TIDES FAMILY SERVICES INC

Programs

1. Preserving families networks (pfn) is an innovative, community based network of care that provides a wide spectrum of programming for a holistic response to families with complex needs. Pfn provides in-home children's behavioral health services, including family therapy, that aims to deliver comprehensive and personalized care while recognizing and respecting the diverse cultural backgrounds of the children and families served.

   $4,734,545 spent$5,837,184 earned by the program
   37% of program spending

2. Tides outreach program (top) is designed to maintain youth in family-based settings in their community and is based on the belief that all families possess strengths that can be identified and harnessed toward their benefit. The program helps families stay together despite significant stressors while enabling them to build skills leading to their empowerment.

   $1,679,747 spent$2,571,836 earned by the program
   13% of program spending

3. Counseling: this includes clinical and enhanced outpatient services (eos) and 7 challenges. Eos is a home-based clinical program provides youth, 6 to 18, with intensive short-term counseling with a goal of preventing hospitalization. Licensed clinicians receive referrals from parents, courts, probation officers, school departments, and other mental health or social services agencies. During the fiscal year, 3 clients were supported through this service. 7 challenges is a counseling program for youth that supports decision-making and personal growth while addressing substance use and cooccurring issues. Designed for teens and young adults, it empowers participants to evaluate life choices, understand the impact of substance use, and develop healthier coping strategies. During the fiscal year, 55 clients were supported by these services.mrss: tfs also delivers mobile response and stabilization services (mrss). Mrss is a brief intervention model with the goal of stabilizing acute crisis situations while providing assessment and referrals to appropriate treatment providers. Those treatment providers will then be able to address the underlying problems that are perpetuating the crisis.…

   $1,842,541 spent$147,347 earned by the program
   14% of program spending

4. Education: two school sites operated over the course of the year - tides school and the george n. Hunt school, which both follow the commoncore state standards. The tides school is a trauma informed program that works with students challenged by a variety of social, emotional and behavioral health related issues. The tides school provides an alternative placement for students allowing them to achieve their educational goals in a smaller, therapeutic setting. The tides school provides students with programs that develop competency in the basic skills of reading, writing, problem solving and computation. The instructional services provided at the tides school are designed to provide a personalized approach to curriculum (special education curriculum adapted/modified). Clinical support is provided by the school social worker via iep goals and objectives (which align with the ri social emotional learning standards), small group instruction, topical groups based on student need. Home visits and off site physician and provider appointment meetings are also provided on an individual basis as needed. The tides school also utilizes a variety of widely accepted treatment modalities. The…

   $2,305,546 spent$2,663,602 earned by the program
   18% of program spending

5. The youth transition center (ytc) offers a comprehensive continuum of services offered to youth living in pawtucket, providence, woonsocket, and surrounding communities. Services are culturally competent, trauma-sensitive, and are delivered in the context of family systems. Ytc helps youth prepare for release from the rhode island training school (rits) or meet the conditions of their probation. It emphasizes responsibility and prevention strategies to avoid re-entry into the juvenile justice system. 86 youth received supportive services through the ytc program.

   $583,565 spent$888,220 earned by the program
   5% of program spending

6. Functional family therapy and functional family therapy gang (fft and fft-g) is a well-established and evidence-based therapeutic intervention designed to address behavioral and emotional issues within the family system. It is primarily used to work with adolescents and their families, aiming to improve family functioning, communication, and relationships. Fft-g is added to existing teams to address the higher-intensity risk factors associated with gang-involved youth and their families. Fft-g uses the same clinical approach as traditional fft with an added emphasis on collaboration with community stakeholders with expertise in local communities and gangs. Fft delivered services over the course of the year to 70 clients.

   $248,937 spent$246,646 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

7. Intensive outpatient program supports youth who have struggled to remain at home due to behavioral or substance use issues. This structured program offers intensive therapy and support. The program helps youth manage challenges like addiction, mental health, and behavioral issues, providing more care than typical outpatient services but without the need for 24-hour residential care. The program is located in pawtucket and is available to youth statewide. Iop delivered services to 30 youth during fy2025.

   $253,480 spent$75,330 earned by the program
   2% of program spending

8. Saffe families provides trauma-focused, community and home based services for children ages 4-18 with sexual abuse histories and sexually reactive behaviors. The program provides individual and family therapy, care coordination, psychoeducation for caregivers using the families impacted by sexual abuse curriculum, equine assisted therapy, clinical support groups for children, teens, and caregivers, sensory interventions, and equine assisted therapy. Nearly 30 children and youth received this service over the course of the year.

   $322,785 spent$500,927 earned by the program
   3% of program spending

9. Supporting teens and adults at risk provides trauma-focused services to preserve placements, reduce reliance on congregate care, and support survivors of sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as high-risk youth. Nearly 30 children and youth received this service over the course of the year.

   $414,735 spent$670,824 earned by the program
   3% of program spending

10. Believe in making results (bmr) is a preventative, youth diversion program supporting youth and their families. Bmr focuses on improving family functioning, meeting basic needs, preventing dcyf involvement, developing coping skills, and preventing out-of-home placement. Bmr delivered services to approximately 25 clients in fy2025.

    $132,217 spent$48,052 earned by the program
    1% of program spending

11. Credible messenger is a mentoring program addressing the needs of youth who are involved with or at risk of involvement with the juvenile justice system. The program is designed to be adaptable to meet the unique needs of youth with community safety concerns, helping them to reduce the cycle of incarceration. This program harnesses the power of credible messengers, individuals who have overcome their own involvement in the juvenile or criminal justice systems, to mentor and support justice-involved youth. A total of 10 youth were mentored in fy2025 by the tfs credible messenger team.

    $120,782 spent$136,156 earned by the program
    1% of program spending

12. All other programs.

    $174,178 spent$83,250 earned by the program
    1% of program spending

The 12 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $12,813,058.