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WOSU 89.7 All Sides with Ann Fisher
NPR 89.7FM Radio

In the lead up to our Building Inclusive Communities convening Rick Kahlenberg, senior fellow at The Century Foundation, and Families Flourish were recently featured on All Sides with Ann Fisher.

by Steve Wartenburg
Columbus CEO

Johnaka Young’s new, entrepreneurial life began late at night, while she slept, perhaps dreaming of candles.

by Bethany, Families Flourish participant
The Columbus Dispatch

Thinking back over the last few years, it is hard for me to believe just how much has changed in my life and the lives of my family.

by Amy Klaben and Radha Desai
The Columbus Dispatch

Eight million Americans have fallen into poverty since last May.

Lower-income households saw compounding stressors such as unemployment, food insecurity, housing instability and adverse mental health effects skyrocket. The impact on our nation’s children is immeasurable.

by Tracy Townsend
10tv WBNS

In her weekly Wednesday Warrior segment, Tracey Townsend interviews Families Flourish mom Bessie Jackson about how setting up an emergency fund prior to the pandemic, with the aid of MTP’s coaching program, helped her get through the difficulties brought on by Covid-19.

The nonprofits helps single moms bring their children to better neighborhoods.

By Steve Wartenburg
Columbus CEO

The phone call from Families Flourish couldn’t have come at a better time for Bessie Jackson and her two sons, Braylon, 12, and Derius, 8. “We were technically homeless,” Jackson says.

Initiative designed to meet pressing social and health needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic

January 08, 2021 10:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

COLUMBUS, Ohio–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) today announced partnerships with several of Ohio’s leading community service organizations to address social factors that can significantly impact individual and community health, including food insecurity and housing insecurity.

By Suzanne Goldsmith
Columbus Monthly

A pilot program that helps low-income families move to better neighborhoods will soon expand its reach.

In November, Families Flourish, an initiative that creates opportunities for low-income families to move to neighborhoods where they have a chance to thrive, announced a big expansion. The small-scale pilot program, in which 10 families are enrolled, will ramp up to include 100 families, offering them three years of rental support in neighborhoods deemed high opportunity, along with focused coaching to help them flourish in their new homes.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nov. 30 2020 – Columbus-based Families Flourish (MTP), which helps single mothers and their children flourish, today announced that it is moving forward with a $6.4 million initiative to expand its efforts by providing 100 additional local families with vital financial assistance and personal development resources during these challenging times.

Leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is the first organization to commit as a program partner, providing $75,000 in funding as well as health care and research expertise.