2021-11-10T14:08:47-08:00 2020-12-31 201398210 R J Ricciardi Inc 1101 Fifth Avenue Suite 360 San Rafael CA 94901 990 2020-01-01 815035420 Freedom FWD-DBA Freedom Forward FREE 4154497373 198 Potrero Avenue San Francisco CA 94103 Alia Whitney-Johnson Executive Director 2021-11-10 true Alia Whitney-Johnson 999009999 Hiep Pham P01346204 4154571215 2 AAL1 IAL1 FAL1 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z Alia Whitney-Johnson 1558846 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 15 5 0 968693 1558650 0 0 196 968693 1558846 18302 0 0 342293 771779 0 6300 348284 604907 708879 1376686 259814 182160 492413 693957 42636 62020 449777 631937 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 723010 HYPE:In 2020, the Organization reached 187 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. Designed by youth, the HYPE Center fosters young peoples self-determination by connecting them to the youth-identified services, providers, and resources they want -- all centralized under one app and under one roof. During the pandemic, the Organization transformed the space into a base station for care package assembly and distribution, and focused on connecting youth to services digitally. 256608 Foster Care:In 2020, with the support of the city and state, the Organization continued to develop 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 keeps youth in stable family homes in their communities, promotes permanent relationships with loved ones, and wraps everyone with professional support. FAM also builds in additional caregivers, who provide what grandmas and extended family often do outside the system, building a whole village of care for youth and everyone supporting them. FAM kicked off a recruitment campaign to recruit caregivers from the community and finalized its protocols and training curricula. 181357 Launchpads:Launchpads is an online rental platform that connects extended foster youth seeking housing with individuals who have extra space in their homes, for rentals significantly below market rate. Launchpads hosts are all vetted, trained, and approved by Freedom Forward. In 2020, the Organization officially partnered with the City and County of San Franciscos Human Services Agency to utilize Launchpads for youth in San Francisco extended foster care. The Organization also surveyed 26 host home programs nationwide on their practices, successes, and challenges. The Organization built all program infrastructure - from policies and vetting processes, to training, to handbooks and partnerships - and developed the web-based Launchpads app where hosts and youth can easily and safely connect with one another. 63641 1224616 true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 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 13 0 true 15 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 X Alia Whitney-Johnson Executive Director 60.00 0.00 102533 0 8690 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 Jennifer Rodriguez Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Natasha Singh Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 102533 8690 1 false false false 0 1558650 350127 1558650 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Income 900099 196 196 196 1558846 196 0 0 0 0 104020 88474 14887 659 0 518070 440644 74144 3282 0 98695 78745 19167 783 50994 43428 7228 338 0 0 0 0 0 0 63484 48389 15095 0 3789 3567 216 6 10154 8355 1178 621 0 18302 17414 864 24 2664 2555 113 -4 0 0 0 0 0 6063 5206 822 35 In-Kind Rent 293606 283257 9903 446 Program contractors 101614 101614 Program Supplies 41800 41800 Program Outreach 32408 32408 31023 28760 2153 110 1376686 1224616 145770 6300 82865 232467 0 0 404136 377934 0 0 0 0 5412 42084 0 0 0 0 41472 0 492413 693957 42636 62020 42636 62020 X 249313 418745 200464 213192 449777 631937 492413 693957 182160 X false true X true false X 250010 1192983 968693 1558650 3970336 0 0 250010 1192983 968693 1558650 3970336 295593 3674743 0 0 3 3 3970339 X 0.00000 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1558846 1558846 1558846 1376686 1376686 1376686 X Rent 1 297106 FMV X Legal Pro-Bono 1 37515 FMV X Tangible Goods 1 15506 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 is an online rental platform that connects extended foster youth seeking housing with individuals who have extra space in their homes, for rentals significantly below market rate. Launchpads hosts are all vetted, trained, and approved by Freedom Forward. In 2020, the Organization officially partnered with the City and County of San Franciscos Human Services Agency to utilize Launchpads for youth in San Francisco extended foster care. The Organization also surveyed 26 host home programs nationwide on their practices, successes, and challenges. The Organization built all program infrastructure - from policies and vetting processes, to training, to handbooks and partnerships - and developed the web-based Launchpads app where hosts and youth can easily and safely connect with one another. 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. 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