FAMILY FAITH AND RELATIONSHIP ADVOCATES

FARA HAS: 1. FACILITATED AN AVERAGE OF 145 MALE CLIENTS WEEKLY IN OUR OUTGROWING POWER & ANGER CONTROL (OPAC) CLASSES AND TRUE INSIGHT PARENTING STRATEGIES (TIPS) PROGRAM CLASSES. 2. FACILITATED AN AVERAGE 35 FEMALE CLIENTS WEEKLY IN OUR OUTGROWING POWER & ANGER CONTROL (OPAC) CLASSES AND TRUE INSIGHT PARENTING STRATEGIES (TIPS) PROGRAM CLASSES. THERE WAS A TOTAL OF 11 CLASSES OFFERED WEEKLY AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DAYS, TO REMOVE BARRIERS FOR STRUGGLES. 3. FARA HAS NOW COLLABORATED WITH TEN DIFFERENT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND FIVE HIGH SCHOOLS, TO BRING THE TIPS PROGRAM TO EACH SCHOOL'S PARENTS AND COMMUNITY. WE ARE FACILITATING THE TIPS CLASSES EVERY WEEK AT FARA, IN THE COMMUNITY AND AT DIFFERENT SCHOOLS FOR A TOTAL OF THREE CLASSES HAPPENING SIMULTANEOUSLY. 4. FARA CONTINUES TO OFFER PLAY THERAPY, YOUTH THERAPY, COUPLES THERAPY, REINTEGRATION THERAPY AND A HOST OF OTHER THERAPEUTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR THOSE WHO ARE STRUGGLING, DESIRING TO CHANGE OR THE NEED TO HEAL. MANY OF OUR CLIENTS ARE REFERRED BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY CHILD WELFARE DIVISION, DOUGLAS COUNTY PAROLE & PROBATION, COURTS AND OTHER LOCAL AGENCIES WHO REFER OUR SERVICES. WE ALSO HAVE CLIENTS THAT COME ON A VOLUNTEER BASIS TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS. IN THESE THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, MOST OF OUR CLIENTS ARE PAYING REDUCED FEES OR GETTING SERVICES FOR FREE, BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL STRUGGLES OR LIFE SITUATIONS. 5.THE DOME SPE YOUTH CAMPUS AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM HAS INCREASED ITS CAPACITY, COLLABORATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS TO HELP DISPLACED YOUTH OR TEENS IN CRISIS. THE DOME SPE CAMPUS HAS A PLETHORA OF SERVICES NOW AVAILABLE: LOCAL CONTACT FOR IMMEDIATE CRISIS SUPPORT, TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM FOR 18-24; ASSIST WITH TRANSPORTATION TO SHELTER; YOUTH, FAMILY & GROUP THERAPY OPTIONS; AFTERCARE SERVICES; CRIST INTERVENTION; CLOTHIN, HYGINE AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES; INFORMATION & REFERRAL TO LOCAL AGENCIES; DROP IN SERVICES; PARENT EDUCATION & SUPPORT; LEARNING LAB; SAFE ROOM; PEER MENTORSHIP. 6. FARA CONTINUES TO OFFER A SAFE PLACE FOR FAMILIES, CHILDREN AND INDIVIDUAL TO SEEK OUT AND RECEIVE CONNECTED AND ENGAGED SERVICES. BETWEEN OUR OPAC, PAC, TIPS, SFFC, DOME SPE AND OUR THERAPEUTIC SERVICES, WE ARE PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO HEAL, CHANGE OR GROW, WHERE THERE ONCE WAS NOT SUCH OPPORTUNITY. WE ARE CURRENTLY PROVIDING THESE SERVICES FOR APPROXIMATELY 190 CLIENTS A WEEK. OUR MAIN FUNDERS AND COLLABORATORS ARE THE FORD FAMILY FOUNDATION, DOUGLAS COUNTY DHS, COQUILLE TRIBAL, COW CREEK TRIBAL, GILES-HUNT FOUNDATION, HWAM, THE CLOROX COMPANY, WELLS FARGO BANK, OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, PEACE AT HOME, PHOENIX CHARTER SCHOOLS, YOUTH FOR CHRIST, AND A HOST OF LOCAL COMMUNITY CHURCHES, OFFERING SPACES FOR CLASSES TO BE TAUGHT. BECAUSE OF A SHORTAGE OF GRANTS AND A DIFFICULT FINANCIAL SEASON, WE WENT FROM 17 EMPLOYEES AT THE END OF THE LAST FISCAL PERIOD TO 10 EMPLOYEES AT THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR END OF 2025. FARA HAS A VOLUNTEEER BASE OF APPROXIMATELY 15-20 INDIVIDUAL WHO HELP OR ASSIST IN OFFICE, WITH PARENTING CLASSES, SPECIAL EVENTS, PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER EVENTS. FARA'S VOLUNTEEERS WORKED APPROXIMATELY 875 HOURS IN 2025, ASSISTING FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN CRISIS.