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GRATITUDE REPORT a LETTER from FATHER TIM Grateful for YOU! GRATITUDE2017-2018 REPORT Table of Contents 3 A LETTER FROM FATHER TIM 4 STAFF & BOARD OF DIRECTORS 6 PROGRAMS & SERVICES 8 BY THE NUMBERS 10 VOLUNTEERS 12 DONORS 19 MIKE’S SECOND CHANCE 2 POPE FRANCIS CENTER | 2017-2018 GRATITUDE REPORT A LETTER FROM FATHER TIM LETTER FROM FATHER A Grateful for YOU! Dear Friend, more specific sense of the good you’re doing—every day—in our community The sunrise can be a breathtaking through the Pope Francis Center. sight. For those of us with jobs and a comfortable place to live, the rising sun You’ll notice in fact that rather than announces the beginning of a new day calling this an Annual Report, we’ve filled with possibilities. titled it a “Gratitude” Report. That’s because I’m so thankful for the support A new day to enjoy life, to pursue our of good people like you. dreams, to love and be loved. I hope this Gratitude Report encourages Unfortunately, for the homeless of you to continue—there is still much to be our community, daybreak carries no done in downtown Detroit. such hope. Rather, it is a reminder that another long day of struggle Thank you for answering the call to care has arrived. for our neighbors in need. We could not do this work without you. But you and I can do something about that. When we see our neighbors in With deep gratitude, need, we’re called, as people of faith and goodwill, to act. Too few people today care. But I know Fr. Tim McCabe, SJ, that you, as a friend of the Pope Francis Executive Director Center, think differently. You recognize that we actually become better people when we take action to see the need around us and act. As you consider all the good things happening at the Pope Francis Center, please remember our work depends on the ongoing support of people like YOU! I hope you are proud of our work together. In these pages you’ll get a 3 Meet Our Team TIM MCCABE, SJ Executive Director ANNE BLAKE Chief Administrative Officer CHRIS HARTHEN Program Director MARY MCEVOY Director of Institutional Advancement ANTHONY RETKA Outreach Coordinator DENIS WEBER, SJ Nutrition Coordinator JOE ZAKENS Development Officer 4 POPE FRANCIS CENTER | 2017-2018 GRATITUDE REPORT MEET MEET OUR TEAM Board of Directors BILL BRAZIER MARTIN J. MULLOY Retired Regional Vice President, Retired Vice President, Labor Relations, St. Vincent de Paul USA Ford Motor Company JAMES T. HEIMBUCH NETTIE SEABROOKS Counsel, Consultant, Bodman PLC Manoogian Foundation FRANK JERNEYCIC BRAD SIMMONS Senior Vice President and CFO, Director of Community Outreach, Kenwal Steel Corp Ford Motor Company FRANK MIGLIAZZO JOSEPH THIBODEAU Managing Director, Founder, Merrill Lynch Private Bank Joseph H. Thibodeau, P.C. EDWARD J. (CHIP) MILLER JOHN TIERNEY Vice Chair, Board of Directors, Retired Chairman and CEO, Invest Detroit Chrysler Financial MICHAEL MONAHAN JAMES TOBIN President, Chief Marketing Officer and President, Monahan Enterprises, LLC Magna Asia COLLEEN MONAHAN MARK VAN FAUSSIEN Civic Volunteer Senior Managing Director, Azimuth Capital Management, LLC 5 Help. Healing. Love: Programs & Services Located in the heart of downtown Detroit, the Pope Francis Center offers programs and services made possible by the generosity of friends like you. Your compassion provides a hot shower on a cold winter morning … a filling meal for an empty stomach … a doctor’s expert hand to mend a broken bone. For a person living on Detroit’s streets, your kindness allows the Pope Francis Center to remain a beacon of help and hope. “A LITTLE BIT OF MERCY MAKES THE WORLD LESS COLD AND MORE JUST.” – POPE FRANCIS 6 POPE FRANCIS CENTER | 2017-2018 GRATITUDE REPORT PROGRAMS & SERVICES SHOWERS DENTAL CLINIC 3. 4. SHAVE LEGAL CLINIC 5. 6. FOOT CARE FOOD 7. 8. BIKE REPAIR LAUNDRY 9. 10. MEDICAL CLINIC MAIL 7 Help. Healing. Love: By the Numbers Behind every number or statistic at the Pope Francis Center, there are human faces and beating hearts. A mother who lost her job, and then slowly her way, now sleeps alone beneath a highway bridge. An elderly veteran whose body and mind can’t escape the terrors of a long-ago war. Or a teen who ran away from an abusive home but continues to mask his hurt and pain through addiction. These are the guests we welcome each day with open arms and open doors. Their words of gratitude for what YOU make possible communicate more beauty and meaning than any spreadsheet or pie chart ever could. “FOR ME, POPE FRANCIS CENTER IS LOVE, JOY AND FAMILY, BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT IT GAVE ME.” – POPE FRANCIS CENTER GUEST 8 POPE FRANCIS CENTER | 2017-2018 GRATITUDE REPORT REVENUE BY THE BY NUMBERS Contributions & Grants $1,173,387 Material Donations $92,890 Food Donations $43,989 58,440 Donated Services $48,094 MEALS SERVED TOTAL SUPPORT $1,358,360 86% Contributions and Grants 3% Food Donations 4% 3,781 Donated Services LOADS OF LAUNDRY 7% Material Donations EXPENSES 5,987 Program Expenses $830,824 SHOWERS TAKEN Administration $91,531 Fundraising $118,050 Prudent Reserve $300,000 TOTAL EXPENSES $1,340,405 155,840 HOURS SPENT OFF 9% THE STREETS Administration 80% Program Expenses 20,025 CUPS OF COFFEE 11% SERVED Fundraising 9 Help. Healing. Love: Volunteers Faithful volunteers are the heartbeat of our work at the Pope Francis Center. They see the humanity and potential in our guests, treating each with dignity, care and compassion. We thank each of our volunteers for recognizing that wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. “THE POPE FRANCIS CENTER INSPIRES ME EVERY DAY. IT MAKES SUCH A DIFFERENCE IN MY LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS.” – TERESA STAWINSKI, POPE FRANCIS CENTER VOLUNTEER 10 POPE FRANCIS CENTER | 2017-2018 GRATITUDE REPORT 11 VOLUNTEERS Help. Healing. Love: Donors By opening their hearts and supporting the Pope Francis Center, our donors see the dire need in Metro Detroit and put their compassion into action. With caring donors behind us, we’re able to provide a safe place for anyone in our community who is experiencing homelessness. Working together, we provide hope and help for our guests so they can realize a brighter future. In the following pages, we acknowledge and give thanks for those who have cared and made a difference. “THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND SUPPORTS THE WORK OF THE POPE FRANCIS CENTER. ALONG WITH A GOOD MEAL AND A HOT SHOWER, GUESTS ARE GREETED WITH RESPECT AND DIGNITY. LIFE ON THE STREET IS TOUGH - KINDNESS IS A GAME CHANGER FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE.” - JIM VELLA, PRESIDENT, FORD MOTOR COMPANY FUND Tom Paglia More Than $100,000 $15,000-$24,999 Geri and Edward M. Parks J. Addison Bartush and Marion Ford Motor Company Raymond M. and Jane E. M. Bartush Family Foundation John D. and Jean E. Dinan Cracchiolo Foundation Foundation Redico LLC More Than $50,000 Midwest Province of The Blake Company and Community Foundation for The Society of Jesus Mutschler Kitchens Southeast Michigan Gail and Frank Migliazzo The Karen and Drew Peslar Ford Motor Company Fund Foundation Magna Services of America, Inc. $10,000-$14,000 Joseph Thibodeau UAW-Ford Kevin Brender Thomas and Carol Cracchiolo Contance Kinnear Foundation $25,000-$50,000 Mary E. Fouchey Revocable Barbara and John Tierney Patrick Curtin Living Trust Joan and Jim Tobin Colleen and Michael Monahan 12 POPE FRANCIS CENTER | 2017-2018 GRATITUDE REPORT Tiffany and Dan Klaasen Unite Here Local 24 $5,000-$9,999 Amy and Mark Kleinlein U of D-Mercy Jesuit Community David Binkley Susan Kornfield Helen and Thomas VanTiem DONORS Catherine Dillon Lois and Jack Kraus Frank Vassallo Lorraine and James Heimbuch Elizabeth Landers Dorothy and Stephen Wasinger Diane and Kenneth Peters Anne Marie Langan Randi Williams-Watchowski and Nettie Seabrooks Leaders Quest Foundation Dale Watchowski The A. Paul and Carol C. Loretta and George Lenko Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Directors Schaap Foundation Mickey Lentz Barbara and William Worden Valliere Foundation Michael Lorenz Annmarie and Lee Wurm Patricia and Mark Van Faussien Donna and John LoVasco Jr. York Project, Inc. Sandy and Tom Youngblood Lovasco Consulting Group Paul Youngblood Lynch and Sons Funeral Home Joseph Zakens and Jason Brennan $1,000-$4,999 Susan and Jim Manney Maggie Zito A. J. Desmond & Sons Manresa Jesuit Retreat Anne and Domiano Zito Funeral Directors House Organization Angels, Saints and Stuff Janel and Daniel Mariani $500-$999 Maureen Anthony Martin J. and Frances D. Linda Aubuchon Azimuth Capital Management LLC Carnaghi Trust Peter Bailey Paul Balas Eugenia and George Maynard Mary Bedro Carole and John Bambery Anne and Mike McBrien Mariann and Bill Bolton Steve Basile Florence McBrien Brittany and Travis Bondar Colleen and Charles Batcheller Anne and Tom McCarren Deborah and Joseph Borst Meghan and Brett Bean Ralph McDowell Anne Bouch Margaret and William Beauregard Debra and Keller McGaffey Cindy and Frank Brady Mary Beth and Tom Bedway Cathy and Michael McNamara Nicole and David Brender Betsy and Mike Bernard Judith and Dave McNulty Rosellen Burkart Kim and Bill Blackwell Sue and Ron Michon Patricia Campbell Anne and Chris Blake Dayna Milbrand Janet and Phil Caputo William Blake Mary Ellen Miller Mary Anne Casha-Manning Erin and Jay Bonahoom Robert Monticello Paloma Castro Linda and Richard Breakie Carrie and Tim Moore Ida and Ronald Cherf Megan and Vince Brennan Linda and John Morgan Sophia Cisneros Christy and Adam Brennan Janet and Martin Mulloy Rich Connelly Molly and John Bruester Donna and Michael Murray Peg and Tom Convery Chris Cachat Teri and Rick Nelson Corporate Travel Service Capuchin Soup Kitchen Mary and Alfred Pinchak Joan and John Cullen Mike Carr Deborah and Gary Priestap Curis Enterprises, Inc.
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