Human Services
Caring For Kids Inc
CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH
Total revenue
$6.9M
Total expenses
$6.7M
Net assets
$2.5M
Grants received
$6.5M
39 grants
EIN
341796454
Tax year
2023
Mission
During the 2023-2024 fiscal year cfk serviced 321 foster and adoptive families, 213 infants and children in foster care/adoptive placements and 131 expectant parents. Caring for kids (cfk) has been operating since 1996 certifying foster caregivers and approving pre-adoptive parents to adopt. Cfk is a full-service foster care and adoption agency licensed by the ohio department of job and family services (odjfs). Cfk has multiple programs serving the needs of vulnerable children in the custody of the public child welfare system, foster caregivers providing care for these children, pre- adoptive parents hoping to adopt a child or sibling group, and birth mothers (and birth fathers) who choose to make a voluntary adoption plan for their newborns. Over the past 15 years, cfk has experienced significant growth and expansion in the services it provides and the number of children and families the agency serves.
Programs
2 programs
Adoption provides a permanent plan for a child and represents a lifelong commitment. Children of all ages are available for adoption through private domestic adoption or the public child welfare system. Private domestic infant program: during the 2023-2024 fiscal year cfk provided services to 131 expecting parents in ohio. These parents expressed an interest in learning more about making an adoption plan for their newborn or previously made an adoption plan. Cfk provides pre-and postadoption counseling, supportive services, education on the state of ohio adoption laws and prepares the social and medical history of the birth parent(s). Cfk works with expectant parent(s) and pre-adoptive families to create a plan respectful of everyone involved, as well as provide counseling and support services. Cfk is committed to a thoughtful process and offers extensive support for the adoptive parents, the expectant parents, and the children. Cfk believes working together allows for the best possible match which will benefit all members of the adoption triad. Cfk placed 27 newborns during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Public adoption - cfk matched 6 children available for adoption from the public child welfare system during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Children are matched with adoptive families based upon the ability of the family to meet the child's needs.
Wendy's wonderful kids recruitment - this program was successful in finalizing 24 adoptions making 53 adoption matches during the 2023-2024 fiscal year. Cfk has an ongoing partnership with the dave thomas foundation for adoption (dtf). Dtf has awarded cfk 21 grants creating a presence of 21 wendy's wonderful kids recruiters on our staff recruiting families for those children who have been waiting the longest for an adoptive family and home. These 21 social workers provide services to over 350 children combined at any given time.
Financials
FY 2023
Revenue
Expenses
People
11 listed
JILL DAVIES
EXECUTIVE DI
$152K
40 hrs/wk
ABBY ALEXANDER
VICE PRES, R
—
2 hrs/wk
CHRISTINE BLASIOLE
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
TELLI CARTER
VICE PRESIDE
—
2 hrs/wk
EILEEN VAN FLEET
PRESIDENT, R
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2 hrs/wk
ROSE GABRIELE
BOARD MEMBER
—
1 hrs/wk
STEPHANNIE GARRETT
TREASURER, R
—
2 hrs/wk
JAMES KAHOE
PRESIDENT
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2 hrs/wk
BETTY LIN-FISHER
SECRETARY, R
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2 hrs/wk
MEGHAN MEEKER
TREASURER
—
2 hrs/wk
AMANDA WAGNER
SECRETARY
—
2 hrs/wk
Grants received
Showing 39 of 39
Funded by
$6.5M from 20 funders · 39 grants · 2018–2024
$6.3M · 5 grants · 2020–2024
$94K · 2 grants · 2022–2023
$72K · 6 grants · 2018–2023
$22K · 2 grants · 2021–2022
$15K · 1 grant · 2018
$13K · 1 grant · 2020
$10K · 1 grant · 2023
$10K · 1 grant · 2024