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EEPF Development and Partner and Partnership Milestones

The ‘East District Neighborhood System of Care’ developed as a collaborative effort among agencies, growing out of the work in the East End of Richmond’s participation in the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Urban Mental Health Initiative. Although proposed to be part of the Casey Foundation ‘Making Connections’ effort, the collaboration was not funded, but agency staff and administrators continued working together to ensure comprehensive quality services for families in the East End. The Annie E. Casey Foundation provided funding for the ongoing collaboration in 2000 and the name was changed to the East End Partnership with Families.

  • 1924
  • The Memorial Child Guidance Center (MCGC) was established.
  • 1989
  • The East Team Board (ETB)1 was established.
  • 1993
  • The East District Initiative (EDI)2 was initiated.
  • 1996
  • The Parent Resource Network (PRN)3 developed a plan for a Family Resource Center (FRC). The FRC Planning Team was established to implement a plan for development of the center.
  • A community initiative to obtain space for FRC was undertaken.
  • 1997
  • East District Families First (EDFF) was established.
  • 1998
  • The Family Resource Center (FRC) concept was developed by the
    Parent’s Resource Network.
  • The FRC Board was developed.
  • ‘Youth Matters’ was established based on funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
  • The Vernon J. Harris Center was reorganized.
  • The East Team Board formed a nonprofit, the Richmond East District Improvement Corporation (REDIC).
  • 1999
  • REDIC established the TEEN Center.
  • 2000
  • Administrators representing the East District Imitative, East
    District Families First, East Distinct Family Resource Center, the
    Vernon J Harris Community Health Center, The East District
    T.E.E.N Center, The East Team Board, and the Memorial Child
    Guidance Clinic (MCGC) signed a Memorandum of Agreement,
    committing themselves to working together to ensure an
    “integrated, comprehensive, family focused, holistic, strength-
    based neighborhood system of care.”
  • The East District Neighborhood System of Care received funding and changed its name to the East End Partnership with Families. Member agencies include the MCGC, The T.E.E.N. Center, The East District Family Resource Center, Families First/Healthy Families Richmond, the East District Initiative, and the Vernon J. Health Center.
  • MCGC agreed to serve as a fiscal agent for the EEPF.
  • East District Families First was changed to the East District Families First/Healthy Families Richmond modeled after Healthy Families America.
  • 2001
  • Collaborative funding resulting in school-based mental health
    services for children in all East End elementary schools.
  • In response to local violence, the EEPF begins discussion around ‘Child SAVE,’ a program that addresses the mental health needs of children in relation to violence. The Child Save Workgroup was formed.
  • Youth Matters joined the EEPF.
  • 2002
  • The EEPF began to focus on making the partnership fully
    functional. The EEPF began to complete its formation by
    establishing process for developing intervention ‘spokes’4 and develop a communications process.
  • 2003
  • Right Minds, in conjunction with Youth Matters, began to work
    with the EEPF on a communication campaign. The focus of the
    campaign work was to develop a strategy for communicating the
    mission of the partnership to clients and potential clients.
  • The Client Tracking System, a web-based, multi-agency, client database was activated.
  • FRC Board development was completed and non profit status secured. MCGC transitioned out as fiscal agent.
  • Families First/Healthy Richmond hosts “Parent’s Nite Out”, an evening in which staff from various agencies provided childcare for neighborhood families.
  • MCGC hires a coordinator for the Child Save Initiative.
  • 2004
  • EEPF Infrastructure Development. The partnership formed two smaller workgroups to facilitate family and community change through our work – the Human Services and Advocacy committees.
  • 2005
  • Collaborative Community Care (CCC) Program Implementation.
    A comprehensive health and social serviced care system targeting un- and underinsured families in the East District of Richmond.
  • EEPF hires a Resource Coordinator to oversee the CCC program
  • 2006
  • EEPF hires a fund development consultant and grant writer secure grant funding from local and national foundations
  • Program design, curriculum development and facilitation training for Parent Support Program.
  • 2007
  • Parent Support Program Implementation

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