2022-10-18T12:34:36-07:00 2021-12-31 201398210 R J Ricciardi Inc 1101 Fifth Avenue Suite 360 San Rafael CA 94901 990 2021-01-01 815035420 Freedom FWD-DBA Freedom Forward FREE 4154497373 198 Potrero Avenue San Francisco CA 94103 Francesca Gonzalez Interim Ex. Dir. 2022-10-18 true Francesca Gonzalez 999009999 Hiep Pham P01346204 4154571215 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Alia Whitney-Johnson 198 Potrero Avenue San Francisco CA 94103 1321118 false X www.freedom-forward.org X 2016 CA The Organization is working to prevent the commercial sexual exploitation of youth in San Francisco by transforming the systems that too often contribute to their exploitation. See Schedule O. 4 4 12 5 0 1558650 1317916 0 0 196 3202 1558846 1321118 0 0 771779 871696 0 25553 604907 800283 1376686 1671979 182160 -350861 693957 358128 62020 77052 631937 281076 X Freedom FWD - DBA Freedom Forward (the Organization) is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation founded in 2016. The Organization is working to prevent the commercial sexual exploitation of youth in San Francisco by transforming the systems that too often contribute to their exploitation. Guided by the voices of youth, Freedom Forward pilots collaborative and replicable approaches to address these systemic failures, so that all youth have the opportunity to thrive. false false 705915 HYPE: In 2021, the Organization reached 133 youth through its HYPE Center (where HYPE stands for Helping Young People Elevate), a multi-services youth center for all young people ages 14-25, especially those who have experienced the foster care or probation system, homelessness, and/or the sex trade. At the start of the year, due to COVID restrictions, the HYPE Center continued to support young people through virtual resource connection and providing pick-up hygiene care packages. The Organization was able to physically open its doors in October and has been building up the daily census of both young people and partners. 310174 Additional supporting programs. 260560 FAM: In 2021, with the support of the city and state and collaborative partners, the Organization continued to lead implementation of FAM (Family and Me), a new model of family-based foster care designed to meet the needs of youth impacted by or at risk of commercial sexual exploitation. FAM increases the capacity of foster caregivers (also called resource parents) by providing opportunities for shared caregiving, specialized and ongoing training, and access to discretionary funding to meet unexpected needs and to support youth in accessing activities and relationship important to them. In 2021 the Organization expanded service and funding eligibility, hosted 2 training cohorts and a team convening, and continued to develop and adjust the FAM model in response to youth, caregiver, and system needs. 200694 1477343 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 9 0 true 12 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 4 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true false false CA X X Alia Whitney-Johnson 4154497373 198 Potrero Avenue San Francisco CA 94103 Alia Whitney-Johnson Executive Dir. 60.00 0.00 X 117254 0 0 Natasha Dolby Treasurer 10.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jamel Perkins Dir., President 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Natasha Singh Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 117254 1 false false false 0 1317916 308346 1317916 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 3202 3202 3202 1321118 3202 X 0 0 0 0 117254 99741 14413 3100 0 601908 512006 73987 15915 0 95850 84211 9822 1817 56684 50460 5219 1005 0 17832 17433 399 18121 18121 0 0 0 206156 185032 20482 642 0 33777 29935 3644 198 42780 41289 763 728 0 41736 40422 1069 245 0 0 0 0 0 11830 11830 8477 7274 986 217 In-Kind Expenses 308346 286497 20166 1683 Program Expenses 42901 42901 Program Outreach 23058 23058 Training & Capacity Building 22399 22399 22870 22855 12 3 1671979 1477343 169083 25553 232467 228979 0 0 377934 77833 0 0 0 0 42084 20558 0 0 0 0 41472 30758 0 693957 358128 62020 77052 62020 77052 X 418745 169372 213192 111704 631937 281076 693957 358128 -350861 X false false false X 250010 1192983 968693 1558650 1317916 5288252 0 0 250010 1192983 968693 1558650 1317916 5288252 269235 5019017 0 0 3 3 5288255 0.94910 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED X Rent 1 293606 FMV X Legal services 1 11660 FMV false false false Form 990, Part III, Line 4d: Other Program Services Description OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Prevention:The Organization continued to promote its online resource for youth, www.IAmJasmineStrong.com, a youth-to-youth website and animation that supports youth in the Bay Area in learning about sexual exploitation, connecting with resources, and knowing they are not alone. They presented the resource at the San Francisco Collaborative Against Human Traffickings annual press conference to kick-off Human Trafficking Prevention Month. The Jasmine Strong movie reached over 46,000 views by the end of 2020. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Collaboration:The Organization continued to be a member of the San Francisco Collaborative Against Human Trafficking and to play a critical leadership role on the Steering Committee of SF SOL, a new collaborative of organizations working to serve youth in San Francisco who have been impacted by or may experience commercial sexual exploitation. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: LAUNCHPADS: Launchpads was a pilot to connect youth in extended foster care seeking housing with individuals who have extra space in their homes, for rentals significantly below market rate. Launchpads hosts were vetted, trained, and approved by Freedom Forward. In 2021, Freedom Forward deployed its web-based app to allow hosts and youth to easily and safely connect with one another. The Organization recruited 18 hosts in total, despite the pandemic. However, Freedom Forward ultimately decided that it would not be able to scale the program the way that they hoped due to challenges of matching supply (hosts) and demand (youth) in the geography and window of availability that was needed. They wrapped up the program at the end of 2021 and shared all collateral, learnings, open-source code, and policies all online to further the sector: freedom-forward.org/launchpads-learnings OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: Additional supporting programs. Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM. AFTER COMPLETION OF SAIDRETURNS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SENT A DRAFT OF THE TAX RETURNS TO BE REVIEWED ANDEXAMINED. THE ORGANIZATION MAKES COPIES OF THE RETURNS AND DISTRIBUTES TO THOSEINDIVIDUALS CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE. THOSE INDIVIDUALS AT THAT TIME CAN REVIEW ANDIF APPLICABLE DISCUSS ANY LINE ITEMS IN THE RETURN WITH THE ACCOUNTANT WHO HASPREPARED THE RETURN. IF ALL ITEMS ARE FOUND TO BE ACCEPTABLE, AN AUTHORIZATION ISSIGNED AND PROVIDED TO AUTHORIZE THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM TO PROCESS, SIGN ANDPROVIDE COPIES OF THE RETURNS TO BE FILED (PAPER OR ELECTRONICALLY) WITH THEDESIGNATED GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES. THE TAX RETURNS ARE THEN SIGNED BY THEORGANIZATION, STAMPED AND MAILED WITH CERTIFIED RETURN RECEIPT OR THE SIGNED FORM8879 IS PROVIDED TO THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM ALLOWING ELECTRONIC FILING. Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts ORGANIZATION REQUIRES ANNUAL UPDATES TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS. 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