2020-09-30T12:16:40-05:00 2019-12-31 582026697 LONG & COMPANY PC 1325 SATELLITE BLVD NW STE 1504 SUWANEE GA 300244662 990 2019-01-01 272014061 CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION CLAR 4047366602 PO BOX 529 CLARKSTON GA 30021 FLORENCE B SHEPLEY SECRETARY 4047366602 2020-09-28 true WILLIAM E LONG JR CPA P00171899 6783274382 2020-09-28 47.48.225.194 2020-09-30 12:16:40 CD P F7E072C592E00B7C9CEDAB2E20A6456FDAE372E9 F7E072C592E00B7C9CEDAB2E20A6456FDAE372E9 2019 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z FLORENCE B SHEPLEY PO BOX 529 CLARKSTON GA 30021 249882 false X WWW.CDFACTION.ORG X 2010 DE VISION: THE VISION OF CDF ACTION IS THAT CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, WILL BE A THRIVING, VIBRANT, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL RESIDENTS' VOICES ARE HEAD AND WHERE RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION. MISSION: CDF EMPLOYS AN ASSET- BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLARKSTON CHILDREN BIRTH TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE WILL BE NURTURED, HEALTHY, AND PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. CDF SERVES AS A CATALYST TO BUILD ON COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, MOBILIZE NEW RESOURCES, AND PILOT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS, MOVING IDEAS TO ACTION. CDF PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CLARKSTON. 9 9 2 50 0 177748 249742 0 63 140 -189 0 177622 249882 61900 157300 0 64780 38892 0 11134 54263 43354 180943 239546 -3321 10336 68151 102281 3557 27351 64594 74930 X VISION: THE VISION OF CDF ACTION IS THAT CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, WILL BE A THRIVING, VIBRANT, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL RESIDENTS' VOICES ARE HEAD AND WHERE RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION. MISSION: CDF EMPLOYS AN ASSET- BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLARKSTON CHILDREN BIRTH TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE WILL BE NURTURED, HEALTHY, AND PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. CDF SERVES AS A CATALYST TO BUILD ON COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, MOBILIZE NEW RESOURCES, AND PILOT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS, MOVING IDEAS TO ACTION. CDF PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CLARKSTON. false false 203627 157300 CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC., CREATED IN 2010, WORKS TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY OF CLARKSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY WORKING ALONGSIDE RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND DEVELOP THE INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES OF EACH PERSON. BY SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE WORK TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHOSE RESIDENTS DRIVE AND DIRECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. KNOWN TO THE COMMUNITY AS CDF ACTION, THE CURRENT FOCUS IS EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION. VISION: CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, WILL BE A THRIVING, VIBRANT, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL RESIDENTS' VOICES ARE HEAD AND WHERE RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION. MISSION: CDF EMPLOYS AN ASSET- BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLARKSTON CHILDREN BIRTH TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE WILL BE NURTURED, HEALTHY, AND PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. CDF SERVES AS A CATALYST TO BUILD ON COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, MOBILIZE NEW RESOURCES, AND PILOT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS, MOVING IDEAS TO ACTION. CDF PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CLARKSTON. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF. THE CDF BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THE GOVERNING BODY AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING. IN 2019, CDF BEGAN A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVITAS, USING THEIR FINDING YOUR NORTH STAR FRAMEWORK. ROBERTA MALAVENDA SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FLO SHEPLEY SERVES AS THE FINANCIAL MANAGER. CDF CONTRACTS WITH PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUALS TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. PROGRAMS: IN 2019, CDF CONTINUED TO BUILD ON THE W.K. KELLOGG GRANT, CLARKSTON FAMILIES DECIDE, AWARDED TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2014. CDF WORKS TO ENGAGE DIVERSE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO EIGHT TO BE THEIR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER AND TAKE ACTIONS AS LEADERS RESULTING IN POSITIVE SYSTEMS CHANGES IMPACTING EARLY LEARNING, EDUCATION, AND THE COMMUNITY. CDF'S 2019 ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS: A. CLARKSTON EARLY LEARNING NETWORK (CELN). CELN, CREATED IN 2012 AS A RESULT OF CDF COMMUNITY DIALOGUES, IS A COALITION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO: (A) INCREASING ACCESS TO AND THE QUALITY OF EARLY LEARNING AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES, (B) PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EARLY YEARS AND HOME LANGUAGE TO CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND (C) SUPPORTING EQUITABLE EARLY LEARNING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. DURING 2019, CELN MET MONTHLY AT THE CLARKSTON LIBRARY TO SHARE INFORMATION, PLAN THE CLARKSTON TELL ME A STORY FESTIVAL, ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN ZONING TO ALLOW FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE AND FOR A CITY OF CLARKSTON EARLY LEARNING TASK FORCE. B.CLARKSTON TELL ME A STORY CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (CTMAS). THE FESTIVAL, NOW IN ITS 7TH YEAR, IS FUNDED BY THE CITY OF CLARKSTON AND OTHER PARTNERS, AND IS ORGANIZED BY CELN AND VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF DEKALB AND THE CLARKSTON LIBRARY. CTMAS INCLUDED STORYTELLERS, OVER 30 LITERACY PARTNERS AND ACTIVITIES, FREE BOOKS, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND THE ALLIANCE THEATER. OVER 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED CTMAS AT THE GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE CONFERENCE CENTER. IN 2019, CDF ACTION WAS SELECTED BY LEADERSHIP DEKALB TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONSULTATION TO CREATE A CTMAS MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. C.READY SCHOOLS. THE READY SCHOOL INITIATIVE IS AN INNOVATIVE EARLY LEARNING AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR 3 AND 4 - YEAR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE YEAR BEFORE PRE-KINDERGARTEN. THE READY SCHOOLS, LOCATED IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR CHURCHES, OFFER A MULTI-LINGUAL, MULTI- CULTURAL HALF DAY PROGRAM. THE READY SCHOOL, DESIGNED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, PROVIDE AN INFORMAL AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM HAD NEVER BEEN AWAY FROM FAMILY. CURRENT TEACHERS, WHO ARE BI-LINGUAL, WERE PREVIOUS READY SCHOOL PARENTS. IN 2019, CDF SUPPORTED 3 READY SCHOOLS, ONE IN NORCROSS FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN LEARNING ACADEMY, AND TWO IN CENTRAL DEKALB, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCOTTDALE EARLY LEARNING, INC. OVER 90% OF FAMILIES REPORT THAT THE PROGRAM HELPED THEM IDENTIFY AND ENROLL IN GEORGIA PRE-K AND PROVIDED THEIR CHILDREN WITH FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS. A 2019 EVALUATION REPORTED THAT CHILDREN IN THE NORCROSS PROGRAM SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THEIR SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF SPEECH AND PROBLEM-SOLVING AS A RESULT OF THE READY SCHOOL. THE READY SCHOOL PROGRAM BY UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA. CDF ACTION PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES INTERESTED IN REPLICATING THE READY SCHOOL INITIATIVE. D. LITERACY PROGRAMS. IN 2019, CDF CONTINUED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (GOSA) MINI-LITERACY GRANT, PROVIDING FREE BOOKS AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES AT MULTIPLE COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS THE RAMADAN DINNER AND THE CITY OF CLARKSTON'S NATIONAL NIGHT-OUT. IN AUGUST 2019, CDF RECEIVED ONE OF 6 GOSA INNOVATION GRANTS TO PILOT "ALL ABOUT OUR CHILDREN," IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARS, A CLARKSTON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE PROJECT PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LEADERSHIP AND TO PRE-K TEACHERS SERVING A CLASS OF 95% REFUGEE CHILDREN WHO SPOKE MORE THAN 8 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED COACHING, HOME VISITING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE. PROJECT STAFF AND CONSULTANTS PRESENTED THE PROJECT AND EVALUATION AT THE ANNUAL GOSA CONFERENCE IN 2019. E.WALK WITH A DOC. IN 2019, CDF PARTNERED WITH DR. HEVAL KELLI AND OTHERS TO HOST A MONTHLY WALK WITH A DOC. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A MINI-PRESENTATION ON A HEALTH ISSUE AND A 45- MINUTE WALK WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. CDF COMBINED THESE WALKS WITH BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND FREE BOOKS. F.CENSUS 2020. CDF PARTNERED WITH SCOTTDALE EARLY LEARNING TO LAUNCH A CENTRAL DEKALB CENSUS 2020 PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, IN LATE 2019. CDF WORKED WITH WOMEN WATCH AFRIKA DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CENSUS TO RESIDENTS OF 3 APARTMENT COMPLEXES. G.CITY OF CLARKSTON. CDF AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS RESEARCHED AND PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN RESIDENT HOMES AND APARTMENTS. THE PROPOSAL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. IN ADDITION, CELN PARTNERS REQUESTED AN EARLY LEARNING TASK FORCE TO CREATE AN EARLY LEARNING PLAN WHICH WOULD ADDRESS POLICY, PRACTICE, AND PROGRAM THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE TASK FORCE COMPOSED OF 20 MEMBERS AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR CDF TO FACILITATE THE YEAR LONG PROCESS TO BEGIN IN 2020. H.CTI HEAD START/GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (GPTC) CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA). THE CDF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS APPOINTED TO THE CTI HEAD START POLICY COMMITTEE IN 2019 AND WAS ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER HEAD START AND GPTC TO DEVELOP A CDA PROGRAM FOR HEAD START PARENTS INTERESTED IN BECOMING EARLY LEARNING TEACHERS. THE PROGRAM WAS MODELED AFTER THE CDF ENHANCED CDA INITIATIVE FUNDED BY THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION AND LATER BY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CARE AND LEARNING (DECAL). PLANNING TOOK PLACE IN 2019. CLASSES WILL START AT GPTC, JANUARY 2020. TWENTY WOMEN WERE SELECTED, WITH ALL FEES PAID FOR BY CTI HEAD START. I.PARTNERSHIP WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY. CDF WORKED WITH TWO EMORY UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS TO DEVELOP CLASS PROJECTS. CDF ALSO CONNECTED EMORY VOLUNTEERS WITH THE SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER (SACC) AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. J.COALITION OF REFUGEE SERVING AGENCIES (CRSA). CDF JOINED THE COALITION OF REFUGEE SERVING AGENCIES (CRSA), AN ADVOCACY GROUP THAT MONITORS STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND SERVICES AND SPONSORS PROGRAMS INCLUDING WORLD REFUGEE DAY AND REFUGEE DAY AT THE CAPITOL. 203627 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true 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 true 6 0 2 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true true false false GA DE X FLORENCE B SHEPLEY 4047366602 PO BOX 529 CLARKSTON GA 30021 ROBERTA MALAVENDA EXECUTIVE DI 20.00 X 22800 0 0 FLORENCE B SHEPLEY SECRETARY 20.00 X 12000 0 0 JON ABERCROMBIE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALECIA ASBURY DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 CYNTHIA EDWARDS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 AWET EYASU DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEVAL KELLI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEREMY LEWIS TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 M RANDALL MARTIN BOARD CHAIRM 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WILLIAM MOON ASSISTANT SE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 WENDY SILVER DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 34800 false false false 249742 249742 140 140 249882 140 157300 157300 34800 16020 11280 7500 674 311 218 145 3418 1573 1108 737 20 20 6636 6636 17280 13955 1500 1825 2902 2040 761 101 4000 4000 2915 2915 1805 831 585 389 3339 934 1968 437 SUPPLIES 3376 3276 100 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 921 472 449 BANK FEES 97 97 TELEPHONE/INTERNET 63 63 239546 203627 24785 11134 60774 3391 98013 5082 10252 9375 2295 877 68151 102281 3557 27351 3557 27351 X 6565 20928 58029 54002 64594 74930 68151 102281 X 10336 X true X false false X 963968 331000 299243 177748 249742 2021701 963968 331000 299243 177748 249742 2021701 935020 1086681 189 63 140 392 2022093 11887 0.53740 0.35880 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 10252 9375 877 877 X SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X TAX-EXEMPT STATUS THE ORGANIZATION QUALIFIES AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THEREFORE, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES IS MADE IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION IS NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THAT GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF THE ORGANIZATION AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBIT). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50% LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THERE WERE NO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019 AND 2018. true SCOTTDALE EARLY LEARNING INC 479 WARREN AVE PO BOX 904 SCOTTDALE GA 30079 581281657 501C3 83700 CASH READY SCHOOL PROG AMERICAN LEARNING ACADEMY 5598 SINGLETON RD NORCROSS GA 30093 753162995 73000 CASH READY SCHOOL PROGRAM 3 SCHEDULE I, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES PROGRESS REPORTS AT LEAST ANNUALLY. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION VISION: THE VISION OF CDF ACTION IS THAT CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, WILL BE A THRIVING, VIBRANT, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL RESIDENTS' VOICES ARE HEAD AND WHERE RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION. MISSION: CDF EMPLOYS AN ASSET- BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLARKSTON CHILDREN BIRTH TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE WILL BE NURTURED, HEALTHY, AND PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. CDF SERVES AS A CATALYST TO BUILD ON COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, MOBILIZE NEW RESOURCES, AND PILOT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS, MOVING IDEAS TO ACTION. CDF PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CLARKSTON. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CLARKSTON DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC., CREATED IN 2010, WORKS TO CONNECT AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY OF CLARKSTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY WORKING ALONGSIDE RESIDENTS TO RECOGNIZE AND DEVELOP THE INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES OF EACH PERSON. BY SUPPORTING PARTICIPATION AND COLLABORATION AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS, WE WORK TO BUILD A COMMUNITY WHOSE RESIDENTS DRIVE AND DIRECT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES THAT BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY. KNOWN TO THE COMMUNITY AS CDF ACTION, THE CURRENT FOCUS IS EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION. VISION: CLARKSTON, GEORGIA, WILL BE A THRIVING, VIBRANT, AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY WHERE ALL RESIDENTS' VOICES ARE HEAD AND WHERE RESIDENTS WORK TOGETHER TO TRANSFORM EARLY LEARNING AND EDUCATION. MISSION: CDF EMPLOYS AN ASSET- BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO ENSURE THAT ALL CLARKSTON CHILDREN BIRTH TO EIGHT YEARS OF AGE WILL BE NURTURED, HEALTHY, AND PREPARED FOR KINDERGARTEN AND BEYOND. CDF SERVES AS A CATALYST TO BUILD ON COMMUNITY STRENGTHS, MOBILIZE NEW RESOURCES, AND PILOT INNOVATIVE PROJECTS. WE WORK IN PARTNERSHIP TO ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE POLICIES, PRACTICES, AND PROGRAMS, MOVING IDEAS TO ACTION. CDF PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO GROUPS INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF CLARKSTON. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF. THE CDF BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS THE GOVERNING BODY AND PROVIDES FINANCIAL AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHT AND LONG-RANGE PLANNING. IN 2019, CDF BEGAN A STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CIVITAS, USING THEIR FINDING YOUR NORTH STAR FRAMEWORK. ROBERTA MALAVENDA SERVES AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FLO SHEPLEY SERVES AS THE FINANCIAL MANAGER. CDF CONTRACTS WITH PARTNERS AND INDIVIDUALS TO IMPLEMENT SPECIFIC PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. PROGRAMS: IN 2019, CDF CONTINUED TO BUILD ON THE W.K. KELLOGG GRANT, CLARKSTON FAMILIES DECIDE, AWARDED TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2014. CDF WORKS TO ENGAGE DIVERSE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN BIRTH TO EIGHT TO BE THEIR CHILD'S FIRST TEACHER AND TAKE ACTIONS AS LEADERS RESULTING IN POSITIVE SYSTEMS CHANGES IMPACTING EARLY LEARNING, EDUCATION, AND THE COMMUNITY. CDF'S 2019 ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS: A. CLARKSTON EARLY LEARNING NETWORK (CELN). CELN, CREATED IN 2012 AS A RESULT OF CDF COMMUNITY DIALOGUES, IS A COALITION OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS COMMITTED TO: (A) INCREASING ACCESS TO AND THE QUALITY OF EARLY LEARNING AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES, (B) PROMOTING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE EARLY YEARS AND HOME LANGUAGE TO CHILDREN'S GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND (C) SUPPORTING EQUITABLE EARLY LEARNING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS. DURING 2019, CELN MET MONTHLY AT THE CLARKSTON LIBRARY TO SHARE INFORMATION, PLAN THE CLARKSTON TELL ME A STORY FESTIVAL, ADVOCATE FOR CHANGES IN ZONING TO ALLOW FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE AND FOR A CITY OF CLARKSTON EARLY LEARNING TASK FORCE. B.CLARKSTON TELL ME A STORY CHILDREN'S STORIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (CTMAS). THE FESTIVAL, NOW IN ITS 7TH YEAR, IS FUNDED BY THE CITY OF CLARKSTON AND OTHER PARTNERS, AND IS ORGANIZED BY CELN AND VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF DEKALB AND THE CLARKSTON LIBRARY. CTMAS INCLUDED STORYTELLERS, OVER 30 LITERACY PARTNERS AND ACTIVITIES, FREE BOOKS, THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM, AND THE ALLIANCE THEATER. OVER 400 PEOPLE ATTENDED CTMAS AT THE GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE CONFERENCE CENTER. IN 2019, CDF ACTION WAS SELECTED BY LEADERSHIP DEKALB TO PARTICIPATE IN A CONSULTATION TO CREATE A CTMAS MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN. C.READY SCHOOLS. THE READY SCHOOL INITIATIVE IS AN INNOVATIVE EARLY LEARNING AND FAMILY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR 3 AND 4 - YEAR CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE YEAR BEFORE PRE-KINDERGARTEN. THE READY SCHOOLS, LOCATED IN APARTMENT COMPLEXES OR CHURCHES, OFFER A MULTI-LINGUAL, MULTI- CULTURAL HALF DAY PROGRAM. THE READY SCHOOL, DESIGNED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES AND EARLY LEARNING PROGRAMS, PROVIDE AN INFORMAL AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE EXPERIENCE FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN, MANY OF WHOM HAD NEVER BEEN AWAY FROM FAMILY. CURRENT TEACHERS, WHO ARE BI-LINGUAL, WERE PREVIOUS READY SCHOOL PARENTS. IN 2019, CDF SUPPORTED 3 READY SCHOOLS, ONE IN NORCROSS FOR SPANISH-SPEAKING FAMILIES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE AMERICAN LEARNING ACADEMY, AND TWO IN CENTRAL DEKALB, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCOTTDALE EARLY LEARNING, INC. OVER 90% OF FAMILIES REPORT THAT THE PROGRAM HELPED THEM IDENTIFY AND ENROLL IN GEORGIA PRE-K AND PROVIDED THEIR CHILDREN WITH FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS. A 2019 EVALUATION REPORTED THAT CHILDREN IN THE NORCROSS PROGRAM SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THEIR SKILLS IN THE AREAS OF SPEECH AND PROBLEM-SOLVING AS A RESULT OF THE READY SCHOOL. THE READY SCHOOL PROGRAM BY UNITED WAY OF GREATER ATLANTA. CDF ACTION PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITIES INTERESTED IN REPLICATING THE READY SCHOOL INITIATIVE. D. LITERACY PROGRAMS. IN 2019, CDF CONTINUED THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE FOR STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (GOSA) MINI-LITERACY GRANT, PROVIDING FREE BOOKS AND LITERACY ACTIVITIES AT MULTIPLE COMMUNITY EVENTS, SUCH AS THE RAMADAN DINNER AND THE CITY OF CLARKSTON'S NATIONAL NIGHT-OUT. IN AUGUST 2019, CDF RECEIVED ONE OF 6 GOSA INNOVATION GRANTS TO PILOT "ALL ABOUT OUR CHILDREN," IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EARLY LEARNING SCHOLARS, A CLARKSTON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER. THE PROJECT PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE LEADERSHIP AND TO PRE-K TEACHERS SERVING A CLASS OF 95% REFUGEE CHILDREN WHO SPOKE MORE THAN 8 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED COACHING, HOME VISITING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ON TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICE. PROJECT STAFF AND CONSULTANTS PRESENTED THE PROJECT AND EVALUATION AT THE ANNUAL GOSA CONFERENCE IN 2019. E.WALK WITH A DOC. IN 2019, CDF PARTNERED WITH DR. HEVAL KELLI AND OTHERS TO HOST A MONTHLY WALK WITH A DOC. ACTIVITIES INCLUDED A MINI-PRESENTATION ON A HEALTH ISSUE AND A 45- MINUTE WALK WITH A HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. CDF COMBINED THESE WALKS WITH BACK TO SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND FREE BOOKS. F.CENSUS 2020. CDF PARTNERED WITH SCOTTDALE EARLY LEARNING TO LAUNCH A CENTRAL DEKALB CENSUS 2020 PROJECT, FUNDED BY THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, IN LATE 2019. CDF WORKED WITH WOMEN WATCH AFRIKA DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION ABOUT THE CENSUS TO RESIDENTS OF 3 APARTMENT COMPLEXES. G.CITY OF CLARKSTON. CDF AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS RESEARCHED AND PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE CITY'S ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALLOW FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE PROGRAMS IN RESIDENT HOMES AND APARTMENTS. THE PROPOSAL PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. IN ADDITION, CELN PARTNERS REQUESTED AN EARLY LEARNING TASK FORCE TO CREATE AN EARLY LEARNING PLAN WHICH WOULD ADDRESS POLICY, PRACTICE, AND PROGRAM THROUGH AN EQUITY LENS. THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE TASK FORCE COMPOSED OF 20 MEMBERS AS WELL AS FUNDING FOR CDF TO FACILITATE THE YEAR LONG PROCESS TO BEGIN IN 2020. H.CTI HEAD START/GEORGIA PIEDMONT TECHNICAL COLLEGE (GPTC) CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE (CDA). THE CDF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WAS APPOINTED TO THE CTI HEAD START POLICY COMMITTEE IN 2019 AND WAS ABLE TO BRING TOGETHER HEAD START AND GPTC TO DEVELOP A CDA PROGRAM FOR HEAD START PARENTS INTERESTED IN BECOMING EARLY LEARNING TEACHERS. THE PROGRAM WAS MODELED AFTER THE CDF ENHANCED CDA INITIATIVE FUNDED BY THE W. K. KELLOGG FOUNDATION AND LATER BY GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF EARLY CARE AND LEARNING (DECAL). PLANNING TOOK PLACE IN 2019. CLASSES WILL START AT GPTC, JANUARY 2020. TWENTY WOMEN WERE SELECTED, WITH ALL FEES PAID FOR BY CTI HEAD START. I.PARTNERSHIP WITH EMORY UNIVERSITY. CDF WORKED WITH TWO EMORY UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND STUDENTS TO DEVELOP CLASS PROJECTS. CDF ALSO CONNECTED EMORY VOLUNTEERS WITH THE SOMALI AMERICAN COMMUNITY CENTER (SACC) AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. J.COALITION OF REFUGEE SERVING AGENCIES (CRSA). CDF JOINED THE COALITION OF REFUGEE SERVING AGENCIES (CRSA), AN ADVOCACY GROUP THAT MONITORS STATE AND NATIONAL LEGISLATION AFFECTING THE REFUGEE COMMUNITY AND SUPPORTS REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT AND SERVICES AND SPONSORS PROGRAMS INCLUDING WORLD REFUGEE DAY AND REFUGEE DAY AT THE CAPITOL. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B PRIOR TO FILING, THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND THE BOARD CHAIR ON BEHALF OF DIRECTORS. THEY APPROVE FINAL FILING OF THE 990. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C BOARD REVIEWS POLICY ANNUALLY AND DISCUSSION IS HELD ABOUT COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS ARE SIGNED AT THAT TIME AND EVALUATED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY USING COMPARABLE DATA. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -1