CFY’s reach has grown tremendously over the past decade. During our first year of operations in 1999, we served 230 families from a middle school in the Bronx. Today, CFY works with schools and families in five cities across the country and has served more than 20,000 families overall.

Now, CFY is in the midst of an even more rapid expansion. During the next two school years (2010-2012), CFY will directly serve more than 35,000 families, and its Affiliate Network members will serve thousands more.

A key driver of this unprecedented growth is CFY’s receipt of two U.S. Department of Commerce grants for the “Sustainable Broadband Adoption” portion of the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). These grants, totaling $23M, give CFY a hard-won stamp of approval and will have wide-reaching effects across the country.

The combination of our BTOP-fueled expansion with the growth of our Affiliate Network makes us the largest provider of our kind in the nation and a recognized leader in making stronger connections between schools and families.