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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OPENING DOORS TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTHCARE NEEDS

New Alternatives New Alternatives for Children, Inc. for Children, Inc.

37 West 26th Street 2007 Annual Report New York, NY 10010 T 212.696.1550 F 212.696.1602

15 West 26th Street New York, NY 10010 T 212.994.7940 F 212.994.3003 www.nac-inc.org BOARD OF DIRECTORS KEY STAFF Honors and Achievements President Arlene Goldsmith, LCSW, Ph.D. Harvey Mar, Ph.D. Elizabeth S. Pforzheimer Executive Director Director of Mental Health Services 2007 marked New Alternatives for Children’s 25th year of serving President Elect Adrienne Lawler, LCSW Michael Vergara, MD medically fragile children and their families in New York City. Over Virginia Aaron Associate Executive Director Medical Director the past quarter of a century, NAC has become a leader in the field of of Management & Operations Vice Presidents Nancy Hughes, LCSW child welfare. We have developed an innovative, multidisciplinary model John R. Cannell, Esq. Cindy Cavalli Mental Health Clinic Supervisor of care that offers real help and real hope to children with severe Jonathan A. Knee Executive Assistant/Benefit medical conditions living in poverty. Over the course of NAC’s 25 years, Patricia S. Levinson Coordinator Lincoln Hess, MD thousands of children have been helped and are now living safely and Andrew P. Mezey, MD, MS Psychiatrist Leonard Saul securely with families of their own – either adoptive or birth. Hundreds Secretary Chief Financial Officer Khalid Khan, MD more are achieving or are on their way to achieving their dreams of Barbara R. Rauch, LCSW Psychiatrist graduating from college, working and contributing positively to their Carolyn Synol, MPA communities. NAC believes that every child served through the agency Treasurer Development Director Laura Parsons, Psy.D. has potential. We look forward to many more years of service to our Louis Lipschitz Early Developmental Psychologist Jenny Traslavina children and our community and to giving medically fragile children the Diane Abbey Senior Development Associate Linda Peck, LCAT, CCLS, ATR tools and opportunity they need to succeed. Terri D. Austin, Esq. Henry Geldzahler Creative Arts Pascal Desroches Jessica I. Lutzke, LMSW Program Director NAC’s 25 Anniversary was commemorated at the agency’s Benefit Gala Alan R. Fleischman, MD Director of Volunteers on October 24th at the American Museum of Natural History. NAC Robert L. Friedman & Community Relations Eric Sweeting, MA Jill Sabin Garner Educational Services Director celebrated with 700 friends and raised over $1.3 million for its children Susan G. Gevertz Roschel Stearns, LMSW and families. Carol Gutman Quality Assurance Director Michael Celentano, MA Peter R. Haje, Esq. Recreation Director Joseph R. Ianniello Gail Aucherlonie “Twenty-five years ago the founders of NAC responded to a need…to help Ronald Iervolino Director of Human Resources Greer Griffith Thomas A. Jarecki Animal-Assisted Therapist find loving and nurturing homes in the community for medically fragile Mark N. Kaplan, Esq. Marilyn Green children languishing in hospitals. We took steps to develop a small, well Meryl R. Kaynard, Esq. Director of Office Services David Shichman, MSW Fern June Khan, MSW Resource Specialist structured agency to achieve goals that many said were unattainable. We Sandra E. Lerner Ed Caquias searched diligently for leaders who were innovative, imaginative, and had Jennifer Goodman Linn MIS Director Amy Pacifici, LMSW Louis G. Maloof Vocational Specialist the qualifications to meet the challenges ahead. Under the leadership of Robert D. Marcus Michele Gogliucci, LCSW Adam L. Miller Preventive Services Director Arlene Goldsmith and Betty Pforzheimer, NAC has surpassed its original Eugene A. Pinover expectations. We are most fortunate to have their commitment, strength Sanford B. Prater Suzanne Collins, LMSW Eric J. Rosen Partners In Parenting Coordinator and vitality to prepare NAC for the next twenty-five years and more.” Glenn Rufrano Meryl Sherman Mary Moe, LCSW ALMA T. YOUNG, CO-FOUNDER AND BOARD MEMBER Susan M. Slater Foster Care & Adoption Director Alma T. Young, MSW, Ed.D. Martha Morgan, LCSW Advisory Directors Assistant Director of NAC Co-Founder and current President of the Board, Elizabeth Margaret Grey, Dr. P.H. Foster Care & Adoption Pforzheimer, and Executive Director,Arlene Goldsmith, Ph.D., received K.D. Hendricks-Muñoz, MD a Lifetime Dedication Award at NAC’s 25th Anniversary Gala on Cecily Truett Carol Hirsch, LCSW October 17th.They were honored for 25 years of unwavering dedication Post Legal Adoption to NAC and for their vision, astute leadership and commitment to Directors Emerti Network Director Iris Abrons improving the lives of children with special medical needs. Dale G. Berger Terri Bailer, MSW Michael P. Gaertner Family Forum Facilitator Wayland M. Mead, Esq. Stephen Richardson, Ph.D. Marykutty Thalachira, LMSW Lorraine Tregde, MPA Homefinding Supervisor Duncan Whiteside Mary C.Wolf Minerva Sepulveda, LMSW Therapeutic Foster Boarding Home Executive Director Program Coordinator Arlene Goldsmith, LCSW, Ph.D. Program Outcomes and Accomplishments ® NAC had a 100% success rate of preventing foster care placement for children in our Preventive Services program. NAC Families by Geography ® 7 high school seniors who participated in NAC’s College Bound In 2007, 805 children from 454 families were served with the majority Program were accepted and entered college in 2007. 4 youth were enrolled in one of NAC’s four main programs: Preventive Services, medically fragile (3 use wheelchairs) and 3 were siblings of medically Foster Care and Adoption, Partners In Parenting (PIP) and the Post fragile children. There are currently 18 NAC youth in college and 4 Legal Adoption Network (PLAN). NAC young adults who have graduated from college, one of whom is in a Master’s program.

Clients Served in 2007 Children Families ® The Administration for Children’s Services (ACS) increased NAC’s Preventive Services program capacity from 90 families to 105 families Preventive Services 278 135 served at any given time. Foster Care & Adoption 136 127 ® The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) Partners In Parenting (PIP) 137 65 increased NAC’s TANF Funding contracts for its aftercare programs – Post Legal Adoption Network (PLAN) 202 101 Partners In Parenting (PIP) and Post Legal Adoption Network (PLAN) Family Forum 46 20 by 60% over the agency’s previous contracts.This increase was in Mental Health Clinic 6 6 recognition of the high quality services provided by NAC to a Total Served 805 454 NAC Children vulnerable population, as well as, NAC’s ability to sustain our by Ethnicity aftercare programs even when State funding was not available in * Family Forum and Mental Health Clinic numbers represent clients served who 2004/05. were not involved in any other NAC program. NAC’s Medical Clinic served only NAC clients in 2007. New Programs and Services

NAC received final approval to operate a fully licensed Article 28 2007 Accomplishments Diagnostic and Treatment (medical) Clinic in August 2007. The Medical Clinic offers expanded on-site developmental pediatrics and nursing ® As a top-rated child welfare agency, NAC has once again received services to all NAC children and their families. The addition of the top scores from the New York City Administration for Children’s licensed clinic has enabled the agency to increase and strengthen its Services (ACS). NAC received the highest possible rating for its capacity through the supplemental funding stream of Medicaid and other Preventive Services program and a score of 96 for its Foster Care third party reimbursements. The Article 28 Medical Clinic served 200 and Adoption Program, which was one of the highest scores of all NAC children and family members in 2007. foster care agencies in New York City, including those serving NAC re-established its Sibling Program after receiving funding from the non-medically fragile children. J.E. & Z.B. Butler Foundation. A full-time Coordinator of Sibling Services NAC Children ® 26 NAC children were either reunified with birth families or was hired to provide therapeutic, educational and supportive program- by Age adopted in 2007, representing 20% of all children in foster care ming specifically for siblings and parents of medically fragile children. Three support groups were initiated in 2007 to help siblings to better at NAC. understand the particular disabilities and illnesses that affect their lives, ® 13 NAC children in foster care were successfully reunified with to learn coping mechanisms, and to become part of a peer group with their birth family. similar experiences. NAC was chosen as one of only five agencies in New York City to ® A total of 13 adoptions were finalized, including 3 siblings groups become a Bridges to Health (B2H) Agency. Bridges to Health is a of 3 children each. initiative by the State of New York to provide Medicaid-sponsored intensive support and social services for children in foster care who ® The average length of stay in foster care for children adopted at are medically fragile, have a developmental disability or are severely NAC in 2007 was 37.6 months; the city-wide average is emotionally disturbed. The program formally begins services in 2008. approximately 58 months. NAC initiated a pilot program to combat obesity among NAC children. ® No NAC children who were reunified or adopted experienced foster “Food, Fun, Fitness” works with children and their families affected by care recidivism or adoption dissolutions. or at risk of obesity. As part of the program, the NAC medical staff and a registered Dietitian work individually and in group sessions with children and their families to develop effective nutritional regimens and exercise habits. Group sessions are constructed to be entertaining as well as educational, with cooking demonstrations and fun exercise activities. Highlights NAC in the News

The 2nd Annual NAC Kids Olympics was held on June 23, 2007 at NAC and its client families were featured in the following print and Riverbank State Park in Manhattan. 500 NAC children and family mem- television media outlets: bers took part in the day’s Olympic competitions. NAC kids won medals for competing in basketball events, potato sack races, egg and spoon ® The New York Times ran five articles featuring NAC families as part races, t-ball, ring toss and obstacle course races. The events of the day enable NAC’s special children to overcome physical and mental obsta- of their 2007 Neediest Cases Fund Campaign. The articles focused cles, meet new challenges, build self-esteem, and, most importantly, have on NAC families and how their financial struggles were alleviated a memorable and fun day as parents and friends cheer them on. NYS through emergency funds distributed through the NY Times Senator Thomas Duane, NYC Councilwoman Gale Brewer, and Jess Neediest Cases Fund. Corporate Volunteer Dannhauser, Assistant Commissioner for ACS, attended the event and Support had the opportunity to meet many of NAC’s young champions. ® Executive Director Arlene Goldsmith and NAC client Tamara Morgan were featured guests on NY 1 News “Inside City Hall” with Credit Suisse 1,000 NAC children and family members attended the NAC annual Dominic Carter in September. Holiday Party held at the Jacob Javits Center on December 16th. ® CBS News and My 9 News featured segments on the NAC Kids Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP The party, which is a highlight of the year for all NAC children, was made possible through the help of 200 community and corporate Olympics in June. volunteers and through the generous donations of hundreds of holiday Centro Properties Group gifts by Bertelsmann Inc., Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP,The Estée ® CBS News covered the NAC Holiday Party in December. Lauder Companies, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, New York The Estée Lauder Companies Cares, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, and The Today Show.

Allen Partners NAC’s Volunteer Corps Program has expanded. NAC has a pool of 310 Board Activities community and corporate volunteers, who gave 2,181 hours of service JPMorgan Chase in 2007. Volunteers accompanied NAC children on trips and activities in the community to the Bronx Zoo, Manhattan Children’s Theatre NAC’s 25th Anniversary Gala Benefit was held on October 17, 2007 Clifford Chance Workshop, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Children’s Museum at the American Museum of Natural History in the “Whale Room.” of Manhattan, as well as, helped make possible the NAC Kids Olympics NAC Board Member and Partner at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Eugene Accenture and Holiday Party. Pinover, was honored. The event was NAC’s most successful fundraiser to-date, raising a record $1.3 million. The agency helped 79 NAC families by providing them with emergency New York Life grants from our family emergency needs funds, which included funding A new NAC Junior Committee was established in 2007. The Committee Insurance Company from the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies/New York Times was formed when several young professionals who volunteered at the Neediest Cases Fund, the Helen Hoffritz Charitable Trust,Vincent Goldman Sachs Mulford Foundation, TJX Companies Foundation, Office of Children and agency wanted to do more to raise awareness and funds for NAC’s Family Services and an anonymous donor. Through these funds NAC was children. As a result, the first “NAC Rock ‘N’ Bowl” fundraiser was Pfizer able to provide vital emergency assistance to our families that enabled organized. Sponsored by the Junior Committee, the Rock ‘N’ Bowl them to improve their quality of life and the permanency and stability of event, which took place on May 16, 2007 at Bowlmor Lanes in New York their children. City, was attended by 150 people and grossed over $36,000. Proceeds from the event helped to send NAC children to summer camp. A new agency-wide client database was initiated that captures demo- graphic and programmatic statistics about NAC clients. The new data NAC welcomed Adam L. Miller, President of The Abernathy McGregor base will better enable NAC to aggregate and keep track of vital client Group (AMG), to the Board in November. In addition to his duties as data and to better report on program outcomes. president, Mr. Miller heads The Abernathy MacGregor Group’s media, communications, and entertainment practice and manages many of the With the support of Titan Worldwide, NAC created a series of foster care recruitment advertisements entitled “Do You Have Room in Your firm’s transaction engagements. He has counseled numerous domestic Heart and Your Home for Me” and “It Takes a Special Person to Care and international clients on a wide array of communications matters, for a Child with Special Needs.” Titan Worldwide has donated the including reputation management, general corporate communications, printing and placement of the in New York City MTA buses. The and investor and public relations. Prior to joining AMG in 1994, Mr. ads ran in early 2008. Miller worked at Ogilvy Adams & Rinehart in a group specializing in mergers and acquisitions and corporate communications for a variety of industries. Mr. Miller holds a B.A. degree in Philosophy from Hamilton College and has completed the Leadership in Professional Service Firms class at Harvard Business School. 2007 Financial Information Expenditures Year Ending June 2007

Statement of Financial Position June 30, 2007

ASSETS Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 209,007 Receivables from Government Agencies 1,453,605 Receivables from Contributions and Grants 495,368 Prepaid Expenses 291,729 Security Deposits 37,137 Fixed Assets – net of accumulated depreciation 264,990 Other Assets 9,802 New Alternatives for Children, Inc. Total Assets $ 2,761,638 was funded by a variety of public sources in addition to generous LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS private support from the Board Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses $ 620,200 of Directors, individuals, and Vehicle Loan Payments 8,297 private foundation and corporate Contract Advances 565,642 sponsorships. Public funding included Total Liabilities $ 1,194,139 the New York City Administration for Children’s Services, New York NET ASSETS State Office of Children and Unrestricted $ (20,136) Family Services, New York State Temporarily Restricted 1,587,635 Developmental Disabilities Planning Total Net Asset $ 1,567,499 Council, and the New York State Total Liabilities and Net Assets $ 2,761,638 Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

A copy of New Alternatives for Children’s most recent audited financial statement is available Statement of Activities June 30, 2007 upon request. Revenue REVENUE Year Ending June 2007 A UDITORS NYC Administration for Children’s Services $ 5,270,605 Weiser LLP NYS OMRDD 255,389 135 West 50th Street NYS OCFS 1,090,402 New York, NY 10020 Foundations, Corporations and Individuals 2,915,407 Interest and Other income * 44,285 Total Revenues $ 9,576,088

EXPENDITURES Program Expenses: Foster Care and Adoption and Therapeutic Foster Care $ 5,520,458 HIV Program 249,934 Independent Living/ Preparing Youth for Adulthood 57,641 ACS Foster Care Reinvestment 114,642 Post Legal Adoption Network (PLAN) 363,944 Preventive Services 1,263,911 Partners In Parenting (PIP) 262,399 OMRDD Family Support 158,113 Other Programs 99,697 Management and General 1,043,335 Fund Raising 224,249 Total Expenses $ 9,358,323 Excess of Income over Expenses $ 217,765 * includes income generated from * includes income generated from Medicaid reimbursement for NAC’s Article 31 and Article 28 clinics. Medicaid reimbursement for NAC’s Article 31 and Article 28 clinics. 2007 Contributors

INDIVIDUALS Judy Ringel & Herbert Behrens Paul Cappuccio Peter Donohue Laurie & Scott Fortunoff Janine Behrman Peter Carlson David Dorman Stephanie Fracassa Ginny & Roger Aaron Gordon Bell Eleni & Gary Carter Virginia Doty Beverly & Howard J. Frank Diane & Arthur Abbey Bryan Beller Sandra & James Carter Brendan Dougher Michael Frank Camille & Roger Abelson Judy & Howard Berkowitz Joanne Carter Brian E. Dowd Marilyn & William Frank Elyse & William Abraham Martin Berman Rachek Casella Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dribin Candice & John Frawley Jennifer Abrams Dalia & Merrill Berman Richard Celper Margaret Drislane Jodie Freeman We are deeply grateful to Cornelia & Jim Abramson Lisa Bernstein Lisa Chajet Mr. & Mrs. James Dubin Carol & Robert Freidenberg Megan Ackerley Chiara Berti Russell S. Charlton Lindsay Duncan Lauren & Scott Freifeld all those who contributed to Rebecca & Alberto Acosta Mr. & Mrs. Arun Bhatia Shipla Chepuru Melinda Dutton Joyce & David Friedman Jennifer & Benjamin Adams Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Bialkin Mr. & Mrs. Haim Chera Sandra Eakins Jonathan Friedman New Alternatives for Children Mrs. John Q. Adams Jewelle & Nathaniel Bickford Rudy Chung Elizabeth & Allan Ecker Barbara & Robert Friedman during our fiscal year 2007 Elizabeth Ades Elaine Bieber Smari Ciapka Christ Economos Nancy & Rand Frohlich Darcy & Mark Adiletta Edward Bindell Frank T. Cicero Claire Edersheim Mr. & Mrs. John L. Furth and calender year 2007 Mr. & Mrs. Clifford Adler Anne & Jeff Bingaman Warren Clamen Michael Edsall Rory Gage Dr. & Mrs. Elliot Adler Mr. & Mrs. H.D. Bingham Mr. & Mrs. Mark L. Claster Anne & Joel Ehrenkranz Mr. & Mrs. Frank Gallagher (7/1/06 - 12/31/07). Kay and Michael Adler Josephine & Mathew Birnbaum Mr. & Mrs. Paul R. Clegg Andra & John Ehrenkranz Amy & Jonathan Gallen Arun Alagappan Catherine Birndorf & Daniel Labow Chris Clipper Adam Eiseman Mark Gallogly Jane & Moses Alexander Christopher Bishop Kenneth C. Cohen Barbara & Joseph Ellis Mr. & Mrs. Michael Gantcher Lawrence K. Altman Carole Black Adam Cohen Tracy Elstein & David Togut Peggy & John Gantz Frederick Ames Nancy & Robert Blank Allan Cohen Jay Emmett John Gargano Mr. & Mrs. Bill Apfelbaum Ronald E. Blaylock Susan Cohen Julia & Dan Englander Jill & Charles Garner Mr. & Mrs. Marc Lawrence-Apfelbaum Mr. & Mrs. Gerald Blitstein June & Victor Cohen Barbara & Jim Epple Mr. & Mrs. Mike Gautcher Suzy & Michael Appelbaum Robert Block Lizzy & Neil Cole Michael Erirchetti Julie Gebauer Leslie Arker Roberta Block Mr. & Mrs. Mark Colman Richard Estro Victoria & Buzzy Geduld Jody & John Arnhold Mr. & Mrs. Daniel W. Blood Jill Comins & Howard Stein Sandra & Frank Ettus Howard Gelbtuch Nancy & Edgar Aronson Lauren & Mark E. 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