Family League 2024 Annual Report

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Dear Friends,

It is my privilege to present Family League’s 2024 Annual Report, a testament to our unwavering commitment to creating equitable opportunities for all Baltimoreans. This year’s theme—”Doing What Matters” reflects not just our Annual Meeting focus, but the strategic intentionality that guides every dollar invested, every partnership forged, and every family served across our city.

Transformation Through Strategic Action

Our work is anchored in the Transformation 2024 Framework and inspired by our mission. Both in complimentary fashion guided our $19 million investment across a diverse portfolio, supporting 84 funded partners and reaching more than 14,000 children, youth, and adults citywide. The results speak volumes: 275+ families supported through home visiting services, 3,400 students engaged in high-quality Outof-School time programming, and 16,490 pounds of fresh produce distributed to address food insecurity. Behind these numbers are real stories of transformation families finding stability, children becoming kindergarten-ready, and communities developing resilience.

Innovation that Amplifies Impact

As we strengthen the systems that support funded partners and families, we’ve taken strides in enhancing our operational infrastructure. The launch of our INSIGHT Intelligence platform a comprehensive data management system years in development has revolutionized how we collect, analyze, and leverage information across our partner network. Meanwhile, our Data and Evaluation team has enhanced our Results-Based Accountability, with partner satisfaction soaring to 94%, up from 80% in FY23. And our Grants and Contracts team streamlined operations through portfolio-specific contracting templates that accelerate service delivery.

As you explore this report, you’ll discover the detailed accomplishments of our eight program areas and administrative departments. Each page represents our collective effort to dismantle systemic barriers that limit possibilities for Baltimore’s children, families, and communities.

Cover Page A Great Day for Learning (2019) by Megan Lewis. Pages 2 and 3 Banner Neighborhoods Community Corporation murals (2007).

With gratitude and determination, Deamune A. Millard President & CEO

As Baltimore’s Local Management Board (LMB), Family League is charged with bringing the right partners to the table to make strategic, coordinated investments in programs that provide equity for all Baltimoreans.

Doing What Matters—Family League operates as a distinctive nonprofit intermediary, orchestrating a thriving intervention ecosystem that maximizes impact across the city. As Baltimore’s designated LMB since 1991, we channel and braid diverse funding streams federal, state, city, and private into coordinated strategies that address complex challenges. This unique positioning allows us to bridge gaps between funders and community-based organizations, ensuring resources reach those most in need while maintaining rigorous accountability for outcomes that no single entity could achieve along in the city. The Transformation 2024 Framework represents our strategic roadmap forward. Visualized as a house, this framework places our mission as the foundation, supporting three essential pillars. These pillars uphold our priority areas of cradle to career education, healthy families, economic secure families, and safe and thriving communities—all supporting our bold goal of equity for all Baltimoreans.

THE BOLD GOAL

TRANSFORMATION 2024 FRAMEWORK

Equity for all Baltimoreans

PRIORITY RESULTS AREAS

Cradle to Career Education

Healthy Families

Economic Secure Families

Safe and Thriving Communities

STRATEGIC PILLARS

Programming and Grantmaking Coalition and Collaboration Policy Advocacy and Systems-level Work

FOUNDATION

League’s Mission

Family

PROGRAM PORTFOLIO

Family League invested $19 million across the portfolio in 2024, creating measurable impact citywide. Major investments included $12 million for School Age and High School Programs serving 3,400+ students, more than $6 million for Early Childhood Programs supporting 275+ families, and a quarter million for Food Access initiatives. Our annual report features eight program areas:

ENOUGH INITIATIVE ADAPTIVE VILLAGE

SCHOOL READINESS B’MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES

COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMMING INTERAGENCY INITIATIVES

Current page Love in Search of a Word (2011) by Joel Bergner. Pages 6-8 Our Hope (2019) by LaToya Peoples.

ENOUGH INITIAIVE Collaborated with the Governor's Office for Children to advance Maryland's groundbreaking ENOUGH initiative. As Baltimore City's Local Management Board, we mobilized community expertise to support this $20 million anti-poverty strategy. Our crosssector collaboration identified eligible high-need communities and positioned Baltimore to effectively leverage state resources, addressing generational poverty and creating sustainable pathways to economic mobility for children and families.

ADAPTIVE

VILLAGE Strengthened our partnership with Morgan State University's Center for Urban Health Equity to reimagine the Adaptive Village grantmaking process. By integrating our Community Advisory Board with the Center's health equity research, we created a robust framework for investing in grassroots solutions. Since 2022, this collaborative initiative has channeled $290,000 to community organizations addressing critical health inequities in Baltimore's vulnerable neighborhoods.

SCHOOL READINESS Invested $570,000 in Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) efforts across three site locations—Park Heights, Cherry Hill, and East Baltimore serving 109 parents, with 100% reporting kindergarten preparedness. Early Childhood Advisory Council partnered with Strategic Thinking for Social Change (STSC) and the Baltimore Education Research Consortium (BERC) to conduct an analysis on Baltimore’s early childhood landscape and provide an inclusive family engagement strategy. Family League funded partner, Improving Education enhanced their All Children Ready program by partnering with five Head Start sites, providing targeted support and capacity building for early learning staff.

B’MORE FOR HEALTHY BABIES Experienced growth with home visits, serving over 275 families and continued housing support services. The initiative successfully implemented innovative enhancements to the Healthy Families America model while increasing lactation support through community-based training programs. Also, B’More for Healthy Babies Communities continued their vital community engagement across areas of east and west Baltimore.

COMMUNITY

SCHOOLS/OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME Invested over $5.3 million in high-quality

Out-of-School Time (OST) that took place in Community Schools, supporting 3,400+ students with year-round academic enrichment, nutritious meals, and diverse programming, Summer initiatives ($1.5 million) served 1,676 youth across 36 programs in 18 zip codes with 86% attendance. Provided professional development to 150+ Community School Coordinators through multi-day institutes, aligning all training with recognized industry standards and facilitating Baltimore City Community Schools Steering efforts.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Delivered and facilitated research-derived workshops to over 400 participants throughout the year, supporting Baltimore’s diverse community needs at no cost. The OST Summer Institute equipped site managers with leadership training through specialized professional development trainings, while collaborations with City Schools developed competency frameworks for Community School Coordinators. Professional development offerings expanded to include diverse topics such as CPR certification, authentic family engagement, and the Youth Program Quality Intervention Framework to enhance program quality across Baltimore.

COMMUNITY BASED PROGAMMING Invested $1.5 million across 26 community organizations for summer funding in 2024, serving youth in 18 zip codes with a strategic focus on older teens. Programs spanned arts, STEM, career readiness, and social-emotional learning, with 70% of funded organizations being minority-owned or led. Additional initiatives included a $150,000 Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) grant to support innovative programs in two Community Schools, Black Yield Institute’s distribution of 16,490 pounds of fresh produce, and a Baltimore Recreation and Parks partnership engaging over 2,300 youth.

INTERAGENCY

INITIATIVES Coordinated care across juvenile justice, social services, education, and housing systems involving $3.5 million in investment dollars. Programs included Family Connections Baltimore achieving 100% family satisfaction, KEYS Empowers providing mental health services to 32 youth, Thriving Youth Programs serving 162 at-risk youth, and the Family Recovery Program supporting 42 parents with an 86% sobriety rate. The Baltimore City Local Care Team processed hundreds of historical case files while preparing their inaugural 5-Year Report.

DATA & EVALUATION

Strengthened our Results-Based Accountability framework in 2024, elevating our capacity to monitor performance across all funded initiatives. The Data and Evaluation Team completed comprehensive analysis of our annual Funded Partner Surveys, revealing significant improvements in partner satisfaction—with 94% reporting being satisfied or very satisfied, up from 80% in FY23. This data-driven approach enabled us to identify strengths and growth opportunities while providing targeted feedback to each department through executive summaries and team-specific reports, followed by structured meaning-making sessions to translate findings into action.

Enhanced Partner Year-Over-Year Satisfaction: 91% Recommend Family League Funding Support to Others and 94% Were Either Very Satisfied or Satisfied with Team Member Service Delivery

Strengthening Partnerships and Inclusion: Family League’s FY23-24 Partners reveal 91% of grantees would recommend our funding, up from 87% last year, underscoring our commitment to grantee support and impact new data tools also align with inclusive U.S. Census standards, empowering partners with user-friendly, updated performance measures.

Satisfaction Soars: In FY24, 94% of funded partners reported being satisfied or very satisfied, a significant increase from 80% in FY23—reflecting Family League's commitment to enhancing support and collaboration.

Measuring what matters—we transform numbers into knowledge that strengthens communities.

We redesigned data collection tools with user-friendly interfaces and inclusive Census Bureau standards. This empowered our 84 partners to demonstrate impact, with 91% now recommending our funding support.

In FY24, 6% identified as “Neither Satisfied nor Dissatisfied” and 0% as “Very Dissatisfied. In FY23, 5% identified as “Very Dissatisfied.”

INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY

Successfully launched the organization’s INSIGHT Intelligence platform. Years in development, this Salesforce-based system—whose name stands for Intelligent Nonprofit System for Gathering, Harnessing, and Transforming Data is fundamentally reimagining how Family League collects, analyzes, and leverages information across the organization’s funded partner network. The platform consolidates business functions including fund management, payment processing, program oversight, workflow approvals, professional development tracking, and relationship management into a single, intuitive interface.

INSIGHT Intelligence connects systems, people, and data to directly improve community outcomes.

For our funded partners, this transformation eliminates cumbersome Excel trackers and manual reporting processes, replacing them with real-time data access and streamlined reporting capabilities that enhance both accountability and strategic decision-making.

FINANCIALS

SUPPORTERS & FUNDED PARTNERS

Annie E. Casey Foundation

Baltimore City Health Department

Baltimore City Public Schools

Baltimore Civic Fund

CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield

Computer Services Unlimited

Constellation Energy

Dawn Firstaetter

Enterprise Community Partners

Governor’s Office for Children

Hoffberger Foundation

Joshua Sharfstein

Kennedy Krieger Institute

Maryland Department of Human Resources

Maryland State Development of Education

Maryland Department of Human Resources

Mayor’s Office

Mindie Flamholz

Morgan State University Foundation

PNC Bank

Sherman Family Foundation

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

State of Maryland

Sue Ann’s Office Supply

The Davis Family Foundation

The Woodard-Romero Family Gift Fund

United Way of Central Maryland

University of Maryland Baltimore

Wardell Waters

YMCA of Central Maryland

GOVERNANCE & LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nancy Kay Blackwell, Chair

Dr. Barry Solomon, Secretary

Nicole Earle, Treasurer

Ramsey Harris

Ben Perez

Dr. Joshua Sharfstein

Ex-Officio Members

Anjelene Branch, Department of Juvenile Services

Dr. Debra Brooks, Mayor’s Office of Children & Family Success

Tina Hike-Hubbard, Baltimore City Public Schools

Charles Jackson, Baltimore City Health Department

Demaune A. Millard, Family League

Corine Mullings, Baltimore City Department of Social Services

Lynn Mumma, Behavioral Health Systems Baltimore

COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD LEADERSHIP TEAM

Joshua Bailey

Lacey Benton

Russell Bunn

Angela Cole

Carla Hall

Yolanda Jiggetts

LaToya Nettles

Roxanne Perryman

Nicholas Rogers

Larry Simmons

Devan Southerland

Chaunna Watson

Jarren Williams

Wynisha Witt

Demaune A. Millard, President & CEO

Jonathan Carter, Chief of Staff

Keianna Thompson, Chief Financial Officer

Dara Gray, Senior Director of Innovation & Technology

Jenee Tucker, Senior Director of Community Impact

Melissa Moore, Senior Director of Community Impact

Charles Staffard, Senior Director of People & Culture

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