Northshore Families Helping Families

What Northshore Families Helping Families does

Northshore Families Helping Families (NFHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1992 under Louisiana Act 378 of 1989 (the Community and Family Support Act). Headquartered at 108 Highland Park Plaza in Covington, Louisiana, NFHF operates as the only designated family resource center for individuals with disabilities in the five Florida Parishes of Region IX: Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington (including the City of Bogalusa). The organization delivers a unified service suite comprising Information & Referral, Education & Training, an extensive lending library, Peer-to-Peer Support, Education Liaison Services embedded in five parish school districts, the ABLE Club for adults 16+, and the LaCAN grassroots advocacy network. A recurring annual Walk, Run & Roll Community Festival and a quarterly newsletter round out the program portfolio. All services are provided free of charge, and every documented staff member is either a parent/family member of an individual with a disability or a self-advocate.

The organization operates without any proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-led, anchored in a small staff of approximately five program professionals led by Executive Director Karen Artus, plus a board composed predominantly of individuals with disabilities or their family members. The differentiation thesis rests on statutory designation combined with lived-experience service delivery, which together create a peer-driven alternative to clinical or case-management models. Distribution is layered: in-person at the Covington office (9 AM–4 PM), embedded in school districts across the five parishes, via toll-free hotline, through online intake forms and Zoom-based trainings (e.g., IEP Bootcamp), at community events, and through ABLE Club hybrid in-person/virtual gatherings.

NFHF's revenue model is a hybrid of government contracts and philanthropic support. The largest documented funding sources are contracts with Louisiana state agencies, including the Louisiana Department of Education (primary funder for Education Liaison services), Florida Parishes Human Services Authority, Louisiana Bureau of Family Health, Disability Assessment and Coordination Entity (DACE), the Louisiana Developmental Disability Council (the founding body of the FHF network), and the Family to Family Health Information Center. Donations are accepted via PayPal and mail under 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, and the annual Walk, Run & Roll festival generates additional revenue through individual, family, and corporate sponsorships. Annual revenue is not publicly disclosed. The organization has no equity funding, no parent company, and no parent-subsidiary structural complexity; it is governed by an independent board.

Name

Northshore Families Helping Families

Legal name

Northshore Families Helping Families, Inc.

Website

https://fhfnorthshore.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Northshore Families Helping Families is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1992 that operates as the only designated family resource center for individuals with disabilities across Louisiana's five Region IX Florida Parishes, delivering free peer support, education liaison, and advocacy services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Covington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State Contracts and Government Funding: NFHF is primarily funded through contracts with state agencies including the Louisiana Department of Education, Florida Parishes Human Services Authority, Louisiana Bureau of Family Health, Disability Assessment and Coordination Entity (DACE), Louisiana Developmental Disability Council, and Family to Family Health Information Center.
2. Donations and Contributions: The organization accepts monetary donations via PayPal and mail. Donations are eligible for full tax exemption as a 501c3 nonprofit.
3. Community Event Fundraising: The annual Walk, Run & Roll Community Festival raises funds through individual, family, and group sponsorships from local businesses and community members.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NFHF operates as a nonprofit family resource center delivering peer-to-peer support, information and referrals, education/training workshops, a lending library, education liaison services across five parish school districts, an adult peer support group (ABLE Club), and grassroots legislative advocacy (LaCAN). All services are provided free of charge to individuals with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who serve them in the five Florida Parishes of Louisiana's Northshore region.

Product overview

Northshore Families Helping Families is a nonprofit 501c3 organization established under Act 378 of 1989 that serves as the only family resource center for individuals with disabilities on the Northshore region of Louisiana. The organization offers a unified set of services including Information & Referral, Education & Training, a Lending Library, Peer-To-Peer Support, the ABLE Club for adults, and Education Liaison Services. These programs work together to provide parents knowledge and support, connect adults with disabilities to vital resources, support professionals serving individuals with disabilities, and empower youth to become self-advocates. The organization also runs the annual Walk, Run & Roll Community Festival and publishes a Quarterly Newsletter to engage and inform the community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LaCAN (Louisiana Council's Advocacy Network): A grassroots advocacy network that advocates for policies and systems supporting inclusion for people with disabilities in education, employment, and community living.
• ABLE Club (Adults Building Life Experiences)

Products and services

• Information & Referral
• Education & Training
• Lending Library
• Peer-To-Peer Support
• ABLE Club
• Education Liaison Services
• LaCAN (Louisiana Council's Advocacy Network)
• Walk, Run & Roll Community Festival

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Falaya Float Event Organizer (Josh)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024NFHF Board and Staff were recognized as the Non-Profit of choice for the 4th Annual Falaya Float, a family-friendly event along the Bogue Falaya River, raising visibility for NFHF in the community.
• Walk, Run & Roll Community Festival SponsorsminorOthers · 1 January 2023Annual community festival sponsored by local businesses including Low Road Brewing, Snoballs to Go, Three Twenty Studio, Chem Station, Play CSP, Raising Cane's, Gulf Bank, Harry McKneely & Company, Tacos and Beer, Tangi Tourism, Vexus Fiber, Perfectly Fit Sports, Dave Brennan Insurance, North Oaks Health System, and others. Sponsorships support event execution and community engagement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Family Voices: National family-led organization supporting children and youth with special healthcare needs and disabilities. Operates the Family-to-Family Health Information Center network, which is also a direct funder of NFHF.
• Disability Rights Louisiana: Louisiana's Protection and Advocacy (P&A) system that provides legal advocacy and rights protection for individuals with disabilities. Conceptually comparable as a disability advocacy and resource organization operating in the same state and overlapping beneficiary population.
• Parent to Parent USA: National network supporting state Parent to Parent programs that provide peer support to families of children with disabilities or special healthcare needs. Closely comparable peer-support model to NFHF's core service offering.
• Easterseals Louisiana: Affiliated with the Easterseals national network, providing disability services including education support, therapy, and family resources in Louisiana. Highly comparable mission and service set to NFHF, though operates at a broader statewide scale.
• The Arc of Louisiana: State chapter of The Arc, advocating for and serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Provides family support, advocacy, and resources across Louisiana — overlapping with NFHF's family resource and advocacy mission.
• Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans: Sister center in the Louisiana Families Helping Families network established under Act 378 of 1989. Provides the same information & referral, peer support, education liaison, and advocacy services to a different region of Louisiana, operating as an independent 501(c)(3) with its own board.
• Bayou Land Families Helping Families: Another FHF center in the Louisiana statewide network. Operates under the same Act 378 framework with comparable services for individuals with disabilities and their families in a different parish region.

Broad incumbents

• Parent Center Hub (CPIR): National technical assistance center for the Parent Training and Information (PTI) network, which provides training and information to parents of children with disabilities. NFHF operates adjacent to the PTI model through its education liaison services.
• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN): National membership association for the federally mandated Protection & Advocacy (P&A) systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP) for individuals with disabilities. Provides the broader national umbrella for the type of advocacy work NFHF supports via LaCAN.

Others

• Louisiana Developmental Disabilities Council: State agency that created Act 378 of 1989 and continues to fund NFHF. Closely related funder/ecosystem partner rather than a direct service peer, but its mission and beneficiary population overlap almost entirely with NFHF.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/NorthshoreFamiliesHelpingFamilies
• Xx.com/fhfnorthshore

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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