Annual Report 2012 - 2013

Annual Report 2012 - 2013
Board of Directors
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PRESIDENT
LIZ HERRERA, L.C.S.W.
Fred Samulon, PhD
Executive Director
VICE PRESIDENTS
Bill Canup
Mindy Lamont
SECRETARY
Stuart Berton, Esq., (Past President)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Eugene Tuch, CPA
BOARD MEMBERS
John Abel, (Past President) | Marcela Barillas
Emily Burson | Audra Collier, MA
Paul Doucette, MBA |Edith Eddleman-Robinson, LCSW
Bruce Eddy | Kerry English, MD
Bianca L. Guzmán, PhD | Cecilia Menjivar
Deborah M. Pratt| Monica Rogan, MBA
OUR VISION
Healthy families and communities that provide the resources and support
for all young people to attain their full potential.
WOLFF AND SIMMS/MANN FAMILY CENTER
OUR MISSION
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Empower families in low-income communities of Los Angeles County to break
the cycle of poverty, child abuse, violence, academic failure, and teen pregnancy through
outstanding educational, youth development, health and therapeutic services.
Kathy Scott | Carlos Sosa, MSW
Laurie Spivak | Jeff Thomas, CPA | Itelia Walker, BS
BOARD ADVISORS
Rob Beltch | Paul Crane, MD
Jay de Miranda (Past President)
Diane DeAnda, PhD | Loraine Despres
Alejandro Islas | Kathy Kubota, MSW
David Moring, Esq. | Rose Norton, (Past President)
Kathy Perez | Helen Wolff, MD
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Liz Herrera, LCSW
FRED SAMULON, PhD
Board President
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Highlights
Dear Friends,
El Nido began the 2012-2013 fiscal year with a positive new development, the reinstatement of Cal-Learn.
Cal-Learn is a highly effective and vital program that keeps teen parents in school, reduces subsequent
adolescent pregnancies, develops loving effective parents and self-sufficient adults. In the 2011-2012 fiscal
year, in response to the State budget crisis, the California legislature suspended funding for Cal-Learn. Since
1995 El Nido has been the largest Cal-Learn provider in the state.
El Nido and LA County partner agencies led a statewide advocacy effort to fully reinstate Cal-Learn. Key
to this effort were the former El Nido teen parent clients, now college graduates, who spoke passionately to
legislators and made clear how important El Nido and Cal-Learn were in giving them the tools to become
strong, contributing members of society.
As a result, the 2012-2013 California budget fully reinstated Cal-Learn. Over the past year, El Nido has hired 22
staff to serve this high-need population. In addition, the dynamic group of former El Nido clients who came
together to advocate for the restoration of Cal-Learn have maintained their passion and commitment to give
back. They have developed an El Nido Alumni Association for the purpose of providing ongoing advocacy,
support and role-modeling that focuses on promoting higher education, careers and positive parenting.
Scholarships were
awarded to 18 El Nido
clients by The Shirley
de Miranda Memorial
Scholarship Fund,
the Payson-Wolff
Scholarship Fund and
Citibank. Students are
pursuing careers in
health care, information
technology, journalism,
engineering and law.
Our 1st Annual Health
Fair provided health
screenings and
interactive information
on physical & mental
health and nutrition &
exercise to over 350
South Los Angeles
children and parents. The Health Fair is part
of a larger effort to
promote health and
well-being.
Other highlights of the year were the high marks we received from the City of Los Angeles for our FamilySource
Center and our Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) programs. In addition to the highly effective
services provided by our staff, a GRYD Leadership Council alumni group has also emerged, consisting of former
clients who want to give back through group mentoring, civic engagement, and advocacy. In 2012 El Nido
received our first grant from the LA County Department of Mental Health to provide prevention and early
intervention services for parents of school age children living in South Los Angeles and Pacoima.
In addition, El Nido is very pleased to have been awarded grants under First 5 LA’s new initiatives, Welcome
Baby and Select Home Visitation, shortly after the 2012-2013 fiscal year ended. Both programs promote
positive parental attachment and parenting skills, and seek to strengthen families prenatally and early in life
to give children the best possible start. El Nido is honored to be partnering with Valley Presbyterian Hospital to
implement their Welcome Baby program.
Even as we have been successful in securing new and continued government contracts, reductions in current
government grants continue. We’ve taken steps to address the funding challenges. We hired a development
director for the first time. We developed an ambitious but realistic strategic plan and updated our mission to
include the importance of promoting our families’ physical health and well-being. We continue to strengthen
our board. Due to our generous donors, we were able to increase the college scholarships we provided. As
we moved into the 2012-2013 fiscal year we saw a number of these efforts paying off, with strong support from
several corporations, strong additions to our board and increasing reserves. We are able to serve over 11,000
young people annually because we have funding from all levels of government. However, the viability of all
our government contracts depends on strong financial support from the community. We are confident that, as
we approach our 90th year serving the Los Angeles community, with your continuing generous support we will
make an ever increasing difference in tens of thousands of young lives.
Liz Herrera, LCSW Executive Director
Fred Samulon, Ph.D.
President, Board of Directors
Our Champions for
Families honored:
Lifetime Achievement
Award, the Hon.
Zev Yaroslavsky;
Visionary Award,
Robert W. Scrivner;
Community Impact
Award, Jan Kern; and
Corporate Volunteer
Award, Authentic
Entertainment.
Over 700 Pacoima
youth got new
backpacks and
school supplies
thanks to Kaiser
Permanente, GMB
North America, and
Glen Oaks Escrow.
Child Abuse Prevention
& Treatment
Parent education
INTAKE & ASSESSMENT, COUNSELING,
PARENT EDUCATION & SUPPORT GROUPS,
CASE MANAGEMENT, AND
24 HOUR CRISIS LINE FOR CLIENTS
support groups teach
child development
and age-appropriate
expectations, improve
family communications,
El Nido’s Child Abuse Prevention & Treatment
Program provides comprehensive, even life-saving
services to children and their family members.
promote loving discipline
techniques, and health
and nutrition
Given the stress families are experiencing, the need
for El Nido’s services is greater than ever. Research
shows that an economic crisis can have an adverse
effect on parent-child relationships.
The program goals are to reduce the symptoms
of child abuse, the incidence of repeat abuse, or
in cases which no known abuse has occurred, to
prevent the likelihood of abuse.
Families of abused, neglected and at-risk children are
referred to El Nido Family Centers for comprehensive
services by the Los Angeles Department of Children
and Family Services (DCFS), schools, and other
programs. Some of these children are in foster care
and others remain with their families under the
supervision of DCFS workers. The program targets
South L.A., Wilmington/San Pedro, Pacoima, Mission
Hills and surrounding communities.
The treatment process begins with a thorough
assessment to identify underlying issues, evaluate
strengths and problem areas of child and family
functioning. Based on the findings, the counselor
and family together set concrete and focused
goals for services.
El Nido’s Master’s-level professionals partner with families to build upon their existing strengths, enhancing
family functioning and treating underlying trauma. Counselors empower parents to identify effective
strategies, examine how and why they worked, and increase positive practices in place of behaviors that
are harmful. Counselors help children to process traumatic memories, overcome problematic thoughts
and behaviors, and develop effective coping and interpersonal skills in a supportive environment. Case
Managers link families to essential resources in the community including public benefits, emergency
assistance (food, clothing, and shelter), health services, childcare, vocational training/placement and
domestic violence services. Children affected by abuse/neglect and their families often feel lost and
victimized. The strategies employed have helped counter these vulnerabilities, while offering symptom
relief and building coping skills.
Outcomes
•97% of families receiving treatment did not have subsequent incidents of child abuse
or neglect reported
•89% of children who came to the program with symptoms of trauma showed subsequent
reduced levels of trauma
•87% of families receiving counseling showed enhanced parenting skills, improvement
in the home environment and/or family functioning
Child Abuse Prevention
& Treatment
Success Story
Susan is a different person now than when she started with El Nido. She was a young mom and had a
two-year-old boy and a newborn baby. She was living in a small apartment with her mother, grandmother,
and the father of the baby who were not supportive or understanding of the daily challenges she faced
trying to raise her children all by herself. Her family expected her to be responsible for her children during
the night, feeding her infant child, taking care of both her children all day, and to still be able to clean
their home and have dinner ready by the time they arrived home from work. Sleep deprived and without
any help, Susan felt the pressure from these unrealistic expectations. She loved her children and felt that
she had to be vigilant to ensure they were safe. Susan’s future did not look promising. She was depressed,
suicidal, and was not able to express her feelings or take care of her children. With counseling and support
from El Nido Susan learned how to take care of herself and her two children and she was able to keep her
children from being placed in a foster home. El Nido’s counselor was able to intervene and work with the
grandmother and the father of the children and now they are more understanding and supportive of Susan.
About Our Work, Data & Facts
•The Eisner Foundation, the In-N-Out Burger
Foundation, and Dignity Health generously
provided grants to help support El Nido
Family Centers’ Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment program
•Child abuse prevention and treatment clients
received 6,313 hours of contracted service and
an additional 553 hours of service above our
contract target
•Over 750 individuals benefited
“The other girls in the group
understand what I’m going
through, I feel like we can help
each other.”
- Participant in New Mom’s
support group
Counselors give children
the opportunity to express
feelings through art and
play in a safe environment
•There were 176,636 new reports of child abuse
and neglect in Los Angeles County in 2013.*
* http://www.lacdcfs.org/aboutus/fact_sheet/DRS/
December2013/Fact_Sheet.htm
Teen Parent Family Services
HEALTH CARE, COUNSELING,
EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE,
VOCATIONAL TRAINING, HOUSING,
NUTRITION, INCOME SUPPORT,
CHILD SAFETY, DEVELOPMENT,
PARENTING EDUCATION
El Nido is the largest provider of teen family services
in California. Without intervention, teen parents are
at higher risk for spending their lifetimes in poverty,
dependent on public benefits and without a highschool education. Babies of teen parents are more
likely to be born prematurely and underweight,
in danger of infant mortality, ongoing health and
developmental problems and of becoming teen
parents themselves.
Teen parents are often isolated, overwhelmed and
unprepared for the challenges of motherhood. Our
staff educates and encourages teens, promoting
healthy lifestyles, optimal birth outcomes,
positive parenting, educational attainment, and
vocational success.
Case managers and a nurse assess the unique
needs and strengths of each teen family, then
link them with resources to address problems and
build on assets. El Nido collaborates with partners
who provide health and dental care, mental
health and substance abuse treatment, domestic
violence intervention, academic assistance,
vocational training, housing, nutritional and/or
income support.
The Cal-Learn and Adolescent Family Life Programs
El Nido staff visits clients in their homes to screen mothers, babies, and households for risk factors such as
inadequate prenatal or well-baby care, child abuse/neglect, environmental hazards, domestic violence,
substance abuse, depression, and developmental delay. Families assessed as high risk are immediately assigned
to a case manager and a treatment plan is created. With helpful information and compassionate guidance,
teens become what they want most – to be good mothers who are affirmative role models for their children.
El Nido also works with (and in) schools to enable teens to earn their high-school diplomas or GEDs. Case
managers arrange for transportation, child care, volunteer tutors, and offer positive reinforcement to
motivate teens to achieve. Clients often report that their case manager was the first person in their lives to
believe in them – giving them the confidence they needed to try their best.
Outcomes
•90.83% of clients had health insurance after the program ended
•Only 2.43% of teen clients participating in El Nido’s Teen Family Services Program had
a repeat pregnancy
•El Nido Family Centers assisted 6,297 pregnant or parenting teens and their children
Success Story
When Amy first came to El Nido Family Centers, her
daughter was a year old. They both lacked health
care and Amy had not taken her daughter to the
doctor for her 12 month vaccines. The baby’s father
was incarcerated and had no contact with Amy or
the baby. Amy lived with her mother and younger
brother. Lacking child care, Amy had dropped
out of school and spent her days watching TV,
sleeping and eating unhealthy foods. Amy’s mother
had given up on the idea of her daughter ever
graduating from high school.
When case manager Mary first met with Amy, she
had no motivation to continue school or get a job
and lacked basic parenting skills. During home visits,
Mary helped Amy set goals for her future. Mary
referred Amy to parenting classes, arranged for
child care and signed Amy and her daughter up for
Medi-Cal. Mary helped Amy enroll in adult school
and El Nido’s Harold Cares job prep program. Amy
learned how to compose a resume, how to network,
and an array of social skills. Amy is currently at Van
Nuys adult school, actively seeking a job, and takes
her daughter to the library to read and check out
books once a week. Amy is motivated to become
a successful person and now dreams of becoming
a social worker to give back what she has received.
Teen Parent Family Services
Visiting Nurse
A bilingual Registered Nurse makes home visits to teen mothers during pregnancy and after birth. Drawing
on El Nido’s extensive network of community practitioners, the Nurse ensures that clients have access to:
primary, preventive, and specialized medical services; breast feeding support; health insurance; nutrition;
dental care; mental health care; and substance abuse treatment. Prenatal care classes and a mothers’
support group led by the nurse give teens a forum in which they can share with each other while learning
about well-baby care and pregnancy prevention. This program is generously funded by Kaiser Permanente.
Outcomes
•93% of our clients reported increased knowledge of reproductive health
•75 pregnant/parenting teens and their babies received an array of services from El Nido’s Registered
Nurse and 98% of adolescents enrolled received prenatal care
Harold Cares About Your Future
This 13-week job prep program in South L.A. and
the San Fernando Valley is funded by the Edelstein
Family Charitable Foundation. Classes instruct
parents, ages 15 - 21, on finance, taxes, careers,
goals, resume writing, job interviewing techniques,
labor law, and job retention. 75 individuals
graduated from the program.
•For mothers who received early care, only 4.5% had premature births vs. an 11.6% premature delivery
rate for all births in L.A. County
“I am ready to look for a job
Best Babies
The San Fernando Valley Best Babies Collaborative (BBC) is made up of agencies working together
to reduce poor birth outcomes in communities with a large concentration of high-risk pregnancies.
El Nido counselors work to improve and expand coordinated prenatal and interconception care
through intensive in-home case management, social support, health education, and counselingEl Nido’s
participation in the Best Babies Collaborative is funded by the Northeast Valley Health Corporation via
First 5 LA.
because I know I have all the
tools to be confident and you
have encouraged me not to
give up.”
- Harold Cares graduate
About Our Work, Data & Facts
El Nido offers opportunities
for teen moms and dads to
network with each other and
play with their children in a safe
and supportive environment
• Although teen birth rates in Los Angeles County
have declined dramatically, El Nido serves
neighborhoods where the rate is nearly double
the County average.*
• 99% of El Nido’s AFLP population consists of
pregnant and parenting teens living at or
below the poverty level, with an average age
of 16.5 years**
*CDPH Birth Profiles by Zip, 2009; U.S. Census 2010/
New American FactFinder
**Lodestar, 2010-11 PY
Parent Education &
Family Development
ASSESSMENT, INFORMATION & REFERRAL,
CASE MANAGEMENT,
PARENT EDUCATION, YOUTH SERVICES,
INDEPENDENT STUDY
& EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE,
EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION,
LEGAL AID & SUPPORTIVE SERVICES,
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH
El Nido’s Parent Education Program is the first line
of defense against potential child abuse/neglect,
school failure/dropout, teen pregnancy, and other
problems. Skilled facilitators teach parents, in a
culturally appropriate manner, information about
child development, loving discipline methods,
strategies for promoting school success, and effective
communication.
Prevention and Early Intervention
Program - NEW
Early intervention services may avoid the need for
more extensive treatment, or prevent problems
from becoming worse. Funded by the Los Angeles
Department of Mental Health, El Nido offers compelling
parenting classes to parents/caregivers of children 0 8 in the San Fernando Valley and South Los Angeles,
primarily in schools. Clients are adult and teen parents.
Many are single parents and a significant number
have been victims of domestic violence.
155 participants completed the 13-week Making
Parenting a Pleasure series. In a sampling of
participants, 100% said they planned to implement
the parenting strategies discussed, and 100% felt
they were more competent as parents.
Early Head Start
El Nido Family Centers’ team of child development and health specialists works with low-income pregnant
women and parents of children age 3 and under, in our local implementation of this national model. The El
Nido team includes a recruitment and enrollment specialist, a school readiness specialist, case managers,
a disabilities specialist, a therapist, a registered dietician, a registered nurse, a health and nutrition specialist,
and a family and community engagement specialist. The team helps families access medical, dental, and
family planning services, monitors for postpartum depression, provides education on healthy meals and
feeding schedules for babies, and also assists mothers with breastfeeding education. Home and centerbased services engage families and babies in activities that promote motor, language, conceptual, and
cognitive skills. Bilingual staff members also educate parents on how to help prepare their children for
kindergarten and school success with parent and child activities on-site. 242 infants, toddlers and pregnant
women participated in El Nido’s Early Head Start Program.
Outcomes
• 100% of children had health insurance by the end of enrollment
• 95.44% of children were developing as expected for social and emotional skills
• 88.54% of children were developing as expected for cognitive and general knowledge skills
• 89.59% of children were developing as expected for physical and motor skills
Success Story
Eva was referred to El Nido Family Centers’ Early Head
Start (EHS) program due to her two year-old son’s
behavior problems. John had frequent and intense
tantrums without apparent reason, including kicking,
throwing objects, and excessive uncontrolled energy.
When an EHS child development specialist met
with Eva and her son, Eva was feeling overwhelmed
and confused. She learned that her child’s intellectual
capacity was above average and that she needed
specialized support and coaching to cope with,
and parent her child. Eva was provided therapy
services offered by El Nido and was connected with
community resources that provided her child with a
specialized comprehensive evaluation. During therapy, Eva disclosed for the very first time
that from age six to ten, she had been sexually
abused by a close family friend. She grew up feeling
unsafe and unprotected. Due to this traumatic
experience, she developed low self-esteem,
unreasonable fears, resentment, anger, and low
tolerance to frustration. The honest, caring, and
assertive professional interaction with her therapist
helped this young single mother to change the
direction of her life and that of her son.
Today, Eva’s bright son John is receiving
appropriate treatment and has a brilliant future.
Eva now feels hopeful, having healed the
emotional wounds from childhood and learned to
coach her son’s behaviors, and assert her feelings
in an appropriate manner. She expressed in her
own words: “For the very first time I feel I have a
place in this world.”
Parent Education &
Family Development
Financial Literacy Program
With the support of Citibank and Wells Fargo,
El Nido conducted several financial literacy classes
for over 150 low- to moderate-income El Nido
clients in Pacoima and Compton.
Tutoring at the
FamilySource Center helps
students to stay on track
and succeed in school
Many families have never had a bank account,
instead relying on expensive check-cashing outlets,
payday loans and money orders to manage their
finances and payments.
Financial management workshops help clients
prepare a budget, understand credit, build cash
reserves for emergencies, plan for college and
retirement and develop financial goals for the
future. This valuable program enables even the
most at-risk individuals to make progress towards
financial stability and self-sufficiency.
FamilySource Center
El Nido’s Pacoima FamilySource Center (FSC) is a collaborative one-stop model designed to assist lowincome City of Los Angeles residents and is one of 21 FSCs operating in high-need communities throughout
the city. Bringing a broad array of services under one roof and providing case management encourages
individuals to take the necessary steps to work toward their goals for educational attainment, employment,
and financial security. Now in our fourth year, El Nido has consistently achieved high ratings from the city of
Los Angeles.
Outcomes
•El Nido received a 92% satisfaction rate from clients at our FamilySource Center
•386 clients were assisted with increasing income, exceeding our contract goal by 175%
• 262 clients were assisted with increasing academic achievement, exceeding our contract
goal by 119%
“My children are doing
better in school because
of the tutoring and other
help they are getting at the
FSC. The El Nido staff have
helped me believe in myself
and given me hope for my
family’s future.”
- FSC mother
Youth Development
GANG REDUCTION, YOUTH ADVOCACY,
DELINQUENCY PREVENTION
& INTERVENTION
El Nido offers a variety of programs to enable
adolescents in challenging circumstances to cross
the bridge to responsible adulthood. Our programs
have taught youth skills to advance their educational
and career goals and to postpone parenthood until
they can truly provide for their families.
Delinquency Prevention/
Intervention Program
El Nido works closely with L.A. County Department
of Probation to individualize intervention for
youthful offenders at risk for incarceration. In
addition, counselors work with young people
(8 - 17) referred by schools for behavior problems
on campus that could lead to criminal behavior
in the community. Services range from individual
and family counseling to tutoring and career
planning. Reasons for referrals include burglary,
assault, substance abuse, gang activity,
absence of parents in the home, delinquency,
and earlier neglect and abuse. The Los Angeles
Police Department has recognized El Nido for its
effectiveness in working with at-risk youth.
Outcomes
•81% of youth who completed at least
five counseling sessions demonstrated
improvement in one of the following three
indicators: school achievement, classroom/
community/home behavior, and school/
social activity involvement
Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD)
The goal of the Gang Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) Program is to prevent youth (ages 10 - 15 years)
who are at high risk of gang involvement from joining gangs. Youth/families are referred by LAPD and Probation
officers, local middle and high schools, the Department of Children and Family Services, and community-based
organizations. A research-based screening tool is administered to select clients to be served. Comprehensive
assessment, individual and family counseling, psychosocial education, and case management identify and
reduce underlying risk factors while building on inherent strengths. El Nido’s program serves the Pacoima/Foothill
region of the northeast San Fernando Valley. Funded by the Office of the Mayor, City of Los Angeles. 330 clients
participated in El Nido’s GRYD program.
Outcomes
• 98% of all clients were prevented from joining a gang; all were attending school; the overall
population showed reduced scores on 8 of 9 identified risk factors
• 70% of youth showed significantly reduced risk/increased resiliency
• El Nido’s GRYD was recognized by the City for its productivity (the largest number of youth
served among all prevention projects) and effectiveness
Compton Youth Development Program
The Compton Youth Development Program (CYDP) is for males and females between the ages of 8 -19 at
risk of delinquency, gang involvement, school failure, dropout, and teen parenting. Counselors emphasize
personal goals, career achievement, and reducing behavioral obstacles. Case managers link clients with
assistance programs for tutoring, job training, mental, and health services. The program provides teens with
opportunities for civic involvement and community projects, partnering with foundations, corporations, other
non-profits and volunteers to offer a range of appealing, educational, and skills-building programs such as;
Maverick Angels Entrepreneurship Program, Compton Creek Task Force, Rails to Trail, Hub City Neighborhood
Action Council and Tower of Faith Community Food distribution program. The Compton Youth Development
Program is generously funded by the City of Compton and the Wells Fargo Foundation. 231 clients were
served by the Compton Youth Development Program.
Youth Development
El Nido Family Centers
Alumni Association &
GRYD Leadership Council
El Nido offers youths fun and
engaging activities that promote
community involvement like this
Successful former clients came back to give
back, forming two dynamic groups to mentor
current clients; the El Nido Family Centers’ Alumni
Association and the GRYD Leadership Council.
The purpose of the Alumni Association is to provide
ongoing advocacy, support and role-modeling that
focuses on promoting higher education, careers
and positive parenting. The GRYD Leadership
Council assists clients through group mentoring,
civic engagements, and advocacy.
mural project at Mykes Cafe at
13171 Van Nuys Blvd. in Pacoima
Success Story
Rodrigo was thirteen when his mother sought help
for him from El Nido Family Centers. She felt he was
being brought down by negative influences in their
neighborhood; an area of Pacoima known as ‘The
Devil’s Triangle’. His mother had been stabbed there
as a teenager and had become a teen mom. She
wanted better for her son. Rodrigo was rebellious,
doing poorly in classes and had recently broken a
teacher’s window at his middle school.
An assessment by El Nido’s GRYD case manager
determined that Rodrigo was at-risk because he was
anti-social, impulsive, did not take responsibility for
his actions and was influenced by gangs. His closest
cousin was involved in tagging, smoking and cycling
in and out of incarceration. When asked what he
liked about his life, Rodrigo replied, “Nothing.”
Rodrigo was referred to multiple program activities
including; academic tutoring, the Young Warriors
group, photography, a community garden project,
theatre, an art class, our signature Heart of Champions
class, and few special events such as hiking trips,
beach trips, and other fun and educational summer
trips that exposed him to other areas outside his
home town. His favorite experience was a trip to
the Universal Technical Institute automotive school.
Exposure to careers in the automotive industry
helped him recognize that he too could become an
auto technician after he graduates from high school.
More recently, he contributed to the creation of a
mural that will be a part of the community for many
years to come. Rodrigo had perfect attendance at
GRYD and graduated from the Life Skills Job Prep
Program with special recognition.
Rodrigo will now be graduating from our GRYD program
and is doing very well. He is very aware and focused
on doing well in school, and will be starting 10th grade.
His relationship with his mother has improved and he is
focused on his goal to graduate high school.
“When I came to El Nido I
was a 14 year old pregnant
teen. Today I am a college
graduate and proud parent
of two great kids, one who is
in college.”
- Zuly Quezada,
co-chair El Nido Alumni Association
About Our Work, Data & Facts
• The Maverick Angels program focuses on
entrepreneurship and business skills through
workshops and field trips. Students develop
business plans, meet with investors and take
field trips to successful businesses to learn
business skills first hand
• El Nido serves one of 12 identified zones where
rates of violent gang-related crimes are 400%
higher than elsewhere in Los Angeles
Client Data & Facts 2012-2013
El Nido Family Centers Served
11,276 Children, Youth
and Family Members This Year
CLIENTS SERVED BY PROGRAM AREA
7% CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION & TREATMENT
Our staff offer innovative programs and services
designed to meet the changing needs of a
culturally diverse population and to produce
62% TEEN FAMILY SERVICES
positive outcomes.
25% PARENT EDUCATION & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
El Nido Services at a Glance
• 6,313 hours of service were provided to clients
for child abuse prevention and treatment
• 2,819 individuals were served at the El Nido
FamilySource Center in Pacoima to improve
family income or children’s academic
performance
6% YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
68%
FEMALE
32%
• 1,917 teens were served through El Nido’s
Adolescent Family Life program
ETHNICITY
12%
• 144 infants and toddlers participated in El Nido’s
implementation of Early Head Start
1%
AFRICAN AMERICAN
ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER
• 18 scholarships were awarded to El Nido clients
3%
COMPTON
51%
SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
41%
SOUTH LOS ANGELES
• 162 pregnant or parenting teens and their babies
were served by our Visiting Nurse program
• 56 El Nido parents aged 15 to 21 graduated
from Harold Cares about Your Future job
prep program funded by the Edelstein Family
Charitable Foundation
5%
ANTELOPE VALLEY
GENDER
MALE
• 330 clients participated in El Nido’s Gang
Reduction and Youth Development program
CLIENTS SERVED BY LOCATION
67%
LATINO
8%
AGE
34%
0-5 YEARS OLD
6%
6-12 YEARS OLD
34%
13-18 YEARS OLD
20%
MULTIRACIAL/OTHER
19-54 YEARS OLD
12%
6%
NON-HISPANIC WHITE
55+ YEARS OLD
Financials 2012-2013
Statement of Activities: Year Ended June 30, 2013
We Are Good Managers
n GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS$
6,323,582
n EARLY HEAD START$
1,640,725
n FOUNDATIONS$
435,000
n CONTRIBUTIONS
$
222,627
n MISCELLANEOUS & IN-KIND
$
188,363
n INVESTMENT INCOME
$
162,551
TOTAL REVENUE
For Every Dollar We Receive 85% is Spent On
Program Services
* S pending on administrative and fundraising costs
is 15%, well below the 25% industry benchmark
for an efficient, well-run agency
Statement of Financial Position
JUNE 30, 2013
$ 8,972,848
ASSETS
n TEEN FAMILY SERVICES $
3,780,248
n PARENT EDUCATION & FAMILY DEVELOPMENT$
2,543,860
n ADMINISTRATION
$
974,316
n YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
$
903,550
n CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION & TREATMENT$
467,956
n FUNDRAISING
322,811
$
TOTAL EXPENSES
$ 8,992,741
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS BEFORE PENSION CHANGE $
PENSION RELATED CHANGE
(19,893)
$
0
DECREASE IN NET ASSETS
$
(19,893)
NET ASSETS-BEGINNING OF YEAR
$
2,898,050
NET ASSETS-END OF YEAR
$
2,878,157
$ 1,045,662
$ 2,428,274
$ 1,464,785
TOTAL: ASSETS
$ 5,217,510
$
$
$
100,000
155,841
22,948
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
LIABILITIES
6/30/13
Accounts Payable
$
63,960
Accrued Liabilities
$ 515,724
Deferred Revenue $ 468,608
Accrued Unemployment Liability $
92,945
Accrued Pension Liability
$ 1,198,116
TOTAL: LIABILITIES
$ 2,339,353
NET ASSETS Unrestricted
$ 2,497,157
Temporarily Restricted
$ 269,854
Permanently Restricted $ 111,146
TOTAL: NET ASSETS
$ 2,878,157
TOTAL: LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS
Copies of El Nido’s certified Financial Statements are available by sending a written request
addressed to our Administrative Office in Mission Hills
6/30/13
Cash & cash equivalents
Investments
Accounts Receivable
Contributions & Pledges
Receivable
Prepaid Expenses
Property & Equipment (Net)
* Source: Charity Navigator
$ 5,217,510
Our Donors 2012 - 2013
CHAMPIONS
($50,000+)
The California Wellness Foundation
The Edelstein Family
Charitable Foundation
The Eisner Foundation
The Ralph M Parsons Foundation
Weingart Foundation
ANGELS
($10,000 - $49,999)
John Abel
Citibank
The De Miranda Foundation, Inc.
Dignity Health
Kaiser Permanente Foundation
Kaiser Permanente,
Community Benefit
Rose Norton & Phil Savenick
Tom & Monica Rogan
Weisman Discretionary Trust
GUARDIANS ($5,000 - $9,999)
Stuart & Susie Berton
In-n-Out Burger Foundation
Fred & Marta Samulon
BENEFACTORS ($2,000 - $4,999)
Anonymous
Bill Canup
Randy Hirt & Bruce Eddy
Shell Carson Distribution Complex
Eugene & Judith Tuch
FAMILY CIRCLE ($1,000 - $1,999)
Anonymous
Rob Beltch &
Scott J Matula-Beltch
John & Linda Coleman
Audra Collier
Richard & Elaine Doran
Paul & Daryl Doucette
Eco-Safe Systems USA
Edith Eddleman-Robinson
Saul Figueroa
Green Hasson Janks
Grifols Biologicals Inc.
Anne Marie Herrera
Liz Herrera
Scott Ito & Nan Lee
Jane Johnston
KCET
Regner Lopez
Robert & Lurline Matula
Morley Builders
Northrop Grumman Corp.
Deborah M Pratt
School Nutrition Plus
Selbert Perkins Design
Jesse Shapiro & Danielle Samulon
The Street Consulting Group
Karen Wells
PARTNERS ($500 - $999)
Aurora Almario
AT&T Employee Giving
William T Barnes
Bryan & Phyllis Ellickson
GMB North America, Inc.
Denise M Hamilton
Reed & Tina Jacobi
Mark & Cathy Louchheim
Miller Motor Cars
Morrison & Foerster Foundation
Nestle Employee Giving
O’Melveny & Meyers LLP
Payden & Rygel
Daniel & Marygail Relles
Karl Schanzer
Larry & Elaine Sherwood
Teresa Wallin
Wells Fargo Community Support
Chris Werner &
MaryAnne Sabido Werner
Westmount Asset Management LLC
FRIENDS (UP TO $499)
Alejandra Acuna
Advanced Records
Management, Inc.
Luis Aguirre
Johana Aldaco
AltaMed
Lizz Alund
German Alvarenga
David & Brenda Anderson
Anonymous
Cynthia Arias
Charles & Joy Aronson
Leo Asberry
Marvin Avery
Stacy Banks
Meghan Barnes
Cecile C Bartman
Juan Beltran
Maritza Beltran
Lana Benedek
Eugene & Helen Berman
Danny Bernabe
Paul & Liza Bernstein
Stan Bernstein
Jeremiah Blume
Devon M Brown
Rochelle Brown
Sabrina Brown
Gary Busteed & Ceping Chao
Musette Buckley
Chris Burnham
William Burrall
Calvary Resurrectional
Baptist Church
Elizabeth Canup
Jenifer Capalbo
John Caragozian & Janie Schulman
Ariel Carpenter
Joe Celguera
Stephanie Celguera
Lluno Cervera
Julia Chan
Robert & Shirley Chasin
Jose Chavez
Nina Chea
Rohan & April Chitrakar
Danika Choe
Charles Cohn
Mary Carmen Contreras
Terry & Megan Cooper
Copier Specialists, Inc.
Maria Angelica Cordero
Alicia Cortez
Michael Cortez
Martin Cruz
Nicol Maria Cruz
Valerie Cruz
Cynergy Data
Marc & Kim Dabbadie
Fritzie Davis-Noble
Diane De Anda
Roz De’ Atley
Prentice Deadrick
Jose & Margaret Del Rosario
George Di Salvo
Julia Dilts
Colleen Dodson Baker
Jennifer Donahue
Susan Zeren Dutra
ECHO of Northrop Grumman
Economy Office Supply
Peter & Nancy Eisenbarth
Linda Elden
Christian Endersby
Carole Erken
Jim & Roxie Esterle
David Farley
Beatrice Ferleger
Fidelity Federal Bank
Foothill Family Service
Stephen Fox & Kathy Kubota
Katrina Franklin
Maryann Fraser
Patricia K Friedman
Scott Friedman & Shelly Gonzalez
Ignacio Garcia
Jerry Garcia
Michele Garza
Clay Gediman
Anne Geffner
David Geffner & Devon Brown
James Geffner
Jeanne Geffner
Leo & Pat Geffner
Marcie Geffner
Meryl Geffner
Peter & Lynne Getoff
Aracelly Godinez
Beverly Gosnell
Annette Gottlieb
Margie Granach
Rob Gray
Richard J Greenberg
Byron J Gross
David Guerra
Shawn Guthrie
Bianca L Guzman
Margie Guzman
Eric Hanson
Randall & Marianne Haver Hill
Darryl Henderson, Sr.
James Henderson
Elizabeth Henley
Flor Hernandez
Milo Hernandez
Abby Herrera
Gabriel Herrera
Juan Herrera
Lucia Herrera
Manuel & Martha Herrera
Stanley Heyman
David & Shirley Hickman
Courtney Hodge
Christopher & Rhoda Holabird
Bryan D Hull
Lynn Isenberg
Craig Johnson
Allan C Jones
Susan Kaplan
Lauren Katunich
Roy & Judi Kaufman
Carole Keen
Susan Keithly
Meir & Elisa Keller
Our Donors 2012 - 2013
Lady Kima Disimulacion
June Klein
Neil & Judith Kleinman
Stephen & Barbara Koch
Daniel Kuenzi
Elisa Lam
Mindy Lamont
Latino Family Media
LDM Creations
Rita Ledesma
Cathy A Lee
Emily Lee
Lia Lee
Leslie Lemon
Victor Leon
Steven & Marjorie Lewis
Mark & Jan Lipschutz
Felicia Lopez
Los Angeles Education Parnership
Theodore Low
Aaron & Susan Lubeley
Jean Luxenberg
Pat Martinez
Thea Mateu
Paul & Candace Matula
William & Helen Maxwell
Christopher May &
Barbara Mc Graw
Ryan McCormick
Ionia McDonald
Carl & Mavis McKnight
Matias Melendez
MEND
Lucelva Mendez
Laura Mendoza
Lakresha Menefield
Roger Menefield
Shaundrea Menefield
Robert & Jo Ann Meth
Charles & Li Minot
Daniel Miranda
Sharon Miyamura
Axayacatzin Montalvo
Rose Monteiro
Michele & Cosetta E Moore
Ellen Morehead
Belita Moreno
Gilbert Moxley, IV
Jacqueline & Miguel Murillo
Ernestine Myers
Nayiri Nahabedian
William Nelson
Henry & Penny Newmark
Julian & Tisha Nguyen
Tim Nguyen
Michael & Susan Norman
Cynthia Notto
Dale Nutter
Leticia Ocaña
Katharine Odle
Kathleen O’Leary
Melvyn & Pam Oppenheim
Jorge Orellana
Karen Orren
Tony & Elaine Osio
Monique Palmer
Dahlia Pashaie
James Perzik
Elizabeth Pfromm
Philip Cruz Prado &
Raquel Aguirre-Prado
Lois Price
Julio Pulido
Laura Quintero
Jennifer M Rapaport
Karina Raygoza
Susan Erburu Reardon
Damien & Stephanie
Reiter-Morrissey
Steven Renderos
Joo Rhee & Chris Girr
Heidi W Robertson
Alyssa Robinson
Collette Rocha
Martha Rodriguez
Maykell Rodriguez
Angelica Rosales
Christine Rueda
Fabian & Christine Rueda
Susana Rueda
Marcela Ruiz
S & P Company
Gloria Salas
Eliot & Thelma Samulon
Pedro Santana
Nicolo Santilli
Emily Schoales
Hyojung Seo
Helen Serimian
Daniel & Ann Shaw
Joseph & Gussie Sitkin
Jay Slater & Pamela Citron
Billie Small
Gilbert D Smith
Carlos & Margarita Sosa
Stanley & Dee Stone
Ana Suarez
Yoko Takasumi
Blair & Gayle Tamblyn
Herman Tapia
Nicole Tellez
Joey Tesla
Jeff & Virginia Thomas
John & Peggy Thomas
Sally Thomas
Theresa Thompson
Alan J Tonkins & Judi Nussbaum
Carmen V Torres
Gabriela Torres
Alicia Trelles
United Way, Inc. Employee Giving
Mark Volkov & Yasuko Sato
Jewel Wade
Kurt & Katherine Wagenbach
Nathan & Itelia Walker
Lena Whittaker
Gayle Whittemore
Donella Wilson
Marshall & Joan Nichols Wolff
Diane Woodard
Aika Yee
Barbara Zelinski
Adam Zuker
PUBLIC ENTITIES & PARTNERS
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
City of Compton
City of Los Angeles, (CDD)
Community Development
Department
City of Los Angeles,
Office of the Mayor, Gang
Reduction & Youth Development
County of Los Angeles, (DCFS)
Department Children &
Family Services
County of Los Angeles; (DPSS)
Department of Public
Social Services
County of Los Angeles,
Probation Department
County of Los Angeles,
Department of Mental Health
Federal, Office of Head Start
First 5 LA
Northeast Valley Health
Corporation
State of California; Department of
Public Health (MCAH) Maternal,
Child & Adolescent Health
Division
Watts Labor Community
Action Committee
IN-KIND DONATIONS
Angel Interfaith Network
Angelini Osteria
Angelino Pizzeria
Art’s Delicatessen & Restaurant
AT&T
Baby2Baby
Rob Beltch &
Scott J Matula-Beltch
Stuart and Susie Berton
Emily Burson
California Creations
Carson Coordinating Council
Condie & Wood, CPA’s
Cornerstone Theater Company
Rebecca Davenport
Diane De Anda
Tom and Diane Dighiera
DIRECTV
Dooney & Bourke
Richard and Elaine Doran
Suzanne Eisenberg
The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable
Foundation
Food Forward
KCET
Glen Oaks Escrow
GMB North America
Grant Thornton LLP
Green Tree Yoga
Hugo’s Restaurant
In-n-Out Burger Foundation
JDM Addiction Council
Kaiser Permanente,
Community Benefit
Kaiser Permanente, Employees
Kappa Delta Chi Sorority
Kids Crooked House
Miles Kinghorn and Nina Chea
Los Angeles Galaxy
Los Angeles Kings
Malibu Wines
Michaeljohn Salon & Spa
Maryanne Malzone Miller
Museum of Tolerance
St. Dorothy Catholic Church
Sergio Neira
Nestle USA
Tony and Elaine Osio
PwC
Howard Ruby
Beth Shaw
Amber Solorzano
South Bay Family Health Care
Staples Center Foundation
The Street Consulting Group
Jeff and Virginia Thomas
Tree People
UCLA Athletics
Whole Foods
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LOCATIONS
Administrative Office | MISSION HILLS | 10200 Sepulveda Boulevard, # 350 | Mission Hills, CA 91345 | (818) 830-3646
ANTELOPE VALLEY | 818-896-7776
COMPTON | 4323 E. Rosencrans Boulevard, Compton, CA 90221 | (323) 318-0844
INGLEWOOD | 8475 Van Ness Avenue, Suite 102 & 107 Inglewood, CA 90305 | (323) 971-7360
SOUTH LOS ANGELES | 2152 West Manchester Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90047 | (323) 971-7360
PACOIMA | El Nido FamilySource Center | 13460 Van Nuys Boulevard | Pacoima, CA 91331 | (818) 896-7776