2020 Thank You!

OFFICERS James G. Klabe, Jr., Chair Heather A. O’Connell, Vice Chair N. Christopher Griffiths, Esq., Secretary Paul L. McCommons, Treasurer William N. Britton, Assistant Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sandra H. Autman Mary E. Borger J. William Bowlsbey Sherry Brilliant Rodney Brittingham Don C. Brown Joshua A. Bushweller William W. Collick John Collins P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Esq. Thomas P. Collins, Esq.

Katy Connolly Tamara C. DeFer Gayle Dillman Ranie Good Peter A. Hazen Nancy Karibjanian Carrie Kehner Josh Kelso Ellen K. Levin Anthony J. Lewis Nicole Magnusson

Casey E. McCabe Shauna B. McIntosh, M.D. James H. McMackin, III, Esq. Evan R. Park John C. Pierson, III Barbara S. Ridgely, Ed.D. Gina S. Schoenberg, Esq. Jeff Sills Dave Sweeney Janice Rowe Tigani, Esq.

ADVISORY BOARD George W. Forbes, III

Jennifer B. Jonach

Pauline D. Koch

Carol A. Gausz Larry D. Gehrke Susan A. Herrmann Hon. Mary M. Johnston Stephen R. Permut, M.D.

June Jenkins Peterson David B. Ripsom, Esq. Gilbert S. Scarborough, III John F. Schmutz, Esq. Barbara F. Soulier

HONORARY BOARD Carol Harlan Aastad Angela B. Case Joan McD. Connolly Glenn M. Engelmann, Esq. Gloria S. Fine

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kirsten Olson

You make our

FAMILY

Strong

cffde.org

Together with

YOU,

Children & Families First

Our name is our promise. A promise we have proudly kept for more than 136 years, learning and adapting to provide the right services, to the right people, at the right time.

WE ADDED A LOT OF KIDS' TABLES TO OUR HOLIDAY DINNERS!

is building thriving communities where children

ARE

CFF was named interim manager of Head Start and Early Head Start in Kent and Sussex. We're preparing to open 13 high-quality early childhood education centers during 2021. Best of all, we welcomed more than 100 new staff members to our CFF family!

nurtured, healthy, and safe; individuals are valued and resilient; and families are strong and self-sufficient.

OUR

commitment to the

prevention, intervention, and healing of childhood adversity is transforming the life and future of every child and

FAMILY

we serve.

LITTLE BIT O' BRAGGING CFF earned Top Workplace in Delaware for the 10th year in a row AND the 2020 Leadership Award.

Seaford Community of Hope was the honored recipient of the 2020 Champion for Community Equity.

Behavioral Health Consultant, Kelley Lumpkin received the Governor's 2020 Compassionate Champion Award.

YOU helped us keep our family strong.

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU

FOR BEING

PART OF

OU FAM R ILY

2020 WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR WE GOT DIGITAL! DIGITAL! EVERYONE GOT ONLINE TO TALK! Our IT team moved more than 200 staff members to remote work, fulfilling our commitment to keep the health and safety of all children and families our top priority.

TOP 3 FAMILY MEMORIES FROM 2020 Welcoming our new CEO, Kirsten Olson.

Pandemic was not in her job description.

Our caring Seaford House staff! Ever been quarantined with 16 tweens and teens?!

We have!

Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. J's virtual basketball camp.

A slam dunk for trauma-informed care.

January 2021 Dear CFF Family, Last year was unlike any other. We were all challenged to think differently about the way we interact, the way we celebrate, the way we work, and the way we deliver services.

Yet through it all, our CFF Family rose to the challenge – expanding services, embracing new technologies, ensuring that the children and families we serve stay connected, and smiling HARD behind our masks so folks can feel our warmth. I want to offer special thanks to our staff at Seaford House who never missed a beat – providing the same trauma-informed loving care to our children we count on, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in spite of school closures, new COVID protocols, and the uncertainty all around us.

Research has proven that the greatest predictor of health and well-being in childhood and adulthood is connection to stable, nurturing caregivers. Our services form the foundation for strong, thriving communities. Your generous support made you a cornerstone in that foundation. It made you a vital part of our CFF Family. Together we PREVENT, INTERVENE, and HEAL the impacts of childhood adversity.

THANK YOU. Your confidence, pride, and investment in our work is transforming lives and futures.

Yours in positive change,

YES! WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW

We distributed more than 300 smartphones and tablets, wifi and mobile minutes to the children and families we serve, giving us the capacity to continue providing consistent, caring connections when folks needed us most.

2 WORDS TO DESCRIBE OUR CFF FAMILY:

INNOVATIVE RESILIENT

Chief Executive Officer kirsten.olson@cffde.org 302-777-9764

cffde.org #MovingForward

"I couldn't do any of that without your support."

"You really make me feel like you care about my situation, myself, and my family. Normally, in programs I feel like I am being judged or looked down on but you always make me comfortable.

This year I overcame my addiction, got a job, pay my own bills and I'm taking care of my children. I couldn't do any of that without your support.”

"You gave my son and me a family not once but twice."

"I didn't think I could be a mom.

I was pregnant and alone. You became my ally, someone I really count on. After my son was born and I thought about how much you helped me, I started to think about my other family. You helped me connect with them, heal from the past and have them in my life. You gave my son and me a family not once but twice."

"As we grow together as our own family, it's beautiful."

"We always wanted a large family. We adopted our two boys five years ago and just adopted the two girls. The whole goal for any child in foster care is permanency.

Now, they have the structure and stability to be kids.

Seeing the kids bond as we grow together as our own family, it's beautiful.”

"Tell me more about that."

"Our son is thriving and our family is together."

"The outbursts were too much for us. I was scared.

You taught him to say he needed a break, that his window of tolerance was closing before he started flipping his lid. The skills we all learned, talking, empathy, hugs, how do I say thank you? Because of you our son is thriving and our family is together.”

"The first time my parents said, 'tell me more about that' it was weird. When it kept happening, everything changed. Totally simple but totally different from before. I was so angry and a lot of that came from feeling scared and rejected. Like this was confusing and hard enough already. You helped them listen to me, to actually ask about my gender identity stuggles and it's been huge!”

"That is what you do for family, step up when they need you most."

"He had a lot of trauma. When he got arrested I called you frustrated because my foster kids are my family. You said 'and that is what you do for family, step up when they need you most.' He was surprised when I picked him up. I told him what you said and he quietly responded, 'nobody's done that for me before.'”

"I couldn't do any of that without your support."

"You really make me feel like you care about my situation, myself, and my family. Normally, in programs I feel like I am being judged or looked down on but you always make me comfortable.

This year I overcame my addiction, got a job, pay my own bills and I'm taking care of my children. I couldn't do any of that without your support.”

"You gave my son and me a family not once but twice."

"I didn't think I could be a mom.

I was pregnant and alone. You became my ally, someone I really count on. After my son was born and I thought about how much you helped me, I started to think about my other family. You helped me connect with them, heal from the past and have them in my life. You gave my son and me a family not once but twice."

"As we grow together as our own family, it's beautiful."

"We always wanted a large family. We adopted our two boys five years ago and just adopted the two girls. The whole goal for any child in foster care is permanency.

Now, they have the structure and stability to be kids.

Seeing the kids bond as we grow together as our own family, it's beautiful.”

"Tell me more about that."

"Our son is thriving and our family is together."

"The outbursts were too much for us. I was scared.

You taught him to say he needed a break, that his window of tolerance was closing before he started flipping his lid. The skills we all learned, talking, empathy, hugs, how do I say thank you? Because of you our son is thriving and our family is together.”

"The first time my parents said, 'tell me more about that' it was weird. When it kept happening, everything changed. Totally simple but totally different from before. I was so angry and a lot of that came from feeling scared and rejected. Like this was confusing and hard enough already. You helped them listen to me, to actually ask about my gender identity stuggles and it's been huge!”

"That is what you do for family, step up when they need you most."

"He had a lot of trauma. When he got arrested I called you frustrated because my foster kids are my family. You said 'and that is what you do for family, step up when they need you most.' He was surprised when I picked him up. I told him what you said and he quietly responded, 'nobody's done that for me before.'”

2020 WAS A CHALLENGING YEAR WE GOT DIGITAL! DIGITAL! EVERYONE GOT ONLINE TO TALK! Our IT team moved more than 200 staff members to remote work, fulfilling our commitment to keep the health and safety of all children and families our top priority.

TOP 3 FAMILY MEMORIES FROM 2020 Welcoming our new CEO, Kirsten Olson.

Pandemic was not in her job description.

Our caring Seaford House staff! Ever been quarantined with 16 tweens and teens?!

We have!

Chief Clinical Officer, Dr. J's virtual basketball camp.

A slam dunk for trauma-informed care.

January 2021 Dear CFF Family, Last year was unlike any other. We were all challenged to think differently about the way we interact, the way we celebrate, the way we work, and the way we deliver services.

Yet through it all, our CFF Family rose to the challenge – expanding services, embracing new technologies, ensuring that the children and families we serve stay connected, and smiling HARD behind our masks so folks can feel our warmth. I want to offer special thanks to our staff at Seaford House who never missed a beat – providing the same trauma-informed loving care to our children we count on, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in spite of school closures, new COVID protocols, and the uncertainty all around us.

Research has proven that the greatest predictor of health and well-being in childhood and adulthood is connection to stable, nurturing caregivers. Our services form the foundation for strong, thriving communities. Your generous support made you a cornerstone in that foundation. It made you a vital part of our CFF Family. Together we PREVENT, INTERVENE, and HEAL the impacts of childhood adversity.

THANK YOU. Your confidence, pride, and investment in our work is transforming lives and futures.

Yours in positive change,

YES! WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW

We distributed more than 300 smartphones and tablets, wifi and mobile minutes to the children and families we serve, giving us the capacity to continue providing consistent, caring connections when folks needed us most.

2 WORDS TO DESCRIBE OUR CFF FAMILY:

INNOVATIVE RESILIENT

Chief Executive Officer kirsten.olson@cffde.org 302-777-9764

cffde.org #MovingForward

Together with

YOU,

Children & Families First

Our name is our promise. A promise we have proudly kept for more than 136 years, learning and adapting to provide the right services, to the right people, at the right time.

WE ADDED A LOT OF KIDS' TABLES TO OUR HOLIDAY DINNERS!

is building thriving communities where children

ARE

CFF was named interim manager of Head Start and Early Head Start in Kent and Sussex. We're preparing to open 13 high-quality early childhood education centers during 2021. Best of all, we welcomed more than 100 new staff members to our CFF family!

nurtured, healthy, and safe; individuals are valued and resilient; and families are strong and self-sufficient.

OUR

commitment to the

prevention, intervention, and healing of childhood adversity is transforming the life and future of every child and

FAMILY

we serve.

LITTLE BIT O' BRAGGING CFF earned Top Workplace in Delaware for the 10th year in a row AND the 2020 Leadership Award.

Seaford Community of Hope was the honored recipient of the 2020 Champion for Community Equity.

Behavioral Health Consultant, Kelley Lumpkin received the Governor's 2020 Compassionate Champion Award.

YOU helped us keep our family strong.

THANK YOU!

THANK YOU

FOR BEING

PART OF

OU FAM R ILY

OFFICERS James G. Klabe, Jr., Chair Heather A. O’Connell, Vice Chair N. Christopher Griffiths, Esq., Secretary Paul L. McCommons, Treasurer William N. Britton, Assistant Treasurer

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sandra H. Autman Mary E. Borger J. William Bowlsbey Sherry Brilliant Rodney Brittingham Don C. Brown Joshua A. Bushweller William W. Collick John Collins P. Clarkson Collins, Jr., Esq. Thomas P. Collins, Esq.

Katy Connolly Tamara C. DeFer Gayle Dillman Ranie Good Peter A. Hazen Nancy Karibjanian Carrie Kehner Josh Kelso Ellen K. Levin Anthony J. Lewis Nicole Magnusson

Casey E. McCabe Shauna B. McIntosh, M.D. James H. McMackin, III, Esq. Evan R. Park John C. Pierson, III Barbara S. Ridgely, Ed.D. Gina S. Schoenberg, Esq. Jeff Sills Dave Sweeney Janice Rowe Tigani, Esq.

ADVISORY BOARD George W. Forbes, III

Jennifer B. Jonach

Pauline D. Koch

Carol A. Gausz Larry D. Gehrke Susan A. Herrmann Hon. Mary M. Johnston Stephen R. Permut, M.D.

June Jenkins Peterson David B. Ripsom, Esq. Gilbert S. Scarborough, III John F. Schmutz, Esq. Barbara F. Soulier

HONORARY BOARD Carol Harlan Aastad Angela B. Case Joan McD. Connolly Glenn M. Engelmann, Esq. Gloria S. Fine

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kirsten Olson

You make our

FAMILY

Strong

cffde.org