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THIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY, WHICH IS FULLY CERIFIED BY NEW YORK STATE, DEFINES ITSELF AS HIGH ENERGY LEVEL MULTI-SERVICE NON-TRADITIONAL ADOPTION AGENCY.FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, FAMILY FOCUS IS CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 402 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE INCOME TAX LAWS. 14 11 44 0 204225 78663 1098119 1293841 16 31 0 1302360 1372535 0 0 1001554 1050271 0 0 348996 457057 1350550 1507328 -48190 -134793 465545 380614 178365 228227 287180 152387 FAMILY FOCUS ADOPTION SERVICES ("FAMILY FOCUS") WAS FOUNDED IN 1987 BY A GROUP OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY ADOPTIVE PARENTS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER ADOPTION ADVOCATES, OUT OF THE BELEF THAT EVERY CHILD WHO NEEDS A PERMANENT ADOPTIVE FAMILY, AND EVERY FAMILY LOOKING TO ADOPT, DESERVES TIMELY, COMPREHENSIVE ADOPTION SERVICES. THIS NOT-FOR-PROFIT AGENCY, WHICH IS FULLY CERIFIED BY NEW YORK STATE, DEFINES ITSELF AS HIGH ENERGY LEVEL MULTI-SERVICE NON-TRADITIONAL ADOPTION AGENCY.FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, FAMILY FOCUS IS CLASSIFIED AS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION AND IS EXEMPT UNDER SECTION 402 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND A SIMILAR PROVISION OF THE NEW YORK STATE INCOME TAX LAWS. false false 1386916 AGENCY PROGRAM INCLUDE:DIRECT PLACEMENT PROGRAM - OFFERING COUNSELING AND ADOPTION INFORMATION TO PREGNANT WOMEN OR NEW MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. SHOULD THE PARENTS DECIDE TO PLACE THEIR BABY FOR ADOPTION THROUGH FAMILY FOCUS, THE AGANCY PROVIDES THE ACTUAL PLACEMENT PROCESS AND FOLLOW UP SERVICES, WITH PARTICULAR SENSITIVITY TO THE SURRENDER DYNAMICS. FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM - OFFERING LOCAL FAMILY EVALUATIONS AND POST-PLACEMENT REPORTS FOR FAMILIES ADOPTING INTERNATIONALLY OR INTERSTATE. FAMILY FOCUS IS HAGUE ACCREDITED, AND ABLE TO HELP FAMILIES ADOPTING FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.CHILD WELFARE TRAINING PROGRAM - OFFERING THE WIDELY-KNOW AND WELL-RESPECTED TRAINING SERVICES OF SENIOR AGENCY STAFF, AS REQUESTED, TO SOCIAL WORK AGENCIES AND FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE PARENT ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA. FAMILY FOCUS IS REGULARLY ASKED TO PRESENT OUR FORWARD-LOOKING NON-BUREAUCRATIC ADOPTION PHILOSOPHIES AND PRACTICES AT MAJOR CONFERENCES IN BOTH COUNTRIES. WE HAVE ALSO PROVIDED A WEBINAR FOR THE NATIONAL OLDER CHILD ADOPTION EFFORT OF THE DAVE THOMAS FOUNDATION, KNOW AS WENDY'S WONDERFUL KIDS, AND HAVE DONE MULTI-DAY TRAINING IN NEW YORK, LOUISIANA, AND MASSACHUSETTS, AS PART OF THE CERTIFICATION ON ADOPTION COMPETENCE GIVEN BY THE NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTER ON PERMANENCY AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS, HOUSED AT THE HUNTER COLLEGE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK. FAMILY FOCUS PROVIDES TRAINING ON MORE THAN TWENTY DIFFERENT TOPICS DEALING WITH CONTEMPORARY ADOPTION ISSUES AND REALTIES, AND IS NOW DEVELOPING ITS OWN FOURTEEN-WEEK CERTIFICATION TRAINING PROGRAM FOR ADOPTIVE AND POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.WAITING CHILD PROGRAM - WORKING TO RECRUIT POTENTIAL ADOPTIVE FAMILIES FOR THE CHILDREN IN GREATEST NEED, THE OLDER FOSTER CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO LANGUISH FOR FAR TOO MANY YEARS IN LOCAL FOSTER CARE, AND THEN EFFECTUATING SUCCESSFUL ADOPTIONS FOR A LIFETIME, THIS PROGRAM IS THE HEART OF FAMILY FOCUS, AND REPRESENTS THE AGENCY'S MISSION. AT A TIME WHEN MOST OF SOCIETY STILL DISREGARDS THE NECESSITY FOR THESE YOUNG PEOPLE TO HAVE PERMANENT FAMILIES BEFORE THEY AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE, AT EIGHTEEN OR TWENTY-ONE, FAMILY FOCUS HAS DEVELOPED TECHNIQUES THAT HELP CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER, AND THEN CHOOSE TO BE A PERMANENT FAMILY. THE AGENCY'S SUCCESS RATE WITH THE ADOPTINS OF CHILDREN UP TO AGE TWENTY IS NINETY-SEVEN PERCENT, COMPARED WITH A NATIONAL AVERAGE OF SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT. MOST CHILDREN PLACED ARE FROM NEW YORK STATE COUNTIES, BUT, TO MEET CURRENT NEEDS, THE AGENCY HAS DEVELOPED AN INTERNET ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. FOR FAMILIES WHO ARE ADOPTING CHILDREN FROM MANY OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. AS PART OF ITS OLDER CHILD ADOPTION WORK, FAMILY FOCUS HAS ALSO DEVELOPED SPECIAL WAYS OF RECOGNIZING THE FAMILY'S COMMITMENT, AND THERE ARE NOW AGENCIES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATESWHO HAVE BEGUN TO USE THESE TECHNIQUES. RAD! - THE "RELATIONSHIPS ARE DECISIONS" PROGRAM IS A LONG TERM PILOT PROGRAM. IT WAS CREATED FOR THE MOST DIFFICULT CHILDREN IN THE SYSTEM TO KEEP IN ADOPTIVE HOMES. EACH CHILD IS ASSIGNED ONE WORKER AND EACH WORKER HAS ONLY ONE CHILD. THE WORKER, FUTURE WORKERS, THEY ARE CALLED, TEACHES THE CHILDREN THE FAMILIAL AND COMMUNITY CONCEPTS THAT THEY WILL NEED IN ORDER TO SUCCEED IN FAMILIES. THEY MEET TWISE A MONTH FOR ABOUT A YEAR. AT THE END OF THE YEAR THE CHILDREN ARE CONNECTED TO PRE-ADOPTIVE HOMES, WHERE THEY VISIT FOR ANOTHER YEAR, WHILE STILL MEETING TWICE A MONTH WITH THEIR FUTURE WORKER. DURING THE THIRD YEAR THE CHILDREN MOVE IN WITH THE FAMILY, STILL SEEING THAT SAME FUTURE WORKER, AND MOVE THROUGH A SERIES OF GRADATED STEPS TO ADOPTION FINALIZATION. 1386916 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 true 44 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 14 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true false false false NY X X JOHN BRENNAN 7182241919 54-40 LITTLE NECK PARKWAY NO4 LITTLE NECK NY 113622205 JACK BRENNAN Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X 90692 0 0 MICHELLE CASE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA SCHWARTZ Secretary 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 JUDY BRAMBRUT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAMELA DEMAN LCSW BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Joel Fridovich MSW SDA President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Denise Pilgrim Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 SANDRA VILAR-FERREIRA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 INES MIYARES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Megan Burgess BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Sara Hornstein BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT PILGRIM Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Nathan Ross Vice President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Marian Kenter-Dwyer BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 SANDRA SALERNO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 90692 0 false false false 0 78663 78663 CONTRACT REVENUE 624100 1259259 1259259 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 624100 34582 34582 1293841 31 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1372535 1293872 0 0 0 0 87449 80453 6996 0 795193 731578 63615 0 97468 92063 5405 70161 62156 8005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42590 39183 3407 183545 168862 14683 0 0 0 0 6736 6197 539 82313 75728 6585 FOOD AND MARKETING 70523 64881 5642 TELEPHONE 18460 16983 1477 DUES, REGISTRATIONS, EDUCATION 11380 10470 910 Administration, misc exp 9643 8872 771 31867 29490 2377 1507328 1386916 120412 0 171098 209869 0 0 227829 83637 0 0 0 0 20268 0 313052 279408 40380 33644 0 0 0 0 5970 53464 465545 380614 23073 155292 178015 50212 178365 228227 X 287180 152387 287180 152387 465545 380614 -134793 X false true X true false X 45829 78709 171809 204225 78663 579235 816429 832079 792071 1098119 1293842 4832540 0 0 0 862258 910788 963880 1302344 1372505 5411775 0 0 5411775 7 8 38 16 31 100 0 7 8 38 16 31 100 0 0 862265 910796 963918 1302360 1372536 5411875 1.00000 1.00000 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 35975 14450 21525 263984 252155 11829 13093 12803 290 33644 Operating lease right-of-use assets 47494 SECURITY DEPOSIT 5970 53464 Operating lease liabilities 50211 Rounding 1 50212 1372535 1372535 1372535 1507328 1507328 1507328 Part V, Line 4: Intended uses of the endowment fund. EXPLANATION: INCOME FROM THE FUND CAN BE USED FOR THE PURCHASE OF BOOKS AND/OR MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR CHILDREN OR PARENTS OF CHILDREN WHO WERE ADOPTED THROUGH FAMILY FOCUS. THE FUND ALSO ALLOWS A SMALL EMERGENCY STIPEND FOR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES WHICH ARE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY FOCUS.PARTX, LINE2:EXPLANATION: GAAP REQUIRES THAT A TAX POSITION BE RECOGNIZED OR DERECOGNIZED BASED ON A "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THRESHOLD. THIS APPLIES TO POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN.THE ADOPTION OF THIS GUIDANCE DID NOT HAVE AN IMPACT ON FAMILY FOCUS.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS MANAGEMENT BELIEVES THAT THERE ARE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS ITS FINANCIAL STATEMENT.FAMILY FOCUS 990, RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX, FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2020, 2021 AND 2022 ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE IRS, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b EXPLANATION: THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECEIVES A COPY OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND SELECTS THE AUDITOR. IN ADDITION, THE BOARD ALSO GETS A COPY OF THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO ITS FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c EXPLANATION: CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, IS REVIEWED AT LEAST ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 EXPLANATION: THE ORGANIZATION'S FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON GUIDESTAR. THE FORM IS ALSO AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 EXPLANATION: FAMILY FOCUS WILL, DEPENDING UPON AN INDIVIDUAL REQUEST AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE REQUEST, MAKE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES, OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.