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CHILD & FAMILY RESOURCES INC
TUCSON, AZ · EIN 860251984 · Form 990 · FY2021 · NTEE P400 · Human Services · Large ($10M-$50M) · www.childfamilyresources.org
revenue
$18.0M
expenses
$17.5M
net assets
$8.4M
employees
333
volunteers
13
program ratio
85%
mission · from form 990

AT CHILD & FAMILY RESOURCES, INC., WE BUILD STRONG COMMUNITIES WHERE CHILDREN CAN REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

profile · synthesized from sources

Child & Family Resources is an Arizona-based nonprofit that provides education, prevention, and childcare support to families, children, and youth. They offer programs focused on youth leadership, financial literacy, mental wellness, positive parenting skills, and substance misuse prevention. The organization operates across multiple counties in Arizona, aiming to empower families and strengthen communities.

irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2021

what they reported doing

Program narrative the organization filed with the IRS. Ordered by program spending.

  1. #1 primary $6.54M
    HEALTHY FAMILIES IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES SUPPORT SERVICES TO FAMILIES WITH NEWBORNS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022 THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 1,676 FAMILIES SERVED IN THE HEALTHY FAMILIES PROGRAM.
  2. #2 $2.27M
    FAMILY INTERVENTION SERVICES-PARENTS AS TEACHERS BUILDS STRONG COMMUNITIES, THRIVING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO ARE HEALTHY, SAFE AND READY TO LEARN BY MATCHING CAREGIVERS WITH TRAINED PROFESSIONALS WHO MAKE REGULAR HOME VISITS FROM PRENATAL THROUGH KINDERGARTEN. PARENTS AS TEACHERS PROMOTES THE OPTIMAL EARLY DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING AND HEALTH OF CHILDREN BY SUPPORTING AND ENGAGING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS. FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2022, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 695 FAMILIES SERVED.
named programs · 10 · from sources

what they call their work

Emerging Relationships Workshop
Curriculum for 5th- and 6th-graders (ages 10-12) focused on Positive Youth Development principles including character, caring, confidence, connection, competence, and contribution
Family Connections Program
Home-based family support program with weekly (Level I) or bi-weekly (Level II) visits over five months to reduce risk of maltreatment and address family-level challenges
Mind Matters
Interactive workshop for ages 12+ addressing effects of adversity and toxic stress, based on science related to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
Money Habitudes Teens
Financial literacy program for teens (13-18) and young adults (16-24) focusing on behavioral dynamics of money and practical financial insights
Nurturing Parenting Program
Home-based program providing weekly two-hour visits over four months to help parents develop positive parenting skills, emotional regulation, and nurturing routines
Resilience Initiative (TRI) Youth Leader
A program that equips young leaders with skills in co-facilitation, self-sufficiency, conflict resolution, community impact, strategic problem-solving, and brand ambassadorship.
TISAPP (Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Prevention Program)
Substance misuse prevention program offering trainings on opioid, marijuana, and vaping prevention, naloxone distribution, and trauma-informed care strategies
The Resilience Initiative
Youth-led program offering community-based workshops in financial literacy, mental wellness, leadership, and personal development for youth ages 10-24
Trauma Informed Substance Abuse Prevention Program (TISAPP)
Provides trainings for parents and community members on opioid, marijuana, and vaping prevention, including Rx 360 Substance Misuse and Naloxone trainings, and screenings of relevant documentaries.
Wellness Hour Sessions
Stress reduction program teaching gentle movement and breathing techniques to support mental wellness
activities · 7 groups

what they do

  • Youth Resilience & Substance Use Prevention Education 20 activities
    • Mental Health Training and Support
      Conducts mental health training events and provides support to youth and adults, reaching 96 individuals and holding 10 events.
    • Mental Health Training and Support
      Conducts mental health training events and provides support to youth and adults, reaching 96 individuals and holding 10 events.
    • Mental Health Training and Support
      Conducted 10 mental health training events and provided direct support to 96 individuals through targeted mental health initiatives.
    • Mental Health Training and Support
      Conducts mental health training events for youth and adults, providing support to individuals. The organization conducted 10 mental health training events and provided training and support to 96 individuals.
    • Resilience Initiative Program
      Serves 261 individuals, including 247 youth, through 20 events and trainings focused on building resilience.
    • Resilience Initiative Program
      Offers programs aimed at building resilience, serving 261 individuals and 247 youth, and holding 20 events and trainings.
    • Resilience Initiative Program
      Serves individuals and youth through the Resilience Initiative program, reaching 261 individuals and 247 youth, and holding 20 events and trainings.
    • Resilience Initiative Program
      Supports youth and individuals through resilience-building activities and trainings focused on mental health and substance misuse prevention. Served 261 individuals, including 247 youth, and held 20 events and trainings.
    • Resilience Initiative Program
      Serves 261 individuals, including 247 youth, through 20 events and trainings focused on building resilience.
    • Substance Misuse Prevention and Training (TISAPP)
      Distributes materials and resources, provides Motivational Interviewing training, and offers free Rx 360 Substance Misuse and Naloxone trainings to parents and community members, directly impacting 752 individuals and serving 103 adult service providers.
    • Substance Misuse Prevention and Wellness Programs
      Offers free Rx 360 Substance Misuse and Naloxone trainings, including medication locking bags and nasal spray Narcan, to parents and community members. Additionally, provides the One Hour Wellness Series, which uses breathing and gentle movement to reduce stress and build resilience as a protective factor against substance misuse. The TISAPP program directly impacted 752 individuals, distributed materials to 18,605 community members, and provided Motivational Interviewing training to 162 community members and services to 103 adult service providers.
    • TISAPP Program
      Distributes materials and resources to community members, directly impacting 752 individuals and providing Motivational Interviewing training or documentary access to 162 community members, and serving 103 adult service providers.
    • TISAPP Program
      Distributes materials and resources to community members, directly impacting 752 individuals, and provides Motivational Interviewing training or documentary access to 162 community members and services to 103 adult service providers.
    • TISAPP Substance Misuse Prevention Program
      Provides substance misuse prevention services including Rx 360 trainings, Naloxone distribution, and Motivational Interviewing training. Directly impacted 752 individuals and distributed resources to 18,605 community members in FY 2024-2025, including 162 trained in Motivational Interviewing and 103 adult service providers served.
    • Youth Healthy Relationships Programs
      Offers programming focused on healthy relationships for youth, serving 209 individuals and distributing resources to 2,165 community members.
    • Youth Prevention Programs
      Implements prevention programs for adolescents focusing on healthy relationships, substance use prevention, mental health awareness, and youth leadership. Served 1,421 individuals, provided resources to 20,778 community members, and held 111 events and trainings.
    • Youth Prevention Programs
      Implements prevention programs for adolescents focusing on healthy relationships, substance use prevention, mental health awareness, and youth leadership, serving 1,421 individuals and distributing resources to 20,778 community members through 111 events and trainings.
    • Youth Prevention Programs
      Implements prevention programs for adolescents focusing on healthy relationships, substance use prevention, mental health awareness, and youth leadership, serving 1,421 individuals and distributing resources to 20,778 community members through 111 events and trainings.
    • Youth Prevention Programs
      Implements prevention programs for adolescents focusing on healthy relationships, substance use prevention, mental health awareness, and youth leadership, serving 1,421 individuals and providing resources to 20,778 community members through 111 events and trainings.
    • Youth Prevention Programs
      Implements prevention programs for adolescents focused on healthy relationships, substance use prevention, mental health awareness, and youth leadership. These programs served 1,421 individuals, provided materials or resources to 20,778 community members, and held 111 events and trainings.
  • Family Support and Resource Referral Services 13 activities
    • Child Care Resource & Referral Program
      Provides materials and resources to 20,905 community members and serves 1,086 families through its referral services.
    • Child Care Resource & Referral Program
      Provides materials and resources to community members and serves families through the Child Care Resource & Referral program, reaching 20,905 community members and 1,086 families.
    • Child Care Resource & Referral Program
      Provides resources and referrals related to childcare, serving 1,086 families and distributing materials or resources to 20,905 community members.
    • Child Care Resource & Referral Program
      Provides materials and resources to 20,905 community members and serves 1,086 families through its child care resource and referral services.
    • Child Care Resource & Referral Program
      Connects families to child care resources and supports child care providers across Arizona. Served 1,086 families and distributed materials to 20,905 community members through resource dissemination and referral services.
    • Community Resource Distribution
      Distributed materials or resources to a total of 20,905 community members in FY 2024-2025 across multiple programs, including Child Care Resource & Referral and youth prevention initiatives.
    • Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting Programs
      Serves 154 families and provides materials or resources to 546 community members through these family support programs.
    • Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting Programs
      Provides family support and parenting education services to strengthen family dynamics. Served 154 families and distributed resources to 546 community members.
    • Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting Programs
      Serves 154 families and provided materials or resources to 546 community members through these family-focused programs.
    • Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting Programs
      Serves families through the Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting programs, reaching 154 families and providing materials or resources to 546 community members.
    • Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting Programs
      Serves 154 families and provides materials or resources to 546 community members through these family support programs.
    • General Service Delivery
      Served 10,892 individuals and 6,021 families overall through a range of family support and prevention programs.
    • Healthy Families Program
      Direct support program serving families with in-home services focused on parenting education and family well-being. Served 2,193 families and 4,411 individuals through targeted family support initiatives.
  • Early Childhood Educator Training & Coaching 6 activities
    • Capacity Building for Early Childhood Providers
      Enhances quality of early care through professional development, coaching, and college-level coursework. Trained 3,166 educators and providers, served 172 childcare providers via Quality First, 24 through Project Best, and 3,563 total providers in FY 2024-2025. Provided 45 professional development hours via the Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry and delivered resources to improve child nutrition and care quality.
    • Child Care Provider Capacity Building
      Delivers resources and programs to early childhood providers to enhance childcare quality and child nutrition in Arizona. This includes providing college-level coursework, individualized coaching, and professional development hours to center-based and family childcare providers. The organization served 172 childcare providers through the Quality First program and 24 providers through Project Best, holding 20 events and trainings for the latter.
    • Childcare Provider Coaching and Professional Development
      Provides college-level coursework, individualized coaching, and professional development hours to center-based and family childcare providers through programs like Quality First and Project Best, serving 172 childcare providers and holding 20 events and trainings.
    • Childcare Provider Coaching and Professional Development
      Provides college-level coursework, individualized coaching, and professional development hours to center-based and family childcare providers through programs like Quality First and Project Best, serving 172 childcare providers and holding 20 events and trainings.
    • Educator and Provider Training
      Trains educators and providers, having trained 3,166 individuals, and delivers resources and programs to early childhood providers to enhance childcare quality and child nutrition in Arizona.
    • Educator and Provider Training
      Trains educators and providers, having trained 3,166 individuals, and delivers resources and programs to early childhood providers to enhance childcare quality and child nutrition in Arizona.
  • Home Visitation for At-Risk Families 6 activities
    • Healthy Families Program
      Provides weekly in-home visits by Family Support Specialists to support parents and share resources, serving 2,193 families and 4,411 individuals. This includes hands-on educational activities for parents covering prenatal care, child development, and infant health and safety.
    • Healthy Families Program
      Provides weekly in-home visits by Family Support Specialists to support parents, share resources, and offer hands-on educational activities covering prenatal care, child development, and infant health and safety, serving 2,193 families and 4,411 individuals.
    • Healthy Families Program
      Provides weekly in-home visits by Family Support Specialists to support parents, share resources, and offer hands-on educational activities covering prenatal care, child development, and infant health and safety, serving 2,193 families and 4,411 individuals.
    • Home Visitation Programs
      Deploys 200 Family Support Specialists to conduct home visits for training and empowerment of expectant and new parents across Arizona, serving 6,462 individuals and 2,803 families.
    • Home Visitation Programs for Families
      Provides weekly in-home visits by Family Support Specialists to support expectant and new parents with personalized, hands-on guidance on prenatal care, child development, and infant health and safety. Served 6,462 individuals and 2,803 families during FY 2024-2025, supported by 200 deployed Family Support Specialists.
    • Home Visitation and Family Support Services
      Provides weekly in-home visits by Family Support Specialists to support parents, share resources, and offer personalized, hands-on support to families. This includes educational activities for parents covering prenatal care, child development, and infant health and safety. The program served 2,193 families and 4,411 individuals through the Healthy Families Program, and deployed 200 Family Support Specialists to serve 6,462 individuals and 2,803 families across Arizona during FY 2024-2025.
  • CACFP Support for Childcare Providers 5 activities
    • Child and Adult Care Food Program
      Supports child nutrition by serving 1,710 children through meals and snacks provided via 225 participating child care providers.
    • Child and Adult Care Food Program
      Supports 225 childcare providers and serves 1,710 children through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
    • Child and Adult Care Food Program
      Supports 225 child care providers and serves 1,710 children through this food program.
    • Child and Adult Care Food Program
      Supports 225 child care providers and serves 1,710 children through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
    • Child and Adult Care Food Program
      Supports 225 child care providers and serves 1,710 children through the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
  • Integrative Holistic Wellness Services 3 activities
    • One Hour Wellness Series
      Offers stress-reduction workshops using breathing and gentle movement to build resilience as a protective factor against substance misuse.
    • One Hour Wellness Series
      Offers a wellness series that uses breathing and gentle movement to reduce stress and build resilience as a protective factor against substance misuse.
    • One Hour Wellness Series
      Offers a wellness series that uses breathing and gentle movement to reduce stress and build resilience as a protective factor against substance misuse.
  • Uncategorized 2 activities
    • Substance Misuse and Naloxone Trainings
      Offers free Rx 360 Substance Misuse and Naloxone trainings, including medication locking bags and nasal spray Narcan, to parents and community members.
    • Substance Misuse and Naloxone Trainings
      Offers free Rx 360 Substance Misuse and Naloxone trainings, including medication locking bags and nasal spray Narcan, to parents and community members.
financials · form 990 · fy2021
revenue
Total revenue$18.01M
Contributions & grants$17.21M96%
Program service revenue$805K4%
Investment income$-31K-0%
Other revenue$27K
expenses
Total expenses$17.45M
Program expenses85%
Admin / overhead14%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$11.21M
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$9.99M
Cash$2.44M
Investments$1.83M
Liabilities$1.55M
Net assets$8.45M
Liquid reserves2.9 mo
3 years on record · 2019–2021 · YoY revenue -3.5%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2021

who runs it

paid leadership · 2
NameTitleHours/wkCompensation
ERIC SCHINDLER CEO 38 $203K
CONNIE CURNETT CFO 38 $133K
board members · 13
  • BARBARA ATWOOD — BOARD MEMBER
  • CAROL LOPINSKI — BOARD MEMBER
  • HELEN COHN — BOARD MEMBER
  • KIMBERLY BRAXTON ANEKWE — SECRETARY
  • LINDA HOROWITZ — BOARD MEMBER
  • LINDA MAY — BOARD MEMBER
  • LISA FITZGIBBONS — BOARD MEMBER
  • MAGDALENA VERDUGO — BOARD MEMBER
  • MARICELA MEZA — BOARD MEMBER
  • MICHELLE VALENZUELA — BOARD MEMBER
  • SAMIA ALSCHEIKH — BOARD MEMBER
  • STEPHEN BRIGHM — TREASURER
  • SYBIL CLARK — BOARD CHAIR
relationships · 22

who they work with

  • Arizona Department of Child Safety Partner — Refers families to the Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting programs and collaborates on child safety and family reunification goals.
  • Arizona Department of Economic Security Government — Funding provider for the Arizona Child Care Resource & Referral program through the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant.
  • Arizona Department of Health Services Government — Funding for the Quality First program is supported by grants, including state-level early childhood funding administered through public agencies.
  • Arizona Early Childhood Workforce Registry Partner — Collaborates to provide professional development hours to program participants.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Partner — Partner organization in the TISAPP program
  • CCHCI Partner — Partner organization in the TISAPP program
  • CODAC Partner — Partner organization in the TISAPP program
  • Catalina High School Partner — Partner in delivering youth leadership and prevention programming
  • Dannyell Harris Partner — Program contact for the Mental Health Matters program.
  • Davis Bilingual Magnet School Partner — Partner in delivering youth leadership and prevention programming
  • Department of Economic Security (DES) Government — Certifies eligible home providers for participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
  • Department of Health Services (DHS) Government — Certifies eligible group homes for participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
  • Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona Partner — Provides support in part for the Healthy Families Program.
  • Great Things Thrift Store Partner — Thrift store whose proceeds support nonprofit programs for Arizona children, teens, and families.
  • JTED Partner — Partner in delivering youth leadership and prevention programming
  • Jenny Cox Partner — Program contact for Ready4Life and Go Grrls
  • Juvenile Detention Court Partner — Partner in delivering youth leadership and prevention programming
  • Karely Bustamante Partner — Program contact for Guy Talk
  • Kassandra Ruiz Partner — Program contact for Teen Impact
  • Kennedy Van Norman Partner — Program contact for Empowering Youth 2.0
  • Mary Meredith Partner — Partner in delivering youth leadership and prevention programming
  • Sandbox AZ Partner — Statewide childcare navigation platform operated in partnership to connect families, providers, and employers.