Company Profile
Company Overview
Families First is Georgia’s leading non-profit family service agency. We assist over 40,000 children, women and families each year, and we have been serving metro Atlanta for 120 years. Our mission is to ensure the success of children in jeopardy by empowering families.
Everything our agency does is about strengthening families—all kinds of families with all kinds of needs. We foster strong communities by delivering empowering and sustainable solutions to children and families—solutions that improve child well-being and family self-sufficiency. Families First accomplishes this by focusing on three impact areas:
- Child and Youth Permanency – to ensure long-term stability and support, we provide adoption, foster care and residential group homes for children whose lives have been disrupted.
- Supportive Housing – we work collaboratively with other organizations to provide self-sufficiency through housing and supportive services for chronically homeless families.
- Parenting & Family Life Education – we offer training and affordable counseling solutions to equip parents and families with critical skills to build healthy and strong relationships.
Company History
Since its inception, Families First has continually strived to provide solutions for children and families faces life's greatest challenges. It is our long history of service that has established Families First as the leading non-profit family service agency in Georgia.
- Our Longevity. Beginning in 1890 as an orphanage for homeless girls, and evolving with each decade to respond to changing and family needs.
- Our Effectiveness. Our solutions are proven effective at delivering measurable results. Accountability is woven into Families First's integrated approach. We track and report the progress and success of every individual who takes advantage of our solutions.
- Our Relevance. We deliver service with sensitivity to all types of families who are experiencing many of today's most pressing problems. Families from all walks of life benefit from Families First services.
- Our Reliability. Families First is a trusted partner of the public and private sector, and we serve as a resource for organizations throughout the United States. We have created programs that are utilized in more than 40 states as well as around the world.
- Our Presence. We are committed to offering accessible solutions whenever families need us, wherever they may live. Through our multiple locations, collaborations with community partners and virtual services, Families First responds whenever and wherever we're needed.