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2016 ANNUAL REPORT TABLE OF CONTENTS Message from Sheltering Arms President & CEO ..............................................4 SHELTERING ARMS IS 2016 Board of Directors .........................................................................................6 THE BEST PLACE I COULD Vision and Mission .....................................................................................................8 HAVE EVER ASKED FOR MY Values ...........................................................................................................................9 CHILD TO ATTEND! THE Family Success Story .............................................................................................. 10 TEACHERS AND STAFF ARE AMAZING! Demographics ......................................................................................................... 13 —SHELTERING ARMS PARENT 2016 Highlights ....................................................................................................... 14 Child Outcomes ..................................................................................................... 17 Family Outcomes .................................................................................................... 18 Professional Development .................................................................................... 20 Georgia Training Institute ...................................................................................... 23 Head Start/Early Head Start................................................................................. 24 Financial Support .................................................................................................... 26 Donors ..................................................................................................................... 28 Sheltering Arms Locations .................................................................................... 39 2 • 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report • 3 A MESSAGE FROM SHELTERING ARMS PRESIDENT & CEO Dear Friends, Thanks to you, Sheltering Arms reached several exciting milestones in 2016. Chief among them was the completion of a campaign to build our 16th center in the heart of Atlanta’s Peoplestown community. Located on the campus of D.H. Stanton Elementary School, our new center will open its doors to nearly 200 children at the start of the 2017-18 school year. Sheltering Arms will work closely with the elementary school to provide shared professional development and transition opportunities; thus, establishing a true “learning campus” that will support the vision that all Georgia students will enter kindergarten prepared to read at grade level. In addition to providing quality early learning, we will deliver holistic family support services ranging from mental and emotional health, financial literacy and post- secondary education. We will also unveil refreshed branding in conjunction with the opening of the new center at all of our metro Atlanta sites. We look forward to leveraging our new look to raise awareness of the power and the promise of quality early childhood education. As always, Sheltering Arms remains focused on educating children and empowering families to build stronger communities. Community support enabled us to provide more than 3,400 children with high-quality early education and deliver comprehensive family support services. Our children scored in the 90th percentile, exceeding developmental milestones for language and literacy; and 92% of our families told us that we were instrumental in connecting them with useful community resources. Finally, we continue to connect hundreds of our Sheltering Arms teachers and other local and regional early learning professionals to targeted training and professional development through our Georgia Training Institute. Plans are underway to expand this program to offer a more robust portfolio of trainings and certifications in early childhood education. It is an exciting time to be in the field of early learning, and it is exciting to be at Sheltering Arms, working with dedicated individuals and organizations that are investing in the promise and possibilities of early childhood education. You truly make the difference. Thank you for your commitment. Sincerely, Blythe Keeler Robinson President & CEO 4 • 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report • 5 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Michael Smith Laurie Benezra Canditra McLemore Honorary Board Members Chair AT&T Inc. Centers for Disease Control and The Smith Group LLC Prevention Anne H. Carson Ashley Brightwell Jeff Kammerer Alston & Bird LLP Julie McNulty Stiles Y. Conrad Vice Chair CohnReznick LLP Robert H. Gunn, Jr. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Gerry Carson GlobalPath Translations Inc. John Mears Janet Johnson Helen Cease Rivers Residential LLC Mark Dvorak Treasurer Timothy J. Pakenham SunTrust Bank Golin Chip Morris Liquid Strategies LLC Virginia S. Williams Pegui Mariduena Steve Floyd Secretary August House Publishing Leona M. Rapelye Star Mar Consulting LLC UPS Capital Brian D. Granville Elizabeth C. Richards Granville | Shy LLC Grant Rivera Immediate Past Chair Marietta City Schools Martha Taylor Greenway Community Volunteer Greenway Strategy Group LLC W. Ross Singletary II Martha Abbott-Shim Arcus Capital Partners Cathy Hilton Georgia State University (ret.) UPS Capital Chad Aron Stephanie James Porsche Cars North America Inc. Newell Rubbermaid Kathy B. Ashe Jill MacRae Community Volunteer Anisa International Inc. THE STAFF IS GREAT AND THEY ARE ALWAYS WILLING TO HELP. THEY ALWAYS GO ABOVE AND BEYOND EXPECTATIONS. I’VE SEEN MY CHILD GROW SO MUCH, THANKS TO THE TEACHERS AND STAFF. —SHELTERING ARMS PARENT 6 • 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report • 7 VISION VALUES Thriving communities where all families hold the power to create opportunity for Sheltering Arms’ values are grounded in our history and mission: themselves and their children. • Quality: We seek to set the standard of excellence in all that we do. • Children: We respect children as unique and competent individuals capable of MISSION reaching their fullest potential. We believe that all children have the right to and benefit from excellent early childhood education. Sheltering Arms transforms the lives of children, their families and communities through model early childhood education and leadership in the field. • Families: We treat families as our partners and respect and support them as their child’s first and foremost teacher. We are responsive to their ever changing needs. • Community: We believe strong strategic and reciprocal partnerships and collabora- tions improve outcomes for the children, families, and communities we serve. • Staff: We maintain a diverse and well-educated corps of employees who are committed to the highest level of professional, ethical and moral conduct. • Volunteers: We recruit a strong, diverse board of directors that leads with integrity and courage and we engage all volunteers in meaningful service. • Donors and Stakeholders: We are responsive to all of our constituencies and accountable for our commitments, our stewardship of assets and resources, and our measurable results. • Organizational Culture: We work as a team, respecting each individual’s unique contributions. We are passionate about our work and enjoy the trusting relationships formed as a result. • Diversity: We embrace and celebrate the richness of similarities and differences of the communities we serve, our workforce, our stakeholders, and our partnerships. 90% OF FAMILIES RECEIVED NEED- BASED TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS 8 • 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report • 9 FAMILY SUCCESS STORY “My mom was a single parent, struggling to support two kids,” says Dr. Erika Sibbie, “yet she made sure I had the strongest start possible.” At Sheltering Arms, Dr. Sibbie’s mom found more than affordable childcare, she found a trustworthy partner and support system. Sheltering Arms helped open doors for Dr. Sibbie to everything from the high school honor roll to the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry. Today, she is the first doctor in her family and provides dental care to disadvantaged families in LaGrange, Georgia. MY CHILD HAS ATTENDED SHELTERING ARMS SINCE SHE WAS A BABY AND NOW SHE WILL BE TRANSITIONING TO KINDERGARTEN. SHE WILL BE ABOVE GRADE LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE SKILL SETS SHE’S OBTAINED AND THE PROGRESS SHE’S MADE HERE. —SHELTERING ARMS PARENT 10 • 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report 2016 The Sheltering Arms Annual Report • 11 DEMOGRAPHICS Total Children = 3532 Boys = 1,774 (50.2%) Girls = 1,758 (49.8%) Ethnicity of Number Percentage Age of Children Number Percentage Children Infants 220 6% African American 2719 77% One Year Olds 266 8% Asian 58 2% Two Year Olds 375 11% Biracial 133 4% Three Year Olds 783 22% Latino 426 12% Four Year Olds 1040 29% White 196 6% Five to Eight 848 24% Year Olds Total Families = 3267 Family Composition Number Percentage Single Parent Household 2206 67% Two Parent Household 902 27% Families in which main caregiver is a 98 4% grandparent or foster parent Families Headed by a Teen Parent 29 1% Single Father Household 32 1% Family Incomes Number Percentage Very Low 1777 50% (Income at or below FPL*) Low Income 669 19% (Income between 100% and 200% of FPL*) Moderate Income 514 15% (More than 200% of FPL*, less than $52,000/year) Middle Income ($52,000/year or more) 572 16% * Federal