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Meet Families Where They Are
Through trusted community partners and outreach, AFS connects with families where they live, work, learn, and seek support, making help accessible when and where it is needed most.
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Mission
AFS provides connections to relationships and resources for vulnerable families so they can develop support networks and build capacity for stability.
Founder and Executive Director Belinda Long has served people in need throughout her teenage and adult life, first in Louisiana and now in the Collin County area, where she has lived since 2014.
Growing up, her family experienced extreme poverty, including homelessness. That experience shaped her understanding of the emotional and spiritual toll instability can take on children and parents, and the difference it makes when someone offers a hand up, not a handout.
In 2017, Belinda established All in The Family Services Inc. to better leverage community resources and formalize support. In 2019, AFS began targeted services in Allen, Texas at Chaparral Townhomes.
Over the years, she taught her children to serve with her as a lifestyle. That family-centered spirit still shapes AFS today: "our families, serving yours."
Service model
Bringing support directly to apartment and motel communities.
AFS partners with property managers of apartment complexes and motels with lower-income residents.
Services are offered on site, reducing transportation, childcare, and access barriers.
Children and parents can participate in support programs in a familiar, reachable environment.
How the model works
Meeting families where they are-and helping them build a path forward.
AFS partners with apartment communities, motels, employers, schools, agencies, and community organizations to reach families facing homelessness, housing instability, financial hardship, and barriers to employment. Together, we connect families with practical resources, workforce opportunities, and supportive programs that create pathways from surviving to stability and self-sufficiency.
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Stabilize & Prepare
AFS helps address immediate barriers while building a foundation for the future through essential resources, workforce development, digital skills, coaching, youth enrichment, and supportive services.
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Connect to Opportunity
Employers, training providers, housing and resource partners, and community organizations help create warm connections to jobs, education, resources, and opportunities that move families toward greater stability.
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Strengthen the Whole Family
AFS continues walking alongside families, helping parents strengthen employment and self-sufficiency while ensuring children have opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive.
Board of Directors
Governance rooted in service, workforce development, and community opportunity.
AFS is guided by leaders with experience across nonprofit service, education, workforce readiness, operations, business growth, technology, and family support.
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Belinda Long
Founder and President
Counseling, education, leadership, and community-focused service
Belinda Long brings more than a decade of experience in counseling, education, leadership, and community-focused service. Her work with Job Corps and Vista College shaped her commitment to helping individuals overcome barriers, build life skills, and move toward stronger personal and professional futures. She founded AFS in 2017 to empower individuals, strengthen communities, and create opportunities for people to thrive.
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Joshua Berry
Board Member
Educational technology, workforce development, STEAM education, and community advancement
Joshua Berry is a technology entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and advocate for expanding educational opportunity. Based in McKinney, Texas, he serves as CEO and Co-Founder of Fuel The Future Platforms and Executive Director of Briidge The Gap. Through his service on the AFS Board, Joshua is committed to creating greater access and opportunity for learners, families, and underserved communities.
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David Bissmeyer
Board Member
Business development, financial oversight, strategic planning, and organizational growth
David Bissmeyer is an experienced business leader, entrepreneur, and Co-Founder of Bacon Up Bacon Grease. He helped develop Bacon Up from an innovative family cooking idea into a consumer product sold in stores across the country. David also brings leadership experience in engineering, operations, and the energy industry.
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Dr. Myrtha Golatt
Board Member
Workforce readiness, career coaching, program development, and AI-supported training
Dr. Myrtha Golatt is a workforce development professional, empowerment coach, author, trainer, and nonprofit leader with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals prepare for employment and personal advancement. She has presented more than 100 workshops and currently serves as Vice President of Internal Programs for AFS.
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LaVar McCline
Board Member
Creative strategy, workforce innovation, design, technology, and artificial intelligence
LaVar McCline is a creative strategist, entrepreneur, and workforce innovation leader who uses design, technology, and artificial intelligence to build educational and economic opportunities. He is the Founder and Executive Director of HDG University and leads practical AI and business-development training for entrepreneurs and small businesses throughout North Texas.
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Denice Jones
Board Member
Operations, program management, administration, community outreach, and family support
Denice Jones is an accomplished leader with more than 20 years of experience in operations, program management, dental administration, and community service. She has overseen operations for more than 10 dental offices and now supports mental and behavioral health programs. She is also the Founder and Owner/Operator of Justine's Helping Hands.
Testimonials
Long-term trust built inside the community.
“Y'all have helped my family as well as all of the families at Chaparral Townhomes. Because of y'all our children have Christmas presents. Because of y'all we can come together as a family, a community, and have Thanksgiving dinner.”
“Your help to our residents throughout the years has changed so many. We would not have the community reach and camaraderie without AFS, especially during the holidays and school breaks.”
Fuel the work
Help families access the support they need before crisis becomes permanent.
Donations support practical family resources, community-based programming, and the on-site service model that brings help closer to home.
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