Formed Families Forward

What Formed Families Forward does

Formed Families Forward (FFF), founded in 2011 and headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, is a 501(c)(3)-style nonprofit that delivers education, peer support, and direct service programs to foster, adoptive, and kinship ("formed") families in Virginia. FFF is the designated family partner to Virginia's Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) project under the Virginia Department of Education and operates as a member of the Northern Post Adoption Regional Consortium alongside C.A.S.E., enCircle, Children's Home Society, and NACAC.

FFF's product portfolio spans self-paced online courses (Learning Your Way, delivered via the Tovuti LMS), live parenting classes built on five evidence-based curricula (Parenting Wisely, Positive Parenting, NTDC, ACE Interface, and Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors), youth social-emotional curricula (Healthy Relationships Plus and CATCH My Breath vaping prevention), consultation services, virtual peer support groups (Formed Families Together), specialized kinship services under the KARE sub-brand, the FASD Virginia web hub, training videos, customizable school-facing resources (Family Guide to MTSS, trauma-sensitive school video series), and a celebratory Cakes program operated in partnership with Cake4Kids. Most resources are free to families; selected courses carry modest fees (e.g., Big Baffling Behaviors at $200 for an 8-week cohort).

Revenue is grant-driven rather than commercial: the primary funding line is US Department of Education grant #H328C210024 supporting VTSS family engagement, supplemented by foundation grants (Potomac Health Foundation, Community Foundation of Northern Virginia) and minor program fees. The organization operates with a 1-10 person staff from a single Fairfax office and delivers services through in-person, virtual, and self-paced online channels serving families, schools, and youth across Virginia.

Name

Formed Families Forward

Legal name

Formed Families Forward

Website

https://formedfamiliesforward.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Formed Families Forward is a Fairfax, Virginia-based nonprofit founded in 2011 that delivers education, parenting classes, online courses, peer support, and school-engagement services to foster, adoptive, and kinship families across Virginia, and serves as the designated family partner to the Virginia Department of Education's VTSS initiative.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Engagement & Home–School Partnership Programs (EDACALAB), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Parent Support Groups & Peer Networks (EDACALAG), Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills) (EDAAAFAF)

Keywords

• Foster family support
• Kinship care services
• Adoption support services
• Trauma-informed parenting
• Special education advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfax

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants: Primary funding from US Department of Education grants (grant #H328C210024). Funding supports VTSS family engagement work and general operations.
2. Foundation Grants: Support from foundations including Potomac Health Foundation for Positive Parenting classes and Community Foundation of Northern Virginia for FASD Virginia hub.
3. Program Fees: Some parenting classes have associated fees to cover staff training and licensing. Big Baffling Behaviors course is $200. Most core services are free to family members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Formed Families Forward is a Virginia-based nonprofit that delivers education, training, and direct support services to families formed through foster care, adoption, and kinship care. Offerings include parenting classes (e.g., Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors, Positive Parenting), self-paced Learning Your Way online courses, peer support groups, youth social-emotional classes, consultation, and school partnership work as the designated family partner for Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS).

Product overview

Formed Families Forward is a nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive suite of support services for foster, adoptive, and kinship families in Virginia. The organization's core offerings include Learning Your Way Online Courses (self-paced e-learning on special education, trauma, and behavioral topics), Youth Classes (Healthy Relationships Plus and CATCH My Breath programs), Parenting Classes (Raising Kids with Big Baffling Behaviors, Positive Parenting, and other curricula), Peer Support Groups, and Consultation Services. As the family partner to Virginia's Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) project, FFF provides training videos, customizable resources, and direct support to schools and families. The organization also partners with Cake4Kids for celebration cakes. The portfolio includes both direct service delivery (classes, support groups, consultation) and educational resources (online courses, videos, fact sheets, guides).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KARE: Kinship Assistance, Resources and Education: Kinship Assistance, Resources and Education program providing support to kinship caregivers
• Learning Your Way
• FASD Virginia Hub
• VTSS

Quantifiable outcome

• First four eligible Cake4Kids requests processed per month
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Virginia Department of Education (VTSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFF is the designated family partner to the Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) project, an initiative of VDOE. FFF supports divisions and schools in engaging families and community partners in VTSS work. Activities include Family Engagement Partnership efforts in schools, training videos, and customizable resources.
• Cake4KidsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFFF partners with Cake4Kids to offer decorated cakes and baked treats to children, youth, and young adults in foster care, kinship care, or adoptive families for special celebrations.
• Northern Post Adoption Regional ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFunded by Virginia Department of Social Services, the consortium is a partnership between Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.), enCircle, Children's Home Society, and NACAC to offer post adoption services including case management, crisis supports, and training for adoptive families in Virginia.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FosterClub: FosterClub is a national nonprofit led by young people with lived foster-care experience that supports current and former foster youth and foster parents — overlapping in target audience and trauma-informed peer support model.
• AdoptUSKids: AdoptUSKids is a federally funded national project supporting foster and adoptive families with recruitment, training, and resources — directly comparable in mission to recruit and support families for children in foster care.
• Raise the Future: Raise the Future (formerly You Have the Power) is a nonprofit focused on permanency and adoption support for older youth in foster care — a direct peer in serving foster and adoptive families with similar education and support services.
• Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption: The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption is a national nonprofit focused on adoption from foster care, funding adoption awareness and family-services programs — a direct peer in serving foster and adoptive families nationwide.
• National Foster Parent Association: The National Foster Parent Association is a membership-based nonprofit supporting foster parents nationwide through training, advocacy, and peer connection — a direct peer in foster-family education and peer support.
• Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.): C.A.S.E. is a Virginia-based nonprofit providing adoption-competent mental health, education, and support services — a direct co-partner in the Northern Post Adoption Regional Consortium alongside FFF, serving the same foster, adoptive, and kinship family population with counseling and training.
• North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC): NACAC is a national nonprofit focused on adoptive, foster, and kinship families, providing training, advocacy, and post-adoption support — a direct peer and co-partner in FFF's Northern Post Adoption Regional Consortium.
• National Adoption Center: The National Adoption Center is a nonprofit focused on finding permanent families for children in foster care and supporting adoptive families — directly comparable mission and family-support programming.

Broad incumbents

• Child Welfare League of America (CWLA): CWLA is a large national umbrella organization advancing child welfare policy and practice across foster care, adoption, and family services — a broad incumbent that operates at significantly greater scale than FFF across overlapping child- and family-serving topics.

Regional players

• Children's Home Society of Virginia: CHSVA is a Virginia-based nonprofit providing adoption, foster, and family support services, including post-adoption support as part of the same Northern Post Adoption Regional Consortium as FFF — a regional peer serving overlapping populations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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