Hope`s Door Annual Report 2015

H O P E ’S
DOOR
ANNUAL
REPORT
2015
3 5 TH
ANNIVERSARY
YEAR
HOME: IT’S WHERE YOU SHOULD FEEL SAFE AND PROTECTED.
HOPE’S DOOR: IT’S WHO YOU CALL IF YOU’RE NOT.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Eric I. Wrubel, Esq., President
Debra K. Kousouros, Esq., Vice President
Ira Schulman, Esq., Secretary
Wendy M. Gardner, Treasurer
Emily Bond
Jean Marie Connolly
Jill Deitch
Lucy Hoffman
Ken Marsolais
Caroline Murphy
Dan Schorr, Esq.
ADVISORY BOARD
Renée Brown, CEO, C.W. Brown
Sheryl Dale, Camp Mohawk
Alyssa Dweck, MD, Mount Kisco Medical Group
Bonnie Kintzer, President & CEO,
Reader’s Digest Association
Jeffrey Kohn, Managing Partner,
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Rev’d Dr. Bonnie Rosborough,
Briarcliff Congregational Church
David M. Ryan, Chief of Police Pound Ridge
Joel Seligman, President & CEO,
Northern Westchester Hospital
Nancy K. Simpkins
Michael Stillman, MD
Helen Williams
Irina Zhabinskaya, MD,
Northern Westchester Hospital
From the
Executive Director
CARLLA HORTON
2015 marked the 35th anniversary of Hope’s Door, and we gratefully acknowledge all
those who have shared in our mission of service over the years.
Last year, 633 persons called our hotline. Some sought information about their legal
rights. Others were looking for a support group for themselves or counseling for their
children. Other victims were desperate to flee to the safety of our shelter – often with
little more than the clothes they were wearing. Whatever the circumstances, we worked
with the survivors as they empowered themselves and began to forge a life free of abuse.
Here are selected highlights of the year:
• Empowered 8,925 young people in our dating abuse prevention program.
• Increased participation in the STAR peer leadership program by 79%.
• Partnered with the Family Justice Center and assisted 262 persons seeking
help with orders of protection and related legal remedies.
• Launched the Next Step Economic Empowerment Program.
• Provided 5,178 days of emergency shelter.
Overall, 689 persons came to us for help – up 42% from five years ago. We could never
have kept pace with this demand without our board, staff, volunteers and donors. We
hope that you will continue to share in our mission of hope and to make words like these
possible:
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CarlLa Horton, MPA
ANNUAL REPORT TEAM
CarlLa Horton
Nicole Taylor Photography
Peter Grobe Photography
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Designer: Margo Goody
“ Hope’s Door has given me the courage and hope I never
had before and has helped me become the woman I was
meant to be—strong, courageous and most of all, free.”
STATEMENT OF CHARITY ACCOUNTABILITY
Hope’s Door wants the public to have complete confidence in our chari­table work. We are
recognized by the IRS as a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charity. Our tax ID number is 13-3023259.
Contributions are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.
Contact us or refer to our website to review the following:
IRS Letter of Determination • Annual Reports • Audited Financial Statements • IRS Form 990
Safety:
the cornerstone of all services
CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
“I stay awake as long as I can
to try to protect mommy.”
SAFETY PLANNING
AND DANGER ASSESSMENTS
Safety planning and danger assessments are the most
important services we provide. We help victims assess
their level of danger and empower themselves with safety
strategies — whether the victim decides to leave or to stay
in the relationship.
EMERGENCY SHELTER
It takes tremendous courage for an abused person
to walk away from home and into our shelter. Often
leaving behind not only the abuser but also family, friends, neighbors, job, and other sources of love
and support. Imagine just for a moment your life without these or similar comforts. It’s almost unimaginable —
perhaps equally as painful as the abuse and violence left
behind. During the year, we provided 5,178 days of safety
to 91 women and children.
COUNSELING, SUPPORT
AND ADVOCACY
Our counseling, support group and advocacy program is
a safe place for survivors to break the silence about the
violence, to learn safety strategies and to prudently plan
for their future. In our sessions, abuse survivors learn the
difference between a relationship dominated by power and
control and one based on equality, respect and trust. 689
survivors were served during the year.
Du ri n g th e year, o ur hotl i ne wo rkers
an d vo l unteers responded
to 633 c al l ers i n c ri si s.
Children who witness or endure family violence suffer from
trauma and manifest behaviors that thwart their ability to
thrive. Given this reality and its daunting implications, we
employ an array of strategies to help children break the
cycle of violence, learn safety strategies, and heal from the
trauma of abuse. There were 857 children under the age of
18 in the families we served during the year.
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
Our community education and outreach campaign reached
more than 6,800 persons during the year. We worked with
communities of faith, police departments, human service
agencies, civic organizations, schools, colleges, youthserving organizations, court personnel, elected officials,
medical providers and corporate employers, among others.
NEXT STEP ECONOMIC
EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM
Next Step Empowerment
Coordinator Julissa NicasioUrena and Counselor/
Outreach Specialist
Yalonda Hooks
By controlling financial resources, abusers often force victims
to choose between staying in the
relationship or facing economic
hardship if they leave. In the Next
Step program, survivors identify
their barriers to safety and independence and are awarded funds to
pursue educational and vocational
goals. 44 women participated in
the program. Within 12 months,
35% had started their own business
or secured employment.
HOPE’S DOOR OSSINING
In 2012, a very generous person donated the space that
became the home of Hope’s Door Ossining, a handicapaccessible site perfectly situated to serve survivors along the
Route 9 corridor. In the beginning, we deployed staff from
our Pleasantville site on a part-time basis until this year when
new funds allowed us to be open five days a week. As a result,
service delivery in our targeted communities of Ossining,
Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, and Peekskill increased by 89%.
Numbers, of course, never tell the whole story. Each one represents a life or a family that went from hopeless to hopeful.
24-H OU R HOTLINE 888.438.8700
LOVE SHOULDN’T HURT AND STAR PEER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
The Voices of Teen Survivors
I joined STAR because I was in
an abusive relationship and heard
from friends that it was a great group
to join. I didn’t feel pressure to share
my story but felt safe enough to do
so by the end of the year.
I thought the only type of abuse was
physical abuse until I learned all about
emotional and verbal abuse. STAR leaders
helped me come to terms with my own relationship and taught me how to safely leave.
STAR Peer Leaders at Alexander Hamilton High School
and Advisor Marisa Marks
Teen Dating Abuse Awareness,
Intervention and Prevention
Love Shouldn’t Hurt empowers young people with the skills
to distinguish between abusive relationships and those
based on equality, respect and trust. The cornerstone
of our program is the knowledge that young victims are
reluctant to reveal abuse to adults but will reach out to
friends. Our program empowers young people with the
knowledge they need to help themselves, to give each
other good advice and, ultimately, to break the silence
that allows abuse to continue.
Workshops — Awareness Events —
Teen Symposium
STAR is the most meaningful group I
have ever been a part of. I learned how to
recognize warning signs of abuse and how
to safely leave an abusive relationship.
It was through STAR that I realized
I was in my own abusive relationship.
We believe that Love Shouldn’t Hurt and STAR are among
the most important initiatives that our agency has ever
undertaken. We are not only making a difference in the
lives of young people affected by dating abuse today, but
also, and perhaps more importantly, we believe that STAR
peer leaders are learning positive lessons about how to
achieve greater social equality that is not constrained by
race, class, color, faith, sexual orientation or gender.
During the year, staff and peer leaders presented 218
classroom workshops, sponsored 61 awareness events,
and facilitated a teen symposium for 295 young people.
An estimated 8,925 teens empowered themselves with
potentially life-saving information about abuse.
Results of Our Work —
Breaking the Silence
n Teen victims who would tell no one about
the abuse dropped from 25% to 16%.
n Teen victims who would tell a parent
grew from 26% to 41%.
n Teens who would tell a friend grew from 66% to 84%.
Youth at the Annual Teen Dating Abuse Symposium
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR
The Brides’ March
Allstate Foundation &
Purple Purse Challenge
On September 26, 1999, Gladys Ricart, in her wedding
gown, was posing for pictures with her bridal party when
an ex-boyfriend invaded her home, and fired four shots,
killing Gladys. This year, Hope’s Door participated in the
Brides’ March to honor and remember all victims of domestic violence homicide.
We thank the Allstate Foundation for their sponsorship of
the Purple Purse Challenge, which raised funds for Hope’s
Door and other domestic violence agencies.
The Allstate Purple Purse Challenge kickoff event
Diva Half Marathon
Hope’s Divas
A Call to Action
“When we made the decision to run in the Diva Half
Marathon, we wanted it to be more than just crossing the
finish line…we wanted to support a local organization that
is dedicated to helping women in crisis.”
After a high-profile assault by an NFL player went viral,
Hope’s Door helped spark a county-wide call to action.
We stated: Batterers use violence against their intimate
partners because they can, and they can as long as our
communities continue to blame victims for their actions,
and question victims for their decisions.
Alethea Hohenberger
Femme Fabulous at the Hudson Room
Maria Imperial, YWCA; CarlLa Horton, Hope’s Door; Frank Williams,
White Plains Youth Bureau; John Savage, WestCOP. Jane Aoyama-Martin,
Pace Women’s Justice Center; May Krukiel, Victims Assistance Services;
Nancy Levin, My Sisters’ Place
Louis and Joni Lanza hosted Femme Fabulous, a musical
charity event at the Hudson Room, their new restaurant
in Peekskill, as a tribute to his mother and to benefit
Hope’s Door.
LUNCHEON
Laurie Sturz, Kristin Currid, Hilary Anderson, Lee Manning-Vogelstein,
Anne-Marie Nordgren
The Westchester Bank President and CEO John Tolomer,
Deputy County Executive Kevin Plunkett, The Westchester
Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer Eric
Wiggins, Executive Director CarlLa Horton
Ilene Kafka, Judy Schnuer,
Jean O’Connor, Priscilla Lennox,
Jenna Lennox, Sandy Dineen,
Sharon Riechers, NY State
Senator Dr. Terrence Murphy,
Caroline Murphy, Marianne
Oros, Board of Directors
Member Jean Marie Connolly,
Anne Ring
U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald, Westchester
County Board of Legislators Vice Chairman Jim Maisano,
NY State Assemblywoman Amy Paulin
NY State Assemblyman David Buchwald,
Linda Schorr, Gary Schorr, Don Buchwald
Alayne Katz, Esq., Luncheon Chair Pat Carrera,
Daniella Piper, Executive Director CarlLa Horton
Mayo Barlett, Board of Directors
Vice President Debra Kousouros, Board of
Directors Member Dan Schorr
Shari Gordon, Esq., NY State Senator Andrea StewartCousins, Westchester County Clerk Tim Idoni
Luncheon Chair Pat Carrera
Committee Member Rachel Baron,
Lauren Yorks, Heather Hecht
GALA
Suzy Beatty, Joyce Espy, June Blanc
Debra Kousouros, Vice President,
Board of Directors and Gala Co-Chair
The Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman
Michael Kaplowitz and Ingrid Connolly
Anthony Santini, Joseph Allen, Deron Jordan,
Michelle Smith, Keech Combe, Karin Jordan
Laurie Sturz, Gala Co-Chair
Dr. John Connolly, Ingrid Connolly, Cheryl Connolly-Lewis,
Sean Connolly
Donna Ruzzi, Patricia Cappelletti,
Dr. John Connolly, Ingrid Connolly, Paul Fernandes
Kamilah Glover and Scott McGee
Executive Director CarlLa Horton with 2016 Gala Co-Chairs,
Caroline Shepherd, and Karen Burchetta
Cheryl Connolly-Lewis, Barbara Stewart, Director of Development and Community
Relations Jennifer Ryan Safsel, Dr. Michael Stillman, Ingrid Connolly, Robert Ryan
Dr. Carroll Paulhac, Laurent Paulhac, Amanda Alfieri, Darrell Alfieri,
William O’Brien, Dr. Miechelle O’Brien
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Condensed Statement of Support, Revenue, and Expenses
For the Years Ended June 2011, June 2012, June 2013, June 2014, and June 2015
Public Support and Revenue 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Contributions and Special Events $275,969 $521,717 $441,940 $419,497 $485,696 Bequests $64,190 $53,445 $62,816 $25,494 $48,133 $0 $188 $112 $747 $12 Other Public Support $78,195 $85,353 $121,318 $171,920 $154,970 Total Public Support $418,354 $660,703 $626,186 $617,658 $688,811 Government Support DSS Shelter Fees $526,419 $546,924 $574,741 $553,976 $549,641 NYS Crime Victims Board $310,387 $335,255 $333,989 $332,561 $362,656 Westchester County Office for Women $200,840 $189,292 $185,081 $227,262 $281,179 Division of Criminal Justice Services $32,337 $33,984 $33,242 $32,125 $33,675 Other Government Grants $79,126 $81,585 $155,963 $84,537 $41,414 $1,149,109 $1,187,040 $1,283,016 $1,230,461 $1,268,565 Interest Income $3,470 $3,913 $7,286 $5,955 $8,067 Other Revenue $436 $699 $254 $222 $6,318 Total Revenue $3,906 $4,612 $7,540 $6,177 $14,385 $1,571,369 $1,852,355 $1,916,742 $1,854,296 $1,971,761 Shelter Program $616,955 $665,839 $722,086 $720,571 $717,415 Nonresidential Program $419,907 $534,825 $640,647 $730,871 $875,966 Legal Program $115,676 $5,368 $0 $0 $0 $1,152,538 $1,206,032 $1,362,733 $1,451,442 $1,593,381 Management and General $271,404 $263,241 $192,845 $142,221 $101,723 Fund Raising $109,833 $133,708 $204,348 $239,709 $266,546 Total Support Services $381,237 $396,949 $397,193 $381,930 $368,269 $1,533,775 $1,602,981 $1,759,926 $1,833,372 $1,961,650 $37,594 $249,374 $156,816 $20,924 $10,111 Percentage for Programs 75% 75% 77% 79% 81% Percentage Administration and Overhead 25% 25% 23% 21% 19% $1,111,735 $1,361,111 $1,517,928 $1,538,852 1,548,965 Public Support United Way Total Government Support Revenue Total Support and Revenue Expenses Program Services Total Program Services Support Services Total Expenses Excess of Support and Revenue Ending Net Assets WITH THANKS
To Our Many Donors, Volunteers, and These Recent Organizational Supporters
Government Funders
Child and Adult Care Food Program
Emergency Food and Shelter Program
Homeless Housing Assistance Program
NYS Assemblyman David Buchwald
NYS Senator Terrence Murphy
NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services
NYS Office of Children & Family Services
NYS Office of Victim Services
U. S. Department of Justice, OVW
Westchester County
Westchester County Board of Legislators
Westchester County DSS
Westchester County Office for Women
Foundations and Trusts
Allstate Foundation
American Gift Fund
Avon Foundation
AXA Foundation
Baker Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Bedford Village Lions Club Foundation
Bessemer Trust
Desperito Foundation
Elizabeth G. Butler Angel’s Fund
Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund
Foundation for Life
Helen I. Graham Charitable Foundation
Hudson Valley National Foundation
K.I.D.S/Fashion Delivers
Klingenstein Fund
Leventhal Family Charitable Foundation
Marshall Frankel Foundation
Mary Kay Foundation
MBIA Foundation
Molly Maid Foundation
Neel Foundation
Nelson Trust
New World Foundation
One Hundred Ways Foundation
Reader’s Digest Foundation
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Rockefeller Philanthrophy Advisors
Samuel Goldwyn Foundation
Sexauer Foundation
St. Faith’s House Foundation
TD Charitable Foundation
TJX Foundation
Verizon Foundation
Westchester Community Foundation
Westchester Women’s Bar Association
Foundation
Corporate and Business
Allstate
Amazing Spaces
An American in Paris on Broadway
Armonk Indoor Sports Center
Assured SKCG
Aunt B’s Yogurt Bar
Bacio Trattoria
Banana Republic
Bedford Gourmet
Black Cow
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
Bling’s the Thing
BNY Mellon Wealth Management
Bowls
Bradford Renaissance Portraits
C.W. Brown - LeChase
CAbi
Café of Love
Carlson and Carlson
Castle Connolly Medical
Cavalry Portfolio Services
CeCi Nails & Spa
Charity by Design
Cohanzick Management
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Combe Incorporated
Culinary Institute of America
Dermatology Associates of New York
Dragonfly Wellness Yoga Studio
Edward V. Sapone
Elmwood Country Club
Felice Designs
Fortina
Gap Inc.
Gavi Restaurant
Gem Platinum
Gerald & Lawrence Blumberg
Grand Prix New York
Greenberg Traurig
Greenwich Orchids
Happiness Is...
Harmony Pharmacy
Hilton Westchester
Hotel Zero Degrees
Houlihan Lawrence
ICD Contemporary Jewelry
Innovation Luggage
Iron Horse
J Cubed
Jagger and Jade
Jane Wilson Marquis
Jolley Frank Interiors
Julia B Fee Sotheby’s
Kensico Soap Bar
Klingman & Associates
Kroll
Laser Luxury
Law Office of Michael G. Postiglione
Law Office of Zachary Margulis-Ohnuma
Linden’s Cookies
Lord & Taylor
Louis-Dreyfus Family Office
Maier Markey & Justic
Manchester Country Club
Marathon Development Group
Melita’s Home Furnishings
Meridian Benefits Consulting
Michele Lisa Salon
Millbrook Vineyards and Winery
Modell’s II
Molinelli Architects
Mt. Kisco Seafood
Mt. Kisco Wine & Spirits
Murphy’s Restaurant & Bar
Neiman Marcus
New York Football Giants
Northern Westchester Hospital
Ogrin Associates
O’Melveny & Myers
Patina Restaurant Group
Peachwave
Petticoat Lane
Pleasantville Pharmacy
Pony Express
Psycho Bunny
Quality Italian Restaurant
Rakow Commercial Realty Group
Red Hat on the River
Regeneron
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Times Square
Ritz-Carlton, Westchester
RNN-TV
Rodan + Fields
RRC Price CPAs
Rubinstein & Corozzo
Rye Radiology Associates
Sagamore Strategies
Security World
Sharon McQuillan Golf
Signature Bank
SkyDive the Ranch
Starbucks Briarcliff
Suburban Carting
TD Bank
The Peak 107.1 WXPK
Tommy Bahama
Tompkins Mahopac Bank
Twin Jewelers
Vanguard Charitable
Village Bookstore
Village Social Kitchen & Bar
Warshaw Burstein
Westchester Bank
Westchester Fairfield Agency
Westchester Toyota
Willy Nicks Restaurant
Woodard & Curran
Xand Operations LLC
Yonkers Contracting Company
Zen
Community
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Bronxville School District
Camp Cody
Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
Chappaqua Rotary Club
Contemporary Club of Pleasantville
Dominican Sisters Family Health Services
Girl Scout Troop 1017
Girl Scout Troop 1163
Girl Scout Troop 1163
Girl Scout Troop 1358
Girl Scout Troop 1451
Helping Hands of Rye
Hendrick Hudson High School
Jacob Burns Film Center
Jewish Home Lifecare
Junior League of Northern Westchester
Little Princess Project
Northern Westchester Parent Child Group
Oak Lane Child Care Center
P.E.O. Sisterhood Chapter K
Purchase College
Robert E. Bell Middle School
Scarsdale Lodge 2056
Summer Trails Day Camp
Two Men and a Truck
United Way
Westchester Community College
Westfair Chamber Singers
Women’s Club of Pleasantville
Interfaith
American Muslim Women’s Association
Bedford Presbyterian Women
Bet Torah Sisterhood
Briarcliff Congregational Church
Church of St. John & St. Mary
Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Congregation Bnai Yisrael
Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
First Congregational Church of Chappaqua
First Presbyterian Church of Katonah
Holy Innocents Church
Immaculate Conception CYO
Irvington Presbyterian Church
Jewish Communal Fund
Jewish Family Congregation
Pound Ridge Community Church
Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco
Scarsdale Congregational Church
South Presbyterian Church of Dobbs Ferry
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
St. John’s Church
St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church
Star of Bethlehem Baptist Church
Stevens Memorial Methodist Church
Temple Beth Abraham
Temple Shaaray Tefila
Trinity Guild
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
United Methodist Church of Pleasantville
United Way of Westchester and Putnam
Woodlands Community Temple
Please accept our apology
for any inadvertent omissions.
Please know that we do not
list individual donors.
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