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Thanks to Our Auxiliaries

Our Auxiliary members do it all! They volunteer, complete service activities, hold fundraising events, and act as ambassadors of Peninsula Family Service (PFS), and have for over 60 years. Our Auxiliaries have also tremendously supported PFS and our annual Fund a-Need, a goal which changes each year to responsively address the most pressing needs of our community. The Foothill Auxiliary (FAPFS) carried on their tradition of support last fall through the annual Holidays on a…

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Financial Overview

At Peninsula Family Service (PFS) we believe in transparency and accountability. The charts below provide a snapshot of how our revenues are raised. The second chart is a visual representation of how your financial contributions reach the most vulnerable in our community. Read the full 2023 Annual Report here.

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Annual Report 2022: Thriving Family Connects with PFS Programs

Maria first learned about Peninsula Family Service (PFS) when she and her three children were accepted into transitional housing at LifeMoves, Haven Family House. She was a single mom in need of housing, clothing, food, and a safe place for her children to learn and grow. She does everything for her children, including leaving a dangerous living situation, and asking the community for help. While at Haven Family House, Maria was able to enroll her…

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A Message from the CEO and Board Chair

Dear PFS Friends, FY 22-23 was a rewarding and challenging year for all of us, and I am pleased to report that PFS is thriving. Our staff has completed the first year of our 2022- 2026 strategic plan, approved by the PFS Governing Board. We have five strategic goals to focus on: High- Quality Programs; Financial Resources; Marketing and Communications; Inclusive, Diverse and Equitable Culture; and Organizational Development. We are thrilled to announce that we…

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Building Financial Futures

BUILDING FINANCIAL FUTURES PFS has witnessed the hardships of the pandemic for so many in our community. The services PFS provides to our program participants are more important than ever, especially now that the demand for financial empowerment resources has skyrocketed. We will continue to offer financial education, affordable auto loans, banking alternatives, and money management tools. These services help participants build savings and improve their credit scores, which increases their financial knowledge and wellbeing.…

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Early Learning Program Updates: AR 22

INVESTING IN OUR TEACHERS In late 2021, California passed a bill to include a cost of living adjustment to early learning reimbursement rates per child, in an effort to address inequities between the standard reimbursement rate and the regional market rate ceiling. This change has allowed PFS to increase compensation in our Early Learning program, raising the PFS minimum wage to $23 for teachers.     CHILD DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATE PROGRAM PFS launched its first Early…

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Annual Report 2021: Financial Overview

Thank you to all our individual, auxiliary, governmental, and corporate and community partners for your generous support for PFS and those most in need in our community. In total PFS spent $16,267,265 of which $13,927,338 (86%) was for program expenses and $2,339,927 (14%) was for core support services, leadership, and innovation. Due to the timing of the report publication, the financial results have not been certified by our auditors. Read the full 2021 Annual Report…

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Annual Report 2021: Volunteers

Over the last eighteen months, individuals and group volunteers have continued to support Peninsula Family Service (PFS) participants with distanced projects to let our community know just how valued they are.   Food security has consistently been a high priority to the community PFS supports. Donations of meal and pantry boxes have poured in with an impressive amount of more than 29,871 boxes given out. Donations of non-perishable, pre-cooked meals, and Thanksgiving dinners supplemented the food…

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Annual Report 2021: Award Honorees

AWARD WINNERS IMPACT: STEM from the START In October 2021, Peninsula Family Service (PFS) will award two very special 2020-2021 awards.  To read more about these award winners,  see the FY20-21 PFS Annual report,  https://www.peninsulafamilyservice.org/awardwinning-honorees-for-2020-2021/. Both of our PFS award winners are making a tremendous, life-changing  impact on the development of the signature PFS STEM from the Start program. Even during shelter-in-place, STEM from the Start has grown as we continue our work to build…

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Annual Report 2021: Auxiliaries

DEDICATED SUPPORT from our AUXILIARIES  In FY 2020-21 our Auxiliaries demonstrated their dedication in many ways including remote fundraising events and service projects to support Peninsula Family Service (PFS) participants. The Foothill Auxiliary hosted the first virtual fundraising event of the fall of 2020, dazzling guests with floral arrangement demonstrations at their annual Holidays on a High Note. The Hillsborough Auxiliary (HAPFS) followed with their virtual Thanks for Giving, where they honored PFS Honorary Life…

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