2018 Annual Report
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Our supporters are truly dedicated to the women and children we serve and work so hard to meet every need." YWCA CENTRAL ALABAMA TABLE OF YWCA CENTRAL ALABAMA CONTENTS MESSAGE FROM THE INTRODUCTION BOARD PRESIDENT Maggie Brooke YWCA is on a Mission 2-3 Message from the Volunteerism brings us together, enriches our community, and gives us President 4-5 immeasurable satisfaction in the laughter of our YW Angels or seeing domestic violence victims transform into YW survivors. LEADERSHIP CEO & Board of Directors 6 In 2018, we provided critical programs to respond to the needs of community members with the support of volunteers, donor, and community partners. FINANCIALS 2018 Sources Dear YW Friends: & Expenses 7 Our community partnerships provide a wealth of talents, skills, services, and funding to build strong communities together. PROGRAMS Wow! Where did 2018 go? $RUGDEOH Housing 8-9 YWCA Central Alabama has been a dear member of my family for Just imagine, the YW leaves a lasting imprint in partner organizations &KLOG generations, and it has been an honor to serve as the YW Board of throughout our community. Our impact is not only felt within the Development Directors President in 2018. We have experienced many successes Birmingham city limits, it resonates throughout the three county 10-11 this year through our program initiatives and fundraising events. neighborhoods of women, children, and families we serve. 'RPHVWLF9LROHQFH Services 12-13 In February, our Junior Board members hosted the 2018 KIDS Korner With a grateful and heavy heart, we said farewell to our passionate and 6RFLDO Luncheon. This annual event brought together the wonderful steadfast CEO, Yolanda Sullivan. We will remember Yolanda for her hard Justice 14-15 world of future philanthropists and the younger generation of YW work, guidance, tenacity, and achievements. She led the organization with HONOR ROLL supporters. incredible grace and devotion. OF DONORS 7KDQNYou! 16-31 Collectively, we raised $174,000 to ease the burden of child care costs for As we look ahead to 2019, we hope you will be a big part of the next chapter ,2/#*&)&"04,/(&+$1,,3"/ ,*"%,*")"00+"00,/Ɯ+!0#"-) "Ǿ of our YWCA Central Alabama story. 46#/,*+20&3"/")1&,+0%&-Ǿ1, ))%,*"ǽ Our network of volunteers embodies the true spirit of volunteerism. We thank you for putting the needs of others before your own and for not thinking twice about sharing your time, talent, and resources to advance the YW’s mission. MAGGIE BROOKE President 4 5 THE BOARD YWCA 2018 FINANCIALS BOARD OF 2018 DIRECTORS SOURCES Empowering Women $8,841,308 GRANTS CONTRIBUTIONS UNITED WAY TOTAL SOURCES MAGGIE BROOKE ACTUAL AUDITED PRESIDENT YOLANDA N. SULLIVAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Lucy Thompson Marsh VP, Development Sheri S. Cook PROGRAM SPECIAL INTEREST / VP, Finance SERVICE FEES EVENTS MISCELLANEOUS )"+,/ /&ƛ&+ VP, Planning 2018 Barbara Blair EXPENSES BY PROGRAM VP, Programs DeValerie Williams Treasurer Tracey Morant Adams Dr. Kathy Hoar Dr. Jarralynne Agee Betsy Bugg Holloway Holly H. Stiles Amy S. Allen Nyya Parson-Hudson Recording Secretary Sherry T. Anthony Apryl Fort-Kelly Dalton Blankenship Ricki Kline Carla Roberson Debra Blaylock Faye C. Levin Corresponding Secretary Lajuana Bradford Barrett MacKay DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT RESIDENCY SOCIAL BUILDING CHILD Sharon Hamilton Broach Sireka Melton VIOLENCE & GENERAL JUSTICE SERVICES DEVELOPMENT MEMBERS Kitty Rogers Brown Sandra Murray SERVICES (LOW-INCOME) Corlette Stewart Burns Suzanne Paulson *Executive Committee Lisa Burton Laura Petro Patricia Carter* Dana Cockrell Sumner Johnson Rives Fran Godchaux* Paige Daniel Kim Rogers Gillian Goodrich* Leigh Davis Erin Stephenson Brenda Hackney* Jill Verdeyen Deer Jera G. Stribling Elizabeth H. Hutchins * Deidra K. Diaz Kelly Styslinger Ann Gunter Johnson * Patsy Dreher Dr. Farah T. Sultan Sheryl Kimerling * Jennifer Evans Gwendolyn C. Swain Beverly S. Virciglio * Tammy M. Fincher Deborah White DEVELOPMENT CHILD INTERFAITH YW AFTER-SCHOOL Jeris Gaston - Jr. Board President Cynthia Lamar-Hart Anne Yuengert DEVELOPMENT HOSPITALITY HOMES ENRICHMENT (HOMELESS) HOUSE PROGRAM 6 7 PROGRAMS AFFORDABLE HOUSING Strengthening Communities AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRANSITIONAL & PERMANENT HOUSING Comforts of Home YWCA provides %",ƛ"/0*,/" Volunteers are often at our shelters, making them as ƛ,/!)"%,20&+$ 1%+ǖǚǕƛ,/!)" hospitable as possible for units for individuals housing units, including the women, families and and families living permanent housing children who arrive there paycheck to paycheck as well as transitional — sometimes with just the including the elderly, housing for women clothes on their backs. disabled, homeless, escaping abusive and other vulnerable relationships. populations. CREW +&$%10,#ƛ,/!)"%,20&+$ CREW (Creating Responsible, Educated, 86,007 provided to 318 individuals, including elderly and Working Teens) provides valuable disabled residents and those transitioning from summer work experience for teenagers homelessness. MISSION IMPACT and is housed in the YW's Family Resource Center, which serves the +&$%10,#-"/*+"+1/"+1) YW Housing is an important component were exhausted. Finding this housing Woodlawn community. 65,859 housing for 229 residents at our downtown and in helping many people in our community 401%"Ɯ/0101"-&+$"11&+$1%&+$0 ( YWoodlawn campuses. recover and get back on their feet on track. While in YWCA housing, she following extremely traumatic situations. started working as a temp at UAB and 7,270 +&$%10,#0%")1"/ One example is Danyetta, who is now 40/" "+1)6%&/"!#2))1&*"0"/1&Ɯ"! provided to 22 homeless families at Interfaith in our permanent housing. When she Nursing Assistant. That is what YW Hospitality House. Distributed 549 food boxes came to us with her three children, many Housing provides — stability and a place to those in need. "*,1&,+)+!Ɯ++ &) %))"+$"0)6 to live while putting the pieces of life back before her. She was not working. She together. 323 !2)10 & 362 %&)!/"+ had lost a child. Her bank accounts from the Woodlawn community served through arts, educational, and healthy lifestyle programs. 8 9 PROGRAMS CHILD DEVELOPMENT Helping Families KIDS KORNER & CALICO CORNER AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM Oh Happy Day! KIDS Korner provides %"ƞ"/Ȓ %,,) A class of 4-year-olds celebrate their graduation a safe, nurturing Enrichment Program day. YWCA Central Alabama's environment for (ASEP) provides Child Development Program children of homeless academic support for helps prepare young learners families to learn, play homeless children from a variety of and grow. in grades K-8. The household types for academic achievement and 02**"/-/,$/*,ƛ"/0 grade-level success. Calico Corner Ɯ")!1/&-0Ǿ !"*& primarily serves instruction, swimming, children of low- arts, and more. income, working families. FIRST CLASS PRE-K YWCA Central Alabama's Child Development Center* is nationally accredited by the National 14,152 !60,# /" Association for the Education of Young Children provided to 121 children in the Calico (NAEYC), an honor only 6 percent of centers in the Corner and KIDS Korner programs. MISSION IMPACT country have earned. Without KIDS Korner, children like 2-year- two languages (French and English), and The First Class Pre-K program** prepares students 4,827 !60,# !"*& old Finn and 1-year-old Morey would Morey just started walking. for "big school," so they are ready to learn and are and enrichment activities delivered not get the special care they need. Their on track academically, socially, and emotionally to 77 children &+,2/ƞ"/Ȓ0 %,,)+! mother came to the YW through our Children who come from homes where with their peers. summer programs. domestic violence program. domestic violence is prevalent may feel &0,)1"!+!+!,+"!ǽ01ƛtailor ȥ/1+"/0%&-04&1% "!1/1+!/)6 "!1/1 While we were helping her get back on the curriculum to meet these students' ȥȥ/1+"/0%&-4&1%)*"-/1*"+1,#!2 1&,+Ȇ0 2,685 1,60+!$&ƞ0 her feet, her children received quality needs and help them gain feelings of ƛ& ",# %,,)"!&+"00 distributed to 552 children through care each day. In fact, Finn now speaks in self-worth. the annual Santa's Workshop. 10 11 PROGRAMS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SERVICES Ending Abuse SHELTERS & 24-HOUR CRISIS LINE SUPERVISED VISITATION YWCA Central Alabama The Supervised Lesson in Self-motivation ,ƛ"/03/&"16,#0"/3& "0 Visitation and Domestic Violence to help domestic violence Exchange Center Services offers a variety of victims/survivors and their at YWCA Central outreach efforts, including educational sessions for children escape abusive Alabama provides clients, community partners, homes and become self- an emotionally and organizations. During 02ƛ& &"+1ǽ%"%0 and physically safe a hands-on workshop in emergency shelters for environment for 2018, participants wrote victims and their children children to visit with self-motivating letters to overcome feelings of guilt, 1%10"/3" "ƛ"/0,+Ǿ1ǽ their noncustodial shame, self-blame, and Clair, and Blount counties. parents. helplessness. The agency operates a 24-Hour Crisis Line (205.322.4878) to assist callers with safety planning and other resources. COURT ADVOCACY YWCA Central Alabama court +&$%10,#0#"16 advocates help victims navigate 10,503 provided for 226 adults and 211 children in two the court system while the shelters. Responded to 1,688 Crisis Line calls. Family Law Center provides MISSION IMPACT comprehensive civil legal services 2+&10,# ,2/1!3, 6 What would you do if you were advantage of every service we had to to victims of domestic violence, 4,424 services given to assist domestic violence victims. -/"$++1+!%!1,Ɲ""6,2/%,*" ,ƛ"/Ǿ&+ )2!&+$Ɯ++ &)*+$"*"+1 sexual assault, stalking, and dating Delivered civil legal services in 272 cases. due to domestic violence? Henrietta, courses and counseling for herself and violence. with no place to go and in a moment her children. Henrietta had four children 1,677 012!"+1012$%1 of desperation, called YWCA Central and knew she needed to work and save about healthy dating relationships. Delivered Alabama's crisis line and found our up money before the arrival of her next domestic violence outreach and training to 2,949 !,*"01& 3&,)"+ "0%")1"/ǽƞ"/1%/"" child.