Family Resources. Great Chefs of Tampa Bay 2013 and NAIFA 2013 Golf Tournament ANNUAL REPORT

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1 Family Resources ANNUAL REPORT BOARD OF DIRECTORS Don Gilmore Board Chair John Morrow Board Vice Chair V. John Brook, Jr., PA Monica L. Cunningham, CPA The Honorable David A. Demers Dagmar De Stefano Dorothy B. Gardner H. William Bill Heller, Ed.D Chief James D. Large Ricky Lockett, DO Gary C. Shepard Great Chefs of Tampa Bay 2013 and NAIFA 2013 Golf Tournament The 13th annual Great Chefs of Tampa Bay was held May 11th. More than 140 people attended the event which netted over $40,000 for Family Resources services. Senior Leadership Jane L. Harper President/CEO Pat Gerard COO Lisa Davis ED, Manatee Programs Lisa Jackson V.P. Grants Karen Miller V.P. Business Administration Stacey Welton V.P. Residential Programs I n s i d e t h i s i s s u e : Programs 2-3 Clients Served 3 Funders 3 New Programs 4 Magnitude 5 Make a difference 6 Manatee 7-8 Youth Arts Corps 9 Participated in the First Annual Giving Challenge as part of the Giving Partner. The 21st Annual NAIFA Charity Golf Tournament was held on Friday May 17th at the Isla Del Sol Yacht & Country Club, raising another $5,000 to help our programs reach kids. 1

2 Counseling and Prevention Services Support Services Family Counseling provides skilled clinicians to help individuals, couples and families work through their challenges. Services are available on a sliding fee scale, and many types of insurance are also available St Petersburg Clearwater Manatee Kinship Care is designed to provide support to caregivers who are raising another family member s children. Often, these caregivers are grandparents. Services provided in Pinellas and Pasco Counties include monthly support groups and referrals to other needed services Teen Outreach Program, TOP clubs are proven effective in increasing academic success and reducing teen pregnancy for middle and high school students. Family Resources is a certified replication site Pinellas Manatee StreetSAFE Outreach provides services to hundreds of young people each year who are living on the streets and are at risk of exploitation and physical abuse. Family Resources StreetSAFE staff are able to reach out and offer food, hygiene supplies, clothing and referrals for needed services Safe Place is an outreach program designed to provide access to immediate help and safety for all youth in crisis. The yellow sign designates fire stations, businesses and other locations as Safe Place sites where youth can access help and supportive resources Pinellas Manatee The Child Care Food Program (CCFP) provides financial support to licensed family child care providers and reimburses them for serving nutritious meals and snacks to children in their care. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered in Florida by the Department of Health, Bureau of Childcare Food Youth Arts Corps is a licensed afterschool and summer camp program serving youth ages 9-14, providing quality programming in a safe and caring environment. With a focus on the use of the arts to inspire youth to realize their potential, Youth Arts Corps provides an array of art classes taught by professional artists. The diverse curriculum offers a variety of personal and academic enrichment St. Petersburg-Wildwood Rec. Ctr Pinellas Park-Skyview Rec. Ctr. Family Resources Administrative Offices nd Avenue North Pinellas Park, FL

3 Residential Clients Served-Pinellas and Manatee SafePlace2B provides short-term residential care to youth between the ages of years old. The shelter provides intervention to families in conflict. School officials, police officers and parents may contact us to find safe options for dealing with crisis situations. We will offer our services or make appropriate referrals TEEN (8336) St. Petersburg TEEN (8336) Clearwater Manatee The Teen Living Program offers foster care youth between the ages of 13 to 17 a group home setting to live in until their 18th birthday Maternal Group Home services are provided to homeless pregnant and parenting girls and young women in partnership with ALPHA House. This residential program assures safe housing and a rich array of supportive services in order to transition the young parents to independent and productive parenthood and ensure their children a healthy start in life Fountain View Apartments Funded by the Neighborhood Stabilization Program through the City of St. Petersburg and in partnership with Boley Centers and Catholic Charities, Fountain View offers six apartments that can house 8 Funded by: Area Agency on Aging of Pasco- Pinellas, Inc. City of Pinellas Park City of St. Petersburg Coordinated Child Care Eckerd Community Alternatives Florida Department of Children & Families Florida Department of Education Florida Department of Elder Affairs Florida Department of Health Florida Department of Juvenile Justice Juvenile Welfare Board Children s Services Council of Pinellas County Operation PAR Pinellas Community Foundation Pinellas County Private Donations Substance Abuse Advisory Board U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Three SafePlace2B shelters provided 8,048 bed days of emergency shelter to 784 youth in crisis. 96% of those youth sheltered remained crimefree for at least 180 days after being in shelter. Family Resources provided 30 youth in foster care with a place to live and learn independent living skills for a total of 3,911 bed days through our Teen Living Program. 451 families were provided with individual, couples and family counseling for a total of 4,420 counseling sessions. 23 pregnant and parenting teens were provided with transitional living services through our partnership with Alpha House. 161 youth attended our Youth Arts Corps afterschool enrichment programs in St. Petersburg and Pinellas Park. 20,202 youth and 6,055 adults learned about Family Resources array of services through Safe Place presentations, agency fairs and our participation at community events. StreetSAFE outreach staff made 1,315 contacts with homeless youth to provide food, shelter, laundry and clothing. 3,911 6,055 1, , ,202 96% 3

4 New Programs Transitional Living Program Family Resources has been awarded a federal grant to create the Prism Transitional Living Program for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth. The program is for 16 and 17 year olds in the child welfare system and will be located at our 5 th Avenue location in St. Petersburg. Many of these youth have been thrown out of their family homes for disruptive behavior or simply because they have come out to their families as homosexual or transgendered. Unfortunately many of these youth end up becoming homeless with no safe place to live. As with our other transitional living and maternal group home programs, we will be focused on teaching life skills and preparing youth for independent living. When they turn 18, Family Resources will assist them in locating safe and stable housing in Family Resources-owned or scattered site apartments. An aftercare case manager will make home visits and will maintain contact for at least a year to provide support, referrals, advocacy and counseling to youth living in the community after leaving the transitional living facility. We are in the initial planning stages of implementing this program which will open with six beds. TOP Family Resources is pleased to announce a new program designed to reduce teen pregnancies, improve student academic achievement, educate youth about sexually transmitted infections and support healthy behaviors and positive life skills. The Teen Outreach Program; TOP is funded by a three year grant from the Family and Youth Services Bureau through the Department of Health and Human Services. The Federal Grant funds services in Pinellas and Manatee Counties. Family Resources is using an evidence based curriculum called TOP as the foundation for services which are targeted to at-risk teens ages The curriculum is delivered over a period of 25 weeks in Charter Schools, Boys and Girls Clubs, City Recreation Centers and other locations throughout the community. The Teen Outreach Program is currently recruiting local Agencies that serve foster care, juvenile justice, homeless, runaway and teens who identify with the LGBTQ Community for partnership opportunities. (Contact: Carol Jones RN, MA; Program Director or Kristin Poolman, Program Supervisor, Manatee County; for information about no-cost Community Partnerships). Researchers cite the extended length of the program, coupled with an additional 20 hours of Community Service Learning per club year, as key elements for program success. In addition, the structure of TOP enables skilled Facilitators to create safe, club-like atmospheres for youth to personally and collectively examine skills such as decision making, goal-setting, communication, conflict resolution and values clarification. Youth also spend multiple weeks on sexual development, teen pregnancy prevention and practical strategies to succeed in School and the work place. In June, the Teen Outreach Program wrapped up a 10 week pilot phase with end of the school year celebrations. As the summer clubs progress Top staff are preparing for full implementation in August and National Certification in the next year. 4

5 Magnitude In the Bay Area, the problems are daunting. We might not see it as we go about our day, but families here are struggling. Hundreds of young people are homeless and living on the streets. Over a thousand children are removed from their homes because of abuse or neglect each year. Economic hardship, substance abuse, mental illness and domestic violence affect many of our neighbors. Every Day, 125 Employees of Family Resources find Solutions packets of food and 1000 hygiene kits were distributed to homeless youth. 42 grandparents caring for their grandchildren attend groups and give emotional support to each other and give practical parenting tips and advice. Family Resources is proud to be certified by GreenNonprofits.org. We are doing our part to preserve our environment. Our accreditation by the Council on Accreditation (COA) attests that the highest standards of quality assurance are met in service provision to our clients. UR VISION is that O every child should be safe, that every troubled teen deserves help, and that every family torn apart by crisis be given the opportunity to heal. Members of Family Resources StreetSAFE team deliver food and clothes to those in need. Family Resources Programs Making a Difference Last week Stan Johnson took a bag of quarters and three homeless teenagers to the laundromat. While they were washing their clothes, he talked to them about their needs for jobs, food and shelter. Stacey Welton works with a young girl who has been in the foster care system for years. Stacey has to convince her that even though her mother has not been a responsible person, she should still work hard at school. Stacey tells her, You are valuable and you can be successful. Jeannie Willsie meets each week with groups of grandparents responsible for their grandchildren. Despite the legal, financial and physical challenges these seniors face, they tell Jeannie, I wouldn t have it any other way. Last week these 35 grandparents and their 60 grandchildren shared a potluck Thanksgiving dinner with each other. Kay Tillinghast has gotten to know two small children whose mother suffered abuse for many years. Kay helps these children learn to live lives with routines that include going to school, attending church and celebrating birthdays and holidays. Sally Bibby helped a homeless pregnant teenager become independent. This young mom recently passed a medical technologist training course, has found a job and is now looking for an apartment. 5

6 Hi-Lights Annual Open House at SafePlace2B Manatee December 7 th 2012 Pinellas programs participated in many community outreach events. October 6 th 2012 Manatee County Children s Summit serving over 5,000 kids. September 2012: Replacing of the entrance ramp at Manatee SafePlace2B, Eagle Scout Project provided by Dalton Hicks At their April 2nd meeting, the Top of the Bay Kiwanis Club presented Vince Renzi of Family Resources with a check for $ Their comment, Thanks again for all y'all do for the kids. 6

7 Youth Arts Corps Jane Harper asked our youth in the program to design a thank you gift to Southwest Airlines for the company's generous donation of 2 airline tickets to the Great Chefs event. We were very excited about this project. Rosy Scally Artist and Program Assistant at our Skyview location since 2010, led a group of youth through the creative process of a collaborative watercolor painting. The group set about deciding on color schemes, painting techniques, composition, perspective, design elements and message to create the finished product you see here. They wanted to incorporate the company's logo as central focus with an uplifting celebratory theme, hence the burst of colors. Khe'Monte Jones, Lorena Rossi, Trey Donald, and Mitchell Foran- Amato are the main students who worked on the painting. They all chose a different section to paint with the color assigned to them by the artist. The painting will be framed and sent to Southwest Airlines with a plaque accompany- ing it expressing gratitude from the agency. Our youth really enjoyed this project and handled it with innovation, excitement and professionalism. They always learn so much from the wonderfully talented Ms. Rosy in her classes and have fun doing it. We are proud to have their work on display and look forward to many more artistic assignments. Artists L-R- Mitchell & Khe' Monte Family Resources is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1970 dedicated to serving children, youth and families in the Tampa Bay area. Our Mission is to strengthen families and build better communities by providing prevention, support, and counseling services to children, teens and families. 7

8 OPERATING SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) July 1, 2012 June 30, 2013 Financial Report Federal 3,614,670 State 2,446,157 Local 734,902 Contributions 93,285 In-Kind Contributions 218,960 Other (incl Special Events) 243,409 Total Income 7,351,383 Less Restricted Donations 124,377 Less One-Time Capital Restricted Donation 870,073 Total Operating Income 6,356,933 Hillsborough County 241,516 Manatee County 840,890 Pinellas County 4,177,692 Total Program Expenses 5,260,098 Fundraising Expenses 61,236 Support Services Expenses 979,523 Support Service Expenses, 15.50% Fundraising Expenses, 1.00% Total Program Expenses, 83.50% Total Operating Expenses 6,300,857 Surplus from Operations 56,076 Payments on Debt and Capital 185,960 8