Our Door Is Always Open - Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.

Annual Report 2008
Our Door
Is Always Open
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
Our Mission
Ada S. McKinley Community
Services’ mission is to serve
those who, because of disabilities
or other limiting conditions, need
help in finding and pursuing paths
leading to healthy, productive,
and fulfilling lives.
Our Values
We believe:
• thatallpeopleshouldbetreated
with dignity and respect
• thatthepeopleweserveshould
be provided quality programs
and services
• thattheservicerecipientsand
their communities should be
involved in the planning and
implementation of programs
• indevelopingandmaintaining
a professional, well-qualified
and dedicated staff
• ourprogramsandservicesmust
be operated with fiscal integrity
• inapartnershipwiththeBoard
of Directors, staff, volunteers,
families and communities of
our recipients and funding and
accrediting sources
Our Door
Is Always
Open
S
ince the day our founder, Mrs. Ada Sophia McKinley, opened our doors
nearly 90 years ago, we have taken great pride in being a community-based
agency responsive to the needs of the communities we serve. And for as long
as our doors have remained open, the mission of Ada S. McKinley Community
Services, Inc. has stayed the same: to serve those who, because of disabilities
or other limiting conditions, need help in finding and pursuing paths leading
to healthy, productive, and fulfilling lives.
That commitment to service best exemplifies Ada S. McKinley Community
Services, Inc.’s theme for this year’s Annual Report: Our Door is Always Open.
At Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc., we understand that we
cannot meet the needs of the community alone. Rather, it is our desire to
continue working closely with the communities we serve, partnering with
local professionals, corporate sponsors, individual donors and volunteers to
understand the needs of the community, and to acquire the resources
necessary to offer our clients the most comprehensive services available.
Our Door is Always Open reflects the spirit of service and partnership that
we bring to every aspect of the Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
family. Our professional staff work together to develop, implement and
evaluate programs specifically designed to support families; provide educational
opportunities for high school students; offer better housing alternatives; and
create job opportunities that provide our clients with dignity, employment, and
the satisfaction of knowing that they, too, can make a contribution to society.
Mrs. Ada S. McKinley set the example for the rest of us when she volunteered as
a hostess at the War Camp Club on the South Side of Chicago
to support African American soldiers returning from World War I in making
the transition back to civilian life. When government funding was withdrawn
from the War Camp Club in 1919, Ada S. McKinley refused to let the program
die; instead, she launched a major fund raising effort to maintain the building
while also developing new service programs.
By 1926, Mrs. McKinley had revitalized the establishment and renamed it
Southside Settlement House. During the late 1920s and 1930s, Southside
Settlement House expanded its range of services to include helping clients
find jobs, affordable housing, as well as removing educational barriers.
For her efforts, Mrs. McKinley gained a reputation as one of Chicago’s foremost
social workers.
Today, we’re very proud to say our commitment to an “Open Door” policy
has resulted in Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. becoming one of
the ten largest human service agencies in Chicago. We offer programs and
services that provide assistance to more than 12,000 individuals and families
across 43 program sites located throughout Chicago, Kokomo, Indiana, and
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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This past year marked a number of milestones for the agency:
1. The Educational Services Division assisted 2,500 students with college
admissions, financial aid, admissions applications, college placement
examinations and tutorial services.
2. Two thousand five hundred children, adolescents and families were served
in the Intervention Services Division. Intervention Services also achieved a
score of 98.6 out of 100 on a state audit of the Screening, Assessment, and
Support Services Program.
3. Forty students received high school diplomas from our Lakeside Academy
high school and six students graduated from Highland special education
school.
4. The Division of Adult Rehabilitation Services (DOARS) received the
Specialized Customer Services Award from the International Association
of Workforce Professionals in Illinois. DOARS also placed 28 clients in
competitive employment.
5. The Foster Care and Adoptions Division placed 39 children in adopted
homes and subsidized guardianship.
6. The Therapeutic Educational Services Division successfully passed a
federal audit of its head start program. In addition, 102 children transitioned
from head start to kindergarten.
7. The strategic plan for the years 2009-2012 was completed and is being
implemented.
As we look to the future, Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. will
remain committed to the values that define who we are as an organization.
Indeed, our door is always open and Ada S. McKinley Community Services,
Inc. will continue to focus on our mission to serve those in need and to be
vigilant in our quest to recognize emerging opportunities of service. We
invite you, as an interested community member, sponsor, donor or volunteer
to please join us in expanding the mission started by Mrs. Ada S. McKinley
90 years ago.
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Stanley L. Hill
Board President
George Jones, Jr.
Executive Director
Our
Programs
F
rom outside our doors, you can see our programs at work. Enter – and you
will find a social service agency – one of the oldest and largest in Chicago,
completely dedicated to meeting the needs of others: from persons with
disabilities to homeless children; from those seeking a high school diploma
to those seeking college placement assistance; from emergency crisis
intervention to helping families find residential living arrangements for their
loved ones; from those needing vocational training and job leads to providing
job placement assistance. All designed to produce productive members of society.
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. offers comprehensive services under
six divisions. Services provided include case management; child care, foster
care and adoption; counseling; therapeutic education, vocational training/
job development and placement, educational/college assistance; residential;
day treatment; emergency telephone response; information and referral;
mental health evaluation and counseling; prevention and support; and respite
care services. Our clients are of all ages and reside primarily in economically
disadvantaged neighborhoods throughout Chicago. More than 40 percent of
those served annually are developmentally disabled.
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Foster Care
Services
Divison
Services
Intake/Placement
Foster Care
Foster Conversion
Specialized Care
Adoption
Foster Care Emergency
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sibling’s sense of security is often directly related to their being able to
maintain proximity to each other. This is especially true when they are faced with
the traumatic situation of a family disruption. Ada McKinley’s Emergency Foster
Care program reduces the separation anxiety from parents and community by
keeping siblings together. The program gives siblings the support, comfort and
opportunity to share their experience of family life and loss, and to maintain their
identity as a family unit. Keeping them in the family and in their community also
instills a sense of belonging, so they feel good about themselves.
“Adoption has changed over the years,” according to Division Director Carol
Winn. “Generally, adoption has been a formal process in which you decide to
create a family outside of your biological one. Now we encourage foster parents
to adopt, and the majority of those parents are related to the children,” she
states. Reunification does not just happen overnight. There is counseling for the
children, as well as the parents, teaching them how to become better parents in
an educational and supportive environment with the help of a caseworker.
The Emergency Foster Care program is located in a six-unit apartment building,
accommodating a rotation of sibling groups. One apartment has been set aside
for infant care. The average length of stay is eight days, a little longer for larger
sibling groups.
Foster parents ensure that primary needs are met, including food, clothing,
personal self-care, and emotional support and comfort. A team comprised of the
foster parent, social worker/intake specialist, and a home development specialist
address the health and safety of the children to determine their specific needs in
order to facilitate a smooth transition to a foster home placement.
Carol Winn describes foster care as a system in which children who have
been removed from their immediate families are placed in a substitute living
environment licensed by the Department of Children and Family Services.
The youths, ranging in ages from infant to 21 years are then placed on a
list for adoption by qualified applicants. In the State of Illinois, all possible
adopting families must first foster the children.
Winn stresses even with the risks, foster care and adoption are necessary
parts of our community. She explains, “Families are complex, and when
families are hurt it takes a while to heal.” But she adds, “Everything in life is
do-able – and family is always worth it.” Carol Winn is the adoptive parent of
two.
Winn states that social work has changed dramatically over the past few
years. “We are the gatekeepers for the system, not just the family, the
community, but also for governmental changes and legal compliance.”
Despite all that, Winn contends, “Social work may have changed, but
confront the challenge, apply the necessary grace, and the work doesn’t seem
so hard anymore – I love the complexity of it!”
Community based programs, safe and affordable housing, childcare, antigang safe parks and recreation are as necessary to the success of a foster care
program as are basic human needs themselves. Non-segregated communities
tend to do better in ‘taking a village’ to raise the future.
The Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. Foster Care Division is
currently assisting 320 children in their search for permanent homes.
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Services
Crisis Pre-Hospitalization Screening
Crisis Stabilization
Comprehensive Intake Assessment
Early Intervention
Services to Adjudicated Youth
Outpatient Mental Health Services
Outpatient Developmental Disability
Services
Placement Stabilization
Intensive Therapeutic Services
for DCFS wards
C
hildren and adolescents up to 18 years old and their families are served by
Intervention Services at Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc. They come
seeking help with problems caused by conflict or violence, personal trauma –
physical, sexual and emotional abuse, mental illness, gang involvement, problems
with school or the juvenile justice system. “Our clients come from some of the
poorest and most underserved communities in Chicago. Ninety-five percent
receive public assistance,” states Marion Sleet, Division Director, “and we address
their emotional, social and developmental needs.” Each year, more than three
million children are reported abused and/or neglected.
Intervention Services has assembled a comprehensive array of programs that
assist children and adolescents who may be at risk to themselves or others.
Approximately 300 children per month walk through Ada S. McKinley’s doors.
Services are provided 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are tailored to meet the
needs of the client and family. Once initial contact and assessment of needs are
addressed, families can expect to receive services within their communities from
qualified staff, skilled in providing personalized care, utilizing the most current
evidenced-based practices.
Staff consists of bachelors’, masters’ and doctoral-level clinicians skilled in a
variety of areas, including cognitive behavioral therapy, wellness recovery action
planning, behavioral parent training and trauma-focused cognitive behavioral
therapy. While most problems are behavioral, many children are diagnosed with
psychological problems and come to the center for sessions, where psychiatrists
and registered nurses provide psychiatric evaluations, medication monitoring and
medication training when needed.
“
Hartgrove Hospital is committed to providing Quality
Behavioral Health Services to Children, Adolescents and Adults
throughout the Chicago Metropolitan and Suburban area for
over 47 years. We are proud and honored to be a partner with the
Intervention Services Division of Ada S. McKinley Community
Services, Inc. in this very important and meaningful work.
“
Intervention
Services
Division
Carol Kilgallon
Director, Business Development, Hartgrove Hospital
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Once the client comes to the McKinley
office for the initial evaluation, he or
she is counseled in an agreed-upon
place in the community, often their
home. Apparently many clients have
a home-like feeling towards McKinley.
Ms. Roethlisberger recalled receiving a
call from a woman seeking assistance
for her sister. The woman insisted upon
Ms. Roethlisberger, as she was her
former clinician – from 1997. “It took a
few moments, but I did remember her
and her case,” said Ms. Roethlisberger,
“but what surprised me even more was
that she remembered me!” And why
not – from her care at McKinley, the
woman went on to become a special
education teacher and is now working
on a Master’s Degree. What a difference
the right person, at the right time, with
the right service can make!
The goal of Intervention Services is to help clients overcome the challenges
they face so that they can lead healthy and productive lives. The program’s
philosophy is that all people have the ability to overcome adversity and
succeed. The focus of treatment is to provide the support and opportunities
which promote life success, empowering the abused to learn how to cope
with the here and now in a stress-free manner.
Since 1982, Intervention Services has helped Ada S. McKinley Community
Services, Inc. further its vision of “changing lives and strengthening
communities.” Intervention Services wants every person to receive the right
service, at the right time, in the right amount, with the right results.
“
At USI, we are committed to providing products and services
designed to help you protect, manage and grow your assets. We
are proud to support Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
in protecting and strengthening our communities and growing
our personal assets – 12,000 people whose lives are enhanced
each year and 60,000 students sent to college over 35 years.
“
Margo Roethlisberger started as
a staff clinician at Ada McKinley in
1995 and has been the Director of
Training, Quality and Performance
Improvement and Programs for
Intervention Services for the past two
years. Like most ASM staff members,
her dedication is unparalleled; she
travels from beyond Aurora, IL to
Chicago’s Southside on a daily basis.
When asked if there’s anything she’d
rather be doing, she responds with a
resounding, “No!” Without hesitation
she adds, “The satisfaction, and
people are tremendous.” According to
Ms. Roethlisberger, their young clients
usually find their way to McKinley
through the state systems that call on
them to make recommendations for
hospitalization or intake evaluations for
out-patient therapy. There is a 48 hour
follow-up for case management; skill
building exercises, consultation and
medication if needed.
Scott Welch
Vice President, USI, and Co-Chairman,
ASMCSI Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament
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Services
Talent Search
College Counseling
Financial Aid Counseling
Tutoring
Scholarship Search
Early Intervention Services
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lthough an employee for only eight years, Division Director Revie Sorey is no
newcomer to the needs of children and young adults. He has worked for Boys’ &
Girls’ Clubs, and Special Olympics and enjoys the challenges. He firmly believes
education is the way out for most of these 6th through 12th graders hopefully
heading towards college. This division provides individual and group tutoring
in reading, mathematics, science, writing, communication skills, consumer
mathematics and computer skills five days a week. Field trips also help to
enrich these young minds and make learning fun! “Take a child who wants to
be successful and we’ll provide the ladders and avenues to push them to that
success,” he believes, adding, “I take satisfaction in what we do and credibility in
how we do it.”
Intervention starting as early as 6th grade is important because as young as it
may seem, a child’s grades and progress – and attitude – can still be affected
and corrected if college is an ultimate goal. The summer programs help to raise
their grade point average. The schools where McKinley’s programs are offered
are selected by the Board of Education, based on certain criteria, and Ada S.
McKinley takes care to target high schools that welcome their services and help
with their tutorial system. Since its inception, about 100,000 children have gone
through the program.
“
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Educational
Services
Division
Take a child who wants to be successful
and we’ll provide the ladders and
avenues to push them to that success.
Justice for All
Andrea Cornell
Talent Search, a college preparation and placement program, assists seniors
throughout Chicago with the entire process – from preparing students to take
their ACT test, identifying colleges, completing application forms and filling
out financial aid papers. College tours are taken throughout the Midwest,
Southern and Eastern States and over 60,000 students have received degrees
from more than 400 universities nationwide. Recently, Mr. Sorey introduced
a “Trunk Show,” a charitable event where top students receive a trunk worth
about $500. The trunks are filled with items they will need for college. Last
year, 33 trunks were given away; Sorey hopes this number will grow.
Many of the nation’s leading African-American physicians, politicians,
attorneys, entrepreneurs and other professionals owe their education, and
hence their vocations to Ada S. McKinley’s educational programs.
A recent program participant,
Andrea Cornell, had this to
say about Ada S. McKinley’s
Educational Services. “I believe
that everyone should attend
college no matter what college
it may be. Whether a junior
college, university or trade school,
anywhere you can learn is a great
place.” Her goal is to become
a State’s Attorney – not only to
help those who want justice,
regardless of their nationality,
race, or sex, but also to make her
mother proud to give her what
she has been waiting for - for
18 years – a LAW degree. She
says, “Ada McKinley has been
a blessing for me. They have
helped me by coming to school
every Tuesday and Friday helping
me with college applications, my
personal statement, scholarships,
financial aid, and making sure
that I was on track.” She further
stated, “If it wasn’t for Ada S.
McKinley, I don’t believe that I
would have been accepted to as
many colleges as I have.”
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April 28, 2008
I find that the staff here at Ada S. McKinley Maggie Drummond
Child Development Center is very enjoyable to work with. I have
acted as a volunteer for over six years here with my children. The
staff is very pleasant and they do a good job with the kids. I would
recommend to any parent that they put their children in this
program. If I have any more children, I would bring them here.
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Therapeutic
Educational
Services
Division
Barbara Johnson
Head Start Parent & Volunteer
P
Services
Childcare
Head Start
Special Education
Alternative Education
Mentoring, Tutoring, Recreational
and Fitness Activities
Senior Services
Health Services
Computer Labs
Advocacy
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amela Bland-Kennedy, Division Director of Therapeutic/Educational Services
states, “The division does indeed have programs for every age.” Therapeutic/
Educational Services, the eldest in the McKinley family, has no problem adapting
to everyone.
For those who qualify, infants can join the free head start program as young as
six months old. Childcare – from 7am until 6pm daily – augments the head start
programs and is offered daily on a sliding scale. There are 12 childcare centers
throughout McKinley’s sites. School-age children? Not a problem.
Ada S. McKinley operates two fully accredited schools. There are differences between the two: The Highland
School, primarily for persons with disabilities, focuses more on pre-vocational curriculums, and special skills
integrated with an overall education. The facility is equipped with a gym and computer lab. McKinley Lakeside
Academy has a more traditional curriculum, but adds family support services, and counselors help students
through issues they may have at school. Along with counselors, part-time nurses and a nutritionist are on staff at
each school. The older students can also participate in summer internship programs such as one of the agency’s
childcare programs. Most find it very rewarding. At this summer’s graduating class, Johnnie Green reported that
he, “Liked spending time with the younger children, showing them around the school, helping to keep the school
grounds clean, and getting paid.”
Both schools provide highly specialized quality education to selected Chicago youth who have not maintained a
pattern of regular attendance in traditional programs or have dropped out altogether. The schools provide a broad
range of social, therapeutic and recreational support services designed to modify and positively enhance their
emotional and social behaviors. They also provide guidance and direction that will assist them in identifying and
preparing for successful futures. The schools are free and focus on meeting the needs of children from 6 through
21. The children are referred by Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Tutoring and mentoring are available, as are
computer, recreational and fitness facilities. The schools are accredited by North Central Association (NCA) and
the Council on Accreditation (COA), as well as CPS; students receive a valid diploma upon completion.
Neighborhood House, open to anyone in Ada S. McKinley’s programs, offers, among other things, after school
programs for those up to age 13, and computers for help with homework (or games). Neighborhood House teaches
abstinence programs for certain Chicago schools. Neighborhood House also provides an emergency funding
assistance program for housing, and a food pantry for needy neighborhood residents. It sometimes serves as an
overall community center where young and old alike can gather, and should the need arise, receive health services.
Neighborhood House is a joy to the
seniors, who can make themselves at
home by participating in senior day
programs and outings, nutrition and
exercise programs, or simply engaging
in leisure activies with friends. It is
also an exercise in intergenerational
understanding with some programs –
like gardening, specifically designed
for joint participation. A van picks
them up and drops them off. They
are often McKinley residents. Meal
assistance and advocacy are also
available.
Pamela Bland-Kennedy asserts, “I
have been here a proud 28 years and
I love what I do,” adding, “education
is a wonderful vocation – ask any
accomplished person – and he or she
will remember a great teacher who
influenced their lives. I hope to be one
of those,” she concluded.
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Residential
Services
Division
R
esidential Services, for those who require assistance to live and work
independently, has been offered by Ada S. McKinley since 1986. Disadvantaged,
or persons with disabilities prefer to lead as normal a life as possible, and
McKinley’s 14 homes provide a peaceful environment for its 100 residents. The
homes provide 24-hour staff support, and residents are taught daily habilitative
skills, such as grocery shopping and performing household chores. The homes are
located throughout Chicago.
The agency assures every client the continuity of life they had before coming to
the facility, and Residential Services is where the world of Ada S. McKinley often
begins. Following an intake session and a home visit, residents are assigned to
a home and a day program. According to Albert Cueller, Division Director, “We
provide residents with not just a home, but also with a community.”
Services
Psychiatric/Psychological
Health Monitoring
Day Program
Active Treatment
Speech and Language
Occupational/Physical Therapy
Nutritional Counseling
Recreational
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Residents attend one of the agency’s three community rehabilitation facilities,
where they participate in the pre-vocational, work adjustment training, or
competitive employment programs. Whether they live in a McKinley home
or not, all residents can take advantage of the agency’s many other services.
For recreation, residents attend monthly activities, such as plays, and movies and
in-house gatherings.
At home, Matthew is able to self
travel to some of his doctors’
appointments and to visit his
family on a regular basis. He
demonstrates appropriate
social, personal, community
and communication skills at his
home and in the community. He
is very well liked by the staff and
residents. Matthew is respectful
and cooperative and, with the help
of McKinley staff and programs,
is working to become fully
independent.
Lyle Logan
Senior Vice President, The Northern Trust Company,
and Co-Chairman, Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
Annual Celebrity Golf Tournament
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We are proud to support another Chicago institution in
Ada S. McKinley. They have sent over 60,000 disadvantaged
young Chicagoans to college in the last 25 years, and have
successfully placed 200 adults with disabilities in competitive
employment and over 500 adults with disabilities in supported
employment over the last 15 years. We inform the city and
they help our disadvantaged citizens become self-sufficient.
“
Matthew is also a participant
in Ada S. McKinley’s supported
employment program. He is
employed in the janitorial program
at the Illinois Department of
Children and Family Services
warehouse. He faithfully attends
work daily and believes he can
become fully independent some
day. Although Matthew lacks some
academic and vocational skills,
he is a competitive employee, able
to maintain his employment, very
punctual, able to learn various
tasks, able to produce quality work,
and able to relate well to his coworkers and supervisors.
“
At The Northern Trust Company, we are proud to
support a partner committed to serving others,
changing lives and strengthening communities.
“
Matthew has been a client of Ada
S. McKinley Community Services,
Inc. since May 20, 1990. He has
a diagnosis of moderate mental
retardation and mixed receptive
expressive language disorder.
Matthew is an enormous help at his
CILA (Community Integrated Living
Arrangement) home and he is able
to complete his own daily living
skills, self travel, do housework and
interact with the other residents in
an appropriate manner.
Dale Peck
Manager, Target Market Distribution
Chicago Sun-Times
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Adult
Rehabilitation
Services
Division
he Division of Adult Rehabilitation was founded primarily to provide
employment options for persons with disabilities. The largest division at Ada
S. McKinley, it has grown over the years to assist more than 1,500 diverse
individuals annually in their search for meaningful employment and selfsufficiency, according to Division Director Aberra Zewdie. Their goal is making
clients feel empowered, not alienated.
“For the majority of people, the most important activity that makes our lives
meaningful is work,” says Zewdie, “because it instills their sense of self-worth,
their role in society and overall satisfaction with their lives.”
The Division of Adult Rehabilitation Services operates through a multi-layered
process of training workshops, which include work skills, behavioral training
and job development. When clients are ready, staff place them in competitive
environments, some in Ada S. McKinley’s contract work sites, which consist
mainly of janitorial and mail services throughout the city.
Services and Programs
Intake/Outreach
Vocational Evaluation
Developmental Training
Work Adjustment Training
Work Services
Placement Services
Janitorial Skills Training and
Clerical Training
Production/Work Skills Training
Project Caring
Supported Employment
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The janitorial program employs more than 180 clients. In order to qualify,
participants must complete a sixteen-week janitorial services training course
before being placed at a negotiated contract site. Training includes every aspect
of sanitation and janitorial services. Upon completion of training, they are placed
at such job sites as Home Depot, McDonald’s, Ft. Sheridan Naval Base, the
Kluczynski Federal Building, the Milwaukee Federal Court House, Chicago State
University, the Illinois Department of Employment Security, and others.
Approximately 70% of the division’s clients are disabled. The remaining clients are
low income, non-disabled individuals primarily trained for homebound services.
“We bring in low income residents, train them to be personal assistants, and when
they graduate, the Department of Rehabilitation Services hires them to work with
individuals who are homebound,” says Zewdie.
“I’ve got the music – and Ada S.
McKinley in me.”
– Eyan Howard
Eyan Howard is one of many Ada
McKinley success stories. His
first day was spent at Aztlan
Community Industries, a training
ground where he started out in
the Work Adjustment Program
back on September 22, 2003. He
moved up to the Work Services
Program to increase his skills
in production, positive work
habits, community living and
interpersonal/employee relations.
Initially Eyan’s production rate
was 19 percent, which eventually
grew to 46 percent by 2006. By
meeting the criteria for movement
to a more competitive program,
Eyan was accepted to work at
the Chicago State University
mailroom. Since then, he has
been provided with a job coach
who has assisted him with his
new job. According to his coach,
Eyan quickly went from needing
30 hours a week in coaching to
only ten, and he was a nominee
for the Reverend Robert S. Moore
Lifetime Achievement Award,
an award given annually by
Ada S. McKinley to a client who
overcomes a disability or barrier.
Eyan, loves his new job and plans
to take courses at Chicago State
University this fall. When asked
what type of classes, he gushes,
“Writing and music.” The soonto-be singer/songwriter states
simply, “Music is in my blood.”
Zewdie stresses that his primary vision is to help others realize their own
visions. “They’re proud members of the workforce, which is ultimately, how
we are valued,” he stated. The department was recently awarded a City of
Chicago Community Development Block Grant to be used to expand training
options for both disabled and non-disabled individuals.
Vocational Training/Job Development & Placement
Ada S. McKinley runs three community rehabilitation programs throughout
the city where participants receive specialized vocational training,
developmental services, social habitation – everything designed to help
people with disabilities or the economically disadvantaged enter, or re-enter
the workplace. One such center is Vocational Services. Its Center Director,
Nelly Gamboa, has been with Ada S. McKinley for 31 years. Referrals are
received from the Illinois Department of Rehabilitation Services, Department
of Human Services, the community-at-large, residential programs, and other
sources to provide rehabilitation and vocational training for clients with
developmental disabilities.
In the agency’s training centers, clients develop marketable job skills and
work behavior in a variety of training settings. These skills are developed
through the performance of real contract work secured from businesses and
manufacturing firms in the Chicago area. Earnings are based on performance
and the jobs may include assembly and packaging, and service oriented work
such as janitorial and mail service. Upon completion of their training, clients
may be placed into competitive employment or supported employment. 15
Financials
Statement of Financial Position as of June 30, as per 10.04.08 unaudited
Assets
2008
2007
Cash and equivalents
$3,248,390 $1,820,132 Receivables
4,352,791 5,235,182 Other receivables
117,900 99,175 Prepaid expenses
190,917 242,671 Investments
383,812 400,025 Advances 321,665 569,543 Land, Building and Equipment
Land
955,499 955,499 Buildings and improvements
7,506,609 7,192,816 Furniture and equipment
4,198,168 4,113,607 Vehicles
242,871 242,871 Leasehold improvements
1,962,591 1,955,344 Less: Accumulated depreciation
and amortization
(10,104,756)
(9,577,404)
Other Assets
162,890 243,886 Total Assets
13,539,347 13,493,347 Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts payable
2,136,288 1,937,087 Accrued wages and related taxes
1,785,143 2,227,265 1,697,735 1,256,458 Other liabilities
3,232,691 2,776,012 Pension benefit obligation
2,986,736 3,179,832 Mortgages and notes payable
Net Assets
1,700,754 2,116,693 13,539,347 13,493,347 Total Liabilities and Net Assets
2008 REVENUE
2007 REVENUE
Contributions
Miscellaneous
Program Services Fees
United Way
Fees & Grants
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Contributions
Miscellaneous
Program Services Fees
United Way
Fees & Grants
Revenue
2008
2007
Public support
Contributions
313,609
224,476 United Way
38,924
95,366
Total public support
352,533 319,842
Direct program revenue
Fees and grants from governmental agencies
30,642,624
31,100,226
Program services fees
140,843
167,317
Workshop and janitorial contracts
8,994,873
7,745,647
Total direct program support
39,778,340 39,013,190 Other revenue
In-kind
33,569
36,123 Miscellaneous
442,678
591,593
476,247
627,716
$40,607,120
$39,960,748
Total Revenue
Expenses
Program services
Adult - Vocational training / job development and placement
13,519,196
12,678,977 Educational - College preparation and placement 943,676 727,991 Educational / Therapeutic - Special education, child care and family support
8,107,891 8,350,411
Foster care and adoption
4,732,421
4,582,460
Intervention - Counseling / mental health
4,338,129
4,668,059
Residential
5,183,081
5,145,287
36,824,394 36,153,185 Supporting services
3,574,780
3,497,520
Management and general
In-kind
33,569
36,123
Fundraising
133,637
226,561
3,741,986 3,760,205
Total Expenses 40,566,380 39,913,389
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Ways to Give
Ada S. McKinley Community
Services, Inc. could not change
lives and strengthen communities
if it were not for the financial
resources contributed by so many
supporters. A few of the ways you
can fund our programs, services
and capital improvements are:
In-Kind Contributions
Charitable Gift Annuity
Contribute goods or services such
as furniture, building materials,
office equipment or products,
auction items for our special events,
or holiday gifts for families in need.
Make a gift of cash or long-held,
high-gain stocks or bonds to
establish an annuity with us, receive
lifetime income, avoid capital gains
taxes, or secure a charitable tax
deduction.
Annual Contributions
Have your company match your
gift. Contact your personnel
department for application forms.
Make a financial investment.
Donate in response to our
mail appeals and special fund
raising activities
Ada S. McKinley Community
Services, Inc. relies on generous
donations from individuals,
corporations, foundations,
organizations, and service clubs
to fund our programs and services.
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Matching Gifts
Endowments
Donate in perpetuity. Contact your
attorney or our Development Office
at (312) 385-2040.
Remember Ada S. McKinley
Community Services, Inc. in your
estate plan. Contact your attorney
for assistance.
Volunteer
Donate your time and efforts to one
of our programs by calling, writing,
or contacting us at our website:
www.adasmckinley.org.
For more information, contact
our chief development officer, at
(312) 385-2040 or development@
adasmckinley.org.
Donors
Businesses\Corporations\Foundations\
Organizations
Abbott Laboratories
AECA Brown Enterprise
Aetna, Inc.
Allstate Insurance Company
Am Int’l Group Inc.
Amalgamated Bank
Amber Inn, Inc.
Ash Laur Construction, Inc.
Associated Bank
Bloomingdale’s
Boyd Jarrell & Co.
C&E Fair
Canon Business Solutions
Central City
Century Transportation, Inc.
Charles & M.R. Shapiro Foundation, Inc.
CIGNA Healthcare of Illinois
Citigroup Foundation
CySpace City Marketing, Inc.
Delta - T Group
Digby’s Detective & Security Agency, Inc.
Dumela
Edison International
Eisenberg Foundation
Enterprise Rent - a - Car Foundation
Everybody’s Church
Exelon
FCE Benefit Administrators, Inc.
Fidelity Brokerage
First Church of Deliverance
First Non Profit Companies, Inc.
Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery
Flowers First by Erskine
Gavlin Family Foundation
George M. Eisenberg Foundation
Great Lakes Roofing & Construction
Co., Inc.
Guaranty Bank
Harrington College of Design
Harris N.A.
Health Care Services Corporation
HPL&S, Inc.
Hyatt Regency - McCormick Place
Illinois Institute of Technology
Indiana Avenue Pentecostal Church
JP Morgan Chase
Kraft Foods
Lakefront Property
LINKS Foundation
Loop Capital Markets
Macy’s Foundation
MB Financial
MC Management
Mander Foundation
Medical Specialists Pharmacy
Miller Cooper & Co., Ltd.
Monarch Award Foundation, Alpha Kappa Sorority, Inc.
Naperville Public School
Northern Trust Investments
Open Kitchens,Inc.
PA Ins. Co
Payroll Comp Checks
Policy Exchange Network, Inc.
Polk Bros. Foundation
Preferred Meals Systems
Razor’s Dairy
Ringold Financial Management Services
Riveredge Hospital
Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation
Rush University Medical Center
Samaritas, Inc.
Sandsmith Construction
SE Lions
Seyfarth Shaw Attorneys, LLP
Shapiro Foundation
ShoreBank
Special Kids Foundation
Steven Fine Sports Memorabilia
Streamwood Management
Target
Taproot Foundation
The Northern Trust Company
The Standard Companies
Turner Construction Company
Foundation
United Way
UnumProvident Corporation
USI Midwest
Variable Annuity
Verizon Wireless
Versatones Fan Club of Chicago
Villa Productions Walmart
Washington, Pittman & McKeever, LLC
Westwood Management Corporation
WGN - TV Children’s Charities
YMCA
Individuals
Patricia Adamek
Miguel Alvarado
Anita Alvarez
Neeti Arndt
Luisa Arreola
James Ascot
Travis Baldwin
R. Bearden
Eva Lynn Beavers
R. Benson
D. Bernacchi
Barbara Best
Pamela Bland-Kennedy
C. Blazek
Mustafa Bohkari
Mary Jo Boldingh
Raymond Bondurant
Nina Boston
Christa Brantsch
D. Brewer
D. Brown
Barbara J. Bryant
Marcus Bullock
Adam Burck
Phyllis M. Burrell
Karen V. Busch & Lawrence Busch
Nadine Campbell
Ross H. Carlson
Zollie Carradine
Cozette Carter
Marilyn Carter
Sherrie L. Chapman
T. Chase
T. Chatman
Dr. Shakuntala Chhabria
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June Cole-Boulware
Joyce Coleman
E. Collier
Curtis Cooper
Mayvonne Crawford
C. Cross
Darlene Cuker
Carrie Davis
G. Dawson
Bennie Delaine-Pearce
Jose Delgadillo
B. Dewar
Sara C. Diggs
Dawan A. Sandrud-Din
Brenda Dixon
Jacqueline Dixon
Renee Donley
Richard Donoso
Jewell Dooley
A. Dotson
Robyn Douglass
W. Drew
Martha Edwards
Gwendolyn Ellis
Earnest and Carmen Fai
Ronald Farkas
W. Farley, Jr.
Wanda Farmer
Brenda Fashola
Angie Fells
D. Fondern
Luther Fortune
Gale Foster-Farley
Evan Freund
E. Gallucci
Dr. Gilbert Galvin
Nelly Gamboa
Phillip Gant
M. Garnett
Rosetta A. Garrett
Judith Gay
Adrienne Golembiewski
Natasha Grayson
Greg Greenwood
J. Grodoski
Sue Hampton
Richard L. Harper, Jr.
R. Harrington
B. Harris
Leonard Harris
R. Harris
Janys Harvey
Brent Hawkins
Regina Hawkins
Barbara Hayes
Pat Henningsen
Stanley L. Hill
H. Hobson
Julie Hodgeson
Dr. Jerome and Rose Hoeksema
Lawrence and Kathleen Holleran
Hal Holliman
Christopher Holly
Richard Hooper, Jr.
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Cheryl Howell
Gladys Howell
Monica Irvin-Smith
Dr. William Irving
D. Jackson
Michael Jackson
Ronald Jackson
Lisa James
P.S. James
Marianne Jankowski
Cynthia Johnson
Davie Johnson
Kenneth Johnson
George Jones, Jr.
Tracey Jones
Marcia Jordon
E. Joosten
Kim Kang
Girtha Kidd
Mayme Knight
Fran Kravitz
Daniel Krupinski
Chris Kulik
Neeti Khurani
William Lederer
Darryl Lewis
W. Linton
T. Lockett
Norris Love
Anna Luna
Martha Malone
C. Vincent Maloney
Gloria Marin
Eileen Maroney
Rena G. Martin
Thom Maxwell, III
S. McClenon
Lucy McCrone
Nancy McDaniel
Robert F. McKenna
P. McKinnie
Ernestina Meza
Roseanne Michaels
Acordia Miller
Thora Miller
Rafael Miramontes
D. Mitchell
Patricia Mitchell
Vickie Monroe
S. Moore
Rev. Viola Moore
Deana Moorehead
Manuel Murphy
Roberta Nechin
Angelia Nelson
Robert Nevin
Jocelyn Nichols
Terry Novak
C. Ortiz
Esperanza Ortiz
Antonia Pallaras
Virginia Parker
Ruby Parnell-Booth
Michael Perlow
S. Quarzazi
W. Erskine Quicksey
Karen Quintero
Donna Ree
Ariste Reno
Marcheita Richard
Col. William Riring
Susan Roberts
Bernice Robinson
D. Robinson
Margo Roethlisberger
Darren Rogers
Jessica Rogers
Lisa M. Rollins
Lisa Rosenblate
Jim and Roseanne Rosenthal
Leonard Rothman
C. Russell, Jr.
Andrea Savage
Hans Schuster
A. Schwartz
Sandra M. Shakoor
Mary B. Shaw-Ellis
William M. Shelton
Evelyn Shields
Dr. James P. Shoffner
Vernetta Sims
Marion Sleet
William “Cory” Spence
Paulette Stallworth
Rita L. Stevens
Djuana Stoakley
Tracey Stokes
Cynthia Stupay
Sylvia Suggs
P.H. Sutton
Stella Sweeten
M. Szwaye
Saundra Tate
Marion Taylor
Sandra Taylor
Shirley Taylor
Renard Terrell
C. Thomas
Anthony Tolbert
Ishmail Turay
Albin Vasquez
Garland and Gwendolyn Watt
S. Welch
Joseph Whited
Hansel Whiteuest
Maurice Williams
Nathaniel Williams
Damita P. Wilson
Janet Wilson
Monique Wilson
Carol Winn
William Woodall
Ganett Woods
Debbie K. Wright
Aberra Zewdie
Anthony Ziak
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Stanley L. Hill, Esq.
Attorney, Stanley L. Hill and Associates
First Vice President
Anthony Ziak
Civic Leader
Second Vice President
Mary Jo Boldingh, Esq.
Patent Attorney, Foley and Lardner
Vice President Emeritus
Dr. Gilbert Gavlin
Civic Leader
Dr. James P. Shoffner
Civic Leader
Mrs. Mayme Knight
Honorary Member
William “Cory” Spence, Esq.
Attorney, Kirkland and Ellis, LLP
George Jones, Jr.
Executive Director
Djuana Stoakley
Director, MARS Advertising
EXECUTIVE STAFF
Albin Vasquez
Civic Leader
Garland W. Watt, Esq.
Civic Leader
Hansel Whiteurst
Jenkins Construction
Treasurer
Brent Hawkins, Esq.
Attorney, McDermott Will & Emery, LLP
Damita P. Wilson
Registered Nurse, John H. Stroger
Hospital
Secretary
Dr. Roseanne Rosenthal
Professor, Van der Cook College of Music
Debbie K. Wright
Chief Counsel, Global IP,
Kraft Foods, Inc.
Brenda J. Fashola
Director of Community Affairs
Kenneth L. Johnson
Chief Development Officer
W. Erskine Quicksey
Director of Property
Donna Ree
Director of Quality Assurance
Hans J. Schuster
Chief Financial Officer
William Shelton
Director of Human Resources
Patricia K. Adamek
Owner/Operator, PKA Consulting
June Cole-Boulware
Director, Vocational Rehabilitation,
Oak Forest Hospital
Ross H. Carlson
Vice President & CRA Officer,
Associated Bank
Jacqueline E. Dixon
Civic Leader
Rose A. Hoeksema
Civic Leader
Hal Holliman, Esq.
Chief Attorney, Seyfarth and Shaw
Lisa James
Financial Advisor, Merril Lynch
Fran K. Kravitz
Civic Leader
Martha Malone
Civic Leader
Michael Perlow
President, Westwood Management
Corporation
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Year in Review
­■ Achieved a three-year
Commission on Accreditation
of Rehabilitation Facilities
(CARF) accreditation (the
maximum allowable) for the
Adult Rehabilitation and
Residential Services Divisions.
■ Received a City of Chicago
Community Development
Block Grant to establish a new
employment and placement
program for persons with
disabilities and those with
marginal job skills.
­­­­■ Upgraded the agency’s
information technology
infrastructure and began
agency-wide installation
of a new voice and data
system (MPLS).
■ Renewed our contract to
operate Lakeside Academy
High School for a period
of five years.
­■ Reorganized the Intervention Services Division;
established a centralized
intake unit; and a 24-hour
crisis team to provide mental
health services to children
and families.
­■ Began the process of installing a new enterprise program and financial software
solution agency-wide.
­
■ Successfully completed the
re-certification process for
the Council on Accreditation
(COA) and awarded a fouryear accreditation through
June 30, 2011.
­■ Completed construction
and opened two Community
Integrated Living Arrangement
(CILA) homes for persons
with disabilities.
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■ Successfully passed a federal
audit of the agency’s head
start programs.
­■ Successfully completed
NISH and Department of
Labor audits pertaining
to human resources
compliance.
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■
Purchased laptop compu ters for staff working in
the field, giving them the
ability to do concurrent
documentation and direct
service billings.
­■ Renewed all federal janitorial
services contracts at a
substantial price increase;
became the prime contractor
for the Great Lakes Naval
Base janitorial contract.
­■ Intervention Services was
awarded a $100,000 Early
Intervention Program grant
to work with schools to
identify children at risk and
who have mental health
problems.
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Memberships 2008
Child Welfare
League of
America
The oldest and largest membership
based child welfare organization.
Promotes the well being of children
and protecting them from harm.
Its mission is to lead the nation in
building public will to ensure safety,
permanence, and well being of
children, youth, and their families
by advancing public policy, defining
and promoting practice excellence,
and delivering superior membership
services. It is an association of nearly
800 public and private non-profit
agencies that assists more than
3.5 million abused and neglected
children and families with a range
of services.
Illinois
Association of
Rehabilitation
Facilities (IARF)
IARF mission is to develop and
improve resources to ensure
comprehensive, quality services,
and supports in the community
system for persons with disabilities.
To provide leadership so that
persons with disabilities can live
full and abundant lives. It is the
trade association for community
rehabilitation agencies in Illinois
for people with physical, mental,
behavioral, developmental, and
other disabilities. Provides advocacy
services to ensure there is adequate
funding for the community system,
and works as the liaison between
member agencies and Illinois
Code Departments such as, the
Department of Human Services,
Department of Children and Family
Services, Department of Public
Health, etc.
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The ARC of Illinois
The ARC is committed to empowering persons with disabilities to
achieve full participation in community life through informed choices.
The ARC performs its work through:
Public Advocacy, Education and
Training, Advocacy systems coordination, Linkages to Support Groups
and Services, Information and
Referral, Technical Support and
Assistance, Research and Model
Dissemination, Support and Progressive Legislation, and Improve
Funding Streams
Council on
Accreditation
Partners with human service organizations worldwide to improve
service delivery outcomes by
developing, applying, and promoting
accreditation standards. It is an
independent, not-for-profit child
and family service and behavioral
healthcare accrediting organization.
It accredits 38 different service areas
and more than 60 types of programs.
Services accredited include
substance abuse treatment, adult day
care, services for the homeless, foster
care, and inter-country adoption.
Child Care
Association of
Illinois
Is a voluntary not-for-profit
organization dedicated to improving
the delivery of social services to
abused, neglected, and troubled
children, youth, and families of
Illinois.
Achieves its goals through:
Advocacy, Information Brokering,
Training, and Membership
Participation
Commission on
Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities
(CARF)
Is an independent non-profit accrediting agency of human service
providers in areas ranging from
aging services, behavioral health,
child and youth services, community
employment services, and medical
rehabilitation and treatment programs. More than 5,000 providers
at more than 18,000 locations in
the United States, Canada, Western
Europe, and South America are
accredited by CARF. CARF-accredited providers serve more than 7.2
million persons of all ages annually.
Community Behavioral
Health Association
(CBHA)
CBHA is a statewide not-forprofit membership organization
representing the interests of
community behavioral healthcare
agencies in the state of Illinois.
CBHA promotes the development of
quality programs providing services
for community behavioral health
including mental health, alcohol,
substance abuse, rural mental health,
and children and adolescents.
Locations
Ada S. McKinley Community Services, Inc.
Administrative Office
725 South Wells Street, Suite 1A
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone: 312.554.0600
Fax: 312.554.0292
www.adasmckinley.org