MARION COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK INC

What MARION COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK INC does

Marion County Family Resource Network Inc is a small (approximately 6-employee) West Virginia nonprofit headquartered at 112 Adams Street, Room 203, Fairmont, WV, operating as an affiliated agency of the United Way of Marion County. Its mission is community mobilization to deliver the five "fundamental resources" to children and youth — mentoring, nurturing, protecting, teaching, and serving — originally framed as the local Marion County affiliate of the national America's Promise initiative launched after General Colin Powell's President's Summit in Philadelphia. Programmatic offerings include Marion County's Promise (umbrella community mobilization), the Gatekeeping Initiative (juvenile justice service coordination across Marion, Monongalia, Harrison, and Doddridge Counties with DHHR and Fairmont State College), the It Takes Two mentoring program, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) enrollment assistance, and Energy Express summer feeding and reading programming. The organization is volunteer-driven, coordinating with parents, educators, faith leaders, and elected officials, and serves families and at-risk youth in a single rural West Virginia county (with a four-county footprint for juvenile justice work).

The organization's "business model" is that of a community nonprofit: it does not sell products or services, charges no fees, and is funded through United Way allocations, government and institutional grants, and in-kind volunteer contributions. Distribution is entirely direct — field-based community outreach and referral networks rather than any digital channel. The technology footprint is minimal: a legacy freeservers.com website, AOL-based email, and basic phone/fax contact. There is no disclosed pricing, no productized offering, and no proprietary technology platform. The organization is independently governed while maintaining an affiliation with United Way of Marion County as a member agency.

Name

MARION COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK INC

Legal name

Marion County Family Resource Network Inc

Website

https://mcfamilyresourcenetwork.freeservers.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Marion County Family Resource Network Inc is a 6-employee West Virginia nonprofit, affiliated with the United Way of Marion County, that coordinates community programs — mentoring, juvenile justice services, CHIP enrollment, and summer feeding — for families and at-risk youth across Marion and three adjacent counties.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Community and Family Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parent Support Groups & Peer Networks (EDACALAG), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Community family services
• Youth mentoring programs
• Juvenile justice coordination
• Children health insurance enrollment
• Summer feeding programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairmont

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Marion County Family Resource Network Inc is a nonprofit community organization that coordinates and delivers a suite of family and youth programs in Marion County, West Virginia, including Marion County's Promise (community mobilization, mentoring, after-school tutoring), the Gatekeeping Initiative (juvenile justice services coordination across four counties), CHIP health insurance enrollment, the It Takes Two mentoring program for at-risk juveniles, and the Energy Express summer feeding and reading program. It operates as an agency of the United Way of Marion County and does not charge for its services.

Product overview

MARION COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK INC is a non-profit community resource organization offering a coordinated suite of programs to support families and youth in Marion County, West Virginia. The organization's programs include Marion County's Promise (a community mobilization initiative), the Gatekeeping Initiative (juvenile justice services coordination), CHIP enrollment assistance, the It Takes Two mentoring program, and Energy Express summer programming. All programs operate under the coordination of the Family Resource Network and serve as an agency of the United Way of Marion County.

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Products and services

• Marion County's Promise A community mobilization and volunteer coordination initiative that provides the five fundamental resources of mentoring, nurturing, protecting, teaching, and serving to Marion County children and youth. Includes a juvenile mentoring project, after-school tutoring, CHIP recruitment and enrollment, and the Energy Express summer feeding and reading enrichment program.
• Gatekeeping Initiative A multi-county collaborative effort to improve services offered to youth involved in the juvenile justice systems of Marion, Monongalia, Harrison, and Doddridge Counties through tracking, data collection, focus groups, and specific skills training for providers.
• Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Enrollment Assistance Outreach, recruitment, and enrollment assistance for West Virginia's Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), providing coverage for children under age 19 in working families, including doctor's visits, check-ups, immunizations, prescriptions, mental health, vision, dental, and hospital services.
• It Takes Two Mentoring Program A juvenile mentoring program matching trained volunteers with juveniles at risk of or involved in delinquent behavior for a one-year commitment, designed to prevent delinquent behavior through positive adult role modeling.
• Energy Express A summer feeding and reading enrichment program for children and youth in Marion County, addressing food insecurity and summer learning loss.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• United Way of Marion CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarion County Family Resource Network operates as a United Way of Marion County agency, providing organizational support and community visibility through this partnership.
• Department of Health and Human Resources of Marion CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDHHR of Marion County developed the It Takes Two mentoring program in conjunction with the Family Resource Network and Fairmont State College to address juvenile delinquency.
• Fairmont State CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFairmont State College partnered with Marion County DHHR and the Family Resource Network to develop and implement the It Takes Two mentoring program for at-risk juveniles.
• America's PromiseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMarion County's Promise connects to the national America's Promise initiative led by General Colin Powell, following the President's Summit on youth development.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: State agency that partners with Marion County Family Resource Network on the It Takes Two program. Serves as both a funder/partner and a comparable public-sector entity delivering child and family services that complement the nonprofit's work.
• Volunteer West Virginia: State commission on national and community service that channels AmeriCorps and volunteer resources to West Virginia nonprofits. Comparable as a coordinating infrastructure for community volunteer mobilization, the same core mechanism the Marion County organization relies on.

Broad incumbents

• 4-H Youth Development Program: National youth development program delivering mentoring, life skills, and educational programming to school-age youth. Comparable in targeting youth development through volunteer-driven community programming, though typically tied to agricultural extension services.
• America's Promise Alliance: National coalition led by Colin Powell that Marion County's Promise is affiliated with. Operates the five-promise framework (mentoring, nurturing, protecting, teaching, serving) that the Marion County organization directly implements at the local level.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development organization providing after-school programming, mentoring, and safe places for youth. Comparable in serving school-age youth with multi-faceted programs, though typically operates fixed facility locations rather than coordinating volunteers across multiple service providers.
• United Way of Marion County: Parent/umbrella organization of which the Marion County Family Resource Network is an agency. Operates a broader portfolio of community programs across health, education, and financial stability in the same geography, providing institutional funding and visibility.

Regional players

• Fairmont State University Center for Community Services: Fairmont State College partner that helped develop the It Takes Two mentoring program. Comparable as a regional academic institution delivering community-based youth and family services in the same North Central West Virginia geography.

Direct peers

• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit that places social service coordinators inside schools to connect at-risk students to community resources. Comparable in the integrated-coordinator model that connects vulnerable youth to multiple support services (healthcare, mentoring, tutoring).
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring nonprofit operating one-to-one mentoring programs for at-risk youth. The It Takes Two program follows the same volunteer-mentoring model BBBS pioneered, making it a directly comparable peer in service delivery approach.
• Community Action Programs (West Virginia): West Virginia's network of Community Action Agencies addressing poverty through family support, child care, and youth services. Operates a comparable model of coordinating federal and state antipoverty programs at the county level across the same state geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/marion-county-family-resource-network-inc

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Profiles3 records

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