irs program accomplishments · form 990 part iii · fy2024
What they reported doing
- #1 primary $36KREFURNISHINGS IS A THRIFT FURNITURE STORE OPERATED BY JUSTICE FOR ORPHANS TO GENERATE REVENUE AND PROVIDE FREE FURNITURE TO FAMILIES THROUGH OUR CAREPORTAL NETWORK. DONATED FURNITURE AND HOME GOODS ARE SOLD TO THE PUBLIC WITH PROCEEDS SUPPORTING JFO'S MISSION TOSERVE VULNERABLE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. 45 CAREPORTAL FAMILIES WERE SERVED.
- #2 $7KTHE ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE JOURNEY PODCAST EQUIPPED AND ENCOURAGED 11,000 ADOPTIVE PARENTS, FOSTER PARENTS AND KINSHIP CAREGIVERS TO CARE FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
named programs · 4 · from sources
What they call their work
Adoption & Foster Care Journey Podcast
Weekly media program that educates, encourages, and equips adoptive, foster, and kinship caregivers through expert interviews and personal stories.
CarePortal
Technology platform connecting child-serving professionals with local churches and community members to meet urgent needs of children and families in crisis, preventing foster care placements and supporting kinship caregivers.
FASD Training and Coaching
Offers in-depth training and one-on-one coaching for families and professionals supporting children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders using the FASCETS neurobehavioral model.
ReFurnishings
Thrift furniture store providing affordable, quality furniture to the public and free furnishings to CarePortal-partnered churches, with proceeds supporting JFO’s mission.
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Volunteer and Professional Training Programs 1 activity
- Deliver Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) training and supportProvides a range of FASD-related services including 90-minute introductory trainings, 3-hour virtual workshops on the FASCETS model, 15-hour deep-dive workshops, one-on-one coaching sessions with Sandra Flach, and a published booklet on FASD. Also hosts bi-monthly virtual support groups and a private Facebook group for caregivers. Provided training to 100 families and professionals through 12 sessions and supported 12 caregivers in an online support group in 2023.
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Volunteer Engagement and Capacity Support 1 activity
- Engage volunteers in organizational operationsRecruits and manages volunteers to support operations at ReFurnishings, including cleaning and prepping donations, donation pick-ups, showroom display, and sales.
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Interfaith and Spiritual Dialogue Programs 1 activity
- Host community engagement eventsHosts monthly interactive Zoom conversations with special guests and offers a weekly video devotional to provide spiritual and community support to members.
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Community Resource Navigation and Support Services 1 activity
- Operate CarePortal network in Upstate New YorkActs as the official Implementing Partner for CarePortal in Upstate New York, connecting child-serving professionals with local churches, businesses, and community members to meet real-time needs of vulnerable children and families across 10 counties, with a dedicated Regional Manager in each region. The network has served over 15,800 children and met more than 4,300 requests since November 2018.
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Discount Retail for Reuse 1 activity
- Operate ReFurnishings furniture thrift storeOperates a furniture thrift store in Ravena, NY, that sells gently used furniture at low cost to the public and provides free furnishings to CarePortal-affiliated churches and families in need, with proceeds supporting organizational programs. Served 45 families in 2024 through this initiative.
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Podcast and Radio Production 1 activity
- Produce Adoption & Foster Care Journey podcastProduces a weekly podcast featuring conversations with foster and adoptive parents, adoptees, and child welfare professionals to educate, encourage, and connect caregivers. Released new episodes weekly and equipped 13,800 caregivers in 2023 and 11,000 in 2024 through podcast outreach.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$289K
Contributions & grants$135K47%
Program service revenue$100K34%
Investment income$33K11%
Other revenue$22K
expenses
Total expenses$284K
Program expenses89%
Admin / overhead11%
Fundraising0%
Salaries & benefits$163K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineCompensation
balance sheet
Total assets$64K
Cash$64K
Investments$0
Liabilities$197
Net assets$64K
Liquid reserves2.7 mo
3 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +42.9%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
paid leadership · 1
| Name | Title | Hours/wk | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHI SEWAK | Executive Dir. | 20 | $54K |
board members · 5
- ALICIA SNOWDEN — Secretary
- CHRIS KAJANO — Treasurer
- GARY SPADARO — Director
- REBECCA FLACH — Vice President
- SANDRA FLACH — President
relationships · 14
Who they work with
- AFCJ Training Partner — Collaborates with or is affiliated with AFCJ Training, as indicated by logo presence on the FASD program page.
- CarePortal Network — Member of the CarePortal network, using its platform to connect churches with real-time needs for families in crisis.
- CarePortal Partner — Collaborates with CarePortal to connect vulnerable children and families in crisis with needed resources.
- CarePortal Partner — Justice For Orphans manages the CarePortal platform in New York to connect community resources with families in crisis.
- CarePortal Partner — Network through which Justice for Orphans delivers free furniture to families supporting vulnerable children.
- CarePortal Partner — Official Implementing Partner in Upstate New York, using the platform to connect child-serving professionals with local resources
- CarePortal Partner — Supplies furniture free of charge to CarePortal churches to meet urgent needs in the community.
- CarePortal Partner — Technology and operational partner enabling real-time response to child and family needs.
- CarePortal Partner — Technology partner enabling real-time sharing of verified needs with churches and community responders.
- Dr. Jerrod Brown Partner — Guest expert contributing to FASD bonus episodes of the Adoption and Foster Care Journey podcast
- Facebook Partner — Uses a private Facebook group as a platform for ongoing community interaction.
- Hope for the FASD Journey Partner — Co-facilitates a support group for parents caring for children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.
- Schenectady County Office of Children and Family Services Partner — Collaborates with JFO to support families in need through the CarePortal initiative.
- Zoom Partner — Uses Zoom to host virtual support groups and VIP conversations.
strategies · 5
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Neurobehavioral Parenting Model for FASD and Traumamethodology: neurobehavioral reframingBy applying neuroscience and the FASCETS model to reframe challenging behaviors as neurodevelopmental responses, we foster caregiver-child connection and improve outcomes because understanding brain-based causes reduces punitive responses and promotes compassion-focused, strengths-based parenting.
- Peer-Led Faith-Based Support Modelmethodology: peer-led faith-based supportBy using experienced foster and adoptive parents as peer facilitators within faith-based groups, we increase engagement and resilience because lived-experience leadership builds trust, reduces isolation, and grounds support in both practical and spiritual understanding.
- Preventive Family Strengthening Through Faith Communitiesmethodology: preventive family support via faith networksBy mobilizing churches to meet practical and relational needs of at-risk families, we prevent foster care placements because early, compassionate, community-based intervention reduces family crisis and builds sustained support networks grounded in shared mission.
- Social Enterprise for Mission and Sustainabilitymethodology: social_enterprise_integrationBy operating mission-driven retail and furniture resale stores, we generate financial support and distribute essential goods because integrating social enterprise with service deepens community engagement and creates a self-reinforcing cycle of resource redistribution and program funding.
- Technology-Enabled Community Response Networkmethodology: technology-enabled community responseBy connecting child-serving professionals with local churches, businesses, and community members through the CarePortal platform, we meet real-time needs of children and families because technology enables rapid, coordinated, and community-driven interventions that traditional systems cannot match.