Value Proposition

We Put Families First

  • Home-based programs that promote health, successful parenting involvement, self-sufficiency, and fatherhood
  • Intensive case management by workers who use street outreach
  • Agency focus is reduction to infant mortality and low birth rate, improve healthy family planning and promote
  • quality father-child relationship
  • Programs target is at-risk populations in high need areas of Erie County
  • Served 2658 families over the last 5 years
  • Provided over 30,000 home visits
  • Ensured 96% client attendance at prenatal and healthy baby visits
  • Over 90% of children with up to date immunizations by 15 months
  • 98% children have at least 5 well baby visits by 15 months
  • 31% of families had father involvement
  • 70% of those enroll in Fatherhood program graduate
  • 100% children screened for lead
  • Promote breastfeeding initiatives to increase percentage breastfeeding among high risk communities

Annually

  • Cut in half the number of preterm and low birth weight infants saving more than
    $712,800 in local NICU costs
  • Achieved 99% client participation in healthcare insurance and connection to primary
    care physicians
  • In the top 30% of Erie County agencies that commit over 90% of their dollars for
    program costs
  • Adequate care during and after pregnancy to assist with chronic conditions to
    improve health birth outcomes

Annually

  • 1 of 2 mothers enter/reenter employment
  • 4 of 5 mothers resume school
  • 100% of participants connect to housing, food, and clothing providers
  • 100% participants are navigated to outside agencies to obtain services
  • Provided 100% of our mothers with effective contraceptive information
  • Reduced unintended team pregnancies by 17% (Each teen pregnancy costs $25,700
    according to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy)
  • Education provided for birth spacing utilizing Adagio curriculum and training
  • 94% of the people we serve are people of color
  • 81% of our staff are people of color
  • 38% of our staff speak Spanish
  • 20% of our staff were clients in our programs