Year in Review | 2017 Portland Youthbuilders Provides a 2017 Highlights and Accomplishments Life-Changing Opportunity for Youth to Move Permanently out of Poverty
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Year in Review | 2017 Portland YouthBuilders provides a 2017 Highlights and Accomplishments life-changing opportunity for youth to move permanently out of poverty. 108 PYB students are determined, STUDENTS PLACED IN JOBS, COLLEGE, OR APPRENTICESHIPS hopeful, and brave young people who are motivated to become 92 self-sufficient and serve their STUDENTS IMPROVED ACADEMIC SKILLS community. 3 HOUSES BUILT FOR LOW-INCOME FAMILIES 415 COMPUTERS REFURBISHED AND REDISTRIBUTED INTO THE COMMUNITY PYB is deeply committed to serving students within a framework of equity and social justice. 100 SENIOR CITIZENS LEARNED TECH SKILLS We fill an educational void for 17-24 year olds FROM PYB STUDENTS who have been unable to finish high school and enter a meaningful career path. Our students are highly motivated but arrive at our doors 17,164 without the education, skills, or structure HOURS OF SERVICE PROVIDED TO OUR needed to rise out of poverty. LOCAL AREA NOTEWORTHY MOMENTS Deeper commitment to equity In 2017, PYB dedicated a full year toward the goal of educating our staff and board on issues regarding diversity and inclusion. Learning about the issues is just the beginning; PYB is now focusing much of its energy to eliminating the existing achievement gaps within our racially diverse student body. Planning for renovations Since purchasing our current building in 2001 we have significantly expanded our services for youth in the community, which has strained the physical capacity of our building. In 2017, PYB took the first steps towards launching a capital campaign to renovate our building in order to create more usable PYB PROGRAMS space and improve functionality. Once complete, our renovated school will better serve existing Academics students and increase the number of students that Equity PYB can serve in the future. Counseling Vocational training Recognition Leadership Once again, PYB was honored by Oregon Business Job readiness magazine as one of the 100 Best Nonprofits and 100 Long term support Best Green Companies in Oregon. WHAT MAKES PYB WORK? EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Jill Walters PYB emphasizes positive staff/student relationships, high personal and professional standards, real-world BOARD OF DIRECTORS job experience, small class sizes, and strong community partnerships. Steve Rudman, President Dave Anolik, Vice President WHO WE SERVE Molly Mink Liston, Vice President Rob Prasch, Treasurer Each year, PYB serves approximately 200 low-income youth Michael Burch between the ages of 17-24, all of whom have dropped out of John Gardner high school. PYB serves a diverse student body, which in 2017 Andy Hedberg was comprised of the following: Julie Kopet, PhD 40% Caucasian Mike Nierengarten 27% Latinx Matt O’Donnell, CPA 19% African American Ned Perry 8% Native American Julie Pylypczak 6% Asian or Pacific Islander Maurice Rahming Tom Simpson The majority of PYB students experience significant barriers Bob Wendel to success, including poverty, homelessness, learning disabilities, gang involvement, parenting responsibilities, or ADVOCACY BOARD violence in their home or community. Suzie Cownie, Co-Chair PYB serves young people throughout the Portland metro area, Natalie Whitlock, Co-Chair including Portland Public Schools, Centennial, David Douglas, Walker Cahall and Gresham-Barlow school districts. Paige Frederick Rianna Lowrance HOW YOU CAN HELP Amanda Miller Sara Quitugua Since 1995, PYB’s friends and supporters have given Nathaniel Rotta generously to help our students reach their goals. You can help by: • Making a tax deductible contribution to PYB This program is financed with funds provided through Worksystems, Inc. from the US Department of Labor and the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act and the City of • Hiring a student in an entry-level job Portland. The program is also funded by a YouthBuild grant awarded by the US Department • Volunteering goods, services, or time to our program of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and a sub-recipient of AmeriCorps • Donating new or used computer equipment funding through YouthBuild USA. All programs are equal opportunity employer/program. • Hosting a visit to your worksite or business Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. To place a free relay call in Oregon dial 711. Dan and Carolyn O’Doherty Holly Eby Judy and James Morton Hester Nau Dan Zylkowski Ian Whitlock Juli Michael Jacob Coleman Daniel Snow Ingrid Laskey Kristin Lensen and David Whitaker Janice Frater David Douglas High School Jeannie Britton and Bob Wendel Matt O’Donnell Jason Trickett Deborah Peterson and Edwin Perry Jeff Bachrach Matthew Jones Jay Nees Dermody Properties Foundation Jennifer and Bill Waters Michael and Karen Burch Jeb Doran Gina and Dow Webber Julie Kopet and Mike Kaiser Michael McCarthy Jeffrey Siefman Greenbrier Ken Edwards Molly and Jung Kim Jenny and Kirk Whiteman Guild Mortgage Group Lane B Lehrke Nathaniel Rotta Jerry Deitz H.W. Irwin and D.I. Irwin Foundation Lane N Lehrke Nicholas Cardoza Joan Varney Home Forward Mann-Crawford Charitable Fund North Bar Jody Marshall Supporters Howard Petker of The Oregon Community Pam and Larry Kennebeck Joel Try Howard S. Wright Construction Foundation Petra and Mike Nomina John Gardner IBEW Local 48 Matt Malmsheimer Renee and Charles Moore John Hardesty Intel Meyer Memorial Trust Rob and Collin Prasch John Van Voorhies $5,000 - $9,999 We are deeply grateful International Union of Operating Michael and Emily Watson Robert Cox John Wied to all of our donors for Associated General Contractors Oregon-Columbia Chapter Engineers, Local 701 Mike Andrews Sara and Russ Peterson Jonathan Martin supporting our students Foundation J Kenyon Eagon and Mike Nierengarten Scott Alexander Jordan and Becka Carter and our programs. PYB Hoover Family Foundation Heather Burns Eagon Molly Mink Liston and Scott Liston Sean Peabody Jose Nevarez J2 Building Consultants Neil Kelly Design Center Sheila and Chris Montgomery Joshua Schafer also appreciates the many JP Morgan Chase KeyBank Foundation Jake and Linda Hopkins Northwest College of Construction Sloan Bradley Judith Rolfe dedicated volunteers NECA-IBEW Electrical Training JD Fulwiler Northwest Fire Suppression, Inc. Steve and Pamela Jeanson Kara Carmosino and Tory Waggoner who shared their time, Center Jill Walters and Dave Pardue Peter Bruns Susan Hayden and John Beaston Karen and Amelia Belsey Oregon & Southern Idaho District Joe DeJager Phil and Melinda Conti Traci Nakamura Katherine McKinsey talents, and expertise with Joe Hopkins Rana Uzzaman Wayne Armstrong Kristin Rios our students. We proudly Council of Laborers Portland Trail Blazers Foundation JR Johnson Russell Sloop Kroger Family of Stores present our 2017 financial Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Julie and Jaro Pylypczak Samantha Swaim $100 - $249 Kurt Meeuwsen supporters. Standard Insurance Company Julie Cusumano Shauna Smith Adam Boehm Kyle Walhood State Farm Kelly Russell Susan Ching Adam Davis and Hana Layson Lawrence Weisberg Subaru of America Foundation, Inc. Leotta Gordon Foundation Terry and Della Shanley Adrian and Kimberly Smith Lee Klingler and Jo Zettler Every effort has been made Umpqua Bank Foundation Lisa Zigarmi Theodore and Margaret Ricks Allen Montgomery Leland Stanford to ensure the accuracy of US Bank/US Bancorp Foundation Matthew Leeding Val Aitchison Alyssa Pace and John Olson Lillian Killen Natalie Whitlock and Walker Cahall Amanda Miller Margaret Bax our records. If you feel an Nike $250 - $499 Andrea and Bob Lynch Margaret Sharai error has been made in the $2,500 - $4,999 Autzen Foundation OnPoint Community Credit Union Anonymous Angela McMahon Maria Raggett acknowledgement of your Bradley Miller Pacific Office Automation Aaron Gillman Anjali Patel Mario Hernandez Jr. gift, please contact Tom Clark Foundation Pinnacle Aida Aranda Anna Boteva Mary Hegel and Rick Hou Rachel and Nick Chaney Andrea Vargo and Ed McNamara Annette Mulee Maxwell PR Del Savio at tom.delsavio@ Clay Newton and Dianna Turner Deacon Charitable Foundation Randy and Kimberly Boehm Andrew McGough Annette Ripplinger Melissa Newberry pybpdx.org. Donald S and Kathryn W Harner Relevant Building Company Beeman Strong Antwan Dupree Micah Stolowitz and Shauna Krieger Doris H. & Michael F. Garcia Rich and Elizabeth Reese Beverly Culp Benjamin Waterhouse and Michael and Amy Welch Charitable Fund Robert Forster Bill Whitford and Evgenia Deanna Oothoudt Michael and Stephanie Hawes $50,000 Elise Huggins and Ben Herring Robert Walsh Yanvartseva Bennett and Heather Barnwell Michael Boehm Concordia Foundation Food Fight! Grocery Ryan Matthews Bremik Construction Betty Dominguez Microsoft Georgia-Pacific Ryan Paddock Cassady Kennebeck Bobbie Regan Midge Williams $25,000 - $49,999 Holzman Foundation Sebastian and Erika Degens Celia Strauss Brad Schmautz Nancy Rhode and Genny Bekleyen Amica Companies Foundation Honey Pot Fund of the Oregon The Partners Group, LTD Chamberlain Insurance Agency Brian Bates Natasha Strength Starbucks Foundation Community Foundation The Paul and Sally McCracken Fund Charlie Christensen Brian Hopkins Nick Cusanelli Jackson Foundation Tom and Anne-Marie Simpson Chris and Debbie Page Brian Johnson Osmani Gonzalez $10,000 - $24,999 Loulie Brown and Brannon Lamp Tonkon Torp Chris Sullivan Brock Deletts Page Frederick Andersen Construction New Seasons Urban Resources Cynthia Hswe and Neil Riordan C. Patricia Renfro Patrick Gihring Burns Family Fund of the Oregon Obility Warner Fund of OCF Dave Anolik and Gabrielle