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The Milagro Center is proudly supported
by these community-minded corporations
and organizations
“The Milagro Center is an arts and education program that nurtures
the seeds of creativity, builds an indestructible sense of self-worth,
and inspires youth to reach their fullest potential.”
Visit us online at
MilagroCenter.org
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(561) 279-2970
695 Auburn Ave,
Delray Beach, FL 33444
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Our Mission
Our Vision
The Milagro Center is a 501(c) 3 non-profit
agency whose mission is to enrich the lives of
children through cultural arts, Living Values
and academic support.
To be a center of creative cultural
collaboration, engaging education and
inspiration that dissolves social barriers,
forms lasting connections and sets the stage
for future success.
Our Support
The Milagro Center is extremely grateful for the continued support of the very loyal
organizations and individuals who truly make miracles in the lives of the children we serve. We
could never achieve the amazing outcomes we are so well known for without them and for that
we thank you.
Our Funders
AutoNation, Inc. – Market 2
Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach
DPR Construction Foundation
Family Central of Palm Beach
Goody Two Shoes, Inc.
Hermanowski Family Foundation
Impact 100 Palm Beach
Jarden Consumer Solutions
Lattner Family Foundation
Palm Beach County Cultural Council
Pediatric Association
PNC Bank Foundation
Publix Super Market Charities, Inc.
Schmidt Family Foundation
The Church of Bethesda-By-The-Sea
The Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation
Town of Palm Beach United Way
United Way of Palm Beach County
Our Miracle Makers
From Our Board Chair Kurt Knaus
Milagro was created in 1997 as a grass-roots cultural arts center for the largely underserved low-income population in and around Delray Beach. It was designed to offer
after-school and summer camp programs that use cultural arts as a focus to develop
self-confidence and creativity while improving low income children’s academic standings.
Like our community, Milagro is thriving and strong as a stable organization, and one
recognized for the quality of our programming. The Milagro center has been able to
achieve national accreditation, local certification, and has achieved both professional and
financial support from some of our community’s most notable agencies, organizations
and residents. Because of our consistent success in meeting outcomes, the successful
partnerships with other service agencies we have created, and the level of committed
staff, board, volunteers, and community supporters on our team, we believe that Milagro
demonstrates the effectiveness of an organization that keeps on moving forward, through
whatever obstacles or challenges are put in the way. We have worked diligently to ensure
that children have a safe place to come to during out-of-school times, where they can
become the very best versions of themselves, ultimately becoming our community’s new
leaders. Thank you for your continued support and interest in our organization and the
children and families we serve.
Kurt Knaus
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Alan & Kimberly LeFevre
Alice Clarke
Andrew J Plum
Atlantic Insurance Agency
Auburn Development Group, LLC
Barbara Probstein
BPO Delray Beach Elks Lodge
Brad Straka & Kenneth Volpp
Brian Rosen
Carolyn Fazio
Cars.com
Cheryl Jackman
Citizens Interested In Arts, Inc.
City of Boca Raton
City of Delray Beach
Current Builders Constructors, Inc.
Cynthia Crowley
Danna-Gracey, Inc.
Delray Art League
Delray Beach CRA
Delray Bus Loop
Don & Julie Uderitz
Eastern Metal Supply, Inc.
Ed & Lisa Guarini
Eileen Bustamante
First Presbyterian Church
Geo Zoltan Lefton Family Fdn.
Gerstle, Rosen & Associates
Greenberg Traurig Philanthropic
Jaimie Goodman
Jeffery & Sassy Cohen
John & Jenna Ferber
John and Michelle Antonini
Joseph Tadeo
JP Morgan Chase
Junior League of Boca Raton
Kerstin Kupfermann
Kurt & Mary Ann Knaus
Lee & Sharon Weekes
Margaret Costello
Michael Weiner
Nancy & Alana Owens
NCCI Holdings, Inc.
Office Depot Foundation
Paramount Coffee Services
Phyllis Fee
Rick & Susie Roegiers
Sherry Marquis
Soroptimist International of The Palm Beaches
Steven Bell
Sun Sentinel Children’s Fund
The Delray Beach Police Department Trust
The Glover Family
The Jacob S Zweig Foundation, Inc.
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Boca Raton
Theodore Fitilis Living Trust
Todd & Gina Skelton
Toshiba Business Solutions
Vic & Laura Michels
Waste Management
Weekes & Callaway, Inc.
Wendy Cyriacks
Whole Foods Market of Boca Raton
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2012 Community
Collaborations
2012 Board of Directors
Kurt Knaus – President
2012 Ambassador
Committee Members
Deborah Beetson – Treasurer
Michelle Antonini
Sherry Marquis
Mary Ann Knaus – Secretary
Mickey Blount
Wilfredo Ortiz
• Whole Foods 5% Back Sale Day
Phyllis Fee – Board Member
Lisa Cody
Barbara Perino
• Sparkle of Life Ladies Luncheons
Christopher McCray – Board Member
Ron Gilinsky
Tina Pugliese
• Delray Beach Chamber’s Seek in the
City event
Vic Michels – Board Member
Jessica Hinners
Nanette Saylor
Lee Weekes – Board Member
Judy Joffe
Todd Skelton
Gregg Weiss – Board Member
Linda Marincola
• Art Works for Food - public art displays and
summer fresh fruit deliveries to our center.
• Palm Beach Zoo on site lessons and Armory
Arts Center art classes
• Outreach at Quantum House, ARC of Palm
Beach County, Kids in Distress, The Haven,
The Literacy Coalition, Palm Beach County
Head Start
• Backpack drive through Office Depot
Foundation
• Events hosted by Crane’s Beach House to
benefit Milagro Center
• Back to School Bash & Holiday Toy Drive
with Spirit of Giving Network
• Students from Space of Mind volunteer as
homework helpers
• American Heritage Ginger Bread party and
Jingle Jolly gift giving to families
• Art classes on site from The Center for
Creative Education
• AutoNation, Inc. yearlong project including
community murals, assistance with move
into new center and winning 2nd place in
Culture of Caring national competition.
• Milagro STARS created annual thank you
piece for United Way of Palm Beach County
Volunteer Thank You
• Weekly character development with Virtue in
a Pocket
• Created mural of United States with
Peace Corps
• Delray Beach Elk’s Lodge Cut for a Cause
benefiting Milagro Center
• Miracles and Meatball Donor Appreciation at
Solita Delray
Memberships
and Affiliations
• Spirit of Giving Network
• Delray Beach Chamber of Commerce’s
Nonprofit Council
• Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
• Palm Beach County Cultural Council
• Nonprofits First
• Prime Time of Palm Beach County
• Diaper distribution through Junior League of
Boca Raton
• Children’s Services Council of
Palm Beach County
• Halloween Trick or Treating and 2012 Miracle
Masquerade at Mercedes Benz of Delray
• Family Central of Palm Beach
• Jarden Consumer Solutions provides graphic
design and silent auction items
• Town of Palm Beach United Way
• DPR Construction assisted and volunteered
with building repair needs
• Utilization of building in The Village at Delray
and service to their children and families
• United Way of Palm Beach County
• Nonprofit Chamber
• Women’s Executive Club
• Council on Accreditation
• Junior League of Boca Raton
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2012 Agency Highlights
and Accomplishments
• Won 2nd place in the national AutoNation, Inc. “Culture of
Caring” Contest and raised over $50,000 for our programs.
• Successfully moved into a state-of-the-art facility located in
The Village At Delray
• Opened an endowment fund to ensure long
term sustainability
• Our Art Director Steve Backhus won the MUSE Award for
Outstanding Arts Educator in Our Community through the
Palm Beach County Cultural Council
• Served over 250 disadvantaged youth throughout
the community
• Tripled enrollment in our Teen program operating out of our
340 SW 6th Ave location
• Delray Beach Magazine
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Milagro –
By the Numbers
Programs
The issues:
• The families and children we serve are
living at or below the federal poverty level.
• The community we serve has an 11% or
greater unemployment rate.
• Approximately 50% of students entering
9th grade in our local high schools read
below grade level.
• 70% of at-risk children DO NOT graduate
from high school and continue living
in poverty.
• The Education Commission of the States
published a report in March of 2012
stating that “minority and low income
students make up a disproportionate
share of students who are held back” in
the states each year.
• High school drop-outs cost our
community in multiple ways. The average
at-risk youth who becomes a career
criminal costs society between $1.4 and
$1.7 million over his lifetime. The average
drug abuser costs society $408,268 to $1,070,324. Even those who don’t turn to a life of crime
end up costing society an average of $268,133 to $428,130. (The Monetary Value of Saving a
High-Risk Youth, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Vol. 14 No. 1 5-33).
Our results:
More than 260 children and youth served annually.
• Our Teen Program has grown from 5 students to over 25 students in just 2 years.
• Children in our on-site programs achieve a consistent 96% success rate in annual
grade promotion.
• 90% of our students demonstrate increased knowledge of and abilities in the arts.
• 85% of our students demonstrate improved self-esteem, self-confidence, and life skills.
• Benefits to the community include the promise of future productive residents, parents who
are engaged in their children’s lives and futures, growth and exposure to and of the arts, and
diminished costs in terms of social services related to homelessness, drug & alcohol abuse, teen
pregnancy, gang related violence, and general crime and law enforcement.
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ARTreach
The Milagro Center reaches additional youth in
our community through our “ARTreach” program.
This program allows us to provide our unique and
specialized curriculum to children being served
by other organizations and expose them to the
arts and Living Values. It also allows us to utilize
our professional staff and facility more effectively.
By working with other agencies and pooling our
resources together we can more efficiently serve
greater numbers of children and make a lifealtering difference in their lives.
Mentoring
The center relies heavily on the support of its
volunteers and mentors. We would never see the
miracles that are achieved here without them.
This program connects youth with positive adult
role models and fosters nurturing, supportive,
intergenerational relationships that are essential
to building a child’s self esteem. Mentors
are required to make a minimum one-year
commitment and visits are on-site. 64% of our
currently active mentors have passed the oneyear commitment and continue to mentor their
assigned mentee; 43% are still with their mentee
after two years.
STARS
Our STARS program provides superior arts
instruction, Living Values education, academic
enrichment, and tutoring to children and youth
of families living at or below the federal poverty
level. These children are most often at risk of
school failure, drop-out, and cyclical poverty.
Younger children in low income neighborhoods
gain the most from quality after school programs.
Milagro Center gives children and youth the
opportunity to experience daily art and academic
enrichment in an environment that encourages
creativity, learning, and acceptance.
Teens
Our Teen program serves 25 middle and high
school youth, ages 13-18, during after school
hours at the center located on 6th Avenue.
The Teens receive homework assistance, art
instruction, Living Values Education, recreations,
as well as a coming-of-age component and
financial education. They are also provided
with literacy and math enhancement, SAT/ACT
preparation, and life skills training. The Teens
mentor younger students and receive community
service hours as they develop their leadership
skills. This is the center’s most recently formed
program and is supported largely through the
United Way of Palm Beach County.
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