OUR NORTH STAR PRINCIPLES
We believe that community agency over systems should decide what children need to be healthy, safe, successful, and thriving. Through this process of moving theory to practice to policy, we are creating a sustainable ecosystem for long-term, sustaining change.
BUILDING SYSTEMS
LAUNCHED
Forsyth Family Power, a systems change methodology
Committee on Policy and Mission
Pilot Embedded Mentor Programming
Our Opportunity 2 Love + Heal, community-led violence intervention coalition
Transition of the Forsyth Promise into Forsyth Family Power
Our Space to Heal Garden, violence healing space
PARTNERED
By Mothers research project with Atrium Health
Community Participatory Research Infrastructure in partnership with Forsyth Futures
Winston-Salem Freedom Schools, fiscal sponsor and Equity Partner
Nourishing Forsyth, coalition to address ACES are create a trauma-informed community
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
$1.4m
from services, donations and grants in 2022
.68 cent
of every dollar was invested in local in job creation within EMP
$8,810
investment into 10 organizations supporting non-profits and schools
30+
full time equivalent jobs created
90+
of all A4E vendors are Black owners
FORSYTH FAMILY POWER
3 community participatory research projects
2 contracts with local organizations to engage Community-Led research using FFP methodology
1 trained, local Black Genius instructor
Priority Pre-K Research
60 local caretakers survey participants
15 focus groups of Pre-K aged caretakers
100% of participants local, people of color with Pre-K aged children
10 trained parent researches
100% of researchers parents of color with Pre-K aged children
1 completed research brief
ASHLEY ACADEMY, NEW DESIGN COMMUNITY FEEDBACK
8 trained canvassers performing neighborhood research
150 Ashley neighborhood doors knocked on
56 survey responses
2 community conversation events in Ashley neighborhood
REIMAGINING HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY MOTHERS
9 trained mother researchers
10 participants to complete CITI program course
10 participants to receive certification as Biomedical Investigators
100% local, mothers of color performing research
PLATFORM PARTNERS
WINSTON-SALEM FREEDOM SCHOOLS
6 weeks of culturally-affirming summer programming
3 Hours of instruction every day
12.6 average number of books scholars read over the summer
3,000 books sent home with scholars to continue their journey of reading and learning
9 unique sites across Winston-Salem
84.4% of scholars maintained or gained reading levels without experiencing summer learning loss
95 percent of parents reported positive changes in their children’s social and academic confidence
JUMP AT THE SUN
1,316 culturally affirming books in local Title I schools
168 grade-appropriate, educator developed curricula for each of the
28 titles
3 community events celebrating representative education and literacy
OUR KIJIJI
39 episodes featuring local, Black social entrepreneurs
17 community engagement events/interviews
15 community convenings with KIJIJI representation
OUR OPPORTUNITY 2 LOVE + HEAL
18 Healing Community Events
2 Gun Safety and Prevention Events
104 Students trained in violence prevention
3 Days of Healing Retreats for local survivors
