If You Are Going to Achieve Excellence in Bigthings, You Develop the Habit in Little Matters. Excellence Is Not an Exception, It
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. Colin Powell | Former Secretary of State YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 1 We dream BIG striving to serve 600,000 people in Central Florida BUT WE WORK small building strong relationships with one person at a time 2 | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT It’s no secret that the Y is a big organization. We employ 2,600 people, nurture 67,209 youth, engage 22,300 volunteers and serve 412,500 people across six counties – it’s easy to get lost in the numbers. But our story is really about the individuals and families we help every day, in little ways. One child working on homework with her mentor. Two parents learning how to cook healthy meals on a budget. Three seniors getting together each morning to play cards. Little by little, these small acts lead to big change. 3,000 people learning how to manage chronic disease through our Diabetes Prevention Program. 120,000 square feet of new space built for helping people of all ages get healthier in every way. 10,000,000 lives changed for the better in the past 30 years. By driving change in so many areas, the Y is building the biggest dream of all. One community that empowers all members to thrive in this lifetime, and leaves a positive legacy for those to come. Madeline, age 4, ready to take on kindergarten, YMCA Child Development Centers. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 1 FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT MAKING A BIG DIFFERENCE ONE small CHILD AT A TIME. 2 | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 640 AND PRESCHOOLERS PER DAY Enrollment grew at the Y’s two Early Childhood Development Centers at the Walt Disney World Resort, where children “graduate” with the academic, cognitive and social skills TWO to succeed in kindergarten. SMALL DREAMERS Like 98% of all 4-year-olds enrolled in the YMCA Child Development Centers at Walt Disney World, Sebastian and Madeline are learning the reading, thinking and social skills they’ll need to succeed in kindergarten – and become the next generation of Disney Dreamers and Doers. Ian and Madeline, best friends forever, YMCA Child Development Centers. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 3 What does it take for a child to reach his or her true potential? 191,000 The love and structure STUDENTS The YMCA Afterschool of their family sets the Zone celebrated its SWEET 16 foundation. The support of BIRTHDAY Funded through Orange their school system puts County Government, the YMCA Afterschool Zone them on the right path. has helped more than 191,000 students The connection with their maintain good GPAs, while avoiding absenteeism and juvenile crime. community expands their world of opportunity. 9 MILLION MINUTES OF READING TIME Summer Camp enrollment skyrocketed to 27,435 campers who took part in a learning-based curriculum engineered to reverse summer learning loss. For students needing more support, specialized learning programs at McCoy Elementary and 10 area middle schools helped students gain, on average, one full year of reading in just five weeks. 100+ educators, nonprofit executives, healthcare experts and community leaders volunteered to serve on the Y Education Committee. 4 | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT $4 MILLION AND IN NEW STATE FUNDING The Y received $4 million in new state funding to expand our after-school, middle-school programs to 10 new locations in Brevard, Lake and Osceola counties. In all, 1,000 new students ONE and families benefitted. POWER READER Learning has taken flight for Victoria Rivera, a YMCA Power Scholar at McCoy Elementary School. After starting the program nearly a full grade below reading level, Victoria caught up with her peers in just six weeks. As part of the YMCA’s partnership with BELL and Y-USA, Power Scholars helps at-risk kids close the achievement gap. As Victoria looks forward to third grade, her favorite book is “Judy Moody Was in a Mood”. A lifelong reader is born! Victoria Rivera, lifelong reader, YMCA Summer Learning Program, McCoy Elementary. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 5 The Y plays an active role throughout this process – 36,075 Elementary School offering programs that Students received quality after-school care, as well as curriculum- strengthen families at the based reading activities, homework help, values and fitness at 40 core, extend education school sites. beyond school hours, and 16,235 help kids develop stronger SWIM LESSONS to keep kids safe, secure minds, bodies and spirits. and confident around water. This includes Safe Start and 5,000 complimentary lessons provided during Splash Week to prevent the tragedy of childhood drowning. 20,000 Attendees + 374 Volunteers made Healthy Kids Day, a free, family-friendly event focused on kids’ health, wellness and safety a success! 640 kids a day getting healthier meals. Sysco and the Y have teamed up to offer healthier meals for more than 640 kids – every day – at our Walt Disney World Early Childhood Development Centers. 6 | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 67,209 KIDS BENEFITED AND In 2015, more than 67,209 kids, aged six months to 18 years, benefited from Y programs. That may be a big number, but we’ve set our sights even higher, striving to empower 100,000 kids by the year 2020. ONE GIVING BACK When Kingsley Clark was 11, his first experience with the Downtown Y was when he snuck over the fence to swim in the pool after closing. Rather than turning him away, Kingsley was “adopted” by Y staff and members, who mentored him right up until the day he entered Marshall University on a football scholarship. Now a young Kingsley Clark, former Y kid and Downtown Y professional and family man, Kingsley gives Board member, and his back by serving on the Downtown Y son, Kingsley, Jr. board. He and son, Kingsley, Jr., are also a dynamic duo on the basketball court. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 7 FOR HEALTHY LIVING BIG CHANGES IN COMMUNITY HEALTH ONE small STEP AT A TIME. 8 | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 412,500 AND PEOPLE EMPOWERED TO GET HEALTHIER FOR LIFE. In moving people from sick care to “health” care the Y is developing personlized programs and prevention-based pilots ONE to help people live stronger DETERMINED SURVIVOR for longer. Following cancer treatment, Paul Griffin, a member of the Roper Y, is regaining his strength, stamina and confidence through LIVESTRONG at the Y, a 12-week program designed to empower cancer survivors. With his energy and outlook improving every day, Paul is ready to take on the world. Paul Griffin, Livestrong at the Y program participant, Roper Y. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 9 How do you $1.7 MILLION help people live awarded by the United Health Foundation to launch the YMCA’s HealthierLifeRX, A three-year healthier lives? pilot to connect people with a physician and the Y to help prevent chronic disease. Offering them places and programs for working out is Healthy Living hub critical, but it’s not enough. A $500,000 grant from the West Orange Healthcare Connecting them to quality District and $200,000 from Orlando Health have helped us expand the Roper Y into medical care is essential, but a Healthy Living destination, complete with a Health it’s not enough. Teaching them Performance Center, and health classes by Orlando Health/ Health Central Hospital. how to take charge of their health is empowering, but it’s 3,000 people learned how to take not enough. charge of their health through the YMCA’s Diabetes Prevention program. On behalf of Y partner Novo Nordisk, NBA All Star Dominique Wilkins visited the Y to share his personal story about managing the disease. Helping kids BEAT OBESITY Through our Healthy Weight and Your Child program, kids and their families, learned how to eat well and keep young bodies at a healthy weight. $700,000 WELLNESS GRANT Based on the early success of Communities for Health, the Y’s workforce wellness pilot program, The Kresge Foundation awarded this grant with an eye to national expansion. 10 | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 2015 ANNUAL REPORT $1 MILLION FROM SODEXO TO LAUNCH COMMUNITIES FOR HEALTH The three-year workforce wellness pilot targets employees and their families, AND connecting people to health screenings, educational resources, the Y’s Diabetes Prevention Program, fitness activities, and diet and nutritional services. ONE ACTIVE LEADER Jill Rainford loves her job. Who wouldn’t? As a YMCA Health & Movement Specialist, Jill is helping more than 650 employees get up, Jill Rainford, get active and develop healthier habits through chief motivator and YMCA Health Communities for Health, a workforce wellness and Movement initiative the Y is piloting with Sodexo. Look for Specialist. Jill in and around the best workplaces in Orlando where she is leading noontime walking groups, mid-day workouts, break-time energizers and healthy cooking demos. 2015 ANNUAL REPORT | YMCA OF CENTRAL FLORIDA | 11 To champion healthy behavior at every level, you must build strong relationships Technogym and MyWellnessCloud extend fitness with everybody outside the walls of the Y involved: 5,000 MEMBERS at the Downtown, From working parents who want Dr. P. Phillips and DeLuca Ys are taking their to prepare healthier meals for workouts to new levels, setting personalized goals and accessing fitness their kids to healthcare providers programs inside and outside the four walls of the Y.