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The Family Partnership Announces the Search for our New CEO

At The Family Partnership, we believe in generational healing and wellbeing—and this starts with experienced and strategic leadership. We are excited to announce that we have launched a search for our next President & CEO, in partnership with CohenTaylor Executive Search Services.

The President & CEO will be responsible for advancing The Family Partnership’s mission and vision while providing strategic leadership across the organization’s operations, including administration, finance, and programs. As the primary representative of TFP, this leader will cultivate and strengthen meaningful partnerships with key stakeholders to drive impact and innovation.

The ideal candidate will be a dynamic and relationship-centered leader with a track record of guiding complex teams and fostering a strong organizational culture. Experience in health and human services—particularly in behavioral health, early childhood, youth, and family support—is highly valued.

Location: Minneapolis, MN

Salary Range: $172,000 to $180,000.

Learn more about the position and apply here:

About The Family Partnership

For more than 147 years, TFP has successfully partnered with families and individuals to remove barriers and clear the path to success for those who have experienced deep poverty and trauma. We strive to be a leader in closing opportunity and achievement gaps for children and families living in poverty by providing high-impact, multicultural services, building powerful partnerships, and changing public policy.

Our holistic services and offerings include:

TFP’s use of a comprehensive multi-gen approach based on our established two-generation (2Gen) framework puts us at the forefront of breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty, adversity, and trauma. This whole family approach to our services promotes child and family health and well-being across generations to increase economic security, educational success, and overall healthy development.

Preschool facilitator guiding a young child through a mindfulness activity, both stretching calmly and focusing on their breathing in a classroom setting.
EGG Toolkit is The Family Partnership’s early childhood curriculum, designed to help children ages 3 to 5 build 
executive function and self-regulation skills at the stage when brain development is at its fastest and most foundational.

Key milestones from 2024 include:

  • 100% of children graduating from Four Directions Preschool tested at or above the age-adjusted national median for executive functioning, the overall best predictor of success in school and life. This number includes 51% of children who utilized onsite developmental therapies
  • 100% of parents and caregivers enrolled in Parenting for the Future, one of our family home visiting programs, improved their knowledge of childcare and parenting skills
  • 94% of clients in outpatient mental health services made progress as determined by their treatment plans
  • 85% of clients in our anti-sex trafficking program maintained or increased safety
  • Preschool teachers using EGG Toolkit, The Family Partnership’s early childhood executive function curriculum, saw a statistically significant improvement in child behavior after one school year

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