Tracking Four Years of Investments, Progress, and Measurable Outcomes for Leon County Families
The Children’s Services Council of Leon County (CSC Leon) has released its first Impact Report 2021–2024, offering a comprehensive look at the organization’s progress since voters approved the Council in 2020.
The report documents how approximately $23.4 million has been invested in programs and supports that expand access to quality childcare, strengthen families, and create year-round opportunities for young people. Since June 2022, these investments have reached more than 126,000 children, youth, and families, with 70% living in the 32303 and 32304 zip codes, where challenges such as poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability are most acute.
Among the report’s highlights:
- Kindergarten Readiness: More than $4.2 million for prenatal supports, affordable childcare, and pre-K resiliency programs, ensuring children have the best possible start when they enter school.
- Youth Success: $6.6 million for mentoring, mental health, internships, and three summers of enrichment services that reached thousands of youth with safe, structured learning opportunities.
- Family Well-Being: $6.3 million for housing stability, food security, parenting education, afterhours counseling services, fatherhood supports, and legal services.
- Capacity Building: Targeted training, technical assistance, and evaluation support to strengthen dozens of local nonprofits and grassroots providers.
“This Impact Report reflects the initial investments made in our community to help improve outcomes for children, youth and families,” said Cecka Rose Green, Executive Director of CSC Leon. “From opening the first Family Resource Center to supporting early learning, summer enrichment, and family strengthening, the progress toward our families reaching their highest potential is real. Yet, the true measure of our success is not in the dollars spent or the numbers served; rather, it is in the meaningful results that show how much better off the children and families we serve are in Leon County.”
The Impact Report also features a community report card on child and family well-being, provides a comprehensive list of every organization funded since inception, and shares lessons learned from CSC Leon’s first four years. Together, these elements offer residents, partners, policymakers, and stakeholders a clear picture of how investments are shaping outcomes and where challenges and opportunities for sustained investments remain.
“It is as much about transparency as it is about impact,” said School Board Member Darryl Jones, CSC Leon Chair. “The voters entrusted CSC Leon with resources to improve the lives of children, youth and families, and this report clearly shows those dollars are working. Eighty-eight percent of children and youth served made program-specific learning gains. This outcome and others move us closer to our goal of ensuring every young person has the opportunity to succeed in school and in life. Accountability is central to our mission and we are committed to ensuring every dollar invested leads to real outcomes that matter for our community.”
Access the full Impact Report 2021–2024 (VIEW ONLINE / DOWNLOAD PDF)
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