WE ARE BOLD AND ICONIC IN OUR MISSION. BY MOTIVATING WE ARE WORKING TO ELIMINATE RACISM, INVIGORATING & EMPOWER WOMEN, STAND UP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, COLLABORATING HELP FAMILIES AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES. ANNUAL REPORT 2014–2015 princeton YWCA PRINCETON IS DEDICATED TO ELIMINATING RACISM, EMPOWERING WOMEN, AND PROMOTING PEACE, JUSTICE, FREEDOM, AND DIGNITY FOR ALL. DEAR FRIENDS, MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS, YWCA IS ON A MISSION! As we celebrate the successful close to our fiscal year, and prepare to meet the expectations of our 2015-16 strategic planning, we have been seeking synergy with other non-profit entities and searching for opportunities to collaborate, invigorate and motivate. At the YWCA, we know we are all in this together. We advocate legislatively and otherwise in our quest to eliminate racism and empower women. We are dedicated to identifying discrimination and helping people out of poverty and toward financial freedom. Since 1922, we Pictured above from left to right, Judy Hutton, Chief Executive Officer have been led here in Princeton by courageous women Heather Kisilywicz, Board President on the move. We stay focused on helping leaders from the rising generation emerge. We are bold and iconic, and our one common goal is to get louder! BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTORS Kirsten Braley Doodie Meyer, Ex-Officio AS WE WRITE ABOUT 2015-2016 (as of 7/1/2015) Jayne Cande Julie Nachamkin THE HERE AND NOW, OFFICERS Michelle A. Emerson Kathleen Nash Leticia Fraga Cynthia Ricker Heather Kisilywicz, President Nell Talman Haughton Alice K. Small WE ARE WALKING OUR Megan Adams, Treasurer Karen P. Klein Parizad Srivastava Sarina Prior, Secretary TALK AS FOLLOWS: Judith Klitgaard Anita M. Thomas Cheryl L. Rowe-Rendleman, First Vice President Geniva Martin Laurel Cameron, VP at Large Ruchi B. Datta, VP at Large 1922 YWCA National Board grants the 1930 The Princeton Leisure Time School 1940s Shipped clothing and packages 1950 Sadie Poulson Dickerson is the 1963 Pearl Bates Scholarship Fund established 1970-73 YWCA Princeton creates Committee YWCA Princeton its charter membership established by YWCA; now known as through the YWCA World Emergency Fund first woman of color elected president enabling economically disadvantaged community for Racial Justice bringing human relations Princeton Adult School overseas to areas devastated by war of the integrated YWCA Princeton members to participate in YW programs programs into schools, and stands in favor of low-and middle-income housing In tandem with YWCA USA, we have been heightening Our vision is to transform parts of Bramwell House into awareness of the needs women are facing as healthcare in the United an education and technology center. The benefactors will not only States struggles to resurface from a state of crisis. Locally, we will be be our English learners and our neighbors seeking citizenship, working with D&R Greenway to expand our Breast Cancer Resource but also our regional workforce in need of motivated Center to 2 Preservation Place. We hope this move high school graduates. will also highlight current theories on how land preservationists and holistic health professionals Meanwhile, we have responded to the call to form competitive can work together. All-Girls Robotics teams to participate in the FIRST® Lego League®. Princeton University School of Engineering and With thanks to our extraordinary donors, we have Applied Science, Princeton HealthCare System and Princeton been able to hire one more full-time employee within Plasma Physics Lab have offered expertise, volunteers and space. our Breast Cancer Resource Center, keep a presence at 59 Paul Robeson Place and unleash the energy of our While our hallmark programs directly touch thousands leaders and volunteers to successfully expand the of lives each year, this is not all we do. From child care, to operations and offerings of our BCRC. before/after school care and summer camps, to dance and arts & crafts, to book clubs, to educational lectures and This growth project has also influenced our advocacy work nationally seminars, to aquatics, martial arts and wellness classes, to a Newcomers with comprehensive immigration reform and the economy of women Club that welcomes participants from all over the world, more than and children. 5,000 people walk through our doors each year! WE ARE EVOLVING OUR ENGLISH LITERACY EFFORTS, WHICH AS WE LOOK TO TURN THE CALENDAR TO 2016, WE ARE SHOWCASING INCLUDE OUR BILINGUAL NURSERY SCHOOL AND ENGLISH AS A THE COLLABORATIVE RELATIONSHIPS OUR COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAM. IN MARCH OF 2015, OUR YW BECAME SEEKING. THIS REALITY IS DEEPENING ALL OF OUR CONVERSATIONS, THE FIRST NON-PROFIT IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY TO BECOME ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN MOVING CERTIFIED AS A HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TESTING CENTER. OUR MISSION FORWARD. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF THE TIMES IN WE ARE NOW ABLE TO OFFER THE HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY WHICH WE ARE LIVING, WE ARE OPENING NEW DOORS, LITERALLY AND TEST IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH, THUS STRENGTHENING OUR FIGURATIVELY, FOR THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. OUR SINCERE THANKS TO HSE PREPARATION PROGRAMMING AND CITIZENSHIP CLASSES. EVERYONE WHO UNDERSTANDS AND SUPPORTS EVERYTHING WE DO TO STAY TRUE TO OUR MISSION. VERY TRULY YOURS, JUDY HUTTON, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER HEATHER KISILYWICZ, BOARD PRESIDENT 1972 ENCORE (Now BCRC), a rehabilitation 1985 Bramwell House is purchased as an 1989 English as a Second Language program 1995 YWCA Princeton Child Care Center at Valley Road School program for women who have undergone mastectomies, annex for expanding classes and programs expands, offering more classes for immigrants new established to serve primarily low-income Latino and other is originated at YWCA Princeton to the greater Princeton area minority populations not being served elsewhere We advocate for equal pay We have embraced and fostered We foster the special bond between We provide over $500,000 and financial empowerment. anti-bullying education. fathers and daughters at our annual formal in scholarships annually. “Valentine’s Day Dance.” LOCALLY GLOBALLY MISSION IN ACTION AS WE CONTINUE OUR QUEST TO KEEP OUR YWCA AN IMPORTANT CORNERSTONE This March, 21 board members of the World YWCA They discussed key strategic elements necessary to had their general meeting in Princeton. These achieve this goal, and the shifts that need to happen OF OUR COMMUNITY, WE ASK YOU TO BECOME AN ACTIVE PART OF OUR PROGRESS! phenomenal women represented 18 countries within the YWCA movement. They also discussed and had one agenda: To envision 2035, when 100 the external influences that create opportunities and Deep roots and Wide branches — Founded in 1855, the YWCA is the oldest women-led organization in the million young women and girls transform power threats to the YWCA’s vision of building a fully inclusive world that has consistently focused on building women’s and girls’ leadership and providing community services. structures to create justice, gender equality and a world of peace, justice, health, freedom, and care for The organization has affiliations in 120 countries with 3 million members worldwide and reaches 25 million world without violence and war; leading a sustain- the environment. women and girls through local affiliations like our YWCA in Princeton. able YWCA movement, inclusive of all women. 2004 The St. Nicholas Project is launched, providing 2007 The Stand Against Racism is founded, attracting more 2010 “Women’s Equality Day Celebration” is launched 2011 A special exhibit, “Women Changing Lives,” highlights holiday presents and food to local families in need than 5,000 participants from 60 organizations rallying against commemorating the 90th anniversary of 19th Amendment extraordinary women whose involvement and support of the YWCA racism and promoting peace, justice, and dignity in communities granting women the right to vote Princeton helped change the lives of women in our community Thursday, March 19, 2015 Recognizing women of excellence who live or work in the greater Princeton area, and who have made significant contributions in 32ND ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO WOMEN their professions and communities. Honorees demonstrate a high 2015 AWARDS DINNER level of leadership and exceptional talent, while supporting the YWCA’s mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. TRIBUTE TO WOMEN TRIBUTE TO SPONSORS: PROGRAMS EVENT COMMITTEE 2014 HONOREES: YWCA PRINCETON STAFF CO-CHAIRS Karen Andrade-Mims, UIH Family Partners The Scheide Fund Judith D. Hutton, Chief Executive Officer Christine Colosimo, Director of Dance Wells Fargo Community Bank Anna Lustenberg, Maria Evans, Arts Council of Princeton Margaret Coppola, Chief Financial Officer Hector Euceda, Assistant Program Coordinator Public Affairs Consultant Capital Health , Director of BCRC Patricia Fernandez-Kelly, Princeton University Nancy Faherty, Director of Advocacy & Development Paula Flory PSEG Heledona Katro, Director of ESL Program Georgianne Vinicombe, Robin Fogel, Robin Fogel & Associates NJ Manufacturers Insurance Co. Tara O’Shea, Director of Programs Claudia Lopez, BCRC Transportation & Companionship Coordinator Monday Morning Mary Sue Henifin, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney NRG Energy ADMINISTRATION Nina Magariello, Volunteer Coordinator Flower & Balloon Company Susan Hoskins, Princeton Senior Resource Center Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Merrill Lynch Susan Carril, Development Assistant Laura Martin, BCRC Program Coordinator Jayne O’Connor, Capital Health SELECTION COMMITTEE Susan