- 741 parents participated
- Approximately 1,562 children benefited
- 25 Power of Parenting programs completed
- 253 parents engaged in leadership opportunities
- 163 parents participated in alumni events
- 11 alumni and community events held
Families First assesses the impact of our programs using data from parent participants, community partners, and our Program Facilitators. Regularly analyzing this data enables us to understand the impact of our programs and continuously improve our work.
In 2022-2023:
Among parents who graduated from our Power of Parenting programs:
Among parents who graduated from our Ripple Program:
Evaluation Highlights
All of our programs are evidence informed and centered on the Five Protective Factors framework. With these factors in place, families are able to thrive. Below are examples of evaluation results that show our impact in relation to each Protective Factor.
Parental Resilience
A resilient parent manages stress and functions well when faced with parenting challenges. Being able to manage this stress enables parents to better care for themselves and their families.
“I give myself a time-out because I’m a yeller; so I go in my room. I take space so I can communicate. We’ll talk through the space under the door or the keyhole, and it works.”
Through our programs, parents learn and practice new ways of managing their stress.
Parents reported the following improvements:
- Awareness of how stress affects a parent’s relationship with their child
- Use of strategies to manage parenting stress
- Confidence in parenting
Using our Identity Mapping evaluation tool, we are able to capture increases in parental resilience.
The Identity Map below demonstrates one parent’s negative emotions before the program and an entirely new outlook after the program. With the confidence and strategies she gained, she was able to see her parenting and relationship with her children in a more positive light.
Social Connections
A parent who is connected to other parents is able to grow their network of family support.
“There are a lot of things I now realize… I’m not just by myself. Other people deal with the same issue.”
Families First provides a comfortable space for parents to spend an extended amount of time together, enabling them to build connections with one another.
Over the past year, our impact in this area has grown tremendously. From sharing strategies to becoming like a family, parents connected as they increased their networks of support around parenting.
