About Us
To learn more about Families First, scroll down to read about the people we serve, our budget and funding sources, or visit our History, Reports & Newsletters, Funding Sources, Press Releases, In the News, and Job Openings pages.
Numbers Served in Fiscal Year 2007 (July 2006 through June 2007)
- All Primary, Prenatal and Oral Health Programs: 3,672
- Dental Program: 1,147
- Mobile Homeless Health Care Program: 511
- Parenting and Family Groups, Children’s Programs: 1,470
About Our Clients
• Where They Live: Portsmouth: 38% … Hamptons/Seabrook: 18% Other Rockingham Cty: 20% … Strafford Cty: 14% … Maine: 6%
• Socioeconomic Status: More than 87% of Health Center patients had household incomes under 200% of the federal poverty level. More than 69% of Family Center clients had very low, low or moderate incomes.
• Insurance Status (Health Center patients only): 50% were uninsured and used our sliding fee scale … 31% had Medicaid … 8% had Medicare … 11% had private health insurance.
Agency Financial Information
Current Agency Budget (FY 2008): $3.6 million
• 74% of expenditures support direct services to clients.
• Families First projects providing $1.65 million in unreimbursed health services in fiscal year 2008. (See our Community Benefits Plan for details.)
Funding Sources
• Medicare/Medicaid/Private Insurance/Patient Fees: 35%
• Government Contracts: 22%
• Grants: 20% (includes United Way: 2%) more
• Contributions and Fundraising: 16% more
• Investment and Other Miscellaneous Income: 7%
Awards
- Smith Award for Excellence in Service to Children and Families, 1998
- Community Champions Award, 2002
- Dunfey Award for Excellence in Management, 2003
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listing. Families First's IRS Form 990.
