impact it makes is
The question isn’t just how many
engagement that allows CFUF to
really impressive to me. I’ve been
people enroll in a program,
have an outsized impact.
on the Board for about three years,
but also how many of them
but I have known for a long time
find sustainable jobs with the
this is an organization I wanted to
opportunity for further mobility.
be involved with.
They need to be able to build
Working at an investment firm myself, I like that a big part of the mission of CFUF is on economic security. The focus is not just on the members, but also on their families. The Center sets people
wealth and provide for their family—and that can create a ripple effect throughout the city. I am a new dad, and it means a lot to me to see their focus on fatherhood and the importance of family.
As a Board, we try to look for any ways we can help build the employment pipeline for CFUF members and make sure folks are aware and excited about all of the good work that is going on at the Center. Once people get to see it in an up-close and personal way, they are hooked.
“ T HE WO R K I S A L L A B O UT DIS RU P TI N G T H E C YC L E O F POVE RT Y. T H AT I S A B I G G OAL , AN D C F U F I S G O I N G A F TER IT I N A S M A R T WAY.”
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“WHEN OUR MEMBERS REACH THEIR GOALS, THEY CHANGE THEIR WHOLE TRAJECTORY. EVERY THING WE DO CAN LEAD TO GENERATIONAL WEALTH.”
C FUF S TAFF
TYLER YUTZY INTAKE & RETENTION SPECIALIST/ ALL IN CASE MANAGER Our members know we stick with
important. I try to let them know
this was an organization I wanted
them each step of the way. They
right from that first day that we are
to get involved with. I started at
know that because after we tell
a support system for them. And I
the Center as a GED tutor, then I
them, we show them.
am continually reaching out—daily,
volunteered and became an intern
weekly, I am staying connected.
and eventually was hired as an
The bond you form with them is
Intake & Retention Specialist.
I first meet our members when they sign up for STRIVE® or another one of our programs, or because
life-lasting.
When our members reach their
they need help managing their
We are the Center for Urban
goals, they change their whole
child support debt or finding
FAMILIES. We are going to embrace
trajectory. Everything we do can
housing they can afford. I try to
you. That is what makes people
lead to generational wealth. If
find out whatever their needs are,
stick with us. They are family, and
you’re a kid, and you see mom
and then we start setting goals.
we treat them like it.
and dad get dressed every day
We’re here to break down walls,
I was born in Baltimore but moved
but before we can do that, we
to Garrett County when I was in
need to gain people’s trust. Doing
elementary school. I came back
that varies from person to person.
to Baltimore after college, and my
Sometimes people will come in
girlfriend heard Ms. Kate speaking
and understand they’re coming
about CFUF at an event. I have
to a safe environment. Building
always wanted to help people
that relationship off the bat is so
overcome barriers, and I knew
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wearing a suit, grabbing their lunch pail, you learn what is possible. We are all about empowering these hardworking, beautiful men and women so they can keep on being awesome human beings.
CFUF S TAF F
LLOYD WRIGHT FACILITIES MANAGER
I tell our members finishing our Homebuying Assistance Program and searching for that perfect property: "Make sure the roof and the plumbing, heating and electrical are all sound. Those are the dealbreakers." They know they can turn to me, and I try to give them the truth. I want them to benefit from the knowledge I’ve learned over the years. I’ve been the Facilities Manager at CFUF since 2009, and my job is to maintain the facility— the mechanical systems, the engineering, making sure the building is secure and enhancing our filters and ventilation to better catch viruses and spores. But more than that, for each person who comes through our doors, I want
“PEOPLE SEE YOUR LIGHT SHINE, AND THEY REALIZE THEIR LIGHT CAN SHINE IN THE SAME WAY.”
them to find a clean, professional space where they feel comfortable and safe. The condition of the building and the way people feel
things that go wrong. Now you
they realize their light can shine in
inside helps set the tone for the
are the landlord, so you have to do
the same way.
relationships our members form
preventive maintenance to take care
here. This helps them achieve what
of your house."
they need to achieve.
Sometimes, it is overwhelming to see how much good comes
Of course, our work goes so much
from the work we do. Watching
What I do with this facility is plan,
deeper than the home you live in
our graduates throw their hats up
inspect, and prevent. And I tell our
or the car you can afford. I tell our
in the air outside this building that
future homeowners to do the same,
members, "Always keep your family
stands as a signal of hope and
"First thing in owning a home, you
first, stand on your principles and
opportunity in West Baltimore, it
will always have stuff. Even if you
work hard." That is what I try to do.
touches my heart and makes me
live in an apartment, you have some
People see your light shine, and
feel connected to the mission.
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FINANCIAL SNAPSHOT The Center for Urban Families is proud to report another year of strong support from our amazing donors. As we look ahead toward growth and deeper involvement in our communities, we remain committed to fiscal prudence to ensure sustainability and high-quality programming for every individual and family we serve.
STAT E M E NT OF FINA NCIA L PO S ITIO N (CO N S OLIDATE D ) 2020
2019
ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents
$
2,589,641
$
1,278,455
Grants and Contributions Receivable, Net
372,025
416,086
Pledges Receivable, Net
922,860
986,230
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
15,255
55,109
Property and Equipment, Net
3,927,193
4,077,158
Total Assets
7,826,974
6,813,038
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
480,868
357,962
Note Payable
647,576
161,621
1,128,444
519,583
Without Donor Restrictions
4,790,327
5,123,923
With Donor Restrictions
1,908,203
1,169,532
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities
Total Liabilities Net Assets
Total Net Assets
6,698,530
Total Liabilities and Net Assets
$
TOTAL R EVENUE
14% 21% 65%
6,293,455 $
6,813,038
TOTAL E XPE N S E
Government Contracts Grants Contributions Investment Income
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7,826,974
61%
Program Services Support Services
39%
STAT E M E NT OF ACTIVITIES (CO N S OLIDATE D ) 2020
2019
CHANGES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS Revenue and Support Government Grants
$
660,284
$
920,361
Grants
3,097,540
1,327,696
Contributions and Special Events
1,012,931
1,108,239
Investment Income
267
(508)
Total Revenue
4,771,022
3,355,788
Net Assets Released from Restrictions
1,023,324
1,432,792
Total Revenue and Support
5,794,346
4,788,580
Workforce Development
953,384
1,153,718
Training and Technical Assistance
345,306
345,387
Responsible Fatherhood
633,362
829,565
Expenses Program Services
Families Client and Alumni Services Total Program Services
79,454
232,238
641,499
633,006
2,653,004
3,193,914
Support Services Management and General
893,645
550,267
Research and Evaluation
101,355
293,135
Development and Special Events
716,869
611,036
Total Support Services
1,711,868
1,454,438
Total Expenses
4,364,872
4,648,352
Change in Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions
1,429,474
140,228
1,127,370
1,147,503
(1,023,324)
(1,432,792)
CHANGES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS Grants Satisfaction of Restrictions Change in Net Assets With Donor Restrictions
104,046
(285,289)
Changes in Net Assets
1,533,520
(145,061)
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
6,293,454
6,438,515
Net Assets, End of Year
$
7,826,974
$
6,293,454
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THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP Thank you to our partners for always being ALL In. With your support, our work is possible.
KEY EMPLOYE R PAR TN E R S:
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KEY COMMUNIT Y, AGE N CY, AN D GOV E R N ME N T PAR TN E R S:
KEY CO R PO R ATE PAR TN E R S:
Oprah Winfrey
Charitable Foundation
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CFUF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF F I C E RS
D IR ECTOR S
Henry D. Kahn
Daman C. Blakeney
Chairman Partner, Hogan Lovells US LLP
Managing Director/Senior Portfolio Manager, Brown Capital Management
Joseph T. Jones, Jr.
Nancy Brennan
Founder, President & CEO Center for Urban Families
Development Consultant
David L. Warnock Partner, Camden Partners
Chair, Governance Committee Counsel, Miles & Stockbridge, P.C.
Vice President, Head of Global Consultant Relations, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Alicia Wilson Peter Bowe
Swata Gandhi
William (Chip) F. Wendler, II
Founder, The Peter Bowe and Barbara Stewart Foundation
Vice President for Economic Development, Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health System
Ronae Brock Chris Rockey Chair, Development Committee SVP, Northeast Territory Executive, Community Development Banking and PNC-Certified Women's Business Advocate at PNC Bank
Ben Seigel
Interim Chief Operating Officer, Baltimore Urban Leadership Foundations (t/a The Door)
E ME R ITU S James R. Calvin
Kenneth Jones, II Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Professor of Practice, The Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
Guy E. Flynn
Chair, Program Quality Committee Principal, Economic Mobility Consultants
John G. McLean, Jr.
Scott Soffen, CFA, CAIA
Vernā Myers
Chair, Finance & Audit Committee Senior Investment Officer, American Trading & Production Company
Vice President, Inclusion Strategy, Netflix
Terry Owens
Bill Norris Senior Manager, RSMUS LLP
Director of Communications, District of Columbia Department of Transportation
Rodney Oddoye
Scott Sherman
Senior Vice President of Governmental and External Affairs, Baltimore Gas & Electric
Retired, Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, T. Rowe Price
Partner, DLA Piper US LLP Senior Director of Finance, RocketDocs
Jamie McDonald CEO, UpSurge Baltimore
Robin Williams Wood Brandon Scott Mayor, Baltimore City
Patrick Sissman Principal, Redwood Capital Investments
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Community Leader
CFUF TEAM E XECU T I VE LE ADE RSHIP
Thomas Mayfield
OPE R ATIO N S
Employment Specialist/ALL In Case Manager
Arielle Forrest
Joseph T. Jones, Jr.
Mark Smith
Founder, President & CEO
Brian S. Lyght Chief Operating Officer
Nicole Jordan Manager of Special Projects & Executive Support
STRIVE® Trainer/ALL In Case Manager
Eddie White ALL In Case Manager
Sha-Tia White ALL In Case Manager
Michael Williams Employment Specialist/ALL In Case Manager
SE N I OR L EA D ER SHIP Sabree Akinyele
Operations Specialist
Gregory Smith Security Coordinator
Helena Wise First Impressions Specialist
Lloyd Wright Facilities Manager
Manager of Program Coordination
Tyler Yutzy
Marilyn Aklin, D.P.A.
Intake & Retention Specialist/ALL In Case Manager
R E SE AR CH & E VALUATIO N Zachary Alberts
Bryant Jeffers Director of Finance & Administration
Wanda Liggins
Kate Wolfson
Director of Programs
Director of Development
Operations Manager
Data Analysis & Performance Manager
D EVE LOPME N T Amanda Ellis
A LL I N P ROG R A MS:
Development Specialist
FA M I LY S TAB I L I T Y & ECO N O M I C S U CC E S S
Rachel Kassman Grants Manager
Rosalind Bynum ALL In Case Manager
Wayne Cooper
FINAN CE
Intake & Retention Specialist/ALL In Case Manager
Bobbi Collick
Lavatte David
Associate Accountant
STRIVE® Trainer/ALL In Case Manager
Lenora Davis ALL In Case Manager
HUMAN R E S OU R CE S
Bessie Griffith
Jasmine Roberts
ALL In Case Manager
Human Resources Manager
Fatima Lewis ALL In Case Manager
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