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S PR LES EN E A M T A O L H • • P R M O G R A FALL 2007 VOLUME 14, ISSUE 1 HPP’s Second Annual Health Fair– A TRIUMPH! HPP’s Second Annual Health Fair took place on August 10th. The fair was well attended by clients, staff, and friends and neighbors in the community. For some people, the high point was enjoying the nutritious snacks, including smoothies and fresh fruit beautifully presented by HPP’s Community Health Workers. For others, the main thrill was the visit from SF’s fire fighters who parked their truck outside Honoree Brenda Wright and the building and let children and adults explore it and learn about fire safety. For other guests of HPP at May 19th Event. others, learning about the benefits of yoga, acupuncture and massage opened up a new vista of natural healing. OUR HOUSE Our neighbors contributed to the success of our health fair. These included: e hosted our first fundraiser American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Carecen, Central American in our own home on the Resource Center, Horizons, KQED, La Leche League, Mission Neighborhood evening of May 19, 2007. W Health Center, New Generations Health Center, and San Francisco General We honored Brenda Wright, Wells Fargo’s Senior Vice President and Hospital’s Doula Program. Regional Director of Community Development. Event co-chairs Melissa Etheridge and Tammy Lynn Etheridge were not able to be with us; nonetheless, the party was a huge success. We netted over $90,000 to support our programs. Over 300 guests, including staff, board, individual donors, and foundation, corporate and community partners, shared the evening with us. Check out our website for pictures of our successful and fun party. Martha Ryan and HPP staff enjoy the party. BOARD OF DIRECTORS October 2007 David Prowler, President Dear Friends of HPP, Joseph Ansanelli, Vice President The other day Inessa, the Supervisor of our Community Health Worker David Chen, J.D., Secretary Gilbert M. Fleitas, Treasurer training program, stopped me as I was returning from a meeting downtown. Zoe Clayson “Martha,” she said, “we have had 120 clients come in today—and it’s not even Tom Coyne Mildred Crear 2 o’clock.” Catherine Dodd I was amazed. Of course, since we have been in our beautiful new home, we Eric Goosby, M.D. have noticed that far more clients are coming to us for help. But I reflected on the Barbara Kimport Barry Lipman fact that in our first year of service, 1989, a part-time staff of three provided care Steven Mavromihalis for 72 pregnant women. This year 53 staff will serve more than 2,600 families. Maureen Miller Jeanne Myerson Our annual budget has grown from $52,000 to $3.8 million. Martha Ryan I am grateful to our incomparable staff, most of whom are formerly homeless HPP STAFF themselves. They understand the difficult issues of the families that come for help. Melissa Anderson, Community Health Worker They have faced domestic violence, substance abuse, poverty, homelessness, and Susan Arthur, Development Assistant the many challenges of new immigrants to this country. That is why they are so Beverly Ashworth, Finance Director Sonia Batres, Domestic Violence Coordinator effective in their work. Their empathy and their welcoming reception of families Carol Brennan, Office Manager are the reasons that more and more families keep coming as they set out on their Ellen-Rae Cachola, IT Support Virginia Chapman, Family Case Manager journey to becoming healthy parents with stable lives. Inessa Colon, Supervisor, CHW’s We are all born equal, but we do not all have the same opportunities in life. Fany Cortes, Family Case Manager Judy Crawford, Family Case Manager At HPP, we try to offer those opportunities to Paula Delehanty, Family Therapist our clients, to improve their health through BOARD OF Stephanie Dohar, Technology Center Manager Betty Espinoza, Family Case Manager recovery, to find a community and supportive DIRECTORS Antoinette Fort, Family Case Manager environment, to address barriers to mental Our thanks to HPP’s Brittney Fosbrook, IT Support Nancy Frappier, Wellness Center Coordinator wellness, to improve their skills so they can fantastic Board of Directors Alma Garcia, Family Case Manager find sustaining work, and to let them know for another year of superb Oswald Gravesande, Security guidance. Barbara Kimport, the Vivian Harris, Family Case Manager that we at HPP are by their side, and will Elise Heagerty, Program Director never give up on them. Development Director of the Michele Hill, Team Manager San Francisco AIDS Foundation Jonnae Holmes, Community Health Worker Thank you to our Board of Directors that Karen Hones, Development Director joined our Board this past guides us as we grow. Thank you to HPP’s Julie Jimenez, Peer Counselor summer and we look forward Shacrea Jones, Community Health Worker fantastic staff. And thank you for being a to learning a lot from her. Gil Renu Karir, Housing Contract Manager partner of our work. Working together, we Sindy Leon Rodriguez, Community Health Worker Fleitas, our former Board Shane Lutman, Building Engineer make this a better community. President, who has given so Laure McElroy, Community Health Worker much to HPP, including helping Josiane Mengue, Family Case Manager With Warmest Regards, Yvette Mitchell, Family Case Manager us find our new home, stepped Julie Mitra, Family Case Manager down from the Board to Ivania Molina, Mental Health Clinician Selina Moses, Family Case Manager contribute his many talents Peter Moylan, Grant Writer to others who need his help. Helen Neeley, Child Care Provider Martha Ryan, Founder and Executive Director Welcome, Barbara, and thank Jeaneth Palacios, Child Care Provider Michel’la Pride, New Beginnings, Case Manager you, Gil. Robin Pugh, CHW Curriculum Dev. Rebecca Reiner, Volunteer Coordinator Nicole Richardson, Community Health Worker Veronica Richardson, Family Case Manager HPP Elizabeth Rivera, Health Educator, Wellness Center Carla Roberts, Substance Abuse Specialist 2500 18th Street Consuelo Rodriguez, Community Health Worker San Francisco, CA 94110 Martha Ryan, Founder and Executive Director Serena Saeed, Wellness Center Volunteer Coordinator tel: 415.546.6756 Julia Sanchez, Family Case Manager fax: 415.546.6778 Romona Shewl, Peer Counselor Elizabeth Stewart, ESL Instructor www.homelessprenatal.org Guadalupe Valenzuela, Family Case Manager Cali Warfa, IT Consultant HPP NEWS VOL. 14 ISSUE 1 Eden Woldemariam, Differential Response Liaison/Family Case Manager Story: Karen Hones; Photos: Susan Arthur, Jeni Fong, Ileana Woltjer, Liaison from Home Away from HPP NEWS Brittney Fosbrook, Rebecca Reiner; Layout: Tina Lewenhaupt 2007 Homelessness Devorah Zehring, Child Development Coordinator 2 Jamaal and Dominique with Jamaal Jr. EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT (EITC) EITC—All Volunteer Effort. This year for the second time, HPP participated in the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) project, where low- income families (with the help of Joanne Burik, a retired nursing supervisor from San Francisco General Hospital, and Grant Schettler, a retired tax attorney, as well as other HPP volunteers) prepare their taxes on-line and obtain refunds for the taxes they have paid in. We worked with 197 families so far this year and obtained more than $190,000 in refunds for them. Our success last year in obtaining refunds was so great that we Client Spotlight doubled the number of people we served this year. (The word is out in the community!) We feel that the EITC project is a first step for many families on the road to financial stability. Veronica Richardson, Family Case Manager, shared a success story with us. “I had been ACCOMPLISHMENTS working with a young couple for more than a year when things really started to come together On September 20th, for them,” she told us. Jamaal and Dominique Martha Ryan received met through Job Corps on Treasure Island. When the “Isabelle Lemon Dominique got pregnant, the young couple Community Spirit Award” began living with Jamaal’s mother. Dominique from the San Francisco obtained prenatal care throughout her pregnancy Giants. Thirty-seven of and gave birth to her beautiful healthy son on Martha’s fans (family and October 6, 2006. Veronica had helped them to staff) were on hand to get on all the housing lists in San Mateo, Napa, celebrate the award and Solano Counties. Jamaal Sr. found work at a with her—and stayed retirement home. Dominique went to school to to watch the game. become a massage therapist. In August 2007 their housing came through and they moved into a townhouse in Daly City. (Dominique’s mother had passed away and she had some furniture Eden Woldemariam, Ramona Shewl, and Selina Moses were from her mother’s home. HPP donated a crib honored with a “Differential and some pots and pans.) When interviewed for Response Award” on this story, Jamaal Sr. was in the computer lab September 5,2007 to recognize their exemplary services to researching a used car to take him from home to children and families. work. He said, “I’m looking forward to when I’m vested at work and can start contributing to the 401k.” That’s planning for the future! CHW GRADUATION On Friday, July 6th, five women graduated Jorge is thrilled with his new backpack full of school supplies. His pack was one of over 100 donated by BIG from HPP’s Community Health Worker training program. The women (Blacks in Government) and the San Francisco and Marin successfully completed the year-long internship. HPP staff, family, and Alumnae Chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha (drive coordinated friends celebrated the accomplishments of the graduates. The five graduates by Celia Cattani of were: Melissa Anderson, Belita Cosby, LaTanya Johnson, Miche’la Pride, Elizabeth Rivera Community Karma). 3 The Ways We Serve t the heart of our program is non-judgmental, supportive case management.