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Working Together Making connections that improve the odds for family and youth success Making connections that improve the odds for family and youth success CBCI was founded on the belief that service providers who have natural ties to the communities they serve are in the best position to help Working Together Making connections that improve the odds for family and youth success Making connections that improve the odds for family and youth success CBCI was founded on the belief that service providers who have natural ties to the communities they serve are in the best position to help EXPANDING THE OPTIONS THAT CHANGE THE ODDS Community Based Connections Inc. CBCI is a nonprofit human services organization founded upon 20 years of expertise in delivering youth development family strengthening and community empowerment services to hard to serve populations in Broward County. Our mission is to expand the available options for helping children to be socially and academically successful despite the many challenges they face and regardless of the many negative influences around them. Our organization has a strong history of developing implementing and evaluating programs that provide for Youth Development Stimulate positive youth development from the cradle to college Family Strengthening Provide family strengthening and support services to enhance capacity of families to promote positive youth development Community Empowerment Facilitate community empowerment activities that increase capacity of communities to support positive youth development Services Programs CBCI achieves it mission and objectives through implementation of various programs and services including ChildFamily Resiliency Fund Identifying families with emergencies and providing supplies to help them through a crisis.