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FRP Canada
ANNUAL REPORT2016-2017
FRP Canada - The Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs
FRP Canada VisionA Canada that supports families andcommunities to raise our children.
FRP Canada MissionAs a national membership organization,FRP Canada works to influence policy,research and practice aimed at improvingoutcomes for children and their families.
Message from the PresidentThe past year has been a time of renewal and transformation. FRP Canada has made a series of foundational changes directly informed by ourmembership surveys and guided by business coaches, social marketing firms and our experienced Board of Directors. Changing the engines whilekeeping the airplane flying is not an easy task for any organization, it takes determination, funds, and much patience all around. We greatly appreciatethe input of our members throughout this undertaking. In this period of transformation, FRP Canada has pursued funding opportunities and formed keypartnerships to ensure the continuation of quality services and programming for our members and Canadian families.
Key staff, including a Director of Operations and a Manager of Communications, Events, and Fundraising are now in place, and Phase I of our newwebsite is now complete. With an energetic team and a new online capacity, FRP Canada has some very exciting projects and opportunities on thehorizon for the coming year. After our website launch, FRP Canada will build an interactive platform for a Virtual Institute offering service provider andexecutive professional development, as well as resources for families. First on the production schedule is a video series called “Family Life in Canada,”funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, which will be available in late 2018/19. Launching into new digital domains will allow FRPCanada to create innovative and accessible online resources for members and the families they support.
This renovation has not been for the faint of heart, nor is it complete, but we are getting there. 2017/18 holds great promise as we can finally turn ourenergy back toward operations and to organizational and financial stabilization. We appreciate our membership’s continued support, tireless work, andvalued partnership. The next few years promise to be the beginning of a new life for FRP Canada and we look forward to sharing it with you.
Barbara LillicoPresidentFRP Canada Board of Directors
Board of Directors
Barb Lillico, ON & NU
President
Sevinj Safarova, ON
Treasurer
Deborah Boyd, NS
Secretary
Sherry Sinclair, BCVice President
Marie Simard, QC
Janice Nathanson, ON
Nathanael Patriquin,
NB
Karen Burpee, ON
Every child in Canada deserves theright start in life.
Our Staff
Meet the Team!Photos by Liv Images.
Kelly StoneExecutive DirectorKelly continues in her role as ExecutiveDirector, taking steps towards more efficientoperations and a new public image for FRPCanada.
Zindu SalihDirector of OperationsZindu came on board in April of 2017,bringing her extensive experience in projectmanagement to the FRP Canada team.
Nina LewisManager of Communications, Events andFundraisingNina joined FRP Canada in January of 2017,jumping right into planning our 2017 nationalconference and securing various new fundingopportunities.
Rebecca BalcerzakProject OfficerWe are very excited to announce thatRebecca, a long-time student employee ofFRP Canada, graduated from CarletonUniversity this summer and joined us as afull-time Project Officer! She authors ourChild Rights in the Community Contextnewsletters, writes funding proposals, andcurates our online social media presence.
Mitzie ConstantAdministrative OfficerMitzie joined us in December of 2016 toperform administrative duties and overseepublication needs for members.
Zoe ChenFinancial OfficerIn June of 2017, we welcomed Zoe Chen asour new bookkeeper.
Gisell CastilloResearch OfficerGisell joined FRP Canada for the "MakingFood Safe for All" project and will continueas a PhD Candidate researcher and expert infamily violence for future projects.
Evelyn BartlettProject OfficerIn May, Evelyn came on from CarletonUniversity to help with communications,graphic design, project management andgrant-writing.
A Year in Review
New WebsiteFRP Canada is becoming a fully digitalorganization with a modern public face. Phase Iof our new website will be previewed at theconference and go live late in early 2018.Informed by survey input and a detailed needsassessment, it will offer a members-only area,an events calendar, easily searchable archives,and curated news from our sector. As wecontinue to build our website, it will host anexclusive space for members to purchasepublications, a Virtual Institute, and so muchmore!
Social MediaWith national survey feedback, members areguiding us on how and where to grow our socialmedia presence. Please follow us on Facebookand Twitter at @FRPCanada, and keep an eyeout for us on LinkedIn in the coming months!“Join the conversation" for news, events,professional development opportunities, andmore.
Making Food Safe for AllWith funding from the Office of ConsumerAffairs, FRP Canada, in collaboration withexpert researchers from Carleton University,the University of Ottawa and CHEO, undertooka two-year research project on food safetyknowledge and food access experience of newimmigrant mothers in Canada. We are seekingnew funds to turn our research findings intoculturally appropriate food safety and nutritionguides and resources for service providers andnew Canadian mothers.
Sharing KnowledgeFRP Canada has developed a model to convertrelevant academic material into popular “news”for service providers. So far, four "Child Rightsin the Community Context" newsletters havebeen published based on the Canadian Journalof Children’s Rights. We also have a series ofoutdoor play magazines based on materialsprovided by projects funded through theLawson Foundation of Canada which will debutlater in 2017. FRP Canada’s model brings afriendly synopsis of research or academicinformation to the field for service providers.
Indigenous Child RightsNewsletterWe wish to draw particular attention to thesummer 2017 special issue of our Child Rightsin the Community Context newsletter, focusingon the rights of indigenous children. Thisnewsletter will be available on our new website.Service providers will find youth reflections,action-orientated hopes for the future, as wellas examples of effective early childhoodprograms which support the rights ofindigenous children.
Printing and PublishingSocial EnterpriseFRP Canada is now licensed to print anddistribute Nobody’s Perfect Parenting Programmaterials, which will soon include four newlanguages. Existing FRP Canada publicationswill get a content/graphics update, and a newe-commerce portal will streamline the orderingprocess.
Financial LiteracyWe have partnered with SmartSAVER, CanadaRevenue Agency, Inuit Tax Services andConsolidated Credit Counselling Services ofCanada to help connect families with financialliteracy materials and assistance. In early 2017,Kelly Stone was selected to join theGovernment of Canada’s National SteeringCommittee on Financial Literacy to representthe family support field. In partnership withmajor players in the field, we look forward tomaking financial literacy resources accessibleto Canadian families.
Children FirstFRP Canada has formed a partnership withChildren First Canada (CFC) to mobilize publicawareness and hold governments to account onbehalf of Canada’s children. The immediatefocus is seeing a national Commissioner forChildren established. CFC is rallying Canadiansthrough a public engagement campaign tomake Canada’s children a powerful force forchange. CFC further intends to develop“measuring stick” to evaluate the impact ofpublic policies on children.
National ConferenceOur 2017, 3-day biennial conference will beheld in London Ontario, September 25-27. Thisyear's theme is The Power of Play! Workshoptopics will include: the right to play, fathering,financial literacy, brain development, outdooradventurous play, the Nobody’s PerfectParenting Program and so much more! Followus on Twitter and Facebook for updates—ourhashtag is #FRPC2017. For a list of speakersand to register, please visit our Eventbrite page.
Social Media Expansion
Facebook Page Growth (2016) Twitter Page Growth (2016)
Thank YouFRP Canada is very grateful for the support of the following 2016-2017 donors.
Angela Simo BrownAOR Inc.Aqueduct FoundationThe Delaney Family FoundationGail B. O'Brien Charitable FoundationIntact Insurance RBC FoundationPSI Print Solutions
Ronald E EnsomSusanne LamontUnited Way of Greater TorontoAnonymous Donors
Thank you to the Office of Consumer Affairs and the Public HealthAgency of Canada for valued partnership and support.
Financial InformationFRP Canada is part way through its significant organizational renewal. A social enterprise surplus in FY 2015/16 was strategically targeted towardsinfrastructure modernization, creating a planned deficit in 2016/17; the year focused on internal upgrades will allow FRP Canada to resume operationalactivities in FY 2017/18, in support of members. The full financial statements are available at frp.ca.
The full financial statements are available on FRP Canada's website.
$436,812Total Revenue
$688,661Total Expenses
($251,849)Net Revenues (Expenses) for the Year
Revenues
Revenues
12.5% Project Funding and Government Contributions
11.2% Memberships
41.6% Philanthropic Donations
34.4% Publications
0.4% Other
Expenses
Expenses
49.3% Program Expenses
27.7% Publications, Products, Services
0.2% Conferences and Events
15% Support Services
7.8% Admin and Overheads
Statement of Revenue and Expenses 2016-2017
Revenues
Project Funding and Government Contributions $54,526 Memberships $48,765 Philanthropic Donations $181,653 Publications $150,188 Other $1,680 Total Revenue $436,812
2016-2017
Expenses
Program Expenses $339,348 Publications, Products, Services $190,757 Conferences and Events $1,369 Support Services $103,213 Admin and Overheads $53,974 Total Expenses $688,661
Resources
FacebookLike our Facebook page to see daily posts andarticles on family support and childcare.
TwitterFollow us on Twitter to see frequent tweets andupdates.
New WebsiteKeep an eye out for the launch of our new FRPCanada website!
FRP Canada:The Canadian Association ofFamily Resource Programs
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