The Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaborative Council (HFTCCC) brings together community leaders to create and sustain a District-wide network that empowers families and communities to improve their quality of life.

We are a 501(c) (3), organization that provides leadership, advocacy, resource development, technical assistance, and training to the six Healthy Families/Thriving Communities Collaboratives. The six Collaboratives are independent nonprofit organizations that operate across the District of Columbia in communities facing intergenerational economic, social and safety challenges. Since the mid 1990s, the Collaboratives supported by the Collaborative Council, have joined with community members – residents and institutions alike – to re-weave the social fabric. Each community solution is tailored to the needs of the community with Collaboratives and their partners offering a range of unique services and supports to children and families.

Message From the Chairman and Executive Director

The Collaboratives’ recent celebration of 10 years of community service emboldens our commitment to our continued work with the children, families and communities we have come to know, care for and respect. The experiences and lessons learned over the past 10 years have prepared us well to enter the new chapter of our history, one that unfortunately begins with economic conditions which dare us to provide more services with less resources.

But like the children, youth, families, and communities across the District who invite us into their lives, the Collaboratives and the Collaborative Council are resilient. At our core, we have strengths that combined can help us weather this economic storm. We have no choice but to continue this work, work that can make long-lasting, life-altering changes. 

We welcome new members of the Collaborative Council and say to all, together we can. Together we can help children grow up healthy and strong, we can help parents nurture, and we can help communities achieve their promise of hope, stability and inclusiveness.

 

Eugene Kinlow, Chairman

Dr. Jacquelyn Henry, Executive Director