RFK really changed my life. They made me feel safe and helped me get back home with my family.

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Senator Edward M. Kennedy In 2009, we mourned together over the loss of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, one of the most passionate and articulate advocates for children, health and social justice. At our 2006 Embracing the Legacy event, he quoted from the words of Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral, telling us, “We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child cannot. To him we cannot answer “Tomorrow.” His name is “Today.”

“There has been no more faithful champion of the poor, of working families, of all those who depend on essential government services and the positive role that the government can and should play, than Senator Edward Kennedy.” ~ Ed McElroy, American Federation of Teachers Convention, July 21, 2006

“For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die.”

“There is a new wave of change all around us, and if we set our President Obama has described his compass true, we will reach our breathtaking span of accomplishment: destination” “For five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health, and economic well being of the American people bore his name and resulted from his efforts.”

“He has proven himself, time and again, to be a fighter for children and educators,” said Reg Weaver, the immediate past President of the National Education Association. “We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that all of us will live on in the future we make.”

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Dear Friends,

“All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and filled with opportunity.” In my 28 years at Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps never have Robert Kennedy’s words rung more poignant and true.

This 2009 report is our opportunity to celebrate with you the phenomenal successes that your investment has made possible for the Commonwealth’s most vulnerable children. Below is a snapshot of the accomplishments that our children and families achieved with the encouragement of our staff:

• 171 boys and girls, ages 6-18, were reunified with their families • 82% of students from our Springfield program passed the MCAS 10th grade requirement • 16 students across the agency received their high school diploma or GED equivalency • Our Detention Diversion Advocacy Project (DDAP) had an 85% success rate in diverting high-risk teenagers from detention, keeping them safely in the community

With your support we made advances in our advocacy, fundraising and public relations efforts. We are proud to collaborate with the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights in advocating for juvenile justice and child welfare systems nation-wide. Our Embracing the Legacy event raised the most philanthropic support in its history. My Op-Ed calling for the state to rescind its devastating cuts to the Department of Youth Services budget was published in several newspapers across the state, as was another one calling for a White House Conference on Children (see reverse side).

We had much to be proud of this year. Nevertheless, the economy has taken its toll. We have never experienced such financial challenges. We have been forced to cut both programs and staff. And when we cut programs and staff, our children get less than they deserve.

We know that like us, your shared compassion and concern for the kids we care for far outweigh society’s capacity to ignore them. Our children deserve better. They deserve the time, talents and tools we have to give them. They deserve a safe, nurturing and consistently reliable environment that we can provide. Our children deserve child care workers and teachers who are respected, appreciated, and compensated as such.

Unfortunately the truth is the staff at our agency, particularly child care workers, are underappreciated and undervalued by society’s standards. It is unconscionable that the starting salary for a child care worker is $25,865 and that 70% of our staff earn a salary below $40,000 annually. I have never signed a contract that has adequately compensated a child care worker. This societal “norm” of undervaluing the staff in the child welfare and juvenile justice field should not be passed onto another generation.

It is time for not for profit leadership to unite and stand up for these children by supporting the men and women who care for them. If we do not take advantage of this opportunity today, all of us face far harsher challenges and consequences in the future.

Due to the economic downturn and state budget cuts, many non-profit agencies are closing their doors. That cannot happen here. That will not happen here. We will continue to work closely with the state agencies that contract with us, the community, and our supporters to provide for our children. While we continue to manage the financial health of the organization, our child care workers come to work with the same dedication and compassion they always have and our children continue to grow.

The need has never been more urgent, and neither has our resolve. In the coming months, I will be asking for your continued support, both financially and as an advocate for our children and our staff. Now is the time for change - not despite of but in the face of this unprecedented economy. Our kids deserve better. Our staff deserve better. Our future demands better. We cannot survive, let alone thrive, without you.

Sincerely,

Edward P. Kelley President & CEO

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Delayed action is child abuse By Edward P. Kelley | Saturday, December 19, 2009 | Op-Ed

At the turn of the century, President Theodore Roosevelt Two bills are pending in the House and Senate, urging had the wisdom to convene the first White House President Obama to call a national conference. It would Conference on Youth and Children, stressing the be a dialogue in many dialects, from varying vantage importance of family and home life and improving foster points, to address the challenges that our country’s care. A national Children’s Bureau was created. Dismal neediest families and children face daily. foster homes were inspected, and foster children received more adequate education and medical care. When these conferences were held earlier in the last century, there were results. A Children’s Charter was Conferences were held every 10 years and brought created in 1930 that set requirements for education, landmark changes for children - who so often are health, welfare and protection. The largest medical care voiceless in the political process - improving health care program ever instituted by the U.S. at the time - for mothers and children, extending aid to special needs Emergency, Maternity and Infant Care - launched in children and bettering child-labor standards. By 1970, 1940. The Children’s Bureau was elevated in the U.S. the conferences faded out. Despite laws to hold them in Department of Health, Education and Welfare by 1960. 1980 and 1990, no action was taken. Ten years later, then-Sen. Walter Mondale (D-Minn.) chaired a new Senate subcommittee on Children and Re-establishing the White House Conference on Youth, and President Richard Nixon followed up with a Children and Youth is long overdue. With two $300,000 request to carry out national mandates from champions for children, Barack and Michelle Obama, the conference to the states. living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., the time to set a 2011 conference in motion is now. A 2011 conference could bring together citizens, parents, youth workers, political leaders, foster families, judges, , once a national leader on juvenile justice advocates and mental health workers from all facets of and child welfare, should take the lead. And the planning our diverse country to guide us into the next decade with process must begin. We need a White House Conference solid reform. to get the nation talking about what ails our most vulnerable young people and their families. Critical talking points would be: children’s physical and mental health, education, substance abuse, housing, We are at a critical juncture for challenged youth. In juvenile justice, child welfare, work force issues, 2006, there were more than 3 million reports of child strategies to help families and methods to stop abuse. abuse and neglect nationwide. Each year, abuse and neglect cases cost the country more than $104 billion. In The words of Robert F. Kennedy still ring true: “Justice, 2006, more than 800,000 children spent time in foster dignity, equality. These are words which are often used care. Annually, 51,000 children are adopted out of foster loosely, with little appreciation for their meaning. Their care, but 125,000 are left waiting for that golden meaning can be distilled into one goal: That every child moment that will likely never come - a disproportionate in this country live as we would want our own children number of whom are Latino, African-American and to live.” Native American.

Edward P. Kelley is president and CEO of Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps in Boston and chairman of the Child Welfare League of America’s juvenile justice committee. Copyright of The . Reprinted with permission.

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About RFK Children’s Action Corps Founded: June 25, 1969, as a memorial to the late Locations: 7 across Massachusetts including Boston, Senator Robert F. Kennedy Holyoke, Lancaster, South Hadley, , Springfield and Westborough Type of Organization: Private non-profit 501(c)(3) licensed child welfare agency, approved private Community-Based Programs: 19 – including residential schools, foster care & adoption treatment, secure treatment, special education schools, group home, adoption services, community-based and Annual Budget: $24.3 million (FY09) adventure education

Employees: 370 Children Served Annually: More than 800 children & families

Our Programs in Action

16 students across the ADOPTION agency received their SERVICES high school diploma or EDUCATION GED equivalency

Our Detention Diversion Advocacy We worked with 90 sets Project (DDAP) had an 85% success of expectant parents rate in diverting high-risk teenagers through our Bright from detention, keeping them safely Futures Adoption Center in the community

THERAPEUTIC CLINICAL OUTDOOR EDUCATION COUNSELING

RESIDENTIAL 87% of every dollar raised goes directly TREATMENT to children

82% of students from our 171 boys and girls, ages Springfield program passed the COMMUNITY-BASED 6-18, were reunified MCAS 10th grade requirement PROGRAMS with their families

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Our Kids in Action Throughout 2009 the boys and girls in our programs have helped carry the legacy forward to those in need.

Baby Announcement! Our Bright Futures Our Fay A. Rotenberg School Adoption Center welcomed baby Claire. raised $2,000 by making and Proud parents Fern and Marc said “She selling bracelets to benefit an has brought us more joy and pleasure orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya. than we can put into words.”

The girls at our South Hadley Girls Treatment program crocheted 26 blankets to help welcome newborns at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. The Student Council at our Springfield program created over 100 origami ornaments to help raise money for World Vision, a humanitarian charity organization. They collected over $250!

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Our Supporters in Action Thank you for investing in our children and our programs so that every child can live as we would want our own children to live.

Fairway for Kids Golf Tournament May, 2009

Avalon Bay Communities

Jim and Rosie Lonborg with RFK staff and Wayne Salo

Rodman Ride for Kids Advisory Council member Don Anastasia September, 2008 with NSTAR foursome

Boston Celtics Holiday Party December, 2008

RFK Riders Ray Allen and Brian Scalabrine play Connect Four with RFK kids

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Keynote speaker John Seigenthaler Honoree Bob Watson with John Seigenthaler, and Board Member Joe Kennedy, III Joe Kennedy, III, Honoree Daren Chentow, RFK’s Ed Kelley, Honoree Josh Dohan with Embracing the Youth Advocacy Project and Honoree Mel King Legacy Awards June, 2009

Joseph D'Arrigo, Joe Albanese, Board Member Jim Blue and Advisory Council Member Don Rodman Winter Wish Winchester Brownie Troop Gift Drive December, 2008

New playground at Lancaster campus thanks to Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and State Street participants Roxbury Latin School

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WCVB Concept Home September, 2008 St. Sebastian's School Volunteers Children’s Author Matt Tavares November, 2008 THANK YOU Volunteers!

Newton Country Day School Volunteers April, 2009

Roxbury Latin School Volunteers October, 2008 Community Reading Day April, 2009

Caroline Loughlin, Coldwell Tim Leahy, New York Life Insurance Company, Banker Residential Brokerage, reads “Crash” by Jerry Spinelli reads “Joey Pigza swallowed the key” by Jack Gantos

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We are pleased to acknowledge those who made contributions to RFK Children's Action Corps in FY 2009. (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009) We have done our best to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you have changes, please let us know.

NFLPA of New England, Inc. Maureen S. McGlame Terence J. Shanley 10,000+ Post Advisory Group Lois and Don Mitchell Gertrude F. Shelley Rampart Investment New England Pension Ray B. Stiver Bank of America Global Management Consultants David Strimaitis Corporate Affairs Robert F. Kennedy Center for Theodore A. Oatis Teak Media Communications Blue Cross Blue Shield of Justice & Human Rights Amy and Natan Parsons The Cape Cod Foundation Massachusetts Sebastians PepsiCo Foundation Robert Tishman Celebration for Kids Seix Investment Advisors LLC Diane Lewis and Christopher Town of Chelmsford Gardiner Howland Shaw Derri Shtasel and Gary Gottlieb J. Perry Jennifer and Benjamin Tymann Foundation State Street Matching Gift Pine Grove Associates, Inc. Kathleen Wallman Nathan R. Miller Properties Program Pyramis Global Advisors Suzi and Bill Weber Rodman Ride For Kids Marissa and Michael Summersgill Roxbury Latin School Barbara Weisman State Street Corporation Kris and Jim Blue, The Bostonian Joe Santangelo Laurie and Bob Watson/ The Group Charitable Foundation Carole Schlessinger LPM Charitable Foundation Tufts Health Plan Cindy Schlessinger and Jeff Dawn and Paul Woods Ellowitz 250-499 Youth Advocacy Project John Spinney, Jr. Sysco Boston Susan Allen 5,000-9,999 Mary Ellen Thomsen Margaret and Don Anastasia Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale Owen Anastasia American Honda Motor Co., Inc. 1,000-2,499 and Dorr LLP Ann Marie and John Argitis Anonymous Judi Ross Zuker Benchmark Plus Partners Citizens Energy AAA Southern New England Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon P.C. Brian Connolly Carolyn and Charles Billikas Anne-Seymour St. John and AEW Capital Management Kathy and Mark Alperin Blue Front Telecom Group, LLC W. Albert Ellis 500-999 Julee Bolg and Mitch Cook Francis Harvey & Sons American Century Investments Anonymous Elaine and Luis Borgen Daren Chentow and Cleve Aetna Foundation David Burns Anonymous Killingsworth Maureen C. Balter Guy Cabeke Aon Risk Services, Inc. Loomis Sayles & Company Jack Barrette Needy Fund, Inc Bank of New York Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Anthony Basile Donald E. Carey Silverio Basile Glovsky and Popeo PC Ellen L. Bassuk Richard Ciraco Boston Trust & Investment NSTAR Robert L. Beal Citizens Bank-Healthcare & Management Company Stephen H. Peck, United Jay Bothwick Non Profit Group Jane and Keith Carroll Benefit Services John J. Boyle, III Clark, Hunt, Ahern & Embry Robert Cecchini Christi and Dennis Pedra James Calvin William Coffman Michael J. Cheverie Marilyn and Raymond Ruddy James Carroll Daniel Cohen Community Resources for Symmes, Maini & McKee Sean Carroll Congregational Church of Associates Justice Sharon and William Carroll South Hadley United Way of Massachusetts Constitution Capital Partners John Claussen Dawn and Edward H. D'Alelio Bay and Merrimack Valley Cushman & Wakefield Ellen and Michael Clisham Karen Lieberman Daly and Eastern Bank Charitable Stella and Kevin Coogan Ed Daly Foundation Michael N. Costello Rary Delaney Eaton Vance Dionne & Gass LLP Lia Der Marderosian 2,500-4,999 Entegee Dixon Salo Architects, Inc Fred Di Spirito Brian L.P. Fallon Enterprise Bank Teresa and Lawrence DiCara ACT Leasing Edward Farley Lisa Ewanouski Joanne and Kevin Ecclesine Avalon Bay Communities Give with Liberty, Liberty Gail and Bill Fine Edward M. Ellison Maureen and Richard Bolger Mutual Foundation Dennis C. Fritchman Thomas Engels Coldwell Banker Residential Paul Healey Gtc Law Group LLP Bella English Brokerage Letitia L. Howland J. Todd Galleries Daniel M. Esrick Monica and Michael Connolly Delia Sang and Mark Hughes Bill Kelly Kathy Felt Valri Fountain and Chris Farias Tonia and George Hutt Mark Kritzman Donald Keyser ING Clarion Sharon Simpson Jones and LeClair Ryan Barbara and Jack G. Fitzgerald Ivy Asset Management Corp. Marc Jones Susan Baker and John John Fitzgibbon Beverly and Phil Johnston Mike Jorgensen MacDonald Robert T. Foley Patricia and Joseph Kennedy John M. Kane Nancy and Ted Mayo Gerard Frank Lazard Asset Management LLC Michael J. Kane Marilyn and Edward McTighe Blaine French David Lindahl Ginnie and Ed Kelley Menders, Torrey & Spencer, Inc. Frank Gerard Lurie & Krup, LLP Key Program, Inc. Richard Mintz Tom Gillis Marketing Associates Insurance Jeffrey Klotz Ann Niedringhaus Mark R. Gloss Agency, Inc. Carl T. Kunkel Penny Outlaw Greenough Communications, Inc. Cydney and David Martel Lexus of Northborough Vera Ochea and Gonzalo Bob Gunther McGladrey & Pullen Life is Good Puigbo Garret Harlow Betsy and John Munzer Nancy F. Madden Mary Ann and Tom Ryan Patricia M. Hillman Beatrice and Peter Nessen McCarter & English, LLP Ron Shaich Kenneth Hirsh

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Carol Roy Howland Christine Antonellis Costello Construction & Frederick M. Hagen Icon Architecture Inc. Alexios Apazidis Remodeling, Inc. Brian Hall Interior Resources Nicolaos Apazidis John Creahan Jackson Hall John E. Boeing Company Ellen and William Apfel Dennis Cullen Robert Hallowell Marla and Bill Kannel Joanne Archambault Hugh Curran Laura Hanson Maureen and Daniel Keeley Associated Flooring, LLC David Curry James Harlor Liz and Alan Klein Dean Atkins Dennis Cusick Barbara T. Harrell Michael Kolowich Christopher Baldwin Farley Dalton Robert Harrington Vicki and Peter B. Krupp Janice M. Baldwin Alex Davis John Hart Leslie and William Lee Debu Banerjea John W. Delaney Randy Harwood Ilana and Doug Leighton Michael Barclay Christina DeLawter Kamlyn R. Haynes Louis & Lena Minkoff Barkan Management Company Peter Delli Colli Nathan Heald Foundation, Inc George Barrette Stacey Rae Delvecchio Richard Healey David E. Lurie William Barton, Jr. Demeo & Associates, P.C. Girard Healy Donald MacLaren Lisa and John Batter Peter Didomencio Bryon Hefner Angela and Ali Mandalinci Sarah A. Beigbeder Maria Rucci Dolan and James Michael Herlihy Marcia K. Manning Michael Bennis Dolan Harry Hile Anne and Marc Margulies Shirley and David M. Berg Alan Drabkin Rick Hill Vincent P. McCarthy Scott Berry Nancy Dreyer Lora and James Hillis Brian McKenzie Emilie Berzin Kim Ducksoo Amanda Hinchcliffe Constitution Capital Partners Peter Biagetti Ann L. Dunphy Benjamin L. Hincks Brian Miner Jim Biestek Durgan Travel Service Heather Hoglund Joseph Moriarty Billy Methot Landscaping Dwyer & Collora, Llp. Bruce Hoglund Patricia Murphy Tim Bishop Ebsworth Family Cindy and Gary Hoglund Jack Nealon Joel R. Bloom Deborah Ecker Hoglund Family Kathleen and Michael G. Nilles Edward Curtis Boeschenstein John Eirich Susan Hourihan Charles E. and Shelly Nolfi Beth Boland Embellishments Christopher Howe O'Neill and Associates, LLC John Bosley Terriann Emerson Yolanda Howze Nancy Pearson Michael Botthof Patrick Farley Donna Hunt Elizabeth and James Philbin Roger Breitbart Fassino Design Hyannis Air Service, Inc. Pine Manor College James Briggs Linda M. Ferrier Thomas J. Iervolino Lisa Pirozzolo Valerie Brinkman Elinor J. Fesko Anne Jacobs Michael K. Powers Bobby Brooks Angelo Fiacco Judy Jacques Racepoint Group Marianne Brown Finale Dessert Company Jean and Joseph Kane John Remondi Mike Bunting Susan Finegan Jennifer Karnakis Cecilia Roddy John Burckardt Michael Fisher Brian Katz Stanley Rosenberg Shannon and Brian Burke Marlena Fitts Baris Kaya Roxbury Community College Daniel Burke Bob Fitzgerald Raymond Keefner Jr. Foundation Angela Burns Robert Fitzgerald, Jr. Finn Keenan Marna and Jim Rusher George Burns Jill and David Fitzhenry Patricia D. Keenan Edwin E. Smith Kathleen Burns Shaun Flavin William Kelleher John Snyder Neil Burns William Flemer Peter Kellerman Richard Sousa Douglas L. Burton Ann Flentje Brian Kelliher Sports Alive George Byl Errol E. Flynn Robert Kidwell Springfield Capital Corp John Calladine Michael Fontaine Eunjoo Kim Starbucks Foundation Romeo Camba Jacqueline and Scott Ford Joseph F. Kinnally, Jr. Nancy and Kjartan Stefansson Walter Campbell Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation Lisa and James Kirchner David Stone Campbell Electric, Inc. Howard Fry Michael Klarman Sullivan and Folan, LLC Chris Carlin Charles Fuller Stephen Kolberg Tillinger's Concierge, Inc. Ted Carreiro Paul Gallagher Anantha Kondalraj Francine and Scott Tucker Stephen J. Carroll Jeffrey Gandel John Koss Sherman Brendan Carroll Michael Gardikas Chris Kowilcik Calvin Walden John Carroll Edward Garvey Hillary Krubsack Bobbie and Alan Weiler Celadon Security Service, Inc. Ann Gencarella Dana Kruger Susan Weiler Robyn Chan JJ Gilmartin Kathy Kubit Arthur Williams Margie and Reverend George Ken Girvin Paul Lafayette Cheryl R. and Mark J. Zarrillo Chapman Henry Glickel Robert LaForte Mark Chase Andrew Goetze Timothy Laime Mary Rose and Michael R. Alexander Richard Goldberg Eric Lareau Cherrone Daniel Golden Theresa Largenton 100-249 Grace Cho Kristin and Frank Goppel Keith Larson John N. Chory Beverly T. Gottlieb Andrea E. and Daniel A. Lasman Nasser Abasali Ernest A. Cimino Shelia Gray Bill Lasoskie Shaun Abbate David Cloutier Patricia Gray Craig Latham Sally L. Adams Charles W. Cobb Jonathan Green Lisa Lebovitz Nicole Adamson Donna and Joe Cohen Tom Greene Howard Lee Merle Adelman Louis Cohen Jay Gregory Jennifer and Fred Leichter Richard Allen David Collins Layne Gregory Michael Lenahan Alpha Weatherproofing Corp. Thomas Collins, Jr. Jennifer and John Grogan Matthew Levitt Ann Anderson Matthew Conroy Janice Gunsaulus James Lewis Molly Anderson Tim Considine Mauricio Gutierrez Robert Liberatore Andreoli Insurance Agency, Inc. Beth and Linzee Coolidge John H. Hackett John Lindahl

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Jane C. Lindley Catherine Ann Powers Robert Troxell Joanna Chanis Mark H. Lippolt and Scott J. Angela Prude Michael Tucci Chicopee Provision Co. MacDonald Anne Rath Patricia Tures Laurie Chmura Rosie and Jim Lonborg John J. Regan Molly Turlish Citi Smith Barney William F. Looney, Jr. Victoria Register Alan Untereiner Coldwell Banker Residential Anthony Lorello Nancy M. Reimer Andrew R. Urban Brokerage Edward J. Loughran Louise Richmond Jean R. Valence Comptoir de Famille Karen Lovitch Daniel Ries Yvonne Varano Monica and Michael Connolly Carol Lowd Ann Riesenberg Wendy Verlander Carol Virginia Constant Stephen J. MacQuarrie John Roberge Mary Vinagro Joyce Corbosiero John Malpiede Rodman Insurance Agency Visions Personnel Maureen Costello Matt Mandalinci Maureen Rogers Rebecca Vose Cradles to Crayons Helen Mao Annemarie and Tom Rosa Robert Waddell Jennie Cureka Karen and Arthur Maranian Duffy Ross Kellie and Eric Walgreen Curran Glass Studios Mark Margiotta Ethan Royce Donald Watson Joe Curreri James A. Margolis John Rusher WCVB-TV Boston Christine and Charles Daly Mark Marinella William Ryan Steve Webber DCU Center - Worcester Michael Marshall Karen A. Saunders Andrew Weld John W. Delaney David Masch Katie and Benjamin Sayles Ray Welliver Dockside Restaurant at Steve Matthews Paulo Scafetta Alden Wells Brunellese Marina Peter McAvinn Susan and Bennet Scauzzo James White Mary Dufault Mary Beth McCormack Lidia Schapira Adrienne Williams Cheryl and Jim Duggan Tom McCraw Peter Schilling Keith Williams Donna Duncan McDonough Realty Larry A. Schoen Paul Winnick Chloe and Adam Durant Andrew McElaney Herb Schofield Mark J. Winters Dwyer Photography Phil McGowan Stephen Schrodel Deborah A. Woods Edible Arrangements South Tim McGowan William Schroeder Worcester Athletic Club Boston Victoria McGowan Frank Seminara Lucy Young EG Designs Paul McGuiggan Richard Sewall Justin Zaichkowsky Egg & I Restaurant Michael McKenna Nada Shamonki Joshua Zimman Haytham Elhawary Kate and Bob McMenimon Neil P. Shanley Suzanne and Larry Zimmerman Leslie and Paul English Shelly McPhee Sandra J. and John P. Shelton Fava Restaurant James A. Meagher Neil K. Sherring Linda Filaretos Carol Jane Meharg Sana Shtasel Thomas Finegan Meridian Associates Keith Slattry In-Kind Donors Tony Fiore Merrill & McGeary Paul Smith Four Points by Sheraton Ryn Miake-Lye Rose Mary Smith 5 Wits, Inc. Eastham Katherine Miller Catherine Smith Connolly Keith Ablow Doris Fournier John Miller Janet Smith-Flaherty and Absolutely Music/Four Guys in Shirley Fournier Christopher H. Milton Thomas Flaherty Tuxes David Francis Barbara and Michael Monsler James P. Spry Academy Hill School Jodie Friot Mary Lee Moore Thomas C. Stakem, Jr. Jill Adkins Emily Garvin Robert Morrison Marjorie and James Stam Bongai Akuenje Joan Giannetti Cecily and Alan Morse Liam Stanbridge Amicas, Inc. Employees Charles Gleason Kevin Moss Lesia Stanchak Applebee's Restaurant Golden Corral Restaurant Nader Mousavi Don C. Stark Associated Flooring, LLC Golden Nozzle Car Wash Ann Murphy Ken Starr Bank of America Global Jack Good J. Richard Murphy Donald Steinberg Corporate Affairs Christopher Gradziel Nardone Electrical Corporation Robert Stoddard Linda Baranowski Ann E. Griffin Andrew Nathanson David Stolow Baroco, Inc. Noah Haber Greg Naviloff Wayne L. Stoner Bruce Bartlett Barbara Hahn Jean A Nee Kevin E. Street Pat Baxter Barbara T. Harrell Victoria Nessen Kohlasch David N. Strong Kathy Benson Haideh Hedvat Mike Nolan Mary B. Strother Big Y Supermarket Bryon Hefner Paul O'Connell Gary Sullivan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Hey Eddie Productions Jim Ohlstein Henry A. Sullivan Massachusetts Highland Cafe of Malden Karin and Adam Ondricek Ken Sullivan Body & Soul Magazine Andy Hill Sandra O'Neil Abby and Robert Summersgill Julee Bolg and Mitch Cook Holy Cross Church Timothy Opgenorth Supreme Fuel Co. Deb Bombard Joan Hopfe Jonathan P. Orkin David Swan Ella Bond Letitia L. Howland Anthony S. Owens Alan Taylor Boston Bruins Hubert Place Residents Owl Diner Charities Inc. Janet Taylor Boston Celtics Tonia and George Hutt Kelly Pacheco The Drew Company Boston Duck Tours Hyannisport Club Panera Bread The Rosenberg Committee Boston Symphony Orchestra Indigo Coffee Roasters Michael Parad Rosemary Thomsen JoAnn Bourguignon Intellectual Styles Michael Parker James B. Thomson Broadway Across America International Inn Steve Peacock Martin S. Thomson Employees IRA Motor Group Ben Phinney Pete Thurmond Brophy & Phillips Co., Inc. Doug Jackson Richard Polcari Michael Thwing Julia M. Burns Kevin James Caleb Pollock Kathleen Tibbetts Carolyn Carlson Bonnie Jaszek David Porte Jason C. Gish Jane and Keith Carroll Jillians/ Lucky Strike Brian Postlewaite Les Tomlin Jennifer Kelley-Chambers Johnny's Bar & Grill

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Tracey Johnson Don Rodman Joanne and Kevin Ecclesine Julianne and Barry Johnston Rodman Ride For Kids Gifts and Pledges for the Sandy and David Ekberg Sharon Simpson Jones and Kay Rosa Lancaster Project Patricia M. Hillman Marc Jones Annie Rose Ginnie and Ed Kelley Ginnie and Ed Kelley Christine Rose We thank our generous Liz and Alan Klein Justine and Tim Kelley Kathy Rose supporters to the Lancaster Angela and Ali Mandalinci Patricia and Joseph Kennedy Mary Ann and Tom Ryan Project which began in 2005. Vera Ochea and Gonzalo Puigbo Kazan Ketton Nichelle D. Sadler Mary Ann and Tom Ryan Barbara King Bev Schneider Marilyn Kolodziej Marilyn and Richard Schrenker 100,000+ Justin Kopec Brandon Schrenker 2,500-4,999 Ksenia Kordonsky April Schrenker American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Phyllis LaCoste Celeste Sheffey Blue Cross Blue Shield of Susan Allen Claire Laporte Ann Sherwood Massachusetts Margaret and Don Anastasia Georgette Lecours Anna Shpigel Beth and Linzee Coolidge/ James T. Brett Jay Leno Show Lisa McTighe Sikora and Greg Dusky Foundation R. Ann Constable Bret Leone-Quick Sikora Nancy and Darrell Crate Deirdre and Corey Griffin Mark H. Lippolt and Scott J. Small Smiles Dental Centers Francis Harvey & Sons Patricia and Joseph Kennedy MacDonald Janet Smith-Flaherty and Loomis Sayles & Company Nancy Newark Esq. Rosie and Jim Lonborg Thomas Flaherty Stephen H. Peck, United Leslie C. Lucchina Matt Soliwoda Benefit Services Henry Lukasik St. Sebastian's School Fathers 1,000-2,499 Eugene Lussier and Sons Michael Lynch St. John's Church 50,000-99,999 Ellen and Michael Clisham Susan Baker and John St. Patrick's Church Eastern Bank Charitable MacDonald Starbucks Wayland Anonymous Foundation Sue Maki Ann Marie Starzyk Anonymous David Fraley Mandarin Gourmet Restaurant State Street Corporation Citizens Bank William J. Gerace James Martelle Employees Christi and Dennis Pedra Susan Baker and John Dale Maxwell Jacquie Sullivan MacDonald Susan McConnell Laurie Sullivan Nellie Mae Education James McGough Sweet Deliveries 25,000-49,999 Foundation, Inc Fran and Kevin McNeeley Symmes, Maini & McKee Queally Family Foundation/ Larry Menard Associates Employees Maureen and Richard Bolger Joanne and Kevin Ecclesine Alisha Miller Telegram and Gazette Santa Kristen and Michael Croke Tracy A. Miner The Boathouse Restaurant Beverly and Phil Johnston Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky The Boston Beer Company Lehman Brothers Foundation Under 1,000 and Popeo PC Employees The Chiofaro Company John W. McKean Susan Montague Employees Progin Foundation Josephine Barron Ally and Kevin Montemagni The Smoke House Company Marissa and Michael Thomas Bennett Isabella Mordkovich Maureen Theriault Summersgill Donald E. Carey Betsy and John Munzer Roger Thompson Teresa and Lawrence DiCara Ryann Murray Aliana Tucker Gillian G. Facher Nasty Nonni's Wine & Spirits Jennifer and Benjamin Tymann 10,000-24,999 Finale Dessert Company New England Revolution Philip Peloquin Lisa Heyison Daira Niewenhous United Benefit Services Jane and Keith Carroll Helen Hoch NSM Resources Corporation United Marshall Arts Center for Coldwell Banker Residential Heidi and Thomas Hogan Bridget O’Connell Health & Well Being Brokerage Andrea C. James Theodore A. Oatis Universal Health & Fitness Monica and Michael Connolly Lurie & Krup James O'Connell Japhet Velazquea John W. Delaney Valerie McNamara Oracle Employees Patty Vellucci Tonia and George Hutt Patricia M. Reinhardt Diana Ostberg VistaPrint Sharon Simpson Jones and Katherine Rieth Panera Bakery Donna and Jim Vitale Marc Jones Ann M. Scanlon Party by Design Walker Parking Consultants Gina and Dave McClellan Mr. E. Parker Stiles Stephen H. Peck, United Employees Betsy and John Munzer Sheldon Tager Benefit Services Jackie Wall Nathan R. Miller Properties Tank Diane Lewis and Christopher J. Judy Wallace Anthony S. Owens Nick Thacher Perry Lynne D. Waterman Diane Lewis and Christopher Jennifer Zannetos Phantom Gourmet WCVB-TV Boston J. Perry Pilgrim Candle McKenzie Webster Cindy Schlessinger and Jeff Jo Poirier Alden Wells Ellowitz Addy Press Westborough Food Pantry Derri Shtasel and Gary Gottlieb Vera Ochea and Gonzalo Puigbo Elinor S. White Abby and Robert Summersgill Bonnie Randal Whole Foods Market Dawn and Paul Woods Realtor Association of Pioneer Willow Hill School Valley Winchester Brownie Troop 7029 Jill Reardon Charlene Wong 5,000-9,999 Sue Rebman Susan Wornick Richco Irene Yachimski ACT Leasing Matthew J. Roche Attorney Lawrence Young Kathy and Mark Alperin Elizabeth A. Rockwell Laurie and Kimberly Zacek Silverio Basile Emily Rodman Mark Zelepsky Dixon Salo Architects, Inc

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Financial Information for Fiscal Year 2009 (July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009) Assets

Current Assets Cash 537,242 Other Current Assets 2,940,904

Total Current Assets 3,478,146

Other Assets Land & Buildings 8,093,932 Long-Term Investments 1,546,709 Liabilities Other Assets 762,013 Current Liabilities 2,081,190 Other Liabilities 5,837,739 Total Other Assets 10,402,654 (Long Term Debt) Total Assets 13,880,800 Total Liabilities 7,918,929

Total Net Assets 5,961,871

A copy of the complete audited financial statements prepared by McGladrey & Pullen is available upon request

Revenue $24,343,555

Department of Youth Services (DYS) 43%

Department of Children and Families (DCF) 35%

Cities, Towns and Department of Education 15%

Contributions, Gifts and Grants 5%

Other (Investments, Miscellaneous) 2%

Expenses* $24,813,350

Program Expenses 87%

General & Administration 10%

Fundraising 3% Fiscal Year 2009 Deficit ($469,795)

* $19M or 77% of all expenses are for employee compensation and related items ** The FY'09 deficit represents 2% of the annual budget

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Board of Directors

George H. Hutt, III, Chair Kevin J. Ecclesine Anthony S. Owens Michael F. Connolly, Vice Chair Ina R. Howard-Hogan Stephen H. Peck Marc J. Jones, Clerk Joseph P. Kennedy, III Dennis D. Pedra Paul Woods, Treasurer Patricia Kennedy Christopher J. Perry James D. Blue, II John R. MacDonald Gonzalo J. Puigbo Julee R. Bolg Ali Mandalinci Mary Ann Ryan Keith P. Carroll David A. Martel R. Ann Constable H. Betsy Munzer Cindy Schlessinger Timothy J. Cooney, Jr. Theodore A. Oatis Derri Shtasel, MD Michael Croke Penny Outlaw Michael J. Summersgill

Advisory Council

Susan Allen John W. Delaney Vincent P. McCarthy Donald Anastasia Lawrence S. DiCara John W. McKean W. Albert Ellis James T. Brett Peter Nessen Brian L. P. Fallon Donald E. Carey Michael C. Obel-Omia Robert P. Gittens Don Rodman Elizabeth Coolidge Patricia M. Hillman Linzee Coolidge Alice Jelin Isenberg Robert H. Summersgill Darrell W. Crate Philip W. Johnston Susan Wornick

Leadership Staff

Edward P. Kelley, President & Chief Executive Officer Alan J. Klein, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer Terence J. Shanley, Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Administration Barbara T. Harrell, former Vice President of Development & External Affairs Letitia L. Howland, Vice President of Organizational Management & Strategy Cecilia M. Roddy, Vice President of Development & External Affairs Alden S. Wells, Vice President of Financial Management Dr. Charles N. Billikas, Director of Clinical Services Karen B. Cheyney, Program Director, Bright Futures Adoption Center Kathy A. Felt, Area Director, Southeast Region Leigh Gallivan Mahoney, Director of Education, Juvenile Justice Programs Kevin G. McNeeley, Director of Training & Quality Assurance Valerie L. Paen, Principal, Robert F. Kennedy Lancaster School Nichelle D. Sadler, Boston Area Director Cindy G. Schofield, Director of Operations & Administration, Lancaster Campus David N. Strong, Director, Juvenile Justice Programs Adrienne E. Williams, Director of Child Welfare Services

15 WE BELIEVE...

…that we must …that every child has respect the dignity the right to reach his and individuality of or her full potential every child

…that all children have the ...in the legacy of Robert right to grow up in a safe F. Kennedy – that society and nurturing environment has a responsibility to the poor and disadvantaged

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