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2018 Annual Report G C C A R D An open door. A helping hand. GCCARD 601 N. Saginaw St. Ste. 1B (810)-232-2185 Flint, MI 48502 www.gccard.org An open door. A helping hand. - GCCARD ANNUAL REPORT 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS GCCARD MISSION 1 ABOUT GCCARD 2 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 3 DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 4 GCCARD ADVISORY BOARD 5 GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 6 GCCARD PROGRAMS 7 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS 8 COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 14 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 16 COMMUNITY PARTNERS 18 CONTACT INFORMATION 21 ANNUAL REPORT 2018 GCCARD MISSION “The purpose of this county department is to mobilize and utilize resources, public and private, in the Genesee County area in an attack on poverty; to provide decent housing that is affordable to low-income and moderate-income persons; to provide services, assistance and other activities of sufficient size and scope, and to give promise to programs dedicated toward the elimination of poverty, or its cause, through developing employment opportunities, improving human performance, motivation, and productivity, bettering the conditions under which people live, learn and work, and the administering of programs with the maximum feasible participation of residents served.” ANNUAL REPORT 2018 01 ABOUT GCCARD Genesee County Community Action Resource Department (GCCARD) is one of the oldest and largest human service agencies in Genesee County. With an annual operating budget of more than $25 million, GCCARD’s strives to “help break the cycle of poverty.” GCCARD assists low-income individuals and families to achieve higher levels of economic self-sufficiency and stability. We are committed to alleviating the causes and circumstances of poverty. Through the provision of client- centered services, staff members assist clients realizing their fullest potential. GCCARD is the federally designated anti-poverty organization for Genesee County. We are a member of the national Community Action Partnership, which serves more than 1,000 Community Action Agencies across the United States, and the Michigan Community Action Agency Association, the state association of 28 Community Action Agencies that provide programs and services to help low-income individuals and families achieve greater economic self-sufficiency and stability. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 02 P R O G R A M D I R E C T O R S Joy Hawkins Finance, Director Message from the Ihsan Abufahra Finance, Asst. Director Executive Director Kelli Webb To be an open door is to make oneself available Head Start, Director to others in their time of need. To offer a helping hand is to ensure that resources and Keshanda Jones assistance are readily available to those around Facilities & Maintenance, us. GCCARD strives to be an open door and a Director helping hand to Genesee County residents. Michael Isom Home Maintenance Services, Through our Commodities, Head Start, Assistant Director Neighborhood Services Center, Nutrition Services, and Weatherization programs, GCCARD Ashnee Young supports diverse family and household needs. Neighborhood Services Center, Services offered range from emergency Assistant Director assistance to home inspection, maintenance and Tamitha Taylor repair. Nutrition Services, Director Though the need for GCCARD programs is great, our commitment to effective, impactful, Chevon Wilborn compassionate programming and interactions is Nutrition Services, greater. Assistant Director MATTHEW A. PURCELL Executive Director, GCCARD 03 P R O G R A M D I R E C T O R S Joy Hawkins Finance, Director Message from the Ihsan Abufahra Finance, Asst. Director Deputy Executive Kelli Webb Director Head Start, Director Keshanda Jones The greatest asset to any organization is its staff. At GCCARD, our team members are Facilities & Maintenance, Director committed to the Community Action Promise to change lives, embody the spirit of hope, Michael Isom improve communities, and make Genesee Home Maintenance Services, County a better place to live. Assistant Director Together, we work intentionally and Ashnee Young relentlessly to prevent hunger and Neighborhood Services Center, Assistant Director homelessness. Our hope is to contribute to the positive development of youth, seniors, and Tamitha Taylor families in Genesee County by supporting them Nutrition Services, in their times of need and connecting them to Director resources necessary to thrive. Chevon Wilborn Nutrition Services, Team work is dream work. At GCCARD, we Assistant Director intend to do the work and become better individuals in the process. STEPHANIE L. HOWARD 04 Deputy Executive Director, GCCARD 2019 GCCARD Advisory Board Each of Michigan’s 28 Community Action Agencies is governed by a three-part Board of Directors comprised of representatives from local government, local business and local customers. This unique structure ensures that agency programs focus on the areas of greatest need and impact in the community. COUNTY RESIDENTS Emma Booker James Hill Cynthia Howell Sandra Jones ELECTED OFFICIALS Paula Love Augustine Welch Jim Ananich (Patrick Gerace) Brenda Clack Sheldon Neeley (Erica Leverette-Traore) Bryant Nolden Gary Peters (Montel Menifee) BUSINESS SECTOR Josh Strauel Ella Green-Moton Mildred Hood Raynetta Speed Robert Williams ANNUAL REPORT 2018 05 2019 Genesee County Board of Commissioners District 1: Bryant W. Nolden District 2: Brenda Clack District 3: Ellen Ellenburg District 4: Kim Courts District 5: Mark Young District 6: Shaun Shumaker District 7: Martin Cousineau District 8: Ted Henry Ted Henry, District 8 District 9: David Martin Board Chairperson ANNUAL REPORT 2018 06 HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START The Head Start program advocates, supports and provides comprehensive quality services for children and families through community and family partnerships. NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES CENTER P The Neighborhood Services Center is a resource for Genesee County residents. The center collaborates with other organizations, municipalities, and R businesses to provide emergency services such as housing and utility assistance and contribute to community programs. O NUTRITION SERVICES G The Nutrition Services Department provides food assistance to income eligible seniors, families, and youth through congregate, mobile, R and summer feeding programs. WEATHERIZATION A The Weatherization Department assists with M household energy conservation. Programs support home inspection and repairs. S COMMODITIES The Commodities feeding program provides meal assistance to families and seniors through monthly and quarterly supplemental food package distribution. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 07 HEAD START & EARLY HEAD START PROGRAMS Programs focus on: Language and Literacy Cognition Perceptual, Motor & Physical Development Social & Emotional Development Approaches to Learning 460 H E A D S T A R T F A M I L I E S received comprehensive pre-school services through various county-wide sites, for youth 3-5 years of age. 478 E A R L Y H E A D S T A R T F A M I L I E S ROYAL BALL received comprehensive services C O M M U N I T Y E V E N T through various county-wide sites, for On February 22, 2018, program pregnant moms and children 0 - 3 families, staff, and community years of age. volunteers dressed as Disney 19,508 characters, received information, engaged in snacks, crafts, story H O U R S V O L U N T E E R E D time, learning stations, and By 990 program families. physical activity.The Royal Ball is hosted annually. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 08 COMMODITIES PROGRAM Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) Programs focus on: Emergency Food Assistance Meal Supplement Provision 50,400 approx. M E A L S A N N U A L L Y delivered to seniors age 60 years or older, through CSFP. CSFP is a monthly feeding program that works to improve the health of low-income, elderly individuals by supplementing their diets with nutritious, USDA commodity foods. 7,500 approx. Q U A R T E R L Y M E A L S COMMUNITY supplied to individuals and families through TEFAP. TEFAP is a quarterly ACTION DAY feeding program that provides V O L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T Y emergency food assistance in the form of Groups from around Genesee County a nutritious supplemental food package. and surrounding areas are invited to Each box contains non-perishable items, help those in need of food assistance by and often, bonues such as milk, fruit, packing supplemental food packages for frozen meats, vegetables, and more. the Commodities feeding programs. Volunteers included the Oneness 3 MILLION approx. Village, MDHHS's MYOI Program, P O U N D S O F F O O D Ebenezer Ministries, and more. More distributed through CSFP and TEFAP. than 2,590,000 Ibs of food were packed. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 09 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES CENTER PROGRAM Programs focus on: Utility Assistance Housing Assistance Homeless Prevention Community Collaboration $17,400 approx. R A I S E D for families experiencing heat-related emergencies, during the Walk for Warmth 550 approx. H O U S E H O L D S maintained safe and affordable housing through homeless prevention and utility assistance services. $921,150 approx. WALK FOR D O L L A R S S P E N T WARMTH on utility and housing assistance for Genesee County residents through the C O M M U N I T Y F U N D R A I S E R Emergency Food and Shelter Program In partnership with Consumers Energy, (EFSP), Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG), GCCARD employees, local residents, and Community Development Block Grant sponsors walked to raise awareness of (CDBG) Low Income Home Energy and funds for heat-related emergencies. Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Crisis The event included a zumba, a Assistance (LCA), Michigan Energy performance by the Alpha Esquires youth Assistance Program (MEAP), Water group, and a meal provided by GCCARD Residential Assistance Program (WRAP), Nutrition Services. and Walk for Warmth Funds. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 10 NUTRITION SERVICES PROGRAM Programs focus on: Senior Meal Assistance Nutritional Health Nutrition Education Youth and Family Meal Assistance 87,595 C O N G R E G A T E meals served.