KPFC is a statewide Family-Run Organization, which is a very distinct and unique type of non-profit entity. As explained by FREDLA, the national Family-Run Executive Director Leadership Association, we look and act very differently from most other nonprofit organizations:

Family-run organizations (FROs) are family-led, 501 (C )(3) non-profit organizations dedicated to supporting families who are caring for children, youth and young adults with social, emotional, substance use or multi-systems challenges – and the agencies that serve them. They are governed and guided by the lived experience of families. 

Family-run organizations encompass the collective lived experience of families in their states and communities.  They are specialty providers, each as unique as the families they serve.

The foundation for being a family-run organization consists of four essential elements:

• Mission: It is dedicated to supporting families caring for a child or youth with social, emotional, substance use or multi system challenges.
• Governance: The board of the organization is comprised of at least 50% family members with “lived experience”
• Personnel:  The Executive Director/CEO and the majority of staff members providing support are family members with lived experience.
• Family voice: The organization promotes and advances family voice at all levels of the organization and within systems that serve children, youth and families.