FY09 Annual Report - RFK Children`s Action Corps

RFK really changed my life.
They made me feel safe
and helped me get back
home with my family.
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
R O B E RT F. K E N N E DY C H I L D R E N ’S AC T I O N C O R P S
R O B E R T F. K E N N E DY C H I L D R E N ’ S AC T I O N C O R P S
Senator Edward M. Kennedy
In 2009, we mourned together over the loss of Senator Edward M. Kennedy, one of the most
passionate and articulate advocates for children, health and social justice. At our 2006
Embracing the Legacy event, he quoted from the words of Nobel Laureate Gabriela Mistral,
telling us, “We are guilty of many errors and many faults, but our worst crime is abandoning
the children, neglecting the fountain of life. Many of the things we need can wait. The child
cannot. To him we cannot answer “Tomorrow.” His name is “Today.”
“There has been no more faithful champion of
the poor, of working families, of all those who
depend on essential government services and
the positive role that the government can and
should play, than Senator Edward Kennedy.”
~ Ed McElroy, American Federation of Teachers
Convention, Boston July 21, 2006
“For all those whose cares have
been our concern, the work
goes on, the cause endures, the
hope still lives and the dream
shall never die.”
“There is a new wave of change
all around us, and if we set our
compass true, we will reach our
destination”
President Obama has described his
breathtaking span of accomplishment:
“For five decades, virtually every major
piece of legislation to advance the civil
rights, health, and economic well being of
the American people bore his name and
resulted from his efforts.”
“He has proven himself, time and again, to be
a fighter for children and educators,” said
Reg Weaver, the immediate past President of
the National Education Association.
“We know the future will outlast all of us, but I believe that
all of us will live on in the future we make.”
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ANNUAL REPORT 2009
Dear Friends,
“All of us might wish at times that we lived in a more tranquil world, but we
don’t. And if our times are difficult and perplexing, so are they challenging and
filled with opportunity.” In my 28 years at Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action
Corps never have Robert Kennedy’s words rung more poignant and true.
This 2009 report is our opportunity to celebrate with you the phenomenal
successes that your investment has made possible for the Commonwealth’s
most vulnerable children. Below is a snapshot of the accomplishments that our
children and families achieved with the encouragement of our staff:
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171 boys and girls, ages 6-18, were reunified with their families
82% of students from our Springfield program passed the MCAS 10th
grade requirement
16 students across the agency received their high school diploma or
GED equivalency
Our Detention Diversion Advocacy Project (DDAP) had an 85% success rate in diverting high-risk teenagers
from detention, keeping them safely in the community
With your support we made advances in our advocacy, fundraising and public relations efforts. We are proud to
collaborate with the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights in advocating for juvenile justice and child welfare
systems nation-wide. Our Embracing the Legacy event raised the most philanthropic support in its history. My Op-Ed
calling for the state to rescind its devastating cuts to the Department of Youth Services budget was published in several
newspapers across the state, as was another one calling for a White House Conference on Children (see reverse side).
We had much to be proud of this year. Nevertheless, the economy has taken its toll. We have never experienced such
financial challenges. We have been forced to cut both programs and staff. And when we cut programs and staff, our
children get less than they deserve.
We know that like us, your shared compassion and concern for the kids we care for far outweigh society’s capacity to
ignore them. Our children deserve better. They deserve the time, talents and tools we have to give them. They
deserve a safe, nurturing and consistently reliable environment that we can provide. Our children deserve child care
workers and teachers who are respected, appreciated, and compensated as such.
Unfortunately the truth is the staff at our agency, particularly child care workers, are underappreciated and undervalued
by society’s standards. It is unconscionable that the starting salary for a child care worker is $25,865 and that 70%
of our staff earn a salary below $40,000 annually. I have never signed a contract that has adequately compensated a
child care worker. This societal “norm” of undervaluing the staff in the child welfare and juvenile justice field should
not be passed onto another generation.
It is time for not for profit leadership to unite and stand up for these children by supporting the men and women who care
for them. If we do not take advantage of this opportunity today, all of us face far harsher challenges and consequences
in the future.
Due to the economic downturn and state budget cuts, many non-profit agencies are closing their doors. That cannot
happen here. That will not happen here. We will continue to work closely with the state agencies that contract with us,
the community, and our supporters to provide for our children. While we continue to manage the financial health of
the organization, our child care workers come to work with the same dedication and compassion they always have and
our children continue to grow.
The need has never been more urgent, and neither has our resolve. In the coming months, I will be asking for your
continued support, both financially and as an advocate for our children and our staff. Now is the time for change - not
despite of but in the face of this unprecedented economy. Our kids deserve better. Our staff deserve better.
Our future demands better. We cannot survive, let alone thrive, without you.
Sincerely,
Edward P. Kelley
President & CEO
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Delayed action is child abuse
By Edward P. Kelley | Saturday, December 19, 2009 | Op-Ed
At the turn of the century, President Theodore Roosevelt
had the wisdom to convene the first White House
Conference on Youth and Children, stressing the
importance of family and home life and improving foster
care. A national Children’s Bureau was created. Dismal
foster homes were inspected, and foster children
received more adequate education and medical care.
Conferences were held every 10 years and brought
landmark changes for children - who so often are
voiceless in the political process - improving health care
for mothers and children, extending aid to special needs
children and bettering child-labor standards. By 1970,
the conferences faded out. Despite laws to hold them in
1980 and 1990, no action was taken.
Re-establishing the White House Conference on
Children and Youth is long overdue. With two
champions for children, Barack and Michelle Obama,
living at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., the time to set a 2011
conference in motion is now.
Massachusetts, once a national leader on juvenile justice
and child welfare, should take the lead. And the planning
process must begin. We need a White House Conference
to get the nation talking about what ails our most
vulnerable young people and their families.
We are at a critical juncture for challenged youth. In
2006, there were more than 3 million reports of child
abuse and neglect nationwide. Each year, abuse and
neglect cases cost the country more than $104 billion. In
2006, more than 800,000 children spent time in foster
care. Annually, 51,000 children are adopted out of foster
care, but 125,000 are left waiting for that golden
moment that will likely never come - a disproportionate
number of whom are Latino, African-American and
Native American.
Two bills are pending in the House and Senate, urging
President Obama to call a national conference. It would
be a dialogue in many dialects, from varying vantage
points, to address the challenges that our country’s
neediest families and children face daily.
When these conferences were held earlier in the last
century, there were results. A Children’s Charter was
created in 1930 that set requirements for education,
health, welfare and protection. The largest medical care
program ever instituted by the U.S. at the time Emergency, Maternity and Infant Care - launched in
1940. The Children’s Bureau was elevated in the U.S.
Department of Health, Education and Welfare by 1960.
Ten years later, then-Sen. Walter Mondale (D-Minn.)
chaired a new Senate subcommittee on Children and
Youth, and President Richard Nixon followed up with a
$300,000 request to carry out national mandates from
the conference to the states.
A 2011 conference could bring together citizens, parents,
youth workers, political leaders, foster families, judges,
advocates and mental health workers from all facets of
our diverse country to guide us into the next decade with
solid reform.
Critical talking points would be: children’s physical and
mental health, education, substance abuse, housing,
juvenile justice, child welfare, work force issues,
strategies to help families and methods to stop abuse.
The words of Robert F. Kennedy still ring true: “Justice,
dignity, equality. These are words which are often used
loosely, with little appreciation for their meaning. Their
meaning can be distilled into one goal: That every child
in this country live as we would want our own children
to live.”
Edward P. Kelley is president and CEO of Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps in Boston and chairman of the Child Welfare League of
America’s juvenile justice committee.
Copyright of The Boston Herald. Reprinted with permission.
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ANNUAL REPORT 2009
About RFK Children’s Action Corps
Founded: June 25, 1969, as a memorial to the late
Senator Robert F. Kennedy
Type of Organization: Private non-profit 501(c)(3)
licensed child welfare agency, approved private
schools, foster care & adoption
Annual Budget: $24.3 million (FY09)
Employees: 370
Locations: 7 across Massachusetts including Boston,
Holyoke, Lancaster, South Hadley, Cape Cod, Springfield
and Westborough
Community-Based Programs: 19 – including residential
treatment, secure treatment, special education schools,
group home, adoption services, community-based and
adventure education
Children Served Annually: More than 800 children & families
Our Programs in Action
ADOPTION
SERVICES
16 students across the
agency received their
high school diploma or
GED equivalency
Our Detention Diversion Advocacy
Project (DDAP) had an 85% success
rate in diverting high-risk teenagers
from detention, keeping them safely
in the community
EDUCATION
We worked with 90 sets
of expectant parents
through our Bright
Futures Adoption Center
THERAPEUTIC
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
CLINICAL
COUNSELING
RESIDENTIAL
TREATMENT
87% of every dollar
raised goes directly
to children
82% of students from our
Springfield program passed the
MCAS 10th grade requirement
COMMUNITY-BASED
PROGRAMS
171 boys and girls, ages
6-18, were reunified
with their families
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Our Kids in Action
Throughout 2009 the boys and girls in our
programs have helped carry the legacy
forward to those in need.
Our Fay A. Rotenberg School
raised $2,000 by making and
selling bracelets to benefit an
orphanage in Naivasha, Kenya.
Baby Announcement! Our Bright Futures
Adoption Center welcomed baby Claire.
Proud parents Fern and Marc said “She
has brought us more joy and pleasure
than we can put into words.”
The Student Council at our Springfield
program created over 100 origami
ornaments to help raise money for
World Vision, a humanitarian charity
organization. They collected over $250!
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The girls at our South Hadley Girls
Treatment program crocheted 26
blankets to help welcome newborns
at Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
Our Supporters in Action
Thank you for investing in our children and
our programs so that every child can live
as we would want our own children to live.
Fairway for Kids
Golf Tournament
May, 2009
Avalon Bay Communities
Jim and Rosie Lonborg with RFK staff and
Wayne Salo
Rodman Ride for Kids
September, 2008
Advisory Council member Don Anastasia
with NSTAR foursome
Boston Celtics
Holiday Party
December, 2008
RFK Riders
Ray Allen and Brian Scalabrine play
Connect Four with RFK kids
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Keynote speaker John Seigenthaler
and Board Member Joe Kennedy, III
Embracing the
Legacy Awards
June, 2009
Honoree Bob Watson with John Seigenthaler,
Joe Kennedy, III, Honoree Daren Chentow,
RFK’s Ed Kelley, Honoree Josh Dohan with
Youth Advocacy Project and Honoree Mel King
Joseph D'Arrigo, Joe Albanese,
Board Member Jim Blue and
Advisory Council Member Don Rodman
Winchester Brownie Troop
New playground at Lancaster campus thanks to
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and
Roxbury Latin School
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State Street participants
Winter Wish
Gift Drive
December, 2008
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
WCVB Concept Home
September, 2008
St. Sebastian's School Volunteers
November, 2008
Children’s Author Matt Tavares
THANK YOU
Volunteers!
Newton Country Day School Volunteers
April, 2009
Roxbury Latin School Volunteers
October, 2008
Community
Reading Day
April, 2009
Tim Leahy, New York Life Insurance Company,
reads “Crash” by Jerry Spinelli
Caroline Loughlin, Coldwell
Banker Residential Brokerage,
reads “Joey Pigza swallowed
the key” by Jack Gantos
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We are pleased to acknowledge those who made contributions to RFK Children's Action Corps in FY 2009.
(July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009)
We have done our best to ensure the accuracy of this list. If you have changes, please let us know.
10,000+
Bank of America Global
Corporate Affairs
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts
Celebration for Kids
Gardiner Howland Shaw
Foundation
Nathan R. Miller Properties
Rodman Ride For Kids
State Street Corporation
Laurie and Bob Watson/ The
LPM Charitable Foundation
5,000-9,999
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Anonymous
Citizens Energy
Brian Connolly
Anne-Seymour St. John and
W. Albert Ellis
Francis Harvey & Sons
Daren Chentow and Cleve
Killingsworth
Loomis Sayles & Company
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris
Glovsky and Popeo PC
NSTAR
Stephen H. Peck, United
Benefit Services
Christi and Dennis Pedra
Marilyn and Raymond Ruddy
Symmes, Maini & McKee
Associates
United Way of Massachusetts
Bay and Merrimack Valley
2,500-4,999
ACT Leasing
Avalon Bay Communities
Maureen and Richard Bolger
Coldwell Banker Residential
Brokerage
Monica and Michael Connolly
Valri Fountain and Chris Farias
ING Clarion
Ivy Asset Management Corp.
Beverly and Phil Johnston
Patricia and Joseph Kennedy
Lazard Asset Management LLC
David Lindahl
Lurie & Krup, LLP
Marketing Associates Insurance
Agency, Inc.
Cydney and David Martel
McGladrey & Pullen
Betsy and John Munzer
Beatrice and Peter Nessen
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NFLPA of New England, Inc.
Post Advisory Group
Rampart Investment
Management
Robert F. Kennedy Center for
Justice & Human Rights
Sebastians
Seix Investment Advisors LLC
Derri Shtasel and Gary Gottlieb
State Street Matching Gift
Program
Marissa and Michael Summersgill
Kris and Jim Blue, The Bostonian
Group Charitable Foundation
Tufts Health Plan
Dawn and Paul Woods
Youth Advocacy Project
1,000-2,499
AAA Southern New England
AEW Capital Management
Kathy and Mark Alperin
American Century Investments
Anonymous
Anonymous
Aon Risk Services, Inc.
Bank of New York
Silverio Basile
Boston Trust & Investment
Management Company
Jane and Keith Carroll
Robert Cecchini
Michael J. Cheverie
Community Resources for
Justice
Constitution Capital Partners
Cushman & Wakefield
Eastern Bank Charitable
Foundation
Eaton Vance
Entegee
Brian L.P. Fallon
Edward Farley
Give with Liberty, Liberty
Mutual Foundation
Paul Healey
Letitia L. Howland
Delia Sang and Mark Hughes
Tonia and George Hutt
Sharon Simpson Jones and
Marc Jones
Mike Jorgensen
John M. Kane
Michael J. Kane
Ginnie and Ed Kelley
Key Program, Inc.
Jeffrey Klotz
Carl T. Kunkel
Lexus of Northborough
Life is Good
Nancy F. Madden
McCarter & English, LLP
Maureen S. McGlame
Lois and Don Mitchell
New England Pension
Consultants
Theodore A. Oatis
Amy and Natan Parsons
PepsiCo Foundation
Diane Lewis and Christopher
J. Perry
Pine Grove Associates, Inc.
Pyramis Global Advisors
Roxbury Latin School
Joe Santangelo
Carole Schlessinger
Cindy Schlessinger and Jeff
Ellowitz
John Spinney, Jr.
Sysco Boston
Mary Ellen Thomsen
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale
and Dorr LLP
Judi Ross Zuker
500-999
Aetna Foundation
Maureen C. Balter
Jack Barrette
Anthony Basile
Ellen L. Bassuk
Robert L. Beal
Jay Bothwick
John J. Boyle, III
James Calvin
James Carroll
Sean Carroll
Sharon and William Carroll
John Claussen
Ellen and Michael Clisham
Stella and Kevin Coogan
Michael N. Costello
Dionne & Gass LLP
Dixon Salo Architects, Inc
Enterprise Bank
Lisa Ewanouski
Gail and Bill Fine
Dennis C. Fritchman
Gtc Law Group LLP
J. Todd Galleries
Bill Kelly
Mark Kritzman
LeClair Ryan
Susan Baker and John
MacDonald
Nancy and Ted Mayo
Marilyn and Edward McTighe
Menders, Torrey & Spencer, Inc.
Richard Mintz
Ann Niedringhaus
Penny Outlaw
Vera Ochea and Gonzalo
Puigbo
Mary Ann and Tom Ryan
Ron Shaich
Terence J. Shanley
Gertrude F. Shelley
Ray B. Stiver
David Strimaitis
Teak Media Communications
The Cape Cod Foundation
Robert Tishman
Town of Chelmsford
Jennifer and Benjamin Tymann
Kathleen Wallman
Suzi and Bill Weber
Barbara Weisman
250-499
Susan Allen
Margaret and Don Anastasia
Owen Anastasia
Ann Marie and John Argitis
Benchmark Plus Partners
Bershtein, Volpe & McKeon P.C.
Carolyn and Charles Billikas
Blue Front Telecom Group, LLC
Julee Bolg and Mitch Cook
Elaine and Luis Borgen
David Burns
Guy Cabeke
Cape Cod Times Needy Fund, Inc
Donald E. Carey
Richard Ciraco
Citizens Bank-Healthcare &
Non Profit Group
Clark, Hunt, Ahern & Embry
William Coffman
Daniel Cohen
Congregational Church of
South Hadley
Dawn and Edward H. D'Alelio
Karen Lieberman Daly and
Ed Daly
Rary Delaney
Lia Der Marderosian
Fred Di Spirito
Teresa and Lawrence DiCara
Joanne and Kevin Ecclesine
Edward M. Ellison
Thomas Engels
Bella English
Daniel M. Esrick
Kathy Felt
Donald Keyser
Barbara and Jack G. Fitzgerald
John Fitzgibbon
Robert T. Foley
Gerard Frank
Blaine French
Frank Gerard
Tom Gillis
Mark R. Gloss
Greenough Communications, Inc.
Bob Gunther
Garret Harlow
Patricia M. Hillman
Kenneth Hirsh
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
Carol Roy Howland
Icon Architecture Inc.
Interior Resources
John E. Boeing Company
Marla and Bill Kannel
Maureen and Daniel Keeley
Liz and Alan Klein
Michael Kolowich
Vicki and Peter B. Krupp
Leslie and William Lee
Ilana and Doug Leighton
Louis & Lena Minkoff
Foundation, Inc
David E. Lurie
Donald MacLaren
Angela and Ali Mandalinci
Marcia K. Manning
Anne and Marc Margulies
Vincent P. McCarthy
Brian McKenzie
Constitution Capital Partners
Brian Miner
Joseph Moriarty
Patricia Murphy
Jack Nealon
Kathleen and Michael G. Nilles
Charles E. and Shelly Nolfi
O'Neill and Associates, LLC
Nancy Pearson
Elizabeth and James Philbin
Pine Manor College
Lisa Pirozzolo
Michael K. Powers
Racepoint Group
John Remondi
Cecilia Roddy
Stanley Rosenberg
Roxbury Community College
Foundation
Marna and Jim Rusher
Edwin E. Smith
John Snyder
Richard Sousa
Sports Alive
Springfield Capital Corp
Starbucks Foundation
Nancy and Kjartan Stefansson
David Stone
Sullivan and Folan, LLC
Tillinger's Concierge, Inc.
Francine and Scott Tucker
Sherman
Calvin Walden
Bobbie and Alan Weiler
Susan Weiler
Arthur Williams
Cheryl R. and Mark J. Zarrillo
100-249
Nasser Abasali
Shaun Abbate
Sally L. Adams
Nicole Adamson
Merle Adelman
Richard Allen
Alpha Weatherproofing Corp.
Ann Anderson
Molly Anderson
Andreoli Insurance Agency, Inc.
Christine Antonellis
Alexios Apazidis
Nicolaos Apazidis
Ellen and William Apfel
Joanne Archambault
Associated Flooring, LLC
Dean Atkins
Christopher Baldwin
Janice M. Baldwin
Debu Banerjea
Michael Barclay
Barkan Management Company
George Barrette
William Barton, Jr.
Lisa and John Batter
Sarah A. Beigbeder
Michael Bennis
Shirley and David M. Berg
Scott Berry
Emilie Berzin
Peter Biagetti
Jim Biestek
Billy Methot Landscaping
Tim Bishop
Joel R. Bloom
Edward Curtis Boeschenstein
Beth Boland
John Bosley
Michael Botthof
Roger Breitbart
James Briggs
Valerie Brinkman
Bobby Brooks
Marianne Brown
Mike Bunting
John Burckardt
Shannon and Brian Burke
Daniel Burke
Angela Burns
George Burns
Kathleen Burns
Neil Burns
Douglas L. Burton
George Byl
John Calladine
Romeo Camba
Walter Campbell
Campbell Electric, Inc.
Chris Carlin
Ted Carreiro
Stephen J. Carroll
Brendan Carroll
John Carroll
Celadon Security Service, Inc.
Robyn Chan
Margie and Reverend George
Chapman
Mark Chase
Mary Rose and Michael R.
Cherrone
Grace Cho
John N. Chory
Ernest A. Cimino
David Cloutier
Charles W. Cobb
Donna and Joe Cohen
Louis Cohen
David Collins
Thomas Collins, Jr.
Matthew Conroy
Tim Considine
Beth and Linzee Coolidge
Costello Construction &
Remodeling, Inc.
John Creahan
Dennis Cullen
Hugh Curran
David Curry
Dennis Cusick
Farley Dalton
Alex Davis
John W. Delaney
Christina DeLawter
Peter Delli Colli
Stacey Rae Delvecchio
Demeo & Associates, P.C.
Peter Didomencio
Maria Rucci Dolan and James
Dolan
Alan Drabkin
Nancy Dreyer
Kim Ducksoo
Ann L. Dunphy
Durgan Travel Service
Dwyer & Collora, Llp.
Ebsworth Family
Deborah Ecker
John Eirich
Embellishments
Terriann Emerson
Patrick Farley
Fassino Design
Linda M. Ferrier
Elinor J. Fesko
Angelo Fiacco
Finale Dessert Company
Susan Finegan
Michael Fisher
Marlena Fitts
Bob Fitzgerald
Robert Fitzgerald, Jr.
Jill and David Fitzhenry
Shaun Flavin
William Flemer
Ann Flentje
Errol E. Flynn
Michael Fontaine
Jacqueline and Scott Ford
Friendly's Ice Cream Corporation
Howard Fry
Charles Fuller
Paul Gallagher
Jeffrey Gandel
Michael Gardikas
Edward Garvey
Ann Gencarella
JJ Gilmartin
Ken Girvin
Henry Glickel
Andrew Goetze
Alexander Richard Goldberg
Daniel Golden
Kristin and Frank Goppel
Beverly T. Gottlieb
Shelia Gray
Patricia Gray
Jonathan Green
Tom Greene
Jay Gregory
Layne Gregory
Jennifer and John Grogan
Janice Gunsaulus
Mauricio Gutierrez
John H. Hackett
Frederick M. Hagen
Brian Hall
Jackson Hall
Robert Hallowell
Laura Hanson
James Harlor
Barbara T. Harrell
Robert Harrington
John Hart
Randy Harwood
Kamlyn R. Haynes
Nathan Heald
Richard Healey
Girard Healy
Bryon Hefner
Michael Herlihy
Harry Hile
Rick Hill
Lora and James Hillis
Amanda Hinchcliffe
Benjamin L. Hincks
Heather Hoglund
Bruce Hoglund
Cindy and Gary Hoglund
Hoglund Family
Susan Hourihan
Christopher Howe
Yolanda Howze
Donna Hunt
Hyannis Air Service, Inc.
Thomas J. Iervolino
Anne Jacobs
Judy Jacques
Jean and Joseph Kane
Jennifer Karnakis
Brian Katz
Baris Kaya
Raymond Keefner Jr.
Finn Keenan
Patricia D. Keenan
William Kelleher
Peter Kellerman
Brian Kelliher
Robert Kidwell
Eunjoo Kim
Joseph F. Kinnally, Jr.
Lisa and James Kirchner
Michael Klarman
Stephen Kolberg
Anantha Kondalraj
John Koss
Chris Kowilcik
Hillary Krubsack
Dana Kruger
Kathy Kubit
Paul Lafayette
Robert LaForte
Timothy Laime
Eric Lareau
Theresa Largenton
Keith Larson
Andrea E. and Daniel A. Lasman
Bill Lasoskie
Craig Latham
Lisa Lebovitz
Howard Lee
Jennifer and Fred Leichter
Michael Lenahan
Matthew Levitt
James Lewis
Robert Liberatore
John Lindahl
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Jane C. Lindley
Mark H. Lippolt and Scott J.
MacDonald
Rosie and Jim Lonborg
William F. Looney, Jr.
Anthony Lorello
Edward J. Loughran
Karen Lovitch
Carol Lowd
Stephen J. MacQuarrie
John Malpiede
Matt Mandalinci
Helen Mao
Karen and Arthur Maranian
Mark Margiotta
James A. Margolis
Mark Marinella
Michael Marshall
David Masch
Steve Matthews
Peter McAvinn
Mary Beth McCormack
Tom McCraw
McDonough Realty
Andrew McElaney
Phil McGowan
Tim McGowan
Victoria McGowan
Paul McGuiggan
Michael McKenna
Kate and Bob McMenimon
Shelly McPhee
James A. Meagher
Carol Jane Meharg
Meridian Associates
Merrill & McGeary
Ryn Miake-Lye
Katherine Miller
John Miller
Christopher H. Milton
Barbara and Michael Monsler
Mary Lee Moore
Robert Morrison
Cecily and Alan Morse
Kevin Moss
Nader Mousavi
Ann Murphy
J. Richard Murphy
Nardone Electrical Corporation
Andrew Nathanson
Greg Naviloff
Jean A Nee
Victoria Nessen Kohlasch
Mike Nolan
Paul O'Connell
Jim Ohlstein
Karin and Adam Ondricek
Sandra O'Neil
Timothy Opgenorth
Jonathan P. Orkin
Anthony S. Owens
Owl Diner Charities Inc.
Kelly Pacheco
Panera Bread
Michael Parad
Michael Parker
Steve Peacock
Ben Phinney
Richard Polcari
Caleb Pollock
David Porte
Brian Postlewaite
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Catherine Ann Powers
Angela Prude
Anne Rath
John J. Regan
Victoria Register
Nancy M. Reimer
Louise Richmond
Daniel Ries
Ann Riesenberg
John Roberge
Rodman Insurance Agency
Maureen Rogers
Annemarie and Tom Rosa
Duffy Ross
Ethan Royce
John Rusher
William Ryan
Karen A. Saunders
Katie and Benjamin Sayles
Paulo Scafetta
Susan and Bennet Scauzzo
Lidia Schapira
Peter Schilling
Larry A. Schoen
Herb Schofield
Stephen Schrodel
William Schroeder
Frank Seminara
Richard Sewall
Nada Shamonki
Neil P. Shanley
Sandra J. and John P. Shelton
Neil K. Sherring
Sana Shtasel
Keith Slattry
Paul Smith
Rose Mary Smith
Catherine Smith Connolly
Janet Smith-Flaherty and
Thomas Flaherty
James P. Spry
Thomas C. Stakem, Jr.
Marjorie and James Stam
Liam Stanbridge
Lesia Stanchak
Don C. Stark
Ken Starr
Donald Steinberg
Robert Stoddard
David Stolow
Wayne L. Stoner
Kevin E. Street
David N. Strong
Mary B. Strother
Gary Sullivan
Henry A. Sullivan
Ken Sullivan
Abby and Robert Summersgill
Supreme Fuel Co.
David Swan
Alan Taylor
Janet Taylor
The Drew Company
The Rosenberg Committee
Rosemary Thomsen
James B. Thomson
Martin S. Thomson
Pete Thurmond
Michael Thwing
Kathleen Tibbetts
Jason C. Gish
Les Tomlin
Robert Troxell
Michael Tucci
Patricia Tures
Molly Turlish
Alan Untereiner
Andrew R. Urban
Jean R. Valence
Yvonne Varano
Wendy Verlander
Mary Vinagro
Visions Personnel
Rebecca Vose
Robert Waddell
Kellie and Eric Walgreen
Donald Watson
WCVB-TV Boston
Steve Webber
Andrew Weld
Ray Welliver
Alden Wells
James White
Adrienne Williams
Keith Williams
Paul Winnick
Mark J. Winters
Deborah A. Woods
Worcester Athletic Club
Lucy Young
Justin Zaichkowsky
Joshua Zimman
Suzanne and Larry Zimmerman
In-Kind Donors
5 Wits, Inc.
Keith Ablow
Absolutely Music/Four Guys in
Tuxes
Academy Hill School
Jill Adkins
Bongai Akuenje
Amicas, Inc. Employees
Applebee's Restaurant
Associated Flooring, LLC
Bank of America Global
Corporate Affairs
Linda Baranowski
Baroco, Inc.
Bruce Bartlett
Pat Baxter
Kathy Benson
Big Y Supermarket
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts
Body & Soul Magazine
Julee Bolg and Mitch Cook
Deb Bombard
Ella Bond
Boston Bruins
Boston Celtics
Boston Duck Tours
Boston Symphony Orchestra
JoAnn Bourguignon
Broadway Across America
Employees
Brophy & Phillips Co., Inc.
Julia M. Burns
Carolyn Carlson
Jane and Keith Carroll
Jennifer Kelley-Chambers
Joanna Chanis
Chicopee Provision Co.
Laurie Chmura
Citi Smith Barney
Coldwell Banker Residential
Brokerage
Comptoir de Famille
Monica and Michael Connolly
Carol Virginia Constant
Joyce Corbosiero
Maureen Costello
Cradles to Crayons
Jennie Cureka
Curran Glass Studios
Joe Curreri
Christine and Charles Daly
DCU Center - Worcester
John W. Delaney
Dockside Restaurant at
Brunellese Marina
Mary Dufault
Cheryl and Jim Duggan
Donna Duncan
Chloe and Adam Durant
Dwyer Photography
Edible Arrangements South
Boston
EG Designs
Egg & I Restaurant
Haytham Elhawary
Leslie and Paul English
Fava Restaurant
Linda Filaretos
Thomas Finegan
Tony Fiore
Four Points by Sheraton
Eastham
Doris Fournier
Shirley Fournier
David Francis
Jodie Friot
Emily Garvin
Joan Giannetti
Charles Gleason
Golden Corral Restaurant
Golden Nozzle Car Wash
Jack Good
Christopher Gradziel
Ann E. Griffin
Noah Haber
Barbara Hahn
Barbara T. Harrell
Haideh Hedvat
Bryon Hefner
Hey Eddie Productions
Highland Cafe of Malden
Andy Hill
Holy Cross Church
Joan Hopfe
Letitia L. Howland
Hubert Place Residents
Tonia and George Hutt
Hyannisport Club
Indigo Coffee Roasters
Intellectual Styles
International Inn
IRA Motor Group
Doug Jackson
Kevin James
Bonnie Jaszek
Jillians/ Lucky Strike
Johnny's Bar & Grill
ANNUAL REPORT 2009
Tracey Johnson
Julianne and Barry Johnston
Sharon Simpson Jones and
Marc Jones
Ginnie and Ed Kelley
Justine and Tim Kelley
Patricia and Joseph Kennedy
Kazan Ketton
Barbara King
Marilyn Kolodziej
Justin Kopec
Ksenia Kordonsky
Phyllis LaCoste
Claire Laporte
Georgette Lecours
Jay Leno Show
Bret Leone-Quick
Mark H. Lippolt and Scott J.
MacDonald
Rosie and Jim Lonborg
Leslie C. Lucchina
Henry Lukasik
Eugene Lussier
Michael Lynch
Susan Baker and John
MacDonald
Sue Maki
Mandarin Gourmet Restaurant
James Martelle
Dale Maxwell
Susan McConnell
James McGough
Fran and Kevin McNeeley
Larry Menard
Alisha Miller
Tracy A. Miner
Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky
and Popeo PC Employees
Susan Montague
Ally and Kevin Montemagni
Isabella Mordkovich
Betsy and John Munzer
Ryann Murray
Nasty Nonni's Wine & Spirits
New England Revolution
Daira Niewenhous
NSM Resources Corporation
Bridget O’Connell
Theodore A. Oatis
James O'Connell
Oracle Employees
Diana Ostberg
Panera Bakery
Party by Design
Stephen H. Peck, United
Benefit Services
Diane Lewis and Christopher J.
Perry
Phantom Gourmet
Pilgrim Candle
Jo Poirier
Addy Press
Vera Ochea and Gonzalo Puigbo
Bonnie Randal
Realtor Association of Pioneer
Valley
Jill Reardon
Sue Rebman
Richco
Matthew J. Roche
Elizabeth A. Rockwell
Emily Rodman
Don Rodman
Rodman Ride For Kids
Kay Rosa
Annie Rose
Christine Rose
Kathy Rose
Mary Ann and Tom Ryan
Nichelle D. Sadler
Bev Schneider
Marilyn and Richard Schrenker
Brandon Schrenker
April Schrenker
Celeste Sheffey
Ann Sherwood
Anna Shpigel
Lisa McTighe Sikora and Greg
Sikora
Small Smiles Dental Centers
Janet Smith-Flaherty and
Thomas Flaherty
Matt Soliwoda
St. Sebastian's School Fathers
and Sons
St. John's Church
St. Patrick's Church
Starbucks Wayland
Ann Marie Starzyk
State Street Corporation
Employees
Jacquie Sullivan
Laurie Sullivan
Sweet Deliveries
Symmes, Maini & McKee
Associates Employees
Telegram and Gazette Santa
The Boathouse Restaurant
The Boston Beer Company
The Chiofaro Company
Employees
The Smoke House Company
Maureen Theriault
Roger Thompson
Aliana Tucker
Jennifer and Benjamin Tymann
Philip Peloquin
United Benefit Services
United Marshall Arts Center for
Health & Well Being
Universal Health & Fitness
Japhet Velazquea
Patty Vellucci
VistaPrint
Donna and Jim Vitale
Walker Parking Consultants
Employees
Jackie Wall
Judy Wallace
Lynne D. Waterman
WCVB-TV Boston
McKenzie Webster
Alden Wells
Westborough Food Pantry
Elinor S. White
Whole Foods Market
Willow Hill School
Winchester Brownie Troop 7029
Charlene Wong
Susan Wornick
Irene Yachimski
Attorney Lawrence Young
Laurie and Kimberly Zacek
Mark Zelepsky
Gifts and Pledges for the
Lancaster Project
We thank our generous
supporters to the Lancaster
Project which began in 2005.
100,000+
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Massachusetts
Beth and Linzee Coolidge/
Dusky Foundation
Nancy and Darrell Crate
Francis Harvey & Sons
Loomis Sayles & Company
Stephen H. Peck, United
Benefit Services
50,000-99,999
Anonymous
Anonymous
Citizens Bank
Christi and Dennis Pedra
25,000-49,999
Maureen and Richard Bolger
Kristen and Michael Croke
Beverly and Phil Johnston
Lehman Brothers Foundation
John W. McKean
Progin Foundation
Marissa and Michael
Summersgill
10,000-24,999
Jane and Keith Carroll
Coldwell Banker Residential
Brokerage
Monica and Michael Connolly
John W. Delaney
Tonia and George Hutt
Sharon Simpson Jones and
Marc Jones
Gina and Dave McClellan
Betsy and John Munzer
Nathan R. Miller Properties
Anthony S. Owens
Diane Lewis and Christopher
J. Perry
Cindy Schlessinger and Jeff
Ellowitz
Derri Shtasel and Gary Gottlieb
Abby and Robert Summersgill
Dawn and Paul Woods
Joanne and Kevin Ecclesine
Sandy and David Ekberg
Patricia M. Hillman
Ginnie and Ed Kelley
Liz and Alan Klein
Angela and Ali Mandalinci
Vera Ochea and Gonzalo Puigbo
Mary Ann and Tom Ryan
2,500-4,999
Susan Allen
Margaret and Don Anastasia
James T. Brett
R. Ann Constable
Deirdre and Corey Griffin
Patricia and Joseph Kennedy
Nancy Newark Esq.
1,000-2,499
Ellen and Michael Clisham
Eastern Bank Charitable
Foundation
David Fraley
William J. Gerace
Susan Baker and John
MacDonald
Nellie Mae Education
Foundation, Inc
Queally Family Foundation/
Joanne and Kevin Ecclesine
Under 1,000
Josephine Barron
Thomas Bennett
Donald E. Carey
Teresa and Lawrence DiCara
Gillian G. Facher
Finale Dessert Company
Lisa Heyison
Helen Hoch
Heidi and Thomas Hogan
Andrea C. James
Lurie & Krup
Valerie McNamara
Patricia M. Reinhardt
Katherine Rieth
Ann M. Scanlon
Mr. E. Parker Stiles
Sheldon Tager
Tank
Nick Thacher
Jennifer Zannetos
5,000-9,999
ACT Leasing
Kathy and Mark Alperin
Silverio Basile
Dixon Salo Architects, Inc
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R O B E R T F. K E N N E DY C H I L D R E N ’ S AC T I O N C O R P S
Financial Information for Fiscal Year 2009
(July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009)
Assets
Current Assets
Cash
537,242
Other Current Assets
2,940,904
Total Current Assets
3,478,146
Other Assets
Land & Buildings
8,093,932
Long-Term Investments
1,546,709
Liabilities
762,013
Current Liabilities
2,081,190
Total Other Assets
10,402,654
Other Liabilities
(Long Term Debt)
5,837,739
Total Assets
13,880,800
Total Liabilities
Other Assets
Total Net Assets
7,918,929
5,961,871
A copy of the complete audited financial statements prepared by McGladrey & Pullen is available upon request
Revenue
$24,343,555
Department of Youth Services (DYS)
43%
Department of Children and Families (DCF)
35%
Cities, Towns and Department of Education
15%
Contributions, Gifts and Grants
5%
Other (Investments, Miscellaneous)
2%
Expenses*
$24,813,350
Program Expenses
87%
General & Administration
10%
3%
Fundraising
Fiscal Year 2009 Deficit
($469,795)
* $19M or 77% of all expenses are for employee compensation and related items
** The FY'09 deficit represents 2% of the annual budget
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ANNUAL REPORT 2009
Board of Directors
George H. Hutt, III, Chair
Michael F. Connolly, Vice Chair
Marc J. Jones, Clerk
Paul Woods, Treasurer
James D. Blue, II
Julee R. Bolg
Keith P. Carroll
R. Ann Constable
Timothy J. Cooney, Jr.
Michael Croke
Kevin J. Ecclesine
Ina R. Howard-Hogan
Joseph P. Kennedy, III
Patricia Kennedy
John R. MacDonald
Ali Mandalinci
David A. Martel
H. Betsy Munzer
Theodore A. Oatis
Penny Outlaw
Anthony S. Owens
John W. Delaney
Lawrence S. DiCara
W. Albert Ellis
Brian L. P. Fallon
Robert P. Gittens
Patricia M. Hillman
Alice Jelin Isenberg
Philip W. Johnston
Vincent P. McCarthy
Stephen H. Peck
Dennis D. Pedra
Christopher J. Perry
Gonzalo J. Puigbo
Mary Ann Ryan
Cindy Schlessinger
Derri Shtasel, MD
Michael J. Summersgill
Advisory Council
Susan Allen
Donald Anastasia
James T. Brett
Donald E. Carey
Elizabeth Coolidge
Linzee Coolidge
Darrell W. Crate
John W. McKean
Peter Nessen
Michael C. Obel-Omia
Don Rodman
Robert H. Summersgill
Susan Wornick
Leadership Staff
Edward P. Kelley, President & Chief Executive Officer
Alan J. Klein, Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Terence J. Shanley, Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Administration
Barbara T. Harrell, former Vice President of Development & External Affairs
Letitia L. Howland, Vice President of Organizational Management & Strategy
Cecilia M. Roddy, Vice President of Development & External Affairs
Alden S. Wells, Vice President of Financial Management
Dr. Charles N. Billikas, Director of Clinical Services
Karen B. Cheyney, Program Director, Bright Futures Adoption Center
Kathy A. Felt, Area Director, Southeast Region
Leigh Gallivan Mahoney, Director of Education, Juvenile Justice Programs
Kevin G. McNeeley, Director of Training & Quality Assurance
Valerie L. Paen, Principal, Robert F. Kennedy Lancaster School
Nichelle D. Sadler, Boston Area Director
Cindy G. Schofield, Director of Operations & Administration, Lancaster Campus
David N. Strong, Director, Juvenile Justice Programs
Adrienne E. Williams, Director of Child Welfare Services
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WE BELIEVE...
…that every child has
the right to reach his
or her full potential
…that all children have the
right to grow up in a safe
and nurturing environment
Robert F. Kennedy Children’s Action Corps
11 Beacon Street, Suite 200
Boston, MA 02108
Tel: 617.227.4183
Toll free: 877.735.3500
…that we must
respect the dignity
and individuality of
every child
...in the legacy of Robert
F. Kennedy – that society
has a responsibility to the
poor and disadvantaged
www.rfkchildren.org