2015 annual report - Tri-County (Peoria) Urban League

2015 ANNUAL REPORT
PROUD Of The PAST . . .
FOCUSED For The FUTURE . . .
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Leadership
Greetings,
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015 has been a monumental year for the Tri-County Urban League as we proudly celebrated our 50th Anniversary. We are extremely grateful that in 1964, Valeska Hinton,
Erma Davis and Helen Leatherwood mobilized a small group of concerned citizens to establish an Urban League in the Peoria area and in 1965, Frank Campbell was hired as the first
executive director.
Since then, we have been educating and advocating for the less fortunate and empowering
our community in Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford and McLean Counties. We have come a long
way since the Tri-County Urban League developed one of its very first programs—the Summer Youth Job Corp, the first youth work and motivation program for minority youth. Today, we have approximately fifteen programs serving a combined total of over 5,000 individuals.
We are committed to continue working diligently each and every day to make a difference. The 50 th Anniversary Campaign to raise $350,000 will contribute to Urban League’s long-term sustainability and improved social
and economic programs and services to the most vulnerable populations. With the help of thoughtful donors
and supporters, we can mold lives, empower families and strengthen the communities we serve.
As I reflect on our rich history, I am deeply honored to be a part of such a great organization with board members, staff and volunteers that truly embody the spirit of wholehearted social service. Please join me in welcoming our newest board members, Jerome Guilford, Meaghan Jenkins, Tony O’Brian and Marguerite Ross,
as we all continue to support Urban League’s vision of improving the educational, social, and economic opportunities for the disadvantaged of the Peoria area. Together, we will empower our community and change lives!
Laraine E. Bryson
President
Governance
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Alma Brown
CHAIRPERSON
Glenn Ross
SECOND VICE PRESIDENT
Terry Lake
TREASURER
Matt Bartolo
SECRETARY
Laurie Peterson
Marti Bloodsaw
Bryant Carter
Norris Chase
Marty Clinch
Ron Cox
Billy Frank
Reverend Elaine P. Gordon
Chris Heintzelman
Dawn Harris Jeffries
George W. Lane Sr., M.D.
Kecia Randle
Michael T. Rogers
Thomas Rowmanowski
Mary Jo Schettler
Karen M. Stumpe, Esq.
Gregory Young
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2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Our Programs
E
EDUCATION
ducation is the core of TriCounty Urban League’s mission. The Education Department offers these innovative programs:
After-School Tutoring Program for
children. The program serves grades,
(K-12) in all academic subject areas.
TSTM (Tomorrow’s Scientists,
Technicians, & Managers) Program
supports youth to pursue careers in
science, technology, engineering &
business. The program offers: academic tutorials, field training, summer
enrichment activities, satellite clubs,
scholarships, and more.
Adult Learning Center caters to
adults who are interested in obtaining
their GED or upgrading basic skills.
Community Technology Center
offers computer classes and activities
to both youth, adults and seniors
alike, preparing them for success in
the digital age. The center offers IC3
computer training and certification.
The certification exams are conducted on site and are validated by
Certiport. The Technology Center
recently became an IC3 Authorized
Testing Center.
Summer Youth Employment Program is a summer adventure that
introduces 14 to 24 year olds to the
working world through preemployment skills training and paid
meaningful work experiences.
C
COUNSELING
ounseling programs at the Urban League help individuals
and families from birth to adulthood. Our programs include:
mployment services offered
through the Urban League help
clients through a variety of programs and services.
TOPS (Teens Organized for Pride
and Success) after-school program
encourages youth to stay in school
and make positive choices. Transportation and healthy nutritious light
meals are provided.
Job Placement and Referral Service provides career counseling and
assists individuals in securing employment . A series of workshops are
held periodically throughout the year
such as: Job Readiness, Lifeskills,
Job Retention, Financial Literacy and
other topics.
Parent-Childhood Center supports
parents with children from 6 weeks to
5 years old. The center also provides
childcare services from 7:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Our childcare center is
DCFS licensed and a designated
Head Start site.
Visitation Services help improve the
quality of visits for families that are
under supervision of the Department
of Children and Family Services.
Family Habilitation Services assists
parents and other caregivers to maintain or reunify their family units.
Pre and Post Job Guidance helps
individuals learn basic skills needed
to secure employment.
Men’s Wearhouse Collaboration—
suits donated by the Men’s Wearhouse help unemployed men to build
the self confidence needed to re-enter
the workplace. It also enables them to
make good first impressions during
job interviews.
Parent Education Classes enable
families to build nurturing and stable
family units. Our classes emphasize
the importance of: parent/child interaction, family values, communication,
child rearing techniques, mental, social, emotional, intellectual phases of
childhood development and more.
Youth preparing for bridge
building competition
Using technology in the classroom
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E
EMPLOYMENT
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
Year Ended June 30, 2014
SUPPORT/REVENUE
Contributions
Foundations/Trusts
Fees/Grants - Government Agencies
United Way
Program Service Fees
Special Events & Miscellaneous
Total Support/Revenue
76,358
13,380
1,238,400
344,353
11,308
216,021
$
1,899,820
$
2,060,369
EXPENDITURES
PROGRAM SERVICES
Employment Services
Specialized Education
Counseling
SUPPORTING SERVICES
Management & General
Total Expenditures
707,262
595,647
385,882
371,578
Change in net assets before
pension-related changes other than
net periodic pension costs
(160,549)
Pension-Related Changes Other
Than Net Periodic Pension Costs
5,177
Change in Net Assets
(155,372)
Net Assets, Beginning of Year
1,214,949
Net Assets, End of Year
$
1,059,577
The complete audit package, prepared by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, is available for
examination at the Tri-County Urban League.
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2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Donors And In-Kind Contributors
Major Contributors
Ameren Illinois
F&M Bank
PNC Bank
Charles & Betty Beard
Christopher & Georgia Glynn
Tom & Carol Romanowski
Bremer Jewelry
Hallmark Cards Inc. / Metamora
Fixture Operations
State Farm Insurance Companies
CEFCU
Dean & Terry Lake
WEEK-TV 25
Peoria Disposal Company
Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
HOI – 19
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Pamela Adams
Advanced Medical Transport of
Central IL
African Hall of Fame
Rita Ali
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Ameren Illinois
Barry Anderson
Allen Andrews
George & Sandra Andrews
Phyllis Andrews
Anonymous United Way Donor
Tommy & Monica Arbuckle
Francesca Armmer
Bola Bamgbopa
Matt Bartolo
Glen Barton
Charles & Betty Beard
Joe & Nancy Bell
Tim Bertschy
Bethel United Methodist Church
Biaggis Resturante
Laveine Birditt
Girma Biresaw
Reginald Birris
Eddie & Verneda Blackmon
Henry Blackwell
Martha Bloodsaw
Crystal Bobo
Mr. W. George Bobo
Shirlene Bolden
Cassandra Booker
Kenneth & Ellen Bradley
Bradley University
McFarland Anthony Bragg, II
Less & Marla Bramley
Irving & Florese Bright
Alma Brown
Charles & Shelbry Brown
Chester & Joyce Brown
Kena Brown
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Leo Brown
Alicia Bryant
Agbara Bryson
Elton & Laraine Bryson
Sharon Buckner
Merrill & Mary Buesing
Charlie Burke
Terry Burnside
Busey Bank
Eddie & Beverly Caballero
Callender & Co.
Frank & Kim Campbell Jr.
Desiree Carlson
Bryant & Cynthia Carter
CASA Peoria County
CEFCU
Norris Chase
Diana Chestnut
Citizens for Ardis
CityBlue Technology
Clifton Larson Allen
Martin & Stephanie Clinch
Cora Coleman
Commerce Bank
Community Foundation Of Central IL
Depository
Chris Conway
Charles & Gloria Cook
Adrian Cooper
Dorothy Cornish
Kelly Cornish-Robbins
Michael Cotta
Coulter Companies Inc.
Al Covington
Ronald Cox
Herman & Denise Crayton
Jerry & Sarah Crayton
Robert Criss
Fan Crooks
Donna Crowder
Cullinan Properties LTD
Rhonda Dameron
Dorothy Davis
DECA Realty
Alfreida DeGroot
Byron Dehaan
Emil & Janice Deissler
Peter Donis
Francis & Jean Duren
Brent Eichenberger
Charles Ellis
Cheryl Ellis
Earl & Essie Ellis
Eva Ellis
Irene Eskridge
Jimmy & Debbie Faggett
Stephanie Faulkner
Donna Fauntleroy
Federal Companies
First Hospitality Group/ Pere Marquette
Debra Fisher
Alneida Ford
Chris Ford
Joyce Francis
Billy & Janay Frank
Brian Franklin
Freds Shoe Repair Inc.
Antwine Freemam
Edward Funchess
Ronald & Polly Furness
Doris Galbreth
James & Pamela Garner
Temeka Giles
James & Cynthia Gilkesson
Theodia Gillespie
Audrey Gipson
Olajide Giwa
Christopher E. Glynn
Akilah Gordon
Cheryll Gordon
Jehan Gordon
Walter Graves
George & Martha Graves, Jr.
James & Stacy Gray
Sean & Chatea Green
Jerome Guilford Jr.
L'Trice Gulley
Andrew & Lydia Haan
James & Donniece Hall
Maria Hamer
Ruthie & Lee Hamer
Lois Hamilton
Herschel & Carolyn Hannah
JoAnn Harlan
Peyton Harris
Dawn Harris Jeffries
Jeanette Hart
Harvay & Stuckel, Chartered
Attorneys At Law
Ward Hawley
James & Kimberly Hayes
Tracie Haywood
Jennifer L. Hazelman
Heaven's View Christian Fellowship
Chris Heintzelman
Kanika Hendricks
Larry & Wanda Higgins
Alycia Hightower
Nicholas Hines Sr.
Francis & Rita Hinton
Roger Hoerr
Dorothy Holesome
Gladys Hollingsworth
Brandon Holmes
Al & Clara Hooks
Marc Hornberger
Joelle House
Tyrone & Latrice Hudson
IBEW Local 34
Illinois Business Financial Services
Illinois Central College
Michael & Gail Illuzzi
Tammy Irby
Annette Jackson
Deborah Jackson
Donald & Ernestine Jackson
2015 ANNUAL REPORT
Donors And In-Kind Contributors
Herman & Joyce Jackson
Joyce M. Jackson
Patricia Jackson
Shawn Jackson
Christopher James
Janet ‘s Just for You
Maui Jim
Terry L. Joerger
Charles E. & Janina A. Johnson
Deborah Johnson
Deborah R. Johnson
Gary & Diana Johnson
Gaye Johnson
Jessie P. Johnson
Ms. Johnetta Johnson
Pam Johnson
Beverly Johnson Thomas
Antoinette Jones
Edna Jones
Orville & Carolyn Joshua
Grace D. Kelly
Jan Kepple
Linda S. Keyser
Samir & Sharon Kherat
Allen & Sharon Kilgore
Helen King
L. J. King
Lorene King
Linda Kluever
David M. Koehler
Kevin Kyle
Ray & Kathy LaHood
Terry Lake
Michael Landwirth
George & Yvette Lane
Jerri Langford
Dr. Grenita Lathan
Fred & Dommie Lee
R. & L.M. Lee
Richard & Jennifer Lee
Doris E.Lilly
Duane Livingston
Ronald Locker
Tom Lucek
Gretchen Macklin
Percy Macon
Roberta Marshall
Virgil Marshall
Georgia Marshall-Henry
La Rue Martin Jr.
Tia McClain
Daniel & Jonelle McCloud
Rosemary McCullough
Mary McDade
Ruth McFadden
Sheila McGoy
Jacqueline McKenzie
Dale & Barbara Meredith
Jennifer Metcalf
Methodist Medical Center
Sonya Y. Miles
David & Teresa Miller
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Dr. Rick & Mrs. Cheryl Miller
Patricia Miller
Kathryn Mitchell
Maggie E. Montellano
Joe & Sharon Montgomery
Garry & Denise Moore
Rick & Erin Morgan
Marc Morial
Alec Morris
Elliott Murray
N. A. A. C. P. Peoria Branch
Sowmya Nayesh
Rufus & Kim Nelson, Jr.
New Moring Star Missionary
Baptist Church
LaFrank Newell
Nikita Newell
Tena Nichelson
Stacy Noe
Old Chicago Restaurants
Henri L. Oliver
Georgette Orr
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Melvin Ottley
Par-A-Dice Hotel Casino
Roberta Parks
Tal Parmenter
Felicia Pate
Dean & Mary Patton
PCCEO
Pearl Insurance Group
Darryl Pegues
Joan Pegues
Myra Peitzmeier
Lisa Penelton
Peoria Branch of the National
Association of University Women
Peoria School District 150
Laurel J. Peterson
Mary Peterson
Eugene Petty
Samuel & Wilma Petty
PNC Financial Services Group
Polished
Sam & Jean Polk
Progressive Golf Club of Peoria
Mark & Jamie Race
Marilyn Ragler
Charles Randle
Demetrius & Kecia Randle
Zipporah Randle
David & Zan Ransburg
Warren & Gussie Rayford
LaColis & Sharon Reed
Clara Reedy
A.C. Rhymes
James & Ruby Rials
River City Construction
Glenn & Angela M. Roberson
Rebecca Robinson
Derrick D. Rodgers
Cathy M.L. Rodgers-Warren
Michael T. Rogers
Arthur J. Welch
Thomas & Carol Romanowski
Kay Welch
Glenn & Marguerite Ross
Michael Welch
Valerie Ross
West Central Illinois Building &
Daniel Ruffin
Construction Trades Council
Renee A. Ruffin
Charles & Gwen Westendorf
Ronald Ruffin
Lonnie Whisker
Couri Rutherford
Charlene White
Robin Rutherford
Marcus White
Timothy & Nancy Ricci Ryon
Yvonne Wickham
Marliyn Sain
Jenna Cicciarelli Wiesner
Elijah Samson
Craig & Darlene Williams
Mary Sanders
James Williams
Mary Jo Schettler
Jessie & Shirley Williams
Betty Schlacter
Sonni Williams
Jeff & Debbie Seyller
Walter & Gloria Williams
Valda Shipp
Gwen Wilson
Debbie Simon
Michael & Zelena Winters
Simons Mortuary
Winter's Barber Shop
Skip’s & Floyd’s Barber Shop
Maxine Wortham
Carl Spence
Cornell Wright
Mark & Renee Spenny
Simone L. Wright
Andrea Renee St .Julian
Albert & Eleanor Wylie
Grant St. Julian
Beverly T. Wysinger
Tanya St. Julian
Helen Young
Grant & Jeanne St. Julian, Jr.
Monisha Young
Sharon Staples
Willie & Billy Young
G. Douglas Stephens
Zion Baptist Church
Jana Stevens
Mr. Leonard Stewart
Karen Stumpe
Danny Swain
Thomas Devon & Myretta Sydnor
Doris Symonds
The Childrens Home
The WYMAN Group
Theta Xi Graduate Chapter Omega
Psi Phi Fraternity,Inc.
Hazel Thomas
Mary Thomas
Reginald Pete Thomas
Eric A. Thomas Sr.
James Tillman
Pat Tillman
Charles Timmes
John & Kathryn Timmes
Valerie Timmes
Deloris Turner
Youth and their technical advisor explore strategies for
Dorothy Underwood
their upcoming bridge building competition
Clay Unes
United Usher Board of Peoria Illinois
Emma Vandeveer
Eloise Wade
The Tri-County Urban League would like to thank our
Brock Wallace
generous donors, corporate sponsors, and grant
Walmart
funders who have generously contributed to the
Elaine Walters-Gordon
success of our programs. Together, we were able to
enrich and empower the lives of our clients . We
Christopher Warwick
look forward to ongoing partnerships with you and
Alicia Washington
others in the future.
David & Lorraine Watkins
Junior & Jackie Watkins
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy
Marty Watkins
of our donor list. Please accept our apology for any
Ronald & Marilyn Weitzel
omissions or errors made.