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In This
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In this issue of the Newsletter, the Annie E. Casey
Foundation announces the 2007 FAMILIES COUNT
honorees.
Four
Organizations Named 2007 FAMILIES COUNT
Honorees
www.aecf.org/familiescount/2007/
 Please join us in congratulating
the four organizations named this week as the 2007 FAMILIES
COUNT honorees. FAMILIES COUNT: THE NATIONAL HONORS PROGRAM, a
project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, celebrates
organizations that improve the odds for vulnerable children by
helping them have what they need most – strong, capable and
economically successful families. Each honoree receives an
unrestricted award of $500,000.
The 50 organizations honored since the
program began in 2000 embrace a simple but powerful principle:
Children do well when their families do well, and families
do better when they live in supportive communities. The
2007 honorees are:
- ECD/HOPE (Enterprise Corporation of the Delta/Hope
Community Credit Union), Jackson, MS, providing a
wide array of financial supports to families while bringing
business opportunities, jobs and affordable housing into
their communities across the Delta.
- Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc., San
Antonio, TX, connecting 50,000 families and
individuals each year to programs and services that range
from counseling, parenting classes and substance abuse
prevention to education, employment opportunities and child
care.
- Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care,
Washington, DC, supporting the well-being and
aspirations of immigrant and under-served families through
comprehensive health care, home visitation, family literacy
programs and training in home-based child care to expand
mothers’ career options.
- Southern Good Faith Fund, Pine Bluff, AR,
helping thousands of families develop the skills, education
and economic foundations to move their families forward.
These innovative organizations help all of
us meet the continuing challenge of inspiring the nation to
care enough and do enough so that all families can realize
their dreams for their children.
For more information, please visit www.aecf.org/familiescount/2007/
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